The counsel who lost his case felt not only that he had had the opinion of a great and just magistrate, but that every consideration he could urge for his client was respectfully treated and either yielded to or answered.
Hoar highlights the respect and consideration given to counsel by Chief Justice Shaw.
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Never rode to the wrong's redressing A worthier paladin.
To yield to him was never the way to win his good will.
But their names were wanting from the honorable roll of the men who accomplished them.
Self-seeking political adventurers and demagogues have not been slow to take advantage of this feeling for their own purposes.
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