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nouncement and when the Supreme Court was in session in Wheeling, the bar of Ohio County on December 16, 1882, the last day of the fall special term, adopted the follow ing resolutions : "Resolved, That the members of this bar have learned with deep regret that-Judge Haymond has determined to retire from the labors and duties of the bench which he has for many years adorned. "Resolved, That it gives this bar pleasure to express their sentiments of sincere respect for Judge Raymond, which have been in spired by the capac ity, the accurate learning, the patient and persistent in vestigation, the anxious desire to do justice, and the courtesy he has uni formly accorded to the members of the bar, which have distinguished him throughout his long period of service on the bench of the Su preme Court of Ap JOHN S. peals. the" Resolved, committee That by whom these resolutions

though it requires the consumption of much time and labor to be able to perceive and de termine upon those principles of law and equity involved which are correct. The public in terest and welfare is involved to a great ex tent in the correctness of the principles of law and equity which you announce and estab lish by your decisions. Upon their wisdom and justice depends, to a great extent, the security of the lives, liberty and property of the citizens. The public expect, and the public interests demand, that the principles of law and equity declared and established by you in every case shall be correct as nearly as may be. And the intelligent public equally expect, and demand, that you shall devote such a reasonable amount of time to the in vestigation and con sideration of each case, and the princi ples involved there in, as is necessary to accomplish this desirable end as nearly as may be ex HOFFMAN. judgment with the aid of pected the lightsby and human means

have been reported be requested to present them to the Court and ask that they be en tered on the minutes." To these resolutions and the remarks then made Judge Haymond made apt reply, and among other things in speaking of the con gested docket he used this language : "No matter how great the increase of your docket, elaborate and consider well the prin ciples of law and equity involved in each case upon which you are required to pass, even

at command. The public is more deeply in terested in the correctness of the principles of law and equity which you establish by your decisions in each case you decide, than the number of cases which you decide in a given time. The establishment of correct, just and wise principles of law and equity, and the mak ing of correct and just decisions in each case, should be the paramount object of the court of last resort. To accomplish this great ob ject the proper and necessary time must be