Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-23

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land where We shall be blessed witha noble
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50 i've that, when cur summons comes 70 JOIN
The innumerabie caravan, that moves
10 that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls Of death,
We go not, like the quarry slave at night,
Seourged % MS dungeon; but sustained and
BY an unfaltering trust, approach our grave,
Lake one that drsws the drapery OF his couch
ABOUT HIM, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
REMARKS OF COL. 5oHN O. BgRcE.
! feel, SIR, that, perhaps, owing to the
relations that existed between Maj. Clare
and myself, il may be expected should
say something on this occasion; but yet,
sir, feel utterly incompetent to express
my own sense Of his loss, or to express my
high estimation Of his merits became
acquainted with him early in the war; and
circumstances threw Us, for while, into
frequent communication, and our acquaint-
shce rapidly ripened into a close friend
ship, and finally into the intimacy Of bro
theirs. Since the war, and while We were
at the bar together, our intimate relations
continued. / have met him here when we
were engaged in cases upon the same side;
have met him here when We were engaged
il cases upon opposite sides; I have met
him at his Office, and at my Office, and at
the domestic tirsside; have heard him
| speak privately his opinions Of the MEM
bers Of this bar; and / never
yet heard him utter 3 sentiment
to which any brother Of the bar
could have taken the slightest objection.
II there was a word of disparagement said,
be had an excuse to offer for that weakness
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4 paragemcns. just in al his dealings with
his fellow-men, he was more than generous
in all his dealings with his brother at
torneys. He was gallant, he was courtly,
BY nature and by cultivation. He had the
highest estimate of his profession-I think
the very highest of any attorney I have
ever known He looked upon it not as q
profession by which we were merely to
make our bread, but as profession which,
when properly followed, was essential to
the doing of justice between our fellow
men as profession which stood next in
eminence and elevation to that sacred
profession which teaches US our way to
God. That it had impurities he was well
aware but he felt that il was his duty, by
word and by deed, to remove, so far as he
was able, the impression from the
general mind, that it was pro
fession of pettifoggers and legal
hucksters. On all occasions, whether
here, when he had exscting clients who
were demanding the pound Of flesh, or
whether in his own family circle-on all
occasions he manifested that same gentle
ness of spirit, that same courtliness Of
manner, that same loneliness Of disposition,
which bound him to his friends, and COM
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above the ordinary stature of men.
l endorse most fully, Mr.. Chairman, the
compliments which have been paid to him,
not because they we're compliments, but
because believe that they were each and
all due to him, from the merits which he
possessed. We all may live long; but
without disparagement to Others, We shall
never see again at this bar one more cour-
teous, one more afable, one more Just, one
more generous.
IL does not become me, SIR, to invade the
private circle. The loss there is too deep,
too recent, to be healed by expressions Of
coincidence; but, sir, | feel in rejecting
| upon the loss of such friend and compan-
ion that am doubly alone.
| REMARKS OF JUDGE N N. BRIES.
/ Judge Brien commenced his remarks by
stating that he had listened with interest
to the statements that had been made, and
that no member of the bar could regret
Major Clares death more than he himself
did. The Judge then stated that his first
acquaintance with deceased was while he
| Judge 3. was on the bench, and Major
| Glare had then treated him with uniform
courtesy and affability. The Judge was at
first inclined to suppose that this was in
consequence Of a certain Difference to his
| position as Judge, but when he met de-
ceased after his own retirement, he found
Major Clare equally courteous and sffable
as before. Though differing with the lie
ceased politically, he has always been treat
ed as gentleman and as friend. The
Judge concluded with the remark that he
could not, consistently with his feelings,
permit an occasion like the present to pass,
without saying what he had. He regretted
the loss of Major Clare as much as any
member of the bar
| REMARKS OF CAPT. R. s. TUTHILL-
Captain Tuthill then delivered a short
eulogy in memory of the deceased, saying:
among other things, that in all his inter
course with Major Glare, he had never
heard BIN speak unkindly or disrespect-
fully of any member of the bar. For his
own chivalrous treatment of his brethren
Of the bar he would doubtless receive his
reward. Major Glare always seemed to
have, and did have, the esteem and regard
| of his brother members
In conclusion Captain I. remarked, that,
| of that Immortality which lies in the far
future, beyond the broad river that de-
ceased had Just crossed, none on earth
could know much; it was hope and belief,
| and nothing else. But in this world we
may hope for q certain kind of immortal
| ity; we may live after death in the minds
and in the hei,css of those left behind.
| This kind of Immortality Major Glare had
certainly made sure to himself; and we
know that he has left an unperishable
name behind him in the hearts of his
former brothers at the bar.
Col. John L. Spurlock stated that he en-
dorsed most heartily all that had been
said, and no eulogium of his could add
| anything to the memory of Mai. Glare.
Maj. John @. Thompson remarked that
he thought it due to Maj. Clare's memory,
on account of his own associations with
him, to state certain facts to which he had
not often before refsrred. Maj Glare had
certain qualities that entitled him to re-
membrance. His first acquaintance with
deceased was in the army, at which time
both held the same rank. It was at the
battle of Hoover's Gap in which you the
| ChairnIsnl sir, commanded brigade, and
from which battle carried the news that
Gen. Rosecranz had turned our right,and
forced Us back out Of Middle Tennessee.
met Msj. Glare on the edge of the battle
field. He knew me to be Major Of ths
| staff, and Invent where my duty called me,
which was to bring up reinforcements, and
he rode off out of my sight into the thick
est of the fight
In conclusion, Maj Thompson remarked
that the deceased was very impulsive
man, but man who listened to reason,
| yet listened intelligently and well. He
offered these remarks as a simple tribute
of memory to his departed friend.
Judge Carey followed in remarks eulo-
| CYSTIC of the deceased and expressive of
bis high appreciation of bis character as a
lawyer and gentleman.
Our space does not permit a more ex-
tended report of the remarks of the gentle
men who succeeded.
Judge Cary was followed by MessTs. A
8. Bradley, w. A. Mathews, and Thomas
L. Dodd.
At the conclusion of the above address,
the President, in accordance with motion
above reported, appointed the following
named members Of the bar to present to
the various courts at Nashville the resolr-
tons and proceedings of the meeting, viz:
To the Circuit Court-Capt. Thomas FL.
Malone.
To the Chancery Court-Capt. J. l..
Rice
To the Law Court-Hon A. G. Merritt
To the Criminal Court-Capt. Frank
Reid.
To the Federal Court-Cspt. John L.
| Spurlocb.
To the Supreme Court-Gov. NELL S.
Brown. -
At the suggestion of Judge Gaut, the
President appointed the following named
gentlemen as pail bearers: Col. James
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