, 1880-12-21

,,w,tr,m," wns - rns,A,.Io,, ,rr,nra. ns thcr veil
k,1.w In tho sutuu caro- mi md s,,tr!t
,yhIrh In. tltssi,1,ItsbcI bis whulo career. Tho
prupr,ety Of such decision, tl,oy arc moi untitled
IN n,cstft. nthm,uI, tI1oy wo,,ld hayt, willingly
uost,uott ii lint tf,nra might In tn,atponc also
inc aeuurat!on whIci, IL cotn1,cls Tioy ,tcsiru,
lit barring from ll!,,, 10 cxnrcss s;unply md mn
ntErcto,lIt tl,e,r tIucr so,,so uf tho large and
yurlpd icurntnv. tic wT,tp cyncrfcucc, lilo
etrunp intellectual furcc tho sl,i t.npnrtlality
Of which t!,uae whose interests bnyD brcn lis
cussc,, .,eru hnyc hid tho full (Hntht, and Of tic
unfniltnu uo,lrvsy and put!encp with which they
tlnyc been llstctic tu III representing thusc In
tcrcsts, No ludiefnl tribunal 1storcally known
to ia ns etcr Imrosest tl,o Il lat,ors rs grayens
tl,pao lrlpused tlptpn tho Supreme Cnlrt ty tho
Constitution Of tho Un1tgl1 Ytntcs. While, In orsfar
tlnt II u,hy decide, n 1ttcsslot must DO snhnt-
trl in tho form Ut cnso at Inv or equity. ita
highest duty Is not nup TINT OF deciding citscs
between party nnl party. Its heaviest rcspensi-
ptlIty res.tta frun tho flct TINT II Is one Of tho
three t!!atttct branches to which tho Constitution
Ans distributed I'LL tho powers nt complete Eoy-
crtnc,1t, and TINT It Is charged with tho ,tty Of
defining not oils It's o,y ,,owo1e Int Of rrstrn-
ttx tho otttar trnt,chos gthIu tttclr appropriate
ll,ltts.. Ur tho wide, l1Ilot1cnl. and 1pernlancnt
influence which It. has b1urtcsl shall not nt-
sctt,pt to s},tnk Tho subject is too'litrhu, werB
competent tp tenl with it,. It IA proper, ~ Oh
serve however, tint Mr. .Justice BtrInE can't
upon tho Dcnch ut tho Inoat Interesting
period In its history. Our Krent civil
strife was uver. 1t hui, left behind
nu,ut,g Ifs lcguctes legislation wbte1t, Gvon II
prompted by patriotic tltottves wua stllt debated.
atl,1 purtrlps ,tebnta''!r n1ld tho constitutional
amendments. fntc.1dc'l to otnbohy nnd preserve
tho principles settled by 1t. 1t wns n tfm0 IN ex-
Nn,ine carefully tho cumpMss md cllhrt to tctcr-
n,lno whothor We hnl b1en anywhere driven
frDmour true conrsct Md to nscurtalt .niso tho
direction mud boundaries Of the tlow course upon
which VIC hl entered. IN talosn Rrlvo Inquiries
olr. 1nstlco Strong ahly bose hls full shnrc. nr
It will l,e recalled thnt among many other n-
rortnt,t cnscs l,t Waa fnttustcl by Tits Court
with stnttng tho rcnsons for ts Judgments In tho
"teHal-tasnler" cases III lss::, tho "contlscN.
tim" eases lit 1s75. thoso involving tho
retnnvnl Of criminal cascs from State tnUnftcd
states Courts, nth those involving tho rights of
cpturcd neh to l,o Jurors. Whatever ttcy r,,ny
iDse by tho retirement Of Mr.. Justice StrD1g,
thu members Of tho lur nrp acnsiblu that thDsc
uposi tho Lunch with who.n hu wns associated
Must lose nl'cl, moro. II0 will cnrry nto his
sl!vn!aed retirement tue a1leet1of'afe respect ol
a'' VINO hnso Known ll,''l. az lhat saonlu ae-
eHnra'.J u" asr "s n'Ior 'oss' opeu.e,so'
.ss ~ ,sa ,v' Mt.i ~ has 1I oa u f ~ t,s
zoos mi ,,n,rcsv tr nj ,n,n md nf vrcnt mn
l,ounr"n,c lnin,r In the scryice or TIM cc,,utry.
cnnunt. thoy trust. fall to be serene and happy.
rho l,ar ot this Court hayo rc9uestcu me to PRO-
scnt tho resolutions am nbout to rcad, and to
make In tllolr bel,nlf tho motion With which thoy
conclude.
RESOLUTIONS or THE HAn.
tsesNrest. Tint tho members ol tue lar or the
supreme Co''rt haso le'lrhoa WIN aeep fcRsct OF
nI ,, ~ , ~, y. si f.. et ars es
fr,,, ~ ~ 'n . ,% .,,,.,"s ~, ~ w., 1nu" '".