Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-09-27

uiu - seek distinction, he woule
not -:lrink from responsibility o
keen in the background when dan
ger vas at the front.
i,z.st.sx ably he performed the du
{ and how conscientiously he dis
charged the responsibilities imposed
upon him as the representative oi
his district in the 3Sth and seth
Congress it is net necessary here tc
recall. 1t is, however, due to him
to say That throughout TIE try.
ing ordeals throug'. So h~ nad
to pass during that Ill period,
shsgreAt heart of ! -ajamin g Har.
ris never quailed; aud bis heroic
spirit never faltered in devotion to
the principles shich he believed
represented the cause of civil liber-
ty and constitutional government.
But, amid all the perils by which
he was surrounded, with an intre-
pidity of nature and cheerfulness
of courage, he moved steadily for.
ward in the pathway of duty, un-
awed by danger and uninfluenced
by any consideration, save those
which concerned the honor and the
welfare Of his country, lis State and
his constituency.
In later years, business misfor-
tunes overlook bim, and his last
days were not all calm and bright.
Clouds gathered over them Nand
shrouded them in shadow and dark
ness. Within those shadows he
stood, with the same uprightness of
character and courageous manhood
which signalized his days of pros
perity, until. when nearing his Goth
milestone, death brought him peace
and tranquility, aud changed for
him duty on earth and to his fell
low-man, to other and higher du-
ties in the realms which lie beyond
the grave.
To his countrymen he bequeathed
that priceless heritage-the exam
pie of a career honorable and use
full as private citizen, patriotic
and faithful as public servant; and
to his family, the rich patrimony of
an exemplary life and a stainless
name.
Resolutions Passed by the St. Mary's
County Bar:
TO the Honorable Judges of the
Circuit Court for st. Mary's
County
The undersigned, a committee
appointed by your Honorable Court
to draft resolutions of respect to
the memory of our late venerable
deceased brother, the Hon. Benja-
min GwiRn Harris, beg leave to
submit the following with a request
that they be entered on the minutes
of this Court and copy thereof sent
to the family OF the deceased :
In the busy harvest time of death,
in the year 1895, there was gather
ed into eternity no nobler spirit, no
higher intelligence, no fairer soul
than that of our venerable lament
ed friend and brother, Benjamin
Gwinn Harris.
And while We, his brothers of the
bar, have met to pay to his memo
ry, that honor to which it is enti-
tied on account of the high rank
he held in our profession. we
point with unbounded pride also to
the fact that his name throughout
this great country, in whose coun-
ellis he served with such high dis
tinction, candor and courage at a
time which "tried mems souls," :"
has been written high up in the
roll of distinguished statesmen.
Therefore, be IL Resolted, That
in the death of Mr.. Harris, this
bar has lost an able and accomplish
ed member, this country. states
man OF the purest patriotism, abil-
ity and worth, and this community,
frank and agreeable companion,
firm and steadfast friend.
Resolved, That although his life
thad fallen into the sere, the yell
low leaf. sometime before his death,
yet the brightness of his intellect
remained with him to the last and
his ripe experience and legal knowl-
edge which was ever cheerfully Civ
en- will be greatly missed by the
surviving members of this bar.
Resolved, That in his death VIC
are sadly reminded that the last
link in our profession but one, Col.
John +. Dent, which bound US to
the "long ago." has been severed
and we humbly pray that the re.
naming link may be so strengthen
ed that many long years of his use
fulness and knowledge, so necessary
in these days of 'bewildering cares,
may remain with rs to guide and
connect Us with the illustrious past.
Res0lced, That as testimonial
OF respect for the memory of ouI
deceased brother, Your Honors. the
officers of this court, and the mem
bers Of this bar wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That as a further mark
of respect for the memory of the
deceased, this court Immediately
ad journ after the conclusion of these
proceedings.