. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. at,although they never interfered in any political struggles, their politicalopinions were the sole cause, we should not say of their removals, butof their not having been reappointed. As to the manner in which he has fulfilled the duties of his ofiice, wecan say : as a public servant, he labored hard, and the reports of thedecisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court, whilst he was on the bench,consisting of eighteen volumes in six years (from 14<A Louis. Rep., to 12Robinson inclu
. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. at,although they never interfered in any political struggles, their politicalopinions were the sole cause, we should not say of their removals, butof their not having been reappointed. As to the manner in which he has fulfilled the duties of his ofiice, wecan say : as a public servant, he labored hard, and the reports of thedecisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court, whilst he was on the bench,consisting of eighteen volumes in six years (from 14<A Louis. Rep., to 12Robinson inclusively), show sufficiently the extent and nature of theservices rendered to his adopted state. After leaving the bench, Mr. Simon retired to the quiet life of a citizen ;he established a large sugar plantation in Attakapas, which is now hisprincipal occupation; and if occasionally he undertakes to defend im-portant civil cases, and appears as counsel in courts of justice, it isbecause he still loves a profession to which he owes his prosperity, hishappiness in life, and the standing and welfare of his ^ ^ -S>.^«,, &om-^«^ OF JJAnTFOKD, KElfTlfCKY. ?„„rmrrl fnr hinarcwhical Skadus of EmmmtArruricajTS. JOHN II. mhENRV, of UARTFORD, KENTUCKY. 413 JOHN H. MHENRY, OF HARTFORD, KENTUCKY. Biography is to the study of human nature what maps and charts areto the study of Geography, plain illustrations of the facts and principlestaught in the text. Each truly written biography is but a series of draw-ings and diagrams of virtues practised, resulting in veneration and esteem,laborious toil and industry finally rewarded, or vice, folly, and idleness,leading to ignorance, want, and crime. What youth that has ever toiled to distinction and fame but was atsome desponding moment cheered onward to his labors by Plutarch ? Thisauthor may be looked upon as one of the greatest benefactors of mankind,—but what a wider, more glorious field, lies open to the American bio-
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