Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-02

Tar LATE Jupor HARns- Meeting Of
fhe Bar Of Memphis.--ln sccocdance
with the adjournment Of the bar meeting,
held at the United States Courtroom, on
Friday last, the members Of the Mem
phis bar reassembled at the Law Court
room, at 81 o'clock on Tuesday morning,
December l, 1868. Hon. Ii. @. Smith
resumed the chair, and called the meet
ing to order.
The committee appointed TO prepare
resolutions expressive Of the sense Of the
bar touching the loss sustained in the
death Of Hon. WIN. L. Harris, reported
through J. W. Clapp, Esq, the following,
which were. on motion to that effect,
unanimously adopted:
The death Of Hon. Wm. l.. Harris,
which occurred at his residence in this
city, on the evening Of the 26th ult., In
the sixty first year Of his age, may justly
be regarded not only as great loss 10
the profession, but as public calamity
His removal 10 this city, and his connec'
tion with the Memphis bar, is Of compar-
atively recent date, but he did not come
among Us q stranger. In the State OF
Mississippi, from whence he came TO this
city, his name aud fame were familiar IS
household words, and our knowledge oil
his reputation had long preceded his
arrival among US, and prepared US TO
apr eciate his merits.
Ii was known TO us that he had 10 that
STATE, TO which he removed from the State
Of Georgia, followed the practice OF the
law for many years with distinguished
success, occupying place in the front
rank of the bar Of Mississippi, which in-
cluded some of the ablest lawyers OF the
Southwest; that he had been called by
the public voice to the circuit bench,
which he continued TO fill with an ability
and a reputation second to no one in the
State who occupied similar position,
until he was elevated to the bench of the
Supreme Court of the State, the duties
of which digni6ed and responsible sta
ton he continued to discharge in man
ner that re hected honor upon himself and
the judiciary of the State, until, from the
result of political events, he felt that be
could not consistently, with his sense OF
propriety, occupy the position loBger,
when he resigned and removed to this
city for the purpose Of engaging again in
the practice of his profession.
Some of us have known him init
mately for many years, and can testify
to the exalted character he bore in all the
relations of life. In the social and domes'
| tic circle no man was more deservedly
esteemed and beloved. Possessing a
high order of intellect-a mind cult.
waited and acknowledgements polished
and afable-a thorough knowledge Of
his profession--and adding to these
qualities habits of untiring industry and
energy, laborious research, unfaltering
integrity and frmness of purpose,
blended with unusua! kindness and gem
tleness of heart, he was alike eminent as
the lawyer and the judge-honored and
respected as the magistrate and the man /;
and it is source of infinite satisfaction
and comfort TO know that above and be-
yond all the high mental and moral
characteristics we have but justly attrib-
uted to him, he attained the highest
style of man." and died the happy and
triumphant death of the Christian.
We conclude this brief and imperfect
tribute to bis memory with the remark
that the death of such man at any time
is not only great social and domestic
bereavement, but swells to the proper
tons of public sorrow; therefore
Resolced, That in the death Of our
brother, Hon. VIM. L. Harris, one Of the
brightest lights of the bar has been ex-
tinguished, and society has lost one OF its
most useful members.
Resolred, That we tender to the family
and relatives of the deceased the assn.
| rance of our sncerest coincidence and
sympathy.
Resolred, That the chairman Of this
meeting appoint members of the bar to
present copy of these proceedings to
the United States, Chancery and Com
mon Law courts of this city, and to re-
quest that they be entered upon the min.
utes of said courts respectively.
Resolued, That q copy of said pro-
| ceedings be transmitted by the secretary
of this meeting to the family of the de-
ceased, and that the various city papers
be requested to publish the same.
On motion, the chair appointed the
following gentlemen to present copies of
the resolutions to the courts of the city.
with request that they be spread upon the
minutes thereof: ]. W. Clapp, Esq, was
appointed to present them to the United
States Court; James Phelan, Esq, to the
Law Court; aud Hon. Henry I. Elet to
the Chancery Court.
On motion the meeting then adjourned
sine die. II. G. SMITH, Chairman.
]. SCALES, Secretary.
Oyster annner at the tabernacle to-