The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-22
REDElL AND MOORE
WILL &c H0N0RE0 BY THE SONS or THE
REV0LU fi0S.
Portraits ConpIeted. and WiII be Presented II
the Supreme Court Of North Carolina
at its Next Term.

Among the foremost Revolutionary
patriots of North Carolina were James
Iredell and Alfred Moore. Iredell was
one of the most distinguished statesmen
of that period. Moore became an ac-
tive officer in the Continental Line. and
served with conspicuous courage in nu-
merous engagements. Both were law
yers of great force and distinction, and
each has had county named IN his
honor.
In 1870 President Washington APP
pointed Mr.. Iredell an Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court;
and, upon the death of Iredell. in 1T00,
Moore succeeded him on December 10,
by appointment of President Adams.
In 1907 Judge Iredell received three
electoral votes for President OF the
United States He was Il man &c mark;
and in letter to Judge 4 d. Murphy.
dated October 6, 1927. Chief Justice
Marshall ranks him rs onestf The most
considerable men ever produced in this
State
No one who has read it land every true
North Carolinian should read it, can
ever forget the tribute paid to Judge
Moore hy the Hon. Archibald u. Muir
ply in his great address ut the University
of North Carolina in 1927. Fortunate it
is for any one to have the pen Of such
a man as Murphy to place on record an
est mate of his 2rcltiteas .!ut cvca
more fortunate is Iredell in the extent
to which his life has been treated for q
biography in two volumes. by Griffith
J. McRae. is among the historical treas
ures of North Carolina.
At its annual meeting. on November
-. 1898 the North Carolina Society Of
the Sons of the Revolution passed a
resolution directing that oil portraits OF
these pAtriots and jursts be painted.
Mt the Society'S expense. for presenta-
Zen to the Supreme Court of North
Caroline Mrs Marshall Williams, of
Faison.. N Oh WAS engaged 90 execute
the work. which has just been completed.
being copied from original likenassps
The portraits are temporarily IN the
custody of Mr.. MarshNr Delaney
Haywood. of this city. who is secretary
Of the Sons Of the Revolution They
will greatly add to the well-earned repu-
tation of Mrs. Williams. whose fame
as an artist is rapidly spreading through
out North Carolina. The portrait Of Ire
dell represents remarkably handsome
man. with large brown eyes which al
most illuminate the canvas upon which
they are painted. His hair is powdered
after TIE fashion Of that day: and. bat
for the face beneath it. would Indicate
that he was more advanced in age than
was really the case, for he was only
in his forty-ninth year at the time of
his death. Moores portrait is OF
different type. He is smaller man,
with dark penetrating eyes, and a fore
head of abnormal height showing great
brain development. In the address here
tofore mentioned, Judge Murphy in de-
scrbing his personal appearance and
manner, says: Moore was II small
man, neat in his dress and graceful in
his manners; his voice was clear and
sonorors his perceptions quick, and his
Judgment almost intuitiye; his style was
chaste and his manner of speaking ami
mated"
In selecting a gentleman to formally
present the portraits OF IredelI and
Moore to the Supreme Court Of this
State, the Society of Sons OF the Rev5-
luton he's chosen Junius Davis, ESQ.,
Of Wilmington, one of its members. who
is an able lawyer and gifted speaker
The presentation will take place ut
some time during the next term OF our
Supreme Court, which will begin on the
18th Of February.