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became a party question, the Bill was not approved. 

 Chancery powers were no further exercised, and 

 Pennsylvania lost the system, because her Governors 

 and representatives could not agree by whom the 

 office of Chancellor should be held. 



It may be supposed that the circles of this party 

 feud grew larger as they advanced, and that they 

 finally encompassed the Court itself. Such probably 

 was the case at the commencement of the revolution. 

 Scientific Equity fell under general proscription, and 

 with some few exceptions was made to give place to a 

 spurious equity, compounded of the temper of the 

 judge, and the feelings of the jury, with nothing but 

 a strong infusion of integrity, to prevent it from be- 

 coming as much the bane of personal security, as it 

 was the bane of science. 



It was to expel this usurper, that the days and 

 nights of Chief Justice Tilghman were devoted, — a 

 work suggested it is true by that distinguished prede- 

 cessor to whom he owed his office, but consummated 

 by himself and his colleagues, to whom v/e owe a 

 debt not to be acquitted, for having fully established 

 the principles of methodized and scientific equity in 

 their just sway, as a part of the common law of the 

 land. 



He achieved this work, at the same time, without 

 the slightest innovation upon legal forms, upholding 

 them on the contrary as the only instruments for the 

 administration of equity, except where the Legisla- 

 ture otherwise directs. No one ever knew him usurp 



