The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-14
H0NORS TO HX-JUDGE NELSON.
Judges and Lawyers Laud the Life and Ser
AL vices Of the Venerable Jurlst.
Judge Nelson's Home-Ths Scene at the Presenta-
ton Of the Address Remarks by Nr. slough
ton and Judge Woodruff Judge Mel
sons Reply-Closs Of the Proceedings.
Co0PsRsr0wN, N. r., Feb, Is, ISL,

retirement from the bench OF the Supreme Cour
OF the United States were Of character never
before known in America, and not in England
since Lord Mansfield was the recipient OF simila
honors at the hands OF Erskine and the other hght
Of the British bar The gentlemen who paid tn,
venerable ex-Judge these last
r.f H0N0Rs OF A LONG LIFE OF HONOR
comprised some OF the notable men OF the New
YORK bar. In the drawingroom car which left
Albany for Cooperstown this morning were Judges
Woodruff Blatchford and Benedict who had &C.
cepted the invitation OF the bar com.
mfttee to be present at the ceremony, and
the following committee, as appointed at
the meeting Of January 1S:-E. w. Slough
ton, Chairman, in place OF Judge Edwards
Pierrepont who was too i'll to come; e. II. owen,
G. w. Keller, Clarence A. Seward, James Thomp-
son, A. J. vanderpoel, 4. @. Buckley and Sidney
Webster. Accompanying these also were Kenneth
g. White, sonin-law OF Judge Nelson and Clerk OF
the Circuit Court; Mr.. s. N. White ana Mr. Brandt,
the artist, who has receRtly made q very
fine painting Of the Judge. The heavy
judicial and legal lights thus represented
had stopped over night at the Delavan In
Albany, and had been 80 judicial and decorous
under the weight of the sad, ana yet agreeable,
duty that devolved upon them that even Albany
could not win them from their propriety, and the
bill at the Delavan which amounted in all to sos,
contained no more suspicious item that 81 for
Congress- water, said to be due especially by the
Judiciary delegation. notwithstanding these I'M
judicial Jokes the party behaved NJ decorously as
Its weighty substance would dictate. sl
ANNA DICKINSON .,.s1 =
yentured into the drawng-room car as IL was
about leaving Albany. but was politely shown out
by the conductor, and sat through the trip to
COoperstown in the car to which she was told to
tire, wrapped in her own strong minded solitude.
The handsome village OF Cooperstown was quite
alive to the honor intended its most distinguished
citizen. The streets gistening in the snow were
filed with people careerng around in their
sleighs, and the American Dag was lung to the
breeze from tall liberty pole in honor Of the
event. There was horse race before eleighs on
Otsego Lake, to take place in the afternoon, but
IL drew none OF the crowd that were to wait upon
the distinguished jurist At about TWO O'Clock the
DELEGATION WALKED QUIETLY TwQ BY TWO TO THE
MODEST RESIDENCE
sasss S oasG ns SS s two sG
well preserved. Here the villagers had gathered
In great force In the parlOrs to take part
and among them were three daughters OF
the late Fen.morc Cooper, whose home was in
this romantic borough, about whose neighborhood
he laid the scenes OF some 0fhs finest novels. The
retired Judge sat In his armchair, arrayed In hand
some black, with high choker neckte, while his
as fresh g. seventy seventy as Sa SS r wn sss
herself merely on the arm OF the chair. The
judicial aslssaton came into the psIlor led By
Benedict and Blatchiord, while Seward, webster
ana a Others followed Judge Nelson retained
vailed Mr. stcGshtoS, as Chairman Of the COM ON
mittee, delivered the following address,
REMARKS ny Mr.. sToUGHToN.
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whose regulations have already become national and
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they feel IN this ny inc M
The other federal Judges or the circuit IN
Tp es yoq &c not eis
Ss COMMITTEES III Ps e Sy wnca
that the sudden illness their chairman Judge Pierre
this he who addresses you has been appointed in his
place, and now in discharge Of the duty imposed upon
which we are Instructed to present
Mr.. Stoughton here read the address, which was
published IN the HERALD ON January Is. Mr..
StOughton then resumed
In delivering this you, now do we at the same
time tender to our most heartfelt respect and rever
This speech was delivered with Impressive ear
nestness, and during most Of the time the ladies
and some Of the gentlemen composing the delega
Judge Woodruff then spoke as follows:-
JUDGE wOODRUFF's REMARKS
ha aaisf a'oo dlms sssn he
Of Bench however,
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OF your high position have lessened our abors enlieht
a.Ras 'ee
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humber appreciation when our works s shall Be inIsSed
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constantly pIesen'cd 70 nss Judicial IRE o. my years
by learning integrity and pure conscience and BY
honor, respect and confidence your fellow mem Our
preston Of our admiration and regard than the earnest
some reasonable proportion Of the esteem now so Justly
and cordially felt for you have only, further TO
say-May the days be yet many in which You shall 20
out and In before US In reverence and hono may your
last be best days, and they be crowned
blessed hope Of Christian life
At the conclusion Judge Nelson drew out his
specracles and read with q strong voice. which
trembled only with emotion, the following speech
Ex-JUDGE NELSON'S REPLY. ~ t..
GENTLEMEN CoMnIrrEE--I cannot hut feel ex-
treney honored by this address OF my brethren OF the
Bar the occasion Of my retirement from the bench,
therein expressed than on account Of the un:
Affection with which 1t has been presented;
and i am the more deeply Impressed with the
manifestation attending from the consideration that