New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-20
MEMORIAL MEETING OF THE BAR
SPEECHES or g. ,. TrLDES, JUDGE EDMoSDs, JAMES
T. BRADY AND OTHERS.

very full meeting Of the more prominent member.
assembled United District Court room
yesterday afternoon IN puraanoc Of the call which had been
circulated pay honor TO the memory Of the Hon John Wan
Buren, Among present Judge Belts Of tie U. :.
Judge Davies Of the Court Of Appeals
Justices Robertson barbour Mcneil aid Joaes Of The Superior
Court aud Judge Brady Of the Court Of Common Pleas
eT Judges Moncricf BOsworth Edmonds Peabody Hilton
Allen and Porrepont Police Commissioner Acton Messrs S
Alta O'Clock crJudgc jTgRFEroNT called the meeting to
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unanimonsly acceded 20
Of the United States Court Court Of APPEALS and Supreme su
perO and Common Pleas Courts should be appointed
presidents which was unanimously adopted
United States District ATTORNEY sANrEL G. COURTNEY
mated Samuel Batchford Sidney Webster Edmund Robin
Albert Siicknoy and Jerome Buck Secretaries.
l. BARROW then offered the following resolutions which
were adopted unanimously;
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and that ID. same be Published 10 the usual fern.
Mr.. TILDty's REMARKS.
MM CMAIniS AND BGSfaREs o. TAI BAR cannot
and lay my tribute upon the bier q our
associate and friend You Mr. Chairman like my,eh knew
our lsmened friend his father and family knew him In
childhood born within few miles Of each other IL
difficult IN the association. which hrong upon my mind 70
command myself sufficiently 70 perform the part allotted 70 me
here You Mr. President Knew what Of this generation
have not known how the inser Of our lamented friend sn
not 10 the knowledge OF this generation equally emnen,
'ns1 prOes0H WHICH you nave
Of the Bar Of native county here two gentlemen en-
Judge Edmonds formerly ornament to the Bench here
also native Of that county remember that ~ eonhy
the theate Of the successes Of james and Jacob IAN %
greatest Bar Of any country 1t this school that the
elder Van Buren, formed II there that he
greater and prominent position which he held In the pub
| lie view from his political career. It was in TINT
and think that we win all say Tho, while,
perhaps he did mot exhaust aud develop h. sap.bcs 10 his
lawyer and an adyoeaie Say that think be did no! BY any
early life born in the society Of the great Of our
country he iubibcd taste for political discussion and po
II happened to me however be witness on several
sions Of very great success IN ~ strictly professional HE
| engaged in trial lThe speaker here alluded TO the
trial OF Bouon Big Thunder well known In the
| annals OF the nntirent troubles II the ifrsi
wear think Of his life Attorney General Of this State
AZ an advocate think lie had few equals Certainly he never
speak in any court that the auditors not
hused silence No man had equal degree the power
commanding perfect absolute continuous attention. and
ALTHOUGH the brilliant flights Of his Imagination humor cKnbe
ont aud oycrGowing and Wit that enyened whatever d
cuson DO engaged IN attracted much OF the public eye
the public often iacd TO that underlying them MI was
quick inutye rapid saeae that went at once to the central
point Of the conWersya shrewd perception Of character
strong natural logic great skill IN statement aud yery
remarkable asscmbage, Whole OF al those qualities
that arc supposed 70 characterize the solid Gle
mcnts of the human mind. l say that In my judg
Ment he did not require much reputation for the
solid quntcs Of his intellect they had adorned
and illustrated by those elegant agreeable faculties with
which he onyened and ornamentcd everything he touched
Mr. Chairman and Brethren OF tie Bar lnmeucd end
possessed vory aud remarkable degree those qualities
that III elchain vast audiences By thought by reason
Nv element hfguntntr by tlo lncxtaushio variety 81 sa
non by brilliant Ilay Of marngon and ly osethowiug
oren ~ bumor ly Wit which Hparcd and adorned Cvoy
thing That emo from him A. orator 1t tho hufufs
very much doubt whether generation has s l4i
and 40 not know bot great lis cnd3wmouis ~ pro
D81ClaI A9 ". mplt "a etDlt.e l0t lJJ master aSai