The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-21

quence, sparkling wit, persuasive
tongues, indomitable will and wonder
1ui capacity for labor. T.,ere were
giants IN those Gays! Half a dozen of
these men would illustrate any bar in
the world. Winston's black letter law.th |
eioer Badgers wonderful logic, Moore's
mastery by patriotic labor of every legal
principle, Bragg's wonderful acumen
and industry. Miller's matchless elo. |
quence, the younger Haywood's vast
readlng-but will not go through the
list. The mention of the names is enough
TO those who remember the men.
In this galaxy the star of Daniel G
Fowle is radiant. ] 10 not claim for
him all the logic of Badger, all the elo-
quence OF Miller, or all the legal learn
log OF Moore or Haywood, or all the
tactfulness of Bragg; but did any one of
them possess in the aggregate more of
all these gifts than he? He was an ex-
cellent lawyer, he was 4 very eloquent
advocate and he managed his causes
with great skill and success. At one
time he bade fair 10 become the VERY
FIRST lawyer in the State. Thoroughly
graduated in the principles of the com
mon law by Judge Pearson, as great
teacher as jurist, and soon
| after he came to the bar, be-
ing employed in many cases
OF Importance in the Supreme Court,
"hlle still under thirty years of age, he
had Justly acquired reputation in the
| profession throughout the State, of being
scarcely second to any of the Supreme
Court Bar in the ability to comprehend,
the industry to prepare and the capacity
to argue the most difficult cases then
upon the court. His income from that
practice was large, and but for the war
he would have amassed fortune by it.
| During the war he was successively It.
Colonel of Regiment in the Confeder-
ate service, Adjutant General of the
State, and member of the General AS
Sembly, and Immediately after the Ter
mlnatlon of hoStilities he was made a
Judge Of our Superior Courts. His dar-
ing to order the intiiction of corporal
punishment according to our law as then
written on a prisoner convicted before
him Of an Infamous affair in de-
iance Of the commands and threats
of the military authorities in com
mand here, and his resignation because
ne was not permitted to enforce the
laws of the State as he had sworn to ad
minister are matters OF history. Re
turning to the bar he soon again com
: manded leading practice, and from
that time until he was Dlade Governor 0
the State he was imp!oyed in nearly al
Of the emportant cases IN this county
Unfortunately for him, IN order tbs
more rapidly to regain what Of pros
perity he had lost by tho results of The
!, war, ne from time 10 time engaged Ii
: various business enterprises which dc
not prove successful, Dnt inrerfered wit;
the study Of his profession, and b.
+ seemed no longer to desire the Suprem
= Court practice which would have requir
ed his constant attendance during tn
Il session Of the court though we all remem
4 bar VITA what zeal and AGILITY he argue
I, his important cases which went by az
J peal from this county. We ali remen
D. Der too, with what tact and zeal be pre-
p sented tie causes of his clients ia IN
I court house, and how he often won We
!, diets, even when the right was posSlb
"a on the other side, by the intense earnes
: ness with which he pressed his ever
! point before court and jury. His natul
r was extremely adroit, and he SCENE
ID almost always to be convinced that b
Or clients were right, and on the trial
10 throw his whole soul in the attack {
D. TIE defense. His expressive face, b
as large gray eye, his tremulous thrillir
g voice and his animated justiculatl(
IL gave him an intense indiyidualit
and rarely did he fail to col
an mand the sympathy of the jn
er and sway their Judgment. Blu
with other matters as be was, we remer
or Der Lin as some times entering upt
as the trial of case with little preparati
ld in his office; but such was his knoWled
IL, Of the principles of the law, and so gre
us was the fidelity of his resources, and
ID wonderful the activity Of his mind tn
p we were nearly always struck with
nd niration of his readiness to avail hlms
gal of the contingencies of the trial and t
ID tactics by which he would often snat
victory from apparent defeat. Soon All
tn, mis- return to the bar it seemed that
'ur ardent nature could not brook oppo
ton and his practice in the court hol
be was frequently so aggressive as to sol
re- almost overbearing. After awhile, how
al ar one of his brethren, whose intims
with him justified the liberty, called
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0e ed surprised and hurt and expressed
est olution that nothing of the kind should
ord attributed to him in the future. Bel
Ugh then he had always been liberal in
sed spect to the time of filing pleadlngs
to their amendments, etc, and fr
that time he cultivated courtesy
fer ward his opponents in the trials t
late soon left nothing to be complained
{ so Indeed his manner toward them, b
5 Of ever much in his fiery zeal he might
nv nounce the conduct of tneir clients
res intrlgues. when it seemed to him t
de- deserved it, grew more and more
han siderate and gentle, until it became
now most affectionate.
lent At the end of hard fight, whet
and victorious or defeated, they could sh
the hands with him as friend. At
f. time could they ever accuse him
Q E. doing or advising his clients to d
agg, conscious wrong.
Hay have spoken Of our deceased FIJI
|, r. and brother only as | saw him at
!. G bar. The resolutions offered call at
s,ed ton to his great qualities Of mind
. NJ heart in the other relations of life,
tire the eulogies pronounced upon him by
igor, press and in public meetings all over
ism state leave little to be said in respe
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