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charged AGAINST your Honor and for this. rs
we'll as for the other reasons mentioned, your
Honor has now the profound esteem ana SIN
Anl when ia n few days your Honor Will
leave the high position YOU have ililetl ana
adorned so long, YOU will be followed mo
your retirement by the good wishes anu me
love uf troops Of friends, and all the othcr
Ill. s2inma that should accompany old age.
In yGur Ion" career as Il luhgI, your llohnr
has pr,;iuInrcd many judgments, made
many rcI,urts and Iilcl many dcrrerS. lhnl
;u,iici;I work IS WcII-ni.h dnur. But, will
luu per init me to suggest thai your "hol'i
duty has not been done to your country 'tll',
your profession until You have pronounced
ono more Judgment and made one more re-
o,t,-I mean, ynur judgment and report up
ON the men and the events that nave hl''uc
the history OF South Carolina during your
long and stirring life? Pardon me ior hintlnS M
that men like yourself owe it TO their state
their profession, and posicrity, TO max n reg.
nrl of their "reminiscences of contemporary
men and manners, events anu scenes. t iou,
and such as yon, arc the repositories OF lacIS
and Incidents Information and memories
which will be lost to history unless lett IN u
form TO be published 10 the world. Your ne
s;ncc aS Il young soldier you went to the fior.
iua war, until line present.IWhat VISA ii,to oo
tie past its memories wou Id disclose,.a pc
riud the most cvcntful in the history OF your
State and your country. ,,
And then your rccOlIcctiOns of the Bcncll
and the lar of South Carolina,-do you hoI
n;;c it, To the profession OF which you are so
proud lu leave to IL Il record or your renlIhiS,
crncrS of the learned Judges ana renoWhe''
lawyers of your time and acquaintance! NH
your Honor knows, ours Is Il profession whose
grealrSt achievements arc peculiarly ialeu 10
I've forgotten. No matter how Skilllnlly con
ductcd tic forensic battle may he, no niltier
how profound the learning displayed ana cio'
nucnt and thrilling the arguments n1auc, INC
fame thereof rarely goes beyond the walls ol
the Court House or the bounds of the county.
II is ephcmcl;,l as the flowers that perish, un
less embodied in manuscr!tt ana enour'iis
print by such men us yourself. =,
THIS State owes Il debtof gratitude TO the
venerable widow of the late Governor Perry
for publishing his "Reminiscences, VIII
speeches and Addresses No more Nal'laDle
work has been published In South Caroliiia
during q quarter of Il century. lis biosrapnl-
cal sketches of Governor Pcrry's contempnra,
rics,-judgcs, lawyers, governors anu puoIc
men.-havc rescued from ircunStnnt, untrust
worthy tradition, If not from oblivion; INC tne
memory of many distinguished men. GOV;
crnor Perry discharged his debt TO his day anu
generation. Let us hope that YOU, sir, when
you withdraw from active life to the shellei
and shade of "Thc Oaks" in your beloved
Barnwc:l, will employ the leisure which your
declining years will afford I'm writing out your
rcrollrctlonS of contemporary men t,i H,iu
events, SO that poSterity may know something
of the figures OF the past, the upright Judges
the learned lawyers, the matchlesS orators
the patriotic statcmcn. Amongst Wnolh ho
one holds higher place than your Honor
A Faithful and Conscientious EXccu'
tion of Every Trust.
l.. w. Perrin, ESQ, said:
/ rise, your Honor to add my voice ilr con-
currcncc with what has been said. TOO can
bear personal testimony to that uniform KIND
ness and courtesy which has always charac
tcriZed your Honor as Judge, ana cannon
shut my eyes TO the facts OF history, whlcn
IxN,x. eli irti tsl,n
the State, and your faithful and conscientious
execution Of every trust. Your record III the
past is worthy of imitation, and many OF
those now wearing and those about to ASSUME
the responsibilities of public life wouiu ac
we'll to ponder that history. 1t Is hoped thai
your IiOnor's declining years may be mitat
pleasant and happy In realizing the comncn
tlaton of the people whom you have SO well
served.
Invoking She Choicest blessings thai
Crown II long. Useful and Well
spent Life.
Ellis G. Graydon, Esq, said:
lEdy il picnsc y0,v Honor: No one can be
more heartily In favor of the resolutions
which have been presented TO your Honor
than those OF us who represent Inc Younger
members OF the Bar. 1t was not our pleasure
to know you personally until since your clec
ton TO tie bench under the new regime. The
older members of the Bar, those who have
known Won long and well, give abundant
testimony to the lcarnin" and ability, tnc
un varying dignity and courtesy which char
actcrzcd you as a member of the Bar we
know that the history OF South Carolina tor
the last half century is 4 record which Is moi
second to that OF any state in the Union or ol
any commonwealth in the world. we know
too that yon as n lawyer, as statesman, ana
aS Il Judge have done your full share In max.
ing that history. The Slate will always owe
10 your itonor debt of gratitude for the
fidelity, patriotism and ;rit2:!!Sencc Win
which you have discharged every duty as
signed Ia you. No one can have more SIN
ccrc admiration for yOnr HonOr's high char
actcr and distinguished services 10 The state
than the members of tie AbbcNii!c Bar, ana
when YOU retire 10 private life you may rest
assured that yOu have warm place III our
esteem and affections and that each one oi
us invuk cS upon you the choicest blessings
that crown II long, useful ana wcii-spent ilie'
Omen GATES Will Always Welcome
lg;.n who Eiuds S:% 30 the Emper.
iS.able Past.
". e. MCGOWAN, ESQ. said:
.fuy I picG$c yow Honor: Asanolhcr Of the
Younger members of The Bar allow me Il word
u:,On this >ad OrcaSun. The Judiciary OF
south Carolina has long been the prlde Of oul
commonwealth. With but one hr!el interval
--!ur which, ! thank God, we are not rrsron,
<ilc-:hr Judges of our STATE have ranked
will III. highest. For ic@a! intellect, for dig,
u;iird hrarirg, for courtesy to tie bar, for un.
>wcrvi:;s Integrity, th" jIiIriary Of south
Carolina has had no superior, and OF this .iu'
dietary yOur Honor has long been worthy
rXcmr.ar.
As lawyers, anc especially those Of us who
are young in the profession, we cling 10 our
illu<triuuS past. For the chivalrouS and gen
tlc:manly dprOrtmcnt which has always been
a characteristic of South Carolina lawyers, we
owe much TO the higlI-toncd dignity of ouI
judges; and when We, To day, sever our oil
ciai connection with your Honor. we break
one Of the links which hnds us To this imper
iShaba past, and rs, cne by ono, this "old
school pasS away. il ad!nonishcS MS TO guard
more carefully and cling more closely L" oul
priceless heritage. We trust, rs has been 50
well expressed Ia the resolutions. that the
evening of your ll"nor'S life may he full o
plcaSanl"cS: and peace, ana that after your
long life OF faithful service to your State you
will realize TO the fullest extent the cOnsoa
rionS ui that divine blessing. "Well done
thou good amu faithful servant
While we will meet your llonol no more rs
Ind.c, remember that the gate OF welcome tC
Abhcvllc and The Nbbcville Bar stands al
ways orcn to you, and we hope often hcrcai
ter 10 "rcctand welcome your Honor amongst
US as friend, if not as Judge.
The Recognition of Honor and Endc'
pc,sHence-.Tke Gratitude OF Young
Men.
Walter L. Miller, Esq, said:
Nuy il please The Court: We all admire al
independent man one who has the courage
OF his convictions under amy ana all clrcun
stances. No wOrds,--and many were tho
splendid thoughts clothed In choicest Ian,
gl,age by him eXpresscd-no words that ever
escaped from the lips OF the eloquent Henry
Clay had woven around them a more tails.
manic charm than these, ~ would rather be
right than be President" No quality, among
the many noble ones that distinguish Grover
Cleveland, who filed SO acceptably the prcsi.
Dental chair for four years, and who seems