The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
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Mr.. HOar's EuIogy on stanton.

eulogy was pronounced by Attorney Gen
Gral lIoar, who said
May II please your honOnS-Sincc YOU
last adjournment the emblGms Of public
morning have been again displayed In the
Capital Of the nation under circumstances
which press upon tlig atlentiOn of thiE
Court with II pecUliaFaand ching sol
emnity. A great man[great by the &C
acknowledgements alike Of those who feared
Tor hated'llim plQ o. tboScby whom 1t
was trusteGaltl hdnOedsa lawyer, a states.
man, Selected md confirmed, though moi
commissioned, rs an Associate Justice O
the Supreme Court OF the United States
has passed away from among llS. Edwin
II. Stanton, in the maturity Of life, with Il
capacity for public service already demon
stratel, In the security OrestablisllCti talne
4 seemed to our mortal vision about 10 en-
tee upon anew and long career Of homo
1 and Tsefulhesa But such wis not tllt
will Of Heaven. DID alter riSHm. lthaE
seemed to his brethren Of the Bar I'll
occasion to express their regard for hi
memory, and ,tlley have Charged mewltlI
the official and grateful duty representing
tO your IIOnOrS the Resolutions which
have been adopted ut their meeting. Oi
Mr. Stanton US u lawyer it Is enough "a
i say he has risen to the foremost rank IN lis
profession. lie had adequate learning
untiring industry, n ready and rctentivG
memory, clear comprehension Of princi'
pies, tie power Of profound and cpgepi
fCslsuhng, and tliqieStiOnable integrity
and he gave, to the cause OF his clients q
vigor, energy and zeal which deserved
anil commanded success. But it Is not ol
the lawyer, eminent us he WIS III uIe
science and practice Of the law, that men
chiefly think us they remember him. Ills
service to mankind was on higher and
wider field. lie was appointed Attorney
General by Mr., buchanan on the goth o.
December, 1880, In nflc, OF the darkest
hours of the country'S history; when the
Union seemed crtmbling to pieces, with
\ out M arm raised for its support; when
fpehlencSs and treAChcry were uniting Ia
Weld whatever defiant rebellion mightde'
ilAlltl, and good men everywhere were
ready to despair Of the Republic; for ten
weeksOf that ,winter ,OS7 national agony
NY u sI5 y ~ ;ts,I
w.Netett "iluc'.Ir"so t''"t le'Si l..IanE, :,
TINS true American; n"llly Jlot m.i!1
tho living and the dead, gave what nerve
lie could 10 timid and trembling imbecili'
", and met the secret plOtters Of Their
COuntry's ruin with M undAuntcd front
until before that reSOlutc presence the dc.
iqoP ~ usVl l, a.' ~ y. ~" is'c1, =,
~ tlslt 9Ea saIapS'n , ~ W ,; MI"5 y
!tiarlerssea anu lieu, nai'eI , a, nO" ~
ing, away; llH p , olaa,"lS ~
ATTORNEY HcncrA' III nuS m'nc imsts' n" =.
inc name tt w'1S sI'G ~ s'' ,i.o' r ~
tiat Dr'el Iiiilc nceonc h''o"m aiI"u nuu.
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anu IiucItS. A..ni i, W. " 'e ;nopiS,
~ WIS +,s,o ~ t S,1"S.o ~
mo lllS Ean4Wg III IotlS Us ttic 'cCFSV"
Of War, but It was ut u time when al
Marty ,livisiOns Ind become insignificant
LIJ ~ -, 10. tr;,,;nI corr.roj viii,
anu "ll party ues 'nSL! c"nilH!St WI" ~
those great Iu'"s Which cllsLa'SsG" ant
thNHsltS anu acIlaliVcp ~ ft.c " wv
lMtFioI: ne drought !" mIS 'T't 'Lu"I "
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h0Ic' unnlnChIIs c"MaBE, '. '.;..'.,n'
WILL patlSllCc anu McAuy PeISls'ellS'
when M laIgue eouI! weary aIt. ~ ',' nus
taKeS or m'sI"rtuIl''S c T'NctI' ''TS' ~ NV
people lhaI neHcr MI.rrS"' "m integrity
winch cOEFulNNhI never MLSu W X
r'asl, aM! SlIisieICss ~ l'TTLiSSc Will
hpplins GolW Mlusu9. W, PutPOs'
was u CRUSH the FcDeIuon, anu ""c u
tllnt man VIM Gallle' UT %c!.'e'1 10 u'''Ils
DclWech !ll1l PURPOSE ~. "4l'i 10 cAec'!.'''.
coming iorh cNl! llc- s'PtOSo .hcrt
Is no SulIlclent cvIucllvc t"Tl nc WI" s',n VI
even neCnlny' IIIts'cI ~ NV ~" n.y.
Dut Tue !EoOleln nelIFe 'I'M. MaS ~ l'I'
thoSe "h3 W.T. HIM ~ n .; ~" ,,, "" ~
%WrCcs " thG euAmI2 WIN u' 1;.I...H
measure 70 tnc'r SI'Pim .,!lt. '''S"' Wei
audrtSs MN ~ onc'o' t''ose~
"Chlef OF men WHO: lh'rousI! a cloud
S%t % T Sx SItb and mstchl.Ss FortitniC,
70 peace and truth thy glorious way has slough
sd" r.,
ghuWlp!S ~ NV Ia'a'S upu EinsS
he was Salu 10 ne u.SI"tlc tA'1I NeE .i'..4L
ing anu he may lnt'c p'cli sun" '! ..U
UNJUST; Dll nus worK was u, e ~ u .l.Il'
when there was IltIle oilanGe LOT uellOeFa
tion, ana Wlen Ine Wsi !.I. lI..t!et" u
the law IeIt no ' Ivy ~ !I!"'us, I NV SniS'
and cunIhltl' nc lclt tIlaI tI!c uIc oI III.
nall91 waS ~ nIS llIIlIiS' Nmt tl'ucE llla
IeMrIuh rcSl",SInIti'J nE T".IN' N,t "l"HS'
ADJUST WIN ue'I'as'c manu- Inc lmU.LCG "
private righ'S Nllu wt1hG@ y SINt III"
his manners were Stlc!lllles 9l~"lr!e \,
and9hensISS' VINO S.n I wohoer !IuH NY! !!%
weaf1eI anu 'gYsrppL.'cns3 i.Mm' VIII
SNch pressure on or,1ilI anu nerve. WIZ
sometimes lFrl'nnlS hl,u useFgnInIllotlS y
his intercourse WIN sLlEhnis ,oIl!ccr" I'M
Specializing cohlrNctoIS' an" !Ilc crn .Il, o
hungry cOrllor7MlS any I4lcEhihanI'
boreS VINO perpetually sought access e
him, AMI sometimes Gogio!iil!Iet WIN Suci
those who deserved bGIler treatment