The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-02-16

I
inentiug the calamity which has fallen Of
US; aud is ready TO concur 10 whatever ma.
honor the memory OF our deceased Broth
or, or express sympathy with his bereay
ed family.
The loss indeed, is that Of the who'll
Country; and il will doubtless be deepl,
felt and deeply deplored by the whole Coun
try. But TO US, who have been connected
with him here, 1t is peculiarly severe.
Having been closely associated in prl
va,e intercourse, and in the discharge Of I
common public duty, for the last ten years
We have had the best means Of knowing AM
approaching his personal virtues, his ablI
ties, his a,tainments, and judicial services
We know, that be was indeed, goo'
man and great Judge.
His assistance in the discharge of our Of
fetal duties, is cheerfully aud gratefully &C
knowledged by us, who have survived him
10 our opinion, his worth, as a minister o
Justice, and expounder of the laws, was IN
estimable and We feel tina, as persona
friend, his loss cannot be supplied.
The Court directs the proceedings o.
the Bar to be entered on the minutes, arc
will, in the other respects, comply with the
requests expressed in them.
The Court then adjourned.
Ga tho receipt Of intelligence Of this
grea. calamity, the following proceedings
took place in Fayetteville
FRIDAY, January &c, lSii.
At meeting OF the citizens of Fayette-
vile, and such citizens Of the County OF
Cumberland as were casually in town, con
yened to take order in regard to the lamen
ted death of The Hen. William CASTOR.
Thos N. Cameron, Esq, Magistrate Of
Police, was called 10 the Chair, and John
". Wright, appointed Secretary.
On motion of the Hon. Henry Potter, a
Committee consisting Of nlne gentlemen,
was appointed by the Chair, 10 report to
this meeting resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of this community viz:
Hon. Henry Potter, John Huske, Edw.
L. Wnslow, Chas. 7. Ilaigh, Duncan q.
MacRae, John Smith, Sen., Thos. L. Hy
bart, Warren Winslow, Edw. ]. Hale.
The Committee reported the following
Preamble ard Resolutions:
Whereas, The citizens of the Town Of
Fayetteville have received with unieIgned
sorrow, the intelligence Of the sudden death
of The Hon. VIM. Castor. one Of the Judges
Of the Supreme Court Of North Carolina,
who, through a long and eminent career,
has added lustre TO The reputation Of his ma
tive State, TO whose people he was endeared
by all the virtues that adorn both the public
and private walks Of life, and by whom he
was regarded as emphaticaliy North Caro-.
llna's great and good man
Resolrcd, That in the death OF the Hon.
WIN. CASTOR, the State OF North Carolina
has los, her brightest ornament, the Judi.
ciary great and good Judge, the Country
at large one who shone 10 her public coun.
ellis, and a large circle Of relatives and
f4fRHy'88 u fashfS sgd c aGa H Sds
nature.
Resolred, Tha, this community sympa
thizo with their fellow citizens in other parts
ofthe State in this melancholy bereavement,
and would thus convey TO the State and the
Country their high admiration Of the char.
acter and services Of their illuslri0us fellow
citizen, and their deep sense Of the loss they
have sustained in his death.
ReSoiced, That as feeble testimonial OF
our grief we will wear the usual badge OF
Mourning for thirty days.
The question being on the adoption OIL
the Report,
The Hon Henry Potter rose, and paid a
feeling and eloquent tribute TO the memory
Of the deceased, whom he had known init.
mately for more than forty years, and tc
whose character, as Lawyer, States
man, Judge, and man, be bore the les
tlmony Of ms highest admiration.
Warren Winslow, Esq. (sho was in
Raleigh at the time Of the melancholy &C
currence,l followed, aud added 10 the ex
preston OF his profound veneration for tn,
character Of Judge Castor, detail Of iht
interesting incidents immediately precedin,
his death.
The report was then unanimously adopted
On motion, the Chairman OF this meet
ing, with Messrs. John w. Wright, Chas
I. iaigh and John w. Sandiord, were up
pointed the committee under the last reso
luton.
+ The meeting then adjourned,
THOS. n. CAMERON, Chairman
joins W WRIGHT, Secretary.