Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

would not permit their clients to be Ill
jured thereby if he could prevent it, bu
furnished them with suitable and neccs
sary suggestions to assist them i'll placing
their papers in proper order before tn
court This kindness and consideration
on his part, was, | am happy to say, duly
appreciated by the profession, and he ha
left more warm personal friends than any
member of the bar or bench with whom
have ever been acquainted.
As chancellor, in hearing cases on tn,
equity side of the court, he exhibited
marked ability and skill iii analyzing anC
| properly approaching the relative fore,
and Importance of the evidence befor,
him, and would draw correct conclusion.
from conflicting statements with great
acuteness. Though he usually formed aI
opinion on the merits of the controversy
at the hearing, he always gave the evi
dence and the law of the case a careful
revision before he pronounced decree
and i'll so doing would often detect facts
and circumstances which had escaped the
notice Of counsel at the bar, and which
would sometimes entirely change his
| opinion upon the merits OF the case. IL
was profoundly learned in the principles
of equity and common law, though he
never ostent ttiou,ly exhibited that learn
| ing. His extreme modesty and want OF
self-coufdence' often deferred him from
/ expressing legal opinions very cmphAt-
ically, while, as to himself, he entertained
no doubt on the subject agitated
Some men have read more books few
/ have profted 50 much by their reading
/ He aimed to make himself master of the
author he read an1 the ideas Of thar
author, if adopted, were 50 incorporated
into his own mind as to become, as it
were, Il part or himself when he ex-
pressed legal opinions he gave his own
thoughts, not merely the. savings and
doings Of others. His written opinion,
viii be received as authorities upon legal
questions, and appreciated is -he most
erfect ,perimen- Of Judicial literature
In delivering opinions he sad all that
WAS necessary t,r deciding the case bct.r,.
him. a~G nothing more. Iiis written
opinions never d a4cua.atcd into ESSAYS
Hupon the law AZ large, and he was careful
to coutine his language to the matter tie
fore the court. iIo stated the legal grla-
ciples applicable 20 the case, and seldom
referred for authority 10 books. In shat
respect he rc~cmhlvd the late ChirfJ Ju-tin,
ChlImau. aud Chict Justice Mar~halI two
distinguished jurists for whom he had Il
high rrzpoa,
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