The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-23

.;,y p,.,,,,u,,h.5 Tor his talents, bis eo9ucnce,
bis learning bis high serSe Of honor and al inc s'
able traits of the human character, n's oses
The present time cannot but be deemed oy Inc Peop'e
Of these United States very great public CALAMITY
and out of, 04peetto his memory, move you' ~
nor tbat the business Of this Court be susPc"o@o ~
the more solemn contemplation Of uhis n'o"'A'N'
event and that this Court do now ADJOURN
Judge Mesrlck responded in handsome 81 ie' s,'o
considering MIR Legsre as the official head oil inc
profession, and standing IN an interesting ieiauv" ~
an the judicial Institutions Of the country, ana %
eminesily distinguished, as has been stated py '"e
attorney OF the Commonwealth he ihougn' 'e,
proper 10 suspend the ordinary business Of the Court
and forthwith adj urned.
Al meeting of the members Of the bar and
officers of The Criminal Court, holden at The
Court House in this city, on Thursday, the ga
instant, JosEPB III. BRADLEY was called 10 inc
chair, and HENRY MAY appointed Secretary.
Mr.. j. Nj. CARLISLE presented the following pre-
ambe and resolutions, which were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted, viz:
The members OF the Bar and Officers of this Cou',
having received with profound regret the sudden anu
painiu intelligence of the death OF tho hon, 1ie.n
5. LEoARE, Attorney General OF the Uoltsd STATES
and Secretary Of State ad interim, and desiiihg "
manifest by public token their griei Tor 'his een'
as well as The ex allied estimation in which they held
the deceased, whose public and professional care.
was illustrated Dy af ~ "''-','
and useful qualities and powers, and over whose pr
waite walks so many virtues shed their mder iniiu'
ence Who in the statesman forgot not the patriot III
the lawyer merged mol the man, and IN the man was
still the Christian whose blended gits and varied
adorned the pursuits OF The forum
and the Senate with classic scholarship, and the lie
raw tastes and habits of his mind: Therefore,
Resoired, That wll wear the usual badges oil
mourning during the residue of the term and that
the ID strict Attorney do present this preamble and
resolutions TO the Court and submit that such order
he taken thereon as To the Court may seem appro-
pnste.
.fad further, Resolved, That we do most heartily
sympathize with the family upon whom tins sudden
and heavy blow has fallen; and that the Chairman
and Secretary do communicate 10 them our sincere
aud respectful coincidence.
JOS Ii. BRADLEY, Chairman.
HENRY MAY, Secretary
Judge DUNLOP said
"Thc Court receives the Intelligence Of Mr.. LIZ
CARES death with feelings Of deep regret Stand
ing, he did, officially at the head OF the profession
in the Union, and adjoining that lofty station by COM
maodng talents and e!oquence, his loss will be de-
plored throughout the nation, and especially at the
seat Of Government where he was endeared to so
many who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
"The Court will direct the proceedings of the Bar
and Officers Of the Court to be entered on its min
utes and, further testimony of respect will now
adjourn"
And the Court accordingly adjourned