The daily gazette., 1883-01-26
MIR. sILvER's spEECH.

How Member Of the Levy COnrt BID
the Retiring Members Farewell.
The speech delivered by Samuel Silver,
at the close of the session of Levy Court
yesterday, which was crowded out of the
GAZETTE for want of time and room was ne
follows The close Of to days session will
terminate the career as Levy Courtmen, for
the present at least, of i've of our feiioW
members, ole of them our worthy and vener-
able president. For twelve years be has
been member Of this Court, eight of which
he has presided over its deliberations. We
all know that II was merit alone that en-
abled him so long to hold this position, but
for all that II is compliment even to
merit and so long retain the kind wishes and
confidence of ones constituents, and we con-
gratulate the gentleman most sincerely on his
having done so, and hope his shadow may
never grow less.' As to the other members,
IL is sad to think that after to-day, though
Wells may abound, their fountains will be
dry for us. A Weir may be quite as effec-
tive in entrapping the inhabitants of our
streams and brooks-but its efficiency will
no longer avail us. The tender and succu-
| lent Polk may spring up in all Its fresh
ness and luxuriance-but IL will
be to grace other than our tables.
| The Morrison may shine with all Its eGul-
gence and brilliancy, but alas ! 1t will be
| no longer Bright with us. All we will have
| of the old set will be what Is usually termed
| the ninth part of a man Ga Taylor) but we
are happy to say In this instance the gen.
/ tlemen can stsee that and go several points
better.o During onr two years OF official
/ intercourse with the retiring members we
| have found them always courteous and
kind, In fact, soclably, all that could be de-
sired. Politically the least said, perhaps,
/ the better-to mete them justice they did "no
more harm than they could" In parting
| with our departed friends we are free to
admit that we shall miss them In many,
/ many ways. We shall miss their cordial
| salutations and hearty grasps of the hand
| on meeting. We shall miss their skill and
judgment--acquired by long experienee-in
managing the affairs of the Court. When
| the ioaming bowl OF Gambrinus passes mer-
/ rily around their rubieund and merry faces
will no longer beam with satisfaction. When
the afestlve pool ball" skips here and there
over the table and goes directly where they
did not want to 60 their many pious utter
ances will no longer be heard. When
our fellow citizens of African descent
apply to be placed on the assessment lists,
and a question arises as TO their age, VIZ
shall miss their skill in determining thit
matter by the teeth. So shall We miss theiI
Judgment In deciding that colored Vouch.
er's name is Charles Henry, when he, e,simplt
fellow, labored under the pleasing delusion
that it was Henry without the Charles. II
fact VIC shall miss them sadly; and did Wa
not hope that their successors would be en-
dowed with ''iellow- feeling" we would bs
almost dIsconsolate. In relegating our dc
parting friends to private lifc-and by the
way we think that the only proper sphert
for gentlemen of their peculiar politi
cal creed, although a large majority o.
voters at a recent elections influenced b,
metallic or other equally weighty considers
tions, thought difFerently-they bear witt
them our best wishes for their health, hap
piness and prosperity. Their retiremen
will In all probability be of sufficiently lonl
duration TO enable them 10 thoroughly re
pent OF their many political misdeeds.
they do this honestly and sincerely and b
any providential dispeHsation gentlemen c
their political faith ever reach the "bette
landn we hope they may be of the happ
number. Il is said by tight squeeze
the camel could go through the eye of tn
; needle.