The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-02

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A. HIGH CONTINENT TO ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
sWAyNE.
A ueetiug of the members OF the Bar of the Su-
pres e Court of the United States held in
the Court Room at the Capital this morning, TO
take action In the retirement OF Justice swayne
from the Bench. Hon. samuel shellaharger was
elected Chairman, and Mr.. James III. Mckenney.
Clerk of the Court. Secretary. The Committee c'i
Resolutions. consisted OF the folioWlflS gentle-
men: Philip Phillips of Alabama, George ii.
Williams, of Oregon. Richard +. MrTrick, OF the
District Of Colombia. Elliott g. Shepard, OF New
York aud J. Hubby Ashton Of Pennsylvania, was
appointed by the Chairman, and they reported
the following resolutions which were adopted:
Resolved That tne mehiPers so .e % pI Is,c. ,ss
with deep regret that, in the opinion OF Justlce
Swayne the ume has arrived when he should re-
tire from the labOrs and duties OF the Beneh,
which ne has so long adorned.
Resolved, That at the conclusion OF his long ana
honorable career the Bar deem IL alike their duty
and their privilege. 10 express their sentiments oi
sincere respect for Justice Swayne, which nave
been inspired by the large capacity. the iull ana
accurate learning. the patient ana persistent
investigation, the anxious desire 10 90 JSse, tie
genial and benevolent courtesy ne has uniformly
accorded To the members of the Bar, which have
distinguished him throughout the long period OF
his service on the bench of the supreme Court
Resolved That the Attorney General be
requested to present these resolutions to the
Court and ask that they be entered on its min
utes and communicated to Justice Swayne.
subsequently, Attorney General Deyens in the
Supreme Court, said: May il please your hon
or< the Bar we're aware last Monday when Justice
Swayuc deiivered the opinion, the preparation OF
which had been intrusted To him, that they
were listening to his words for the last time m
llfe, indeed yet with his natural force unabated,
is an event that they would not willingly pass
without the proper expression Oh the respect IN
OF the honor aud love which they bear to him per
sonally." After a sketch of the public services
II Justice Swayne upon the Bench the Attorney
General said: '1n the fine chapter Of the Old
Testament which describes the farewell of aged
Samuel TO his people, ruler, priest and Judge
parts with his power IL he has done wrong TO any
man that he may then rectify IL. 4 am old and
gray headed says he but. behold; here am.
Whose OK or whose ass have taken Whom have
defrauded? Whom have oppressed? Atwhose
hands have 1 received any bribes to blind mine
eyesg And the people answered, AS God is our
witness, there IS no such man sure am that
should the distinguished Magistrate who retires
from the Bench ask who there is that has stood
before. to whom have not strlven 10 equal ana
exact Justice The answer will be like that OF
the Hebrew people TO the Royal Judge Of Israel
There is no such man. The good wishes OF all
consOled by those literary studies which have
long been mis- delight, and by the dearer comfort
of friends and family; as he may look back 10 the
life that is past without regret; so he may look
forward with serenity and confidence"
The resolutions were then read, and the Chief
Justice replied as follows:
The resolutions of the Bar and your remarks,
Mr.. Attorney General, are no more than Is due 10
the OCCASION and we take pleasure in directing
that they be entered on our minutes Dur
ing the nineteen years OF judicial
life of Judge Swayne both pub ic
and Constitutional law have been presented 10
the Court in a great variety of phases, and each
successive term brought its new cases and its con-
sequent new questions. The parts he bore in this
important service and how well he bore IL is best
shown i'm the pages OF the thirty-seven volumes of
our reports. which have been filed since he came
on ae Bench Being favored with uninterrupted
good health and great capacity Cor endurance, he
has rarely been absent from his seat here or IN the
consultation room when required. and never ex-
sequently the record of the Court during his ser
vice, and in his voluntary retirement he can have
the satisfaction of feeling that his judg-
ments here aud elsewhere have been, as
he believed them 10 be right. II
AT times ne differed from his associates he could
always give a reason for what he did. His court
esy of manner and of the Bench will never be
forgotten, and he carries with him as he leaves
the Court the esteem of every one OF his asSOc-
ates. Il has been his good fortune u be not only
student of law, but of general literature as we'll
He has always been welcome guest wherever
he has gone. and we hope he may live long to
enjoy the reputation he has won, the society OF
his family and friends and the pleasures of his
books"
SECRETARY scBURz's REPLY.
Secretary schurz furnished the following state
ment in regard to the published report of Satur-
Z
Committee of the Senate:
The report of the examination of Stickney and
Allen as il is in the papers while. OF course, not
giving every word said upon every
branch OF the subject. is correct in
all that il does state but IL leaves out all the es
sential features of the examination. This will
fully appear when the official report comes out
Messrs- Allen and Dawes substantially admit
that for they do not specifically impeach a
single statement contained in the report
and merely say in general terms that ii is not
complete and fair without gi wing instance in
which Ii is not had my own stenOgrapher with
me. who took down every worc that was
session Of epefy Rst detail several iG oarnaRs Rss
were present at the examination. The real trouble
these two gentlemen have Is that at last the true
facts with regard to the condition aud wishes of
the Poncsis in Indian Territory are coming out.
be permitted any longer to cover
/ them up or TO misrepresent them. which those
who have attempted to do will soon discover.
1t is no wonder they are irritaed, for the POneas
themselves have now spoken in unqualified and
unmiStakable words, and their pretended friends
may be little confused by the light
shed upon that J subject from such a
quarter. The Poncas pronounce themselves con-
seriously with the happiness of their pretended
advocates. The manuscript papers alluded
to by Allen, that had in
my hands and declined to surrender
testimony made to refresh my own memory. The
1 the whole testimony has been Ope. on the Presi-
dents table to the members of the press together
with the report and viii, as / understand. be
dent officially at an early day.
opportunity to compare my extracts with the
original, and it will turn out that comparison
will not be agreeable TO them. / think the
original will be still less pleasant to them than
tracts"