The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18
TIE Hon. JUDGE NELSON.
His Retirement from the Supreme Court
q e. Of the United States. 3 .ssa 3
Important Meeting Of the Bar-An Address To
Speeches Of Charles 0'Conor, Edwards e,i
Pisrrspoat Clarence A. Seward
-..-..,. y and William II. Evarta e o.

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Yesterday an innasatiai and largely attended
meeting Of members OF the bar 81 ills r,.y and
State was held In tho Court room oi the
United States Circuit Court for the purpose
| OF taking some action In reference to the recent
retirement OF the Hon. Judge Samuel ReisO,,
nom the Supreme Court at washington.
Of which he had been for SO long q
period distinguished member. The fact that tho
meeting was called to pay deserved complimcnr
to Judge who has for period 0fAity years want
ing only three months held an honored place upon
the bench, and the proceedings to which this 90
cAslon gave rise, constitute An event unprece-
dented in the judicial history America and never
yet equalIed through the long annals OF English
jurisprudence. or course, Judge Nelson himself
was not present; bss his portrait, painted BY Mr..
Brandt. hung upon one Of the walls OF the Court
room, reminding those IN attendance OF the fea-
lures Of the eminent magistrate whom they
must have often seen presiding with Dig
nifty as Circuit Judge In this district
Shortly after two O'Clock Judge Bosworth moved
that the meeting be organised under the presA-
dency Of Mr.. Charles O'Conor a's
Mr.. O'C0nor having taken the chair, ''r.
Mr., Sidney Webster moved that the following
gentlemen be appointed ,el ooI
M aHo VICE Presidents
James W, Gerard, Murray Hoffman, Edgar 8.
H Van w NIKE yS sosworrh Welcome Beeee.
K. Porter. Henry y. Davies, n. J. Phelps, John
Ganson. George B. Hubbard. Lyman frenssin.
R. D. Hubbard, O. A. Ingerson, II. E. StOughton.
The motion was adopted. 7ahil atpe9 iA,
On the motion OF Mr.. O. A. Seward Mr.. Sidney
Webster was appointed Secretary OF the meeting.
SPEECH OF MR.. CHARLES o'C0N0R
Mr.. OConor then rose and satd:-
BRETHREN OF THE BAR-The great lawyer VINO
for half century has been practically the very
life and light of our jurisprudence has retired from
active duty His illustrations OF practical justice
remain for our enlightenment and will descend TO
and the future are participants alike; but In some
things we are exclusively his benenciartes. HIS
or ali the judicial graces In that high place his
princely bearing and lion front inspired every
honest sutton with confidence. while 1t parI
lyzed the most audacious guilt. These thintsS
we have witnessed and Will ever remember;
but neither tongue nor pen can convey
These memories and the pleasure OF contemplating
him In the sefenely tranquil retirement which closer
or When w and
gued the causes which Kent and Spencer decided,
Is happily connected in history with eli that u now
Nelson adorned. Patriotism and pro essionai pride.
can hope for no more than that the rising lawyers
cessors the great fame derived By their class from
such high sources and through such g noble chan.
mel tApplause.) u felF 1890 tfa ~ % f
la ADDRESS 10 JUDGE NELSON ii,a
Mr. z. W. Stoughton moved that an address be
presented to Judge Nelson, and the following gen.
tlemen were named by the Chair as the committee
on address :-E. W. stoughton, B. D. siIlimsn. Thso-
dore w. Dwight, George Gifard, and O. Van SAINT. o.
word. ~ N,
This committee soon prepared an address, which
Mr. E. w. stoughton, read, as follows: 49, h
To THE HONORABLE SAMUEL NELSON
sIR-Your retirement from the bench Of the SUI
Service Of more than forty-nine years is an event
which the members Of the bar Of the Federal Courts
cannot allow to pass into history without connect:
sense Of the solid benefits conferred by your iabor
and example upon the Bar and people OF this
c int IL = so ss s se9s
commenced your judicial career under system
pds :. which cong yo and Se1ossa %
and scquirenents which sIngulsrly lifted
to this work great energy, noble ambition, an
earnest love Of iustice absolute importantly: an
fS q all sne a o o
your conscience. 70 the law and 70 your God: you
members are numbered some Of the greatest law
yers Of the last generation. Prom the Circuit
thy TO cit il the place Of the great masters Of
nss % srS nss
as chief Justice ' Of the state As such ycu pre-
saa ne
records of jurisprudence would have transmitted
2 Ms g no Sa OF q
years. During that time you had mournsa the
Bar which had greeted your entrance into judicial
life. Around you had grown up . younger Bar, to
ence. You had served the state Of your ma
s ssns vs S s sns n. sra .a asS tie su nasUaa
Your opinions there delivered win long stand
examples Of the right application Of established
e .o9s
than rwenty-ssvsn years ago. in the null maturity
1Iyour powers you were appointed aS an Associate
and INJURED SuestioHs. TIE laws Of nations Of "a.
p :. q now q
bear testimony, administered with unsurPasse9
ability with critical accuracy you studied sn S
q multitude Of rules comprised within The
special Drsnchs. O ursprdassnoe, .ys Sn y ,Ss
you diS. to 0 the Oi invessston and decso %
causes as sesI ns sca sarns
frult Of Q life OF study and reflection. your nnd
and generous treatment Of young lawyers eve r en-
struggling 10 deserve your agpr tSs1 snsy vsss
vonr OF professional excellence was high,
and that win ySqr approval s,o was a a
earnest Of futurs dlnc' 10 sns snc, "
s shIs c1ountry an example by which the wisess
and hest OF its members have prodted and
Nv vonr long and spotless life - . magistrate you
IA Va added dignity and lustre to the history Of
urisprudence; for, while the degradation and cor.
ruption Of the judges Of nation innict upon u an
their purity and their learning have ever written
the prOudest annals OF national life There are
among those who now address you many who have
so long been accustomed to your presence upon
the bench that they will never be quite reconciled