The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-07-08

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tale jog through our gpve-ysrds 6
dosn 10 the river and snare sseksts an
evsry Dsn within The bearing Of my meIo
deus voice will vote Tor the gentiemsn
have nsmed for lieniensrt governor. M
Speaker. G n Stone Ia for him snd ~
John Of Kansas IL for him. I'm Tor him
Mr. Speaker. II there 10 no objection.
move be be- declared elected. tbsnh yos
al Tor your very kind attention. Mr.
Speaker shst vas shout 10 say w1--
Here n.h hone doubled up 10 The orsior''
throat. aud 10 the srea. relief ~ I'M rios
sndisnc~. he 10 meek and losl, msDasi
resunssd sitting position.
DsAsesstss 81 he 0snsnsst " Jadss
Harrington.
Last Saturday. July 81, tbs monument
Which had been erected 1t clareudon to
the memory OF Judge Harrington. With
morey appropriated BY the Last Iegisls.
ture. vas irdicsted With appropriate eIer-
cises There we're over 20o0 people pres.
cot. Including many prominent men from
ill arts u the State The principal ore.
,ion vas delivered by Judge Whceler Of
the u. y. Cont short speeches were slao
m sdc by Hon. y r. Walton. Chief Justice
Royce, ErJudgrs Barrett aud Dunson.
Hon. Daniel Roberts and others.
Judge Harrington was never educated
10 the profession Of the law aud never
claimed TO b. u lawyer but he WAS eniow.
ed With remarkable good sense and inhexi-
BILE honesty which served him IL such good
stead ihst be vas repeatedly elected to the
Office OF Judge Of the Supreme Court. aud
he rendered some decisions which ought
to make his name remembered through ell
ages. While bis decisions were not slwAys
according 10 The strict letter Of the Law
they were founded on justice which 10 the
higher Law.
II Judge Harrington had been more Of .
lawyer aud less . man be would never
have made the decision he did 10 the
fugitive slave case which. perhaps alone.
has rescued his memory from oblivion.
We gather some facts Of his life from
Judge Wbeeler's address which will be Of
Interest to our readers:
1.-The precise day and place OF birth docs
not appear 10 have been known when bis
read stone vas erected, and 10 not now
NOV; but IL was 10 the year 1852 and In
he eAsterly part Of Connecticut, He came
o Vermont ut the age Of 23. 10 l765. took
wife on the way aud settled 10 this town,
nd was farmer His good sense and |
sturdy character attracted the attention OF
lis townsmsn aud he was made . select. |
nan and elected . representative TO the
general assent bly, in 1895. and by the good
ense OF his townsmen he was elected rep.
again 10 1905 and was contin-
led 10 that Office until 1903. and was that
'ear speaker Of the honse. They we're
wise enough in that day to place and con-
inue there their hest man. AT that time
he judges Of the county court we're dis
met from those OF the supreme court, and
rere, rs well as the latter. elected by the
enersl assembly. He was by the latter
ody elected presiding Judge Of Rutland
ouniy court at the October session. 1900. /
nd took his seat on the third Monday Of
november Of that year. He was reelected
, 1901 aud 1902. aud thus was for three
ears 1t the same time representative from
and presiding judge Of the
ounty court. 10 was elected judge Of
le supreme court in 1903. and was there
ore At the same time representative from
speaker OF the house and Judge
I the supreme court He presided last
the county court on the 25th OF May,
sos He was ten times elected - Judge
the Supreme Court. After he was elect.
! judge be- Was by courtesy admitted
ember Of the bar Of the county court. OF
hich be had been Judge, in November.
,03. He thus became nominslly mem
sr OF the bar. but nevertheless he was |
ways > farmer, and never lswyeL BY
lucalion or profession or practice. |,
Many anecdotes are told OF bis wise and
,aiut sayings 10 the decision OF cases. but ,
lly two decisions upon distinct points Of
' made BY him are known. That he de-
ruined cases wisely and TO general salts.
ciion il shown by his numerous re.elec-
ous. which are greater ii number than
rose received by most judges. OF oil the
vent, seven men who have held that
sh Office Of Judge Of the supreme court
the state. only thirteen have received
ore elections than be did, and one man
msDy. He cosld not only decide rightly !,
the main. but could 60 straight to the
rning point Of the matter. take In and :
plain its bearings. and not only ace him.
II but make those concerned and others I
. that he vas right. A man stole horse
Canada and took II through Vermont :
to Mssssch nsests and sold il. He was
iicted for stealing the horse 10 Vermont p
4 his case came before The supreme Y
urt i vas objected With plausibility .
It be stole the horse only IN Canada 8
d merely took Il through Vermont. and Z
aid BE- punished criminslly only either y
Canada. where be stole il. or in Massa- >
usetss, where be sold il. The other
ises doubted somewhat. but Judge Har- y
's.on said that 10 bis opinion the man B
,ie the horse when he took il, and stole >
svery step Of the way be took With il q
til be sold il. and vas stealing Il oil the q
y through Vermont The other judges
ncurred aud The man vas convicted. q,
"A decisinn has remained c0.d 1av rnN 4.