Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-25
IN MEMORIAH.
Resolutions Of Sorrow by the Bar OF
Mississippi

we copy the ItsoiutIOuei
adopted at a meeting Of the bar at Holly
/ Springs, Miss, on the 18th inst, from the
Holly Springs Reporter:
on the death Of Capt. Wm. T. Watson, who was
killed in battle, March ), lSj&.
WHEREAS, Capt. VIM. T.. Watson,
late "A member of this bar, fell in the
fight near Franklin, Tenn, on the 5th Of
March, 1868, at the head Of the brigade
Of which he was the acknowledgement
and whereas, by his amiabiity, honesty,
kindness and Intelligence, Ourlate brother
had won the regard aud esteem of the
members of this bar, and by his self sac
%rificing, earnest and patriotic efforts in
behalf Of country, struggling in a
cause dear toall of Us, had enshrined him
self in our hearts, il is proper and becOm-
ing that we who survive him, and who
knew him well and loved him, should
at this, the first term Of our court since
his death, pay a tribute to his memory
The surviving members of this bar
mourn truly, and for one whose young
life was not only given freely for his
country, but for n who gave up what
to him was more and dearer than life,
that hottest of all human ties, OF life's
brightest visions, the fond hopes Of the
young husband and father and that, too,
| NitIA llltf llbtt anu tfttit AONt was IL
the heart could conceive of or feel. He
whose memory is 50 sacredly cherished
around the hearthstOne of his beloved
home, and held in perpetual remem-
| hrance and love by his surviving COM
rades in arms and at the bar, now fills
| the hOnOred soldiers grave; the hOnOred
grave, the fitting shrine around which TO
wreathe all the most holy and heavenly
sentiments of the heart, and from which
the bereaved ones of his home in tTi-
umphaut hope look up to heaven, where
bloom III never fading beauty the with
cred flowers of EARTH
Be Il ResOlUCd by the Holly Springs
Bar, That in the death Of u brother,
Capt. VIM. T. Watson, We have lost n
OF the nOblest and most promising MEM
bers of our bar, our community one Of its
best citizens. our society one Of its bright
est ornaments, and u country II Of
her bravest defenders.
R6SOiUed, That we deeply sympathiZe
with the family Of our deceased friend
and brother in the great loss they have
sustained.
ResOlUed, That a copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be presented to
our circuit court, with a request that
they be spread on the minutes, and that
the clerk furnish a copy Of the same to
the family of the deceased.
EINLOCH FALCONER, Chairman.
On the death Of Lieut.. John D.. Trotter, who
died in the Confederate service.
WHEREAS, In the dispensation Of an
allwise Providence, u brother member
of the bar, John d. Trotter, Esq, has
been removed from the labors of earth
to, we trust, the courts of a better world;
and whereas, the memory Of Il de-
gaazaI br1ftnr hv raa-0u IF bil many
noble traits Of character and eminent
virtues, Is entwined by enduring liga-
ments with the best and most cherished
characteristics of our profession there
fore be it
ResO}rsd, That in his death, the bar Of
his native State has sustained the loss Of
one Of its most promising members, a
rising lumiuary, that bid fair TO increase
its strength, and reflect the effulgeHee Of
its judiciary.
Resoiped, That We tender the relatives
Of the deceased u sincere coincidence
upon this their bereavement.
ReSOlred, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the court;
and that the clerk furnish a copy of the
same to the family of the deceased.
X. /. WATSON, Chairman.
On the death Of L~ieut-CoI. James L Autry.
who fell at the battle OF Murfreesboro, Dec.
3lSt, ISL
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Al
mighty Ruler of the Universe, to whom
it belongs to give life and 10 take il away,
to fix the bounds of the sea, and 10 allot
to man the number of his days, in His
un~searchable wisdom TO take from US
u lamented friend and associate, Col.
James L. Autry therefore
ReSOiUed, That in the death Of Col.
Aufrv our aoTpfr~ hoe lot ono Of lbs {
noblest and most gallant defenders; (
Mississippi one Of her most precious
jewels; Marshall county a favorite son,
whom she-delighted TO honor our pro-
fessiOn n of its highest types of honor,
ability and manly bearing; ourselves a
beloved friend, in whom all generous
and social qualities shone with re-
splendent lustre, and society a genial
aud fraternal spirit, and an eXemplar in
deed, to whom all could proudly point
as the model Of a just and upright man.
ResOtCed, That we sincerely cOndOle
with his bereaved family, and weepwith
them in their great affection for they,
in the brave and gentle husband and
tender father, the buOyant and cheerful
spirit, the warm home affections. and the 4
unselhsh and generous heart, have lost
more than all earth can replace, or time
ever teach them to forget. But while We
mourn with them, we would suggest the
cOnsoling thought, that the hand Of Him
" Who dOeth all things welln is visible
in this, that they SORROW not as those
who have no hope" and that he was
taken from them upon the very field Of
his glory, As if TO save one so noble and
so good from witnessing or sharing in the
humiliation and desolation ofhis country.
ReS0lUcd, That the circuit court of this
county be requested TO aus these resO-
lutiOns 10 be spread upon its minutes
and that a copy thereof, under the seal of
the court, ne furnished 10 the widow of
Col. Autry.
n 8 srITH Chairman.
On the death Of Gen. c. II. sfott, who fell at
Williamsburg, Va
WHEREAS, Gen. c. II. Mott, late a
member Of this bar, fell at the battle OF
Williamsburg, whilst calamity leading
his command; and whereas, he had Sc
cured u respect and esteem by his
manly virtues, andhis great talents; and
whereas, we deem it proper and right TO
avail ourselves Of this, the earliest oppor-
tunIty, to pay a suitable tribute to the
virtues -four departed friend and brother,
and TO perpetuate his memory for imita-
ton to all survivors; therefore,
RcsOiUed, That in the death Of Gen. Mott,
the bar has lost one of its most honorable
and talented members, his companion a
devoted and noble husband, our c0mmu-
nifty n Of its brightest ornaments, our
State n Of its most useful citizens, and
the military profession one of its most
courageous and brilliant officers.
ResOivcd, That We deeply sympsthize
with the family II our decease Ell brother in
the ir~reparable loss they have sustained.
Res0tred, That a copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be presented to
our circuit court now in session, with the
that they be spread upon the
minutes, and that a copy be furnished
by the clerk TO the family of the de-
and to the press of the place for ,
publication. H. ". WALTER,
Chairman. I
On the death of Lieut. Col. Chas. G. helms, who
feg at shiloh, April 9TH, 1852 I
WHEREAS, II has pleased the Ruler of I
81 things, to remove from our midst our |
Hon. Charles G.. helms, who was '
"A member of this bar. And whereas. [