The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-16
Tribute of Respect.

Alta meeting of tile Bar of Washington county,
held at the Court House thereof on the It'll day
Of October. 1875, Hon. John A. Kelly, presiding,
ON motion of Hon. John W. Johnston committee
was Amounted to draft suitable resolutions ex-
pressiYe of the feelings of this Bar at the un
timely death of Col. JOHN B, BALDWIN, whereup
on the following committee was appointed, viz ::
Hon. John W. Johnston, Judge John A. Camp
bell. Beverly r. Johnston, ESQ.,, G. s. Bekem,
ESQ. JAS W. shefey, Esq. Gen. A. G. Cum
mings and Col Y I York, who reported the
following preamble and resolutions, viz;
The Bar of Washington county have heard
with feelings Of profound sorrow of the untimey
death of Cd. John B. Baldwin, of Staunton 1t
was here, in our midst. in the maturity of his
powers, that some of the grandest of his legal
and forensic achievements were performed. For
the last ten years he has frequently practiced at
this Bar. Thus he became known to us, in all
his high qualifications of intellect and accomp-
lishment, winning not merely admiration of his
abilities, but of the high and generous and genial
qualities of his heart-his stainless honor. his
unblemished integrity. The death of such =
man. in inspiring feelings of the deepest grief,
likewise imposes on his legal friends and breth!
rem the duty of adding their offerings to the
cypress and the laurel which shah ftly wreath
his tomb and consecrate his memory, Therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of the Hon. John
B Baldwin, the Bench has lost counsellor un :
surpassed in learning and ability-the Bar q
member standing foremost among the foremost
urists, orators and advocates of Virginia. His
learning was profound and various, his intellect
and perception clear, rapid, comprehensive
He was able and powerful in argument, and his
efforts advanced by eloquenCe of high order,
frightened by wit always flashing but never
wounding- for his genial courtesy was ever I'M
willing to give pain. ~
Resolved, That in the death of Col. Baldwin
the State suffers a loss scarcely to be repaired
He was pre- eminently Virginian in his character,
aspirations feeling and tone-ready at the call Of
his mother State to devote to her his time, toll,
selvice-never in vain. In all trusts, in every
situation, he was distinguished for great abili-
ties, for the purest integrity, for wise foresight
and for most valuable and effective public ser
vices He performed the duties and cherished
the affections belonging to every relation in life
lived loved and honored, dies universally la
mented-most deeply by those to whom he was
nearest IN blood and affection,
Resolved, That the Circuit Court of Washing
ton, to whose Bar the honored dead belonged. be
requested to enter these proceedings on its re-
cords Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
lions be transmitted to the family Of the deceased,
and that they be published in the Abingdon Vir-
ginian and the Stanton papers.
The above resolutions reported by Hon.
John W Johnston, who prefacea them by an i'm
pressive tribute to the memory of the deceased,
aud were seconded by Judge John A. Campbell,
in an eloquent and feeling address. Beverly Z.
Johnston, Esq. also paid high tribute to the
memory of the deceased.
copy.-Teste,
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