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 The Supreme Court of Missouri. the admiration of the people. The heroism and splendid achievements of " Doniphan's Army of the West " will ever adorn a bright page in the history of American valor. Governor Edwards removed to California, and was an honored citizen of that State until his death in 1888 at a ripe old age.

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Rives, and Barbour families. He spent six years in and near Charlottesville, serving as private tutor for General Gordon's family, and in connection with Charles Minor, Esq., con ducted an academy in the nature of a pre paratory school for the University of Virginia. During the whole period he was himself a student of law and modern languages at the William B. Napton.

University. He thoroughly imbibed the The failure of Gov strict-construction ernor Boggs to renew theories, politically, of his provisional ap his associates, and pointment of Judge never wavered in them. Edwards gave to the His political views are State a judge whose enunciated in the cele three different terms brated and much de aggregate twenty-five bated Jackson Resolu years, and whose opin tions, which are re ions appear in thirtyputed to have been six volumes of the drafted by him, but State Reports. It also which took their name placed upon the bench from the legislator who a judge whose pre introduced them, after eminent abilities have ward Gov. Claiborne F. done much to shape Jackson. The Vir and develop the juris ginia Court of Appeals prudence of the State. granted Mr. Napton Born at Princeton, a license to practice New Jersey, March law in 1831, and the 23, 1808, he gradu following year found ated from Princeton him a resident of College, at the early Missouri. After liv age of eighteen, with ing at Columbia a DAVID WAGNER. such great distinction short time, he re that the faculty demoved to Fayette in dined to discriminate between Joseph Addi Howard County. Displaying peculiar abili son Alexander, Peter McCall, and the subject ties in that direction, he was induced by of this sketch, but divided the first honors of Governor Miller and other leading citizens the class among them. It is the verdict of to assume the conduct of a newspaper, history that each of these three graduates in in which he achieved great success and after life was an honor to his Alma Mater, much renown. He was Secretary of the and that each was great in his walk in life. State Senate in 1834, became AttorneyMr. Napton found himself called upon to earn General in 1836, and served as such until a livelihood, and he gladly accepted the posi his appointment to the bench in 1839. He tion of private tutor in the family of General gracefully bore the judicial ermine, and be Gordon, near Charlottesville, Virginia. Here came an ideal judge. Clearness of expres he mingled in the brilliant and scholarly so sion and a beautiful diction characterized his ciety of members of the Randolph, Gilmer, opinions, and they are regarded as models for