New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-09
City Intelligence.

MEMORY OF Hon ISAACT PRESToN--.Ueeting
of he Ne,c Orleans Enthusiastically at II o'clock the
bers the met in the Supreme
in order to pay last tribute of respect to the memory of
the Hon Isaac t. Preston late Justice of the Supreme
Court of this State and who killed by the recent ex
plosion of the steamer St. James On motion of r. H.
Denis ESQ., NJ NJ Cohen ESD called to the chair and
Mr. John Claiborne appointed secretary.
Mr. Cohen, taking his seat, returned thanks for the
honor done him. in being thus called to preside. He had
taken steps he said, to inform Judge Rostthe only judge
who had remained in the vicinity of NewOrleansand him
he had expected to preside but unavoidable circumstan
had prevented it. On the nonattendance of Judge
Rost he had taken such further steps as he thought
would have ensured the presiding of better entitled
than himself He had (said Mr. Cohen been taken by
surprise and not prepared to do justice to the illus
trous dead and to himself But to pay that tribute of
regret which the merits of the deceased deserved to
throw around his acts that usre Of language which they
merted he would be equally unprcpared with weeks
notice Deep feeling is not be expressed by outward
sgnsnor is language fit instrument to render it mani
fest The deceased whom loved in life, and to
whom should render fitting honors when dead
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cohens remarks, Attorney
General Isaac johnson forward and offered set OF
resolutions, which he preceded with feeling remarks
He said the intelligence of the disaster of the St James
and of the death of the distinguished individual whom
lament, fell upon city mournfully as dirge II
had touched chord in the great heart of the profession
that ybrated to their souls They there to amen
the unmey end of cherished friend, and who wa
associated with them by the most intimate ties. Or
Saturday last Judge p had rendered his last decision il
this roou-the theatre of his distinctions and honors
lie had stood here in the ygor of health and in the prim
of his power but since then he had been hurried from
among by most heart rending catastrophe. They
had met pay tribute to the exalted WORTH and to d
honor to the memory of their brightest orna
| uients.
To the members of the bar properly belonged the dut
of honorng the man who had claimed much OF thei
love and admiration and there pleasure in the scr
with which they announced the high respect which
animated them ALL Mr. johnson did not wish pronounc
an euogy but he would testify the amabity of charac
ter kndliness of disposition and honesty of purpose
which had ever actuated the deceased and which hat
commanded the respect and confidence of ALL through
out long and evcntfu life he had erred it uninten
tiona and from the necessities and taings of humanity
and more innocent Of au intentional wrong
His heart had harbored malice but tit abode
the affections The bar of Louisiana would not fail t.
| enbalm his memory.
Mr. johnson concluded by proposing the following
| buttons, which were adopted unanimously
The tribute which friends pay departed WORT
is to unite in the expression of their sympathy
and recall to memory the virtues of him they will
more Such is the occasion of present meeting, Ont
of with whom we have beeen familiar for years VIII
has been the companion of the old and bright and illus
rious example to the young has left forever The a
Fiction to his family and friends aevated by tn
sad consolation of mnsterng to his last wants on tn
quiet bed death but he has been torn from them by
sudden, terrible and ruthless blow, which overwheim
even grief and leaves nothing but blank despair Ate
such calamity, it becomes solemn and mournfui dut
the friends and associates departed to oer
lie testimonial of their appreciation OF his hgh quane
not ouy as just tribute To his worth but III the mop