Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-12-02

my attachment and esteem for the members
of the bar. To l,now and feel that have
merited their confidence and esteem, and
that this gift is not bestowed out of feigned
regard, is to me n source of great satisihc-
| tion. My situation on the bench would |
have been very uncomfortable and unenvi-
able one, If, instead of ENJOYING the confl- |
dence and esteem of the members of the |
bar. had incurred their displeasure, and |
provoked their ill-will. 1t would be un-
grateful in me, if failed on this occasion, |
| to acknowledge their uniform kindness, and |
bear testimony to their gentemanly con- |
| duct and readiness ut all times to con-
suit the wishes of the Court. The years /
spent on the bench, although pleasant,
were not all sunshine and unclouded
Storms would occasionally arise, and low
ering clouds would appear, that for a while
shut out the beautiful sunshine but the
clouds disappeared, and were generally
succeeded by n clearer sky and brighter
sunshine. We live, my dear sir, in world
of change. One generation passeth away,
and another cometh. Seasons change.
The biting frosts of winter, and the cold
northwest winds, binding the earth in icy
chains, are succeeded by the pleasant winds
and gentle showers of spring, to dissolve
the icy chains, and infuse new life and
vigor to animate and inanimate creation.
Summer with its still warmer winds and
intenser heat, to mature the seeds sown by
the husbandman, and reward him for his
toll and labor, succeeds spring, and then
comes autumn-lovcly autumn, with its
change and falling leaf, to remind us ofour
maturity, and strengthen us after the de-
pressing heat of the summer, and prepare
us for the wintry storms. To day, q man
may hold the highest office in the gift of a
free people, and tomorrow be n private ci-
tizcn-an esteemed one 1t Is true, If he has
discharged the duties of his office faithfully
and honestly. Many changes have taken
place since | came to the bar, and on the
bench. l have out.lived most of my COM
peers, and my years have been prolonged
beyond the years usually allotted to man,
and they are telling on my physical and
mental vigour. 1t is time, sir, that leave
the bench and give place to one better able
to endure the mental labor necessary to
discharge the duties of President Judge.
1t is pleasure to know that when the
relation OF Judge and counsel ceases, as it
will in very few days, we can still enjoy
the luxury ofkind and friendly Intercourse,
and cherish and cultivate the friendship
that has 50 long existed, With you, my
dear sir, l have long been acquainted. l
was one OF tho committee appointed to en-
anime you on your application for admis-
sion to the bar, and am now the only sur
viving one. Your excellent preceptor is
dead, but he still lives in the memory of
some of us. l knew him WELL He was n
fine scholar, n profound lawyer, an eloquent
pleadcr, II gentleman and christian. The
committee appointed to examine you were
not mistaken when they certified to the
Court, that you were well grounded in the
principles of the law. From that time to
, the present, your professional career has
been onward and upward and it gives me
, pleasure to say that you now stand at the
head of the legal profession, respected ior
your high legal attainments. and high
sense of honor. You enjoy the confidence
and esteem of the members of the bar o
. the district, as you always have mine.
am pleased that you were selected to pre-
sent this beautiful gift, which | now &C
, cept from your hands, and tender to you
and the members of the bar of the district
, and officer, of the G ,urt, my grateful nc
. acknowledgements for y Iurand their kindness
! and l hope you viii all live and prosper
q long after | am forgotten, and that while
y the storms of liio are passing unheedeo
!. over my grave, your voices will be hearI
| in the halls of Justice.
!. After the response, n little time was
1 spent in social intercourse, when the Court
q members ofthe Bar and officers returned u
y the Court House, and the Court adjourned
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: Winter is now fairly upon us, and th'
teams are Fastening to the lumber wood
!, in various parts of the country. Our ad
u vice to every man VINO goes to the woods
= be he captain, cook, tcamstcr, or any othc
u man, is to take along good stock of John
: sons Auodyue Linimcnt and Parsons
;, Purgalive Pills. Many months of labo
q in the aggregate) may be saved by thi
J precaution.
y Bad enough to look and feel bad yourself
It but no excuse for having your horse loo
d and feel badly, when for u small sum yo
st can buy Sheridan's Cavalry Condition
), Powders, which given in grain two or thre
:, times week, will make him look and it,
. l ,uall