The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-14

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preciatcd in every community, "heIe nc
was best known. and few there are whose
loss could be more universally depioIeu'
"Passonately devoted TO the honor OK
HIS native State. with philanthropy "lue
enough 10 embrace his entire country
lover Of good men, and a loyal menloer
OF the church. In sympathy with what
ever things are lovely and pure ana OF
good report. long viii his memory ne
cherished. and his public and private VIZ
tues commemorated by those whose ahec-
Tomato regards is a just reward OF q use
/ ful. honorable and religious liie.'
lis Power as Teacher.
! Mr.. Alexander Hamilton. OF Petersburg.
4 who was one of Mr. fuckers law pupils.
writes:
My opinion OF the Hon. John Ran
| doiph Tucker as n teacher. which You
ask for is that. when In lSl2-l3. was one
Of his law students he was incompar-
ably the most perfect instructor. In al
respects. that either as boy or man have
ever known. Io was clear. concise and
entertaining as q lecturer and yet as
full and complete as 1t was practicable
10 be with students. his methods OF IN
struction obtained tho best results from
the clever as we'll as from the dun stu
dent.
THE impress Of his personality his
breath OF thought. his high. just concep-
ton i'm methods and IN material questions.
have left an those who had the privil-
ege and honor OF being his pupils under
an inestimable debt OF gratitude to him.
Even IL an OF the other great work
OF his life was obHterated. and wholly
aside from and beyond his work as an
instructor OF students in the law. | think
that as a teacher OF the law. I'm its high
est and best sense. 70 the people OF our
...If. rsrss.
during tho past thirty years. and in this
respect. IL is probable that not one ever
surpassed him"
Colonel Bigger's Recollection.
Colonel John Bell Bigger. who has intl-
mately known Mr.. Tucker especially dur
ing the period when he held tho Office OF
Attorney General. contributes the follow
ing:
Another OF Virglnia's statesmen has
zone TO his rest Death. unmindful OF
the distress which follows its destroying
effect. has placed its icy hands on the
mortal form Of Hon. John Randolph
Tucker and the voice OF this good man
is forever hushod. In the nursery OF his
! childhood whero as a tender twig he was
nourished. his intellectual powers rapid
/ ly developed until as a vigorous sapling
| he was transpanted into the great Held
10 a giant in strength OF mind. standing
in the forestry with legal compeers as
conspicuous there as ono Of the sturdi-
| est oaks amid a cluster OF great trees.
seemingly rivalling each other in the
steadiness Of growth and physical dimen-
| slous He possessed "a fertile brain and
J a great mind and "a capacity 10 impart
! lessons OF constitutional and statutory
! law which were at his finger s ends. lie
/ has been highly hOnOred by an apprecia-
/ tive constituency having filled public po
sitious Of prominence. among whica was
/ Attorney General OF Virginia. and a mem
/ ber Of Congress and at the time OF lis
| death he was a professor Of law IN Wash
| ington and Leo University. az Lexinston.
WONDERFUL VERSATILITY.
The writer Of this slight tribute 20 fis
sterling worth had a warm per - l &C.
| dualntance with him as he had win ms
brother all Of whom were gentlemen of
much intelligence and prominence IN of-
, hcial and social circles
He was unfaltering In his devotion 10
! the principles Of true Dem 'c'cy.
John Randolph Tucker was 6 grand
old Virginian man OF infinite jest ard
wonderful versatility on the stump az once
/ changing from a dignihed exposition OF
| great questions Of momentous gravity.
10 the frivolity with which he contrasied
| these questions. setting the house into a
roar Of laughter and uproarious demon
stration His son. Harry ST. George
/ Tucker. now a representative IN Con-
oress inhcrits much Of his late father
intellectual powers TO which by his own
capacity he has added and In his court
oous bearing and social cordiality. he -
much Ike his departed parent.
A POWERFUL APPEAL.
Never Will ] forget the day when the
electric fash OF telcgraphic wires told
MS that death-deallng cannon were belch-
lng forth in thunder tone against Fort
sumptcr 10 was then that in the run
vieor Of his manhood. he appealed 10 the
ser,bling masses 10 unfurl the hag OF
tho Ola Dominion with its Sic Semper
Tvranuis and strike blow when base
irtrudere dared 20 put their impious
footnrints on our sacred soil n was then
that tie fiery indignation which the mere
thought OF violence 10 our peaceful poo
MO manifested itself in the flow OF spirit
Cd words which held h's vast audience
sDoll-h0und and when he had concluded
in ficht Of unsurpassed oratory and
burst OF eIoquouce. the hearts OF a po-
+ triotic people beat in unison with MS own
and the shouts OF approval were echoed
from the surrounding hills OF our beau
tful Capitol city
"John Randolph Tucker is no more
v,oodman. death could you not have
SHARED that tree fle was a Christian
and the assembled hosts Of the redeemed
have welcomed the spirit OF the eminent
iurist 10 that court or justice and mercy
where righteous God IS the great
Judge"
Mr. ". " lienr,'s Tribute.
Hon. william Writ Henry said last
night.
No Virginian OF late years was more
widely known or more beloved than John
Randolph Tucker. Descended from an
ancestry distinguished both in law and
I'm letters. he may be said TO have added
a new lustre 10 the name DE bore ana
will be counted IT'S ablest representative
As Att0rney-G -GeBeral OF virginia, as
Member OF Congress, and as Professor ol
Law. Mr. Tucker was conspicuous Ioi
ability and learning. While in Congress
he was classod among tho foremost, and
was undoubtedly the leading member
from the South.
Mr.. Tucker combined as no one else
in our day. humor wit and b0nhomie with
solidity OF intellect and broad and states
manlike Views " every subject be grasp
ed. II was my good fortune 10 hear hin
in his two last appearances In public
one az Washington IN the Convention
held to urge arbitration OF internatlona
questions and the other at Saratoga last
summer in the National Law Association
where he read a paper on the proper
education Of modern lawyer. on oott
occasions he was the peer among th'
most DISTINGUISHED men of the country
lie was a man never 10 be forgotten bS