Evening journal., 1892-04-08
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
Prominent Attorneys Do Homage to
the Memory of the Chancellor.


Yesterday afternoon the New Castle
county bsr met in the Levy Court room
to adopt resolutions of respect for the
late Chancellor Salisbury. The members
present were: hon Thomas F. Bayard.
Hon L. E. Wales, Charles NJ Curtis,
Francis NJ Walker, ]. Frank biggs,
William NJ Byrpe Hon. Charles Lore,
William G. Spru ,nce, E. g. Bradford,
Henry c. Turner, John K. Bradford,
Lewis G Vaudegrift, Austin Harrington,
w s Prickett. j. A. Richardson, h.
Il. Ward. +. b. Hoffecker, R Q.
Fraim. w S. Hilles, S. A. Macalister. Ma
tbaniel Davis. O. B Evans, j. Harvey
Whitemap. Tilghman Johnston. George
Lodge Branch d. Giles, George &. Bates,
Ge,Tge T. Brown. Hugh Browne, Berjs-
min Me ds, John H Rodney. Henry G
Conrad Alexander B. Cooper, William T
Lyman, A. & Sanborn, John Biggs
Judge Wales was chosen as chairman,
and committee of five was appointed to
draft resolutions of respect. Messrs
Nields, Bsyard, Lore, Spruance and Rod
ney. who we're appointed, reported as
follows after a few minutes Of consults-
tion.
Resolved That the death Of Chan
cellor Salisbury has caused profound sor
row to fall upon the members OF this
bar and the people throughout the state.
Resolved That in the sudden death
of this eminent statesman and Jurist,
the court, the profession of the law, and
the community at large, have suffered
great loss.
'.Resolved, That in the discharge of his
public duties, as attorney general OF the
State Of Delaware, as United States
Senator. and as chancellor Of this state,
his learning, legal ability, broad views,
purity of purpose and character placed
him among the foremost men Of our
state and nation.
Resolved, That the members Of this
bar hold in grateful esteem, his uniform
kindness and patience and bear witness
to his frmness of purpose and constant
adherence to the right in his administra-
tion Of justice.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutons be presented to the family Of
Chaucellor salisbury with the sincere
sympathy Of this bar In their bereave-
ment.
Resolved, That committee of two
be appointed by the chairman to present
copies Of these resolutions to the Court
Of Chancery aud the Superior Court of
this state, at the ensuing terms thereof "
Mr.. Nieds made the opening speech
for tue adoption of the resolutions. he
related many incidents of the dead chan
cellor's life and said, in conclusion:
"He WAS an exceedingly kind man. To
those that loved him. swee. as summer
He was the most inherently honest man
In the broadcast sense Of that term | ever
met he was the frmest man In his pur-
pose l ever knew; he could not bs
swerved or shaken in his adherence tC
what he believed to be right. he wal
my friend, aud loved him, and while h'
is rested from great personal suffering
and his cart 1ly duties, his death to me Il
a personal grief"
In seconding the motion to adopt thu
resolutions, Mr.. Baysrd said in part: 6"
feel that, however proper it may be t
take notice by meeting of this bar o
the death Of the highest judge Of on
state and while we come here befors tn
earth has closed over his body, IL is no
the occasion for any extended remark
upon the death Of tae late chancellor
Our meeting here is not alone .due.to him
but due TO ourselves. For we should sto
in our daily walks and think of the los
we have met and Of the shortness o
life. have lived long enough to measur
life in two ways-by seeing children
grow to manhood and 70 see some OF m
friends die Of old age Chancellor Ssuls
bury was attorney-general of the stat
when | came to the bar He was thei
in the zenith of his youth and vigor. A
time passed he was passed to highe
and broader positions For twelve year
he was Senator and almost immediatel
after the end Of his term as Senator b
Was appointed chancellor. Nature ha
gifted him with unusual power and ths
power he had cultivated. Perhaps o
account OF our residences being 80 ia
apart and our work being in differen
fields in earlier life. mad not that int
mate acquaintance with him that woul
enable me to speak Of his persons
habits. But I have learned from other
that he was student, that his time wa
not idly passed. that his time was speI
in useful study. There are cases whe
the soil will not stand higher state {
cultivation, but 1t was not so with hin
"Mr Chairman 1t could scarcely be
compliment to speak Of Judge as bein
honest, for the men who have honore
the ben ch Of this state have always bee
80 and have been so regarded. But It
no little thing to say, when we see mel
cenary motives crop out In other wall
of life, when we see dishonesty some
times elsewhere, that no mercenary m,
tive ever Influenced the chancellor. 3
never pursued his profession of law in
mercenary spirit. He never advise
litigation that he himself might prospe
His hands we're clean of i'll gotts
gains. It was therefore where he WI
known that he was loved. When
went upon the bench be left aside 9
considerations except the small stipeI
which the law allowed. he was n
careful In his accumulation OF wealt
He was too careless perhaps, for In 81
last days Of his life IL was pathetic
see him drag his weak and sickly body
the courtroom TO perform the duties
his Office. l wss sorry when the la
Legislature did not pass q Law retirii
the men who have given the best yea
Of their life TO the service Of the sta
after they had reached a certain age.
"I am sorry now that the law was q
passed. When a man has held the seal
Of Justice high and impsytially above {
heads of bis fellow-men IL is the least
state can do TO see that the last years
his life are not spent In suffering a
pain. do not feel that this is the Til
FOR an extended eulogy of our depart
friend. The blow has been to sudde
He has made a record in the opinio
which he has delivered They will 81
an idea Of the learning and judgment
his life. AS time goes by the judgmer
of msnwlll soften and they will see I
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