The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-04
Meeting OF tl,c ss..r.

Hon. IouN n. FRiEHsoX. 81
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Meeting Of tlic ls;sr.
SUaTERviLLE, Oct. 29th 1851.
Atn meeting OF the members nf The Bar,
and the officers iil'eS Court held this day
in The Ordiuary..s O,Sec or The purpose Of
payiug !, su;t,blc tribute OF respect to tie
memory of Col JonS d. MiLLsr. Ia,o
Commissioners in Equity, for Sumter Dis
,r.ct. on no,;oa. Major William HAyss-
WORTH Was called 10 the chair, and j. l..
FEAsER. jr,, requested to net as Secretary.
Col. +. l. Moses, with tcwsappropriatc
remarks, introduced the following Preain.
ble and Resolutions wllcl, we're unani.
mously adopted
Providence in tho exercise of. its own
high authority for purposes Of wis,hAn far
beyond The ken of hnman knowledge, has
called from this to better world, our
Colleague a!M friend, Col. Jouy Il. Mn.
LER.
Tic deep glnnm which has pcrvaded our
vicinity, a,iesls tho sympathy and condo
iencc which all feel on an event wl,ic,, de.
prives our District OF one of lis jcl,iof oYna.
mcn,s. and strikes from among US him, to
whom all looked up MS tho examplar Of
everything worthy OF imitation.
Col. MiLIks, after q long lifc. has bee,,
gathered tas,he tomb Of his fathers, leaving
none 10 rcptoach, hut all 10 hlcsa his mem.
!, !, ,aly.e. fi..s, =
4 i ssss9eak of him in tho relations Of
4 nssu,s ,s Efp. i. II unafsscted piety. inflesible
spIiiy. and universal charity, exhibit cv.
js., I;;:tcs ;.:cs 81 attractive character that
tiossail,l. mi tldwells on SO much vir-
tic iost d Is collsoled by ,lerecollec.
Isiionsshal inc and immortal reward
Which SUD Sltltli,ies must claim Cor their
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ln Tho Yssatiaa>i IN which be a,eal to tho
country, asss pablo oftcos, and in which
capacity he was So endearcd to us all, the
highest tsenconium1 that can be awarded 10
his memory. is the fact, that kinco tho as.
iablialment Of a separate Court Of Equity
for Sumter District in 1877, up 10 the pc.
!riod Of his death, ltc had by repeated cleo.
tinns filled the Office Of Commissioner, moi
only with satisfaction to the Bar, and Sui.
!ora. but In sncl. way Us to niielt fire.
quontcommondation from the Chanccllors,
10 Whose judgment his proceedings were
subjcctcd for revision. His intercourse
with the Bar was mild concila,ing and en-
couraging, and SO coniding were oil in lis
high sense of justice, imrariialily and in
tegritY lhat not a whisper has ever been
heard impu,:ng wrong as to tho motive
whicl, actuateil him.
In view Of the loss which tic country
has suffered IN his death, and as tribute TO
his worth from thc Bar of Sumter District
SD long and intimately associated with him,
we propose tho following Resolutions:
ResolreI, That in the death of the late
Col. JOHN u. MILLER, the District has lost
! II virtuous, ligl,.minded and honorable citi-
zen, and the State an upright conscientious
and devoted public officer.
Resoired, That az an evidence Of the
high estimate in which we hold his meme.
ry, and the regret we fael a, his Joss. we
| will wear Grape on tho left arm, for the
! space Of thirty days.
Of this meeting be forwarded to rffs nilict-
| cd family IA the expression OF Que. Heart
felt sympathy with them in the deprivation
OF so good an,l virtuous head. g.,
|. Resoirsd, That Commilloo M tWa;he
appointed 10 request tho presiding Judge at
our noxt Court vi Common Pleas. and The
chancellor at our next Court Of Equity to
alloy these proceedings to be entered on
the binulcs Of their respective Courts.
b~g6. !. |. AlosRs and T.sn. FnAsrR here
appai,sed.s coumilice undct tho lag, rcso.
'',.1 Q" motion q tiaajh,seqo.rssas follow.
ing rosolu,4R wna unanimously Sadap,ol.
Resoircd, That Committee Of two DO
appointed 10 raise fund by subscription
from Hambars pf the Bar, Tor tie pitTp
of obtaining a portrait ol ihe late Col IbHS
Is. MILLER, 10 he executed by Dir. ScAGRp.
ROUGH, and 10 bo placed in the Office oi
the Commissioner in Equity.
The Chair appointed Col. NJ. NOSES
and Capt J. u. N. HAMNET, TO constitute
the Committee.
On motion, it was ordered that those
proceedings be published in tho Iapors o
lIDis Town, and the Charleston and ColnD
tia papers be roqpes,od to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
WM. llAYNSWORTII, Ghm'n,
l.. J.. FRASER, Jr. Sec'y.
-~sarr>~.. Nh
Dr. Hicks.
We ase requested to call attention tt
tho advertisement of this gnniloman, whicl
rclutos 10 tho cure of Caiser. To be fonnt
in another column. There is attached Z
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