Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-17
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BAR MEETING.
Proceedings Ofthe Bar and L. s. Cir
cult Court in relation TO the death
of Chief Justice Taney-Remarks Of
George Wiley, Esq, and Judge Will
son.

At a meeting CT the members OF the Bar
of this Court, held at the Court Rooms, on
Thursday evening, Hon. F. T. Backus was
called to the chair, and Hon, E. Hessen-
mueller appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having stated the object
of the meeting, on motion, Committee,
consisting of Hon. S. starkweather, Hon
S J. Andrews, Hon. F. T. Backus, George
Wiley, Esq, and Hon. R. F. Payne, was
appointed to draft resolutions of respect
upon the occasion of the dsath of the late
Chief Justice.
The Committee reported resolutions,
which, at an adjourned meeting of the Bar,
were adopted, and appear in the proceed
ings Of the Circuit Court, as follows
At the session of the Court held this day,
Saturday, A n, on presenting the resolu-
tions on behalf of the Bar, George Wiley,
Esq, addressed the Court as follows:
Nay At please the Court:
During the present week, the intelligence
has been conveyed to the legal profession
throughout the country, that Roger B.
Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, has passed away from
earthly tribunals, and the administration
of human laws.
The magnitude of this event becomes sig
nally apparent, when we reflect upon the
great judiciary systems which belong re-
spectively, to the States, and to the Nation.
Complex, yet harmonious moving IN al
lotted spheres which touch and intersect
each other at almost every point, but are
vet so wisely adjusted that the judicial
powers of each move on without conflict or
misunderstanding downward to the
smallest personal Understanding up
ward to the largest matters of national con-
esrn-the judiciary system of the country
must stand forever crowning evidence of
the wisdom of our fathers. Ana therefore
it is, that when one dies, who for near
third of century has presided as Chief
Justice, in the highest and most august tri
bunal known to the government Of the
United States, it is an event which may well
challenge our attention, not only for its
professional, but its national importance.
Impressed with these considerations, the
members of this Bar, at meeting held
Saturday morning, directed their Commit
tee to communicate these sentiments to the
Court, with the following resolutions:
RcsolUcd, That in the death of Chief
Justice Taney, the Supreme Court of the
United States has lost a presiding officer of
great dignity and purity of character, ripe
and disciplined learning, and profound
Judicial comprehension.
RcsoEUcd That our proceedings be pre-
sented to the Court, with the request that
they be entered upon the journals, in tok-
ems of our respect for the memory Of the
deceased.
Judge Wilson, in responding, said:
The Court cordially and most sincerely
assent to the resolutions adopted by the
Bar, and to the Just tribute paid to the
memory of the late Chief Justice by Mr..
Wiley, in presenting them.
This sad bereavement of the Supreme
Court, and the whole country, is painful to
contemplate in these times of peril to the
Constitution and laws of the United States.
Chief Justice Taney was pre- eminently
distinguished for his learning, his unswerv
ing integrity, and for his great purity of
character as a Judge and Christian gentle
man. He has dignifed, and by long and
faithful public service hss made honorable,
the highest judicial office in the world. He
has fallen, ripe in years, ripe in legal learn
ing, and has died in the full enjoyment OF
the Christian faith.
alt is appointed unto man once to die. -
This great law of our nature has been
obeyed by the first Judicial Magistrate of
the nation without murm1r, and with
that resignation, faith, and hope of glo-
rious Immortality which the Christian re-
ligion alone can give.
His memory will be long cherished by
all good men, and his name will ever live,
and be honored, in the hearts of all Ameri-
can citizens, who respect the Constitution
and obey the laws of the land.
The report of the Committee, together
with the resolutions Of the ?, will be en-
tered upon the journals of the Circuit and
District Courts and as further mark Of
respect, these Courts will now stand ad-
journed until Monday morning.