Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-21
RICHMoND WHIG.
From the Hauoaa Intellgencsr.
lHE LIVE GEN.- WALTER JONEl.

Prom the Hallo1a' Intel igencer
TIE LATE GEN. WALTER JONES.
At meeting of the members Of tbe Bar, and othel
officers OF the several courts OF the District of Columbia
held a. the court Of the Criminal Court on Wed
| resday, the l6h OF October, the occasion Of the
death OF Gen. Walker Jones, -s .-1 1Hl 1sl-.
On motion OF Mr.. Carl le Richard S. Coke, E'q was
elected chairman aud JOha A. Smith, Esq secrs,ary.
Mr.. Coke, on assuming tho chair, thus addressed the
meeting:
GENTLEMEN AND BSSTHsEN: Il Is scsrcely necessary
to appJze YOU that this mesing OF the onbe. Of the
Bar has been convened for toe purpose OF adopting
measures TO indicate the feeliogs which have been
awskered in our hearts BY the intelligence Of tie deeth
Of Gen. Walter Jones, and 20 operate in tIstfy ing
our respect Tor the mSor of tha eminent member OF
our profession. Updes ordinary circumstances ths
simple Annuneinoa would be ali that wOul be expCo :
ed from the chair This IS boSeycr 20 ordinary csse.
The deceased ocenried towards US almost paterral
ehsractsr be the father Of Bar aud hs dtt Ia
compell Us to pay mo!e isn ,he utamsd tribu Of
respect The ytrsonal relations Dtica Sc long subts-
ed between the deceased and myself Il they do no: de-
mand at my hands something beyond the Offer
leg Of customary tribute 90 bis memory, viii, trUs
furnish With anP.e apology lea the deviation IRON
tao Ordilary formal routine Of ceremony and glnoss
s7em 70 demand OF me sOms r'GlGjks upon ths chJr-
scer and car er Of our deceased fieud L Is precisely
80 years sDee at my Introduction tbe Bar Of this Dis
rcl, fast had the pleasure Of l1ruBg he aequspl-
snce OF General JOuCs Introduced TO lin by eyerGl
mutual frierds, le received With kindness and
tesy snd tte fss % extend 70 biz couhcnarce
anG aid IN my professional cHreer. 1t was my good
fortune few years alter &c be slded the opportunity
10 reciproclts This kindnes by rendering an imp
'e'vce 70 Ger Joner and tts uicrChange Of good or
es Ceusn:sd fieh 5shp which ha h,vor expedoaced
the slightest interruption or eoolnts, for more than
Quarier Of century
4 tie period Of my drst Acquaintance With cur Ia.
ne ted friend he was in tic full eri liar OF his profess
mel glory For years at the bar Of the SupreIns Court
he maintained bigh 20 ion among the eminent lawyers
OF tic day. H. had been the associate o DeEtsr and
R,wlc, of Tghnsn Dallas ans Dupoiceau Of stockton
and Pnolnry, AID others oqu1ty distinguished Mar
Shall Washington and their associates presided en- q
bench Before that august ribuaal Of the daep
esimpCrlanee involving PRINCIPLES IN every dcpN tueat
Of the law, were discussed by these gants OF the day.
and the foundations OF ccn9a,utjcra, comnerciJ, ard
public Law, adapted 70 on, insii.lous were then firm
ly sstahlihtd and the n0be truc,uro Of American ju-
.prud, nee, which stil love vsa erected subse-
quenty Gen Jones rad MS ccupsii'o,s in the field,
a Webster aud Wiz, Bisacy and a. Enmet G. on
Ogden, with others whose familiar 10 oil pro
ssionll cara. ! teso scenel GCd with such V0s,
would have been sul ,ont honor 70 lave ever ccuohei
a acoe, and not ingor1us t. have slSa ned deeat
Gen. Jones, however eoa need against such fees on
footing ofeqlslty Hs was par itl,er pHtS. Think you
my younger brshien, tsG. h5.om eEcs was attsiie
only by high order of .ltsiect and lofty genu How
ever gifted in these rcspCs he vss tck4.wgdgsdto he
ne nau bsen psFrlNtE!I GlC 4lJNf1V9 StuGert. III
profes,olal segurenets were Slf0Gs, iccUrs;e aud
profound. lie vas eq1eiy sulisr with ihe venerable
common law, with 6Qi juTi-ptuGerce, with the civil
code, and intcrua'iala law. II tiie he WIS DC ply
resd, accCmplishedluwyer. In combination with etus,
Of -trs1y , ErT2aT.s1-ss n h p5iI At tho b.r
his Ioeiesl and Fald nrFr;nenis iunstratod and
emb llshsd by the most ieiCcua illusions to the mos
u.rio1s authors of auecut and modern tines to he
writings Of the poets and the piosophegs TO historians
and mn Of sgsUcc T5s beauties with which he truN
dorned hs arguments o6sctred enieobled the
power ci his logic.
AVrguian by birth educated in HE native State living
at period when cur ra'ioual Institutions in state
Of formation progrss OF dow lcpment and cOusoda
ton familiar from his youth vi maay of the eminent
Sateslfen &C that eyentai pcr-d his Guaret udgmcn
aud rDened experience made hna sound constitutional
lawyer. Or temBot personal iatmsoy in early o vi
Macison equally 10 after yeas with Clay accustomed
to the exposi Of Nsrshii and hs cca tutors Gen
Jones was en- urswesylng patriot cannot cio7s IBIS
brief and imperfect sketch without diau0, secrcrce
to another feature in tire Character VI CIR uentti fienL
Gifted rs be wac bT us Or With sn intellect the su
peror vi which, Sas never 'nr.pae - e1eoua
ter, I'LL who knew him yell vii etmt that be he'd !
heart as l.rGs ss was his mind We all have WITNESSED
the exhibition OF this siane characteristic ciour friend
His intercourse with be bretherN Of t- bar not lees
with the youngest lhsn the eldest uniformly ark
ed by courtesy and kndcess TIE small sitrcations
which will occasionally oecug IN our professional inter
course neT,r lef, permanent &c ling OF u1kina !
nes5 HE numerous relatives and ftie0ds-the pCor I
the Oppressed, AID TIE destitute over experienced the
same may c.ilit tenderness cfia1pneg After or &
aud active ia II p9nsts ;ap-couss with men OF al !
shades at varieties Cf rhlreclcr hos IL is believed
not left be ind him Tto entcfsarg toBasds him hos
tile or even unir.ndly felES FFgm the bottom Of my
heart thfp can .ruiS say OF Co. Wtlcr J6ues-ior
mysclf persOueiy, and ;rust fcr many vino hear re
revorsd hira as lawyer, admired him scholar,
co5fded in him as patriot, loved him as q man -
On motion Of Mr. Cirs. il resoyod that ccE5ai,
tee Of Ave be appointed bJ the Chair 20 yorsier and re
port the meeting scourse cllceeeiing suiAbloo TIE
OCCASION Mess-s Eorisn Msrbury Carlisle, Davijge
and Redn we're appointed 10 be Tue c1mui.ee asd re-
tired or consultation. On the rstun Of the committee
Mr. Feuda ol thtir beh pJeeut, FOR the consiiers-
lion Of the meeting the iolloEing renort:
In assembling together - sAis monert Of deep ero
ton, we feel li any erdavor 70 give fs uerlrce 70
our thoughts nus! be vain "Tha gl7ry bath departed
FORM us. Il has pleased tic Great Ruler Of the Uni
verse 20 terminate the life on oasth ai him 70 whom
for moro ilsn halls century, successive generations OF
the Washington bs' have Themselves regarded, and |
bsyo held up to their courti5men as tie mo7el Of
great LAWYER oalOr IN tie highest class Of fnressc
enouercs an accompishd scho,r true patriot good
citizen, and kind friend We have ousselyes witness
ed our fathers have described to us ard We have de-
lighted TO descr be to our Children exhibitions Of biz
mental power which felH just pde in beliey7g n'e
not eIcellelin he arnas O. any FORUM LEGAL or nation
al American CT Foreign lnough hE NE hRd oeen pro-
orged far beyond The ordinary limit ard though physi
cal inf-uies had fer many yenrz withdrawn him from
the fc.ge duties Of ths prcfesicr, yet go fresh, 60
vivid is tie lgs Of the past thick is the ttyohg Of
rushing rcoecdons, tia, wo feel IS il be were snached
from Us in the midst Of some glorious txerlion of his
genns, in the full blze Of his ama ike the sur 10 lis
nconle spleudor suddenly eclipsed. From tho sense
Of darkress ard loneliness which creeps over us we seek
10 oscape by recalling the trsis which We hsye
seen or which tradition haa preserved Of tao mighty
intee,t whose magic spell dead. sUiy o,rd bresk In
fond Imagination se see cur departed friend before us
enforcing sone principle Of constitutional law, OF deep
Importance TO his country and bringing to tho heght OF
his great Argument"
g-"Alihs reasoning powers divine,
To ponetrste, resolve, combine,
And feelings keen snd faneys gios;'--
lego se.sse and sub'ie; to most captivating eiocu.
tion though litilo aided by gesture tch bat never