, 1875-12-31
THE SUPREME COURT.
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aud satiAlAct!on by uH all.
THE SUPREME COURT.
JUDGE DooLtrTLI:.
Mr.. Ayes then road tue frat toast, "a follows:
Tnz HurntHH CoUnr or THE ENtIEp HrA1,s.
-" cannot cnncciso nf snythinI a1rc grand .nd ul-
tIa liz aro-ace Of tho aupEenn Court sttna III tol-
enu Judgment upon the ronfictink cafn,s of The ma
,. an. ss isa ~
srrat confcicrscy Of Rlates IN pescr and harmony by
she ability. tho tnodcfstlon aud tl'e equity Of til de-
Judge Doo'ttla then responded as follows:
Mr. pnEalnEnr AND uEx1LrAEH: Tits IA tnlcsl
uno1pected honor. to 10 cAled n,n to respond to The
toass Of tle RHprea Court q tAe United states ~
expectation that slond be called but II is Sub.
Jcct upon which cannot When csl!ud upon refuse e
4 viii hare At least tha. ot broyi.y. whcl, Il some;
times sad to 10 the sonl Of wit. Allow me 10 call
T. ,h.s s'd r,ss ssaas sy IL: i
yourselves youth just freRh from the SCHOOL,, ,imnusd
WIFI that respect os tho !n::,tatoss Of o5 county
tie sentmcuta ho felt towards the God or Heaven.
Entering that ebamper forty }e;ts ,Eo th!s ysry
Tho chamber stu. Not . voico was heard nor
whisper except OF tho counse WHO war speaking, and
il the ~ e.so Of .hs oharlea Iysr briige There was
tho great counsel with lis fncs lit up 1ea!ntnR with
e3r1esson u tue son ena M w;n 1sep pans 1sr
We'ater himself You csn imagine the enect upon =
youth nudcr auch ctrcutnstGncta.
t'nltc Htstes sEo chilled npun ~ discharge all tho
highest duties which deyolso upon ths House os Lords
ali .hat haa been lesoio*d III crnturie'.-and We nave
inherited aomething moro. We hare written Constl-
s1 g. t e. u a ' :. nss saa .ns ID IL, H.
kt.is. sovers'sn nd indepenaeat oou'4s'!:
between iidlyiiaa1s md corporations, al 1utss.
.sss .sss, ssS"na sa ii Hs ss ot aaesss 5
conccEn communities i Ia called uon TO discharHsA
a s} Ss .n wo. .osy I'D
world hold tho balance OF power he:weet sovercan
States tne United st1tss 1 T.. a. s ssyesesy 3 a and 49,
s,atea tbe.nscves with ihelr reserved rights and
itseli. Aud tls sipro,ue Court. .hts bgh trbnna =
sssd u1p h"a :s to a at sr, thee a
eint. .nd sbere NY end. Without nj.
Consultation would have bren a failure. Willie tho
Constitution iaelf ny gen.enan e1are'Hc,l II 10 me.
bone speak. consists Of tue constructions and de-
cistons Of the Supreme Court This Court has given
lifs muscle, and slta5 y our Constitution sn u9ac
ing the words If Chancellor Kant - 1 cannot con-
whole adunis aon ii human justice. than The spec
tacu Of tho Supreme Court sitting in SOLEMN Judgment
soycreiEurs, and ttanqizinr al jealous and angry
raasiops, and hudiug together this gress coufedcEy
Of Btasss IN peace sud harmony BY the aoit1, tho
planae.l
JrDuE prcgEY
vns aloo ca1led upon to respond. and met with
AL enthusiastic reception. He spoke aa follows:
lin. pnEstuEEr AND BRErtIhEs or THE AssootA-
TON: feel not utlc enbarr.rsn.cut in being called
upon to aildresa you OIL GubtGct OF Hurh Gsnnttur
aud 8rsYty, aud especially at:er eloquent III ad.
tress have liaenoa to from eenator Dooiste. l.
too had my experience In my rnt observation of
that dzn!aed aud Imposing Court. lrst entered its
a M sS a, ~
t!snes ' to spproaehas IT. It. Ss.. to 81 tha isaposiag
s VA Impressed @ whit viii the " klndne.s ~ aud nrs.nty
th.s perv.ded The conEt and tts Offices Il was not
my court IN which lavypr would feel that h.s IT,
nos Contributed bur shars 10 he ereatns, Of lin.
pose MY 10 Showed llttle latitude, ma I my
not be auis to cs attention 10 the fAct that Illinois
ton to the list Of grua ncn Of the nation. IN el1H
Young HI. Douglxs, ss. McD,ugan Cu!. L. b. Ia
Aer, Judge Davis. John A. MaCIennsn, nil OF whoso
na1oos werc greeted with spptause.
noiB. aud especially havs bten proud II tho Bar q
1lltuots One word upon another slbjers. not st all
lion longer. Onr honored President has rcgsrred
10 tho ussfaltesa Of this Association cultlvatlny
high stln1ard Of work tho professlon iage been
pr4cioiug and looking on iu Illinois noE for forty
ye1rs- When nrst thought Of entering tic profess
hlou, met With Cyrus Walker tho best MS, pstla law
yer amongst III. He suggested l should study Law,
and / told him that my father had said 1t
WAS ; dlnlcuis tting to rErauo that profes'
aion and strictly maintatn his dignity.
fLaughter.1 MIR. Walker threw himself back In
ha clsr And In the most r1spha.io 1nanurr aAu: II
Etlcr In tho rfexbyttriau Church; have prAc.
uccd law for twenty-five yraryr nnA give you my
word ~ Christian and ! gentleman that can ku+p
my coincidence clear It tho Lar as tho rinw-
landlo." [cherrs.1 Having rsmovod thAt Obstacle
from my mind [lIughsr] entered upon the atuay OF
aw anu altar GxpertnGe Of forsy Year,, hare no
hesitation IN saying TINT the rtRclce Of law II
conducted in the taa Of 1ois, Ia calculated TO cul
tisate aua caTsto tue standard If honor and In
te8nty, and that, a. . class, thu Meinacra
of tho bar Of tho stata ot tliinris have
standing that IL not aecoud to Auy other
employment cla.a Of men uE'on Tho face Of tbs
sarsb- fApplausc.1 l havs known some young men
who hoVe consented to enter tho profession without
hAyinR that 0bst4Glo removed from their miTlda
It wAS Removed from uslac. md under
tho belief that, IN order To practice Law succs4s.
fully, 4 was uesessary to DO little dishonest. And
| have known such young uaeu. by association with
monness Ut he profession, gradually and deadly
and high character. ttAughtes) From my expcrienca
practice of law u rKsctcsd tn hs State Of Illinois has
tendency to elevate tho standard Of morality hgh.
u NOT higher. thxu ths pursuit Of any other calling.
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