The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-02-21
Meeting of the Bar.

A very interesting occasion was the meeting Oi
the members Of the Bar of the Supreme Court on
Wednesday afternoon, on the occasion Of the retir
ing from Office of Judges Hartwell and Widemann
and the elevation to the seats on the Bench thus
vacated, of Judges Harris and Judd.
Judge Hartwell spoke as follows:
Ny BRETHREN OF THE BAR.-At His Majesty's re-
quest, 1 have resigned the high and most honorable
position which / have been hOnOred with during the
last five and q half years, as First Associate Justice
Of this Court. l came among you a stranger, with
out experience in judicial duties. In retiring from
this place, / desire to state that | am conscious OF
many faults Of manner and that l may frequently
have given you annoyance by hasty words or acts
II has been my earnest wish to conduct the Court
impartially and decorously, and with just regard to
the rights and feelings Of those who pleaded before
me. II I have succeeded in convincing your minds
Of that fact, 1 shall be more than satisfied.
In the keen professional anxiety to secure the
rights which are believed to belong to clients, l know
the disappointment which often follows an adverse
ruling. But your bearing towards myself both as a
Judge and personally, has shown me that l have had
your kindly feeling and q large share Of your conf
denoe. ! wish TO thank you most cordially for this.
1 also wish to acknowledge to you my Indebtedness
for your valuable legal assistance in reaching the
correct conclusions Of law. 1t has often been the
case, that my own first and even second impressions
have been corrected or modified by your suggestions.
and as 1 believe, in a way to secure nearer approx
nation to justice
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have loved, and from the associations that are en-
deared to me by many acts Of kindness on your part.
l can ask for my successors no greater happiness
than that the same consideration and aid that you
have given 10 me be extended to them.
To my mind there is no more dignifed and re-
sponsible duty than that Of an independent and in
teligent counsel. When the mouths Of others are
closed from fear, doubt or ignorance. he stands forth
to plead f~earessly in the cause Of law and right.
You gentlemen are those custodians Of the law. You
have faithfully performed your duties during my ac-
quaintance with you; and that you may always find
success and happiness is my sincere prayer.
For the officers Of the Court, the Attorney General
and his deputy, the Marshal and his deputy, the
Clerks and the Interpreter; Gentlemen-Accept my
thanks for your kindness to myself personally and
officially, and for the fAithfulness with which your
difficult duties have been discharged. With the fer
vent hope that the Department Of the Judiciary may
always sustain q high and pure position in the senti-
ment Of the community, 1 bid you adieu.
Judge Widemann said that the very brief notice
of this meeting which lie bad received had pre-
his making any preparations for extended
but he heartily assented to all that had
fallen from Judge Hartwell.
Mr.. McCnlly. on behalf Of the officers Of the