American citizen., 1878-06-29
death ef Judge C. c. shact.cford.

Judge SHackltfOru, WHICH occurred
about noon on Saturday last, there
was called a meeting of the bar,
of wl,Sch he Fad fbr so many years
been Il member, .n respect to bis
memory. 1t was noticeable on that
occasion that tut one or two OF
those who, with the deceased, bad
heen among the fist to establish
themselves in the profession of law
in Canton, remained. Coming from
distant States, npmbers OF young
men of talent, energy and ambition,
had sought theiI fortune i'll the then
new and inviting region OF the
South.wes Their own energies
and talcnts formed, in the main,
the capital on which their prospects
for the future were founded, and
they entered boldly and zealously
upon their careers where their att
tainments 10 fortune and fame have
since attested their triEmphs over
all obstacles The names OF Pren>
tiss, and of Quitman, of Davis,
Sharkey, Claiborne, PoindeXter'
Yergel; Foote and hosts o. others
may be triumphantly pointed to
as shining examples of the lustre
and honor achieved among those
who, about half century ago.
came from tue older and more set
tied States to cast their lot Ill that
whose banks are laved by the wa
tiers of the monarch stream.
A coterie of these settled III the
fair anI promising county of Maids
son, in which, alter one or two
changes, the site of the town OF
Canton was finally selected as the
county seat. Here, then, was form
ed the bar of which thS Calhaons.
the Aaneys, the Hills, Garrett,
the Shacklefords, Tupper,
Rollins, Mumford Jones. Singleton,
Frank Smith, Giles Henry, Luckett7
and others were members. They
all had to carve .lrir own destinies7
and, in nearly every instance, sue
cess mal ked their efforts.
The subject of this notice was
among the earliest of these pioneer
aw,ers. Endowed with a will and
force of character that de1ied the
drawbacks of ii slender purse and
/, feeble constitution, lie entered
upon the srofk of carving |
,ut his fortune. His efforts were |
blessed with marked success, and
% such extent had he prospered
hat, at the breaking out of the late
war between the States, lie had
from the more active
practice of his profession, and devo-
ed much of his time to his planting
interests. Here he found time to
levote his attention to general liter
Iture of whick he Was ever a devo-
&c, and acquired the great store OF
general reading and information
which rendered him Il most enter
aiming and agreeable companion,
which he e&2er was when NOT suffers
ng from the acute pains of the long 1
disease that finally terminated his
'arthly career.
Judge Shackleford was within a
ew years of having reached his
hree score and ten Nhen he died.
lie had lived to see the professional
,rothets Of his earlier years pass |
way, one after another, until but
ew survived him; aud tie sons OF !
hose who were his contemporaries
It IA former period were of the bar
that paid respect TO his
memory on Saturday evening,
Judge Shackiefords character
vas OF that decided order which |
no half way grounds. His
were unyielding, and
yhatever views lie held he main"
aimed to the last, openly, freely, |
lllpost defiantly- He would not
latter Neptune Tor his trident nor
love for his power to ttund, l..
9ne possessed of such salient fea-
ureS of character must always
ave his enemies as well as his
riends, and while the former may
'e bitter, the latter are III q proper
iOnate degree Jealous and ardent.
1e was no exception to the rule.
lis political cosvictiOns were not
to place him prominently
'efore the public as successful
eaoer, for honestly maio taining
he opinions he profeased, modera-
ing them neither through fear nor
aEor, he held with spartan firms
less to his faith, and never failed
o bare his breast to the storm OF
come from what source
t might. He was, as a fnancier
nd manager Of business, eminentIy
'ractical and successful.
Judge ShackLeford was Kens
uckian by birth, and III that State