Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-12-11
egIRcUIr COURT OF UNITED STATES.


This Tribunal adjourned on Wednesday without
-haYing taken up the w oodworth Patent Case. We
havereceised for publication from George Little 20
Marshal Of the District Of North Carolina, the fo-
lowing copy of the proceedings of the Court in re-
ference TO the death of the late Hon. William H.
Haywood.
H. w. Hustled, Esq, the Attorney of the United
States for this District, and addressed the Cosr
as follows:
| /" May 1t please your Honor.
The members of the Bar of this Court, now in
iauendances have this morning held meeting, and
have unanimously passed the'foowing preamble and
resolutions respecting the late Hon. William II.
Haywood, IT,. distinguished member of this Bar,
whom death has called from among US, since the last
term of this Court.
am depued by the Bar TO present their proceed
ings TO your Honor, and ask that they be spread
upon the Records'of this Court.''
The following proceedings of the meeting of the
members of the Bar were ihen read:
! IS meeting of the members of the Bar, attending
| the Fall Term, 1852, of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District of North Carolina,
vened on the morning of the first day of said term
within the bar OF the Court for the purpose of
pressing their for the death of the late Wit
liam H. Haywood. Jr., and their respect for his
memory.
On mo9on of the Hon. William A. Graham, the
Hon. James lredell called the Chair and w il
liam A. Wright requested to act Secretary.
On motion of the Hon. Robert Strange, it was
=" ResokDed, That committee of three persons
be nominated by the Chairman, be appointed to draft
meeting.''
Whereupon the Hon. Robert Strange, the Hon.
William A. Graham and the Hon. John H. Bryan
were appointed said committee and after retiring for
a short lime this committe through their chairman
the Hon. Robt Strange, reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which unanimously a.
dopted by the meeting:
WHBREAs, 1t has pleased Almighty God to remove
| from his earthly labors late brother, the Hon.
William H. Haywood, Jr., of the most distin.
guished members of profession, only in this
State but in the Union.
s Resoived, therefore, That the Bar of tile Circuit
Court of the United States for the District of North
| Carolina assembled, sincerely mingle their re-
grets with those of his bereaved amily-with those
of the people of North Carolina and of the country
at large.
Resoired, That this Bar has been deprived by this
dispensation of one of its distinguished and
able members, the State of North Carolina of one of
its most talented and useful citizens, and that the
sphere OF action of the deceased was so extended in
lite, that all will Pathise with in his death.
Resolued, That the District Attorney of the United
States for the District of North Carolina, is request
ed to present the proceedings of this meeting the
Court, and to ask that they be spread upon the
minutes.
ResolUed That the Secretary transmit a copy of
these proceedings with coincidence the family
of the deceased.
JAMES IREDELL, Chm'n.
VIM. A. WR1GHT, Sec'y..
| Upon the foregoing proceedings and resolutions
being read, Mr.. Justice Wayne replied
/ GENTLEMEN: L concur with you very sincerely in
your tribute to the memory of deceased brother
He had my in all the relations of life, and my
conf dence as much Judge properly give 10
counsel.
! He truly faithful TO his clients in the prepare
ton and argument of their causes, and all times
stated to the Court what he believed to be the laws
with candor and ability.
Your proceedings, gentlemen, shall be entered up
| on the minutes of the Court and will direct them