The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15


 associated with him there is inexpress- has forever passed m 1 o from our rhIr midst e Those who had but slight acquaintance win him saw In him masterful in- tsilect, ,,I an mn, nn,ben.ding will pewer. and we're thrown in close contact with him recognized not only these characteris- ties of greatness but also innumerable :o mae esass o se sssns hs suT 9f % whn sbas aa to make character. In his personal relations with others he was one of the most considerate of men. Strong victions. he never beiittled the views and respect for the feelings and opin- tSrswn 9ns of those with whom ,ra, he hs character. and large factor in mak- ing and maintaining the cordial reia tions which existed between him and his ss srSss ses San Se disposition of which have been speaking was ms sincerity and freedom from all osten- ts.ien a and love of show fr frens. ns and fnatlSs in tSs discharss Mch s of the important du ties of the high ofsice he fIiled, he vas always the same genuine man. evidence 'aE s s%nlsdas oi of and habit which endeared him to ms friends. We who knew him well glad, lv bear witness to his considefat.s I. ra na depcrfment. his loyalty. to his friends and to duty. and to his nnswerving honesty and Integrity most 'i iastins wdns gm monument. S Here he la bored stcadfastly and continuously. bringing to his task the great nina with which natsre ana had "a aenv tse and to do justice in the administration of the Jurisprudence of our State. In mind. in temperament and in character cial position. and his record and ser vices as Judge of this. court prove him to have been worthy successor or as as Chief Justice of our Supreme Court,
 These inadequate words are but faint expression of the esteem in-wlch we, held Judge Mcclellan as a man anu as AdSress of Mir. walker.
 W. R. Walker of Athens was present for the bar of Limestone County. lie spoke as follows:
 If the court please:-Upon. occa- sions of this kind 1t is eminently meet the dead should be held and that such services should be- characterized oy appropriate remarks commemorative of the departed; since there should ',, sole ai. place a permanent record of what his fellows thought of him who was. so recently in the public eye; ana II IS be done in order that those who foi- low may have some high ideal towards thr reaching of which they may direc. their effects and also also ihss hsy iney Iaye bee that foe of us all their efforts and ac- ac compltshments will be recorded m their Ia5ors and as an incentive to those who may come after them.
 The late Chief Justice of this aon- sdi orable Court. Thomas Nicholas McGlel- Alabama, on the 23rd day of February. 1858: he departed this life just ahter l the dawning of a new day on the lotn which he was travelling in search of health entered the city of New or laens. xY,,, rs,- nessee, a grammar school and was graduated in law at Cumberland Uni- versity at Lebanon; Tennessee ne Sssan m the the Seat of the county of his nativity. hay brother. the late Hon. Robert A. Mo
 "iIs "isat the year 1874 he was appointed Reeister in chancery for Limestone county; in 1880 he was elected to tce state Senate from the first Senatorial counties of Limestone and Lauderdale, his services in the State Senate gave him opportunity to display some or that ability which so distinguished him. ana in 1884 he was elected Attorney,Gen- erai of the State. was. reelected to that office in 1886 and In 1888; and on March 7th. 1s29. he was appointed an Associate Justice of this high court br. Governor Seay. the Legislature hay : ing by Act of February 1S.. of that wear, incrseased the number of Justices 1892 he was elected an Associate Jus tice Of this eoart for .,actsd tern 9n,of or Justice. and ia 1904 was reelected to the same position without opposition: Such. In brief, is the public career of the distinguished dead.
 His Exceptional Qualities.
 From the above brief sketch of the life of the deceased 1t will be easily and readily infererd that he was a man of more than ordinary, mental capacity and endowment; that he was man of integrity; a man of truth a man in whom the great body of the people and