The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-25

NIX, the members OF the Oolumbia Bar
convened at the Court House. yesterday
morning. at 1910 o'clook. to take action in
memory Of Hon. Salmon P. Chase, late
Chief Justice of the Supreme court of
the. United States. and Hon. james l..
Orr, late Minister Of the United States
ut st. Petersburg, Russia. The proceed
ings were opened with on address by D.
Il. Chamberlain, Esq in which he re-
viewed tho life aud services OF Chief
Justice Chase. referring to his eminence
az inrist, his usefulness as a citizen,
and his great statesmsnship. 10 con-
cluding his remarks, Mr. Chamberlain
offered the following resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted:
Reso!oed. That the Bar OF Richland
County have heard with deep sorrow OF
the death OF salmon P. Chase, Chief
Justice of the United States; that they
recognize in his death the loss of great
statesman, an eminent jurist, and a most
useful and honorable citizen; that his
craftsmanship has promoted the peace,
perpetnity, freedom and honor of our
country; that his judicial services have
preserved and advanced the learning,
integrity and just infueuce 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.
Resolocd, That such life deserves the
recognition Of good men everywhere-is
all incentive to high and honorable an
hilton, and demands an expression of
our appreciation OF 80 suspicious an ex-
ample OF public usefulness and virtue,
and Of private purity and worth.
Rcsotcea, 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 sad 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 tho State and to the country,
they are able to appreciate how great
ia the public loss by his death in the
midst OF career of great distinction
and usefulness. As statesman, he
possessed, in the higheet measure, those
qualities OF head and heart which war
ranted the eminenoe 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 .dlsinistra.
tion the earnestness of his devotion to
her best interests; and as d Judge; by
the purity and fidelity OF his administrs-
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 Slate and to the
country, the Bar of Columbia deem il
due to themselves TO give to his memory
this public expression, and to q ask that it
be recorded as an enduring memorial; be
it, therefore,
! Resolped, That in the life and charac.
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
full Of promise of enlarged usefulness.
| Resoloea, That the Bar of Columbia,
fully appreciating his eminent worth,
desire in this public expression OF their
sympathy with the people Of the State
and OF the 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 his zeal to promote hel
political and material advancement.
| Resolred 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 q copy ol
the same be forwarded by the Chairman
to the beroaved family of the deceased.
His Honor Judge Carpenter made O
| few welI timed remarIa and orlara1 ihe