[edited by Chauncey F. Black and Samuel B. Smith] ; with an introductory sketch by John Norton Pomeroy ; and an appendix containing his remarks on the life and character of Chief Justice Chase ; his address at the centennial celebration of the organization of the federal judiciary, February 4, 1890 ; the memorial from senators from California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho ; and from the judges and members of the bar of California, and from the federal judges in that state, requesting him not to change his circuit ; and the story of his attempted assassination by a former associate on the Supreme Bench of California, by Hon. George G. Gorham