The news & observer., 1905-12-03

having been elected Governor retired
from the august body. he had SO long
adorned, he gave all of his cases be-
fore the Supreme Court to George r..
Badger, of North Carolina. Mr.. Crit
tenden at that time having the larg-
est practice before that supreme trib-
unal oe any other lawyer.
] recall that / heard a lawyer of
ability at oxford, Mr.. Leonidas G.. Ed
wards. saw that Mr.. Badgers speech
in the Secession Convention opposing
afternoon sessions was beyond ques-
ton the very best off-hand speech he
ever heard-witty. classical. admira-
BILE.
have an impression that after
this great North Carolinian's death
an address upon him was delivered
by Hon. William A. Graham. who like
Mr.. Badger. had been Secretary of
Navy and u. S. Senator. l have no
copv. | think, and do not recall read
ing it. A Well written. sympathetic
life of him. setting forth his high gifts
and qualities. giving fine portrait of
an extraordinary man. telling of his
great triumphS at the bar, and of his
written productionS-addre reply
to Bishop Ives, and speeches IN the
Senate, would be very acceptable and
instructive reading for the present Bar
of the young and ardent and ingenu-
Gus of the present generation.
That George e. Badger was the
greatest or one of the greatest of all
North Carolinians; that he was the
greatest legal advocate this State ever
had: that he was one of the great
st lawyers our Southland ever pro-
luced; that he was the ablest Z. S.
Senator that North Carolina ever sent
l,.n liNa
said or denied. In less than five
years of Senatorial life he became the
acknowledged leader OF the Wings in
that august body. When he retired
from the Senate at the close of his
term, Republican Senate passed res
olutions of regret at his leaving,
thing never before done and probably
never since done. Senator Ransom
caused those resolutions TO be pub
lished not long before his own long
and useful and distinguished official
life in the Senate had ended. Any
State might well eel proud at having
in the Senate such able gentlemen as
badger Graham, Bragg. Ransom
and Vance.
on Sunday the 10th of November,
ut Grace Methodist church in this city,
I heard IN tho morning q Discourse by
scholarly and able Dean of tho The
illogical School in Vanderbilt Universi-
". at Nashville. Tenn. 1t was indeed
q most memorable occasion. His
theme was the last sentence in the last
of the PSa Inns" Praise yc the Lord
He spoke for about one hour and
twenty minutes. 1t was a sermon TO
imprint itself upon the memories of
old and young. upon all sorts and con-
ditions of mankind. IT was one of
the sermons of century by one OF the
centenarii hominum. DR.. Tillett read
his sermon. and it was listened to with
profound interest by a large congrc-
alton. The first part-DerhapS bali
was xpository-retlective, full of sug-
gestion with amplitude of explanation,
scholarly and cogent.It was profound
" learned and impressive and man?
of his hearers resolved. | dare say
o get nearer to God, an hence
orth to give more time to sincere praiS
ing of Jehovah. The last half or part
was simply splendid. 1t was luxuri-
Gus In description of the most super
lative kind and reminded one Of the
richness. the ornnteneSs and beauty
of the great John Ruskin as express
ed in his three earliest, and, as l