The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-14
The Late Chief Justice, Chase.

Tributes OF Respect to his MemorJ
by the judges and Lawyers OF the
Supreme Courts.Remarks OF Rev.
erdy Johnson.l ~" b'IuD,ao n.
WASHINGTON, D. G., October 13.-Af-
ter the adjournment OF The Supreme
Court to-day, to enable justices 10 pay
Etheir annual visit to the President, q
meeting was held totake action concern
II ing the death Of Chief Justice Chase.
There were present in the chamber, AT
torney General Williams, Reverdy John
son, Gen. Butler, Senator Bayard, Messrs.
Carlisle, Casey, Phillips, Otto Pike. Ash.
ton, Davidge, Durant, Bradley, Pascal,
Merrick, and many other distinguished
members Of the bar.
On a motion OF Mr.. Carlisle Hon. Rev.
erdy Johnson presided and D. w. Mid
dleton, clerk Of the court acted as Secre-
tary. Mr.. johnson 10 the course Of his
address on taking the chair said the death
Of an eminent Judge eleven State Court
Is always n great calamity, but the death
Of the Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
Of the United States was still a greater
calamity because Of the greater extent Of
the jurisdiction and q greater Importance
Of questions TO be decided. He felt sure he
could assert with perfect truth that
more able and upright Judges than those
which adorned this court were not TO be
found In any other country oil the world,
and as To the late ChieiJustice be was In ali
respects equal to his predecessors. When
the appointment was made, although he
had high appreciation Of his talents and
ability as legislator and officer of the;
government and was satisfied Chase was
truly great man, he had his doubts con-
cerning his capacity lor the distinguished
judicial position. But in this he mistook
lor his decisions, involving so many deli
cate and important questions growing out
Of our civil strife, from the very first com.
manded the approval OF the profession and
oi the country. He would iorbear TO even
conjecture who was to succeed 10 the
next Chief Justiceship. He believed,
however, and ho felt perfectly satisfied
from his judgment OF the appointing and
comforting power, that whoever shall be
the successor will be equal TO tho task
Al Uuuunbn bhlu Spu-
ISOLATION was to be found in the fact that
as father, the late Chief Justice was
tender, as friend, steadlast; as man, he
stood TO the last, high in the confidence
oi his countrymen; died as he lived,
christian.
Mr.. Phillips said he was satisfied that
the members of the bar had listened with
profound respect TO tho remarks Of the
chairman, and as these M doubt found re-
sponse In every listener he thought 1t I'm.
necessary TO offer any remarks, but would
move the appointment Of q committee to
report such action as was necessary to be
taken. ,-...,
The committee was accordingly ap-
pointed.
Alter an interval Of a few minutes
Mr.. Merrick cported series OF reso.
lutions eulogistic Of the deceased, and ten.
dcring to his family the sincere sympathy
Of the meeting In their loss, and further.
that the Attorney General Of the United
States be requested to move in the Su.
preme Court that the resolutions be en-.
tered in the minutes, aud as q further
mark of respect that the members Of the
bar will wear the usual badge ol mourn
ing fer thirty days. The resolutions were
ugreed 10 and the meeting adjourned.