Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-25
JUDGES, PREACHERS AND LAW.
YERS,

Anecdotes of Some of Them who We're
Prominent in Georgia Many Years
Ago.
In their day Judge Christopher Strong
and Judge Edward Y. Hill were consid-
cred very able lawyers. Judge Hill was
elected Judge when he was little over
80 years of age. There was not at that
time Supreme Court.
On one occasion Judge Hill rendered a
decision which attracted the attention of
Judge Strong, who was good deal older
than Judge Hill, and who had served on
the bench. Judge Strong took the liberty
of addressing the court in very compl-
mentary terms relative to the decision.
Said Judge Strong: II hope your Honor
will write out and have published for the
benefit of the bar your able exposition of
the principles of law"
In the course of n halt hour afterwards
Judge Strong had a case To argue before
the court, but upon nearly every point he
was oVerruled. The result was he lost
his case. The Judge was very much out
of humOr, and in speaking of Judge HUI
and the decisions in his case, he said !:
"Fhis comes of having these cussed young
fools upon the bench who do not know
anything of law"
But when reminded Of the open compli-
ment he paid Judge Hin in court the old
Judge thought re was little too quick
upon trigger.
DID NOT THINK OF IT.
The story is told on Judge Tracy, il we
remember correctly, whoa he was Judge
some 40 years ago. While on the circuit
pnfptY frnnt pptlvt IN pnITrf his hrnln
The Judge spent over halt hour trying
to mend it, but to no purpose. His
patience was exhausted. and he was
using some pretty strong explosives not
fit for Sunday school children to hear. A
negro came along, and the Judge told
him of mis- trouble. The negro let out the
trace, cut hole in it, and the job was
done.
"Why in the devil" said the Judge,
''could | not have thought of thntp
"Well, marster,p said the negro, 'don't
you know some folks is jest maturity
smarter than tothers."
THAT is So" said the Judge. "What
shall pay you for fixing my tracer"
"Well, marster, 80 cents will do" said
the negro.
FIFTY centsr" said the Judge. "You
were not five minutes at it,"
Il don't charge you 30 cents for doing
it." said the negro. 81 charge you %
cents for dong 1t and % cents for know
ing how to do it,
There was some philosophy in that
answer.
"G0V. TROUP IS MAE"
Gov. Troup in calling the Legislature
together in an extra session, May %, 1925,
sent in a strong message which was some
thing of a political bombshell thrown
upon the country. He was called at the
North, and among bis political opponents
in the States, the "Mad Governor of Geor-
gia."
His message was relative to the recent
acquisition of our vacant territory IN the
occupation of the Creek Indians. In the
closing part Of his message he called the
attention Of the Legislature to the aggres-
siye position of the North relative to
slavery. He said
''Since your last meeting our feelings
have been again outraged by officious and
impertnent intermeddlings with our do
nestle concerns. one movement of the
Congress unresisted by you and all is
lost. TempOrize no longer; make known
your resolution that this subject shall not
be touched by them but at their peril. Ii
this matter be an evil it Is our own; If 1t
be a sin, we can implore the forgiveness
of it. 10 remove it, we ask not either
IDGlf sRfnUhLuH OI uhblHl1utEs ~ NAV DG
our physical weakness; il ia our moral
strength. / entreat you, therefore, most
earnestly, now that it Is not too late, to
step forth, and having exhausted the ar
gument, TO stand by your arms"
A warm and earnest Union man, a
member of the Legislature, in comment
ing on the message, said in the heat or
debate: "Mr. Speaker, Gov. Troup is
mad-the man is mad" The Hon. Alfred
Cuthbert, then a member of the Legisla-
ture, did not indorse the position of Gov.
Troup. He was a Union man, ii we mis-
take not, and i'm a voice loud enough to be
heard over half Of the House, said: 81
wish TO God the dog that bit Gov. Troup
would bite me. i would like TO be mad
like him."
The expression pleased the Troup party,
and they did not forget it, and when in
time he was q candidate for the United
States Senate, Gov. Troup's friends sup
ported him, not being able 10 elect an out
and-Out State Rights man; there was
then State Rights party.
DIFFERENT STYLES or PREACHING.
During the sttings Of the Legislatures
in Milledgeyille, on many occasions emf
nent ministers would visit the capital,
and on Sunday some noted divine would
FIJI one of the pulpits Of the different
churches; for instance, Bishop Elliott,
Bishop Pierce, Rev. DIR. Palmer, or some
other noted divine from the North.
The Supreme Court was generally also
in session. and of the time We write
Judges Lumpkin, Nsbet and Warner
were on the bench. Some noted minis
ter preached in the Presbyterian church,
and among his hearers were Judges
Lumpkin, Nsbet and Judge Angus M. ID.
King. Very naturally the subject OF
preaching and ministers would be topic
of conversation after hearing an able SER
mon.
Judge Lumpkin said .'that be liked 10
hear q man Of eloquence; one who could
clOthe his thoughts In Well-selected words
and rounded periods. He wanted logic,
but beautiful Ideas with the logic" etc.
Judge Nisbet said she liked clear
ness, force and earnestnees. lie wanted
facts ana Illustrations 10 convey TO the
mind truths" etc.
Judge A. NJ. ID. King was a quiet list
ner, but did not volunteer his taste.
Judge Nisbet said 10 him: "Judge, what
kind Of preacher do you like 10 hear"
Said Judge X: "A man VINO breaches
common sense" the answer was char
acteristic Of the mental makeup Of the
man.
NOT IN JUSTICE COURT.
When the Hon. Thomas W. Thomas
presided rs Judge In the Northern Cir
cult. on one occasion, while holding court
in Hancock county, Hon. Alex. VI. Ste
,hnna had "a ragp II appuod that the law