Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
Bar Meeting in Regard to
the Death of A. O.
Battle.

Battle.
At meeting Of the Fayette
vile Bar, held on the 9Th day OF
November, 1878. for the purpose
of concentrating the death OF
Alien o. Battle, Esq, the follow.
ing proceeding were had, to.wit:
Col. j. II. Holman was elected
Chairman of the meeting, and r.
L. Bright Secretary thereof. On
motion of Col. N. j. George a
committee, consisting of N. j.
George, Jas. Ii. Burnam, J. D.
Tilllnan and S w. Carmack, was
appointed to draft and report ap-
propriate resolutions in regard to
the death OF the said A. 0. Bat.
tie, deceased. whereupnn. on the
9th day of November, 1878. said
committee submitted the follow.
ing report
Preamble and resolutions pre-.
sented by the undersigned com
mittee TO the Fayetteville Bar up.
on the occasion Of the death of
Allen o. Battle, E<q
The death of ALLEN O BATTLE,
late loved and honored member
nf our Bar, is an event which We
feel appeals to US FIR some express
sion, however mad, quate, OF our
regret, respect and regard = some
memorial of our appreciation of
one SO worthy, 30 talented snd so
promising
lie was born in The county Of
Davidson. State Of Tennessee, ON
the 22nd OF March, ;848, and
consequently arris ed at years Of
adolescence at that unfortunate
period of our eountry's history
which depri,ed 80 many young
men Of the opportunities of a lib
eral education, and which be him
self otherwise would have en-.
joyed This misfortune, howev.
er, did not prevent him from &C.
quiring thorough knowledge of
MS own, and a competent knowl-
edge of the Latin language, to
gether with a mastery Of Maihe-
mates that might be envied ly
far more pretentious scholars.
Thus equipped for the pursuit
Of the profession which he hid
chosen to follow, be commenced
the study If the law at the Law
Sch, oil of Cumberland Universe
ty at Lebanon, Tennessee, in
February, 1870. From the first
day Of his entrance he took a p,.
sition among the foremost, if he
was not the very foremost of his
class, position what he steadily
maintained until he was gradua
ted in July, 1871. Had the
method of selecting Valedictoii-
an been such as usually prevails
in schools and Colleges. the voice
of his classmates would have uE-
doubtedly bestowed upon him
that, the highest homo. OF their
class. He was admitted to our
Bar and began his professional
career at the November term,
1871, of the Circuit Court of Lin
coin county. From that time IN.
til he was stricken by the dread
disease which removed him from
our midst, his department. and
bearing were such as to win the
confidence, respect and esteem of
his professional bl ethren-conli
dence in his sterling honesty ana
answering integrity; respect for
his legal attainmen's and sound
judgment; esteem for his manly,
straightforward character an d
his so,isl, genial nature. We can
truly say of him that he was
without guile and free from envy,
deligh,ing in and admiring the
Efforts aud arguments Of his pre-.
f,ssional brethren, giving honest
praise without stint where be
thought it deserved, but bestowing
battery upon none, not even up
On himself. His mind, though
active and quick, was capable Of
l,ng continued effort. lie was at
all times master Of his faculties,
and c,ulj easily concentrate his
thoughts upon any given SUI jet.
His ideas might be erroneous, but
they were never confused--his
thought was always clear, and be
was able to express it in a clear,
concise, often furcible language.
Ju!ging from the success that
had already crowned his Efforts,
and considering his character,
manners, mental vigor and attain
ments, we are forced to conclude
thatin q lew short years, be would
have occupied place in the front
rank Of our profession, and would
have qualified himself to fill with
honor any position to which be
might have been called, "for be
was not loiterer about The porch,
but one who would have followed
the footsteps which led about the
foundations OF the edifce and in.
to those recesses where ancient
learning sheds the pure and glad
some light Of Jurisprudence" We
therefore, with true feeling and