Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1875, Page 5

—— THE BAR. Becond Annual Banquet of tho Chicago Association, Gatherlng of the Leading Members of tho Legal Profession, Mosars, Doolittle and Dickey Speak of the Supreme Court, Beasrs, Caton, Edsall, Williams, end Blodgett on tho Federal and State Judiciary. The Toast of *The Legal Fraternity® Finds Eloquent Expounders. Interesting Dissertation on ‘‘Our Olients,” Especially Thoss Who Pay. And the Exerclses Are Ended by “The Young Lawyors.” THE BANQUET, SECOND ANNUAL OATHERING. The profession of law is an oxacting ono, even In tho public ostimation, and domands‘tho wholo stention of it votaries, Tho ides of dussipa- ton, ar even of relaxation, iz not copsopant With tho gonerably-roceived opinion of n guod Iawyer ; and tho world at largo is evor inclinod to framble wheu the legal profossion enjoys s dsy ¢ woll-earned relaxation. About two yoars sgo the Bar Aseociation of this city was formed with tho doudle purpose of slitivating 8 groator dogreo of 1itimacy amorig +he profession, and of oradicating, as far as pas- Hblo, those who had unwortlilly cropt ioto its moks, and raielng the standard of logal honor. (¢ bina beon reasonably euccossful ip both diroc- Hlous, A yoar ago tho firat annual dinnor was Fiven, snd last ovoniug witnessod tho socond innivarsary of tho organization. The dinner was given at tho Grand Pacific Hotol, fn Mr. Drake's well-kuown and excollont etyle, and pased off wvithont an incident to mar the festivitios. Though tho numbor did not excood 200, in~ Hluding the invited guests, yot tho dinnor was ot 5o formal, and the addrossea wore much shortor and moro intorosting thsn on the formor vecaglon. The soclal largely predominated, and Ito occasion was pbrfect in ita kind, and oua worthy of being remembered, The Committoe, Moesrs, Ayers, Fuller, Smith, Willlame, aod Mervey, with cxeellont tact prescribed a limit to the longth of tho romarks, and tho result was s {leasing varioty without tiresome prolixity. ‘TOX GUESTS, Tho following is a st of the invited guoals seatod ot the grand table: On tho right band f tho Presidout woro Chief-Justico Beott and Justice Dracao, of tho Bupreme Court of tho Ftate; Judges Willlame, Monre, and Gary, of the Courts of this county ; the Hon. Leonard Swott. tho Hon, J. Y. Beammon; Judge Blodgest, of tho United States Circuit Court; and ox-Judgo Lawrence. On tbe left of Mr. Ayer wore Frof. David 8wing, T. L. Dickey, Judgoe-elect of tho Bu- rremo Court, Atty.-Gen. Edaall, Judzos Rogers and Farwell, of tho Circuit Court of Cook Coun- ty, ex-Senator Doolittle, the Hon. Wirt Dexter, 1nd I, I, Waite, ‘The mombors inoluded tha followlng: District- Attorney Roed, tho Hon., H., I. Withrow, Gan, Goorge W. Smith, 3L F. Tuley, I, H, Kalos, ex- ivdge Harris, tho Hou, J. P, Root, 8. A. Good- w. J, N, Jewott, U, P, Smith, W. 0, Grant, J. C. Richberg, Johu A. Huoter, I. T. Lincoln, I, Q.Ball, Qon. B. O. Cook, Gen. 8tics, W. H. Limum, T. M. Hoyne, II T. Steelo, the Hou, Grang Goodrioh, E. B. Shorman, Joroph E. Bufth, R. E. Willams, Gen. J, 0. Thom ton, ' Goorgo I3 Adams, A, T. Galt A N, Watorman, J. H, B. Quick, R Watermho, Edwn Walker, 1. J. Culver, Judge 1. A, Wil- Singon, E. W. Pattison of 8t. Louls, E. E. Ma- , Norman Williams, A. H. Veeder, J. M. Uunnlni.r()rfln ‘Bkiuner, William Yocko, J, Pat- tuson, Arthur Caton, C. E. Towne, H, J, 8hel- don, O, M. Hudy, B. 8, Isbam, the Hon, Ciatles Hitehcock, ' Judge Bradwell, Thomas Dent, L. L. Boud, M. D, Hsrdin, W. 3, Lufl, 0. K. A. Hautchingon, tho IHon, Ellott Aathony, W. O. Goudy, J. I, Bonnott, Henry W, Lishop, Melville W. Pullor, J, P. Wilkon. E. A, foall, B, D, Magruder, J, R. Doolittlo, Jr,, As- tistaut-District-Attornoy Birch, W. O. Grant, Georgo Willard, Judga Sackott, H.T. Stoelo, dagge L. B. Otig, Robort Hervey, O, H. Horton, LW, Bisbes, W. R, Pago, J. L. High, Usorge LHwding, E. W, Evans, H.F. Wslte, and J. E.Goodwn. A place was roservod auiong tho istiled gueats for Judge Wallace, but. to the e of the Committes aud ar at largo,ho was fofortunatoly absant. Mr. I, N. Arnald also,who [tidbeen invited and who was oxocted to re- froud to the rirut tosst, wes unexpoctedly kept tny on account of alckuoss. REORETH WERE RECRIVED, Binuel F. Miller, David Davis, William gum aJ, P, Bradloy, Judges of the Buprema outof the United Btatos; the Hon, 1L H. Lumope, of Datroit, United Btates Cireuit dulge; ' tho _ Hon. 8. A. Troat, 8t Lous’ Mo, ; J. O. Hokins, Madison, Wis,; IL B Biown, Detroit, AMich.; 8. L. Withoy, Grand Rapide, Mich. ; J. M, Love, Rookak, le-; . E. Dyer, Racine, Win.: W. Q. Gresbam, In- davapolis, ind,, United Htates Distriot Court + Judgea, T Hons. Sidnoy Brenso, P, 1. Walkor, B. R, Buoldon, John Bcholflold, A. AL Cralg, ixdges e Supreme Conrt of llliola,” The Kook, :}- F, Geaves, Jamoa V, Campboll, Judees of \ iipreme Court of hllohigeo. The Hona, A. 0. Amdnoy, _Judge Baproma Court of Indiaaa 3 % Hon, Austin Adams, Judge of Supremo tt of Iowa; tho Ilon, O. H. Brownlug, ?flnng, 1L; tho Hon, William R, Morrison: the . 8; 8. raratiit, MoLoanabora, Ilk; tho Hon. G, Ingerusll, Pororu, II.; Norman L. Pree- b ., Bpringfleld,” 11l,; Jobn H. Muikoy, 49, Cairo, Itl; G, V. N. Lathrop, Kaq., Da- 'l:.m‘ Mich.; she Hon, Jamea Grant, Davenport, h + the Hon., Jobu AL Krum, 8¢. Louis, Mo.; 8. L Breckenridge, Eeq., 8t. Louis, Mo Jas. E. Wilibrow, 1aq., 8¢, Louty, Mo. The fare was something mors than nsually at- \nictive, and_but for lack of zoom It would be Eterontlog 1o give the menu. tar the diunor had boon discussod and 8 to samumilato more easily by moderate libs. o8 of sherry and Josderor, aud After the wee: Sootiap bad atil further mollonod into a rocop- 41 condition the mindu of the learued gentle- tha Preatdont of the Association, TUE UON, B, ¥, ATER, ™ and made the following address; XeTixuen: In riaing at this tme to perform ons e dutiss which custom wssigna to tha Chalr, It fs Tz from tny futention to it upon you s kot oF Ifalupsech, ‘Thers aro many genlemen prossut, mang them T am bappy 16 ses scveral sloquent fl’lhnnm.n-a gucats who bave bonored us with N3 wmpany, 1o whose Volces you will sateom 1t “flm to liaton, Before catling upon them, how g m.m will allow me to_expresa tho _safafaction I which 1am sure du anared by you all, at Micg " yers this ovenlog 80 la of my brethren ' of the Dur. \aarduous labors and responvibilities which devolve lawyers, and _sapecially upou Liove solively en- Joxlin the practiceof their frofession i & larga'ity, svbemm 4o give but & small portion of thelr time (o Whiion or soctal enjoymunt, Thelr houre of leisuro SDATatively fow, Laolr seasone Of rostand vacs. Tueand fortuitous, thelr ucupstion severs and It fncossant, 3¢ suy clasa of men are sutitled to rittlonal relaxation from the carea xad dutios " rqfas upon thulr tno sod streogib, thow of Jay 182 spoaking ey cortaluly clalia that {adul- vie zootter thaught o Suggosted, he e mbncy of tha fl':!:,‘"" 67 lize, guitably occasions for 1R intsr- ™y sentimenls o 4 civitith powerful [I Sustaining the tuus and clisrector of the pro- Whh Xeoplng up the eprit de corps, in mé'n:- Ad LL07al abedieace und filliity L the Fules of honor i nelanoo on the 7t of i ee whio are admitted hasirisges, aud Proserviuy thio pracice uf the Lhose degrading teudeuiics whicls sumetimies 10 Seing hcaudal s Tetnoacls ppon oo o of justice. ‘The saalty of dolng 10 keop alive tho sucial apiry of (bw Dar hed N‘::nnnu; folt whon $his Asbrclation Was vre #ad {0 rovirsud stimulato this spiris was main objects s0ught & bo promoted \ Hitherto, {4 muat be coufessod we have not ! g:qmm of our etforte tu Wiai irection, but D07 10 88y tha object s never Leeu wholly e 8 S0t 1l e 3 3 i Lhe taste- YLD We ire now sz Liplets success saoaarc o loiadvies e Cirem THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE regulnr and permanent faatnre of the Assoclstion : aut (hin foaling, which Ia aifil cherlshicd, bad found VeAtiing ~aprrasloas n the nzcoliont and wall-ar- ranted Lanquot with whichi o liva bron regaled thin evening. It onfy rematns for ma, brethran, befora proseeding 1o annoitnce the first eegular toort, b y cordial and fraternal e red touiyht arount tho eoclal amul festivn bty ed Dy common foelings aud aymp3thics, and Lound to each othier by tion of warm personal trgard sud friondehip, I would alro, In yonr name, oxt to our Lhonored guonts & liko muceroand bearty wel- come, Wo welcanie you, gentlemnen, ko ont frativitica swith feelings of the dsepest geatification, I hopo the few houts we A to,rother niny prove Lours not only of reluxation, but of keeu enjoyment, and that tho oceaston 1hay Le heroaflor remeiabered with pi sud satiafaction by un all, et AN THE SUPREME COURT. JUDOF DOOLITTLE. Mr, Ayer then read the firat toant, aa fallowa: iz Boparure CounRt or Tik UNITED HTATYS, —T caunot caucelso of anything more grand snd o Toalng In tho wholo sdminiatration of hiacn justice, {iian thie Apotacle of the Supremn Court sitting i sl +inn fudginent npon tho conficting claima of the na. tfonal and Htste movereigutics, and tranquitlizing sl Sealous st angry psstons, snd binding togeler thia Wreat confoderacy of Hlaten'in pesca and harmony, by fnn nhility, tho moderation, sud the equty of ita'de- cislons,"—{rxr, Judge Doollttla then respondad as follows ; Mn, PREAmEST Anp UENTLyMes : This (¢ indoed an unexpected honor, to be calied npon to respond to the toast of the Supremn Court of the United Hiates, AR the President liva alrosdy raiid, untll T came here, I hae o sxpectation thiat 1sliould bo called ; but 16 in a sub. Ject upon which I cannot wheu calied upon. refuse to apeak. Aud f whiat I bave to say Lad no other merit {t will Liavo at leass that of Lravity, which s some. timen vald to bo fhosonl of wit. Alow me to call yourattention, air, and sou gentlemea, to_my frat bteaduction {0 that grest tribupal. ' Imagine to ourselves n youth Just frosh (rom tla schools,imbued Swith that tespect for the institutious of our country whicl every youth then was tsight 1o chariali gest o the sentimcite o felt towards the Godof Hesven, Entering that chamber forty years ago this very month, thera sat the Judgsy, clotiied In thelr robes, The chamber waa still. Not 8 voice was eard nor & whispor, excpt of {ho countel who was dpasking aad that counsel wss Dantel Wobster, [Cleers. L was in tho ciso of the Charles Biver bridge, There woa tho great counuel, with Lix faco lt up, beaming with every cxpresslon of the aoul, liiteniup with deep inter- eat o tho great lawserof the Couatitution, Daniel Welnter hiniself, You cau imsging the offect upou a yonth nnder auch efrcumstances, Gentiemon, tho Judges of tha Bapreme Court of the United Hiatés aro_cniled npon to dixcharge nll tho highest dutios which devolsoupon the Houso of Lords, We tubierit afl that there fs infEugishs Juriaprudenc ail that has been dovoioped in centuries,—and wo havo inheritea romething moro, e Liavo a wrritten Constl- tution, defning Fubatantislly tha powers sud tho due tica of the United Htates e o patlon, and ths and tho duties of the soveral noverngn aud independent oommuni- tien, Mmited only by tho Constilution. While ot Bupremo Court passes upon all nuestions arisiug hetween ludividuals 8ad - corporativos, all gues- tious growing out of commorce, rail- zoads, and_ all tho other questions’ which Coucern communtiles, 1t 1s called upun to dischargs & much higher duty, I Ueliove, than vna aver devoived upon any Judicial tribunsl 1 tho whole history of tho world,—to lold thabalanca of power betwoen soverelgn Siates, tho United Statcw as o soveroiguty and ansa nation, Letween us and all tho world, and i many ro- spocts se between the Btaten on tho onic hand aud the Stntes themaclves ; with thelr roscrvod righta and sovercign powers limited only by tho Couatitution ftaels, "Aud this Saprojue Court, this bigh tribnnal, i called upon to hld tlia balance, to adjiat theas deli- cate and difficuit quostinna—io docide whero tie powers of the Uuiou begin, whero thoy end—whers tho powars of the Stales bo- gin, and whoro " they end, Without thia jgreat tribanal, tho balauce-whesl of onr aystem, oar Lonatitution swould Jive been n fafiure, - Whils tho Constitution fuelf, na gontioman expretwed It (o me, might bave constitnted the wiccloton, the framo, tho bose, v to speak, consléls of the constructions und de- ciiola of thio Supremo Conrt, This Coart bas gisen ife, muacle, and Vitality ta our Coustitution and mada 443 Tiving aind a practicat Governmont. [Appivuse 1 cuinot, therafore, conciudo uny butter than Ly repeat- it the wordu of Cliancellor Kant: I canaot con- coivo of shythiug more grand sad fmpontng fn the ‘whole adeinstiation of Jiman Juatice, than tho apeo- tacie of the Buprenie Curt sittin {n solemn Judgment upon the condieting riaima of the uational and Htate saverelyutiee, and trangulizing all Joslous and angry yanelons, and bindiug together this yreat contederacy af Btates in peace sud hormony, by tho ability, the modoeklon, and o equity of it decit A plause. JUDAL DICREY asalo called upon t rewpoud. and mat with an onthusinstic recoption. Ho spoke as follows : Mu, PRESIENT AND BRETUNEN OF TIE Asso0ias “T10N 2 I foel not o little embarereansent fn beiug caliead upon to address you on a wubject of much grandeur aud grevity, and eopocially af?or no eloquent au ade dress ax we have lisicood 10 from Senstor Doalittic, I, 100, lisvo had my experienca In my first observation of that digntfed aud tmporing Court, I firut entored ita Tiall eome efghteen years ago, utterly inexperfenced in tho usage of Eastern courts, fawiliar ouly with our log court-houses in iho »nd I feli much difi- douce in spproaching it." Next to tho {mporlag dignity snd grandeur of tha surroundings, was Jwprossed willt the kindnean nud \rbanity that pervaded tho Court and its offices. 1t was ot oot before I felt myself at ease, and during my expe- viouce of weveral yoars Ty viy tust I naver found any court {n which & lawyur* would feel that hiu jm- perfections would 1ot bo critictacd with soverity, ~Tilis nois hiua contributed hor shars to the greatness of that Court, [Applause.] In au aftor-dinner apecch I aup- pose one tnay ba sllowed a lttlo latituds, und 1t may 1ot be nmisa to eall sticnifon to the fact’ that Iifnots Laa added Jargely iu proportion to Ler aga aud popula- tlon to the list of gruat men of the vation, Inthis connection, the Judgo rueationed tha names of Judge Young, Mi. Douglay, Mr. McDongall, Col, E. D, Ba- Xer, Judga Davis, Johu A. McClennan, all of whoso Ta1vos were grestad with spiplause, The Judge continuzd: I bavo been proud of Till. noly, and eapeclally have I been proud of tho Bar of Lilipofs. Ous word upon another gubjoct, not at all germano tothe sublect, snd I ghall accupy your tion no longer, Our honored President has 10 tho usefulneas of this Association in cultivating Bigh standsrd of work in the proforalon, I kave beets pructioing and looking on iu Illinofs nosw for forty years, When I firat thought of colering {be profes- slon, 1 met with Cyrus Walker, the best nis) prius law= yeramongstur, o wuggested I should wtudy law, and I told him that my father hsd eald it win » diffeull thiug to porauo that profe son and atrictly maintain his digmty. Laughter,] Mr, Walker threw himaclf back In s clisle und 1o thie moat emphiatio manner aalds B 1 der in tho I'resbyterian Church ; I have prace for twenty-five yearv, and I gys you my word aw & Clirfsiian and & gentlewsn that I can kch 1y conacleace as clear ab tho Liarca ab (ho plow- Loudle,” (Cheers,) Having removod that obatacla froms niy mind (Lioghter), I cntered upou the atudy of law, and, ofter an cxperictice of forly years, 1 iavo no tion in ng that the conductad in the Slate of Illisfais, 1a eslcutatod to cul tivate and clevato tue standard of bonor and in- tegrity, and ibat, sa o class, the membors of tho Dar of 'tho Stata of flincis ha o standing that fs not mocoud tu amy oth omployment oF clast of men Upou tho facoof the sarth. [Applausc.) "I hsvo known somoe young men who have cousented to entcr the profession without Baving tuat obatacdo removed fras thelr minds an 4t wak romored from mine, und uader the belfel that, 41 order o practico law eucccss fully, it was uecessary to bo a llitle dishoncet, And T bave' known such young meo, by awocistion with membera of the profoulon, gisaually and eadlly elucitod up uutit Yiey boctiie mgw of” rm ntegrity and bigh cheracter, [Laughter.) From my experionce of farty yuara [ Liva o hestation s saging that the practice of law au practicad n the State of Tilinois bas a tendency o elevato tho standard of morality as hign, 1f not b o than the pursult of suy other calling. (Choers,} b am sn Ll teed In ructico of law, wa it 18 —— FEDERAL AND STATE JUDICIARY. ‘Tho next tanst was : Tur FEoEuAL AND BTATE JURICARI—Whils fo the forwner pre-aninence may bLw aacribed fn the wuight of fia infuenco, tho muthority of its de- clalous, und fu (o aitractiveucas of their mater! thie truo intereals and the perwnent freedom of this country require that the jurlsprudence of the indl- vidual States should be culifvated, cheriihed, aud e: alted, snd the diguity and reputatlon of the ‘State au- thontles susteined with hecoming prida, JUDGE CATON, in response, spoko as follows 1 M, CatSMAN AND (IBNTLEMPN : Bofore T addre myaalf 10 the sentiniont which you bave read, 1 think ‘brfors this Har 1 shonid vindicate mywolf and ezplain the causa of action £ have aguinat s0ize of ls oficer, aud it may bo mocauary to_ call upon, ‘yome. of fliost courté thet you crpect me to spesk of In the course of what I Lave to hero - under A solomn | promise tust { should not be called npon ta spoak, (Leughter and appiause,) And X will submit toyou, slr, and to the goutlemau of this Assoclation, 1f 1 Liave Hot » cause of action for a brasch of promiss in being callod upon. ot thin time, ' (Laughter.] Tho wubfect of your aen 1aont, kowayer, Alr, President, (s & serious one. The rolutlone which are home fo the communil largoby i Suprermo Cours of the Usited Htst and Ly the fudiclary organizations of ftho scvoral Blatos are'so luportant that surcly no lawyey cau hiwve failed Lo buve refiected aore of leus upon the subject, Thelr organization pressnts a complosity of spaiem unkiows u 40y ollur oountey, wnd’ (e cou- ctiug Jurlsdicilon tos certain satent calls for s for. boarauck, s ditcretion, or a dellberate Wisdow, to pre. vent lsmentable cloub{ngs whicl, I venture to sy, can be found i no Giber profasston or calling of iuen, When you Femember that tho liu botween {he Jurtsdicilen of the Foderal and of the fitata Courte has aver been and nover can be defined, it 14 not il ult to see thu teuduncics and the temptations of 1! claalilng betwoen theao sereral furisdictious, sud the wondar 14 Liow they bave ut ot nto actual warfara. T ouly bope sud trust that (hosaiae spirit of woderstion and wisdum whick bas kept in bariony tha wbeels of thous verious {nstitutions will stilt Drevall, (Appiau Letcach one romomber shat {t 18 bettor to couceds soumetbing, to concedy what ta doabtrul at leaet, rather than (o inviat upon what is doubiful, for in no otber way can tho harmony which is {ndiapcnsable to the Lrsce andsecuriy of thia somes ity by wafotaiued twoen tliesd two sywtems of Jurladiction, T asanre ou, alr, that duriug the whole coursa ‘of my lifs o' gredtast spprobvnsion that I bave felt for the safaty sud the parrusnency of this Goyerumont Las Daen the dauger of thw coutllcting jurisdiction of thene o tribunuls, the Glate aud the natioual, Aud I foll you, sir, that wheasver projudice or jealonsy su- ser into'thioso cavris, & collision will take place’ that will sliske Wiy Goverument to e very foundslocs, 1 wiab ali my grofessional brethren would refioct upon. (his, and remember that al tholr lufiuencs should sver Lo exarciied fu Auch & way sa 1o endesvor ye I came e | e o, ¥ A 2, 2| 0 vapred i CZEBER ST meating those who hava comn sfter me, I Lava loog Teltred from tho active practicn af tus profession, 1 Tavn dono what I could 1o maintain and to uphold ft, and Tam prond b s that thow wiho are fluw g the which I have trod rotng more thwn woul t aver bn ice L meat you now, and 4y pleasuro of msotivg e to o, 1 Bvio that T ruay have you sgain and again. (Choess.) BTATE'S ATTURNEY EDVALL. Ftato'v-Attornoy Ednalt rergonded an followa : Mit, Pheanene: Tha relations of th ani the Jhr are of ‘wuch natiea that ouo cunnnt will caist independently of the uthor, Etther, whtk:o it th other, wouid Gn itaeif 1n thy candition of Othello—ita oceupation gote, ‘Whataver thorefore coneeria the authority, dieoity, or respect due th Courtr, whether ity or' Felera, 14 0f owpecal Intercs. Wo sl cheerfull; 0 sentiment jnat read, which sacriben to § ral Judieiary n pro-eminenc, by reanon of the welght of it tniluence, the nuthoriey of fte deciclony, and tho gravity of the qnestiond cazi- fided to 1t fur Onal delermination, The Bupe mo Court of the Unital Htsts i3 otrusted with higher functions thn sny other depuriment of thn Guy- Juderar; crument. ‘The ~KExeculive, whila ho executen, must obey tho laws enicind by Cmgress. Thn Cougress must conform fta action -1 the written Constitution, which constitutes the chart af lta powern, “Thie nitinate suthority rests with theSupremo Const of U0 United Btatea to determine whethor thn 1 tivo and Legiatative Danartmentwgt their action trans- gress the Tundamental law under which they all ach. Notanly av: it resta with that high trilunsl {o detr mino_ woether thia legialation of iho reapective Ata in_roptignant ta the Fedorsl Coptitutlun, snd in this reqard it may exerciso an appeilate Jurlsdiction above the highest courts of the States, Upou (hin Conrt haa dovalvad tho delfeata trust of aarding tho Fedoral Conatitution ayatnat tho e Croachmente of sll otlier departmients of ment, hoth Htato and nationas, sud st the 18 tho finad Jutdgo of the oxteut of Itn uwn powers and Jurisdiction, A kest upon the Bench of that Court, by one nuaiified to AlL it, 18 cqual n dignity to any other oficlal pomition uuder our Uovernment, Noveribicless, s Ligh 44 aro tuo fanetlons of that exalted tribunal, under our syntom of government, ta dociajous constituta the anprome judiclsl authority Lut upon a limited clsas of Kubjocts,~npon those oul which pertain to, or i somo Jusnner spring ont o tho exerviss of the powers conforred upon the Fodes Government, AR to ths subfocts upon whicl ths Btates pos exclisivo right to legllate, the Judielary of th must bo recognized as tho highost authafity fn tho co struction and Interpretation of auch legisiition, Thin 1s neceasary (o the barmonlous workin of our complex eyatem of (Jovernment, In fact, tho great maia of atatutory Iaw which pro- tecta I our persons aad propérty, Faguisies our domestic and ocfal relationy, and wiicl) furnisies tho Taw eouteollfug th priucipal commercial aud huniness trannactions of to country, lles chiedy whin tho Gomain of Stato teginlation. Upon thoss vast Iuterests, #0 (ar o8 regulated by atatuten, tho decisions of tho highest courts of the rorpoctive'Btatca are, and should aver be, rogarded s tho ultimato judicia) autlority, Thelr Interprotation of their own siatutcs and Conatle tutions should Vo reccived in overy other judicial tribunal 34 o part of tho law ftself, I nood uot asy in this prescuce that, from the foundation of our Govern. men, this principle L becn constantly recoRnized 304 seled upou by tho Bupreme Court of the Lalied tater, I¢ 1 fome faw {nstancea it lus been apparcntly dis- regarded, evon there 1t will b obsrved that thw Tuly ftaelf Lias bean aswsrted, bit on eifort has becu mada to ehiow that the particular case did uot fall within it principle. 4 Notbing would mors cortalnly lead to ferlousicn, and oreu colljsious, betrvoen the Stato aud Federal s thorities thsu that the wsme law whould rocave yariaut conatructinas in thor differont tribunala, “Thix would virtually make the law of (ho case dcpend Mpon the foruma $o which the csuse was litigated, This tantalizing uneertainty, and unseeinly confl, can only e asolded by the trank and chesrful_tecoz- nision of the priucipl, by both the State and Federal coarls, that the decisions of each fnvolv. fng simply tho foterpretation of tue Costitn. tons uhd statules of " thelr reapective tovera. ments atiall be acerptod ss final sud conchieiva suthority by sil other courte. Tho rawpective powcrs af tho leginlative dopartuients of the Siste and Federal Goveramuntu this bocome the messuroof the supreme Sutlicial authority of esch, While wo thus rocognize tho preemfuenco of the Foderal Judiclary usthe exynsitors of tho powors. con- ferred upon the Natfonal Governument, oud concede to it the right to construs and enforca tho limitations tipon Btate authiority imponed by tlo Tederal Consti- tution, we have falntly brought into view the broad fold of Jurieprudenca confided to tho State Judiriary, 1t 1a commensurale with the legislative Fower of the Blate, 1t {n trus, then, that “the true (nterestannd the per- mancnt freedom Of this country recjutre that ke Juri. prudenco of the ndividunl Btates wlivuld be cuitivutvd, cheriebed, and exoltod ; and that the reputatinn and dignity ‘of tho Stato cotirts b sustatned with beconiing prufe," very member of the Dar has, aud should feol, a servonal foferest 10 thin mnttor,’ Our sdmissio (o, aud right 10 practico 1, tho Fodersl r0uris was tltougl the door of the Blato vourld, Weall must have frat cutered there, No manevor very much advanced hls own reputation by defaming hia mother, No meniber of thu Bir uver very mach adyanced his own professional standivg by disparaging tho just sutbority and diraily ef tho courts in which he law tho privilego of practiclog, Wo may without diaj oment tn elther sccord to both ho Blate and Federal courta ho highert measura of our profossional fealty, and sustaln the authority of cach fn the dischargs of thelr anpropriate functions, While tho sight of tho flsg which roproscnis otr national oxistonce,’ indepeudencr, and yjower shonld over luspirs us with patriotic srdor, mas wo over tko oqual picasure fn beholding the undiminisbed lustraof cash particular star cmblazoued Uke & jowal uzon it muple falds, JUDGE WILLIAMA. Judgo E. 8. Wilhoms was oext callod on, snd respondod as follows : Mz, INESIDENT: The senttment (0 which we havo Just Usteved slluden to the pro-eminonee of the Federal Yudiciary in tbe walght of 1ta influence, the authority of its dceisions, and 1u the stiraction of themater:als of such deciatous, This vro-emincnes s due n part to the'nature of the jurisdlction exorcised by the Federal Judiciary, and fu part to the charactor of the mon who hav excr- cluod that juriadiction, The authority of the decls. 1ons of guchs eaurts ix diio to both suséx combined, ‘The United Btatos Supreme Court will serve an my beat tlinstration, It exarciass n_more extended orlg 1nal d appellate Juriediction then sny other court, Totho enlarged juriudietion of the English oquity, common law, and Admiralty courts, 8 muperaaded the wor of pensing upon the coustitutioualily of tho [swa of the general and Btate Governmeutr, 0 far a4 they may be wade the subject of judieiel coiitrovcray, and it Judgments upon much quesiious are conchis sive, The functions of tho executive and legisiative depariments of ihe Government sre t lmited control of tha Judlclary, Lw s mob tho mero ecxprescinn of Tegialativo will, but the comstitutionslly-cxpremsed the will, in_the construction given to ke Coustilution by the Snpreme Court. Moro than than this: Thla Court adjudicates upon the contlicting rights of soy- eralgaties, sud bezomes sud modo an arditer of the disputes Of malions, In uo other countrs fa thero any eonrt of co-ostensive Jurladiction. The courts at Wentminster Hall aro limited in_thelr furisgiction by tho omuipotenca of the ritish Parlisment, snd by the tramswork of tho Governmont, Not so with the Bupremo Court of the Uniled Statess aud it fa in part tbo greatuices of this Juriadiction L2t gives to the court, and all who preado thereip, ita and thelr dig- alty wnd pre-ominence of {nfiucuco snd autharity, "Tho contemplation and study of great themos devel. opa grestuess (n tha student, provided he posscates tho capacily to comprehiend them, A Judgo compelled by his oMclal duties 1o pass upan groat yuestions of constitutional law, and upon Be conflictiug quentiona which disturb cobterdlg soverelynties, must grow grestor on account of the subecta of bis thought, Tut this pro-emiuenco of infuence af which I hava spoken is alao duo in large part to the char- actor of the men who bave preaided o tho Hn- prems Court, 1In that bright judicial galaxy that apsna tha dome of Eugliab jurisprudeuce, sil the Iuminaries of which 1t is compoacd have not Leen fixed stars, shiedding upon tho beholder only a pure aud be- niguant radlance, Comola have not infrequently ap eared, creating_ apprebenaion, If wot coustcrnation, y thelr eccontria movementa, | Meleors bavn flaghod, a0d as suddenly grown dim. Eminent Judgea have been found whose ermine haa besn sadly sofled by cat- ruplion, Some hava quickly sucounmbed to tha seduc- tloite of s Hoentious court, and have madn themacives the servile ustrumente of deapotism. Bomo have for gotten tho legitinate Hinlts of thelr surladiction, and bave wubitituted arbitraty will for tho proper excrcisu of judicial functions, Thoso Iapées from futegrily may have been few an cotnpared witl those who lava reuinined fatthful to thetr bigh trusts, Lut that thoy Liave sometimea ocourred canuiot Lo dedied, Not 10 with that bright constellation of Judiclal lumiuaries who bave alivuo upon tho Leuch of tho Huprema Court,~Day, ltutlolge, Eiwortt ‘e Maruball, , Story, hot 1o eutlon many more of rious desd and the houorsble living,—ba; personal endownients, by thelr wisdom, ing, and virtue, reflevied’ honor upon tho' Court in which they presided, and the aye fa which they lvod. Ofthess namca two staud out dn_ bold relief upon Wie pages of judiciat hiatory—3srshall and Blorey~the ono pre-crinent for his wisdom, tLe other for hislearning; both great tu fntollect and 1a virtuo, Murshall, slways cleac s Lin foatructions, conclan pud logical 11 bis veasonings, and stngularly corruct In his couclusions, Ktory, learued as woll as logical, buths turainous apd voliciinous, always exhauatisi bid subs Juct and often his reader ; suryrising you by tho extent of hia resoarch aud the aisplay of an fuapprecisble masa of foreigu wealth. I have spoken_ Urietly of the Suprero Court and s Judyes, Dot forgettig that they are oply & suiall pumbec 'swony thw ewineut nsuiewof the Foderal Judiciary. [ have spoken of them as tho ropresontativos, aud the woat honored reprosuntalives, of the cutira body of United Htales Judgen, wiio, with e axcoptions, rebly nerit U ra- aiid sdimiration of (heir feliow citizeus, "Ehia latter part of the sent you fave read, Mr, Trestdont, 14 In thess wordy : The trus {ntereats and e persoil frecdom of, his conutry requies that the ti- cheristiod, and exuited, aud tho digoily vod iatioa of the Hiate sustaiued with miug pilde ‘Tha ubliqation to do this & rendered all the more imy tive on scoount of the very pie~vuwinenca to Whch aLuAtOR Bas been ind, aisd b wenss of Dbl tion 12 nouo the less Lecause of the juvt prida we take 16 L been aaid L0 Lo & fault of wido of amplify(ng their juris. dictivn, 1f 80, 1t 18 no nioro & fault in'the Federal than in the Blata Judiciary, The uvecesddty ro- furred 10 1n the senttument L8 not much on uccount of any action of the ¥oderal Judiciary as from the dalation of Congress, e repugnance which Las been felt by the loyal por- tlon of our citizend for the Jast twenly yosrs (v (Le ex- treiwe Btate's rights docirines so hl\ll(luy romuls weted durmf that period at the Bouth, aud which cul. ninsted in the lato ltsbeliion, bas contributa. to bring about & legislation upon ihe part of Congress which bas not only ll-l'%l’] axtendod he jurisdicton of the Jurlaprudeucy of tho indlvidual siates should be Vatod Fodoral Couris, but bas ¢ecioualy ourtsiled the heratos {fore scknowl a2argleed Jusiadictua of the Biai Gounaard sad d Tt canniot bo donled thist thix centralizatinn of pawer in tha Cuitod Btates Couttr, to the prajudico of the Btato Courts, In regard «d with jealovwy by some and by npprehension b Wera it cortain that the tndeney of Foderal b fur the pext de w0l Lo 836 £4m taak it nea been fF th past pprcliension wonld b well fon ovenen's of oir Lndy e political ) envdalugn o tesclid Uy &0 commonesensn of tin American jwapic, 1kn thy uneering Inw of gravitation, draws it Lack in tin opfueite direction, It 8 mot the Arat time in- Amerioan b wtiun of fower | auifested, . a0 13 whizh 1 refor jts manifestation was by th judicial, not the legislative power, 1t found expreestor tn e el cieion of the United Htates Hupreme Conrr, delivered 1t Ynfladelphita at the Febru. ary erun, 135, 9 e €oas of Chstuln v, tho state of Georala, Thiat c3en dozi 1 that 3 Stata was amanabla {0 the Surlsdiction of that Contt ot the it of » citizen of arother $4 te, an 1 tin dectaion was sc-quieazed in, aud thie cantraiizing tendetey 1t cinbelled and expreannd beeame & park of the tich Governmentsl policy, 1ut the pendulam hal reachd the exteema of §t yibra- ton in that direction, and thn rober eeans of Uie Amiordean people compeilnd tho ahatidonment of that Jwlicy ol the introduction of the present conatitn- stanzl lunitations of uck power, and ia the year 1723 the Hupreme Conrt unabimnusly deferininzd tat no turindiction anould 1 excrzlaed by it in any cass where & Htate waa sucd Uy 8 citlzen or cilizens of an. other Hta “Tie "diaposition now manlfested by Congreas to extend the Jurisiction of the United Ktates Courts o the détrinient of the jurindictionof Htalo Cotirts hina not apparently actinted the Judges of (hceo conrta, They Lavo not aought to eztend their own jurisdiction by mraiued interprotations uf the Taw, but have (esceftin & fow inatances) only exer ciad the Juriediction manifeatly eunferred by law, If there han been any reason for jeslousy unin the part of Btabs Judges It 1ay beets because ot legiabattye, not Judieiul, encrosclmeata. It i the mamfest duty of avery Judgo to exerciss Lfs constitutioual aud Iegitimate suthority whenaver it is rightfully Snvoked, eves though bu_ sy deprecale the existencs of the Power In ik eourt 11 in the meantltae tho Amerfcan peoplo elall mani. fost ftn bostility to thn centralizing tendency of tho Jegislativo brancl of the Government su s 10 cause & zeturn to the former law, thc apprebennions of man il be quieted, sud the Unite { Ktatos Judiciary cased of a portion of thetr und: nired and onerose labore, 1 cloko with this sentiment ¢ The Fe bonored and adipiredt Ly 2 of by community, #nd ot by thelr bretiren of the Bar und upon the Bench of the State Courte, for their abiiits, learning, Iotegrity, and virtuo—we can wish nothing Letter for them 1linn that the racord of thdr Jardicial nets 1n the futuro sisould equal the glorious ricord of the past. JUDOE BLODUETT was eallod upon to renpoud, and mes with & hearty ro- ception, After & fuw preffininacy remsrkr, ho snid § Tujs sssatnblagy 44 made up, I am glad to aco, of Sudgea sudlvwyers. W judgea aro not so much’ in the habit of talking as Leing talked to, (Lanzhter.] Now my ides of good timoa for our profession, Ty that tha tenin-y lo tle Uuited Stastos Courts deral Judictary— toth for julges and lLawgers, is nol to make mpeeches, (Laughter aul applause. My fdes In o get tojother and exchange matual congratulation aud goud fallownbip without Ap~eehes, Lesauae apeochitnaking fn our trade. |nm callad ugon, howerer, to respond to the toast of the Federal and Htato Jvilictary. The Listory ef the for- mer I8 interwoscn with the witire history af the coun- try; Sirteraks foriteelf. With regord 10 thio Iatter, the Stafo o1 Tlinois may wall be proid of 13 Stato Judi- ciary. It may sell he proud of ita Supremo Court, of its’ decisions, which are cited as authority all over tho United Stat>s and in frelgn _countries, 1t may well Lo prowl not obly of the abiiity whick has boen dixplayéd by its Courta but of the integrity of the Courts, [Chore.) B0 far yctin tho llatory of this State 10 miteh of #tain,—I sey §t with Gride, | B3 it s ona whose life has beett apent in this State, whoso deatiny fu cast {n it,—no ataiti resty npon the Judicisry of this Btate, [Apblause,] It iy o thicg of which wo may well e proud. 1 hardiy knaw Low | can sdd ancther word of prati 1o the Judleiary of tho State, [Obewrs.) ————— THE LEGAL FRATERNITY. W L BARNT, ‘The next tanst twag Tir Lot FaATins:Tr—It 3 theiet fo atraogtben the pillary of tha tomple of fustice, and raiso its auguat domo still higher iu the kfes, In angwer to tuis, Mr. W.II, Barnom made the firat reaponse, dwelling on the fact that tho profession of tho presont day twas in no ways In- ferior to that of past times. In angror to the hint coutsined in the closing words of Mr. Barnum, FROY. IRVING waa cnlled on, and. loudly applauded as he roso to speak, Ho said he waw unsccustomed to spenk to #0 many Iegal gontiomen, and folt moro than ordinarily ombarrasiod, *‘I¢ {8 yonr cus- tora,” ho raid, *to invits one clargrman to your banquoeta to onjoy tho resnlt of tLe comparison, and I supposo on the Day of Judgmeut you will expoct to becomo one of tha Lord's littlo ones for having once fod ono of Iis children, aud whon ho was bungry baviug taken himin and glveu bl drinit. It §8 very pleasatt to sit aud 800 8o many of you, genflemen, Lore, and to Thear the sontiments of to-night in regard to the conception of tho pnnciplvs of justico. Buz I come here us & repronentative of tho cloth, and I want to say a word or two regarding the 1wo profossions, Thoy are part of the aumo profostlon, aud both were con- cernod about tho ideas of jnstice. 1t ought to bo & rale that a Jawyer should bs comoelled to £0 to church regularly to keepup with tne dis- cussions of the pulpit, and conversely a miniutor ought not to be qualified to preach unless he had 8at a year in tho Bunreme Court. The tendoacy at thie two profesdlons WAS 16 KFOW NATTOW. Every man startod out with a dotermiuation to read widoly, but hio bogna to fall off rapidiy, like tho travelor who, heing loat, camo ncros a wagon-track and followed It expectiug to reach town, bui tuc road firstled to o farm- bouse, thon'to & pig-stye, fually chianged into & aquirrol-track, aud thon rao up a tros. Civil- ization was like tho confluonco of many rivers which descended froin & mouutain, and Hloattag on that wave was man, 0t I L WILLIANS, of Dioominglon, followed, savocating tha ve- cessity of o pure sud bonworable Bar, The Ro- ‘man Bar was ono of the graudest that the world ever suw, but whon it graw corrupt the whole civil structure foll, Tiven though the laws woro not the best, ud long as they wero hou- orably and lmpartoelly adoinisterod they would bo oboyed. An ifinteligont sud hon- out DBar alwavn furnished matorials for a good judiciary, No diwhouost ar corrapt 1wan could ever be rolactedtfor & Judgo, ‘Iho law should La lii:s thy shadow of a roek io # dry 1and, which would bo & refug alr, E. W. Pattorson, of the 8t Louia Bar, and momber of tho Bar Aswociation, followad, 'Tho Jegal profession, he said, Lait been maligasd mioro uerhaps than any otber profeesion. There nevor wns & man who know so uch but that e thought ha cauld thraw « slur on the tegal profos- sion. Thero wasnoprofessian wherathe tondoncy was 80 tnuch toward bovesty a4 in tho.legal brofossion, nor auy In which thore waa losy Jealousy, When the millenium camo, thero would be no neod ot ministars nor doctors, but as lonfi a8 ordor was heaven's flrat law thore would be hundrods of lawyers needed to pras- tica thotr profesyion. ORIKF~JUSTICE RCOTT was callod upon, aud was received with repeatod rounds of spplausn. Aftor s few prelinunary romesks, Lo eaid: It {s my duty sud my plessurs to kear speeches from meinbers of {he ar, but Dob 10 soake then, bk a4 1 am on the Boor Bow I Juiu taont beartily in the ex- fowlons tbet have becn made with regard o the vory great fuflienco of the liar upon the intercsts of woccty, Indood, subjuct canuot bo wuagnifed beyond ita trus merits, 14 baa fta intuence fu niany and varied diroctions, sad, sihnt though 14 14,88 {5 Dono the less powezfaland effectivo now than before, It exists ta & much groster exlent than the pooplo v aware. The judiciary opiuions that sre delivered by the ~ Judges, come, the | rules At gove our great cotnmercial transactions aud all the relatious of life, are ofkn fo & woasure the direct product of {he ar, The Liue of thougbt of thioso opinions is blocked out fn. m;ml inatsuces by tho Jawyers Who argus the ciscs, and who are often eutitlod to thu credit of the opiplon rather ihan ihe Judge N whose mamw it ds deliv. ored, (Appisuse) It fa in that way that ou hava fufluencs upon society and all that afacts 11 tmost {mportaut tuterasts. 1aid not nisad eveis 10 uny thia much, X desizo fiow 10 eaprema the areat gratifcation and pleasure I kiave experfenced in mect. ing with s0 many members of the Chicago Dar Asso. ¢iution, for wiom 1 entertain the Ligbeat, respest. [Applauss,] ——y OUR CLIENTS. 1. L. BuCAKy, ‘The next toastwaa * Our Clients. Bls solvit, qui cito eolvit.” Tha fizst responss was by D. L, Bhorey, au fallows 3 An sdvocats who aw good cautes and respectable clieuty, aays Quiuctllliam, need not fear ingrautude. Undés e Homan law—as ib atill fa under the Englist law—tho Louorurium was the reward which tlis cifent iave 1n gratitude for he morvice rendersd, for na Luglish or Romsn Jaw hua ¢ver iven to an ad~ ‘Yocate & right (0 enforce bi claii for loysl servive, 1t 13 mot certatu that, for (b Lonor of tho profession, w0 liavu & baller ruloln the Uulted States, whers the Taw affecta (o messura u Lowyors juralusble legal sor- vico aa acciuraiely 38 1t messirua 1 valuv of u bortle of winu, Noverthelass, tha Amorican lawyers, animsted by & fooling that bas yoverned their Lroiher lawyers in othiue countries, rarely weuk Lo enforce such clalms fa thio tribunals béfore which tuey preciica. Bir Jobu Fortewque, wiitiog i 16:% saye 2 There {s scant auy man found 1 1o realos weliitul sud cua- b w, except be Lo a gontlewsn borue, and couo of 1o ¥ 'Tlis sccounts, i part, [ supe (0bo, foF (ho Bhgh etss of honor amoug Euglish awyors about the Avnvrarium ihat the lawyers of our thace geutls boru, as Forteaguo would understand 1t; but the cnlture dew uanded of the profession in our day has s very mel- Towluy edfoet upon tho rew matorlal; sud Ithiuk ou Lol occasion we way wwum that by sl sccopted staudarda s good lawyer bs a gentieman, Now, the habite of 8 geuileman ate s lttle~not much—eipeusive: sud lawyara aze uot, and ought uok 10 be, mousy-gratbers; sud when thsy neod & little smongy e modsety sud delicacy with which tey sug. st tha Beceustin givas grest foresto the satlmeat A respoadiog 1 vidy qul salril pllay FRIDAY, DECEMDER 1t dooa not follow, breanes a lswser's sergice fa not thbe mensurol Ly wmogey atandard, that thercfors he fa 1o fgnore the duty ta mes (o it tA¢ bie clicnt n duly grateful, 1 have o’ occasion to give thean wary bl Tawsera wily Al sl on abicct, Bub thars ata wase of giving Im; ules L t brala, Eien the il Engliah Jawsers eoutrd Y 1 AR IR nawanid then t s cifont w e £ genticids v not well_caiiv of tieorin raibleoma catn Vufors Sergesnt il Tho feo noted Back of ff war only & gulnea, tarned the cate with 8 brisf uota that “ho yaw 1 Aiicuity in the cive than ander atl tho cipnintances he enulil vl solye And when tho case was retirs] b1 the sergoant w two puiness notet o the by of §t, be xont 20 unswee fhat Lo nuw nething in the cans to induc bimto ehang bia tniud. L th thei, T taka of tho seattment, T upsest to All the JaFunt hwyers to LUE it 68 8 oL, APty Liead of tho Dilis they nend out for collrction, What I meau Just BOW Ly (marnied Lo sct8—cirinimarfee, dent—1n_those who lave forgntton the La‘fn lkey nusd to resd, Aud the vulgar liwsoee, if ang there b, whoto flI-fartuna it ie never to iave riad, k) thars fote nuver tn have foruotien, the lanymags which Tn'ly spokn—iot thew Pt o thattont W bead of theie bills the wordn trauslatol ulo thelr versaciiar,--40 per cent off for cash, It IDDLE BOLERTR, To makn a fariher respoote Mr. R. Biddlo Robarts was called on, and ho rophed by a-very liappy and hamorous apoech, He propased_to translste ths maxim by the injunction, ** Pay twice, and that quickly.” 1o clased by an earn- ent appoal to tha profession not to consider the pursoit of wealth as the only object, and sng- getad that the profassion shiould not make the upper statioun 0 narrow and so litts to Lo sought ; that Judicial ntations would bo daclined becauss they would not pay. 3. B, Couren alzo raspouded to tho eama toast in a brilliant speech. o Tho Sergrant rof the GEN. #TILES, In reply {0 & eall (ram Col. Cooper, Gen, 8tiles made s few remnarky on the standing of the logal rmu-sumn in his usual baopy vein, and resigned [ favor of another gentleman, who declined to make lumselt Lieard. —————— YOUNG LAWYERS, AUTHTE J, CATON. Tho next toast wal Youna Lawyens—They will refiect in thelr charsc- tere, couduct, aud siiccedn the treatmuut they roceive from the profearion aud tho cuurtn, 1t waa respouded to by ArthurJ. Caton, oa follows ¢ MB. PREGIDENT AKD GENTLYMEN : That theolder Iawscrs are excecdiunly colsideraie of the youtger members of the_profeseion, thero could bo ng greater {rouf tan sou ave glven”to-nigbt, Tuat we should repremanted ot & meoting Wk 1148, componed of the leadiug membera of this Bar, the Judges f tho Ktata snd Federal Cuurte, sud embracig smong its buw- bers men with national that we s yonug lawyers apprecia ‘Tlist the older and more promiuent mambers of the rmu jon ahuuld taken praousl ioterest fu the young [awyer, sud catend to him W Liang of feliowaiip augd enzoursgement, Is indeed ftting, for he who' com. wcnces the provtics of tiie I cuters upo a course of study, taexplore whoeo mauy psths must ba a contiu- woun labor. Tiscre (8 Lefore bim an infinite fald for Tescarc, and even at tho ciote of a0 Lonored life be can ouly expect to Lecome famillar with s partion of e teatos, The lawyer must deem 00 labor tuosevers, if Lie hope fur_euccas, fur, while the many pages of legal lowruing preseut & tluiaud Nigkts to Liuniiuato Dia piath, they cau sffurd uo guidance unlvas persoual application Le made 1o eac, "That young Iawyers rafiectin_ thelr characters, con- duct, aud succees tho treatment they recciye frum th profession and the courts is osident, for while tho char- acter of every man is o some vxinl formed by cir- cutustancen, and suceres may depend upon thowe jatue {uers which wurround him, it (s cspeciuily trug of the WYET, The history of the Bench sad Dar shows tliat thers 18 in tho pirscticy of tuo iaw & silcot lotluence which Luweby u (ratornal Cooliog, and Gil each with dewiro 19 uelp and sustaln the others; a4 & result of {his wo Liavo » stronger boud of union cemonting us together, aud more profesaionnl etiquests thau is usually obscrved i other walke of Life, Wien wo cousider the wilest that this must have upon vus comiug carly under i {ufliteuce, wo sce 10 what extent yoang lawsers muat rellect in their Lives the treatment they r ve from 100 courts aud e profeasivu. In 10 Way can tho iie fiueuce of sitber the Buucl of the Bar be o atrongly and_surely felt s it 14 i the characters of Wiosw vy are 10 80 grat an extout forniiog. We approcisto that pofortearance by the conrts, nor asetatance froas the older yesctitioners ut the Bar) cat ‘mako & wuceessful lswyer, That cars ouly Ls tho rescls of persoal aud diligcit 8Tort, Tueed not refer yuu 10 ths commencement of your prafessional lves, "Trus It 18, we biave Ll and aids that many of_ you kuew not of ; utlil the fear that a wroug stejs might ba token toust 'have boen the samo witls you us with 'la, ‘Then you appreciated the kinduces of the courts aud tie encourapament o thy yrafexalon, Blould I aak thosy 10-GIRUL who bave galned tho greatest eminenca upon thu Bencls or at the Sar what tirat gave thein that honorsble atavltion without whis tuey could not hiave attafued the pouttion they uow oupiy, the answer of not o few would be that the exame ple of wen i the profession first demonstruted to Them what measuro of success wus pussibls of attaln- meut, Mr, Prestdent and gentlencn, §f, i tho pro- Teasion of the lsw, houor, integrity, sud true niu- 1iood wre found, it is due mure thau avythiug else to 1be fulusncy o profemslon caerts upou tae youig wyer, And tn concluston, I feel autharized 4o say in belialt of thoso for whnm i am callod upon to_resvoud, sud who with me Wave Lut Iately commenced profeasioual 1ife at this Bar, that wo aze [ndebied (o thowo \who liere oceupy the lenck, aud 1o thoss wha Lave long Alled honored positivus at this Uar, for the excelleat ex. amplen you have giten, Yuil Lave abowh to what splondid’ wucoens {nseuss apglication, guided by the highost honor, may load ; we Bavo your uzamiples Lo faro us, suggesting the noseibifitisa of the futuro, and ‘when*to tuts we add the kiudly treatment we Yave lways roceived at your haudy, { az sure I but express 1o purposo of every young lawyer when I say that it atiall bo our great ambition to” brlug 1o reprosch upon & profession thst ?‘\\“ Lave dons fo o o hosor., Aud when you shall relire withi many revards to enjoy that repose which s weli-spent Hfv a0 richly deserves, that we may Al th places of frust us faiwifully s you hare done, shull b our constant ecurt, 3. 3, UERBICS, Tiso noxt speskor, iuroply to tho same tosat, waa Mr, J. J. Horrick, who epoite 83 followa: When tho young lawyer freth from his books as- sutmed tiio diities of hts professton, {t 41, as & Tule, with Donicat and worthy purposes, ‘Thc teudency of tho tudy of the law &k & thears 15 o strengtacn thicss jurs Poses, to duvelop the Letter pars of bis: nature, sud 1o arm Ltm with tho beat priwiples of setio nioaever, he entery 1pon 1ho prac’ice of the ;. Bo tinds hiwself & ouve wurroundod Ly otlier and Doailtg nduences— thero ara pitlalle st svary ey, Opportunity, apparens Asif-interest, tho desire for vice tory, avew 10 press coustantly upo his (0 sweryo him 2roni tho line of fntegrity or duty, 1n this poition we_young lawyces are met by the moat dellcate and diMeuit questions, such 88 tusao : Whatis my duty tomy cilnt? What ehould be my advicews mlawyer? Lathia profiesional? Iu this a fulr 180 of legal process T Whi my auty to my client Juatify this courss 7 Tlices questious meet us every Cliey By upo 1 by anrprise, We may soon fosin tolerably elar ideas of duty and profesvivaal otlics 1n tho abstract, Dut the dilienlly of detoruduing in practivo the precivo estent of o principlo or the re- gpctive force of dutlea still renaiue, Threo q tioms oust be out aud anewersd. 1y ‘the principl thus derived we will forst our profusatonal claract and direct our professional conduct, For the solution of atich quostiony e 1aust 100k to tiis profeasion fieol As we have identiflod ouracives with {t, wo naturs.ly adopt fua standard. The conduct «f It members ward oursolvos and the solution whick: (hoy 1ieve atme by flielr acts to similar qucations are our uFcvwes and examples, snd according to the princizae crw® sppear to sctiste and control thefr condiit & o aursclves, will we direct our conduct towards \ewe, towards each other, and towardu thoss that follow ~= Conscloualy or uocousclouly tiiey will old our v u fessionn) character and conduct, and theso 13 wurn will direct aud fofluence our wue- cess. In our character, couduct, and —succirs will ba rottected their Jessogs, thoir exswples, tnuir eacoursgewent, el conduct taward us (u tho ary- ng duties of m.xmlenlnn, their futluonce upon us s studouts, 8a adversaries, or as members of & com- mon profession, “Thers fs an ugwrilten law of profesalonal honor and profeasional ethics, which {x an much tio_heritagy of Llie profession as the common law steelf. It has made tiat’ profession Lonored sud haneratilo (o the yaat. It hss 110t beun pruserved 1n bouks, but has been traps- ‘mitted through tho lives aud charsciers of the meme bers of tho protession, From that suurce anly can wa scquire » knowledge of {f, And only e far aa we find it utmmed can wa ba gulded by it, and prescrve it in our charseter and conduct, The legal profeasion ban always been characterized by liberal 8nd generous spirit. towards jla younger members, It wiriugs frou s feeling of a cumuon uzpose and conuuon pursuit, snd finds erpreaston in words aud acts af advice, Ul encouragu ment, and of kindneas, The fullienca of theas ncta upon'tho succesa of Ll youug lawyer cautiot Lo ovars astioated, They stousa & new smbinion, thoy vinooth b'pathis, aud crosts & new and duerer 1otercat eaxion, Thls Association i, I beleve, air, in the | ins grest degreosn outgrowth of 1Lis satue epirit, Tuw veat fralia will bo gatbersd by those who uro to- ight tho young Iawyers, and 11a beat reaults will Lo realized wheu they, huwever vuwortlily, stail reyro- aent the profosalon’sud the caurts, aud whail fflustrats {u thelr character, conduct, stid succes, il healthtul {ufluences, Aftor the toasts had booun given sud responded to, the President road regrnts of » nnwbor who bad boen uvited but could not attend. Mr. Doxtar then, iu suswer to repieated cally, mado & tow plessant romarks, interapersed with unmors ous soecdoted. Mr. Jlurvey was called for, bub declined 10 yoapond, aud finally the Association adjourned about 1 &, 1o. in the beat of huwmor, —_—— HYMENEAL. Special Digpateh to Ths Chivaco Trivund, Kexosus, Wis., Dwc. 30.~The wedding of Afr. Wil Hall sud Mies Loul Yule took placs this sftornoon at tho rosidenco of tho bride's futhor, Mr. Goorge Yule. “The parties sro amoug our most promiuent cltizeos, and the wedding was ous of the lurgoest that havo ever taken placo iu this city, Tha presouts vero numerous and costly, and many guesis Were proasnt from abroad, ——— CENTENNIAL RIFLE SHOOTING. Prruaverruis, Doo. 50.—Members of the Executive Committeo of tho Ritlo Association of Now York aro herv tryiog to ges ground for rifle match at the Expoaition, in which all forelga tosms are wxpeoted 30 joln, Frises & $35,000 Lo value will be offered- 1r, Freai | WASHINGTON. Secretary Bristow Givea Fur- ther Evidence of Iis Vigorous Policy. The Second Comptrotier and Third Auditor Tnvited to Resign. Carelessness and Inefficiency Quali- ties Not Wanted in His Department, Our Minister at London Sounds the British Government on tho Cohan Question. Spain Exerting Herself to Straighten Out Matters in Cuba. Beoretary Chandler's Views on the Question of Bogus Consan~ guinity. CARELESSNESS AND INEFFICIENCY. QUALITIZES NOT WANTED IN THE TLEASURY DE- PARTMENT. Specual Dispated 1o The Chicags Tribune, Wasutxatox, D, C., Doc, 30.—For scme time Hecretary Bnatow has boen carrying ou e ngid investization io bis own dopartment, andasa result ho to-day created almost as much atir thiere aa was caused in Bt. Louis by tho whisky exposuros, Hecond Comptrollor Droadhead, his Deputy, the Tuird Auditor, and three promi+ nent clerks, ono of them tha Comptroller's Chief Clerk, wero all informed that thoy must resign to-morrow. The immadiate cause of tho invasti- Kation was a commuuication frota the Grand Jary saring that great irregnlarities o the mothods of business in tho Second Cotapsrolier's office had been called to their attentiou, and it was deomed beat to inform him. ia theroforo ap- poiutod #n excelieut committee, with Comtnie-~ Aloner Pratt as Chairman, and Deputy Bolicitor Iobison s wecond, and they have mnade A EILALCHING EXASINATIO of tho meatw by which the Suge Fort and Witowsky claitay wero paesed through the Treas- ury Department. Whils po corraplion was vroved o apy of thosn who passed claimy through the various stagos, the carelessuces aud inoticiuney was 40 great that both the Socrotary and F'resident, as soon an the report was made, docided that all shown to bae respoumbls must be at onco removed. Droadhead's fricnds bLave not been especisily con- cerned by the {ovostigatiou, aud they have claimed thas tho Secrotary could not socure bia removal, as tho President would stend by him cudor all circumstances. The surp in that cirele was very great whon they understood tuat tho Premdent fasored the removal. Tho action of the Beeretary has broken up both tho ineide and outsido mpgs of very Joug atarding. ‘The Democrats will have to burry to find any- thing 1o the Trossury Devartruent tho Ropublic- au Admiustration has not alroady inveatigatod. (Tu the sesocisted Press.) WITOWHET AND BTG TOUT. ‘WasnmigroN, D. C., Dee. 80,—The Committec appojoted to copsider tho Witowsky and Sugy ort clmms find, in their report. that boih claims are fictitions and frandulent; that they have paseed through the oftices of tho Third Auditor and Sacond Comptrollor without sucl mxaminstion as tho jaw requires ; that the Third Auditor and Jawea T, Allen and George Doclit- tle, clerkan his ofie, aud tho Socond Comp- troller, bis D:pnlfl. Curts, and John C. Wil- son, & cierk in bis otico, had failed to give such claime 8 proper ezawinetion, and are, thorefore, cliargesble with culpablo neclhigence, ‘I'io roport does not impute Lo any of taeno ofll- cers, of any ono coonectod with the Depurtment, & corrupt or fraudulent purpare, Tho Heerotary of tho Treasury submitted the report to thu President this morniog, and, on his returu to the Depariment, sbowed 1t to Mossrs, Brodhual, Tutherford, aud Curtls, who promutly sgroed to teuder their resignations, Tuo report was also abown to tho thiwe clerks aboys named, who will alko resign. NOT LROAI~TENDFTS, Wasmisaros, D. C., Dec. 30.—The Secretary ot the Treasury declines to recaivo checss and drafts in payment of debts dua to tho Govern- ment. This will provent the National Daoks from paving their vooi-anoual dues in angthing elso thisn lawful monoy. s 5, OB, THE CUBAN QUESTION. ALL 18 PEACE. New Yonk, Doc. 30.—A Washington dispateh ssys: ‘*The presont prospect of a peacoful wetilement of our difficulties with Spaio, sod of hor temewed euorpy sud wisdom in the pacificaion of Cubs, ls 8o good that unless & mow unforcseen and unexpected cuango, should aceur, tiera 1 na probe- bility of bostilitiea, or of she necossity of puch an intorvention 8s was foresladowed in tho President’a measago. Tho Spanish prop- erty-ownera in Cuba bave but racontly bnen 1ordo to boar & largo part of the burden of tho war, and their suffenogs have disposed them to Urgo peace and good government as & means to poace. An expart fiusncior s now in Cuba, with power to rearrangn tho finsuces and to make jm- portant retorms of all kinds, in which labors Lo will bave the assistanco of Jovllar, the now Capiain-Genoral, It 18 probablo thos tbe substanoo of thub part of tho President's meassare relating to Cuban af. fatrs was et in advance to the Amorican Min- intors &t tho principal Europsau Courts, and that this way communicated to the Governmenta to witioh thoy were accrodited, as a matier of information, and to draw out from them wome szorosston of opinion, ORE rROMISES. Rusers, Doc. 30.—Tho Imparcial newspsper o Krain will whortly address & com- @ o' importance to the various Euro- ¥ spas Quiete un tho subject of Cuba. TLL PUTISE QOYEUNMENT. Loxporw, Dec, 30.—Router's Telegraph Com- ny publish & statemont that tha American Llinister hre, in tho name of his Government, hng addressed the British Governmeut for the purpose of loarning ite viewa respecting a col- octivo iotervontion of European powers whth the object af putting s stop to bloodstied in Cuba, "Tho British Goverument has doferrod anewening dofinitely for tho prosout. This fn- formation comes from s spocial snd authentio source. — A BOGUS BROTHER, OLD ZACK CHANDLES'S VINWS ON TOE SUBJECT. WasuiNutan, D, C., Deo. 30.—A fow days sgo, Becretary Uelknap rocoived the following tole- gram from the commandaut of the military poat at Hao Franclgeo, Cal.: The lion. W. W. Relknup, Seervtary of W ‘A Urothor” of the Lou,' Bocretary Chandler s hera ou tnupection duty, aud dusitos to Lave arms fur- utaliod b, 8Ball I provide them? Tho Bucretary, upon tho receipt of this mes- nage, sont the following : Tas Hom, Zachariah Chamller, Secratary af the Inter A man representing Limuolf ta be your Lruther ta at Beuicla Barracks, Callforuls, on iuspection duty, aud desires 10 be furnlahod with arms, Suall 1 order’hla 10 be provided 7 W, W, bxLxxar, Hecretary of War, The following anawer was returned : The lon, W, W, Ustnap, Secrdtary af War = 1 have no brothes, eat tho scoundrel, Cusxoran, Sectetary of e luferior, Yoaterduy Secretary Cusudior yocaived tha fol- lowiug, matked * penional” s ke Hon, ¥, Chandler, Secvalury s TGt dling, ias’ Goarge ) i i 0, Chaudier, alias your affuctiouate bLrotier, haa been arrested Aud (s how fu Jail at an Francisca. Have you auy Lndor measages o wend bim ? W. W, BeLenar, Secretary of War, Becretary Chandler, with & kesu appreciation of Secretery Belknap's humor, returned the fol- lowiug isconis anawel ihe Interior TAs Hoa, W, W, Belknap, Secratary of War : Hang the rascal, Z, OU4¥DL ¥ Becratary of 1he Totarises e e it NOTES AND NEWS, TUE OALNKS OABE. Bpacial Dispatch to Tha Chizcago Tribuns, ‘Wasm¥uton, D, O., Deo. 80.—The celobrated casa of Mra, Myra Clark Galnes {a comicg up ouce more in the Bupreme Court next wesk. Mrs. Qaines ls reprosented by Judge Black, of Fellowes, of New Orleans, lawyert, Mis. Galses baa already won threo cases the United tatea Buprems Court, which emphatically declarod in 1873 that ahe was enth tled to the property in the City of-Now Orlaang which ahe claimed undor the will of her father, Daniol Clack, When she attempted to take pos. #ndsion of tha property, her right was still contested, and the caso being carrled to the Loulsiana Suprems Court, that Court rmied that the will of 1813, on whiel Mrs. Gainex ciaims, wan oot sufiiciontly proved, and thero upon ret it agide. ‘The cads now comes up te tha Bupromo Court on n writ of error, and, it the doctsion ia in hat favor, it la probabla that sho will at last bo rolisved from tho embarrass. ing litigation in which sho has been inyolved for tharty years. Mr. Atdins, of Tows, socond on tho Commit. teo of Paciflo Railronds, hna propared s bill which will create ccnsiderable talk and commo- tlon among tho friands of the presont Texas I'a citic measures. Ho proposes tho incorporsatios of » new Company, and _chartering ol threa branches =~ of the Taxas Pacifi Tiailrond, with 8 weatern terminut at Marshail, and romching respectively New Orieans, Vicksburg, and Memphls. It ti propastd to have an eogincer appointed by the Texan Pacific intoroats, and one by tho now Com. Tauy to be formod, and these Lo sclect a tbied, ths throo to sdsess the expondituros alraady made by tho Texas Pasitle, 10 per cont to bt added to this, and the new Company to assume thits indebtedness, nnd go on with the construo tion of the road under tho new chartor, Leynrs, Membors of the Committea on Appropriationt have beon questioned in regard to their viawa caucorning the levess upon tho Mississippl, and it haa boen ascertamned that & majonty will bo in favor of an appropnation sufiicient to aid very materially in repairing tho levees through the States of Arkans s and Miantuaiyr (10 the Associated Prese.) & TIT FOR TAT, ‘Wasmisarow, D, ., Dee. 30.—During an in terviow betwoen tho Presideut and sowe Treasu. v ofticiala to-day, an allusion was msda to the policy pursued by the Demoeratic House of Reprosentatives in dischargiog from enbe In . ordinato ponitiona ex-Union soldiers, whon the President spoke up and said it was hia pur- poss Lo seo that all ench are provided with positions. Ha_ expresacd, 4 quist but em- phatic mannor, bis disapproval of tho sopplant. 1ng of the mou who bad sarved their country faithfully by those who hiad rought to destroy it. I will,” eaid the Presidont, *find a placa for ovory man turned out, 50 long as thero is Democrat Jeft in any of tho Tixceutivo Depart- ments. I have taken caro of all who hiave been turned ont thuy far, and propose to tako care of tha few atill remaining, if they aro romoved to mako roow for Iemocrata, There are enough Democrats still holding odico in the Dopartments 10 givo overy man who is re- moved from tho House a position, and I shall not heai Ato to order their digcharge for such & PRIPUS THE FUBLIC DERT, The public deLt wtstement will ba jasned on Mouday next, the ficst Lusiness day of the now year, PORK-PACKING, Not So Many SNtyfiuls Stificd, but More Speeific Gravily Per Slog. Cixcryati, Dac. 30.—Tho Cincinnati Price Current Lo-mosrow mmotuitig publishoes an elabor. ate pork-paciing repart, with cstimates for the entizo woason, Wlich indicato a falling off at all interior poiuts in the Woet amouuting ta £70,000, and with A posmblo falling off at tho loading citiea of enough to mako tha speregate decreasa of 710,000 in numbers aa comparcd with laat yoar. ' Tho Price Curreut, *howover, rogards the caances faormg a final deticiency somowhat loss thau this pumber, aud that, taking its wereasad weieht into conmidera- tion, it may be eafe to concludo that the hog crop will nos matonally vary from 600,000 st lad years welghts. ngoione 5,356,000, a decreaso of 10 par cent, Tho packing to datsat all pointy is ape proximately 4,000,000 hbse, against 4,000,000 8 yesr ngo. Oblo intorior points show 10 tu 12 pounds decresse 1o weight; Indiana abous the sumo as last year; lllinnis, 20 pouuds in- croase ; fows, 15 pounds incroass; Missouri, 33 pounds fncroase; lisusas aud Nebraska,' 50 pounds increaso; spd & modorate iucronss im olbor sectiona, —_———— rin AT HALIFAX, N, S. IMautrax, N, 8, Dec. 40.—The pulp-mil at the Ellerbouse paper mill burned laat evening. Loss, §100,000. 1N CHICAGD. ‘The alarm from Box 70 at 4:33 o'clock yeeter- day aftornoon wes caused by tho burmivg of & pan of lardon s stove at No, 377 Twenty-fifsh street, a two-story frame building owuod aod oceupied by Jumes Conor as s dwelling, Dame age nowminal, ‘Iho nlarw from Box €i2 at 13 o'clock this morning was caused by a fire ina two-story trame dhweling on tho corner of Armitago road and Wostern avenue, The building was tolally destroyed, with: o loss of about 81,500, partially coverod by iusurance, From asppearsucos, it wus causod by arsou, and tho polico aro At work investiguting. A ui]! alsrm to Engine No. 10, at 11:15 o'clock yestesday miorning, \Was cansed Dy & tire i the two-story framis Ianlding at No. Fifth avo. nue, occupird by a mun named Jolnson oa & dwolling. “I'ho fire orivinaten by some cbildren umnfi Hiro to a hawiful of kisdhag-wood, which ignited a bed 1 the room. Damsge naminal fully iosured. P e —en THE WEATHER. Wasmyaroy, I. €., Dee. 81—1 8, m,—For tha Iake region falting, folfowed by rising baromes ter, warmer, sautborly wluds, veering to coolor westorly, oloudy or raiun. LOCAL OLSERVATIONA, Cuicaao, Dec, 30, Wind, Rtn, W.ther. B2 T B4 BIIN frosh, 55 BA1S.) fresh 4 0L, fread B3 Bty fresh, Mazimus; thermometer, 60, Minimuia, 40, GRNERAL ODBERVATIONS. Cintzaao, Doc, Btation, [lir. Thr, Wind, | Kaig) 12N, W, belale ,00[Olear, ¥ 16N, light.... Diock'rage20.08) BINW.ebrisk. Denver ..oy 219% £0'9. Wit gontle Davenport ,|33,38 sk, o] 29,77 Duluti Ft, Qarry. [30.15] F1. Gibsor @' Haveu. Pikow Puak Escanaba SUICIDE, Lrrreez Tocx, Doc. 30.—The wife of O.J. Towsrd, propriotor of a anske show exhibition bero, in & 0t of Joalousy left tho show, wont ta tho hotel, and sbot herselt through the letl lung, from which shodied at3 p. m, Bhie wat frons Bau Franciuco, whote she hag & wmother. Hor maden uamo i3 bellovod to lave been Amands Ellsworth. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieage Tyibuns. MiLwavkee, Dec, 30.—Adam Araj, an inmats of tho Poor-House, huug hlmself thls morniog with 8 ropa cast over a door, TAILORING. 1 have a larger stock of Winter Ovarcoat- ings and Suitings than is usual for the season, and will eell them on to-day at 16 per cent off for OABH, Many novel. ties, direct from Loudon, and not to be found elsewhere, GEO. W, MATHEWS, Tailor, Room 3, 170 Btate-at., ooz, of Monroa, MEDIOAL. MRS, LANDTO, aician on Obstetrics aad Private Disasses. mfi;‘:fi; (or Buppreised of Distutbed Meastrae: Hoa seat 0 reas, During Siinalicn.” 0ot 47K Wavmahat,