Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-12


 4 Of hsaorable enterprise, they satisfy thei measure of duty and ob bligation to her b the hensrs they bear. the rank and st. ton they acquire, adding all to her glor and aying all as just tribute at her fec Shal speak of the Federal Judiciary i It's rslations to the people of the State. i s relation 10 yoar Judiciary. in it's rf latiql 70 you, gentlemen of the Bar? You do not wish of me dissertation UT on tue law, either of its organization o it's administration, nor a homily upon it Intimate connection with the beneficen operations of our Federal system. in tn | Wlsdy ordered distribution of power be tween the several departments of our gov ernnent.. But in the relation to which have alluded, to the people of the State 70 yrur Judiciary and to you, we are yours youB as the creature your own hand nave contributed 10 make and whom yol sustain for yourselves not less than fo others. You. gentlemen of the Bar, ar our aids and supporters in every depart menb of judicial duty. Your iudiciar, are our brethren, working with us in oui respective spheres of jurisdiction, govern el largely by the same laws to the sam ends, the preservation of the whole goyer ment, State and Federal, and the renderin. of eEen-handed justice according to law The laws which the Federal Judiciar, are especially called to administer are il just sense the laws of the people of this State, framed according to their own ap polntmept and, saving those cases il which Federal statutes are especially anc exclusively involved, your own State courts give us rules of decisions for oul guidance and instruction, to which ve are bound to conform. Even in forms and modes of procedure your practice controls us. We draw light and knowledge from these stores of wisdom and learning which your distinguished Judges in the past and in the present have laid up fol us, We claim and we depend upon voul cooperation and aid, that we may receive that confidence which is essential to ou1 usefulness, and which 1t should be ou1 ambition to deserve. The beautiful har- mony of our Judicial system, State and Federal, is one of the happiest features of our seemingly complex government; that harmony has rarely been interrupted by even an appearance of conflict. May that harmony long continue, and its benefcent working be permanent for the well-being oi our united country. I thank you, gen tlemen, for the toast you have received with such enthusiasm.
 May l not without impropriety say a word in respect to the special purpose for winch We are gathered, something of the guest whom you have met to honor. I have known him from my earliest boy hood, l have known him we'll in all the phases of private, domestic, social, profes- sional and judicial life. My relations to hlm may seem to some to forbid that should speak of him at all. his own sense Of fitness and delicacy would perhaps seal my lips, but why should not add my testlmony to yours, or at least join you ill these utterances and manifestations by which you are showing your appreciation of his worth? You, gentlemen will give your assent to the testimony which bear, aud he has passed the age at wLich he it's truth urges me to say, that in all the qualities which endear man to his fellow man, in the various learning which fits for the duties of professional life, in the fidelity and disinterestedEess which make a safe and useful adviser and friend, in the love of truth and justice, the wise ready perception and clear judgment, which qualify for judicial du- ty, in all these he stands in the high po- sition from which he Is about to retire, an honor not only to Connecticut, but to our race. I beg MT. President and Gentle men, without designing to interrupt the order of your proceedings to propose as sentiment, The Htate Of Cbnnecticm. loved and revered as a home; gloried in as birthplace by all her sons.
 In response to the "Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Col. Sumner, Judge of Pro- bate for the Bridgeport District, deliv- cred the following poem: knew, knew these lively chaps would stop at noth- Of seeking in this dreadful strife, the court of last In othsr wordr the court that waits the drainage of And then inquiries, for all his pranks how much tbs
 man "cuts up.'
 tell you, when you probe the Court of probate you In consequence of consequence it isn't far behind. It wantsa man of parts be sure, to understand the To carefor all the widows and the infants and the
 ftols.
 magnify my office then, everybody should, And sa that in quiet way I'm doing heaps of good.
 
 sction,
 You tits only two months hence, thereu be new
 eectiOn,
 But tht Is neither here there; chiefly rose to
 sy
 How biased am to meet our proud Fraternity to-day, And hep entwine graceful wreath around his hon.
 oed brow,
 Who, hving fought noble fight, puts of his armor
 INV.
 Thrice lest tine man, who counting up his three
 vars and ten.
 Presents model in himself, unto his fenow-meu And in he plenttude of all his varied, ripened powers Behold gadsome retrospect of unneglected hours; And gaing forward can discern pleasant pilgrimage Adownhe smooth declivities of a serene old age
 tsrest,
 AS sumner sum- with all his radiant banners. in the
 vest.
 Fen srh the man, whose patriarci.al presence here
 greet,
 As roud the festive board tonight his fond disciples
 net,
 To hss pronounce OCT him benedictive word, And foourselves uplft the prayer: ''God bless us,
 eery one v
 Let wisaeres and shallow fools deny the truth who The through lawyer but be, and is, the thorough
 mn;
 What cttured gifts must all combine, and in his be:
 fig blend, Not all lankind ween are fit to guage or compre- hnd.
 What sluons toil, what anxious care, how rigorous tB school
 wheree jealous mistress holds subject to her rie,
 Is ourswho strive our best within this sphere of life tgo. 1
 Let tha and those alone recount, who best feel al know.
 I've mae brief upon this point and from statistics, The layers. of professionals do most for smallest ":
 The serage lawyer-ogerhaul the record, and be Work..ways hard, lives pretty well. and goes to haven, poor.
 And yt We lead pleasant life, the company is good And gfte fellowship obtains within our brotherhood Exeepens but confirm the rule, and take Us all to- | &her, l A nobf band, dare declare were never bound by l sher.
 And afhe world, whateer it says, respects the legal And n confess, that but for us it's state wonld be &palhng;
 The y man who finds in our pursuit the biggest If he boast boy with brains will have him stud, Ny thi1s ap-a health all and unto him, erewhile our hsrs1 oalef. who now returns to join the ranl