Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-11-20

After the meeting of the Supreme Court at Knox
vile on the morning of Wednesday the 3Oth of
October 1867, it was moved that the Honorable
Court adjourn 70 enable the members of the Bar to
hold meeting in reference to the death of the late
Hon a. w o. Totten, formerly Judge of said
Court, which motion was allowed and the Court ad-
journed accordingly. And, thereupon, the men,
bers OF the Bar assembled in the Court House. and,
motion, the Honorable Samuel Milgan was ap-
pointed Chairman and A. J. Trewhitt ESQ, Secre-
tary Of the meeting. The Hon. Thos. A. R. Nelson
having briefly announced the object Of the meet
ing and the Chairman having replied in an appro-
pirate address, il was moved that the Chair appoint
Committee TO prepare preamble and resolutions
and present the same at adjourned meeting TO be
held at future day, and said motion having been
adopted, the Chairman appointed Hon. Thos. A. r.
Nelson, Hon Horace Maynard, and Jas R. Cooke,
Esq, as Committee. And, thereupon, on motion
of Gen. Thomas Z. Champion, the meeting was ad-
journed until q o'clock on Friday morning the lst
day of November, 1857.
At the appointed hour, there was a large atten-
dance Of the members Of the Bar, and the Chair
man having called the meeting to order, the Hon.
Thos. A. r. Nelson, as Chairman of the Committee
reported the following
PREAMBLE AND REsoLUTIoNs
The members of the Bar who practice in the
Supreme Court for the Eastern Division of Tennes
see, in assembling TO pay suitable tribute to the
memory of the late Archibald ". o. Totten. deem
it alike due 10 themselves and TO the memory of
Hon. Nathan Greene, who departed this life in The
year 1866, to observe that their failure 10 hold a
meeting in regard to the death of the latter was not
owing to any want of respect to his memory, but to
the fact that upon the retirement of Judge Greene
from the Bench the Bar of East Tennessee had a,
pressed their high appreciation of his judicial and
private character and their proceedings were en-
tered upon record in the Supreme Court at Knox
vile at its September Term 1852 and published in
the Appendix TO the first volume Of Swans Reports
In accordance with the anticipation then expressed
he became connected with the Law School al Ieb
anon, and continued until near the close of his lone
and useful life faithfully to discharge tho duties Of
his chosen avocation and it only remains for us 10
declare that we fully in and approve of the
proceedings of the West Tennessee Bar held At
Jackson on the 18th of April, 1885, upon the oceA-
sion OF his DEATH and which prehxed 20 the first
volume OF Coldwell. In recurring TO those proceed
ings, 1t will be seen that Judge Totten was the
mover OF the resolutions and made the address 10
the Supreme Court upon presenting them. He was
then but slightlybeyond the meridian Of life and
how little did he or those with whom be was asso-
slated, dream that while performing, with melan-
choly satisfaction Of the last sad duties 10 the
memory OF bis judicial associate his own name and
memory would be so soon blended with
The kneIl, the shroud, the mattock and the grave,
The deep, damp vault the darkness and the worm"
Let Us fan hope that this, with similar warnipes
constantly occurring, may impress our own hearts
with the soemnity Of the truth that the life OF nlan
is even vapour that appeareth for a little time
aud then vanisheth away
Hegrettlng our want OF full and accurate jnfor |
nation As to the earlier life scholastic sttanments
ana professional studies of Judge Totem, we are
barely able to record it oar information that he
wa- native Of this State, born in the county 81
OFeFioni aud that at OF about the time he obtained
license % practice law he located himself in the
town 81 JACKSON Vest Tennessee, where he obtained
lucrative practice acquired an honorable rank in
m profession, and continued 10 reside until the time
O. ms death Upon the resignation Of Judge Tur- 1
ieyi IS one 81 the Judges Of the Supreme Court ia
Decemaef, 1850, Judge Totten was elected 10 fll 1
tno lssAhey, ana rom that time until his own res
gnatIon, the 10Th Of August 1855. his charaster
was well known TO the mem bers of tho Par hr,n,b
out me entire state II Is Of this character, more
especially that we feel called upon to exnress our
eaali ana aeileerate judgment without resorting to
that alsome eulogy which too often overrates IRE
virtues Of the departed and Is received with bt 1T
Tie credenes BY mankind
In his address q tho Supreme C.ourt n Jaolxsop.