The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-10-20
The LnIe Chief Justice Peyton.

On the 18th inst, the committee appointed
by the bar meeting, on the preceding day,
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
Of the Mississippi Bar upon the recent
death of the venerable Chief Justice Peyton,
submitted the following report to the
Supreme Court:
At meeting of the members Of Missis-
| sippi Bar held in the Supreme Court room,
In jackson, on Oct. IL, 1876, the following
| preamble and resolutions were unanimously
| adopted:
Nature, in her course, has taken from US
another oil the lights of our profession.
Hon Ephraim q. Peyton, Sr., departed this
NE OIL the 9th day OF September, 1876. The
deceased has been member OF the legal
profession in Mississippi during almost
half century and has been well known
throughout the State. He has during that
time iilled high judicial offices and closed
his professional career in May last as the
honored Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court OF the State of Mississippi position
which he then resigned because of physical
liability for its duties, produced by the
disease of which he died. Amidst the vicis-
tubes of life, profession and station he did
his duty well he departed with the esteem
OF those who knew him and clothed with
the honors OF the State. The good that he
has done lives after him. The members of
The b AZ are prompted to express their an
probation OF him therefore,
RESOLVED, LIST, That this meeting express a
very high appreciation of Chief Justice
regions character as a man, a lawyer, ard
Judge, the promiLent points of which
We're strict integrity, intellectual capacity,
com0lned with very great professional
learning, industry, prompt aud untiring in
dlscharging the duties OF his profession or
Office, always aiming at truth and firm in
its defense as he understood it.
ReSotped, ri, That this high appreciation
extends to his social intercourse and iutlu-
ence. He leaves a family trained by his
hand to usefulness. The purpose of his life
was practical utility to the community in
which he lived and to the people of the
state in which he has resided; this to
very great extent he accomplished.
ReS0iued, 3D. That these traits, with his
dign!tied bearing as a gentleman and u
lawyer, have won for him the esteem of his
brothers IN the legal profession aud of his
associates and successors in judicial sta
ton.
RESOLVED, 4th, That the foregoing preamble
end these resolutions be presented to the
Supreme Court with a request that they be
OF record in said Court, and that the
Clerk OF the Court be requested to send
certified copy of them to Chief Justice Pey-
tons family.
ID. SHELTON,
Chairman of the Committee.
Hon. III. f. Simrall, Chiet-Justice, made !
the following response to the request of the
Committee, and it was ordered by the Court
hat the report Of the Committee, and the |
response OF the Chiet-JuStice, be spread up
IN the minutes, and a copy forwarded to the
amily of the deceased:
REMARKS OF CHIEF-JUsrIcE sIMRALL.
For the permanent preservation of the
ribute Of the bar, to the worth and public
ervices OF the late Chief Justice Peyton,
nd as testimony By the members OF the
>ourt of their high appreciation of his char
eter, personal and judicial, the resolutions
ust read will be placed on its records.
Judge Peyton, in his private aud official
elation, was, to notable degree, actuated
y honesty OF purpose, inhexible integrity,
nd an earnest devotion to truth and right.
he was conscientious man.
These traits OF character, in connection
nth the vast fundot le1rning which he had
cquired by constant and careful study, Pc
nliarly fitted him for the judicial office.
When he took his seat in this Court, he
as, perhaps. not generally known to the
roteSSiOn, his practice having been con-
ned, almost exclusively, TO the Courts Of
is district. 1t was on the Circuit ia early