The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-10


Chief Justice Moses and. AsaGoiats iJua.
tices Willard andlWrght.n.edT .eioaAs
Ion motioA oilMF. .Simons, the case ct
Mary Johnaton,a Observation-Disclosures, rs. 1.-The
City Ooanoill 9t QJhlaqFl4aetoR, Vas, ordered
to be docketed.
trtJarnesi G.cWilliansr tc!.y Rhoda,. Will
ihtnsj Kppealnabandohed. ! Il t>in\l
.nMti Attorney!G General, :. Chamberlain
arose: and ANNOUNCED ,,tni thd I Cdnrt :th q
death Of Hon.l ZSpRauiahn Hlatt, Judge
Of the Setondt Circuit, sat this home in
Aiken, on the night of the Goth April last.
The,Attorbey. General taaid:, ,tNciI x -
May I'd PLEAsan YbUR HoNURs:iI r ape
pear.ibefbrs you this morning, to, a1ii j
nounoe ah eye1t which peculiarly. Affects
this Court, andi all OF us who are con:
neoted with the; ;iudicial administfation
OF the State. Hon. .Zephhniah PIats,.
Judge ofithe Second u udioial CiYouit OF
this State died at his home in Aiken, on
the night 6i tie, 20th, Of April. .i.aiIi:,!
nThe sudden departure Of an eminent
and h6noied public servant, IN the mid st
ofithe fall 6sbharge of his higA judicial
fdnotions,t de- an event; which; appeals I'd
us1 by by.alsentiment'to t'tolwhidh.in0hgto tof us
are strahgers;f to pause nom ent tn the
haste e:andl distraction. of life, while we
testify our nsense Of the worth OF. him
who Is gohe, and .tfls'ioss which mas been
sustained i!by his departure. la com
pleted llife} a.life fixed and determined
beytndah alteration;iA iA span of human
existence whioftnhas nov; merged itself
IN the infinite: and 'eternnl, is q subject
always Of the tprofohndest interest Is .
tfi6dghtful and lsefious mihd.'AI ~ =.
/ The earthly form so familiar to our
eyes, the gracious pfesehce so delr 70
onr'heartsi the daily life so interviewer
With our ibwh Ristory and happiHess and
h9PesI the whole oRangefuI life. picture,
has suddehly beeh"@ithdrnwn nom our
mortal Riswahd has'gone TO riirE!s wiIh
than ;msseefiots future, to whose unex-
plored scehesia1it our steps ata hasteninR:
.and'How.ali' that is left; Co tnbhrninn Or
sympasa9ifz,ag 1haefa.ts ia t9 recall the fea
gather np ifts LESSONS 'of .duty nHShlId under
its 1tspiration to stTii3o Mote igabpnsstly
to plant otr own feet Of tiffee tsafe 'wnfs Of
= virtue and honor. ahd to guide our own
SSsn SSsn le|t eX tas h1gh AAsaAp!Ns #htioh II has
ssSsSs SP sP1ss ss lsaA g
SodaaSts hiaa Ssh ishi0 iJ5a n,9 an aSage Sg
in the judicial and political 6fat6ffyy of
hia native State, His grand: father.
whose name ha borei was 10, j I'd be-, aud
memoen nfl tlnngressi lot tha. State of New
York; and his father was likewise Judge
6f the 6hptems G6nfs OF that Stafs. and
.fAe Lifelong friend and s1dompsas. .Iof ,the
earlier iadfoi6E nnalBl 0f1 that State
Kent; Sgan6ari Ehonplabh and Van Ness
Els mit9rndi aHtsstfy 'co6naHrs:sSS rsss tJs
with thei! Mvilgaton. family. liEsyaise
eminent in the public and judioialsannais
sSa :alS asf ees ats sAS Pg|iea Hiesaa
entered Yale College, where; however.
!. be, remained but one YEAR Hia father's
:inserest lin Hamilton College, then iust
Founded at. Clinton; Oneido Countv.
NseW York, ,i1dHesd 'him to remove his
son to that. college,, where lie graduated
in 1876. .g7p1ooar Ill q, ynita.l :.e;,. :,
Ho NOW SPENT two years in preparation
tor the profession of law, in the office az
that distinguished connaelor, Mr.. Henry.
ofAAlbanyN5 ;f,.rii.ayn rs,l.3Eli I'm i.
In 18l7,. at the age: or twetitv-0ne. he
was aamittsiz.:: :5, = ttaa t:tia Bar In nav .Tork
oity, and Immediately entered moon The
active plaeticeiof hisebrofessio1. .ali,
SsS In l619,oh was married to Mies' Cor.
fAli4 ,5(seHki1s. whp survives to imoGrn
thellpas! o4 her, lifelong, faithful cooim11pn,
'nionsnwhoBe fond care and strong. arm
tSss hsa Rs;Gltsotea !, qnq gaiaed l her tor
p ppon. tho Retirement Of !, his father
fsSa; The bench OF the Suprema Court,
at the7age of, sixty. he associated himself
with his son. ID the praotice' Of Inv, in
the city of New York,f taintil tha death nf m
the eformer, in 1884.
In 1889, Judge, Platt removed to De.
tr2it, where he was appointed to the
Office o. United States Register in Bank
ruptoy;, and, in 1914, lie was made, AZ.
toFney. General OF that State. This lat.
ter Office he held for two years. Raturn-
Ing, in 184S, to New York, he resumed
the practicey Of hiR profession, and Wan
largely employed by the United States
Governn6nt In the settlement ofclai ms.
as special copnsel, add icomnigsfGper@
,.residing. during q, part lo9lishA Atime.
While .othus Employed j inS sitcity o1
Washington. L. .:e;''i .lil. = 2.
In February, 1868, during the military
goverument cot. this State, he was an
pointed. by Gen. Oanby, to the portion
,of Circuit Judge OF this State, and i'm.
'mediately entered upon his duties. \ ).
In August, 1885, he was elected, b;J
n TT LA. y =