, 1875-05-01

Nahs.. In the early part Of the aeven-
toenth century. Tho Rov. James pierropon:,
son, movol to Nav Haven, Conn.,. in 1900,
Of therehbouts, aud vas QUO Of tho founders Of
Yale College. Tho present Attorney General eu-
teseh YA'c asa Froshman 10 1887, and gradu-
atea With high honors. bolng one Of the Grafton
men Of h!a class. During tho succeeding year
no STUDIED for tho Bar 1t tho New Haven Law
sehooi. undar the tutorship Of Judges Gaggost
ana HITCHCOCK. ON being sdmitted to tho Bar
he removed 10 Columbus, o., whcro ho began
tue practice OF lila profession. Five years later.
IN 1910. be removed to Ne:y York. Here bc coz
tnued in active practice, rapidly acouriuc roou-
shtlon A. All advocate which promised 70 becous
one Of the foremost In the city, In 1877 l1a MAJ
elected Judge Of tbs Supor1ot Court to fiji lho
Wyscanoy = caused W tue death Of Chsef-Justico
Oakley. Three yoars atserward he resigned hie
JndEehhip in letter to Tue then Governor, Ed
Tln u. Morgan, In Witch 10 distinctly roint
cd out the dangers which tho succeeding
decade brought upon thu country aud npon 30.
clety. Up to tho brehHing out Of tho War, lie
had always acted and voted with The Democratic
party hut without taxing Any mart In political
hfc. When the ueHs Of tiio bombatt1ment OF Fort
Sumtcr reached Now fosk he was Qua Of tla
llo was one Of the most active in lhs orgaulza-
tton of tho Union Defcnso Committee, Of which
John A. Dix, Hamilton Fish, 4. T. Htcwart and
ot4ef prominent cltizena MORO tnenlbera. TheAo
Gcnt'emen aud their &asociatos voluntarily Sub
hcsibed large Sums Of rnouev for tho Immediate
arhssanco of tie Administration, which was then
xlthout fnuda, Aud in tho raising and it,
ing ous Of troopa 1or immediate aer-
zee, g.ee. ~ vel ~ IN other, matters, rem
service which will nevsr be forgotten. IN ali
tue laborB Of this committee Judge Pferreponk
aoot prominent part, aud was onc Of the piir-
c!pal organizers Of tile great Union domonslra.
tiou in Unton aluare on April 20. 1851, o., Which
0EcR4}f1O In Alan f7f I'm tao5 5i,r
Throughout the Administration Of President Ltu-
coin fic "as Que OF that ntAtsornans most zoatou.
snpPoEtors, hnd in the prosecution OF the
war for tho Union ha never wasered
end reward Tho exertio,ls Of tho NORTH.
4 fow dAys before The Presidential election OF
1861, he delivered q telling address before tho
Union nass-tsoeting in the Cooper Institute.
Denocratio State Committee. and enjoyed wltlo
circulation. While thus acttVs In political lifo
he null rotAtne1 lucrative law PRACTICE, In
Which he wss frequently engaged either ~it}l or
against the most conspicuous counseiors o!
tho Now York bar. In tho Opdyke-Weed
libel suit, which Was 80 mich Of seneatton
nt tho time, Ae WIS associated with tho Hon
William n. Eraits for tho defense, and 10 tho
Merchant and Treenen nil casss, aa vol as tho
Gardner will casc 10 1864. he was brought into
contact With tho 1nost promincn. mon,nors Of Tho
profession. In the lnat-nAmed calo Lp WIS re-
talncd tu company With James T. Brady and
Will!a1u u. ETartd. In 1867 he WAS cuEaucd by
the Government 10 conduct tho prosecution Of
john II. HurTatt. indicted for completely In tbs
murder Of President 1.'uco'o. Throughout tho
celebrated trial which followed, Enl winch laged
from juno III 70 Aug IT, JudQo Piorrepont gave
hla pese eNorts ~ tho conduct OF the casc. In
tho campaign Of 1865 he was conspicuous as a
warm fnend, aud supporter Of Gen, Graut, and
contributed largely toward his election. Tbc,
tho President assumed hi4 Office In March 1863
Judge P!errepont wAs appointed United States
District Attorney for tho Southern District of
Nav folt, rhich Office he II signed in MAY, 1870,
In tho fsl Of tle following year hs waB uct.yrlr
engaged IN the var nga;ilRt tho
Tamuany Hug and At tho maHs-mect-
ting Of Sept. !, at Cooper Institute, vas
appointed oae OF tho famous ''Cnmmittee OF
1872, when 50 many Republicans Joined hands
with the Democracy. Judge pierrepout ra-
mainod nn earnest ui,d uniincting advocate OF
tho ticket Which was triumphant III tho ns1t No.
ycnber. In Mar, 1873 hs was rendered by tho
President the posi- OF Minister to 1.ussin. which
he declinud. In March OF last year, lo Au-
dFesaed a lettor to Senator bheemau on
tho " Finances" production which excited
general attention both 1t tho time and eiuce
As writer and sucnker upon thiH topic, ho .as
always advocated tho resumption Of specie pay
mont ut the earlie.t practicable moment.
III Juns, 1871. Judge rierteFont received the
inston. Two years later tue samo distinction
was conforred upon him by Yale. Ut the latscr
i1ssisutlon-hls Alma Mater--le baa always TO-
NAMED warm fsiend. Ilo il At present ono of
tie Working members ot the Alumni AssociA-
lion OF Yale, aud waR chbsen to deliver ono OF
tho o7atious at tho tifttoth Anniversary OF tho
LAW School in Juue, 1871.