The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-17
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On last Friday evening the. members
'af the Bar In attendance upon the SUI
preme Court at Salem, held meeting
aad appointed d Committee, consisting
of Hons Geo. r. Helm, II. 8. Strahan
and G. q. Curl, to draft resolutions for
presentation to the Supreme Court, In
respect to the memory of our late dis
tinguished fellow-citizen, Hon. N. II.
Cranor. On Saturday morning, at half
past o'clock, the members Of the Bar
met again, and Mr.. Helm, Chairman
of the Committee, presented u series OF
neat and appropriate resolutions, which
Were adopted; whereupon the same
gentleman was selected to present the
resolutions to the Court. At o A. NJ.
the Court convened, and Mr.. Helm, af-
ter reading the resolutions, spoke as
follows:
If THE couRr pLEAsE.-By the action Of the
ciai meeting thereof have been delegated to
present to the Court the resolutions Just read
and which hold In my hand. In doing 80. Mt
this hour, but perform an act Of duty, hut one
very painful To me. There are times when !
Hike TO address. In my feeble way. the Court. or
sion feel moro like retiring to some private
place, and there. alone. give vent To the feel.
though % seldom she'd he'd I tear shall 10 mot not think
u unmanly In me u do SO now. rs l stand up
In the presence of the Court. A brother OF
tor In the profession In my earlier manhood,
and subsequently, and for many years my part
ner In the practice OF the lawImy Intimate.
warm, confidential. personal friend-has leap
ed the prccipice and passed over the river OF
iife. and Is amongst Us no more. But it was
the act or God. and His viii be done. feel
very lonely. but hope and believe TINT my In.
structor partner. brother and friend is preserv.
ed and saved In peaceful and blessed imnior-
born In is26. In tho state OF North Carolina.
and died ut Albany, in this State. on the 9th
he he was taken in his % Youth By Els Older brothers
To the State OF Indiana, whcre he received his
education and studied the profession OF law.
OF that State. In isS3 he came to the then Ter.
ritory of Oregon, and In about 1856 located nj
Snd Mssh 10 ,he er
tt To himself and growing .success up 20 the
time of his death. He was three times elected
OF Linn County. and was serving In that capac-
ity ut the time of his decease. In 1853 he be-
came my instructor and l his student In the
study Of the law, which continued I'll 1Shs when
was admitted to practices In the Courts. Inn
mediately upon such admission We formed "a
which continued up To- 1885, when we mutually
dissolved. a relationship of this kind. contin.
ued so long. general thing. will make
warm friends or bitter enemies; but We ever re-
matned warm friendS.
As a legislator, he could be trusted with the
interests of the public, for he was man who
would deliberate and act contionsiy. His pride
and ambition were to practice. as near as poss-
BILE, To perfection his chosen profession. Many
have been far less successful than he. As q
lawyer he was courteous and kinda safe coun.
scior and able advocate. He was ever mindful
Of his oath of Office. and obeycd the consfitu'
tion and laws of the country was true To his
clients and dealt fairly with the courts. As
man he was upright. honest. generous and just.
and rs private citizen was OF marked useful.
ness and highly valued. He was faithful
friend. q devoted and true husband. while his
great heart was full OF love 10 his children aud
to God.
Mr.. Helms eloquent and touching
remarks were followed by appropriate
and beautiful responses from Hon.
John Burnett, Ex-Governor Gibbs, As
sociate Justice b. +. F.Bonham and Chief
Justice Upton. In the course Of Judge
Bonham's feeling remarks he said that
Mr.. Cranor had often said to him that
the best guide o Christian man could
take for his conduct in this world was
to be found in,the following stanza from
Pope's universal prayer:
what conscience dictates TO be done.
Or warns me not to do.
This teach me more than hell to shun.
That more than heaven pursue"
The resolutions were ordered spread
upon the records and the Court ad-
journed to Tuesday in respect to the
memory of the distinguished dead.