The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-16
Meeting of the Bar.

TUESDAY, October :, 1861.
At a meeting held by the members of the bar and
officers of court of Caddo parish the courthouse in
Shreveport express their regret and to offer their
sympathcs to the family of esteemed fellow citizen
and member of the bar, Hon JOHN NJ. LANDRUM de-
ceased
Upon motion J. c. Beall, ESQ, was called to the chair
and \. E. Wright, appointed secretary.
The chair having briefly explained the object of the
meeting.
On motion of Hon. H. A Drew, a committee of three
members of the bar appointed by the chair to pre-
pare resolutions suitable to the occasion, viz H. A.
Drew, T. ?. Austin, and W ?. Wnans.
Whereupon after retiring few moments H. \ Drew
chairman reported the following preamble and resolu
tons which were unanimously adopted.
We, the committee appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressVe ct the sense Of the meeting held upon the
casion of the death of the Hon JOHN NJ LANDRUM, do
report the following
Your committee, can not forego the present opp0r-
tunty of expression of their great love and adra
ton for one who has long stood prominent rs lawyer
in this portion of the State and who has been so gener-
ally beloved in private life.
The highest comPmentwe could pay him would meet
ready reflex from the popular voice; for he en-
phatealy the peoples man. His devotion them, as
evnced by his pubcact finds paralleed in his unos-
tentatous acts of private charity
He was a southern man in every sense of the word
He loved the south, and especially South Carolina his
native State mainly because she first uQfurled the banner
ofsouthern independence Hssubsance he gave freely
to the great cause and his emminen abilities were en-
listed and exercised in behalf to the latest moment
of his life
The loss of such man az this particular crisis is
great calamity to the country
Resolved by the members of the bar and the,offeers
Of the court formally assembled that the death of
our professional brother, the Hon JoHN N. LANDRUM
is event which will be marked by the heartfu sorrow
of his associates and that depose his loss as per
soual bereavement
Resolved That it is the sense of the meeting that
the bar has lost one of its object members and tieants
candid and trustworthy counselor whilst the,oommu-
nifty has an imperve call to mourn the death of its
best citizen
Resolved That it is the opinion Of his professional
brothers who knew him well in the different relations OF
life, that a friend, professional man and public
servant, he always greatly beloved and implicitly
trusted love- admiration and confidence were ever the
mind of praise accorded him as the voluntary tribute
Of an approaching people
Resolved That tender to his family orr oondoIepce
and deeply sympathise with them in the irreparable
which they have sustained
Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days and attend his funeFa in a BODY.
Resolved, That the newspapers of the late 4h con
gressiona district of the State and the New Orleans
Delta, be requested to publish these resolutions
Resolved That the secretary of this meeting be re-
quested to present copy of these resolutions to the
family of the deceaeed
Resolved That T. ?. Austin Esq, be requested to
present copy OF these resolutions the court at its
next term and ask that they be spread upon its minutes
J. G. BEALL, chairman.
n. Il. NRfGHP, secretary