The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE BAB.-In accord.

NIX, tue memOerR OF the Ool0mOla Bar
convened at the Court House, yesterday
morning, at 100 'clook, TO- take action in
memory OF Hon. Salmon P. Chase, late
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
the. United States, nnd Hon. James L.
Orr, late Minister Of the United States
ut st. Petersburg, Russia. The proceed
ings were opened with an address by d.
Il. Chamberlain, Esq III which he re-
viewed tho life aud services of Chief
Justice Chase, referring to his eminence
as iurist, his usefulness as a citizen,
sad his great statesmsnship. To con-
cluding his remarks. Mr. Chamberlain
offered the following resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted:
Reso!oed. That the Bar OF Richland
County hive heard with deep sorrow OF
the death OF Salmon P. Chase, Chief
Justice of 1e United States; that they
recognize in his death the loss OF great
statesman, an eminent jurist, and most
useful and honorable citizen; that his
statesmanship has promoted the peace,
perpetnity. freedom and honor of our
country; that his Judicial servisas have
preserved and advanced the learning,
integrity and just Influence of our high
est judicial tribunal; while his personal
character has illustrated the great virtues
OF honesty, independence, fidelity to
duty, and devout reverence for the
Supreme Ruler of the universe.
Resoiued, That such life deserves the
recognition OF good men everywhere-is
all incentive to high and honorable am
bitiop, and demands an expression of
our appreciation OF so auspiuious sn e1-
ample of public usefulness and virtue,
and OF private purity and worth.
Rcsolred, That this Court is respect
fully asked to order these resolutions to
be entered upon the journal Of the
Court.
CD. Melton, Esq followed in an ad-
dress eulogistic of the late Hon. James
l.. Orr, in which he paid glowing tri-
butte to the life aad services of the de-
ceased, and concluded by offering the
annexed preamble and resolutions.
which we're unanimously adopted:
The Bar of Columbia have learned
with profound emotions OF grief Of the
death Of James L. Orr, at st. Peters
burg. whilst there in official position as
Minister of the Government of the
United States to the Court of Russia.
Known as he was TO them in his entire
political history, and in ell his public re-
lations to the State and to the country,
they are able to appreciate how great
is the public loss by his death in the
midst OF career Of great distinction
and usefnlness. As q statesman, he
possessed, in the highest measure, those
qualities OF head and heart which war
rnnted the eminence which he attained
in the councils OF the nation. As the
Governor OF the State during the period
OF great political peril and embarrass.
ment. he possessed the confidence of her
people, and exhibited in bis adminiatra.
tion the earnestness of his devotion to
her best interests; and as ID Judge; by
the purity and fidelity OF his administra-
tion Of the law. endeared himself TO the
people of his Circuit. Thus, knowing
the greatness Of the man and the mea.
sure of his worth to his State and to the
country, the Bar of Columbia deem it
due to themselves TO give to his memory
this public expression. and TO ask that it
be recorded as an enduring memorial; be
it, therefore,
Kesolped, That in the life and oharsc.
ter Of James l.. Orr the people of the
State have much Of which to be proud,
and in his deatb they have reason to
mourn the loss Of one whose past record
is replete with evidences OF the highest
political integrity and whose future was
foil of promise of enlarged usefulness.
Resoloel, That the Bar of Columbia,
fully approaching lis eminent worth,
desire in this public expression OF their
sympathy with the people OF the State
and of tho country at large, to add their
testimony to his purity OF purpose and
his ability as statesman, to the earnest.
ness Of his devotion to his State in the
time Of her greatest peril, and to the
singleness of bis zeal to promote her
political and material advancement.
Resoired, That the Chairman of this
meeting be directed to present these
resolutions in open court to his Honor
the Circuit Judge, and to ask that they
be spread on the journals OF the Court,
that they be published in the daily
journals Of tho city, and that copy OF
the same be forwarded by the Chairman
to the bereaved family of the deceased.
His Honor Judge Carpenter made o
few wolltimed remarks, and ordered The
resolutions to be entered nDon the ionr.