Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-07

EniErn tji6t nc IuSucO W -uSSO-, HNNoSsA
= ~, cyan, he separated him self from home,
fIicpds a7a kindred. His political creed was
the s9ycrri,aty of the States, ard he Was an adj
aer;,rv 10 The advocates of ceatrazed power,
with the rird acd courage to 10 meuta! or
uhysc;l battle as occasion should require 10
the cgusa Of right and justice, and be gave his
heat ard scul 10 the contest With the ceVo!lon
If The hero AID the faith OF martyr. 1nere
sre those whose conceptions 10 this respect we're
not 10 accord with bis, but even these must
arnlaud noble acts when performed uader the
dictates e c,nscisncc and impaGled by conTle-
:ioas Of duty.
As rime grows old it throws is Misty ligh:
over the pas: until ob7ioas stHdoTy Tlog
shuts 10 tho scenc and all is dark.
judge Lave 10 Kansts was mai kcd as us
log man. lie acted f0r time as u cited States
attorney, tncn NEST respot s.ble positioo, ana
his rs;hsay Haa upward and ou%a'd towards
higher honors, but these, 10 lis nav HELD, he
Hls uot destined to attain.
The Temps. which bad been gathtriB2 III
the North and South %ss ready to meet STU
tho Storm King was up 10 tie hearts OF meo
ihs onicous silence. prelude 10 tie strn, PIE,
vailed for eeas,c, hut the suspense was q
| shori duration. IN
| EfDiSftUQ DCGCS u N1I-ltS hAiS|SehSS -
c1mp,cuis, to the arcitranen. OF the sword
| int The olive branch was 1ulely rj:c.ed. spd
was answered by .hc gauatlct CT battle. Then,
arousing all her energies for the coltllot. she
| called upon her chivalrou5 soos cvfr7Hhere,aad
they came from the lakes OF the N3r;h, irGln
,he S.Tarnahs of the Soutb, the gold fields OF
the CALIFORNIA;, aaa from across the mountains,
rsi,eys cud rivers, aud trlnscd her territory
With line If steel aud q wall CT hfe.
The Summons reached hin aCd laandoDlps
H.; n-cta:sion aad expectations 10 the Wcs: he
Gas foremost amcog those t21derirE their ST.
v;r.s 10 their native S:Gto, aud be was as
sized to the rank Of Msjor und ordered 10
duivin North Carolina, Station lar Withdrawn
from the rc:ive field Of glory. But Ike The
true soldier he performed lis whole duty EHn
fai,hIulotss end z:a without uuru.u:, a1d 50
,on,ipucd 10 the crd. But CT Whist avail vas
human vaIar against the adverse DEGREES OF
fato? With the sun OF dppoms;scx eark
hone lcr the realization Of which was out
pcurcd blood az brave ard true as that WHICH
rctdeucd tic plain Of Chcrorca, The ranpaas
f Sarrsgoosa, or the Citidel ot Polish Warsaw.
as survivor OF such contest, SO green ID
The ,cooiIections Of this dsy, Jude Love re-
tnrnrd to his native city, we'll mefi;i9g the
nrs;se to which his disiotcrcs.ed PATRIOTISM CO.
,ilIed him, AID here took up the broken thEeadS
Of life, and resumed the PRACTICE OF bis Pre-
fessjor, His comrades 10 arms, save the ctalm
ed feT, proof to SHOT and shell, Hero sleeping
unon the bill! sides. by the gently mutmurlrG
streams. and uaGcr Tie sod Ct the Vsi!lcs ano
row. alas be, too, has gone 10 ~ mat
noble baEd, :. o
.Of mcu ca whom l.le Time o kidding eye
! shall turn,
And tyrants trembIc while they read.
V;r,inia 20 more resisting became subject 10
) tho will Of htr csptcr4, and tic mtmoefs CT I
ruib!a.s combination hacked down tho organic
ETr Of tho Commonwealth and tore 10 shred:
the ancient covenants.
The rehabilitation by nc| coEsituuob
system, laws aad forms, crude 10 themselves
ger. yet TO BE- hsrmoulz!d With cE'stiog c1n
ditioos by the plastic hand Of jurispiudenos
controlled aod animated by the c1nris., anc
8 right bravcy AID nobiy have they tx:eutsso 'h'
high trust. ,.
Iodced with but f:w exceptions the Com
mc1weal;h may well be proud OF her Judiciary
: S1o has suffered almost eli the ills 10 wkicf
, oryar;y d society hts ever been suit cted. Fo
, vaars Fl ;rc1 AID broodiDg stern OF war bal
rjcsdcd her borders and ragged Lver her territory
a. i,a ,etmias.ion leaving her desolalo AID doa
= 80, ,n the nprlroE~ 80 r-I:.:--i o..rthr "a
aa III tNS .iio. 70 tho partial i1T
c OF ncr ioim.r grcan:ss much is due 10 the fin
! ADD unylcldlng temper Ct the ciuTis WuOsc *
, ample has been bcu, foielly fls whenever they
bavc b2cu called upon to trforoo their power:
or cxcsciso their CONTROL and imdpl. the honoIE
inst gather around her name and shed u,!rt
rpan hcr iGSltuiors, the spotIesj purity aud
Integrity OF her judiciary has remained The
white rose IN her civic clTtnll Of inpershablt
rcn1Wn.
The post OF Corporation Judge with Jlri:
dicliJn Of the ''eul j:ot' ca excessive win the
Circuit, WIS one 81 ,eedipg deilcicy and dit
lcn!ty.
ync constitution ola rcw aud uati2d coDsli
lrica ani The laws entc.ed undcr it. co.,
tanning provisions iUrtign 20 the pr&c;ic.s. pre-.
ccdcuts, and anelosies that had heretofore
controlled our jurisprudeuos,-l anomalies
arising ir1m state OF war, the status OF bel
IscTeucy, the application of the doct,incs OF
International law, these and many other equally
Dogcl aId important questions imposed upon
The ctuIt the profourdess tarnog the deepest
research, tho mes; mature consideration, and
ID all thiogi, tho highest attributes CT q judge.
IL WIS uoder luch circumstances that the
Bar Of Aexandris invited Judge Lowe 10 as
sum, the srGucus duties OF The bench. aud the
Legislature sanctioned tho selection. They
knew BIO possessed ability to discern, will to de-
| tcTuloe, Courage 10 execute. aou III" tiuSI Was
maintained in7iol1te.
he brought 10 tho discharge Of his .ild!cial
duties patent aud uotiriog Z,al aad G power
of analysis that led him 10 comprehensive OK
aninatious and discoveries, whereas he
traced out obstuca principles to their hidden
srriog5 aud secret sJurots and was SO nearly
uuIlerno!y ccr;ect 10 bis c5Dc!usors that he
seemed to take his stali,n ct truths central
poat, and from theuce sercncly survey all the
uttcrmost oircun!ercScss OF her s.varci2n
realm.
Ia tho clash Ct diverse idea5-in the solution
Of vexed problems his abilities shonc forth in
the forum, DOT as the cphrmcral glarn of tho
| meteor, but ike tn, steady beam of the ttF1l'
| gent star.
III was thuSderbolt CT sunbeam aH the law
| required the administration of lis justice, or
the dispaosaton OF its Charities.
He looked upwards for the light and invoked
from her azlre home the white winged angel
tf mercy to decend upon the right hand Of the
judgment sat and sootho by her presence the