Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-29
Tribute OF .Respect.

Alta meeting ot members ot the Bar,
and Of the Justices OF The Peace of Jeffer-
son County--Andrew Hunrer called the
meeting TO order and nominated e. E.
COON as Chairman and Lawson BORIS
as S, cretery. u a ,.'sg. ~ a.'.t
Alter The organization Andrew Hunter,
Esq. offered The following PTeamhles
and Resolutions, .",- ~. f .I ,+.
The III, mbcrs cf the Corny Court OF
Jefferson, It's officers and the members OF
the Bar. having learned with profound re-
gret that our esteemed and venerable
friend and brother, THOMAS GRlGGS,
departed Ihs life on the lhlh instant, al
his residence in Charlesiown, have as
sembled in public meeting 10 give express
sion To their feelings, so naturally ava
kened by such an event, and al the same
time TO pay just tribute 10 the purity
aud exalted worth of his character.
Without the coloring, which naturally
springs from overwrought feelings ot adj
miralon and friendship, it may truly be
said, the death OF such man is not al
Everyday event.
With melancholy pleasure we cherish
his memory, as the patriarch of The Bar
and long the faithful and efficient Prose
cutting Attorney Of the Commonwea ealth. In
these relations his vigorous and comman-
ding intellect was ouIshcne only by the Pu-
riiy and elevated tone OF his professional
character, or rather in him the two were
blended in admirable harmony. The Court
leaned with idsssconfidence upon his al
mos, unerring jndgemenr; the Bar looked
up to him with a degree of Difference and
veneralion rarely Witnessed and allowed
him. AS a man outside Of the professionals
ten during lis long and useful life called
upon TO fill high positions of public trust
as friend and neighbor, and good cill,
zen in all the relations Of life, long will
the community in which be lived and
died. cherish in green and grateful mem
ory the virtues which clustered SO beaull-
fully around his life and character. .i
ReSolUei, Therefore, that deeply de,
ploring the removal from among US, OF our
venerable friend, we venture so far TO IN
trude upon the sacred griels Of his imme-
diale family as to offer Them our sinceresI
sympathy in lhe sad, tho not unexpected
bereavement, which has befa!len them ;
and that we will attend bis funeral IN a
body tomorrow al ! ! O'clock, A. Nj.
ResoiUed, Thatthe Secretary be re-
quesled TO transni, copy of these pro-
ceedinss to the family of the deceased ;
and tina, we cause the same TO be pubIish-
ed in the several newspapers Of Charles
town.
ResoIued, That The Chairman Of this
meeting be requested 10 present its pro-
ceedngs TO the County Conrt of Jetier-
son, now in session, and ask that they be
spread upon the records Of The Court {;
aud further that The Court be lheEeuPon
adjourned.
Messrs. Lee. Hunter and A. E. Ken
nedy, supported the Resolutions, all feel-
ingly leslifying to the high moral character
and mental ability Of the deceasfd-whost
purity of life and strong intellect made
him an ornament and an example 10 the
profession Of which he was member.
! The resolutions wete then unanimously
sdopted.
On motion, ordered that these proceed
ings be published in the papers OF the
County, and a copy thereof sent TO the
family of the deceased.
E.E. COOKE. Chm'n.
| LAWSON BoTTs, Sec'y.