Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-08-30

where. a private law library, so large
md complete rs his. His office was
well arranged, convenient II comfort
able it was the first opened IN the
morning, and often, and IN ms bes'
days uniformly | ef,re dny-bglita and the
last closed at night. At an advanced
age, and after his reputation had been
long established, he spent o time
in his office, and at..study, than any law
or student | have ever known. In
season and out Of season, he was ut his
most. In court, and out of court, he
up with and in advance OF his bus
mess, even when that business was or
such variety and magnitude, as to have
crushed almost any other II In
this connection, he closely observed
the maxim ofDr. Franklin ;"Drive thy
business; drive thy business; Jet not
that drive thee" 1t was a distinct
habit in his practice, o fwhich was re-
minded Yesterday, by a citizen of this
county, and not unworthy to be
mentioned here, to always be in the
courtroom at, or before, the time court
was opened. Judgments, orders and
DEGREES il his favor, were usually pre-
uared by him for the clerk and he
pevcr failed to hear read, before
thev were signed, the minutes of
the Court in which he was
Interested. He trusted nothing to
he weakness of his adversary, nothing
of chance. nothing to the inspiration
of the moment, as il is sometimes called.
Preparation, careful, minute prepare
tion extending to all the law and facts
of his ease. was the morning and eve
ming star, by which his course was
Guided. And he did not postpone till
Tomorrow what he could do to-day {:
there was no such word Us tomorrow
in his calendar. IL seemed that in his
estimation nothing was done. if any,
thing remained to be done.
Such habits. gentlemen, arc not the
companions of failure, but the arms
and the cllariots of success. | hold
these features of his character up to-
day as worthy of special remembrance
and imitation. not only in the practice
of the law. but in all the pursuits of
life.
No II ever saw Mr.. Harrison at the
bar. surprised or taken ut disadvan-
tage: but on the contrary, the most
skillful and experienced antagonist.
was often paraIized and overwhelmed
by some unexpected and decisive
movement inauguraica ny MN III tie
progress OF Il trial; Ills assault was INC
assaultof the eagle ON ms prey. lbs
defence, was that OF tie non Ill MS IA
t~iveJungies. but on siich occasions
ahd al ali tiIhes, HIS prac'icc was ci"r1
acterized by, the utmost cahdor ana
fairness, ana governed ny me Des'
ethics OF thc profession I've inc
vanqulshcu III MS zee. couid NOT muir
muir or complain OF hihh' put me!
rather teit ana ac'ea something IKE
the CossacKs III inc RUSSIAN campaign,
who III inc very 1acc OF ucath, uiterco
cries OF admiration as the intrepid cor
umh OF Mural dashed again ana AGAIN
upon their Drisllin% lai,ces'
Ihough classic sciioiar, "Drough'
up at inc icet Oh uaiiaiic'' ana 'aueh'
according toihc perlcc' manner Oh I'M
law OF inc iathcrS, ne seemed tope III
uliercht 'ohicrc Tnc!o'ic anu ii'cr"r!
emDeisIilehts: nc was always NOR
intent on winning ms cause 'nah II
making o,Spla! OF Woros aho iaiiclcs
n yet NJ spoke nicnt'!--to IN
point-witl irrcsistioic lorce-orIGl
Ylf(tG xtSGlmea beauty II latllos; ~
word to the action,r and never over
stepped "tlc modcsiy Of nature"
AS forensic speaker. Edward Ever
ett's description of Rufus Choatc, ma,
well be applied to him: Ills style j
as often marked by pregnant brcvity
as by IL sonorous amplitude. lie i
sometimes satisfied in concise cpigrain
attic clauses to skirmish with his ligh
troops, and drive in the cncmy's out
post. 1t is only on fitting occasions
when great PRINCIPLES are TO be yindi