Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-01-16

equity. when il Should be law.
This difficulty can easily be remi
died by passing an act authOriz-
ing \ transfer. from one court
TO the other. with such amend
ment Of The pleadings as may be
proper, holding the frs; pro
ceeding TO be- the commence
nent OF the snit aud thereby ar
resting the statute OfIimitations-
This eau be done with very lit
tie loss o. time Tits much on
the changes made and proposed
to be made
What | have before said of
the judges of mississippi, can
also truthfElly say of the nem-
bers of the bar before the war,
since the war and now | came
To this state IN 1855 now a ii:tle
more than thirty four years anu
entered at oHce into an active
practice, which brought me be
fore our courts. and with many
of our lawyers. | found the
members of the bar As able as
any with whom | bad met, and
as | belle We, as much so, as any
to be found ia any other state,
most of whom have gone to
their ''reveTsiOa in the skies" a
few remain but are now far
down life's path and have closed
or are closing professional life
When the war commenced near
" all the young members of the
profession, and many of The old
eE ones, engaged in it. most of
when now Ell soldiers grave.
having fallen in battle. or died
from wounds received. or dis
ease and fatigue contracted ou
the march or in the camp When
the war ceased and the courts
were again opeaed, sad breach
was found in the profession, bat
IN few years filed By a class
of young men who when they
returned from the army upon its
disbsndment, Immediately en-
tered on toe necessary prepare
ton to i'll the vaeunl thus made
and in the course of Z very fes
years. in all that goes to make
up the successful lawyer, were
tine equals of those whose pla
ces they filled, and compared
favOrsbiy with those of other
states, before or since the
breach. These then young mer,
are now IN the meridian of life.
aud some inst crossing the ridge
to the other side. IL seems
strange TO me TO visit them and
their families, which it Is often
my pleasure to- 30. and fiud them
surrounded with wife and grown
sOus and daughters. and some
of them with grand children:
Nay the blessings of our Heav
emily Father always rest On them
aud theirs Then again from
time 20 time since that time
young men some of whom were
born siEce | have occupied my
/ present in iicial position, have
come into the pr"tesSIcu. y 10
bisl fair AT ID distant dav. Ia
take = front rank Oh the beach.
at the bar, ard la eJndaet5u.
cur public affairs Ont . EazI-
Der OF the different classes men
toned have left Us, and are a0x
occupying prominent 20 i.Ious
on the bench. AZ the bar. AIT.
taking 4 prominent part ia pub
lie affairs IN ether states Most
OF our representative in Con
gress ir IN this state. aad 9th
ers from other states. are from
one or the other of tue Classes
mentioned la stating tae fore.
going opinion of the lawyers OF
the state, | cl.im TO be q cOmpe
tent a ) we'll as impartial Judge,
ana t0E tue reason that more OF
them have practiced before me.
than perhaps any Other Judge.
and under circumstances which
well developed their powers.
To the judges and lawyers OF
the state, aud esneeiaIlv To those
who participated in the trouble
some times mentioned the PEG
pie owe debt of gratitude, of
which many are not aware, and
probably never will be. II is at
all times aud under all ciream
stances TO the judge and tue
lawyer. that the oppressed, un
Fortunate and down irodelen
mast look for The protection OF
their rights of person and prop
eriy- Sad will be the day to
these, When there will lie no
honest, capable. and faithful
Judges To determine their
rights, or true aud failbfal eoun
sci to present and defend them,
but IT that day shall ever come.
nav II be in the far far distance
A word Of ADVICE to yen old
aad young, aud | am done.
Ever CONSIDER yourselves as
holding a most sacred trust for
The well bsing OF the whole peo-
pie, and especially of those who
most heed yOur aid. Ii ON the
bench. ever hold the scales of
Justice with an even h md, see
as tar IS possible, that all. re-
CARELESS OF tAeir position in life.
s.i'sii have their rights determin
Ell and UFuraessaI l. - H.