New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-10
TIE DEATH or DANIEL LCRD.
NEEDING OF TIE EAR.

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object of the gathering 10 give an appropriate expires
anon az tho sense OF the profession at The loss II has sus
tanned in the death of Daniel Lord one OF It's most emil
nept representatives. On motion OF MI Henry Ncoh'
Judee Ipgraham called upon TO preside. Judges
Daly Robertson and Blachford, and Mr. NJ s. Bdwell
acted AZ Vice-Presdents District Attorney Courtney
and r. Nash acted as Secretaries The following reso
IntiODs offered
That the death Of Daniel lord tt member vs.. Of s e
NevYof bsys suffered great BEREAVEMENT aud n'' III"
RS,ce Thtue are grateful spared 50 long sTa ,ss' s
ssusn so man, good deeds and ch bright examples Of what an
Rsed That hs long ana honorable professional csreet sipe
ag Ms IN As ~ sd1oeas bis The interest," ERE so oi 9
sens That devotion always being eoneoan S eonSeia ehc
Ser aud son reputation Of which We as msnO'4' VI ~
footed Tbv sincerely .mps WITH , the 's I'll .s r9asy
,si aea,'sa kindly asa be allowed to uinse our
because be belonged 70 u. a. S NV Ss ce Of
chs asetps be transmitted to family Of the deceased
SPEECH OF THE Hon. wM. NJ. EvARTs
Afr Eyarts said Mr. President, and gentlemen of the
~, II, onr asseullare today upon the occasion Of the
death of an eminent lawyer an honorable citizen an up
right and excellent man, we SHAH mol ~ an Iee '5 NO
r acting only IN obedience TO custOm-a custom winch
has sometimes been alleged assumes too nuch tnS M
porance OF the public relations when inc par ooS
ihe community. am quite sure that there will De ouh9
10 he nothing Of mere pride in our prOesSlOn hOhng Oh
mere effort advance its claims as pubic profession
nn The attention Of the community when the occasion Ol
our asscmbage Is within the knowledge ana Oy the con
fesson OF this entire community the aealh OF nosI us
@ of the eminent members of our profession whose loss
We have been called u2on TO depore was awaer t U
whole course OF hs life OF this city in BIS BIRTH ms cary
progress Of his professional life to the moment OF ms
death beng of this city. We may bileny
career Born in the year 1895, graduated at
Yale College in the year 1914 at the age OF ~ ne entered
upon his professional studies competing tnen party
the law school OF Ltcbhcld and partially ~ the once O
an eminent practitioner and IN the year 1877 was admit
ted "a the bar In 1915 he took that Sep III ne WIFI
fixed the domestic character of the man by ana
sonal social domestic and public has terminated II
recall have been led 10 DO by somewhat hurried
meter which in the Federal and state Courts have Ell
gagged the attention Of Mr.. Lord shall see how large
brated professional omplOyments came. year by year
and step by step 10 be under his charge lie conducted
striking in character weighy IN import and vast ID te
gecnnary Interests were Conducted 10 s m s m
Voving uue 10 property, held for carlIaDe uses lne
Trust cnses the LcakC aud Watts Charity case, the Mason
VIII case the Phelps VIII case all came under ms
series f insurance eases Mercantile in every form,
revenue in the Federal courts involving the Phes
tOn OF duties and their year 0y year moh,n
by month. day 10y day, under the care OF Mt Lofd IN
Volvug the widest fields of jurisprudence In the case
Of Carver ag AsOr i'll the supreme Court OF the lnlted
states argued by Attorney Gen. Bronson and MI webster
an the side. and by ogden and Wear on the oher'
which was the termination on great au3 i lp ', 5
tTOVcTsy. inv diving the right Of title hed under a
comyeyance This was understood To be a in which
MI Lord was the responsible and managing lawyer on
r.
whole forensic display i'm the case was the hands Of
very eminent lawyers on one side, and on Ihe other
after the disasters Of 81, which the downfall Of the
credit system Of tins country had induced large series
cases part foreign factors and foreign er
chants there up the celebrated case oil BEL as
Brown in 1si3 involving the question Of commercial guar
sntee little later 1851 came the celebrated insurance
cases involving the question Of contribution ny general
average an interesting question in degree, and in
which MIR Lord was successful in supporting ms views
Then there the ease Of Brown agt Adams IN lo1O
and IN 1854 the celebrated case involving the question OF
credit by letters OF COMMUNICATION OF Jasgi aSt Prince
Then followed The Methodist church Gase tnS
attempted seccssOutle great cases lnvolVhg Ihe gut
tiOn of partition between The Methodist Church Nofth
and south This was. as / remember the only case
which rs observer and interested listener from ne
been the discussed ON the one side by MI
Lord and Mr. Wood and on the other by Mr. Choae OF
Boston and Reverdy johnson of BALTIMORE case the
splendor OF whose debate such delight 10 the bar
and which MI Lords peculiar traits and powers, con
Tasng so much as they did with the bllancy Of those
eminent lawyers nevertheless left the impression upon
me mind 81 the Court and hearers that MIR. Lord
made "A stve OF dealing with forensic qucs
lions, which, within the general and practical, ana
sensible estimate as marked as useful, and as ds
tinguished any of the more brilliant and more mpos
forms OF forensic power which his opponents or ms
associates presented. Then series OF Bank Tax
eases Prize in the courts of original jurisdiction
amen ana nns stt on a and test pie case that of
the Hawatha IN which the doctrines Of the war as bear
law Of blockade growing ont OF the emergencies IN which
our civil had placed the Government toward the
VOed states advanced and considered Then there
the savannah privateer case, involving an interest
ing form OF criminal law IN which these same
i'm those caSes Now Mr. President even this very
ory statement leads us to contemplate the wide extent
Of labor the constant occupations of Mr. Lords pIOfes
siOua life and shows that Tor fifty years OF such PROBES
siona effort and Of such professional distinction we can
feel that the gap made IN our body ahd IN 0
community by his remoy al is wide and deep one In
regard 70 mis- personal life, Mt Lord ved tIOnsh many
years OF domestic happiness His social relations present
career Of prosperity ana happiness WINCH IN tIe
lie lost but child out OF eight IN mere INFANCY ana
told his other children grew up TO manhood ana
womanboOd, in this city to be worthy Oh tnelI Iatnel
character and Of his name; and all were suffered 10 stand
any kind no disappointment unsuccessful efforts IN
suy direction OF life seem ever To have waited upon MI
Lords When remember, as We cannot fa 10
do, that. with al this prosperity ana All tms distinction
ne vas ~ a uet' al d. pnv.' an thar ] ,
uf life that worthy 10 DC dOne-w0rtLy work by
worthy hands ana ly a worthy man-we cannot but De
convinced that life Of deceased friend and brother
presents agreeable picture for Us TO look pdck upO
aud enjoy as that We could wish 10 be hlled ny In
some measure as our lot as far might be. Al
slough be held judicial or official station or was
called political advancement, must feel that his bas
been lif worthy to be vedas useful and influential
any those lives more elevated in the career of public
influence. however distinguished however useful they
100. may have been 10 happened 10 me, Mr. President
fUs this reason. more than any other, am permitted
10 make these renarbs-lo becOme acqnalhfu Wltn NJ
Lord as the lpt among the lawyers OF New oIk pat
ever knew Durms my college residence az Ne%idayen
had become acquainted with Is peIson-lt had oeeh
pointed out 10 during some OF his occasional visits;
Int circumstance OF family connection led me, when
a student Cambridge, upon casual suggestion mat
should turn NY attention To NewIork instead OF i0cat:
ing as had expected To do, in BostOn-my mind turned
f once 70 The possibility that my acquaintance with
Lord then eminent in his position at this bar might he
commence under circumstances that required me 10 be
very careful my venture in regard TO expense and
flsk But, my choice fell upon Mr.. Lord remember
perfectly well the kindness with which he received me-
The Willingness which lie oppressed 10 receive lne mo ms
Office and when, by appointment IN the succeeding sum
lner % 1862 presented myself at his ONCE, he said
well Mr. Evarfs Won have come TO commence your
stndes TO be- lawyer i'm NewYor = and replied, as
supposed with mode,g, have come, oif, 10 Try.
had better 90 back II you have come TO stay we should
be glad 10 receive yOm" amended my answer Dy lhe
information he gave nethat II possible TO stay
aud that had come 10 be lawyer He received ans