The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-10
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AT meeting of the Bar of Columbis
the following proceedings were had
Wright was called to the chair, and j
l.. Bullock appointed Secretary
WhefeupOn w. G.. Whitthorne in few
brief remarks called attention to tn
fact of the demise of Frank @. Dun
nington, an Attorney OF said Court, an
| that upon this day he was to be buried
and moved that the chairman of thi'
| meeting appoint a committee of siS
| TO prepare resolutions expressing the
feelings of the Bar in regard to their be-
reayoment, to be reported to future
! meeting of the Bar; and further, that the
chairman appoint six gentlemen of the
| Bar, who should accompany the re
mains of our deceased Brother as pail
! bearers. Which motion was adopted, and
| The chairman appointed the following
| named gentlemen tc act as pail bearers:
| MessrS. w. b. Gordon, E. q. Mcdowell,
j. I. Williamson, J. Lee Bullock, j. b..
Murphy and ]. B. Bond, and the fol
lowing named gentlemen as a commit
The on resolutions, to>wit: Messrs.
Whitthorne, Barnett, Myers, LOoney,
Gordon, and Wilkes, Thereupou it was
moved that His Honor be requested to
adiourn the Court for this day. Adopt
ed.
Aud upon Wednesday morning imme-
diately alter opening OF the Court, the
committee, through their chairman,
Gen. WhitthOrne, presented the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopt
ed:
WHEREAS. After a painful and lingering
illness, FRANK &. DUNNINGT0N, our friend
and associate, departed this life on the
morning of the 5th instant, then being IN
the 18th year of his age. Meeting IN view
of this dispensat on, we bow So bmlSSlVely
20 the Supreme Ruler over all, and with be-
coming resignation, recognize the christian
faith Of our brother, in repeating, as he
would eDjOin upon us, If living, that the
Divine Will should be accomplished, yet
we question not the wisdom of His DEGREES.
when we pause to regret that it hath pleased
Him to so afflict us, as to remove hence our
bi other in the very noon, as it hath so
seemed to us, of his usefulness TO his family,
his friends and his State. Nearly thirty
years ago, our friend came into our midst,
then q stranger, with no tie of blood or as
sociatiOn. a modest, impulSive, energetic
and prompt conduct, he made his way to
our counsels and our hearts, ana early, by
his superior intellect and industry, made
himself a favorite of the people. by whom he
was hOnOred in his Gelection as their Rep
resentative in the Legislature. The cor
RICHNESS of his principles, and the sound
ness of his Judgment, combined with the
strict integrity of his character, pointed
him out leader in his party-a position
readily yielded to him, by those who knew
him. And one OF the editors of the prin-
cipal organs of the Democratic party, as
then organized in Tennessee, lie soon made
manifest how very worthy he was of the pO-
SitiOn. From the time of his connection
with the press until his demise on Sunday
morning last, his name and reputation
ceased TO be local, and became the property
and pride OF the entire State. During the
civil war, he was one of the Commissioners
upon the part of Tennessee, to adjust and
settle the ACCOUNTS of the States with the
Confederate States, and early after the close
OF that struggle, ue resumed his connection
with the Press of Tennessee and aided with
his pen in the redemption OF its Govern
ment from the fanaticiSm which had dis
frtnchised a large majority of its citizens.
Retiring from active connection with the
press, he was subsequently appointed Clerk
OF the Supreme Court, which office he held
at the time of his death. AS vigorous
writer, as an industrious political laborer,
and as a clear, logical reaSOner, he was
without a superior in the press of TenneS-
see. Asa faithful friend and safe counsel |
Tor, his worth was hey Ond parallel, and as |
a public officer a model of justice and hdel- |
ity. Devoted to the people, he was the adj |
Vocate of their interests. Reared among |
them, he knew their honest, hearty attach |
mcntS to the forms of Government under |
which they lived, and being united with |
them in sympathy, he was an ardent sup |
porter and defender of the Constitution |
the ligament which bound and held tOgeth- |
er that form of Government: In fine, in all |
of the walks of life, and in all bis social re- |
tons, he was the true man-hOneSt and |
faithful 10 all of his trusts. So esteeminG our |
friend and associate, we deem IL due allke
to his memory and ourselves, that we |
should give expression to the sense of our
bereavement, and at the same time tender i
to his family our sympathy with them in
their great and irreparable loss. The kind,
Just and yet indulgent father and husband |
cannot be replaced, except in the love |
Of Him who is Father over us all. There
fore be it.
Resotred, That we, the members of the Bar
Of Column bia, Tennessee, do hereby request
the various courts of record in this county
be requested to cause to be spread this pre-
lmble and resolutions upon the Minutes of
heir respective courts, as testimonial of
our regard and esteem for FRANK c. Dun
SINGTON, an hOnOred counsellor and attOr-
ney OF said courts.
RcsoIre}, further, That copy of these pro-
c"edings be forwarded to the family o. our
deceased brother i'll token of our sympathy
with them in our bereavement, heaviest in
is at1liction to them, but yet sorely felt by
IL.
Rcsolred, further, That John V. Wright pre-
;ent copy of this proceedings to the
WOrShip fuI County Court of Maury county,
Tenn, l. N. Barnett to the Chancery Court
If said county; W. c. Whitthorne to the
trcuit Court of said county, and L. d.
Myers to the Criminal Court of said county.
with the view that the first resolutions may
De complied with.
On motion of r. NJ. Mckay, it was ordered |
hata copy of these proceedings be furnish
III TO the Journal and HERALD AND MAIL, |
With n request to publish the same, and
hat the Secretary furnish copy to the
amily of the deceased.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
J. L. BULLOCK, JNO. V. WRIGHT,
Secretary, Chairman.