The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-07-29
JUDAH p. BENJAMIN.

doubt if there is at the South one
man familiar with his country's history
Ger the last thirty years who Is not proud
of the career of Judah u. Benjamin In
inqnirin@ for his chambers. ! learned
from a middle temple barrister that Mr.
Benjamin was regarded - day As thu.
greatest lawyer n the English bar. II,
is "a court all day i'll ! IN the Afternoon.
rten until 80 receives the solicitors il.
,s c lamb' rs. .\ltrr this lie goes home
t dine at his club in the West End. His
only leisure is on sunday and an ucca-
sional evening. Short Of stature. thick
set, with a strong. brtGnt eye. he is -
man vi simple natural manner. relating
his adventures. rev,ISrS and success
with the charming ease grace an / natur-
a ntss, mingled with a subtle rla, fuincSs
OF good reconteur He said. in taIkir.
Of his adventures attc~ ,ile fan OF Rich
mond, that the cont, dcrate government
left Richmond IN a body. lie ami Mr.
Davis were together on their way to ,he
ns-MiS>issipii department. and Nj.
Davis lett the pIrtt - meet his wife. eli
rontc. aud i WIS N her cI.np Ia It he
Us Capture !. Tn" federal, dul not
snow that Nj. Davis was in the wagon
train whm'h MAS transporting II 5 Davis
and friend, and only approached cur
ously to see what it meant. Mr.. Henit
min continued h'> Journey tl,nr. AIT;
hear < II the ra! tara of Mr. Davis.
gave away his saddle and bl'dte anl SC
CT ~ II OK: ,'- tjtt,w over il = >i,cl
SKI J, ana 1,,er III alas, playing farmer.
at length reached tie gult coast. Here
ne took small boat and coasting around
until arriving at point near Key West,
he embarked in a small sail boat, open
and without deck, for Nassau. Here
the small, notwithstanding. black and
bright eyes glistened as this remarkable
man related how, when the Gulf Stream
almost carried them out into the open
sea; when battling against head-wind
| and out of sight of land (for 100 miles
was the distance). and with one bushel
of raw sweet potatoes to feed three men,
when. almost without hope, at the last
| moment the wind changed, filled their
small sail, carried them within sight of
the lighthouse, and enabled them to eff
feet landing jus. at the extreme north
ern portion Of the Bahamas He landed
in England in September, 1860. In
June. 1866, he WAS admitted to practice
at the English bar: his admission was
granted by the Benchers of Lincoln :
Inn, i'll six months instead of three wears.
as the rules generally require. on the
ground that he was an old member of
the bar of country governed under the
! system of the common law and the fact
that he was political exile. He pub
ii>hed his ''Benjamin on Sales in 1865.
having i'll the Intervening years sup
pnl ted himself and his family by writing
leading articles for the newspapers. The
| first year he made about G3DG. the next
year abont 600, land in tile fourth
year, he said, my income was Il 000
1t rapidly increased after that At the
present rate Of Mr.. BanjamIn's income.
ne will, i'll a few Years. if he is not now,
he the po>sessor of vast wealth. My
book gave me my practice, and now,
wonderful to relate. Il have said he,
upon looking over my eases Yesterday.
Just one-half of the cases from the realm
| q G.. the whole OF England. Scotland
and ITclauu) before the EIuSe of ords
Oh the appeal. Mr.. Beniamin,S daughter
| has married French officer OF the staff,
and his wife and daughter live in Paris.