St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
old and new quarters. He spoke of the
legal profession as noble one, despite
the criticisms of to-day.

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legal profession as noble one, oespi'e
the criticisms of to-day.
at is the conservator of society, con
tinued the Judge. 1T contains the learning
and culture of ages. Let me REMIND the
Younger members of the Bar, VINO SNe
promise of achieving honors equal TO tnose
obtained bv their fathers, that the highest
position in the profession IS only OBTAINED
by hard work. Notwithstanding the tact that
the present age furnishes much assistance
not given their predecessors. Ihe preseht
Surroundings will make ii much more pleas
ant for the older members. Again piu you
welcome TO these halls
President Williams then introduced
IL. j. Horn as the ''NeStor OF the bar.
His subject was the history OF the par,
and he treated it in a learned and Schol-
arlv manner. He eulogiZed the bench,
and said that its purity elevated the
dignity of the bar.
Never" said Mr. Horn, has one OF our
Judges requested these Offices, but the posi-
tons have always been eNtenaeu 10 ,H g is
Il remarkable fact that not one vote was cast
against one of them"
Judge Flandrau was introduced as
the only man in st. Paul who had ever
discovered the fountain of immortal
youth. He was called upon to give the
history of the bar in the territorial days.
Il must take you by the hand ana lead you
back into the past fora AIT little over 1or.y Years
all of what is now Ramsey county was part
of the territory of Wisconsin. together with
all the land that lies on this side OF the st.
Croix river, and was known as 81 CrolX
comfy. Wisconsin. On May %, 1S4S, Wis
consin was admitted into the Union, ana It's
western boundary was fixed at the ST. Crolx
river The effect of this was TO leave st.
Croix county without any government. IL
A.
saltwater, ST. Paul and St. Anthony being
within its limits. Immediately the people
of this abandoned strip took meas
ures to get some kind of govern
ment When Wisconsin was admitted,
Gov. Dodge was elected to the United States
senate, leaving Secretary John Catin ex-
ofticio governor of what was left of the Ter
ritory of Wisconsin. He lived at Madison,
and the citizens on this side OF the =: Crol PIX
wrote to him to come over and proclaim the
territory On the 9th of August, 1S!S, ne
wrote letter to William Holcombe, OF Stlli-
water. arguing the position that the terri
toral government stu renamed III lorce III
St Croix county, and agreeing 10 come ana
call an election for delegate to congress,
which he did in September. lS4S. Henry h.
Sibley was elected and admitted to a seat as
delegate from Wisconsin: Gen. sIpley Is
still with us and we are all proud to know is
a member of the Ramsey county bar, and as
will show you, the Oldest member OF our
association
Continuing, the speaker carried his
hearers through those dark pioneer
days, when Their reigned no law and
order but that enforced at the butt OF
club OF the muzzle of gun. He re
cited many interesting anecdotes and
then extolled the man who gave to the
city the present site of the grand court
house:
In 1850 Vital Guerin. an old French set
tier donated to the county of Ramsey the
block on which now stands the magnificent
temple of justice which we are here to dedl-
cate today. ST. Paul was then the county
seat of Ransey county, but st. Anthony was
working to move it up to that city: The
county commissioners, OF course, desired to
retain it where it was and they conceived
the plan of beating st. Anthony by
the block given by Guerin. LOUIS Rob
ert was one of the commissioners.
He was bright man, but utterly de-
void of education. DR. David Day was then
a prominent citizen or st. Paul. and among
them they decided to advertise for plans for
a court house. They did so, but got no re-
Spouse. Robert could not understand why
man educated as a doctor could not draw
plans for a court house. and insisted that
Dr. Day should prepare them IA Western man
who is not equal to anything demanded OF
him is not up to his position, and the doctor,
not wishing to yield any part of his claims
on the title of western man." sat down and
be built on the court house square.
1t was to cost $1,000, and bonds We're
iesued to that amount to raise the
money. Two of the county commissioners
could not write their names and the bonds
were signed with their marks. They were
sent to New York for negotiation, but the
money lenders of Gotham would not risk
their money on bonds signed in that way.
They came home again. and one good friend.
who has so often since helped st. Paul out
of difficulties. Hon. William P. Murray I'M
dertook to remedy the trouble. He took the
two commissioners for an evening to instruct
them in the art of writing their names, and
the next day the bonds were all duly signed,
". ID. Cornish then took the floor and
eXpatiated on the bar at the present
day.
Loud calls for Gen. Sibley brought
the dear old man to the floor. He cheer
fully responded, but said his illness had
SO enfeebled him that he could say but
little. He succinctly referred to the
time when he ruled the whole country
from Iowa to the British possessions,
and when there was no one to reverse
his decisions and no one to make laws
but himself After adjournment an
hour was spent in looking over the
building