Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-06

non. SAMUEL pRENTIss.
OBITUARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DISTRICT
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. OCTOBER
SESSION. 1851.


Of said Court. Henry +. Stoughton, United
States District Attorney for the District Of
Vermont, announced officially the death Of
tho Hon. SAMUEL PRENTrss, late District
Judge Of said Court.
Whcreupon. on motion Of Hon Andrew
Tracy. Committee was appointed, consisting
of the Hon Solomon Foot Edwin Edgorton.
ESQ. and Charles J.. Williams, Esq, to draft
resolutions to be presented to the Court, ex-
pressiyc OF their respect for the memory Of
the deceased and their sympathy with his be-
rcayed family.
In accordance with the foregoing, on the
opening Of the Court, October 6. 1857, Henry
H. Stoughton, United States District Attor-
ney, rose and said
Dag u please the Court ! rise for the
purpose of informing the Court, officially, Of
the death Of the Hon. SAMUEL PRENTtss,
late United States District Judge for the Dis
trict Of Vermont, who died the 10Th day
of January. 1857, aged ~ years, months,
and 5 days.
Tho Bar desire that there should be some
enduring evidence Of the high veneration in
which they hold the memory Of the deceased.
They, therefore, deem it proper 70 ask that
this mark of respect and regret may 20 upon
the records Of this Court, and with this view
they uhNC selccteu NolhWlttVc 10 Oohltl WIN
the Court touching this subject, who, through
their Chairman, the Hon. solomon Foot, arc
now ready TO report. Is it your Honors
pleasure 90 hear the report now
The Court announced that the report Of
the Committee might then be read The
Hon. solomon Foot. Chairman Of said Com
mittec. presented and read the following res-
olutions
Uhepers. The Honorable SAMUEL PRrSriss, late
Jude 81 ne District Cogr q Tue init s,'e, M ,e
present ,car. and The members Of TIL. Bar and he Oil.
or. % Ws Court, entertaining Che highest yenrrauon
nblitv. isnr,'rr cxn'ric"cc. and an,isbtncss. as
JUDGE anil chtr,hng. for his many public and private
virtues, the most h'e} ana "'e'"'n''' f''o"'euon'
Re,oir,d. 1hatls uniformly uno,tenatious and gene
temany department bis a'iidnous dscharge Of lis oh
s, y, ne MA ii gi ,,5 ,nr nv M ,ii
ard private character furnish The highest evidence ofhis
in'Tnse w'' I en- OF ~, 1 g'T r,oHa n C, r
this nicotine of the Bar communicate 10 tle family Of
to dl.ea'cd e1ry Of these p'oceeJiaEs win an a'r-
snif 1,so.f.o,sof tbit Count on ae,oa,t Of her
great sind lr,,rarab.e bereavement
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trc1t Dr., and DO Is hereby respectfully rogue tcd To
order Che or'!'nF preamble and resolutions to oc enc
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Spauo' AZ loas'' us ordinary routine oil ousl-
ness mat we may 'estiiy' IN an appropriate
manner our sense oil inc puohc loss IN the
oea'h OF IT'S la'e distinguished presiding
Judge tnat we may TESTIFY our appreciation
OF ms pubic character and services as also
our esteem Tor ms eminent personal virtues,
ana ms great moral eXcelIences'
AZ inc last october term he was here IN
tne aischarg' OF his oiiiclal duties, apparently
IN ING possession OF his usual measure oil
heaith ana strength'--in the full exercise OF
ms superior intellectual powers and giving
promise to the eye at least, Of human ken
ana human nope, OF yet many days and even
OF years Of usefulness and OF honorable ser
wee ba' the mscrutable DEGREES OF Prou-
aenee willed It otherwise and that was his
last oihHa' plohc service on earth. In the
following January, the 10th, after an illness
OF several weeks, not considered by his fami-
ly or his physician as alarming, until within
few days OF his death---in the midst of his
own household--surrounded by his devoted
sohs who had been summoned to his bedside
some OF them from aiar, --watched over b1