The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-08-11
Death o. Judge smith-Honors to his
Memory.

lion. "A. II. SMiTH, ex Judge OF The Su.
p,eme Court, and brother. in an Of Jud re
REED. Of this village, died q few weeks
ago on the ocean While on hs return from
North Carolina 10 his home in Milwaukee
10 was very learned msn, aad was the
soul OF The Supreme Court lille ,nembe,
Of it. At the opening d ,La, Cour, on
the 70 h uit, bis death was announced bv
Hon. JONATHAN f. hRHoLD, Mar. II
CARPENTER, and Judge OaTos, in tie
following lsfgu'ge, as reported by the
Madison Capitol:
RsAARKs OF MR.. ARNOLD
have known Judge Smith ever since
be came 20 the territory Of Wisconsin,, 10
1872. | first met him in this city a. the
session Of he Supreme Court, IN The sum
mer Of that year From that time he wa,
engaged 10 lie active du&ies Of the pro-
fession until sfter the organization OF tho
state government aud until 1853, when.
upon the establishment OF the present
Supreme Court, he was elected one Of its
associate justices. After tbs expiration of
his term OF effice he resumed fer several
years the practice Of hi. profession. Soon
after tho breaking out Of the late civil " ar
he accepted from the government an Of
caI appointment in Sou,h Carolina, and
resided chiefly in tha! state until The time
Of bis death.
But very little il known TO nus 0: the
circumstances Of bis last IIDets snd death.
! have learned from one Of bis family
tina. some weeks before he left South Car
DINA, his health had become IMPAIRED by
severe labois IN bus official dL:ies. On
the day after taking passage OH the steam,
er Afago, for New York, he was found TO
be IN an exhausted and sinking condition
He had 40 particular disease, bat bis pow
or Of life seemed to Be gradually hiking.
lie continued 10 this condition until he
steamer arrived g. or uear New York
when Ia died on the morning Of the 81
ct june lis remains were forwarded 70
Milwaukee the following week, where they
were received by he Milwaukee bar and
escorted to bis late residsuce in hat city
Ills funeral was largely attended On Sum
day, tie lljh day e Juus, undor the
joint Conduct Ct the bar and the masonic
Fraternity, u ' l'cl he wax distinguished
m6m ber
May Il please your horors. ! shall not
on tbs occasion attempt any biography or
euiogy Of tho deceased an no; nre>
pared 70. il, nor DO think the time has
come for juo! and dspassionate iude.
men. upon his public life. There we're
some points in bis peculiar political and
Constitutional views which have made
him SO prominent, both AT home and
abroad about which thsFe is AID will be e
difference Of opinion. Bat whether thew
were true or false, ght or wrong, he wa
ihe leading spirit that originated and
laugh! them. He loved to see them be-
come the settled law and policy Of the
slate, and they were incorporated into and
adopted by every department. Of the gov
eminent. They became part Of the pey-
'nanens history Of the State. lie is iden,i.
fed with them "a their author, and will 90
down with them for the praise or censuYe
Of posterity
But however we may differ az to .hose
matters, there are other traits in the char
acter Of Judge Smith, abou, Shich We can
al agree. As man, he had high order
O tb:nd, fine native powers, which were
developed, improved, and adorned by lib
era! culture. "A lawyer, he was able,
earnest, eloquent and successful AS
Judge, he was fearless, luminous, aud de-,
cisive IA his opinions. as such, he wag
a marked and eminent man al lie bar and
on the bench, and We grove in mourning
lis uutimely death.