Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-17
GRANGE OF CLERKS.
Retirement OF the Clerk OF thc Cir
cult C0ura-Sad btst Impressive

cult Court-Sad bst Impressive
Scene.
The Circuit Court room was yesterday
the scene of an impressive but lnteEt sting
incident. 1t was the opening of the May
term of the Circuit Court, and at an early
hour the courtroom was filed with an IN
usually large number of citizens and law
yers ID. g. Love, who had been the OIL
cial Clerk of that Court more than twelve
years, and to whom each member of the
bar felt peculiar attachment, not only on
account of his integrity and competency
as public officer, but also his urbanity
and uniform kindness as gentleman, was
about to deliver the records to his success
sor, and retire from an Office which he had
so long and highly honored. As the vet
eran Clerk stepped out TO sever his con-
nections with the bar, n casual observer
might have seen the sorrow which gath
cred on his fine, open face. His mind
and his heart seemed to labor under the
memory of his own past history, and the
personal relations he bore to the men he
addressed. He said he could not bid them
adieu without extending his sincere thanks
for the uniform kindness and courtesy
which they have ever extended him while
| in the discharge Of his duties. He alluded
with graceful propriety and tenderness to
| his past official conduct and his personal
| intercourse with the various members of
| 1.-THE bar, stating that he could never forget
| t, Wherever his duties called him in future
| he should always remember with emotions
| of the profoundest gratitude the kindly re-
laiions which had SO long existed. Mr..
Love evidently felt the gratitude which
| words were not strong enough to express
When Mr.. Love had resumed his seat,
Judge Guild rose and said that through a
| period of more than twenty-five years he
had been intimately associated with the
Clerks of Middle Tennessee, and in that
long experience had never known Clerk
| SO affable, efficient and courteous in the
discharge of bis duties as D. G. Love. He
is the very best Clerk 1 have ever known.
And, right here, he would state that there
are few who know anything of the routine
of Clerks duties. The patience necessary
to exhibit amid the perplexing annoyances
to which a Clerk is ever subject; the
watchfulness and business tact with which
he must be gifted to keep his entries
correct; these are a few of the duties
and responsibilities which the retiring OF
ficer has met with a promptness and ability
have never seen surpassed. Since my
connection with him as Clerk it gives me
pleasure to state that have always found
him kind, accommodating, patient and
prompt in the discharge of his duties. he
has given to the bar and citizens the most
entire satisfaction, and whilst it gives me
sadness to part with him, trust his sue
cess in another sphere may be equally bril-
liant and profitable.
| Gov. Brown stated that he had known
Mr.. Love personally and officially for a
number of years, and it gave him pleasure
to bear testimony to his integrity and eff
fciency as an officer, and his courtesy and
affabihty as a gentleman. He had never
known a clerk, during his long experience
| as an officer, who gave such universal sat
isiaction, both to the bar and citizens
patient under the most vexing circumstaD-
ces, affable at all times, prompt in the dis
charge of the minutest details connected
with his Office. Surely his career presents
a worthy model by which his successor
might shape his course as an officer, and
he has my best wishes for his success. Mr.
Love will take with him in his new field o.
duty my best wishes for his prosperity and
success.
Judge Carey here stated that he could
not permit this occasion to pass without
expressing his high appreciation OF the dis.
tinguished services of Mr.. Love as Clerk o.
this court He had always been prompt
and efficient in the discharge of his official
duties. The Judge expressed his gratitude
to Mr. Love, both personally and officially,
for the valuable assistance he had always
rendered him in the discharge of his oficia
duties. So thoroughly conversant was he
with the duties of his Office that his Owl
| arduous duties had been very muck
lessened by his aid, and he would carry
with him his best wishes for success on
whatever future arena he might act.
Thos. c. Malone stated that on behalf o.
the younger members of the Bar he could
not take official leave of Mr.. Love without
| extending his thanks for the kind treatment
they had always received at his hands. Il
is difficult to appreciate the embarraSs
ments with which young lawyer contends
in the details of his practice. Under suct
circumstances they had ever found Mr.
Love ready to extend a helping hand, anG
this class more than any other will feel his
loss. He will carry with him, in his retire
ment, their best wishes for his success anC
prosperity.
Thus closed one Of the most affecting
scenes we have witnessed for q long while
So the curtain fell, and final official leave
was taken OF perhaps one of the most eff
cient and worthy clerks that ever graceC
the records of any Office. May his mantle
fall on his successor.