The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-19
MEMORIAL TO A JUSTICE
A Letter From Ex.Prsxldent uaEy1oo0
Written NJ the Time He Msds tAe
Appoiptmsnt, Also Road.

WASHINGTON. Nov. lS.--At the 81
journcd meeting Of the bar Of the 9u'
prcme Court OF the United States hs1e
this morning. Secretary Olney presideo
and Mr.. James II. McKenney, CLERK o.
the court. acted as secretary. Assistant
Attcrney-General Dickinson. chairman o.
the Committee on Resolutions. appotntso
at the meeting on October 18th. reported
resolutions expressing the high esteem Of
tho bar of the Supreme Court for he
late Associate Justice Howell Edmonds
Jackson. of Tennessee. and their sympa-
thy with his bereaved family. The reso-
mtions were accompanied BY long BIO
graphical preamble.
The resolutions were advocated IN elo-
quent eulogies by Secretary OF state Oh
ney. Assistant Attorney General pickin-
son Hon. w. A. Maury, ex-Asststant
Attorney General. who spoke OF Vim ~ :
great judge, who. like poet. Is 'roduct
OF nature, and by Harold q. Underwood.
OF Wisconsin.
In the course OF his remarks Maury reed
n letter from President Harrison to JUS
tice jackson. which. he said. he was
sure would enhance the country's appfe-
ciation OF the magnanimity and discern
ment that suggested his promotion to the
Supreme bench.
The resolutions were then adopted. and
will be presented to the Supreme Court
of the United States by Attorney-General
Harmon next Monday.
HARRIsON's LETTER.
Following Is President Harrison's letter:
"(Private,)
Executive Mansion,
washington, Feb. IA. 1888.
Hon. Howell II. Jackson, Nashville.
Tenn:
MY Dear sir.-I have your telegram
thanking me for sending your name to tho
Senate for the vacant position on tho
Supreme bench. My acquaintance with
you in the Senate and the information
have had since from the bar or your cir
cult gave me. ! thought. tho needed as
surance that you would exercise tho du-
ties OF this high and responsible once
with industry. fidelity. and patriotism.
III have never believed In . partisan
judiciary. Only politics In the larger
sense should have anything to do with
such appointments. ! would not. OF
course, appoint to the Supreme bench q
man who held views Of the legislation and
OF the powers OF the General Governments
that thought subverted or diminished
those necessary powers.
II have believed from my knowledge
Of you and representations Of Others that
you were believer In the nation and
did not symrathize with the optaion that
a United States marshal was an alien
official or that election frauds or any
other infraction OF the Federal statutes
were deserving OF aught but indignant
condemnation and punishment.
NO FEAR OF CRITICISM.
II know you to be conscientious and
Industrious Judge. and a Ood-fearing man.
and IL the Senate shall ratffy your nomi-
nation / don't fear than any passing
criticisms which have fallen upon me for
your selection will endure
Il have been most sincerely desirous Of
obllterating all sectional divisions: have
not been oblivious TO the difficulties under
which the South has .abored. but have
been always most insistent that every
body must obey the law. and must yield
to every other man his rights under the
law.
with very great personal respect, and
with the best wishes for your happiness
and usefulness, 1 am.
Sincerely your friend.
tSIgne) 'BENJAMIN HARRISON"