New-York tribune., 1873-05-10

Col Frederick A Conkline after q few remarks on
the great loss occasoned TO the country by the death OF
the Chief Justice offered the following resolutionsi
The Chamber OF Commerce OF the State of New-York'
convened on the 9th day of May ls79 In special meet
ING to rake action IN reference death In this city,
on the nth instant OF the Hon. Salmon Chase Chet-
of Citizens throughout our country the universal OK
preston OF grief and sympathy called torta oy TINS tuu
den national and desires 10 place upon
record its separate and distinct tribute OF respect to the
memory Of the departed jurist and statesman there
RIsolred That the retrospect OF the life and public
services Of ChiefJusce Chase cxois career IN @hloh
great natural abilities unsued purity OF character ana
lofty devotion to the cause of human progress and me
equal rights of man combined 10 Mt him for preenlnent
usefulness trusted leader Of public opinion, an IN
trepd champion OF the oppressed wise administrators
OF national affairs and an able and impartial Judge
the supreme tribunal OF which he the honored head
faithful 10 every trust eOnided TO him, fearless In the
dsharge of every duty and fertile in the Of
statesInanshp, the weight of responsibility which he
bore IN the time of our great national peru as secretary
OF the Treasury in the Cabinet OF Abraham Lincoln
served only stimulate ms patriotism and 10 nerve him
for bis great task of providing the financial means oy
which the OF the Union aud OF free government
! was sustained against all danger and dseOuragement
from the first shock of arms to the final triumph OF the
hesorea That the representatives Of the commercial
interests Of NewYork owe special deOt OF gru,uue
the memory of ChefJusnce Chase IN view OF tue wise
and liberal spirit which marked ms official action IN
reference to all public measures affecting thOse herest5
II fitting that this commercial metropolis whlc
responded so often to his appeals for aid in the dark and
stormy days of the should at the peaceful close o
his life, crowned with the highest honors OF JuGlcla
station be privileged pay the last offices OF revfrepce
and love mis- heless form, and to surround ms Hle
with the tokens OF public sorrow and Yeherauon w
are those who have been the beneiactrs o
| their country aud of the human race. , ,,,.,, 4,
ReSoiped, That cODy of this minute De puoisaaedd
under direction of tue secretary aud comuoa'ou
| 10 the family of ChefJ Justice Chase.
| George Opdyke seconded the resolutions, ana suu
that he could not allow vote 70 be taken without ex-
pressing hs hearty approval OF the resolutions aud his
| conviction that they not overdrawn He then
said:
For quarter Of o century have enjoyed the friend
fnal laIa(
never known man more worthy TO fulhll the highest
public trusts first met him just Is years ago. at the
the Committee Resolutions which adopted the B9I
falo platform. These resolutions were drafted by Mr.
ponents OF Sldvery-the FreeS0ers, the ADOHtionstS
and the Liberal party Mr. Chase the head OF the
last named but ne yielded his views those OF the
Free-Soiers lay the basis of party which should az
connne slavery TO the where it then existed
The resolutions were adopted unanimously, ana they
were the groundwork vi the Republican party. III a
man power aud purity had been at the head Oh
the Treasury il is q question whether should have
succeeded; but the people had confidence IN MT ChaSe
Judgment and integrity. He has left behind nm q
name and history which any citizen OF the United
states might DC proud
The resolutions then adopted with another series
in honor Of r. Warren Weston, member of the
Chamber
The Bar of Brooklyn expressed its respect
for the late CefJustee Of the United States at meet
ing which was held at noon yesterday, in the United
States Circuit Courtroom, in Montague-st There were
present D. c. Wnsow, Registrar in Bankruptcy; United
States Commissioner Jones' United States DstrctAttor-
| ney Tenney, United states Assessor VIM L. Osborne,
Gen. l. S. Catlin, Augustus Ford, Col. Robert John
Stone w. f. Robinson. Surrogate W D. Veeder, Samuel
| D. Morris, John j. Allen, ex-Judge H. E. Gale, Ell"
sauderson, L. j. Maxwell WIN. Colt, T. H. Chittenden'
D. B. Thompson, c. LOwrey, p Ready, f. NJ Cullen, j.
Weinberg exJudge James Troy, County Judge John j.
Armstrong OF Queens County Judge Beebe, p s. Crooke
ex-Judge Greenwood. F. A. Mathison George W. Hoxle,
| william ID Hughes. and Others
Judge Benedict occupied the Bench, and either side
of him Judge Gilbert Of the Supreme Court JUS
tices Nelson, McCue and Reynolds, Of the City Court
and Judge Henry A. Moore OF the Court OF Sessions.
After the Court had been formally opened United States
District-Attorney Tenney and said:
The sad intelligence has reached us, by telegram and
otherwise, that salmon 7. Cnase is dead anu as
recognition OF this sad event, ana hitting tribute oi re-
rspect TO his and ms worth, do now move the
adjournment Of this, the Circuit Court OF the Eastern
District OF NewYOrk and that record OF such adjourn
ment entered by the clerk upon tile minutes OF THIS
court. 1t peculiarly hitting and proper tnat We
who are stn retained in the trial Of fe should pause in
| the conflict 10 honor to fallen chettain, hlm
record has been closed, whose briet life hs bee
ended. who has moved back from the table ana passed
on 10 that grand asszethe Court OF Last Reor-Where
Justice is judge aud where the WICKED LEX celse IRON
strikes not the Federal Courts alone, but reaches the
state Courts also and therefore most cordially well
come 70 these rooms the of the legal fraternity,
the judges OF State Courts whom IL our pleasure 10
| see among us.
The United States DisricAttorney then proceeded 10
| whom he pronounced peer among peers, man OF
| purity of life and nobility Of manhood Born in OBJ
scurity educated poverty graduated at the pow and
harrow he had carved his way by his own right hand
and his manly heart from the New-Ham shire farm TO
the highest place the American Repubhc-the Chief
Justice of the nation. Ex-JudGe Beebe seconded the
motion for adjournment, and in doing said that the
nation and profession had lost great man. Never
bsper had been breathed against his profession
ally or privately r. II. Huntley and Gen. I. s. Catn
also made brief remarks. Judge Benedict then said;
The sad intelligence of the death of ChiefJustice
Chase and the expressions following that intelligence
have received 10y this Court with profound regret
a regret which Is universal WITH respect to the De
portion of the history OF this country is read winch mar
rates great moral revolution against Slavery there
will be found the name OF Salmon y. Chase leader.
In the history OF the war which followed that revOu-
ton Mr. Chase will appear as the head OF department
of the Government which furnished the means where
with prosecute that great war; and III the history OF the
years subsequent to the Rebellion until DOw and hardly
less important tnan the others by of the interest
of the questions which have arisen, Mr. Chase appears
as Supreme Jnstice of the United states Court-the
court of last resort for the whole nation. Few men
have called to the position Of CheIJustce The
first jay, who held the position Io SIX years me
! next was Rutedge. who held the position Tor nine
years the next Ellsworth, who held the position
the position for thirty-6ye years aud the next was
TdneY who held the position for twenty years Ihe last
was Chase, WHO held the position for nlne years. Inc
deceased is Of Elk who have been called TO
position perhaps the highest in the land No ordinary
could have accepted and acceptdDy hled the posi-
tiOn have named high ana 50 fun OF responsibility
ltis due to The memory OF tle man ana ouI oi ISSPIc
DlstrictAttOney should be granted, and IL Is accord
gy ordered that the District and Circuit Courts OF the
Eastern District DO now ADJOURN anu s,nu aJoutneu
until the ,day he is buried and that the clerk enter
minute VI the same upon the recOrus VI inc OouII
THE BROOKLYN COURTS.
Immediately after Judges McCue, Reynolds
and tNeilson had taken their seats upon the bench
of the CITY Court, DisirctAttorney Briton. in brie
speech moved the adjournment of the Court mari
of respect for the hefJuce United States