New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-03
Meeting of the Bar.

AT meeting OF the members of the of NewOrleaus
held in the Supreme Court Room Thursday July to
render homage to the memory of Henry Clay on mo-
ton OF NJ NJ Cohen, Esq the Hon George Eusts Chief
Justice of the State of Louisiana called to the Chair
and A. X. Josephs appointed Secretary.
The meeting having been opened by an address from
the President, motion of r.. Ogden Esq, seconded
by the Hon l. Il. Morse, and appropriate and elo
quent remarks from both gentlemen it resolved that
Committee of Eight be appointed by the Chair pre-
pare resolutions suitable to the OCCASION to be- when
adopted offered to the Supreme Court with the request
that they be spread upon the minutes of that Court In
accordance Herewith, Messrs r. N Ogden NJ. NJ Cohen
Charles Maurian, l. f. Morse r. A. Bradford, Edw Rawc,
J. r. Price and Henry St. Paul appointed and the
meeting adjourned until Friday July to receive the
report of said committee when. having met pursuant to
adjournment, the Hon. r. n Ogden. chairman of the
same, reported the following resolutions which
unanimously adopted
1t has pleased the Almighty Disposer of the lives of
to call Henry Clay to rest from his great labors His
fame as statesman belongs to the whole people of this
great Union The members Of this Bar take peculiar
pride in his high standing of their profession and
as their immediate associate
Therefore, be Resovd That bow with reverence and
submission to this affecting dispensation of all wise
Providence which has given funess to the fame and
lection to the character of ustrious brother.
Resolved That will cherish the memory of Henry
Clay with sacred regard who in his earnng-his
eoquencehis integrity and his noble bearing has raised
the profession which he adorned to the high standard
of his world wide fame,
Rcsolrri That the and the deeds of Henry Clay
have been transferred by death into the sacred keeping
history, and will ever stand
"Grea in the mouths of cersure,''
noble exampifcation of all that ecvates the Amer
character-n his unyieldng ntegrityhis holy pa
trotism-hs deep wisdom-his matchess eloquence--hs
sublime and unsefish devotion the glory of his
land and his ardent encouragement of the hopes liberty
throughout the world In his life without fear and with
out reproach he kept the brightness of his fame which,
as he went down to the shades of death,
Like the Sun, seemed largest u its setting"
ReSore3 That condoe with the immediate family of
the lustrous dead and with the whole American people
in this great national bereavement.
On motion of Alfred Hennen ESD it resolved that
Committee of Three be appointed transmit copy of
these resolutions to the family of the deceased
Messrs iennen. Garnett Duncan and Strawbridge
appointed said committee and motion of Mr. Straw
bridge, the Hon. Chief Justice Eustis was added.
On motion of II. H. Strawbrilge ESD, it was resolved
that copy of the resolutions of the Bar NcwOrean.
just adopted be presented by the Attorney General the
supreme Court, with the request of the Bar that they
may be spread upon the minutes of the Court.
On motion Of Hon Il. Rawle the meeting adjourned
ESigued GEORGE EuSTIS, Chairman
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