The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-01-16
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ficts of the forum, earnest and faithful in pre-
. nting the cause Of his client, and while true
to him and his duty, equally true to the court
and to himself, he thinks not an instant OF his
pecuniary reward, but he exerts his best pow
ers Of eloquence and argument in the discussion
Of great principles or minute details, with no
other feeling than that Of duty, and with no
other thought than OF the honorable fame which
may follow from its performance. AS soon
would the true soldier. in the hour of the stern-
est strife on the battlefield, think OF his pay
and ra,ions.
Judge Goodenow brought to the bench the
learning, the experience, and the maturity OF
mind aud Judgment acquired In his many
years of laborious industry Mt the Bar. He
gave to the State his best powers, and he faith
fully s,rove to administer justice without fear
or favor. and, rs far as possible. to reconcile
the equity of particular cases with the esta0-
lshed principles Of law. The characteristics to
which I have alluded, and which have been
spoken of by our brother. were manifested in q
marked degree in his judicial career. lie was
there, as everywhere, independent and irm-
impartial and just-more anxious to do his duty
and satisfy his own conscience, than to gam
temporary applause. lie claimed no excmp.
ton from error, but he must be convinced OF
his error before he would yield to the decision
of a majority. When he left the bench, ut the
expiration of his term of Office, we all felt that
the State had lost faithful, devoted and honest
servant, and he retired with honor, carrying
with him the best wishes Of his colleagues and
of the whole people. -,
Il is cheering to contemplate such life In oil
its parts until its earthly end With no adven-
titious advantages, with no uncommon natural
powers. but starting ON the voyage of life with
good sense and good purposes, and amid dill
culties and trials and dangers, and the shoals
and rocks, keeping his eye fixed on his polar
star, he steers his course, ever "stesdy with m
upright keel" never relaxing in his purpose,
or yielding to fear or dependency, until his
bark is safely moorcd in its last harbor and rest
ing place. Well may we-well, especially. may
all young men pause and contemplate and study
such an example.
Alas. how often is IL otherwise! Where one.
who can look back, through long vista Of
years, recalls and counts up the multitude OF
young men, who commenced life with him, with
fair promise, full Of hope, and talent, and am
bition, and Joyous anticipation, and with honest
aud earnest purpose to excel, and then numbers
the wrecks caused by want of steady aim and
fixed plan of life, and remembers how many
sank by yielding to sensual indulgence, or en-
eryating Incidence, or to the syren song OF
pleasure, Turing them on to the rocks, or yield.
ed themselves willing victims to that scourge OF
our land, intemperancc, or tainted under diff
culties, or gave up in despair Mt early failures
Of extravagant hopes, or By reason OF disap.,
pointments which they had not manliuess and
strength Of will enough to make stepping
stones for new efforts and thus surmount them:
when the vast mass of ruin lies before him in his
memory, he would fsin turn from 1t and the
sorrow which II creates. to the contemplation
of the life and history Of those who. like our
deceased brother. have weathered the storms
and sailed over the seas in safety and with sue.
cess. Int the one class the young man may find
beacons to warn-in the other, charts to guide
him in the voyage OF life.
Our brothers. death was startlingly sudden.
And yet it was to him ''no unthought OF hour. "
He had fixed his thoughts through life, and es-
pecialy rs ii drew towards its close, on the high
themes of death and Immortality. He had the
faith, and he lived the life of a rational Chris
tan. The foundation Of all that was estimablo
and valuable in his character was his devout
sense of responsibility to his Maker. The sum
mons did not find him unprepared. His lilies
work had been done, and we'll done. He had
reached the allotted timcfor man on earth. He
had borne himself honorably through life, and
possessed the love Of his family and the esteem
of his neighbors. With no stain on his charac-
ter, Us q citizen, as n Christian, or as a man,
but with high and enviable reputation in oil
these relations, he has gone down to the grave,
in the fulness Of his years, without suffering
and without the wasting pains Of protracted
sickness. =.
Although nature may prompt US ordinarily,
TO Join in the prayer Of the Litany for deliver
ance "from sudden DEATH" yet there are cases
when we can but feel that among the blessings
of the good mans life, not the the least may be
the sudden summons which calls him away
from suffering and sorrow, and from those years
of protracted life which have no pleasure In
them. "FELIN.-SoN TANrUM WITH cLARIrATE,
SGD ETHAN opPoRTUYIrArE NORRIS"
The resolutions OF the Bar will be entered on
the records ofthe court. aud as further mark
of respect. the court will now adjourn.