The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-18
Mr. GREME's LETTER,
above alluded to, is as follows:


"EI,HMOSD, VA , February IL. lSSl.
d" la respect {" wha' trans pred on hc 23i March.
1880, IN the supreme tou f Appeal, Ot f,r.
ginia. on the occasion when the insurance cases
we're To De heard, my recollection Of Tho matter Is
a. fnllow,:
Nv ben The argument of the insurlnce cases was
abOu, 10 b. commenced, Judge MOncurc SAID I'm
substance that he had grave doub wDei.cr he
ought 10 take any part IN nrocetdug, ami SIT IN the
case because during he war his house IT FaimOAtn
WAS burn wn le The Federal toOps ~ re In uO-ses-
sion o the Town. aud hi, sou al - had house bdrnt
al The same Inc bu whether ih~ houses wtr2 burnt
ny the Federal troops or not he cOuld not say. Al
all events. he ought he mad Il cain a.hns the
same company Tor he am buut OF he loss by mat
hre, aud nr paced The mater In the hands OF
counsel iO bring suit To recover y. Ills counsel
uih communicate WIN the COMPANY. ant tncy
claimed exemption from iabiii V nrcaG-c the loss
vas ~ an act of var; 'anu | u Z. Judge MDucurt
was informed by counsel hti hr and not consider
thr had any cain under The circumstances. aud
% let tn mater dtop. and had never M, ia. cd
any proceedings against The socif y; anh DO not
believe That my sOn has fyer cOmien ed sui tor
HE ls> hc eu-tin d. 20. undrr the crcEmsis noes,
II 10y The dec,i)" 10 ~ r. nd red I'm thc-, ~ -cs am
H. De cDn,idercd 1n n,efe.tcd parry. tnen have >
right To ~ or take any part IN The proceedings ana
will not do so.
Mr.. Juu. Howard then said. In subs auce,
that the eases 20 b agdrd were OF grnt
mpor auoe, aud he rights aud iutere> > Of many
per,on> were involved. and that. so tar a. h"
conc rne a. co iD~cl. he wOuiG not con cut 10
a hcarIug of the rdefs wlthoui fu'l court and he
M en- iierIfp,l IL hi, IIO or II adgr MOncurt) nd
not ntrn To sit in he hearing = he cases. that
the hearing Of them should be hOipDuCd until full
court cou Il uc obtained; bui he III pot consider
h" objections to sit,ug hercd by his Honor a. ma
erial. because II the hOu-cs W. re burnt hyt.e Fed.
era troops. and IN CNcep ion, were 10 treylii, MS
case would discharge u society from liabilty. aud
mere ore he did not lbIuk tntrv uld be any oh.
eciiOns 10 his ittnK In these cases ~ The ltbiIly
for he los Incurred Ia hem wa based on entirely
ditfrrcnt ground.
jude ,Moncure then rspued in substance,
Very we'll lt mat Is the view 10 be taken of the
ultier, viii sit IL the case, aud the argument ciu
nov commence
gOtt all haf tran pref on tnr Occa. a.ipn ret,rr
TO. or e,,e lie would not nave made IN his argument
any reference 10 lhc cOu pu,s suCd by Jdtge Mon
cure ~ 4 dI.tnS ground ubou winch II j, dee med
proper aud imperative mat rthcJTlng shO1d ne
ASKED ana ieel equally connie that ne viii L.
more entirely that par Of ms arSum'ni a. soon ~
nc fac. OF Inc case are brought 10 M attention an
lSisnrdI ROBERT CREME"
1t viii thus be seen that Mr Toward not
only mlOe no objection l. Judge MOucure's >
taking part in these cases, but &c ually
INSISTED UPON HIS RtMAINING ONTGC BENCH,
and u,ed argument 10 rem1YA any scrupIr,
he might have on TIE subj c.. THIS waS
tNicr done. according - the letters of the
gen irman in-f reJd-irst, when the case
was called tor argument, and second. after
iS cJ:cl sion when the COUNSEL wefe p' eS-
eut and eXp'ctins a decision OF The c''cs.
Ana n0W Mr. Howard te|l- The county
that the pre-ide, OF the court Is mentally
20 feeble and ,cunlariIv 50 Interested IN
me result that "bi> bare presence on the
bencn render, tn deciSlHH inh renlly iii-
ftctcd and with ed wi'h Illcg huy -; aud he
wisne- it II dcrstood maj no such decision
would "r & no be recorded or rtcJgniZ
by his cIirB's.
Mr. Howard further declire> that the
tact tuat the pres dem decided a9alB't
him. Ell aud ni- 0wD son should not alter
Tie case IN the least. Thai was 10 be tx
pected from tDe khOw0 perpendicuarity Of
his uind backwards agiiIst ~, fiierd-."
Aud amId iui,0ue praises ~ the y e>i-
dent OF this court he attacks hlm IN 4 Nay
most uuriIul ~ lhr feelings AVID pride of
chursc or Of the m1n aod The judge. rhs
- no; tie fist time that nr JJnn Howard
IA, gro.-ly II .ndei against all proprltty 10
ms d"mean r H. ibis court. =
When tue case uf DIyls, trustee, rs.
Knigbt was drcidei Dy this cOnrt, Nj.
Howard UetuiOued for rebelilug. In
mat petl,iOn ne used language - oiien-
s,ye 10 rhe Jude tna' int excellent
aod amiable grn'l mn and able iu0ge
tJudgr BluIdlu) frl' called on 10 administer
10 bIn a +, bukc tom 'hls bench. aud 10 ihat
connection nr Uses the 10 lowing lanGuagr:
=. Tni- court - con>lrained, however, 10 siy
TO thr COUNSEL who pI repaired the Le i;ion
that = terms, tone, aud spirit are, IN tbe
opinion II al the ludles, III the blguesl de-
gre obirc'IoOiDie
II Is verV probable that tue present as
sIut upon tue court aud lis president Is IN
4 greaI measure due To- tue leDieucv and for
tie france WITH winch Mr. Howard was
treated on ib Il OCCASION.
La tDi. node uf wrfart Mr.. Howard
stands u'mOst alone. DJling the zen ,eIr>
fnasc inds' baSe Occapiedtni> beach. with
one 81 tAO exc ptipn>, inry bavc beeG
trei ed Nitb , courtesy aud consideration
rs YrrIfNlng tu mem - Il was honorable 10
tDe pr I s.l'G. During ndt period, while
We uN nave IA dc many ~ takeS. 10 man
eau tn bfuilv -'y We ave been gniily OF
an, ,ct oI oppr's lou, or wen
DIsCOUGTtsY 20 AN MEMBER or TBE BAR.
IN hi. Connection | Deg Io quote I6e re-
marks { .Iid.r ~cDri. OF the General Court
of V rgiair, ia BDuIiin's c @ - Lrieb.
600 66l. Tuuse rem,Ck, ire Is apphcib G
- 'br lidse> of ibls couri a. 90 tbos' al tie
General CJuri. JJdge Scott. ~ an oplniin
OF gree p'ser an, eloqnrnce. speskiDe OF
tu- difficulties md responsibilities tnai sur
rOu"d Judge. sid, AMONG other thing> !:
" Wmhurawn by 1is new employ sment from