Discourse Of The Life And Character Of The Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell
Hugh Blair Grigsby
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DISCOURSE.
DISCOURSE.
Gentleman of the Bar : When the sad event occurred which has drawn us together this morning, you met in your accustomed hall, and expressed the feelings which such an event might well inspire. You then adjourned to assist in performing the last solemn rites over the bier of your departed friend. Clad in mourning, you attended his remains from his residence to the steamer, and, embarking with them, transported them over the waters of that noble bay which our venerable friend had crossed so often,
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No. I.
No. I.
At a meeting of the members of the Norfolk Bar, held in the Court-room, May 7, 1860, on the motion of Tazewell Taylor, James R. Hubard was called to the Chair, and Chas. Sharp and John T. Francis appointed Secretaries. William W. Sharp offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: The members of the Bar of Norfolk, having learned that Littleton Waller Tazewell , Esq., died at his residence, in this city, yesterday morning, in the 86th year of his age, have assem
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No. II.
No. II.
Norfolk, June 29, 1860. Hugh B. Grigsby, Esq.: Sir: —On behalf of the Norfolk bar, the undersigned committee desire to express to you their thanks for the able and interesting discourse on the life and character of the late Littleton Waller Tazewell, Esq., delivered before the bar this morning, and request a copy thereof for publication. Expressing the hope that you will find it convenient and agreeable to comply with the request, We are, sir, with great respect, your ob't serv'ts, W.W. Sharp ,
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No. III.
No. III.
The sketch of Mr. Tazewell by Mr. Loyall appeared under the editorial head of the Norfolk Argus , on the 8th of May. It was written in haste, but it shows the impression which Mr. Tazewell made on that able and accomplished gentleman. None had a longer or a fairer view of Mr. Tazewell for forty-five years past than Mr. Loyall, and it was mainly owing to him that Mr. Tazewell was brought forward as a candidate for a seat in the Senate of the United States. [From the Norfolk Argus of May 8, 1860.
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No. IV.
No. IV.
Mr. Tazewell kept no copies of his letters to his friends, and I make the subjoined extracts, explanatory of his views respecting public office, wholly from those in my own possession. I may state here that when a commissioner was appointed to Kentucky, in 1823, Mr. Tazewell was consulted on the subject by some of his friends in the General Assembly, and he agreed to undertake the office; but when he heard that the friends of Benjamin Watkins Leigh, his warm personal friend, desired the appointm
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No. V.
No. V.
[From the Norfolk Argus , of May 8, 1860.] The funeral obsequies of Mr. Tazewell, yesterday, were solemn and impressive. An appropriate address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Rodman, of Christ church, and a large concourse of persons followed the remains from the family mansion on Granby street to the wharf, whence they were taken to the Eastern Shore for interment. Thus a very great man has passed away from our midst—a man who was long and justly honored for his profound learning; surpassed by few,
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No. VI.
No. VI.
1. A miniature of Mr. Tazewell before his marriage in 1802, by an unknown artist. It could not have been good at any period of his life. 2. The portrait by Thomson, taken in 1816, when he was about forty, which is a faithful likeness, and the most intellectual of all his portraits which I have seen. 3. A copy of the above, by Leonard, a pupil of Thomson. 4. A Crayon, by St. Mimin, taken in 1812, from which the engravings of Mr. Tazewell were taken. 5. A portrait by Theodore Kennedy, taken when M
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