In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

то

MRS. MARY M. OVERTON,

THE ONLY SURVIVING SISTER OF HUGH LAWSON WHITE "THE JUST,"

This Memorial

OF HIS PURE LIFE AND WORTHY DEEDS,

THE IRREPRESSIBLE OUTPOURING OF A YEARNING SPIRIT, WRITTEN

WITH A HOPE THAT IT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO

A RIGHT ESTIMATE OF THE MAN,

BUT WITH THE CONVICTION THAT A MUCH MORE PERFECT AND LOFTY TRIBUTE IS JUSTLY HIS DUE,

IS RESPECTFULLY AND LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY

THE WRITER.

PREFACE.

THIS book has many imperfections. It is not compiled by an experienced writer, nor has it been prepared with the advantages of position or reputation. It is simply a tribute to the memory of one beloved and departed; the offering of that almost idolatry which is found only in the breasts of those few who by nature are nearest and dearest to man. Only the merits of earnestness and devotion can therefore be claimed for it.

The writer has endeavored to retire from view; to accomplish the present purpose in the most unobtrusive manner, by a narrative brief and plain, interspersed with such letters, speeches, and other documents, as may best illustrate the relations of Judge White to the great men and measures of the times, and the high and honorable position-honorable to himself, his state, and his country-which he held in the hearts and councils of his countrymen.