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

nicatiun Wsrc ecu ally Taught from New York.
irst T f. .imns minded Kent Who never
wasted . moment on appearances. but pc.
4. Sa .ss esda HI q NIX
neysr. ala iixs The practice ~ law. and no son.
jay. who had q touchstons for character,
h% !. ss ssnh IN. snos SSs.
1902. and when ChI.f Justice s. orisInstsd
tSoritiss. an s9ampls Which ds.esnasd 10 the
Sna MnS q O. ns .w 2,
s Rsss gss. ss' ni H Il: z Gnsii:s
law G II course, most q ia tnco%s Went %
as:: ot thu. IL 70 aa{r nis d kars
rich man. and We might have been without the
out Of b.. need h. richest gave
sronsh ti the best diamonds is Of sss s,.-s.
This merry wise man had dlflldence to get
to brighten horse.
CHIEF JUSTICE AND CHANCELLOR.
Kent was raised to DO Chief Justice at the
liz t became &c Chist Jnstiee tho year Xtsssndsr
ths aoss 81 S s.sona "
When made Chancellor in 1914 no found him
selt In a naked Held Tor there were no reports
nine Yeas he cited not single Que Of Any OF
his predecessors, seeming To snow shat Robert
on s o VAS vas ses tSsrs
Who nod AID =. s;S
lister the Law. His chambers became illled with
lawyers and clients No man had prseedsnos
Dp ordsr nor aid bs .rs Il. Wort sat r,
al the plsadiIgs ami dspositous and with
:nss. H , hs ss 81
al sSsi ~orf H. pposioians sent him Out Be-
Wien the Cons titutions Convention OF 1921
sr1ught him nso its srse ne nSh ne
s Go o
ished. although he saved II. He made many
public addresses, and no comment seems ever
cspt the trite criticism that his onnions were
mrrk;tasls although dos Gs fSnyblstions, t .h
hssh Of Ss eny ~
ierred TO bring their csusee before him rather
thsS to :nnsT on Sso. a1, sea Of
M sfs &c
ss snS
isgSHOn county; ~. SasSSessl!o - ust : .oni
professor Of thu law in Harvard S!Isee.
indisnssioa VIII Wien Followed De @ks ' cyiintons
Ns. hc 0m sa SH
about law sSss ID . Boz
Mosia do sp.sdy rf he had nohi a TO
S but Has s Gasx 70 h r
iargsd his Law lectures. OF thirty year. before
LAWYERS consulted him. to ihe great disgust Of
other LAWYERS ia town, who went sronnd
ons ons lawyer fs IN III. United sstss who
should get no hire. aud that the highest ons !.
IL rush for cash. az whsu men took more
So.s d kh MT x. sM S.
"f on ksI ss sHh snd th
G ss asi Tss: I'll: III
aush ers 9sknS ,he rs that hs misns R.s
the last. THUS ksnt served q long time for the
aw aSI e p 9 b ne Chan
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
At almost 60 years OF age Kent. in the Con-
stituttonal Convention at Albany. bad called
4sxa o as VIE ns SsGss
His was one II tho last voices raised with
boldSess o. such propqHs lae H. and Il est
said hat u thu blacks were ia some RESPECTS a
degraded norton Of the corimunity. he wa M
srrnay LIZ CARED AGAINST as.. 10 asia s ISo
under our present Constitution, which was
formed by tho-0 iliustriOus saGeS and patriots
i ", H T"is ii ,h. sross ends d civil seS:
and temperate Legislatures. Our statute law
may pr"uiiy bear comparison with that Of
s s ths5 sGps aru
Industry and all the Important interests Of cd:
have ,rsbsd our G natnb s
hs 1s1 aaYs d
At an snvlabls height. and ". arc now success
fully engaged in connecting the great lakes
sxets the udmIrStion Of our nslIhbors and
viii make 20. tsT surs sES:n TIE
Bb nssSdnaaa' ~ has ss,h:s.d in BIS III iar1e:t
aries wth ths puss o. bis indu1s;Ty
h.t ,Rs Ezra Es nss
t II his va. H. T TGa .h 81 ss
81 a::$s H.. Ss.S ssi Ss.s s,Is
N before With . lamp; in ths, shape Of = spell.
v"ic. was raised after this With cqusi bold
Ds:o that s q SSs Of M fs slsn n e.
iFsnd q al the strong men aa. . ~. h,s
a. WPx e. sySSs5
Of Hamilton and jay. pnl the novelty and
whole Convent,o on rise. Q. II 70 avsnsiabl. mum
nJoh John GuIaey Aa"ms who VA !. tue. a quasi
neIopsiy signed by r;sp:,YtaRls INGREDIENT. 81
Judge, AT 4 Is fouC or ny. years SINCE he was
from hold ing any JUDICIAL ollice und.rit. BY his
;"s Ss 10 r. - :, 81. ssSorl,y ?, i:
90 oint b m. and said that Gen. Van Rensss-
ssasiux 10 10 TI.slleu Adams met keIt q
the hopse o. ALERT Lallain. and says: -
found him 10 the study AMI hal . curious con-
ysrsation. H. 10 preparl' Z = new edition Of
bis law commsntaries. aud being In, Wit .
wisely ard hal .chtl!isbly. about his common
tnriss. about ,eiyil apd eonmo9 law: about
aud many other Du8rllitss."
sUMSEI's OBSERVATIONS.
Ohaneellor Kent Was visited by Charles Sum-
nor In Now York when the latter wJa only AZ