New-York tribune., 1894-04-14

The Changes in International Law Consequent
Work upon law paised rcugh
editions was translated into French and Italian. ana
mas been translated into Chinese ia
But Mr.. Fields labors in law reform and codiii-
cation although the distinguishing and pre-eminent
IF The M c 0TmHd daH only Gh Be- Pc ped n to "
nrough9st his NE he carried on an enormous prae
aaccra STs ne 'o?E vigorous part e was va & awags
was in Tammany Han. in 1872, on the nomination
Of Robert II. Morris Ior Mayor In lSti. at me
the annexation Of Texas as being merely pretext
for The extension Of slavery; When the Wilmoi
Fied wrote ne Yeknqwn Secret Circular, and
poTon Of thc Dsm6cTscy 10 r In s Ee at the River
and Harhor Convention at Chicago, he advocated
to public works In the same year he was dele
gate TO the Syracuse Convention. where the Demo
tension Of slavery ana where be introduced the
famous resolution afterTaId known as thG he Cor
after acquired"
ANTI-sLAvERY ADDRESSES.
With the nomination Of General Cass in lsis
crisis reached in the democratic party bolt
followed and Mr. Field was OF the most earnest
supporters Of Van Buren, and Adams on a platform
OF no more extension OF slavery Mr Field delivered
InonG ian h i s,o ~ wrSte me adlress Of
the cratic Republican Committee 70 the electors
Of tnc state In the attempt to force the admission
OF California slave state in the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, and in the struggles over
with dsloyalty the Democratic parry In the birth
OF the FTee-Soil party and its consolidation with the
anti-savery Wings to form the Republican party,
Convention at Chicago in iSGo Horace Greeley and
Mr. Fled were the two men most instrumental In
ton Of Abraham Lincoln. In the Peace Congress
which was held in Washington during the last
the head OF the NewYork delegation; While
annons TO- avert the horrors OF Gy Nv var ns c Gpn
sacrifice of principle conflict which was inevitable
actively into every patsctic movement
! lie often called To- Washington TO advise with
nent member OF the National War Committee raised
in Ncw-York. lie addressed the 2oth Massachusetts
WTSe the adr4s rS e the ya czens s' Of HewYork
at the Union Square meeting and he made speechcs
Of General Wadsworth's nomination FOR Gov
% the codScr @ H nss 1P3sf ana Madi.sn
! square as vel as at me meeums on on ,ni., tme
the country t. Now-York at the time OF he draft
Iiots by the Mayor. his resolution ana COURAGEOUS
construction period after the war Nj. Field evnced
strong repugn@nce 10 mta,y ,b Ssn case in ls7
respecting the constitutonaty Of military commis-
Mchrd case M % IN 1888 % on the cons%tonaty On of the
Recons'ructon acts; in the Cruikshank case in lsS
and he argued against the constitutionality OF the
| test oath In the Cummings and Garland cases
IMPORTANT LITIGATION.
In 1902 Mr.. Fields firm retained by tho
! Erie Railway in a series ~ lltlgatons, in which Mr..
! Field incurred some public o1lum because he held
that lawyer. owing his first duty to his client had
right to desert his because 1t was unpopular
Mr.. Field believed the cumulative sentence inflicted
/ upon Tweed by Judge Noah Davis was without war.
rant ~ law. and carried the case 20 the Court oi
iHe PiiT disputS4 PrcsdSntia lection OF is6 Mr Fled
e.ecied to Congres by the Democrats to succeed
| Smith Ely. who had been chosen MAJOR oi New
York He took his seat In January 80 serving ior
only eight weeks. but was placed on important com,
mlttecs. He Was prominent IN the cNaminttl'h %,
tho members ~ the Louisiana Returning Hoard ana
an ardent advocate Of the Electoral commission
tice OF the result, be afterward published pamphet
called The Vote That Made the President ,,
Ia 1874 Mr.. Field made voyage around m. "9rih,
ON November -. lS>l he sailed for the i'iand -
Jamaica. on visit 70 his dauFher thc we oi ,'5V
ernor Nufgrave. ana ihis Fi-t "h- I,'"it-' - I'.
laughter. wiki her four chiIren - th' isInE ..,r
! NJ. Fied sailed FOR Europe 10 attend n""tns ~
/ the Association for the Reform ana 'o!hcaton or
Fs6n this iimc on Sir Fed Withdrew more AMI
more from WORK ln his profession as "Wyrr,
many articles for The magazines treating of the
subject which be had made his ne work me r"i'rn
good deal lie spent considerable time in Cairo
Egypt on one oi thess MP ana n, wa, wa, ge,sti
| ~ Eew-York ne thought Cairo was the finest p.ac@
N Ne tnF r "o,' cryrc.. ~ Lnnion IN iSo Ncary az
the civilized nations Of the "'r'd were repreN'"'''
80 Mr. F.eld VA three times married on october
g. Is29 ~ married Jane Lucinda Hopkins dt"tnIrr
Of John Hopkins. o; .stockbridge They had @ thrre
children Dudley Tcll born November 2. $50 was
,,r.du,f.I nf Williams college studied law, "a@ Q
partner with his lather. hut died Augu-L l' ~ ~
| was born October O. ls}2 and on June g. lsfo was
married 20 Sir Anthony Mussrlve Governor 3i
! Irlfish Columbia previously Governor of NeWiound
! land since q werner of natal. In africa ana oi
Soufh Australia. and thcu Governor ~ Jimhl,i dh'
,,stv II Queensland. Australia. Isabella Fled porn
,pril 1876 died in childhood. MI Fled hrst WIZ
ia January a. 1876 on september .. ls'l. y"
Aarrsd Mr. Harriet Davidson. wh" aici Apt, -
! Iea June O. 1896 Mr. Field married Mrs Mar
! Elizabeth carr. who doI AprA H. $40 l-ily MUS
| grave is now widow
GIFTS TO THE LAW INSTITUTE
Mr Field was the Oldest member u the La" IN
| stftute having been elected April ls la-' Just
after II was organized benjamin i. Sililman u
NOW the senior member. lie and John Graham. VINO
1io1 ON Monday were elected in 1886. Mr.. Fieli not
long ago gave a number of pictures ana books To the
! library Including a large photograph OF me sem"
| ,.bou in . proposed an international tod-.
before me British Association Tor the ltnhol.on O.,
I social science Among the books presented Wcr. Il
c,uo sct Of the reports OF the proceedings oi Inc
| iaw of Nations which Nj Field, CalVo. Manclnl.
| perautoni Iorimer and others organized IN f'3'
| cnmul.t.. set Of The ANIMALS and reports pt pro
| rc.IInPs Of "I.Instiiut Dc Droit lnternatlonlI {:
dr.f, codes II The south American states lnda an
be Australian colonies and reports OF ntrfnatlohi
t,,. s.snc lions ana social science societies, ami
| many Of Mr. Fields own works, including tnrte
| Volumes OF his speeches. arguments ana inlScri :,
| ianrors papers his pamphlets on The practice OF
| the courts ami las reform. and drafts of many oi
| his CODES.
GEORGE W HUNT
/ ,..o,,. " Hunt an oil resident Of Brooklyn ana