The Magnolia gazette., 1873-05-16

demands Of dutyi good, true, brave aud
honest, he was above the fear and without
the reproach Of bis fellow-c citizens through.
out his long, useful and prominent career.
Resolved, Sd. As citizen, be obeyed the
laws, participated in those public affairs
properly appertaining to the duties of cit-
zenship, asd gave the aid Of his example
and his better light for the instruction and
guidance Of his less favored fellow men.
Resolved, 4th. As Judge, the merits of
William L. Sharkey were uncommon, pc,
culiar, and paramount. His mind enclosed
large portion of that eternal wisdom in
which all law has its course. The Common
Law of the Universe was personifed to a
great extent in him. He had an intuitive
power of accurately discriminating the true
principles applicable to each case around
which the relevant facts arranged them
selves and were separated from the irrele-
want, as the steel filings separate from other
metals and cluster around the invisible at
fractions Of the magnet. With this pro-
found insight was united rare, practical
intellect and happy faculty Of embodying
and expressing his most abstract thoughts
in lucid and forcible words. lie applied
the pure principles Of justice, evoked by
the reason of the law, to the impassioned,
sordid and criminal affairs of men, with as
little taint or color Of personal consdera-
tions as attend the solution Of mathemati-
cal problems. His convictions of the right
and OF truth had the earnestness and un-
yielding tenacity of that faith, which sus-
tains the christian martyr.
With such translucent powers Of cool
intellect, were united those genial amenities
Of the heart which diminished the formal
distance between the bench and the bar,
and rendered the association of court and
council, respectful, harmonious and highly
agreeable.
But alas the casket which once enclosed
the rare jewel, radiant with this moral and
mental efTulgence, is dust, the golden bowl
is broken, and the mourners are many.
Yet, William L. Sharkey still lives in the
lustre Of his virtues, in the emanatiGns of
of his intellect, in his transparent logic, in
the scintellations of his mind, in the spirit
of the Judge, in the voice Of his judgments.
These will pervade, as sacred aura, and
purify the temple Of Justice, and the judge
ment seat, so long as the throne Of law is
the bosom of God, and its voice the har-
mony Of the world.
We bow to the inscrutable, but inevita.
bic, which depriyes us Of such living
light, soothed by the rich legacy of reason,
law, equity, mind and morals he has be.
queathed to Us, consoled by the blessing Of
his life, and grateful that he lived-thst his
better part still lives.
Resolved, 5th, That the President of this
meeting present the foregoing tribute OIL
respect OF tie bar assembled ut the Lincoln
Chancery Court, in open court, to the
Chancellor, with the request that he permit
the same to be spread on the minutes o.
his court.
Resolved, 9th, That copy of these pro
ceedngs be sent to Mrs. Sharkey, with tn,
coincidence of the bar in her irreparabl,
bereavement.
Resolved, 7th, That the newspapers il
this Chancery Court District be iurnishe,
with copy Of these proceedings by th
secretary of this meeting, with reques
that they publish the same.
Respectfully submitted by the committee
III. CASSIDY, SR., Chairman.
The report of the committee and resolu
tions were adopted.
On motion Of Col. J. B. Chrisman, judy
Hurst was requested by the members of tn
bar present to deliver an eulogy on the lif
and character of Judge Sharkey, at sue
time and place as he may select.
On motion, Judge Hurst was requeste
to furnish the secretary with copy Of til
speech made by hlm on the adoption of tn
resolutions, to be published with these pre-
ceedings, and that copy of the same
forwarded to Mrs. Sharkey with the pre-
ceedings of this meeting.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
ID. w. Hurst, Chairman.
j. VI. BUCKLEY, Secretary.
ORDER or THE COURT.
This day came the Hon. d. w. Hur
and moves the court to spread upon Il
minutes certain resolutions adopted at
meeting OF the members of the bar in q
. tendance upon the court, as tribute
respect to the late Judge Wm. L. Sharke
and the court having heard the resolution
announces its hearty approval of the sen
ments they express.
! Whereupon, it is ordered that the motif
: be sustained and said resolutions be spre
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