Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-07
D +. W. brown
EulOgizes Judge Black at n Bar
Meeting in Pittsburg.

A bar meeting was held in Common
Pleas Courtroom No. ] 10 the city Of
Pittsburg Monday morning, August
20, to take appropriate action upon the
death ofgudge Jere s. Black. Judge
Ewing presided, and Chief Justice
Agnew, Judges Collier, Kirkpatrick
aud White were on the bench with
him, and judge I. w. Brown, of
Memphis, sat within the railing One of
the papers describes it as perhaps one
Of the most noted gatherings that has.
graced any Of the courtrooms for a
long time.
Many distinguished gentlemen Of
notable ability in the profession Of law
we're there, besides the lesser lights,
and some Of them loaned their elo-
quence in eulogizing one Of the great
est men that Pennsylvania hes ever
been proud to acknowledge as her
son."
When the Committee on Resolu
tons reported, Chief Justice Agnew
delivered an appropriate address pre-
pared for the occasion, and the Even
ing Chronicle Of that date says in its
report:
Judge Brown, of Tennessee, fol-.
lowed Judge Agnew in an off hand ad-
dress, eulogistic Of the distinguished
citizen, jurist and statesman, express
ing in the most cordial terms his sym
patty with his friends present in the
loss Of so great a man He felt it
would be- a privilege to plant the
Southern cypress alongside the willow
OF his Northern friends, that their
dropping branches might Irvine and
intertwine over the grave of him
whose identity with the constitutional
restoration gave him a plGce among
the greatest men known to the history
Of our nation. He was a man Of re.
markable attainments and culture,
which was not only known to his con
stituents, but had gained him a repu
tation throughout his nation. He
combined the elasticity Of a JuDius
with the vigor and energy Of an Amer
lean, aud his flow Of language, beauty
Of expression, depths of thought, and
retentiveness of mind, made him a
speaker and writer Of unusual power.
Judge Browns address was an
able effort, and impressed those who
heard it with the remark able charac-
teristics Of mind and person that dis
t~inguished Judge Jere Black so iaI
above his fellows.
1T. j. keenan,, Esq for many years
an intimate friend Of Judge Black.
spoke next.
He had been acquainted with Judge
Black for thirty Eve years, and could
not let this occasion pass without
some reference to him, His remarks
we're Of that character which could
only be made from intimate a%ssocia
ton with and knowledge OF Judge
Black, and abounded in interesting
and amusing incidents of his life, anc
anecdotes Illustrative Of his character
He closed a rather lengthy extern
poraBeous address, with the sugges
ton that the Committee on Resolu
tons open a correspondence with
Judge Porter, for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning a sketch from his pen Of tn,
life Of Judge Black, such as he hat
made Of the late John Banniste
/, Gibson, whom he had characterize,
, as the Jewel OF the State. Their
were two jewels The ether wa
Judge Jere S. Black. The Stat
would not, perhaps, produce agaiI
within a hundred years two such men
/. and il was proper that their memoir.
! should be msde to live after them,
' part Of the history OF their country.
"At the conclusion Of Mr. keenan,
address the minute read by Mr.. DOR,
was adopted unanimously, and tn
meeting adjourned
1t will be a satisfaction to many i
Tennessee to know that the bar OF tn
State was represented upon this occa
! sion by one Of its members capable
without notice or pr paration, Of pay
ling a suitable tribute to the memoir
. Of a man held in suoh high regard 70
, his mastery abilities aud s%terlin.
virtues as the late Jere S Black.