, 1863-05-25


his pocket; 'ifyou:want more, come to me
again"
noS. i. y. ARNOLD.
The speaker said: A man who has lived the
life OF Judge Manicrrc aud who has died his
death is fortuna and happy man have
known him since 1887 and vet not one from
those who have known him from carly routh
TO his honorcd grave, not one can say there
Was spot on his private or judicial character,
The man who Las lived such life and goes to
the grave With such record as that, IS truly
enviable. With him have gathered together
at similar meetings Of this character, 10 pay
respect to the memories Of Judges Pope and
Thomas, and Spring. and Ford. do no in
justice 10 their memorfrs when say that no
purer, no greater man as 4 Judge has f.llen,
He was peculiarly adapted for the Judicial po-
sttion. Hc Was free from excitement aud
nervousness. He Possessed m equablc TEN.
permanent, and held the scales Of Justice with
perfect ilnpartlality, In practice with him as
lawyer, orin his court, no litigant or lawyer
ever impeacltd his Justice. see, very ap.
propriately, that the flag Of our country ia
drapcd. No purer patriot or more ardent
lover Of his country ever lived. His whole
heart was devoted to lis country.
NATHAN ALLEN, ESQ.
Judge Allen paid bEiet tribute to the
memory oftle deceased, and cited hin as an
illustrious example for the imitation Of the
younger mcmbeis Of the bar.
ROBERT AERyEr, ESQ.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: Although much has been said
utes to the memory Of our d. parted fticud have
buen puid by those who knew him best aad loved
him most, feel that cannot allow this occasion
topass without expressing my cordial concuue.ce
IN every word that has been uttered, aud MY Elm
cefe ami heartfelt p.rsonal sorrow at the irrepar
Bile Ioes which the Beich md th.: Bar are now, in
the prosidcilce Of God. called upon to de2lore.
arc 10 empty sounds, northu embodiment or mere
words Of feour=c. They the simple, ernest
who knew the lamented deccased well knowi. ~''~
He was all that these resolutions claim for him
A. Judge. unsurpassed in the Possession Of all
brauti!y ind adorn the judicial oflre: PROFOUND
ala accnr ate lawyer prompt, just and lahorions in
the discharge OF his onerons asl important duties,
tie name OF George Man:erre will lie remembered
ny That Of model judge, when not one particle Of
his mortal body can be distinguished from the
dust with Which it ehall have been com 1sia.lcd
Eut thrFe we're not all his tlorcs. Hc wis good
relations Of private li1e-an hune-t, si,,:ere and
eatli ct n'nE-and above all at nil times. anL in all
places, and under all cir m-tuuccs-eometincs OF
atry'r@ .har:cter-he was ever the Kind, urbaue
and courteous T. n;leman
Sir. the change wrought by the touch Of death is
fearful to contemplate; the many friends who ha
died IN ytars gone by. and whose tepaEtu1cs from
amongtt u- have from time TO time BEEN til. cub.
tect OF tl's kind Of auectionats notice. sta,!d
no I'm ther from Us thar, he whom hare 20 lately
lost Ths NJ. narIow T lins over which VIZ all mast
j. all that now srpaEates Us. He now stands a'nouG
the eil nt shadows who have gone before aud
1nuteiy claims this token Of remembrance ut our
llai de-.
But few short weeks ago, Judge Manicrre was
IN ila very room, engaged iii tue discharge Of his
official e'1t'rs. to all appearance we and happy ~
he ever wns. exchanging those kindly courtcsics,
with the Bar, in which none c3cclied more than he
Little dld he think. sir, on the last day that he
cccEp!td thai now vaCant chnir, thnt then the
bow Of the destroyer WAS bent, that then his foot
steps were trcadinE on the dark threshold Of the
upe.sn world, and little did VIC who on that day
eaw him, imagine that -e were then gazing on
that well known continuance for TIL. la-t tins,
would be closed forever, that pleasant vuice would
b. llus!itd to be heard no more AID that all that
calthSoIld contain Of that well remembered forrl
would be- cold Hnd silent dust,
Eut 20 1t was, and this last fearful INSTANCE oi
motfnlity. which has nlmo-t pa1a'i.ed oar hearts
10 hut anotter startling token Of the fralty OF the
tenure by which i VIC hold our mortal life. And as
around me, and feet that no created being can tell
who Of ue. whether speaker or listener sIll next
be stricken dow1t, on Hhose coffin lul Of Ill here
present. ~ dull and hollow sounds of the falling
s'Dust to Duet shall strike on the cara aal
hearss Of the eurvivors like a knell. an not
justified in sayns that this is indeed spea:in.:
the soul Of our laucntcd frrnd. there Issues yet
living voice, csylng out in tones not tn BE- disrc.
Ea!Gtu ~ us who remain hehind: "Pfepare anil
DC - ready for &c know not when your time com.
eth
:, Mr: Chairman: Although man in the prime Of
lIe. Judge Manlerre might well be regarded out.
LITTLE more than village hv has grown in with it
ard has eeen it grow up to its present imposjn:,
aid magnificent proportions, and to ifs substan.
tlal Improvement hc perkonal'y contributed in no
Alas, alas! the large circle of the older inhabl-
tnIts with sshoEe persons aud characters VIC have
long been familiar is rapidly contracting, Que by
ping ont. We miss their well known faces and
11 1ofns IN our daily walks; they no longer fight
ossh pas pss q oo'f he win World d. b nor sha a. e
the places which once knew them now
know them no more forever. but thu ,yorl.l moves
nets s,ill strikes upon the :ar the living fa iuto
the places and obfiteEate the foot prnts OF the
dra. and all that remains In this void ofoHrs OF
those who are gone may p@rhaps be summed IN,
in green mound, Of 4 sculpturcd stone, "syes o;
afIettioh that fail with wlkcsulnrss AMI tears
aud an achiDg.hca.t Eerc ard there which has been
left behind 10 nourr,
Time will not permit any more extended re,
mnlks, and 1iastrn TO close. I quit tile subject
with rrgset, The character Of onr lamcuted fri.nl
is theme on which would fain linycr. but this
much ~ closing, feel may say In the words o
one Of the resolutions that in the dratll OF George
Manc;1c the State Of Illinois has lost ciiizeu i,
noble and true III aFttd ae any who lives in hcl
broad cxpans the seat OF Justice Judge worthy
OF all confidence and respect, ard the bar. anil {
large and eor:owing circle OF relatives aud frni:
member Of their Society, whose exalted pcrsonA
character did him, aid them, more honor thin ever
tic high station which he eo worthily filled.
Good 1naft-trne fiirnl-iust, courteous, laleri
onR judEc-Wc thall mies thee-we shall nliss thct
who can fill thy vacant placc-tarcwcll- farewell
JUDGE VAN buren,.
Judge Van Buren moved that the resolu
tions be adopted. He could not permit th.
occasion to pass without 4 tribute to th,
memory Of the deceased. He was faithful
just aud upright. In bis intercourse with tn.
members Of the bar, hie uniform nrbanit,
entwined itself around the heart Of ever!
member Of the bar. His Judicial reputation
is justly enviable. He was inst, Kind aut
an,iable. Who knows whom the augcl o
death 9t:a1 is commissioned to take from US next
Within the last few years we have had nan,
admonitions, and Ee cannot, if we would
fail to heed them. They tell us in tones no
to be mistaken, that It IS not Ill of life to live
nor all Of death to die. God grant that ",
may all profit by these alnonitions, and D
We arc striving to maintain m honorable
reputation, strive also to achieve glorious
immortality.
JOHN II. THOMPSON, ESQ.
Mt. T. detailed some interesting persona
recollections Of the deceased. He cntere.
He knew him in the thousand it'll
circumstances and ve5atiens Of priyat,
business, which arc the seyerest test
ofa mans character. lie never saw single
net or heard Il word that did not do honor t
him rs a man. The records OF his cour
show most astonishing amount Of businc5:
transacted by him. Out Of twenty-three ol
twcnty-toar thousand cases disposed of since
the establishment Of the court, seventeen ~
eighteen thousand have been disposed Of b,
him. He used to account his regular tc..r'
Of court at Lake county, and his csfmina
business as 4 vacation. It would be strung,
ifa Judge did not sometimes uuconectousi
TOO little attention. This was never the cas-
with Judge Manicrrc. Any harsh word whicl
came to his car he was quick to attribute t,
| some monlcntary passion. He has left al
example to beforcvcr hallowed.
Eloquent speeches followed by Messrs
Bonney and IL. G. Miller paying beaasifu
| tributes to the memory Of the deceased. 4
! thcr close the resolutions were adopted, an
the following gentlemen appointed TO rresen
| the resolutions to tue courts:
| .Su,.tn,e Courts. ". Fuller.
| Superior Courf-Mr. Steele.
Circnif Cour-B. F. Aver.
O. S. Circuit Conrt-C: Beckwith,
Recorders Conrt-A[r. Waite
County Courts. D. Perry.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned,
! TIE FUNERAL.
The funeral Of Judge M.uierre. which, a.
cording TO announcement, took place ycstel
day Sunday at 2 O'clock, was a most impo:
ing and solemn occasion. The members {
the tar, to the number Of nearly three hu.
dred. including the judges and officers Of til
various Courts, and Of the Supreme Court {
thu State, assembled at the Law Library .
half:past one o'clock, and under the directio
of Hon. s. 4 Goodwin, assisted BY Elliot
Anthony and E. 3. McCaga, esqs., procccde