The Portland daily press., 1890-10-30
THE LATE EDWARD PAYsoN.
Proceedings In MemorIam In the
Supreme Court.

Yesterday morning In the Supreme Court
the resolutions in memory of the late Ed
ward Payson of Deering, were presented by
the committee appointed by the Cumberland
Bar Judge Nathan Cleaves presented these
resolutions saying: have been requested
by the committee of the Bar to present the
following minutes drawn by Col. John M .
Adams, the chairman of the committee, and
neighbDr and friend of our late brother,
and to move that our Honor will direct that
they be entered upon the records of this
court:
By the death of Edward Payson the Cum
berland Bar has lost an able and honored
member: a judicious and safe counsellor,
warm hearted and sieadfast friend and an
upright and public spirited citizen.
OF rare intellectual culture and scholarly
tastes ne naturally coupled literature with
the law.
His contributions to newspapers and
periodicals were numerous and excited
much public interest
His book entitled doctor Tom" was
widely read and regarded as production of
much merit.
His pamphlet "rhe Maine Law in the
Balance" displayed strong discriminating
and reasoning powers.
His Law of Equivalents" Is philosCphic
work of high order and enduring value,
teaching lessons of self reliance and that
honest work Is the only roadi to advance
ment.
JOHN M. ADAMS,
NATHAN CLEAvES,
JOSIAH 81. DRUMMoND,
Committee of Cumberland Bar.@
Judge Cleaves spoke extalting the high
character of the deceased and was followed
by Hon. j. Fl. Drummond.
md ,a;A 90 he
Bar, one of the marked and powerful in
stincts of the human family as shown by the
mounds and monuments in the earliest
stages of civilization, and by like manifesto
ttons. is the desire of the generations to per-
petuate the memory of the deserving men of
their respective times in their respective
spheres, and the present occasion Is but an
appropriate instance Of history repeating
itself.
''My personal acquaintance with Mr.. Pay
son oegan In 1865 and 1866, when he repre-,
sented his town In the state legislature. His
name was prlnla fdcid of brains and culture
and the intelligent manner in which he per
formed his duties, either In the committee
room or on the floor Of the House made his
associates gladly recognize him as one of the
strong and cultured members of that body
He seldom formally addressed his branch
of the legislature, but when he did his large
knowledge of the subject under discussion
and his clear, full and forcible presentation
VI kuo ftOWo WOA buO otllCtCcb dttCuLlOn anu
the most respectful consideration of his fell
low members and when he had finished he
did not leave much to be said by those who
entertained like views. He was diffident,
but at the same time self-reliant.
HE had strong convictions upon all sub
jects, reached after the most mature deliber-
alton and he could stoutly defend them upon
all proper occasions.
"That outer conscience, What people
say, that Is so potential to some, was of but
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with his inner conscience, hence in his opin-
ions, expressed in public either by speech or
pen, whether they we're likely to catch the
public ear, 1t never occurred to him to stop
to imagine"
Judge Virgin spoke further upon the char
acter of the deceased, and closed by ordering
the resolutions spread upon the records, and
the court to be adjourned out of respect to
his memory.