The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16

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CHANCELLOR JAMES KENT.
Of which court he became Chief Justice IN
1904 In 1914 he was appointed Chanc sllor OF
New York. us remained in tina. position until
1885, when he was retired. to the disgust of
thinkins men, because no was 60 years OF age.
william Writ. tho Attorney. q or sral Of Monroe,
desired him to bs raised to the United States
6uprsne Court but that President mad taken
up With the Tompkn, influence and selected
Smith Thompson. Tho slight was OF benefit
b legal scisnos, for III, retired Cbanoel-
Tor. resumiue his profess orsbIp OF lsw which
h had held bofo he wont on tho bench.
delivered bis lectures In the form OF compre
hsusiys commentaries on American law and
began to publish them rs books in 1924. Six
editions of tho commen aries appeared, and
the last one he revised lust before he died,
Editions came forth after his death to the
number Of thirteen recurring such editors "a
William Kent. pormxn B. Eaton. George r.
Comstook, Oliver W. Holmes Jr, and Cbarles
u. Bs.nsA Judge Story. who was OF the oppo-
sits school of politics. described the vork as
the nrst judicial classic of tho United States.
Some have thought that It was superior 70
0laokstone's Dom pnontaries bernuss Of the
moro sxeensiye knowledge of the Roman md
Ooatdusntal law by Chancellor Kent, He died
In the city OF New York in lS47, lust before the
consum n alton OF his ylews an An old Pedsr.
slisx He WA thon 81 years old
IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE.
Like many Of the learned men Who sstt,sd
thu principles OF law, nrt. 90. in thia conntr,
Kant vas OF preachers stock, the erandson ana
sreat-erandson OF clereymen. His father mar.
rtsd A phystcinn's dnuuht.r. HANNAH Ksn,
the CAancslor's sistor, married Mr. Plat OF
Plsttsburg. Kcnt lost his mother ut 7. and his
father died IN l7ot Ho was brought I'M at Nor.
VAT. By his grandfather. the Rev. Josenh
Moss. and was then sent to New Yort
State, to an uncle. who lived n. Rawlings
Thence he wont back to Da,bury. and
ves kept moving around during the Reyo.
luton to Strntford, Nswtown, &c. until be
reached Yale College. In all tho schools ia
IA lively. nuiek. emulo,s. and studious
His moral character and his simplicity
rev I'm toaether. although he was AZ
playful a. n kitten: he loved nature
kss rambler and vent on foo, al ,Lrouch
i,v England n. far n, canada ,ooLi,o a, III.
,,s.,IsI and cans Tim. la oh,n raI tha
h.,I,h wh on 1,,a bi,p su,.b n ,o,u ufa mo
Rdli.h ,n.rL,L New I;uv.n IN i'm md ,bs
.ol,sga bad IN dlah,nd but Will. u,ndarino
about vithnn, an alma mater Kant ma, ,v,,h !.
con, ~ na.kstnns,s t,ommentorIes M w.s
onIv ~ voars did and La must bnva hear a
a., d,n.ra,, how from thu aona n, tho navel
re.dinc ladie, n, onr tim. for be wa. Az strucx
Win what vas in tina book that m, ,asolvsd IN
hs im~,er
K.o, . aapattnp IN 17s1 +ba ANN, x..r
rant :, pmyhtosnsia and antarod n. a
inv stuLan, Roing t.mp.rata . wa,.r J-irkar
,nd ahstInant from social ga,harincs h.
tool . ut. In 17s5 vher % M. K.n, ND
hsan Mas H,ilsv They were moor. INT tha uye
At !. oountrv village waa not hard IN The Young
counle. and thersfo,e. Kant lat mammon
sions and nl!.l his head With tha
Benson. a man who must have been Of extra.
ordinary value to tho State. as his Standing
with John jay. Hamilton. and others would Ia
49,. """. .o'neu t ~. Naoi .a''y ,el
close examination OF It's arguments Az about
that time politicians went to PouRhEsspsis 10
have hxh. 'yst tho American Consultation.
b. ssw taking notes a. member Of tn. n.w ,c
nan,r craft nsWit cln,ou sta,o,, D s,. "" IN
boynood. bnt resolved AMI seri us. Young
Kent. Mt o az. OF 25 Gallo on Hamilton aud
Jaw thor. to ask their advice ia regard to *. *.
tending hi. s'udIs. beyond the common law
limts-th. English common law. Hamilton
MAS brim'ul OF irethouGh'. md he cav.
in his ambitious scope how few men
tho furop..n juris.s. His adric. was CON
On. mn .rn lanpuncss and he ah,. to ,.us
' 'hs tnr.,vn ,a'r. ,arvolv as.J IN IN. poma.
we ,o'o nn ,%" "s ,tT n "as'u W. , ns n0an
Roman empirs which lad bsep sstnhish.d tv
Tr..s". H.n, 49,. 800 ts''.,S y.
before breakfast to studying Latin and Greek
altsru stsly. and after The days Iabors were
over no spent TWO hours reading French.
Lawyers who do not read may know the value
Of their libraries from the fast that Ksut gave