The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-21

because OF my devotion TO my country
and my countrymen He, whose elo-
quence receives beauty and force from
his own burning patriotism, should
sympathize with the victims of OPP
preston wherever he finds them. For
him | have no indignant words, for |
know that when a little reflection
shall bring the events of the day be-
fore him, his generosity and chivalry,
which have ever made him a favorite
in the courts of monarchs, causing
him to be loved at home, will bring
before him the injustice he has done
me, with the regret which his noble
nature will teach him to feel most
keenly. Besides, | was taught in ear
| ly life never to return railing for
railing. Mr.. Pinkney has filled the
| highest Offices his country can bestow,
his distinguished abilities, have made
him the representative of this coun-
| try at the court of st. James, and
other foreign courts, we cannot come
to the conclusion that he has lost his
innate courtesy in those polished
scenes. If he had, they will return
to him in the simplicity and the
beauty of the institutions, governed
and made equal by a great and free
people"
The profound silence which prevail
ed the court room during the delivery
of this impressive speech continued a
few minutes after Emmett took his
seat. 1t touched the great heart of
Marshall, it gained a generous re-
Spouse from the bar, and the audience,
it placed a new laurel wreath on the
brow of the "exile lawyer"
Mr.. Pinkey whose eyes were riveted
upon his opponent during the address
arose and rendered him a beautiful
and generous apology.
81 cannot" he said, "allow this OPP
portunity to pass without doing JUS
tice to my honored and distinguished
opponent. The manner in which he
replied to my too hasty language re-
proaches me for it forbearance and
urbanity, and could not fail to hasten
the repentance which reflection alone
would have produced, and which l am
happy on so public an occasion to
avow. l therefore offer him gra-
tuitous and cheerful atonement, cheer
full because it puts me right within
myself, and because it is not rendered
to ignorance and presumption, but to
the highest worth of intellect and
morals, enhanced by such eloquence
as few may hope to equal, to an inter
esting stranger, whom adversely has
tried and affection struck severely to
the heart, to an exile whom any coun-
try might be proud to receive, and
every man of generosity ashamed to
offend"
There were few dry eyes in the
court room during the delivery of
these touching addresses. They COM
pletely subdued the audience into
silence until a murmur of applause
broke over it.
The decision of the case, rendered
in long opinion by Marshall, was a
brilliant triumph for Thomas Adds
Emmett, and forever settled the right
of citizens of this or any other neutral
country to travel the high-seas, even
on a belligerent's armed vessel, and
much more so when on privately
owned ship, unmolested and untouched
by submarines or any other force or
damage or injury. This decision es-
tablishes by our Supreme Court in
1915, such rights and makes the sink
ing of the Lusitania and other vessels
of neutral countries and on which per-
sons of neutral countries are passen-
gers, wholly illegal, piracy.
/ take the foregoing account from
the pages of The Albany Times of N.
Y. The decision of the court is pub
lished in the decision volumes of that
court and can be found in any lawyers
office.
The wording of the above is that
of the newspaper from which it was
taken, not mine, but it has been some
what abbreviated so as to try to get
it as short as possible, and yet not de-
tract from its deep interest. The En-
met family and their descendants still
live in New York city, and many OF
them have been and are noted pro-
fessional men as lawyers and doctors.
General E. S. Bragg, himself lead
ing lawyer, once told the writer that
Thomas Adds Emmett, in his judg-
mont was the greatest lawyer who ever
practiced his profession in this coun-
try, especially in real estate law. His
eminent record as a lawyer, is found
in the records and opinions of the
higher courts Of New York, and in the
supreme court reports. His victory
over Pinkney the then great lawyer,
the man who as minister to England
said: 1--WE have millions for de-
Tense, but not one cent for tribute"
would alone establish Thomas Adds