The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-30

Further particulars can be had OF r. 2 Bickerton.
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Mr.. Nahaku moved the adoption Of the resolu-
tons.
Mr.. Bickertou in a few well-chosen remarks
moved that members Of the Bar and officers
of the Court wear a badge Of mourning for thirty
days as a mark of respect for the deceased.
Mr.. w. r.. Castle said that, although nearly
without voice from a cold, yet he did not wish
the occasion to pass without a word from him IN
tribute to the memory Of the departed. he
felt, aud was sure that he echoed only the voice
of every member of the Bar, that ia Mr. Bar
nard's death he had lost II personal friend. In
this age, when there is SO much and frequent pee
ulation. when every mail from foreign lands
brings accounts of new defalcations and breaches
of trust, it becomes noteworthy when a man per-
forms his duty faithfully. Mr.. Barnard will al
ways be remembered as a pre-eminently faith
full man. He had an ingrained faithfulness worthy
of emulation. Much had been said of his
courtesy. 1t was one of his most marked and
pleasing traits, ohe which all those in the PUB
lie service might well strive to initiate. Those
who had business in the Office of the Clerk Of
the Supreme Court were made to feel, in a quiet
and unobtrusive manner, that he, not the appli-
cant. was receiving u favor. Such was his
never-faiiing manner, even though suffering
pain. as he did most of the time the last few
months of his life. Ii ~as TO be hoped that
these resolutions would be unanimously
adopted, and he moved that, therefore, n COM
mittee Of two be appointed to have them en-
crossed, aud next Monday morning at the open
ing of the July term present them TO the Court,
and move that they be entered in full ON the
records of the Court.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
Mr.. Preston and Mr.. Mahelona being appointed
a committee on engrossment.
Mr.. Hatch referred to the genial nature of the
deceased and the pleasure it was TO do business
with him, and stated that all members of the
bar recognized the loss not only of an efficient
officer. but also of a personal friend.
MI. Dole briefly referred to Mr.. Barnard's
fidelity and courtesy.
Mr.. Associate Justice Austin. in commenting
upon the value of the deceased, said that they
could not well replace a man of such worth,
purity of character and official ability. aud he
hoped the Government would give some express
sion of their feelings on account of the demise
of such an esteemed public servant.
His Excellency W. NJ. Gibson, replied sub
stantially as follows: Although he could not
speak as II member of the Bar yet "a temporary
association Herewith might warrant his joining
in this tribute to the memory of good man, the
late Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, John E.
Barnard. He had no opportunity to know Mr..
Barnard as they had known him, as counsellors,
and had hardly ever been in the courts either as
sutton or one sued, yet he had sufficient oppor-
tunity on various occasions to appreciate the
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full extent that they had been expressed by SO
many speakers before him. Mr.. Barnard was
in no sense a perfunctory official but cohscien-
tious IN the exercise of his public duties. Mr..
Gibson then referred to an incident, illustrative
of what he said, that occurred four or FIVE days
before the death Of the deceased. 1t was a mat
ter of some Importance that had been neglected,
viz. to have u document signed and sealed by
the Chief Clerk at a late hour when all offices
were closed. Having found him la pleasant
association with his family. engaged. shade in