So he applied the principles of law to the transactions of men with great clearness and precision.

He was a close reasoner.

He reasoned by analogy, and enforced his views by apt illustration.

His mode of speaking was generally of a plain and unimpassioned character, and yet he was the author of some of the most beautiful and eloquent passages in our language, which, if collected, would form a valuable contribution to American literature.

The most punctilious honor ever marked his professional and private life." The Hon.