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example. Judge Auhey tie ~ofs 80
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hand upon au accomplished lie- hen That
lie has oera occupied With usefulness, re-
~afded b. saocers. and crowned With nonof.
= ben a sood man "a ing discharged tie
duties and tulnlied lbe trusts Of hic. lee
DIVA 10 hls nnal refOse, ~e Hay srese, but
4e are not permitted 10 complain To COM
plain al tie close vi such a life, Is to coin
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over loaded bOugh that the golden harvest
bends 10 the sickle lis 10 complain Ot tic
lAw Of our existence aud 10 accuse tIe Crea-
TOR that he did not make EuAn immortal
upon the earth. For such man, praise
honor, imitation. bat not tears. let ~ Ia
ment then ia n0 complaining spirit Tor the
man whose memory se celebrate today
With our grief lhat Le has aud
will be mingled our thankfulness
hat he has lived. Loved and respected oy
all The history of hls State cannot be iairiy
written without honorable mention Of MS
character and services We may not weep
/ then foe him, who having 80 nearly won
/ lhe bound OF man appointed years al last
/ Lies blessings all enjored,
/ Lie = labor- done,
! serenity % his nnal ret has passed.
/ While the son memory of his virtues, yet
/ Lingers ike twilight hues.
/ when the bright sun has set.
A. Mas said on d similar Occasio Of an
| other eminent iurist, - / SAY 90 Judge
| Whitley although untiTlng in hss scrutiny
OF precedents and adiud~ed c,se-, lie was
trammelled by no siavish deie'ence, no
| idOlati0ns. reverence for the mere hearine
| OF the books; and his mind ever honestly
! seeking after the truth, ever susi siained by al
uutaltering love of justice for justices sake
was intrepid enough To disregard all mert
iorius, all the mere drapery of professional
habit aud 10 seize boldly and at once upon
the principal of justice discOverable IN th'
case. Yet il must not be supposed that h'
was wanting IN respect 10 protessiona
learning or for books. No one was more
lover of law books than he, no one wa
more studiOus OF their contents, and no one
more habitually resOrted To them for ligh
and guidance But such was the bravery
OF MS moral nature that any sway of sup
posed precedents or arguments, howeSe
formidable in appearance, that came II
| opposition 10 his own conscientious convic
tiOns OF right made but little impression
upon him He relied much upon tb'
decisions of the moral sense, which. witt
him was ever loving and ever watchful.
therefore move the adoption of the resolu
tons
Mr.. Norris seconded the motion OF Judg,
Stone and addressed the court ss follows:
II
pen in any public or private gathering o
my legal brothers and friends that | cOul'
remain unresponsive toward a commenda
ton spoken in memory of the Just Judg
whose vacant chair SO sadly reminds Us al
What shadows We are, and what shadows W
| pursue
And yet standing here in the forum of III
lies best labor and with the recollection O
almost score OF years forensic efforts in hi
presence and guided by his mild yet firm
ruling crowded into memory chamber
arm at loss just wnat 10 say. / could wlsl
they might be words fifty spoken but
can only promise that they come from tn
heart | would enter upon an analysis q
character or work. No fulSOme eulOgy O
| the dead jurist-ior 50 he would say, an
though dead he yet speaketh TO me- wOul
he best tie i at rest from his labors. II
was my friend. | knew his worth, and :.
did all.
Peace to the just mans memory.
| It Will grow greeuer IN the lapse Of tiUe
| Aud blossom through the fight Of ages
During these closing scenes of his life
work the turning Kaleidoscope of memOr
has moved TO many startling changes.
turned backward nineteen years am
| showed me the always pale dignitied au'
kindly face of our departed friend comm
up the steps of the old hall If the House q
/ Representatives. az Lansing. NJ the eFh OF In
third constitutional convention in cOmpan
with GOV. McClelland gone home before
and our much esteemed Minister 20 RUSSIA
Fhis vas our first meeting. | recall tn
/ topic there discussed-ss wise cOnstitu
tioua plan whereby municipalities shnul'
be- limited in power 70 create bonded sebt
Yet all wise plans failed and by anothe
turn OF the kaleidoscope | see. ten year
later. that just Judge upon the bepcn All,
I myself and others at the bar ask ~ an,
obtaining judgments upon bonded munici
pal debts. tar up in the hnndreds Of thou
sands and the end not yet And so. in life
hiful fever does 10 often happen that he wh'
fails 20 heel wise counsel Is iatei 10 be cor
reCfed at the hands of the counsellor
Bu I may not ingcr longer than 90 lay
Z one towing tribute upon his tomb. Sine
that pleasant summer Of our first acquaint
aucc fifteen wears Of which was as c0ustan
ani intimate as the relation Of bench aus
bar can make it. dur NJ many exciting ane
earnest fri is involving large interests an,
close questions cooking back over 10 an
recall tot cne word thar eve fell from th'
lips ~ our learned and courteous ruler per
s0nal 10 myself of others. that he ought n0
90 have spoken lt il appointed unfi
man once 90 die. or better. 20 taks
this regular and needful step iu DID,
AMI when. or how can 10 more hfly come
than after almost three score and ten. ~ =
fe ~ uses. high in the estimation of bis
usizhbor. in fhe bosom of a lowing family
attn ample time to arrange his world' y
aHsirs for the wise uee ~ the eurViFurs. o.
pendulum ceases ~ swing and the end 81.
( come fcs ha has au ideal flearh. in every