The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-19

MEETING OF THE. .wAsnISoTos, BAE-Isni. |
r. fgnSah@Th , 81 bar Of WssRinSton met at lie
Circuit Court room yesterday afternoon at
Col. VIM II. Philip called the meeting to Or
der and on his motion John Marbury, ST., was
On motion Of III. Merrlck, Mr.. Mattinsly wa.
'P 8S notion Of NJ Merrck the Chair named
committee Of seven to draft resolutions express
sye OF the sense OF the meeting.
John q. Kennedy, Andrew wyiie, W. ID. Day
idge, X. t. Merrick, John E. Norris, John d;
McPherson, and John Ennis were appointed
Mr. Kennedy said he was deguted to present
unprepared to give token to his feelings. Philip
r. Fendall had passed from the work Of life to
bled to do justice to nobler man.
Mr.. X. continued, drawing lively picture OF
the deceased in the relations Of citizen, father,
As a lawyer he was pre.cminent, and as a
scholar he had few equals. Take him all In all,
again. We should Sf realize what shadows we are;
what shadows we pursuej and warned by his de-
cease, we should set our houses In order and pre-
Mr.. X. then reported the following preamble
and resolutionsi
Death has removed from his sphere Of useful.
his eminent abilities as jurist and his erudition
as scholar, and endeared to the whole commu-
.ySSp az stsna. he fanefs whose
life illustrated every virtue. But the legal pro.
fession, Of which he was the head and ornament,
is peculiarly interested and affected by this SOL
While we bow with humble resignation to the
inevitable doom OF humanity, we adore the good
ness of Providence that spared him so long as a
shining light and an example for emulation.
When such man Sies Il Is e emnenty az and
mains his brethren of the bench and bar should,
by some enduring memorial, testify their senti-
Therefore, entertaining the hi CHEST veneration
for his memory profound admiration for his
sen.e his msny ii. sacS '
| and his uniformly amiable and unostcntatious
department, we dc resolve,
| LIST. That the members OF this bar deeply de-
plore the loss which they have sustained III the
death of the late Philip Il. Fendall, aud pro-
fGfnndIy Impressed Sy MS great and good quail
eminent legal accomplishments and his distn-
guishcd, gentle and bameless life, they will
cherish his memory with pride and love so long
I'd. that as manifestation of our deep sense
OF the great loss which has been sustained in his
| we will wear the customary badge of mourning
| Sd. That the chairman communicate to the
family Of the deceased q copy of these proceed
| ings, and assure them of the sincere coincidence
Of the Judges and the barof the Supreme Court
| OF the District of Columbia.
4th. That the chairman present copy of these
proceedings to the supreme Court of the District
|
this meeting request that the same be entered
| upon the minutes.
MIR. j. +. Norris said 1t was At and proper that
| he should give utterance to his sympathies on
| this occasion. Twenty.four years ago MT Fen
dali had moved the admission of the speaker to
the bar of the Circuit Court OF this District: and
| nesses to tho younger members of the bar. Mr..
Fendall, he continued, was a gentleman of the
pressed itself into notice. but whose solid merits
stood the test OF every criticism. Though he
prosecuted ed, many persons in the prosecution Of
| him. His Christian character assured the sur.
yiyors that their loss was his eternal gain.
Mr.. Darlington said that the deceased, after a
useful life, had fallen asleep In death In the
bosom of his family. He dwelt upon his private
life, public and social virtues. He lived life OF
labor and usefulness, and died amid the sorrow
of the community amid which he lived. He re-
marked that 1t was singular that so good man
had not carly made public profession of rcli.
Mr.. C. concluded by moving that the bar attend
| the funeral of the deceased.
Mr.. Joseph II. Bradley, jr, would have had
the younger members of the bar hoard on this
occasion by a more worthy representative, but
he must be allowed to express the feelings with
which he had been long accustomed to regard the
venerable deceased. Mr.. Fendall represented
the best traits Of man, and he felt sure that the
testimony OF his life was testimony In favor OF
the Christian religion.
Mr.. W. II. Woodward said that In view Of the
personal and official relations which he had sus
tained towards the deceased as Assistant District
Attorney, he could not forbear to add word t.
the generous impulses that had found voice In
this meeting, He adverted to the fact that tn,
chairman Of the meeting and the speakers IA the
were the only surviving representatives of tn,
Mr.. Merrick would fain have paid n silcn
tribute to the memory Of the deceased; but stand
ing at his bier his heart went back to days lonf
brought before him faces that always wore fol
the good man deceased tokens of warmest friend
on which he should never look again. No Ian
guage could he extravagant In paying the tribute
and sSI9 All who have Of Lat
With falterlng step and with the SHOWS Of eighty
winters on his head, he faltered along the edge
I of that hill which we must all descend into III,
darkness OF the grave. Yet, even in the decrcpi
tude of age the Instinct Of a gentleman seemet
: even young, and his faltcring steps grew hrme
amid his cOurtesies. Few men ever lived who's,
moral, intellectual, and social life was so com
! pletely rounded Into symmetry. In him all mani
qualities developed themselves so evenly ant
e tremendously that no one received lis du
;, MIR. NJ. advertcd to his erudltion as a lawye
p and his learning as scholar, and noted that i
= the days when there were giants In the land h
y was the associate of Clay and Webster, and di
: political essays In the press of the District II
:. made an earnest cxhortation that all presen
J should take counsel from his modest ways an
. from Tacitus.
i Walter Lcnox claimed on this occasion to ad
= his voice to the utterances of a common grie
u He spoke of his carly and intimate acquaintanc
| with the deceased He pursued law as philosC
ply, despising chicanery and literature. Mr.. L
{ dwelt with great feeling upon The social virtue
of the deceased, and closed by adding to his tril
u ute the names Of John smith, VIM. Redin, an
i VIM. Stone.
The resolutions were adopted, and at $50 tn
. . meeting adjourned.
The WILL OF Sin FREDERIcK BRuoE-Th
l. will of the late Sir Frederick Bruce, BIRTHS
| Minister at Washington, (says the London col
!. respondent OF the New York Times,) has bee
II proved in London. These documents are n
y longer considered to belong to the private hstor
u of families, and every legacy which a man make
y Is known. 1t may therefore be said without In
9 propriety that Sir +, Bruce's win fully reveal
Y | hcnatural goodness and kindness of heart whic
!, all who knew him are well aware that he poi
c sesscd. The will was signed on the eth of Nc
D. vembcr, 1860, and the witnesses to II were tw
j. Secretaries Of the Lcgation-now both removed
| | believc-Frcderic Antrolus and W. A. q. Bal
= rington. The personal property amounted /
f70,O0O To his nephew, the Earl of Elgin, ~
II Frederick left flO,O00 to his godson, Hon. Free
II erlck Bruce, E7.OO0; and to Hon. Louisa Bruce
:, (his nece,) $4,000. Sir Frederick left to hi
o sister Charlotte (who married Arthur Locker
II the author of some wcll-known pcrScS de SOcieic
, the sum of $4,000 and the continuance of an al
u nuity of 1900. To his executor (Mr. Peake) h
left FL 900, and to his man-servant Charles E5Ot
g To all his other servants he left one years
q Among those liberal requests one omission wi
:, probably cause remark. The name, 1t will be oil
served, OF that niece Of Sir Frederick's who keI
y house for him at Washington during som
q months, does not appear.