, 1865-05-05
THE LATE PRESIDENT.
Feselutions of the Bar Of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois.
ADDRESS or EK-jUDGE J, o,
CATION.
RESPONSE OF JUDGE BREEsE.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune

ICerreepondcnee OF the Chicago Tribunal
OTTAWA, May 8, 1866,
| Bar. occasiontd By the death of our Iamenfe1
President, adopted this morning at the Sn.
rreme Court, With remarks OF late Cbitf
| Justice Cation, In presenting the same. To-
gcther with tho eloquent and appropriate
Iesponse Of the venerable Jgdge Bfeese. The
was completely filled. With membera If the-
Bar and others, quite large number Of the
| ladies Of OttaWR being present. On the In.
coming Of the Judges, the audience arose md
lernained standing until the Judges were
SEATED, Whsn on lesaming seats Judge Cation,
addressed the Court as follows:
RExAREs OF JUDGE oAros,
May It please yonr Honors:
The solemn duty has been assfqned me of so,-
inally ar1ounctng to this Court the death Of
Anlgham Ansolp. aad TO present 10 the Court The
OF our appreciation Of The deceased, and Of o1r be-
Iea.enent. a his loss. aud to ask that they be
spread apon ne records ofthe Court.
RESOLUTIONS Or TIE nAa.
Being assembled TO exp.eas our crfef FIR tbs
aanden osath Of the Presidcnt OF The Republic, TO-
mo1sn for the loss OF an eminent member Of onr
q 10 o sia6am We & h,s Ieseas. eset
Rs;oiee 4, Thst we deeply depose the trreD,s-
@ Z GSs x Msa,s1ass @s asi.0sx Tsas
with brother mrmbr fihe Bar Who has has 90 20 onc @
occupied m exalted poeftion among ue-obe whose
great ability, unhenlshed integrity, aud Kind and
respect, admiration and love of onr profession,
and that W,tn the most sincere grief we uoura for
hes havc 60 eudeared lin to us as man. s'a'''
I'd. That copy Of these resolutions be pre-
sented to the Supreme Court Of the State Of I'LL
no,s, DOW IN eesaion. with request that they BE-
Is stsSs.S S:sss = SassS Al
70 shs men5e1s @ ofhs family We tender oar hea1t at
felt synpathy II thei1 sad aticton. and our klnd-
Get spd best wifhes foE Their future prosperity. =
n he performance of this SD eutr, both prece-
d. MT and propriety will Justify me in adding few
hess II % othe9 pos5n
be permitted to speak Of Ar. Lincoln as he II
known to every lnhabltant OF this broad land, and
as be VIII be known in history In all future time
"a President Of the United States. - :
| Little more thau four years ago he was by the
voiee of he American people taken from among
IN adnniste1ine the s1aiis of ,his GoTesnmenl he
has, undoubtedly. displayed very high order Of
ii he very commencement Of his admlnlstra.
tiGn great rebellion broke out and presented the
question whether the light Of the republic. which
Brilliant fa.h Of meteor to ifl1mi1ase the polit.
cal horizon Of civilized world for but moment,
nd then GO out N dsrkness ~, oF was the aEed
future ages tho pathway to liberty, prosperity,
and happlneBs.
ry viii wr1te on the same page with his own, ind
with the support Of patriotic people, be had put
Gown the rebellion and already saw the angel Of
oiees his native 3and, when 6s vas ltrucf down
| by III aseastln q hand He is mourned By whole
nation as few have been ;nournsd before him.
epeshne Of him n the chosen r1ler OF the nation.
While poets sing his praises. and orators proclaim
professional brethfsn, Who Know I'm better ri tbs1
strangers could know him, to speak or him As We
knew him IN biz profession.
her Of this bar. But few OF Us are LEFT who pre-
ceded him, From vesy esr'y period be assumet
aaeantaEe ii hat n menta{ M euta1e which is afford I'd
, science. Nature endowed him with ! phtio
: elementary principles Of the law md the reason
s why they had become established rs such. He 70
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E Of things and hence his deductions were sare.
, wrong from any given state Of facts. So he ap
( ofmen, with great cieaEneaa and precision. d
= apd usually enforced Il, views by apt tlust!s
plain ind uHin passioned character. and yet the va
The author Of rome Of the most beautiful aud elo
toesthe1 h' YOU'D form ~ ~ Valuable Contribution
E American literature. Those who suppose Mr
a Lincoln Was deautute Of imaelnatlon or fanc
truth ,hls m1nd overhowed With p1eaaing imagery
/. Bis grea! reputation for Integrity vas we'll de
= @srked bis pTofesslonal snd private lie. h'
seemed entirely ignorant Of the art Of decepaol
or Of DISSEMINATION. His frankneas and cando
+ was one great element Of hls character whic
e contributed to his professional euccess. r. b
, discovered weak point IN his cause he itankl
Se &,
venture the assertion that no one ever &C
cused him q taxing an uadeshanded Of unfair ad
vantsGe IN the whole course 04 bis professions
career. He was equally potent before the jury
His personal chtrscteri.t1cs were Of the alos
construction upon the f1ail,es OF his fellow men
bis efforts were 1t he service Of those IN lstres.
BY his EeIial nature he enflvened every circle 9
h q ss BE- doss Dai ae
= q yestefday .hen he We among ?; M 1etisvtn
Z one Of o1f brightest ornaments, whose practc
reflected honor upon the profession. II these eli
proies.on.i @ bsotber Ros much In must 1t .aey @ hsv
a cndeared him 70 his oHn domestic ctrcle-a1onn
L his own drettde!
4 God can be found the consolation for his loss ~
4 husband and 1atber1 Those beressed ones M
o a g o9 ps ass 70 ana ssa4s
}, which tends to soften the most Rnant grief N
they will rot look n va.n N9T 70 n1s Ut
e theu and us nation rnourna hts nntimely end.s
wthont the lent sE6sut ne woP o1
a1i feei he I shocr Which bas draped cur nation
/. the hahliments Of woe. .,,t,,,. o,.h. n.
~, 1ner*a npo1 tts records, .h4t those who cor
sfter ps nay rcsd appreciation 81 our departe
sn 19g e tss 10 se sy apdef e
le deceseed, thst theI msy know Of the deep a1mp
- nv Wc feei for them their great bereave men
e sss II
IS testmouy borne BY bis professional brethren
~ Abraham Lincoln.
r. RESPONSE BT JCD6E RRKEsE.
sePoaa,nE t. ,es sss0iso3s s,3 ,a.t present,
:. dill concurrence. They Vii Be entered on i
tsht sincere Il onoP y IL
70 ory of one who not only adorned This bar, b
TO- rose from II, without my intermediate step, I
. rectly 10 the highest Office In tho GIT Of g1c
snd lree people.
Be whose loss We ~ So sincerely deplore, f
whom throughout this broad lind solemn .
~ rooms, halls and pnb1c ediaees are draped in I
neral emblems tesnfy1ug to 4 nation's grief va
:aes Sea of o piiscs sst
n- the bar Of this Court, nuu1glln9 earnestly vii
a. Ills compe .itors in the arena whose honor ar
"a | whose tr1umphB he 80 often Won.
&C In common with you, gentlemen, We deeply d
lg plore the loss Of M. Lincoln. We h4ve alwa,
he | regarded the iGusnlous deceased as man OF Il
~ highest order Of fntel}ect-ln sheer natural G
ae doWneuts with few superioTs-as one with bla,
r ithes as few and as slight as attach 10 the mo
be perfect humanity, and as statesman Of no col
:. mon order. But It. becomes uB, On this mournf
q, occasion, to speak Of him only as man and
D. 1twyez-as member Of IN honorable proiesslo
~ | hum whose Fanks have been taken in times Of Il
IT. greatest emergency men whose high destiuy
er has been not only 10 guide the car Of victory,
a. 10 sustatn the weight Of empire.
As man, then. and as a lawyer, Mr. Ltnco
q, challenged adnlEahon not more for his e1alt'
n. talents than for his noble unseltsh, sympsthlz1
~ nsture, giylDg TO all his olher cst1mab1e Qualtt
III | their t1rentntY charm 49,