Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-11-28
Meeting of sE.c ks:sr.


DEATH OF GEN. TlLGHMAN 4. HOWARD.
AZ meeting Of the Judges, the mem5ers Of the Bar and
OF indiana he'll ~ The Court Room III lcre lsute on the
9th day OF Novembcr lSii The Hon JOHN LAW CALI
ed TO the chair and john r. UsHEs, Esd, appointed
Secttiaty OF the meeting.
Tie following eimoIc and resolutions were proposed b,
The Hon ANoRr KINNEY, AMI unanimously ai,plci.
IL has pleased Divine Providence 10 TIE earthly
OF nd aud pIoc- broth, l. Hon In Gil
MAN HOWARD late minister Of the United states to tne
kopu5ictn # oxas, and Js many years psacIii,neg
Law tn. bar His de 9Th occurred Washinstoa Tex
a., SINCE Inc last tenn 81 TINS Court, AMI the Bench aud
Bar, aud Oiceis Of the Cout present ter
cub''d the first opportunity 10 eXrres then deepest
OF melancholy iot his loss AID then profound respect ios
BY the death o. Gen HOWARD tn, country has been ,e-
paved OF the evices # a iai,hfa! public oicer4ke
devote 10 the honor and wclia.e of the county lie
teen 20 recently torn fom BY The pubic eivce that
we can sca'ccl, realize his deatn Eat exposed
healthy climate fatal Of The ycaf,
eafed tie fatal shat fom whose sr,Ae tue most shining
mark : xempt.
Iu our pa,ae AID prof sonaI as Citations with him. we
have ever found him acuacd by nj and generous feel
ing>-hi, Whole conduct chaiacefz ~ Ia his an c
eVsed principles &c moa AID cs,i,t acton, winch Dig
nifty and uuI natarc To naturally aiitble ani
ohoesfu DIS o on he added cultivated aud icied in
teec', which made lin boh peasant and instructive
mi anon lie alike most jl,ily distinguished III al
The pursuits Of his pioes>In able ; an accom-
pshed scholar aud an eleq eni adruc,e We, iho't'ie
by his death, have been deprived vf adj antases
association, both as fIcnd and poc,i Ia. b.oh'a be-
ieavement WIN can Oily lie appreciated ~ those who
knew, as we have known has moral and
worth
All who knew Cen TiowaRD must ae1orc his l,>s not
for him, VIII died iusaiiau Of christians hope
""d hs good 'na unity. Tor
ely and Themselves In all he relations nj le he u a.
amate and below d-as husband fate brother and Iend
" hist we revere has memory let initiate ms virtues
Besoref That 're hi Professional associate, deeply
giel tue death # Gen. Howard faithful pubic ser
want a" excellent and amae cill<cn, able Just, ell
oquett advocate and honest man.
Rcsofrcf. That to perpetae This cxacs>on # regard
' ouI d tin-u Ell fiead the Circuit Count Of this Cum
" lie requested to cuter tn proceedings on lis records
s9fsef That the Ch,irnnn aud secretary Of
M communicate the pIoc.edinss Of this meeting
fauaIit OF the deceased.
Res0reJ That the proceedings Of this meeting be pub
shed IN The Wabash Courier and ENp,o>S
JcnN LAW, Chairman.
JNo r. USHER Secretary.
The following the les onse Of Judge LAW Bar
with the order # the CouIt:
II with ordinary feelings that the Court have rcceiv
ed the resolutions Of the Bar, presented this mosun te
ylng their regret for the loss Of the Hon. TIcunAS y
How aud rendering then sym, aihv and coudoc,
his afli, ted wife AMI fimly 1t well The
members of this Bar th,t and
Of the Pesleht Judge # this Coult vi the decea>-
Ell have been most Intmatethat WI The mcnhcr>
profession, there one with whom he
maiey conneced-no one whose confidence and friendship
he e. joyod IN higher desgee Eeay acquainted, with The
deceased that acquaintance ripenei into an attachment
which mutual TO in the State, perhaps did
he collide has dearest interest with greater fcedm
iierce
But few short days since ard he amongst the
p inc OF health and the viIor of usefulness Who that
collects his commanding a1pca ance-his fine phvi.ica ur-
al and inieilcctul quaes-but must his los
lew short months since, IL the Capitol If the nation
slw hifn bu'Ncd up with the anc If being useful ID
h'n'e-o his iim, more Than all 10 his county Tie
of honorable an dshidci staiion-Rc
tive of TIM great Republic 10 sister that
sion he had embarked lie ial scarcely presented his
jentIS when death the evcler Of all-N makes no dis
tuction between high and low, the humble
the intellectual and his cfei him
pail. He died StiatxT STANCE lani-lT from those
who his last moments. could have no0thed pilOw
and allayed the agoncs of the final But
ID ~ hp MOI .sh.ft-
win Us. his virtues an1 his talentS-the goodness e
his hearhe anenity Of his manners-his
moral worth That he i not forgotten, The record
Cout VIII tie tie memorial long that record shall
DUE.
The Court will make the fol owing oder That the pre-
ambe ana e>ou ions OF the TcsIc llaute Bur- presented this
ring. expressive .: their the
ilGIiAN ~ How ARD late mbel Of The Bar, be spread
on tie records If thu, Count