The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-12
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served and abundahtiy trnthftik 3 The
people Of the Eighth Circuit especially
owe-a debt of Igratitdde~ to judge Oft
ffor~acoepting the. effioe, and -Ye think
they appreciate the obligations. they are
under to the fullest extent! y His ktnd-
ness in relieving other Counties from the
burden of oSer-crowded' dockets MiiI
only increase The estinate already placed
on his services as judicial officer. Here
Is the article from the Press g, {
AT the close of tie two weeks term Of
the extra Court. which adjourned on
last Saturday, General NC GoIwah as the
Espresentatiye of, the, bar rose 5apd, ad-
dressed Judge Orr in a few we'll timed
and eloquent remarks. He said, before
yonr Honor leaves the bench, excuse the
bar in saying bne word at parting. The
business of the Seventh Circuit being
heavy, and Judge Vernon over-worked,
you were, kind enough TO consent TO
Leave your own circuit and to hold; in
mld:summer, our extra court, now about
to close. This was to you double duty,
after You had cleared the dockets on
your own mountain circuit When you
came our Issue, docket wAa Ovety heavy
havtng 'bseh' increased since the war-
END en-. then numbering about 500 cages.
The Weather has been intensely hot, and
The LABOR arduops, but your Honor has
nearly. cleared the docket. - Over 400
Judgments have been rendered, of which
at least seventy-hve we're verdicts. All
this labpr. in the most oppressive wea-
rthef, has been performed in manner SO
patient and conscientious, so courteous
and kind, and so clear, lucid and able in
Judgment, as to command universal ap-
probation. In the name Of this bar in
the name of itigants, witnesses and ju-
nlty, we thank you, and Wish you q safe
sns hoa5 hsRpy return n to your yesmfs circuit and
= 'Towhinh Judg6 Orr replied, setnrniug
thanks In a few appropriate and. touch;
ing remarks. He said that an,addifion-
al indncement had been Furnished for
his acceptance of Office from the cohside.
ration, that its duties were .,toibe; per-
formed amid the scenes, and among the
-ussociates of his early life,- and that it
would afford him the means of eentri-i
buing to the restoration of order and
extending to friends and neighbors the
blessing1of civil law. Prompted by the
same desire, he had consented to aid in
relieving the crowded dockets of Able
Vile; and that he had discharged his
duty to the satisfaction of bar so dis
tinguished as this was, to him, source
of unfeigned satisfaction. To the ability
and Jealous cooperation of the members
of that bar. and to- the patient industry
and intelligence of its juries, the County
was very much indebted for the rapid
despatch of business.
No compliment was ever better de-
served by a judicial magistrate, than
that paid by the bar of Abbeville to
Judge Orr. 1t was praiseworthy to have
consented to hold two weeks term in
tho hottest month of the year on another
circuit, and it was above all praise to
have discharged its duties with the abili-
ty and untiring patience with which the
work was done. Judge Orr has the ele-
ments Of the accomplished iudge-readi-
ness in grasping the facts of case
sagacity in applying the law-patience,
despatch. His charges to the juries are
models of clearness In the leading
characteristics of his mind he constantly
reminds one of the late Judge O'Neai.
We learn that with characteristic public
spirit he has consented to hold an extra
court in Newberry.