The Republican journal., 1903-01-15

answering integrity. Without these quail
ties he may for time have apparent sue
public that fidelity to his clients is not the
handspring of all Of his activity, his apparent
success will commence to Wane.
l, OF course, do not expect to be able, nor
shall attempt, to add anything to what has
already been SO we'll said about the life of
long known him intimately as his neigh
bOrs and intimate friends and brothers in
the profession. But Judge Williamson was
one OF the lawyers belonging to the class
which have alluded to, whose career as q
lawyer was an honor to his profession, and
who, outside of his profession, took most
prominent part in many matters OF great
Importance to the community in which he
lived, and whose historical researches and
literary ability, in addition to his reputa
tiOn as lawyer, will long keep his name
known to the people of this State in genera
tiOnS yet unborn.
Judge Williamson, as has been said, came
of an old, honOred and illustrious family in
this State; his father was lawyer before
him. and he had the benefit in early life of
liberal education, graduating from our
oldest college in the class of 1849. But edu-
cation with him did not stop with the termi-
nation of his college course, nor with his ad-
mission to the bar. He was student all of
the days of his life. While not specially
prominent as an advocate OF causes before
d jury ne was always recognized as al aDle,
thorough and learned lawyer. He has ar
gued many cases before the law court and l
know of my personal experience that it has
always been a pleasure, when a case was
taken up for examination after argument,
to find brief in the well known handwrit-
ing, as clear and uniform as if engraved, of
Brother Williamson. The members of the
court always knew that his briefs would be
instructive and valuable and that every le-
gitimate argument that could be made in
support of his position would be made.
But it always seemed to me that the most
distinguishing and marked characteristic
about Judge Williamson was his uniform
cOurteOusness and pOliteneSs. He was al
ways a gentleman in the best sense of the
word. While ever Jealous in the protection
of his clients rights and in presenting his
side of the case to COURT or jury he never for
got his dignity or his position as an officer of
the court to the extent of entering into un-
seemly wrangles with the opposing lawyers.
l need hardly speak in this community,
and in this presence, of Judge Williamson's
leading position in many matters of great
Importance to the city in which he lived:
credit for the exceedingly well selected law
library that you have in this county; and
his great interest and good judgment in the
management of the fine Public Library that
Belfast is so fortunate in having was proved
| by his many years of devotion to its inter-
ests and by the character of that library,
which will long remain as a monument to
him and to his zeal in it's behalf.
Judge Williamson was a wise counselor,
an honorable and honest man, gentleman
at all times, and one who by his professional
career, historical researches and literary abil-
ity made place in this State which it will
take a long time to fill. He had, 1 suppose,
his faults, for who has them not? But his
, very many and prominent good qualities
may well be remembered and emulated by
the survivors in his profession all over our
good State.
In accordance with the request of the Bar
your resolutions will be extended upon the
records of the court and as still further
mark of respect to the memory of our late
brother this court will now stand adjourned