The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-11-19

2 Remarks of Hon. W. a. Champliu
E When the Chancerv Court of Han
cock county, on Wednesday, October p
had been opened, Mr.. Champlin aros
and said:
If your Honor please, as the oldes
member of this bar it becomes my pain
full duty 10 announce to You the death O
our friend and brother, who died at
o'clock last evening, viz: julius c
MONET.
Mr.. Monet came to this country from
France in 1918, being then IS wears o
age, and has resided here ever since. H,
was as old as our first Constitution, anC
grew old with our State, which he dearly
loved. He was "A remarkable man il
many respects. He acquired a perfec
knowledge of our language, studied sur
veying, and together with the late Elihu
Carver surveyed the Southern part of oui
State. He afterwards studied law under
Judge Pray, one of our most honored
Judges of the High Court As his clerk
or amanuensis he copied for the pres,
what is known as Pray's Code, which was
a remarkable book, though never adopted
by our Legislature. In 1886 he was
elected the Representative of Hancock
county which then embraced what Is now
Harrison county. He sat in the Legis.
lature with Prentiss, Guion and Binca-
man, who shed halo Of glory upon our
State by their talents, integrity and clo-
quence. He was several times reelected
Representative, and was remarkable for
| his usefulness in that body He was
Sheriff and Probate Judge of this coun-
ty, President of the Board of Police Su-
| pervisors, Justice of the Peace, and May
or of the city of Shieldsborough, in AL
! of which offices he gave general satisflc-
| ton to his constituents, and was remark
| able for his honesty and integrity. For
about forty years he was a member of
the bar and praticed in the southeastern
counties of Mississippi. He was remark
able for his strict attention to business.
and his knowledge Of the general prin-
ciples of our law and practice. A GOOD,
pleader, whose honesty commanded at all
times the respect of our courts and iuries.
For more than ten years he was my law
partner in this county, and DURING all
that time not a cross or angry word passed
between us. He was my friend, conf
dent and adviser. | loved and respected
him. But alas he is gone. Death is
the certain lot of all; and, Sir. we do not
know how soon we too shall die. Monet.
until recently, never joined the church.
but he believed and practiced upon the
principle
"That virtue when full matured and proved.
Inclined us up to God aud Heaven;
By law of sweet compulsion strong,
As gravitation to the larger orb,
The less attracts through matter's whole do
main,'
Before his death he united with the
church. thereby showing his appreciation
of our holy religion. and that salvation
prepared for us by the death and suffer
ing of our blessed Redeemer. and | trust
is now enjoying superlative bliss in those
mansions prepared for the good in Hea-
ven.
| move that your Honor appoint a
committee of three to draft suitable reso-
buttons and present them to this Court
tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, and
that this court do now adjourn to that
hour.
The Court then adjourned.
At meeting Of the bar and citizens
of Hancock county held at the court
house Of said county on the % day of
November, 1874, the object Of the meet
ing was stated to be to pay a customary
tribute to the memory of Julius G. Mo
net, an hOnored and prominent member
of the bar, and on motion of the Hon
r. Seal, prefaced bv a few appropriate
and eloquent remarks, his Honor c. c.
Chandler, was requested to act as chair
man.
On motion of Hon r. Seal. com
mittee was appointed bv the chair, con
sisting of Messrs G. Wood. !. y. Dea-
son, and Seal, of the bar, and Col. J. f.
II. Claiborne and Capt J. V. Toulme
Of the citizens, to prepare suitable reso-
buttons expressive of their sense of the
loss sustained both by the bar and com
munitv in the death of this worthy friend
and brother, and on motion his Honor,
G.. G.. Chandler was added to said com
mittee, who reported the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That in the death Of Hon.
Julius c. Monet, the bar has lost one Of
its ablest and most useful members, and
the community in which he lived most
upright useful and honored citizen.
Resolved, That in the various relations
of life, and in all the public stations he
was called upon to fill, our worthy broth
er deserved and received the cordial ap-
probation of all persons for the zeal. abil- .
itv and impartiality with which he dis f.
charged the various and responsible trusts
committed to him, and he has passed
away leaving no stain either upon his
public or private life.
Resolved. That we deeply sympathize
with his widow and family, and tender
them our heartfelt coincidence in their
bereavement, and that Col. J. F. II.
Claiborne be requested to present copy
Of these proceedings to the widow and
family Of the deceased.
Resolved, That the sea-coast and Jack
son papers be requested to publish these
proceedings, and that his Honor he re-
quested to cause a copy thereof to be
spread upon the minutes of the Court
as a memorial of our high regard TO the
distinguished merit of the deceased.
Resolved, That the Court do now adj
journ as tribute OF respect TO our de-
parted brother.
G.. WOOD,
r SEAL,
J. p. DEAsON,
]. F. II. claiborne,
!. V. TOULME,