Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-20
JAMES TAYLOR JONES,
Type of Southern Citizen, Civilian, Soldier, Scholar and Jurist,
 Gone to Rest
To the Age-He raid:

To the Age-He raid:
 The death of James Taylor Jones, judge of the First circuit, was the termination of life epnobing 10 Alabama, and closed the active example of career profitable to be rememb bered by her young men of energy and high purpose. It was a life, smooth in consistent aim, oftentimes rude and always laborious in pursuit of aim. It was a life essentially typical of conditions ruling in Alabama for more than forty years past. Few mems lives more ac- curately and roundly illustrate those con- ditions in their fulne of security and resolution at once.
 Judge Jones came to Alabama when an infant from Virginia, where he was born, in the vicinity of Petersburg perhaps, with his father, Richard Jones, who became a large cotton planter and slave master, of course, in Marengo county.
 He was graduated at Princeton about 1850, and thence took a course of law at the University of Virginia. He was mild hammered young man, free of all VICES, always we'll dressed and self poised, indi- eating high courage and profound self respect. The writer was lad at school at Dayton, near Mr. Jones' home, when the use of the school room was obtained for stump tpsech from MT. Percy Walker, then Q memb of congress fl on Mo bile. Walker spoke for the democracy. Jones was then a very young man, just back from college. Walker completed one of his very elaborate speeches in his most dignified, solemn and learned style, when, to the astonishment of the large audience of plant rs MT. Jones sprang upon the stand aud poured out vehement fnyettive in defense of the whigs, or "know 4bthings," as they were then called, agaikst Walkers arraignment. He m pafty 1s.' nev ~ay hs psc. sH the heart
 MT. Jones 7as lawyer at Demopolis when the wal bi oke out. He was among the first voluA Ateers. He was elected captain Of GonPany believe, in the t celebrated ha saG but unexpectedly and unsought by himself. on application of Hon. r. s. Lyon, he was taken out of the trenches at Petersburg in the winter of 1864 65, and assigned to duty in the ware office at Richmond. He was then menaced with the pulmonary disease of which he died the other day, but he was not the man to shirk a possible duty of greater importance to accept one Of less re- sponsiblity by consideration of gain or convenience to himself.
 MT. Jones became bold and relentless opponent of the reconstruction measures in Alabama. At one time or another in the several years of this protracted contest he was state senator, member of the con- stitutional convention of 1875, and counted out candidate for congress. After the state, government was restored he was several times in succession chosen to con- gress.
 At the Inst election for such offices Mr. Jones was chosen judge of the First circuit. His disease had then enfeebled him, and he was not in physical condition to do hard work.
 Judge Jones' tastes were emiuently do- nestle. He was an omniverous reader, a clear critic and lover of the fame of great men. Few of our lawyers were a match to him in the field of constitutional history and the principles of constitutional law. He was broad and liberal.
 The writer has heard him dwell with the enth usIasm of boy upon the scenes In the eeuate which he had witnessed when Cal houn or Clay or Webster spoke. He had heard all the most famous orators of his youth or manhood and had heard them critically judged by his own ideal. 'None were a match to William L. Yancey," he was wont to insist.
 Judge Jones was twics married and each time 10 young lady of Dsmopolis. His first wife was Miss Ada Byron, daughter of Dr. Alfred Vaushan; the second was Miss Virginia, daughter of pr. H. ". Reese. The latter wife survives him, and children from each marriage. MARENGO.--