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Of his learning, as well as his fair
ness and love of truth, could not
fail to make him a distinguished
Judge. His purity was withoutsoil.
No breath of suspicion, not even a
passing breath, ever fitted across
the polished surface of the mirror
!. of his integrity. He held the
scales ofrjustice with, a firm. aud
equal hand. He kept bis .ermine
undefled. Iincline to think that
the reputation IF a pure, upright
and learned judge, who, in his
high Office, has held himself aloof
from tile corrupted currents Of the
world, and has identified his name
witllthe establishment or Eillustra-
tionkof great principles sofs TRUTH,
Justice and freedom; is,s sbf all eeeasl
lar repntations, the most deYoasly;
|tosbe desired. IT is comparatively !
free from envy :. and from the 1
conflict and .seiL of the po-
litical arena; itsi:on ashigher
njane. and Of less ihia iephemearsrl' as Char =
Iaeter. What fame Isl mofe ssgessas,.
or more unchallenged t6a t6e eF
n 1ardwinka Mansfiald aii5k Ton1nES.
dem ,sor, in this eonntry than' that
Of Marshall. story md Kent asH
sis the nart Of the. iudicial masiis.s.
.trate to deal. with jyst;ce and ia. lgS'
m,e,u. twoSssofsa the most awful q of E
.th;nas saiaS Sfa 2beTt6e babisof;onls,3 ,o}
.sbe I'm @ . of Gs3i Z W WJiafa : fsare;I
tb;ms III taSn,;ai, ia N;i,u;;fi;. > = + s.betrav
+bamst @ ~ 4 -. 80. y,
Tndoa War;la1r. l;vad and moved, :
among q raea;ofsrreat LAWYERS and
;ndges. He was the friend and
comnesr If ancb lawyers a. Pat;-
sontp1ea -, oaona - 1. aaa pnosto,, .and ~
g,aI aae anu - Icy tsSo'i n:MaaM a
Gavn nan;j uIS gbnaon @s IL IaI peii 1iohnstona
aa Ea,.1a srd 1 W;thous DoD Tbasa .,naR
nnrsued. mr. IN M the law S naf + simniy a. @ -
eeainful craft. bnt as aliberal science
and an elevated and ennoblinc
profession. - Most /: of tbem-f )
mpiobt saw. every one Of them-died
anobly poor No better men, or
more / brilliant advocates. or SCUM
der or more learned Judges have
graced the annals Of this State, or !
IF any Of the States. Their foren- :
sic displays and judicial expositions :
are their eulogy and monument.
Judge 6Wardlaw moved with !.
equal step beside these men. He
emulatei their virtues, and rivaled
their achievements. Together
they settled our Jurisprudence
upon the impregnable basis Of
sound reason and high morality.
Their work is recorded and it will
stand the test'of the ablest scruti-h
ny. In that galaxy our deceased
brother is a star of glory.
One after another we are laying
to rest upon the bosom OF our
common mother, the men; who !,
were recognized as our counsellors
and leaders IN the former days OF
her dignity and glory, as well as
in the latter days of her great
trial and heroic sacrifices and suf-
fering. If they were great in :,
prosperity, they were greater still
in adverse fortunes. They showed
by their example how the private
station may. become the post Of
honor, and how true it is that the
man digniies the office and not the
office the man. The men of whom
[ speak were too strong to. sink
however cruel, and too proud and
true to purchase place at the price
Of servility and treachery. a
grateful people will hold their
names in fresh and lasting remem- :