The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-12-09
Meeting of the IdanO Bar.


held at the Court Room in Idaho City, Dec.
lst, 1865, j. B Roseborough was called to
the Chair, and Dan6l McLaughlin was chosen
Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been stat
ed ny the Chairman
On motion of G. B. Waite committee of
three, was appointed by the Chair to draft
resolutions expressive of the views of the
meeting
C.B Waite, Hiram Knowles, and S. A .
Merritt were appointed such committee.
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee, and on motion of S. A.
Merritt were unanimously adopted, and the
chairman of the committee instructed to ask
that the resolutions be spread upon the re-
cords of this court, and that The Clerk furnish
Judge Mcbride with certified copy thereof.
On motion of G. I. Gilbert, the thanks of
the meeting vas rendered to II. E. Prickett
acting Clerk, for bis urbanity and efficiency
during the term.
On notion G. B. Waite, S A Merritt and
Hiram Knowles were appointed a committee
TO wait upon Judge Mcbride and extend the
invitation ofmembers of the Bar, to public
dinner, and to make the necessary prepara-
tions for the same.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
]. B. ROSEBOROUGH, Chm.
D McLAUGHLrN, Sec'y.
Hon. g. B. Waite, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, upon presenting them.
addressed the Court as follows
MAY IT PLEASE THE CoURTt-On yesterday,
the members of the Bar of this County met
and adopted, unanimously, certain resolu-
tions, which they have requested me to pres
ent to the Court this morning, and to ask
that they may be spread upon the records Of
the Court
This duty, thus imposed upon me, although
j, may be somewhat difficult to perform it
properly, and although I may not succeed in
so doing, is nevertheless to me pleasure,
and considering the character of the bar
whom | represent may truthfully say,
high honor also.
The relations between the Court and Bar
are of the most important character. To-
gether we are called to the high Office of min
istering in the Temple of Justice. In our
early days we have fingered, with faltering
step,about its approaches, afterwar1 we have
crossed the threshold, and advancing eau
tioHsly, have passed the vestibule, and are
now within the sacred precincts themselves,
engaged in the noble employment of settling
and establishing the principles which shall
regulate the transactions of our fellow men,
in all the varied and complex relations of
life. calling and profession second to but
one other:-that which deals more directly in
the relations between man and his Maker.
This high character of our profession was
alluded to by Hooker, when he said, in his
quaint style; sTf they which employ their la
Dor and travail about the public administra-
tion Of Justice, follow it only as a trade, with
unquenchable and unconscionable thirst of
gain, being not in heart persuaded that just
ice is Gods own work, and themselves his
agents in THE business,-the sentence of right
Gods own verdict, and themselves his priests
60 deliver it; formalities of justice do but
serve to smother right; and that which was
necessarily ordained for the common good,
is through shameful abuse made, the cause
of common misery"
For the purpose of accomplishing the high
ends alluded to by this eloquent writer, the
cooperation of the bench and the bar is in a
dispensible. believe such cooperation
generally exists that it has in this instance,
/ am confident. The Court has performed
bis duty, and the bar have endeavored to per-
form theirs. Whether they have done so, the
Courts perhaps, best qualified to judge.
But we claim to be competent to decide when
the Court has done his duty. Upon this point
we have founda verdict, and entered up judg-
ment upon it. The sentence is light, and we
trust your Honor will submit to it with as
much grace as possible.
As | said yesterday to the Attorneys pres
ent, so / would repeat on this occasion; there
are matters which might properly have beer
mentioned in these resolutions, at the ex-
pense of making them somewhat more cum
bersome than we desired.
allude to the uniform courtesy and kind
ness with which we have been treated by the
Court, and the thorough manner in which the
business of the term has been disposed of
The number of cases tried aud decided, COM
pared with the few continued, is almost with
out precedent, and for this especially, we de
sire TO return our thanks.
In this country, q continuance Is almost
equivalent to a defeat, and we were therefore
particularly anxious to have the cases in some
way disposed of In this we have been fully
gratifed.
Without longer OBTAINING your Honor, or
nv brothers of the bar, will now read the
resolutions passed by the Bar of this County,
and in accordance with their unanimous re
quest, ask that they be spread upon the re-
cords of this court.
The Committee on Resolutions, appointed
at q meeting of the. Bar, held on the lst inst,
respectfully ask leave to report, and RECON-
mend the adoption Of the following resolu-
tions:
RESOLVED, That we cordially unite In rendering |
20 his Honor, John r. Mcbride, the Chief Justice