The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-11-19
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TUESDAY. 4

Having met pursuant too2adjourn-
ment, the committee . submitted the
following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were, on motion, adopted.
The committee who were appoint
ed by this meeting, beg leave to re-
port, that, 7-s i2 TH's.
Gen. JOEL A. DEWEY, became a
citizen of Jefferson county, YTennes-
see, about the year 1867, where he
resided up to the time Of his death.
He came among us a stranger, with
out friends and depended upon his
profession-the law-forG support.
BY close application to business;
by g marked courtesy aRdI urbanity
in his intercourse with, his profess
sional brethren and others I; by a uni
form observance OF the strictest in
tegrity in his transactions with his
fellow men; by q ready and open
handed sympathy with and for hu-
man suffering and sorrow wherever
met; in short, by an amiabie exhibit
ton of all those prominent traits of
cha ~acter which mark and distinguish
the true gentleman, he rapidly OBJ
tanned a lucrative practice, was adj
mitted and welcomed into the most
select society Of his adopted
country. was twice honored by
his constituents with ans Office
Of honor, profit and trust, that
of Attorney Gen'l for the I'D Ju-
dicial Circuit in Tennessee earned
and obtained the almost universal
love and respect of his brothers in
| the profession and was honoRed and
esteemed by all who knew him.
Such was his conduct as lawyer in
his intercourse with his brother law
yers and his clients, and suoh his
character as a citizen and private
gentleman.
it be allowable to uitude to him
in his relation Of husband and
father,--to his beautif vi devotion to
his amiable and lovely vile and his
young child, another grace might be
added to the noble proportions of
his manly nature. -
Therefore be it resotued, Isl, THAT
in the death of Gent DEWEY, is the
sense of his professional brethren
shat the bar has lost one OF its bright
est ornaments, one of its most useful
and honored members, the country
one Of its most stable, intelligent
and reputable citizens. and society q
gentleman of rare social attainments,
dignity and culture.
| Resolued 2d, That we, the Bar, and
citizens of jefferson county, tender
to his bereaved widow, and Ito his
aged father and mother, our sincere
sympathy in their severe and trying
affection. ......-rN
Resolved Sd, That in testimony
of our appreciation of the worth and
merit Of our deceased brother and
friend. and as in humble tribnte to
his memory. we do request the hon
orablc Chancellor now holding, the
Chancery Court at cambridge to
direct this preamble and resolutions
to be spread Of record upon2 the
minutes of his court. a.t .,t son
ResoIred 4tR, That copy of, the
same he furnished and delivered tc
the widow of our deceased friend
and brother. and to his father, and
} that the same be furnished for pub
lication in the leading newspapers
in Knoxville and Morristown, Ten
nessee.
On motion Of o. c. King Esq, the
Secretaries were directed to furnish
the Chairman with a copy Of these
J minutes, preamble and resolutions
, and that he ask the honorable Chan
cellor to order them spread ofrecQrd
On motion the meeting adjourned
sine die. E3J4 1'-12
, WM. MCFARLAND Chr'Rn.
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