The Portland daily press., 1873-09-23
TO THE MEMORY JUDGE WARE
Proceedings i'm the District Court.

In accordance with the previous arrange
ments the members of the Cumberland Bar
Association met in the United States District
Court room yesterday afternoon at o'clock to
receive the report of the Committee of Ar
rangements. The President, Judge Howard,
being absent, the meeting was called to order
by Hon Nathan Webb. NJ, M. Butler, Esq,
presented the report of the committee embody-
ing the resolutions to be offered to the Court
The report was adopted. On motion OF j. o
Donnell, Esq, the Association voted to print
the report of the whole proceedings of the day
in pamphlet form. On motion of Hon. j. HI.
Drummond it was voted to continue the ses-
sion of the Association until after the adjourn
ment- the court.
At 81 o'clock Judge Fox took his seat on the
Bench Hon. George f. Talbot then arose and
in language at once elegant and appropriate
announced the death of Judge Ashur Ware
The following is brief abstract of the Honor
able gentleman's remarks:
May it please your Honor: Since its last SEES
sion, the eminent man whose personal virtues
and judicial authority this court must always
honor, has laid aside the burdens and inirm-
ties of protracted old age, and peacefully
ond Judge Ware who, for more than forty
years, presided over the District Court of the
United States for the State of Maine in the seat
to which you have so worthiy succeeded, died
peacefully at his residence in this city Oh We'd
nesday the 10th day of September inst. at half
past eleven in the morning, in the ninety sec
ond year of his age. The speaker then dwet
upon the rare physical and personal qualities
of the deceased. and referred in glowing terms
to his superior attaiuments in the graceful and
1iohfaP pmhali ShmQntS of a ViOOfOuS intellect.
enriched wit all the varied discipline of the
schools. He dwet upon the substantial it not
conspicuous benefits conferred upon society by
mind SO richly endowed with intellectual and
moral culture. and declared it to be of historic
value worthy of commemoration 10 a fitting BIZ
,ograph,. He reviewed the leading features of
his life and dwet at length upon the severer
nature OF his early studies, especially in meta
physics and mathematics. He quoted the opin-
ions which Judge Ware had formed of his own
taste in intellectual pursuits and referred par
tcularly to the purpose he once had of entering
the ministry. MIR. Talbat briefly referred to the
,>oble personal traits which in Judge Ware
sho ne prominent and dwelt at some length
nnon his kindness and humble bearing
tdwards the most illiterate person with whom
he had de, Wings in court. The Judge, by the
ELEGANCE of his language, charmed all who list
ened to him The most stupendous labor of
his life was the calculation of well defined
nrincinles of adm ralty law from the crude
iurisprudence of the Early history of our couu-
try and his reports are considered Invaluable
to the student in martins law.
M. NJ. Butler Esq.,, then addressed the
court, stating that it had devol,,ed upon him to
present the resolutions of respect % the memo
ry of the deceased Judge, and while nothing
could be added by him to the beautiful trl1ute
that had just been paid to the memory of Judge
Ware, few words from him before present. pg
the resolutions would not be Inappropriate
Mr. Butler thel- referred to the position Judge
Ware held IN the Bar and to the very high es-
innate entertained by them of his eminent abil-
tiles; he referred to the respect aud esteem in
which he was held by the citizens of Portland.
'"He was a good citizen. a pure patriot, genu-
inc lover of liberty, a true Democrat III the
higher and nober sense of the word "He
possessed tenderness of nature almost femin-
inc" a simplicity of character almost child
ike" None can recall an unhind act or
harsh word from him." "Among the great
lights of Admiralty he shone star of the first
magnitude" Ills service in the cause of en-
liphtened, Jurisprudence have already conteTree,
and will continue to confer, so long as justice
sbal.be dispensed, lasting benefits upon man
kind"
Mr.. Butler then read the following resolu
tions and moved that the clerk be instructed to
enter them upon tie court records:
Resolped That we the members of the
Cumberland County Bar deem the recent
and for more than two score years, Judge o.
the District Court of the United States for TIT
District of Maine, an appropriate occasion fol
us who enjoyed with him the kindllest anc
most friendly relations, both professional ano
personal, to pay our affctionate tribute OF re-
spect to his memory and to testify our crate
full appreciation of his virtue and pubic
service.
ResOl0ea That the emnence of Judge
Ware in those branches of his jurisprudence
to which he devc0ed the labors of his life has
been SO universally recognized, not to need
eommemoratlon at our ncGds. But now that
ne mas gone from us, we would fain give ex-
preston TO our renewed sense Of the impor-
tance and influence of his iudicia, labors,
which have left so lasting an impression ~,
The jurisprudence of his times. ano onr in
creased admiration of those luminous .nd
srudite judgments recorded in the rpnor,s
which bear his name,-which for sound learn.
ing, depth of research, logical acumen felici,,
of illustration, and mastery of the English
language, in a style of simple grace ant
beauty are models of their kind in iudicia