Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-27

i the professional and the public Judgment &
I the State concurs in assigning to Judge Coll
j amer an excelleney of merit as a NiSi Pril
5 Judge, not exceeded, and rarely, if at all
attained by any other With a disposition
5 to accord full justice to all of the many Judg
9 es whom have known, within and withou
, the State of Vermont, frankly say, that nev
er saw any other, who, in many respects
come up to my idea of a perfect Nisi Priu
Judge as did Judge Collamer.
have spoken Of his kindness of temper
, and spirit, and of his being mild and kinC
, in temperament and disposition. To some. per
haps to many, who saw and knew him onl \
or mainly when he was engaged in oficia
, and public service. these expressions may
seem not quite appropriate to the subject
To those who knew him intimately in the
freedom Of social intercourse, they will be re-
garded as truthful and just in the idea they
convey.
Judge Collamer was concious Of his own
fixed purpose, and Of his unsparing excrti0ns
to qualify himself for, and to deserve the
high positions that he occupied. He was not
only aware. from external evidence, but was
concious, from sensitive self appreciation,
Of his success in these respects. He was fer
wildly and worthily AMBITIOUS, and he felt in
full measure his success in realizing his aspir-
ati1ns. He was conscious Of his own faith
iul integrity Of purpose, and Of his great
Tainsiaking to be right in his views, in hls
opinions and speculative conclusOns.-Beng
free from guile. and innocent ofany scmblance
OF instructive shrewdness, or calculating poll
cv, ne had frankness in ayowing himself,
whenever occasion prompted, and plalnness
very much unyamished in manifesting his
confidence that he was right Uuconsciously
20 himself, and Ierhaps, as natural result
ol the combined operation of the traits thus
limited at, there had grown upon him habits
Of personal bearing that often carried the
look Of fcomplacentand repe ling eliassert0n,
and OF manner of speech, especially when
oficiating in Court, sometimes unpleasanuy
abrupt. even harsh, sometimes with an air
that caused others 70 feel it as intentional
dispamgement of themselves. But those who
came 70 know him more intimately, felt
small annoyance on this account, for they
found that he was full of generous fellowship
and geniality, and that such manner was not
prompted by invidious jealousy, by unkind-
ness Of feeling, or ascerbity of disposition.
| think most persons who were in the way
of associating with him. viii bear witness to
q" ''N MAJ 10y ''' -, III i''l
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e. jealous 'iiaihp hpion IN 'he iisOS VI hisu am
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l1ai'iai precision 'e'"eeh lnat Iane t!iat Is
porn ol merit ana 'l'' '''al "1ch i,ei Is eAciteu
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ny 'Ne 'uea oil conscious reetIluue III thought
anu 'plIl'H' ana -ietch' ana act AZ eJnsti-
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