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viii courts for nearly thirty years, and was their pride and ornament, generally wrote out his opinions, and before his death placed such as had been preserved in my hands. Of him I cannot speak without emotion; and when I remember that he died full of juridical honors, beloved by all, without an enemy in the world, admired for the purity of his public and private character and for his devotion as a Christian, respected for his unbending integrity and for a heart full of kindness to all; I cannot but say to myself we shall not see his like again. He was a safe, patient, and able judge; and the judicial distinction which he won extended far beyond the boundaries of his State, and we may well wish that the judiciary of our country was always represented by such men.

S. H. H.

February, 1856.