Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-07-07

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quiet, and restored law and order in all
parts Of the Union"
Proce eding on the UnvaiIing Of the statue
of Thomas II. Genin Esq.
At a meeting of the Belmont County
Bar on Wendsday, June 18th inst,
Gen. James Weir was chos IN chair
man, and J. B. Campbell, Secretary At
the request of the President,
Judge d. d. 7. Cowen Stated the
object of the meeting to the making
arrangements for proper ceremonies
upon the unvailing the marble statue of
our late friend ard brother, Thomas
II. Genin, Esq, deceased.
On motion it was agreed that the
members of the Bar and Officers of the
Court would repair-to the Cemetery at
o'clock this evening and unvail the
Statue with appropriate ceremonies.
On motion r. E. Chambers Ross J.
Alexander and Alexis Cope Esqr's.
were appointed q Committee of arrange
ments, with instructions also to reps RI
appropriate resolutions expressive of
the sentiments and feelings of the
members.
The Committee of arrangements
made their report as follows:
Your Committee begileaye TO submit
the following report:
Officers-President Gen. James Weir;
Vice Presidents. Peter Tallman, ESQ.,,
Capt. L. Danford, Capt. J. II. Heaton,
Col. c. L. Poorman, Geo. H. Umstead,
EsI; o. J.Swaney, Esq; J. B. Compbell,
Esq, Secretary.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
1st. Opening address by the Presi-
dent.
I'd. Unvailing ofthe statue by Judge
G. w. Carroll, and ]. A. Pratt, Esq.
5. The presentation and reading of
the resolutions by Judge D. D. r.
Cowen.
The Committee also reported the
following resolutions:
1st. Resolved, That in erecting to the
memory of Thos. II. Genin, an aged
and honored member of the Bar, the
beautiful Statue now unveiled, we re-
cognize the fitness of this tribute to his
memory, and with grateful feelings We
write in expressing our appreciation of
this lasting token o. remembrance.
I'd. That we appreciate the Taste aud
liberality which has conceived aud
placed in our midst this sculptured mon
ument of onr deceased brother, and in
scribed On an entablature of granite in
enduring characters the Virtues which
adorned his life.
On the motion of o. J. Swaney ESQ
to receive the report and adopt the reso-
lutions, appropriate remarks befitting
the occasion were made by Judge d. ID.
L. Cowen, w. l.. Bolon ESQ, r. e.
Chambers Esq, Col. q. l.. Poormau,
st. Clair Kelly Esq, Ross ]. Alexander
Esq, Capt. l.. Danford, George II.
Umstead Esq, and Others after which
the resolutions were unanimously
adopted,
On motion of George Fl. Umstead Esq.
the Secretary was requested to furnish
u copy of the proceedings of this meeting
to John N. Genin Esq, of New York
city.
On motion adjourned to meet at the
CLERKS OHlce at o. CLOCK IN the evening
to proceed in body to the cemetery.
On arriving in front of the beautiful
Statue, the President, Gen. Weir, called
the Bar to order and stated the object
of their assembling, with the following
eloquent reference to the life and char.
acter of the deceased:
GEN. wEIR's SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of the Bar:
The object of this meeting, amidst 30
many tender and touching me,rentos
here surrounding us, is to unvail the
first monumental Statue ever erected in
this judicial district, the Statue of Thos.
H. Genin Esq, late a member of this
Bar. At the time of his demise, this
Bar announced to the world that, 1--WE
knew him as a ripe scholar-a profound
lawyer-a wise counsellor--and an able
advocate" Please turn your eyes upon
this splendid granite pedestal. You
there see in golden letters, inscribed
upon it that identical announcement.
A Aside from the leading purpose of this
column we accept this in
scriptiOu with both emotion and pleas
ure as reciprocal, kind and grateful
OF our feelings and senti.
ments towards Thos. II. Genin, on the
part of his Nephew, John n. Genin
Esq, of the City of New York, by whose
n n no naa this hon ufifuI Of ~, oturo ho,