The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-04
and private life;


Richland bar. we wefaelrou.seIyee called
upon to express9 sense of onr sor-
row at the great loss the bar and the
community : large have Sustained
in the dcath,uf onr late brother Ed
ward J.Arthur. 81 = rs
Resoloed, That in token of our
great respect for the deceased, and Of
our sincere sympathy with his be-
reaved family, the Secretary of this
meeting be instructed ITO presenta n
copy OF these proceedings to his
widow.
.Resolved, That the Chairman, of
this meeting he requested to present
the preamble and these resolutions
to the Presiding Judge of. the Court
OF Common Pleas, at its ensuing sit
tings, with request that they be en-
tered on the journal of the court, on
a separate page to be reserved fer
that purpose.
His Honor Judge Moses replied rs
follows:
share, gentlemen, with yon in the
just and eloquent tribute which our
respected brother, your learned and
venerable Chairman, and his eloquent
colleague, have rendered to the me-
mory of our departed friends. The
messenger OF death, always busy,
has. in q brief period, sent his sum
mons to your body and made heavy
draft from your smnll circle.
Willie all share in the general
gloom which pervades the country,
new cause of grief has been brought
to you by the deprivation to- which
you have been subjected in the loss
of your associates. ..n q.
While we know that 'it is appoint
ed for all men to die,". and fully rec
cognizo the fact "that sorrow heydf
can revive the dead," still we would
be less than men if we did not grieve
for departed friends, and to some
extent assuage the bitterness of our
woe, by expressions of coincidence,
which become and honor the head as
well as the heart.
Society would lose its charms and
rupture the tie which binds it, if
'human'sympathy was lost in narrow
consideration of ones self, and an
uncharitable disregard of all others.
ITO feel another's woe," to mitigate
the sorrow of another by making it
In part our own. is mans duty to his
fellow-man. ~
We do good to the living when we
speak the virtues of the dead The
flower with which we deck the mohu-
mental urn, may inspire, in the
passer who beholds it, hope that
his life might be so spent that at least
one blossom may adorn his humble
bier.
Your proceedings speak in truthful
terms of the friends whose memory
you proposed to honor at your meet
ing. I knew them we'll, and can full
ly concur in your resolutions. was
more intimately acquainted with Mr..
Arthur than with Mr.. Bauskett or
Mr.. Black. While I had opportunity
Of we'll knowing and estimating the
private and professional character of
the two last, it was my fortune to
enjoy with Mr.. Arthur relations of an
intimate nature. Often associated
with him at the bar, and serving with
him for some time in the Senate, and
on the same committee in that body,
nau Iull opportunities OF reallzlnS
in him all the elements which induce
regard and cement friendship.
Devoted to the proper fulfllmcnt
of his duty, his views were liberal,
his application searching, and he
uttered the results of his convictions
in truthful and manly tone. Labo-
rious in his profession, he was infu-
enced by no consideration but duty
to his client, and brought to every
argument he submitted diligence
in preparation, an earnestness of
expression, and vigor Of thought,
which impressed both judge and jury.
Gentlemen, this breach in your
number should remind lis of the
frailty OF all flesh. Man grows up
fast, but is rs fast cut down. The
grim reaper is never idle. We should
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