Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-14

The meeting of the New Castle county
bar, called for Thursday afternoon by
Hon. Charles b. Lore, president OF the
New Castle County Bar Association, for the
purpose of taking action in regard to the
death of Chancellor salisbury, met in the
Levy Court chamber of the court house
Among those present were. Charles B.
Lore, Judge Wales, George H. Bates, Hon.
Thomas +. Bayard, Samuel Macallistcr
John II, Rodney, William e. Spruance, r.
g. Bradford, Benjamin Nields, Alexander
y. Cooper, Henry Conrad, Lewis Q. Van.
degrift, John Biggs, Judge Ball, Henry C.
Turner, William I. Lyman, City Solicitor
Charles NJ. Curtis, William $. lliles, Clif-
ford James, John x. Bradford Austin
Harrington. Thomas Davis, Andrew h.
Biggs.. Tilghman Johnston, A. W. Davis,
Branch II. Giles. Victor b. Woolley,
Harvey II. Whiteman, Thomas r. Bayard,
Jr., Robert G. Harnlan, Robert G. Fraim,
George Lodge, w. Michael Byrne, Francis
n. Walker, Prothohotary T. A. IIorty,
Francis Holfecker, Charles Evans, Joseph
A; Richardson. Hugh Browne.
The meeting was called together little
after 8 O'Clock when Charles Il. Lore.
president of the Bar Association of New
Castle county, nominated Judge Wales as
chairman. William L. Lyman was elected
secretary.
When Judge Wales had taken the chair
Colonel Nields moved that committee of
live be appointed to prepare resolutions
concerning the death Of Chancellor Sauis-
bury. Judge Wales appointed the follow
ing: Messrs. Nields, Bayard, Spruance,
Lore and Rodney, who reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were read by
Mr.. Nields:
Rssolprd. Tint the death of Chancellor Sanls-
bury has caused profound sorrow TO fall upon
the members OF this bar and the people
Rss4fpea, That In the sudden death, of this
eminent statesman and Jurist, the court, tho
profession OF the law and the community at
large have suffered n great loss
R,sotr,d. That in the discharge Of his public
duties rs attOrDey-gencral of the state of
Delaware, United States senator and as
chan eiior Of this State, his leai ming. legal
ability, broad views, purity Of purpose ana
character placed him among the foremost men
OF our state and nation
Res'ipcd, That the members of this bar hold
i'll grateful esteem his uniform kindness and
patience, and bear witness To his nrmness OF
pur ose and constant adherence to the right
In his administration of Justice.
R'soiped, That copy OF these resolutions be
presented to the fainily Of Chancellor sauis-
bury, with the sincere sympathyof this bar in
their bereavement
Rasoiued, That a committee of two be an.
pointed by the chairman to presenr copies OF
those resolutions TO the court OF chancefy and
the superior court of this State, at the ensuing
terms thereof.
In moving the adoption of the resolu-
tions Mr.. Nields said
'Mr. Chairman Whether from old age.
lnfirnity or other circumstances, we may
expect death to come to those we esteem
and love- yet we are never prepared for
such death when il does come
Chancellor Salisbury filled such a
large and important place in the affairs of
this State, and was held in such high es-
TEEN by the people, that while his death,
by reason OF his infirmity and advanced
age, may not have been unexpected vet
his sudden death has shocked the whole
community and has fallen upon the mem.
bers OF the bar and the people of the State
with profound sorrow, and the court, the
profession of the law and the community,
therefore, have, by his death, suffered d
great loss
His public services commenced in his
early manhood as attorney general of this
state. he entered upon the duties of that
Office Thoroughly trained and fully equipped,
and discharged its duties with marked and
distinguished ability.
"The case of the State against Winsor
was tried by him and MIR. Cullen. That is
one of the famous State cases that has
passed into the history of criminal pro-
ceedings. Winsor was defended by James
AS@JNiu ilpuSlun tWHO WAS tl1ell
9s She BARI. David Paul Brown and Mr..
Robinson,the most distinguished members
OF the bar at the time. In the conduct of
that case Mr.. Saulsburys strength, power
and ability as a lawyer were shown to be
of the highest order and placed him
among the able lawyers at that time. lie
told me few years ago that the address of
Judge Houston to the jury, in his defence
OF Winsor was the finest and most elo-
quent address that he had ever listened to.
He entered the United States Senate
shortly prior to the late war. Very soon
thereafter many of the prominent men Of
his party withdrew from that body and
left him with small minority in the
senate, and while he was not the author of
any great public measure that was adopted
by reason of being with such small
minority, yet the statesinanlike ability in
his opposition to many of the public
measures that were proposed by the
majority i'll that body placed him among
the leaders of the minority there and
among the foremost men of the nation.
AS chancellor OF this state, some of the
most important questions ever raised in
the State came before him for adiudica-
tlon and determination. The question of
the State by legislative authority to regu-
late the channels Of the navigabc streams
within the State was one of the important
questions determined by him. The right
of ancient lights was another among the
Jlany important questions determined BY
Lin. In the adjudication and determine
tion of all questions presented to him, he
.ook strong and comprehensive grasp Of
he facts and Of the legal principles ap5pii-
cable to the facts, and he never allowed
technical forms, or mere technicalities
which were the husk around the kernel OF
the cause, to interfere with the right deter
mination of the case.
HE was an exceedingly kind man. to
those that loved him sweet as summer
He was the most inherently honest man,
in the broadest sense of that term. ever
met; he was the iirmest man in his purpose
lever knew; he could not be swerved or
shaken in lis adherence to what he be-
lieved to be right. lie was my friend and
i loved him, and while he is rested from
great personal suffering aud his earthly
duties, his death to me is n personal grief"
MIR. BAYARD's TRIBUTE.
The Hon. Thomas Il. Bayard said, in
effect;
In seconding the motion of adoption of
these resolutions, although | feel, as |
think all must, that this occasion, how
ever properly marked by meeting of the
bar to attest its sense of the loss of a
magistrate who lately presided over one of
our most important tribunals, while we
instantly and spontaneously gather to pay
respect to him, even before the earth is
placed over his body, yet this is not the
occasion for formal or extended con-
sideration of the career of the late chan
cellor. IL is an immediate mark of respect
to his memory.
/ have lived long enough to test in two
ways the measure OF the shortness of life.
One is that of children arrived at man
hood, and the other, men whom saw in