The New York herald., 1875-09-16

nouneed every attempt tendency TO prostitute II to
slept, and he followed its light through all the
macs ma o tns law Ills aborious and absorbing devotion 20
Learning and honest and manly character made him always
lesion and most valuable member Of society But great
, ms m me merits ana virtues at the Bar his rich and varied
S aOs ana upright Judge are now his chief title %
odfashoned standard which exnced Of him the richest
learning the deepest study the veiest conscience
soute honesty and he did his best live up nearly
as human inhrmty would permit In whatever court he
with his associates and recognized Bar Serving sue
the Court Appeals did his full share 70 shape and
frame M the body Of the law as Il prevails among to-day
reputation Of his ability and learning attracted him
organization Circuit Court the United states
judge was to be found to exercise t vast powers and re-
the profession and the community approved the Judgment Of
man How well the choice was justified the record ofhis
Judicial abor in that court for the last M six will testify
full lawyer and judge the members Of the Bar desire TO put
cherish the memory his labors commend
TO another and TO those who follow them his excellent
Resolved That committee of three be appointed by the
cult Court the Court OF Appeals and the General FERN Of
the Supreme Court az the next session and to ask on behalf
copy Of these resolutions be transmitted to the family Of the
Ex-Judge Bosworth then delivered a short address
eulogistic of the deceased, with whom he had been
associated the bench of the Court of Common Pleas
for years or the nine judges of that who had,
like himself been associated with Judge Woodruff,
himself and exJudges Hoffman and Pierrepont alone
survived Referring to his demeanor on the bench, he
said:-'Judge Woodru17s the bench has
been criticised by harsh and auscrc, but this
was but outward show, arising from the and
earnest and Jealous manner which he brought to the
performance Of his high duties These marked
qualities in the He mbued
with any feelings of unkindness; and it would have
q fnl ba u0ht ha
to be suspected OF conscious OF courtesy any
member OF the profession in his mtercrcourse with
them have not known him we'll since his APP
poinment to the federal courts but know that the
concurring testimony of all who practscd before him
was that his ability, industry, efficiency and zeal were
then conspcuously exhibited as in the other nii
cia positions he had held His life active useful
and distinguished and he left behind him character
of an upright judge
Mr.. George Clifford and Mr.. G. W. Goodman briefly
reviewed the life Of the deceased each of whom
had been well known student practitioner and Judge
and these gentlemen spoke of him in the most eulogs
tic terms
Mr. Evars was the next speaker He remarked on
the frequency on which the Bar had been called upon
before renewing their ahors after summer vacation
to meet occasions like the present to the loss
of some eminent member of the profession. The pro-
fession had been criticised for their supposng there
any necessity public proprety in their holding
such meetings and euogzing the character of OF
their number who had fallen by the way-hat il
was sort of assumption, as If the profcs-
sion distinguished over all the other useful
employments Of life in that regard But no such criti-
csm be passed upon this exhibition of our feel
ings and sentiments when the loss deplore is even
In greater degree the loss OF the community and
when the lawyer whose celebrate has filed
the high position OF great magistrate and q useful
judge In closing highly euogstic tribute the de-
ceased Mr. Evarts said that the moral qualities of
the deceased Judge htly expanded and dgnihed the
great judicial characters that he desired distinction in
the profession with promotion the Bench was an
honor to him it is to But no
found him seeking elevation by
any unworthy arts OF pursuing competition with his
rivals by any secret means When there Office
for which himself and friends thought him suitable he
ready to avow his position and ready accept
office, but not TO run after it, He regarded human life
as game but duty, aud the maintenance Of that
duty the highest success of human life lie relshcd
thoroughly that noble proposition Of the Sacred Scrip
lures -Now If q man also strive for the mastery vet
is he not proud unless his strife be legal"
The resolutions were then moved in appropriate
language by Judge Blachford and passed unani-
mousy.
Tho Chairman read letter from Judge William D.
Shipman, who unable to be present in which letter
he thus speaks of the deceased udge:-''Wthn n
strong, rugged frame beat warm, gentle and manly
heart whose sympathes were limited by position or
sectaran lines. All who knew him will
mourn the loss of just man and able and incor-
ruptible magistrate"
J. Choate exJudge Davies and United States Dis
trict Attorney Bliss appointed n committee to
draw up copy the resolutions and present them to
| the family of the deceased.
The meeting then adjourned.