The record-union., 1893-01-28

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prepared a memorial expressing the
sentiments of the Sacramento bar in
reference to the late Greed Raymond.
Yesterday morning Judges Catlin and
Johnson, sitting in bank, and nearly all
the members of the bar being in attend
ance, the committee presented the follow
ing. which was read by Grove i. john
son;
THE MEMORIAL.
The death of any human being is a
solemn occasion. 1t reminds us all of
the perishable nature OF human events
and life. The death of a friend adds to
the solemnity that presses upon the feel
ing of sorrow at personal loss. The
removal from our midst OF a leader
amongst men marks with increasing
emphasis the weakness OF our hold upon
earth and the transitory character of our
enjoyment of life. To-day we mourn the
death OF man, friend, leader-tor
Greed Raymond is no more.
During the fourteen years of his resi-
dent in Sacramento he proved himself a
man full OF honest desires, OF laudable am
biuon, a leader behind whose gallant form
men cheerfully followed, and whose in
spring eloquence moved the people to
the changes he favored; friend firm and
true, who delighted to aid those he nom
ored with his friendship.
his career as public servant of the
county Of Sacramento was honorable,
and was distinguished by a thoughtful
care for the constituency he represented,
and scruunizing effort to advance the
best interests of the State.
As a lawyer, he stood at the head of his
profession, and we all frankly recognized
his supremacy. He wrote for himself
upon the pages of the legal history of
California a record blazoned with sue
cess, and that success was deepened and
broadened by his labors in the courts of
the Nation, where his efforts for his
clients gave them theifruits Of strongly
contested litigation, and him a fame
equal to any lawyer in the land.
W o OF the Bar of Sacramento County
to whom he came in the flush of early
success as young man, and amongst
whom he nodded his character and at
tainments by severe study and severer
battles in court, and from whom he
passed to other fields, man every inch
of his frame, lawyer in every fiber Of
his nature, and with hOnors fairly won
In debate, in legal strife, in political con
tests, in legislative labors, feel proud at
the recollection that Creed Raymond was
Tor many years one of US, our friend, our
brother, To-day we realize our loss; the
loss sustained by our profession, our
country and our State.
Remembering him with kindly thoughts
and desirous that our regard for him and
that our regret for his death may be made
manifest, we, the members of the Bar OF
the County Of Sacramento, do adopt this
memorial as expressive of our feelings
upon the decease of Creed Raymond.
And we request that this memorial be
entered in full upon the minutes of the
Superior Court of Sacramento County,
and q committee OF three of our members
be appointed to present it to the Su-
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upon the minutes of that court, where his
lucid, logical and eloquent exposition of
the law was so often and so successfully
heard.
Mr.. Johnson moved the adoption of
the memorial, and in doing so paid to the
deceased the following
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE:
MAY it please the court, in moving the
adoption of the memorial, l feel that 1t
but ieebly expresses the feelings of all of
us in regard to the life and the death of
our friend Greed Raymond l first made
his acquaintance in the year 1867 when
no was visiting Sacramento, and from
that time to the day of his death l was his
warm personal friend. l met him in
business; l met him III social life; l met
him in political battles; l met him in the
legal strites which are incident to all
actions in court, and / met him in every
walk of life. In every place where he
was met by me, and by all his fellows l
found him always kind, courteous, gen.
tlemanly, able, firm and true. He was a
man peculiarly devoid of enmity toward
others; a man peculiarly willing to aid
his tellow-men, and at all times and un-
der all circumstances he had a kind word
for each and all, whether they were rich
or poor young or old.
In his intercourse with the younger
members of the bar he was peculiarly
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courteous; willing to aid them with his
counsel and assistance, and when engaged
with them in law suits treated them so
kindly as to make them feel that they
were his equals, although, Of course, they
would realize away from his presence
their inferiority to him as a lawyer. As a
public servant we owe to him for his
lsbors upon the Code Commission a debt
which never can be paid. The codes of
this State, which to-day are living mon
ument of his ability and his legal learn
ing, will forever and forever, upon each
page, speak in terms of unstinted praise
OF what he did for California.
"Out OF the vast number of decisions,
out of the innumerable statutes of the
State, out of the various labyrinths, ap-
parently inaccessible, into which much of
the law and the practice of the law had
been carried by Judges, by lawyers, by
writers and by the people, he evolved a
that all men can understand whether
they are laymen or lawyers. To him.
more than any other member of the
commission, is due the lucidity of the
codes; Is due the fact that we have the
codes which remain the proudest mon
ument Of the jurisprudence of California
As member of the Legislature he looked
after the interest of this county and this
city, and to-day the streets, the alleys and
Tie sidewalks Of Sacramento manifest
that much of the good we have is due to
the genius of Creed Raymond.
"In the laws he framed for the good
government of this state there was
evinced The same fostering care that
he had given To Sacramento. All the lep-
lslation that he otfered-all that he intro
duced-was for the benefit of all the peo-
pie. When he lett this city he left il to
go in q field of higher-if l may use the
term-labOr; a field devoted to one par
tieular litigation; litigation with which
before he mad not been familiar, and 1t is
not saying too much of hin that in the
labors that he performed for the gigantic
corporation, whose solicitor he became.
he placed his name second to none OF the
able jurists who had before that time at
tended 10 the interests OF that great
power. His efforts in the Supreme Court
Of the United states were such as 20 re-
ceive commentator from the bench it
self for the very clear exposition OF the
principles upon which he based the rights
OF his clients.
whatever belief we may entertain as
to the soundness of the views he adj
vanced, or the good effect upon this State
they have had, no man can deny that to
him more than any otheris due the clear
cut exposition Of the views entertained
by the people that he represented and the
presentation of their claims in such
manner that no one could misunder-
stand them. As a friend we all can in
dorse what may be said about him. be-