The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-09

eloquent c;logy Of the decreased. General
| johnson spoke Of the Chicf-Justice not onIv
as an able statesman and great jurst, but as
an esteemed and highIy-yaIued personal
| friend. lie spoke especially of the import
! ant part which he had filled in the history
OF The nation during tie war, and recalled
| the remarkable fact that while no man,
| perhaps, had contributed more to the
triumph Of the Federal cause. none now
mourncd his death more sincerely than the
people Of the South. Called from the halls
Of legislation, in which he had spent large
portion of a busy life, to the head of the
! financial department of the Government
and from that TO the Supreme Bench, it was
| in the last roe which he assumed that his
great abilities were most brilliantly displayed.
As judge he knew. no party, and TO his
jealous regard for the supremacy Of civil law
was due in no small degree the early reStora-
| ton OF peace and prosperity which placed
| Virginia in such favorable contrast with her
sister states of the late Contcderacy.
incidentally General johnson stated that
| he wa, authorized by Chicf.IllSticc Chase to
| record it aS his judicial opinion in the case
OF Jefferson Davis that the foul teenth amend
mcnt operated "a complete and perfect am
| ne>ty against all political offences committed
against The Government during the rebellion
by aiding and abettin9 it.
General johnson remarked particularly
upon the Chiel-Justir', high opinion of Nir-
ginia and the people of Virginia. He was
particularly pleased with Richmond. and had
selected this city aS the place in which he
preferred to spend his declining years Had
he been successful in purchasing the resi-
dencc Of CEi,f-JulStice Marshall, hc proposed
to tit it up rs Il homestead, and live there for
the rest Of his life.
REMARKS or COLONEL CABEIL.
Colonel II. &. Cabcll followed General
Johnson. He had known Judge Chase i'll
early life and in his later years, and bore Il
willing testimony to his rare ability and per-
sonal qualities. He mentioned as an inter-
eSting fact. not generally known, that the
dCcC >eti, when Il young man. wrote aud
published several poems ina volume OH the
Language Of Flowers, in the compilation ot
which llr assisted. Colonel tahCll also r.
| tcrr,d at length and in terms Of high culo2y
| 10 the public services OF the Chiet-.jlistirc
| and in his rare qualities OF head and heart.
The meeting then adjourned.
srEECH OF HON. JAMES Lyons.
In presenting the proceedings of the bar to
the Circuit Court the Hon. james Lyons,
| chairman of The meeting. made some interest
| inr remarks. in which he spoke of the Chief
| Justice ~ of one with whom he had enjoyed
pleasant social relations. and who COM
mandcd his admiration and esteem. An in
cidcnt Of onc OF his visits to the cottage
home of the speaker was recalled. Mr..
| Lyons casually mentioned the con-
vcrsation that a staff officer in the
United States army was occupying a
scat on the Supreme Bench of Nir%i-
| MIA. The Chct-JI>licc thought it Il joke,
| and said. Now, Lyons, you are badgcrinG
| me-" Mr.. Lyons assured him that it was a
| fact, and the proof hein@ called for. pointed
| to an order in the morning paper in which
| a certain, officer WIS relieved from duty Il
| Judge Of the Hastings Court and detailed Is
| Il jrdgr of the Supreme Court of Appeals
My Godr' said the Chicf-Jnsticc. land
| will yn,lr bar consent 10 appear before i
| court thus c"n>tllutrd:'
KEIhEKs OF JUDGE BOND.
judge Bond, in ordering the proceedings
| fn nc entered. spoke IL follows:
licutlcmcn of he Bar.-It is with >orroW
for the urtT,>iun which requires il thai yield
| to the motion which You have offered.
For the lu.s of the late Chicl-Ju>tcc The
nation III large will lament. His past cini'
nrnt services in tn" Congress of the United
| States. in the Cabinet during the most Try.
| iuw period oi the nations history. and on the
| bench ui the Supreme Court since. hay,
taught all hi> li.iIowclizrnS 10 revere anG
| honor bin. who love Integrity and moralanc
| intellect ,lal worth. But 10 thc bar aud pcn
rlr of this judicial circuit his loss is pllticu,
| larlr severe and painful.
| A>Signcd 10 Ibis circuit, and coming anon.
| YOU ;lS Ir did, ilGmrdialcly after the close u
| the war. wien the citizens ot these States
alarmed by The result, were doubtful ri the
| uturc--wh"n the rights of property and
personal security were altogether un,cttlcd-
| Le was rnahlcd hy his great ability aud
knowledge Of jurisprudence nowitll>and
ing the many ucw questions arising ont oi
recent cvcrt-. to inspire confidence IN the
| ,g,l,rl> of the United State,, 10 restore quiet
| ot mind, and 10 hold ~ evenly the balance
| of Justice among hi> trluw-citZen> who had
| widely and vrhcmcntly differed with him in
The political forum is to win the good opln-
ion of the whole bar.
one by one rapidly those who endured
| H." strain ard severe anxiety ot the great
| conflict depart. men whom the Republic
would long delight TO honor, but among
| those whom we lament there is no one who
| will hereafter bc thoughtto excel in upright
ilc>S. ability. integrity. and patriotic dcro'
ton to the best interest of his country i'll war
and peace Salmon =. Chase.
shall direct your proceedings to he en-
| tered on the minute, of the court, and will
| adjourn at once in respect to the memory ol
| Ihr deceased. The court then adjourned.
ClHCtlT Court OF ItICIMoSp.--ThiS court
moi Nrslcrday. but ndiOMrned until thi.