The daily gazette., 1879-01-02
FIFTH EDITION.
THE LATE WIN. S. McCAULLEY.

marks Of Messrs. GruOO, NtetdS, opT"-
dnce, Higgins and Chancellor Bdtes--
Resolutions adopted.
A meeting of the Bar Association Of
New Castle County was held In the Law
Library, at 10 o'clock, this morning. for
the purpose of taking suitable action in
relation to the death of WIN. s. McCaul-
ley, Esq. Ex-Chancellor Daniel NJ.
Bates was called to the chair, and Alex.
b. Cooper, Esq, appointed Secretary.
On motion of |. G. Grubb, Esq, com
mlttee Of three WAS appointed TO prepare
resolutions expressive Of the sense OF the
Association in regard to Mr.. McCaulley's
death. Committee. Z. Grubb, Benz.
Nields and Richard G. Cooper, Esq.
After a short absence the committee
returned, and Grubb, in presenting the
report, said
MIR. PRESIDENT: 1t becomes my sad
duty to formally announce the death OF
our fellow member, VIM. s. McCaulley,
and in doing so it will be appropriate TO
make some remarks in relation TO his life
and character. lie was an unusual man
"a man of truly remarkable qualities in
many respects. | knew him well from
the time | was student, though during
the past two or three years | have seen
him less frequently, owing to the en-
crossing cares of busy profession.
But now my thoughts 60 back to
earlier days. At the lime Of my first
colhcction with him he was in the height
a Il prime of his truly brilliant abilities,
and it was expected that he would at
tain that eminence 20 which he was just
ly entitled. Providence had endowed
him with unusually fine natural abili-
ties, but they were placed in physical
frame unequal to the exigencies Of the
battle of life. lie had an active and
acute mind, though coupled with fral
constitution. Only few years ago he
informed me that he did not expect to
live many years, as he was suffering from
an affection of the lungs, but now il proves
TO have been disorder of the heart. | am
sure he felt unable to endure the strain
and exactions of professional life, and
that he was conscious his physical pow
eIs were Oh the wane; therefore he knew
that owing to this he could not fill the
bright expectations of his earlier days
Mr.G. then considered him in three-fold
aspect. First, as the gifted and socia
companion--a man of rare wit and hu
NOR, whose wittiosm had passed curren,
as those of Jcrrold and Sydney Smill
in their day. Second as man of lin,
: literary attainments who studied hi,
subjects analytically aid ply losophIcally
Third, as a member OF the bar, to whom
the older members had paid just compli
ment and tribute as a man of fine mine
and sound judgement.
A Take him as either or all, and sum III
f all his good qualities, ,and we find he wa
l no common man. We can mourn hi
| loss and pay him that tribute to which h,
: was entitled, and render him that sym
pathy which he deserves at our hands.
T Mr. President, | will NOW offer thes,
r resolutions, and move their adoption:
5 ReSolped, That we have received, will
4. deep regret, information of the death O
i. VIM. S. McCaulley, Esq, who WAS on
y OF our esteemed associates.
Resolced, That the high integrity an,
fine legal attanments of the deceas-,
have justly acquired for him the regar,
:, and respect Of rhe community, and es
% pecially of the profession who were mos
= Intimately associated with him, and O
} the judicial tribunals before which h
practiced, and insure that he will long b
remembered and,
| Resolved, That we tender our svmp;
thies to tim family OF the deceasen, ;, tn
loss which they have sustained; and ths
a copy Of these resolutions, duly at stet
be transmitted to them.
: Resoired, That the Bar of this count
will in body attend the funeral of Oh
deceased, from his late residence in tn
city.
= Resslred, That committee OF five
appointed to present copy of these res,
,a lutions to the Superior Court, the Cou
10 of Chancery and the United States c Court
Benz. Nields, Esq, said:
Mr. President In seconding the res,
lutions Just offered, wish to say tn;
my relations with Mr.. McCaulley, pr,
fessionally and otherwise, during tt
years have known him, have bee
such as to give me knowledge of h
charcter and professional abiIltie
He was my senior at the bar by sever
years, and | esteemed his abilities veI
highly. HIS legal attainments were ,
$ more than ordinary character.
The qualities of his mind wei
TX such as especially adapted him to IL
W. science of the law. He studied law ss
science-studied it in its ori gin, and IL
derstood the reason for It's rules al
principles had traced its progress, ar
knew the changes and the causes for Il
/, changes that had been made in it, La
}, to him was not a discordant or confus,
mass of abridgementS, cases and ref,
ences. He had what is called in the pr
fessIon legal mind, from which he "a
. law in the light of "A science, and in
| bearing as system
Mr.. NJ McCaulley's attainments were II
confined to the science of law. He "
"A man of very general aBd accurate
formation upon matters of history "A
historians, ancient and modern, Of pl
osoLhy, of general literature and of DC
tics-not in the vulgar SENSE. ..of the ter
/. but as affects the welfare of the peol
to the relations of States, one with
= other.
The general manners of Mr.. McCaul
were distant and reserved to strange
to those who kne w him not, who soul
him not, they were, perhaps, repulsi
This reserve was natural to him and v
c | constitutional, but in his reserve tn
- was nothing melancholy or morose.
- was rather that of the student and thi
er. While his manner may have b,
repelhng to those who knew him I
those who sought him not, still un
that apparent cold exterior he Dor
s.. heart filled with manly and generous
fec'lons for those who sought bim.
VIM. &. Spruance, Esq, followed i
brief address, in which he alluded
N n Mr.. McCaulley as a man who had b
lin studiouS during his early training,
who possessed a fondness for his pro
L sion. His early course at the bar
GsS complimented by older members,
marked with admiration and surI
his unusual ability, and the clear