The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-16
Froecedin<s i'm Ceurt ON the
hoe0th OF -. u N1ofEaff. E@u.

sn ou -. - mOuaft> ESQ.
a. the meeting Of the Court of Common
Pleas on yesterday morning. the death Of
the late BrAoKFosp b. MoFFarr. ESQ. was
announced BY THoNAs b. Loxo. IL the
following address, accompanying sseposs Of
the resolutions adopted by the Bar al meet.
ing held IN May last. He Honor. Judge
PATTERSON. also addressed the Bas, briefly
and eloqaen.ly. upon the private aud pro-
fessional virtues Of tho deceased. and out Of
respect to his memory, adjourned Court for
the day. Dir. LoSo said
YoUE HoxoR II becomes my painful duty
20 announce TO this Court, and the geatls-
men Of ths Bar. the recent death OF onr e.
iesmed brother BLACKBOARD h. MoFFArr,
Esq.. who departed this life at his residence
IN this city. on Saturday evening. the 2ls:
day OF May last; bat in making this an
nouncement have also allotted 70 me the
grateful privilege Of recoanting-ihough il
be but briefy-some OF the more notesor-
thy incidents Of his life. and dwelling. for
a vhile-if not in words OF eloquence. al
least with the profoundest feelings of alice
lion and respect-upon those nobIer traits OF
his character that 30 ssdeared him 20 all who
enjoyed the boundIess privilege OF his friend
ship. The circumstances OF his compare
lively brief but painful illness are still fresh
10 all our memories, but few Of "a are lsmil-
lar with his cnildlike endurance Of suffering
the patient and accomplishing submission 70
everything required of him. during those last
hours Of sickness and pain; the uaiiorm
sweetness of has temper, under circumstances
that make it phase Of human nature TO be
sometimes fetful and impatient: and the
kindness Of his heart, that nothing in life
could change, but that passed away into
death like the perfume of some dying fra
grant leaf. as sweet while crumbling into
dost as when il grew upon ia native stem.
hr. MoFFArr was born at Vincennes, lnd.
on the 9th day of August. 1875. Some
four or five years afterwards. his father, the
late Judge J. T.. MonAtt. removed to this
city. where the subject Of these remarks re-
sided until the day OF his death He pursu-
ell regular course OF studies &C lLo Uniyer-
sity OF this State. at bloomington. where he
graduated with honor in the year 1919. His
X. dnesa Of heart. amiability Of character
an 4 the quiet beauty Of his ways resulted iT
friendships with his fellow students and class
mates that lasted throughout all his liic, aud
a. it loss frequently happens. similar friend
ships were formed with the professors Of th'
institution. who fully reciproeated tho hiel
respect he always entertained for them =
shortly afterwards he applied himself to III,
study Of the law, and. after attending thu
usual course Of lectures. he again graduated
at the LAW School of the State university
10 the month Of February. 1851. Here agaiI
his manly conduct and marked abilities gain
ca him the confidence aud respect OF all, an'
new associations were formed. az kindly an,
as lasting as the others. IL is matter wor
thy of note that the late DR.. Andrew Wylie
then President Of the University, during th
balance of his life entertained a constant an,
unalterable friendship for him; aud that tn
Hon David Mcdonald. then Principal OF ,h
Law Department, regarded him with simia
feelings. which were strengthened. II posi-
BILE, by business communications, lasting I'll
almost the dsy Of his death
After short interval. during which he as
sisted bic father. who was then Postmaster
MIR. Mofiau Was admitted TO the Bar. AM
commenced 10 build up for himself the lucra
tive practice be has been so suddenly GALES
away from The Bar Of this city was then
perhaps. composed OF the highest legal talen
Of the State. and Il was no easy matter for
young man to stop among them aud. inexpe
rienced and unaided. gain position of an
degree of prominence: but he came with a lie
termination 10 succeed. and with abilities tia
soon made their mark. not only upon tn
records OF the courts. but upon the minds O
the people. With one like him, to gain
foot-hold was sufficient. and success was FOL
lowed by anecess until no came to be IN.
usually regarded as. and was, one Of en-
ablest lawyers at the Bar He was admitte.
10 practice before the Supreme Court Of IN,
State some years ago. and pursued his bust
ness there with the success that usually at
tends a practice before that tribunal. Ne Ia,
the rare judgment-however much he ma,
have felt interested-to take but little act
i've part In the politics of the day. preferins
20 devote his attention to the more lceiti
mate pursuits of his profession. rs being the
surer. though longer. way To real distinction
And yet no one was better calculated to at
tain the success that is born Of popular ora
tory. His speeches parsoOk largely OF that
familiar aud candid style OF reasoning that
strikes. at once. the popular mind, but When
the occasion reqired It. asd his deeper feel
ings were enlisted. they abounded in strain.
Of the most imprisoned eloqaence As he
was successful at tho BAr 20 would he have
been 10 the forum. and. had he been spar-
ell u, it would not have been long before
the people wonld have called him into public
life.
But 4 isfn the capacity OF the lawyeF thai oai
attention IS called 10 him now. ard there va
find IN him The man who discharged every
duty dsvolving upon him faithfully and hon.
orabiy. His coedncs TOWARD the courts ia
which he pFacsiced was uniformly marked by
the respect and urbsni,y that Indicate AZ once
the true lawyer and the gentleman. Nj.
moral sense Of right. aside from the lesa
daiy eujslned epou him. Induced him to re.
gard with scruplous caro- oveTy provision Of
Law regulating the conduct Of attorneys. and
none Vas ever more implicit, followed by
him than tie humane provisloa of our own