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VOLUME XXI NO 80

magnitude Of the principle involved
lin any case, neycr. was greater learn-
ing or more elaborate argument
br6ugltto it's elucidation.
The chief questions considered and.
adjudged are what days Ore, diss. jiari-
Edici, and; what judicial acts may be
done on days that are diss mon jasyidiei.
To the considerations iof flthsses sqnes-.
tions of mere municpah law are de-
voted learning and utho,jty, iculIed
from every code and from every conn
try. al 8 4ElH1a s7& hdg3 so. q
iHiThe common law and the statute
law, ancient custom and modern
usage, Levitical law and Jewish law,
Roman law and French law, German
law and American. law; the jurispru-
dence of all nations and the literature
of aibagesj are drawn into the discus
sion. -,
Tn this majestic argument Of that
august Court are displayed, not mere
ly the highest powers Of of.compiiation,
the most wonderful research, but that
elevation and berolsm OF mind which
calmly confronts the consequences sof
a great duty, courageousiy and con-
scientiously performed.
:. If he had left no other memorial
Of his splendid judicial abilities, this
luminous judgment would have made
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-; Suuge ""tsIa" so .Ie Le'I.e i"Snri nlsn ~ ~
ns. n's .espiI1 .o noni .uS ,; a;soe,,anaons ~ o
,ood;u wod;U w ~ ,uss ia I ~ s.r;stast - .en.o
= ., ndsgt,. . studsnt ind M hv natnra q stn.
,dsnt hv tys;n;nS q stndant hv' hatit
I;s r;nd was, 1ever' inae.;ve nsver
;dis Fond 90 he was. Of ltaratnra
anJ renerol ;nform at;on ihase wara
Int Int diversiona and .am,,sements Tn.
,.;snnndenos wos the rraat atndy and
hna;na.s , e - ~ I;sa S
a P.s;dos = h;s G ~ ma o,.oras ,no,rras ;;nd;o;.,
o,;n;sns sS w ~ % nS;nan ,roph;as ]
oAhNI' Of his learning m "a and Ind industry that
heor moi, rnofls of the nr;da of
a.P, sn.p oaS w S,;ost ~ oethpss ] - s thnt
nnd.a3 ] hnt @ adm;rsh,e .m,ann,l aM;I
,uvuVSS ,us,1 ouy u;Ia.;ann o o.,amna, ] H.. =
nn 10, ioss oapa onppnan;ant 70 ~ an her. IF tbs
bor w. 'epb tbon MI ;nd;anensable tn officers of
oourt
W. :; 1oso ~ H. 1,a;,,.t .tn.o
Nnel' ~ .oo9' Ihe neglSiasule aa
.1hGrl1ea 3 aisecouu n:. oI.:.In =, Ssal. a.ns
volumes " teRyt1s II 1hpn Me.e vesSl
prlnt, Juage Haraie", aware .. Tue
lmperiectioIns or the nrss eoltlon,
gratultousiy ana giaaly assumed 'ne
'aGor OF ealtlng 1ne a. new sl. sa.tlSn: ea;.d,
onknowh 70 az ous ieW ,:'s arleuus'
ne oestoweo tne greases. alnenco
ana care IN cofrecting .le v1rpal iu-
accuracles' tae .ypograpn'e.s. ,S..tts, 10
anu o'ner u0t1ess;,u ;y;th fSsl az srst l
"hote series, beg.nnn,s Ts.sas aaaJ M0s
YoiumG Q: Pay feP?5ts, M 81 nartl w psspassa ~.
oouDte lgpqseAee g!sse!9 ~ ait 1no typotSP,I
rectlng errors, anq suPPYAng 2mls- Pm!
sions.. a,rez,ai i,ue.sra,;e-4
His notes TO the eases IN Inc re-
published volumes OF McMuilea, One Che.
yes, Harper, and mNott q lMeCIorsc' sIs.'
contain, citations OF asatItes and aec', q,
sions OF the coufts 'that embrace an
the law On tho ,qnestlons sano Pr,ncl-
pies considered andr deeided- tIhese
notes landS references nave, peen, OF
great value to the bench ana tns par.
The notes andL addenda when No
prepared ltor tbe ,bfst Ye!llp9me rotI bay,
Q lund 81 infcElineSt'tpn .s,i lutt tiSIo tfe
ical, biographicaJ' legislative and Ju-
dicial, Of the 'rarest ana most curious
Much Of this harntng was
obtained by tho most elaborate toll
from sources How. inaceessibleHSa
Thenotes andtaddenda 10 6thecase Of
FZylstra against The Corporation hof
Charleston,3 3 the one entitled q.Hetero
Statute" and the QtAer "Lsgtm 1sfre,
abound With! extracts from the great
English charters, and with citations
Of authority Of .nfest'mnaIpDIlee fsg,I9n value,
that are not TO be found IN o torm 80
compact in any other work.
These manuscripts have been pre-
served . and it published would oe in-
teresting. They would would !f be no less IN
valuable as rescuihg from ooscurlty
and oblivion an importaneParto OF inc
judieial history OF the State. ',cG
But this sketch, meagre ane un-
worthy though it be, must not tran
scend the limits assigned by the pro
prieties of the occasion for which 1t
is written. .f,,,F
The health Of Judge Wardiaw,
which was never robust, was shat
tered by disease. some two, years be-