, 1873-04-05

him tho 1seq5 r. q compiling tho opinion would
cordanco with tho views thus oxrreBsod. Yet,
and, bcgluning at tho foundation, slowly raiaod
l,ia structure OF faota mud Inv, 1t hot In
frequently happened that ho found himself,
nt tho conclusion Of Ills toll, with mi
forme1 coees Sd nnd passg @ oarsfuy s any
mont. as 1t presented ltsolf, ho had accumulated
maas OF Obstinate truths that could not be le.
70 fron oeua
Thus It wnH that t!loy bocamo familiar with each
other, and learned tho value Of oaol otherB' at
talnrnents. It was lnmontablo circumstance
st hSrf ~ m shGo a9 bs on9 any GspSs o tho ar hs
Court was liko pcco Of machinery, md 1t Ind
begun to work smoothly. It took nearly ycnr
to got into running orlcr, but tho work was
thoroughly dono. Yet at what eostl l., Tho e
sonsoloss cries Of t1onlagognoB.
Thornton, ono OF tile most uaoful Judges on
tho Bench, Ind boon forced to roBign Broeso
WAS growing loss ablo to resist tho rdo nssanlts
of tho lawlosa Scott was not in the enjoyment
of robust 1lealth, nnd Lad already boen COM
pollod to seek relaxation from his trying lnbors
tho speakor bad boon proatratea by two
onta aoaness an as only 1ust commencing I'M,
not IN agreenble ono, anyway It wns looked ut;
for Judge. Salary reduced to below tho amount
paid to Circuit Judges, 1nmerltod public con-
tumoly and increasing an1ietfos were not Gtr"
or arm tho mind with vigor to rorol tho assauliH
Of tho misguided men who would bring the law
into contompt. IIo did not hesitate to sny TINT,
upon calm roviow Of tho situation. lo Ind
MADE ur Ills MIND 70 nEs1aN,
unless matters took. . moro hopeful tint. Ho
did not intcna to not hastily. and therefore could
not say how aoon ho should finally dotormino his
course. But tho attractions Of o priyato life
were far greater, in hia eyes, than those Of su~
preno Court Judge. Ho was wearlod with tue
struggle. He would lave abandoned It long ago,
but from q strong senao of duty. OF him 1t
should mover bo said tlat he had retired from
ofllco from fear, or want Of Armneas. It was
his highest aspiration to do bis duty frcoly aud
fearlesBly; and he should therefore rennain in
office Until his enemies lad exhausted
rst!ao .efs ati'h'' dsnI Eh'n and p' vlfsoa ses
happily, in tho meantime, tho performance of
/ hia duties by Supreme Coult Judge becamo
moro pleasant and practicable, He looked for
| ward, az to necessary relief, to tho timo when
he Should return to private Dfo, aud . modest
office in Chicago.
tomplatod the practice Of law in this city -:
His Honor said TINT WAS certainly his inton-
tfon, at the close Of bis proBont labors unless By
TINT time tho atmosphere had cleared. Il might
bo that the difficulties Of the proBent, !" like an
| ugly dream" would pass away; and nothing
lin. ,Ho, had no doubt that he Should
a prlyatolif and, fhe chances of thero boing
any change for the better in Supreme Court nat;
to be shortly numbered among the menbera Of
tho Chicago bar. The object Of Lis ambition
and here tho Judge hsstily strodo the room,-
WEB virtually gone: Like othcr men, Judges
! might DO permitted Q legitimate ambition. To
merit the applause Of th6 country for long and
faithful service was surely not an unworthy am
bition for my man. Yet such ID 1t was, 1t
oeased to animate his mind. II Thornton, tho
best and strongest among them, had been
forced to resign, ho. scarcely entertained
any dearo to continue tho struggle. People Of
all conditions got themselves up to understand
tho science Of law; perhaps one Of them would
serve the State better than ic could have done;
II It wore moro mattor Of money, he could
scarcely do 1t cheaper, at any rate.
And here the Judge paused, for messenger
came to say tho writer must depart Il he wanted
It will bo noted, in these articles descriptive oi
an interview with Judge MoAllister, that no at
tempt bus boon made to do anything more than
convey the sense Of His Honor's romarks. II
would be impossible to do Justice to tho 1uonoy
and craco Of Ills conversation.