The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-31

Rutland; third ce-president, OK. Governor Ros-
well Farnham Of Bradford; secretary, George |
w. Wing, Esq, OF Montpelier; treasurer, Hon. |
Hiram Carleton Of Montpelier; board of man |
agers president ex.officio, W. D. Wilson, Esq, |
OF st. Albans, L. j. Ormsbee Esq, Of Brandon, |
Warren G. French, Esq, OF Woodstock and |
Frank Plumley Esq, of Northield, chairman. |
Ex-Governor Roswell Farnham made re-
port for the committee appointed at the last
| annual meeting consisting OF himself, Hon. f.
J. Phelps, and Frederick e. Woodbridge, for
| the purpose Of raising funds with which to
| erect suitable monument to the late John
| Pierpoint, for many years chief judge Of the
| supreme court of Vermont. BY contributions
| from the legal profession throughout the state
| a sum sufficient has been raised with which
| monument similar to the design of the Prem
| tiss monument In Green Mount cemetery at
! Montpelier has been purchased, and costing
about seven hundred and fifty dollars The
contract was made with Sumner Kimball and
the work will be set up before winter. The lot
| in the cemetery at Vergennes, where Judge
| Pierpoints remains lie, will be graded and inn
| proved.
Judge Poland read to the meeting the reply
| to the telegram sent to Lord Coleridge, Of which
mention was made in our last ISSUE 1t is as
| follows.
| NO. WEST FIFTY,sEoosp sTaEEr,}
NEW YORK, october a. 1885, !
eS % has gyse the s2ss snS
which you kind TO desire him to communicate
pleasure yRS Rs 's
wish were possible for me to come to you in person
But on the eve Of my departure for England this not
from the bottom Of my heart for their kind and gracious
words They are one more and one very convincing fIg
which binds great profession which belong into
body though the countries in which practice It
are divided by the ocean. 1t was delightful to me to
hnd this feeling so strong when landed in America;
will be great satisfaction TO indeed to feel as
hope may, that my visit has done nothing to make
weaker Pray convey TO your colleagues Of the bench
and bar my warm thanks and wshe. for their welfare
Your obliged and obedient servant, CoLERIDGr.
His Honor the chief Judge Of Vermont, and l.. p.
Poland, Esq, Chairman q ne Committee Of he Bar
The chair appointed a committee consisting
of Hon. Daniel Roberts and Hon. Luke p.
Poland to confer with the members of the
preme court with reference to the adoption Of
the new chancery rules and the rules for the
admission OF attorneys, and report at future
meeting.
The banquet Wednesday evening at the
Pavilion was in every respect success; the
speech-making was happy, humorous and suit
Barrett, president OF the association, was much
; regretted by all present, and was serious dis
appointment to the officers upon whom devolved
the entire duty of preparation and manage
ment Among the disting uished gentlemen pres
ent were Judges Royce, Ross, Powers, Veazey
and Rowell, Hon. L. P. Poland, Hon Daniel Rob-
erts Hon. B. T. Fifeld, Ex-Governor Farm
ham and many others The supper gotten
,, up under the direction of Mr.. A. J. Sibley,
manager OF the Pavilion, was another example
I of catering for which the hotel Is noted.
. Having finished the report Mr.. Harman read
several letters from distinguished gentlemen
/ among whom were William NJ Evarts, Sesa-
tor Justin s. Morrill,, Ex-Governor J. Gregory
Smith and his excellency, Governor Barstow,
expressing feelings Of regret at not being able
i | to be present Ex-Governor Roswell Farnham
opened the speech-making and spoke In terms
< Of the warmest approval of the good results of
q the meetings Of the association and OF their
\ tendency to ripen the acquaintance of the
r members with each other. Judge Poland was
q then invited to say something in defense OF
: the national congress. He said he was not ac.
>, customed to be confined or limited to particu.
: lar subjects on an occasion like this and what.
n ever remarks he might make would therefore
a be general. Here he was interrupted by Mr.
Harman who said that this was about the de
}, gree Of attention usually given to their duties
= : while in congress. Continuing he said, that tht
= to the lawyer of fifty years ago in point of in
q tellect, was hobby. There are many goot
= lawyers where there used to be but few. O
:. all the gentlemen present, there were but two
= Hon Daniel Roberts and ]. A. Wing, Esq,
:. who were in active practice in his earlier days
II II F. Palmer, the reporter OF the supreme cour
y decisions, was called upon to respond to "Wha
\ the law is" He answered in few well choseI
u remarks with quotations fIom his extensive
% reading, relating the incident of the French
of dice and saying that it mattered not 81
h much which way case was decided, many
- - times, but uniformity was what was needed
20 w. w. Stickney, clerk Of the house, in aDswe
:, to "What the law ought to be" defended thu
II action of the legislature, maintaining tina
- good faith was the governing motive of th
~ Lawmakers Judge Rowell, in response t,
20 "What the law is to be" said that confiding il
y the claims of the counsel 1t was easy to estab
- lish the law either way; that the court haC
| dinipultv in finding ont the law for them
~ selves, and recounted the instance of one o
- his associates saying humorously to him tina
! day during the argument of case by counsel
A "Why do these fellows disagree so about tn
law?" Judge Ross supplemented briefly tn
remarks of the preceding speaker that the lay
- is to be what we may make it. In his opinion
% the counsel and the court knew better tn
~ needs of the people, in the matter of divorces
Il for instance, than either newspapers or divines
- Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington spoke upo
" " the subject of Dorr Bradley and upon men
&c 20 tioning Mr. Bradley's musical qualities whil
% speaking of his characteristics, a call was mad
a for Mr. Roberts to sing a song, which he did b
u rendering Kitty ColIaine in fine style to the de
a light of all. Mr. Roberts voice retains its flu
- musical qualities to wonderful degree. Wi
- lard Fariugton, E-q of St. Albans discusse
a the relation OF the law to arms and said ths
~ the same respect for and obligation to faithful
~ do the duty on one applied as well to the othel
Joel C. Baker, Esq of Rutland upon the sam
-, subject related An instance OF a case in whic
10 10 he took part during the Rebellion when ju,
" " tice in the South was administered throug
~ -, the channels Of the military courts. ma
y came to him and stated that certain plants
~ - ton had been willed to him, but that some {
= the other heirs we're obstinate and he coul
" " not get possession. Upon this Mr.. Baker dre
., up a complaint and exhibited it to the propt
a a officer who detailed some men to bring in th
77' offenders. After hearing the evidence tn
-, court decided that tho plaintiff was entitled
~ possession and made an order to that effec
"a "a from which an appeal was taken to the provoi
80 81 marshal of the district, who eventual
20 20 affirmed the decision of the court below. tn
iu 10 same was afterwards sustained in the la
10 10 courts Captain John III. Watson of Bradfor
~, u responded to "The relation OF the law to arm
~ in time OF peace In pleasant manner, givin
ga ga graphic account of his experience at the III
ta mines riot in July past. He said presumabl
10 for the benefit of the court, that in the gre;
4" case of the Ely mines decided some year
T.. T.; since, the squatters title was held to be par;
"a "a mount to that of the real owner, which cause
~ ~ considerable merTiment. Mr.. Watson crit
m ne cised the power Of money and monopoly
a. against the interest of the laboring classe
90 N The speech making closed with some remarl
'ass from Hon. b. Fifield, the newly elected pre-
Iaa ident of the association. He appreciated II
40 importance and value of the annual meeting
IN tu and the benefit to be received from the bi
- ~ graphical sketches Of prominent men in Il
-, profession and supplemented the remarks
" Judge Poland that there were many good lay