PROCEEDINGS IN MEMORY
OF
THOMAS RUFFIN.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
AND THE BAR IN ATTENDANCE UPON TIIE SAME, AND ALSO
UPON THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WAKE COUNTY, IN REFERENCE
TO THE DEATH OF THOMAS RUFFIN, LATE A CHIEF-JUSTICE
OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Upon Monday, January 17, 1870, soon after the opening of the
Court, the death of Thomas Ruffin, late a Chief-Justice of the
Court, was announced; and it was suggested that the Bar in at¬
tendance upon the Court, and the Superior Court for Wake County,
now in session, would hold a meeting this afternoon in honor of his
memory; that his Honor Judge Watts, had consented to attend, and
that the Bar desired the Justices of the Supreme Court also to unite
with them.
The Members of the Court thereupon expressed their readiness
to join their brethren of the Bar at the meeting proposed; and 3
o’clock, and the room of the Court, were named as the hour and place
of assembling.
At 3 o’clock the Meeting was called to order: Present, Chief-
Justice Pearson, Justices Reade, Rodman, Dick and Settle, Judges
Watts and Cloud, Attorney-General Olds, Messrs. D. M. Barringer,
V. C. Barringer, W. H. Battle, R. H. Battle, Jr., W. H. Bagley, J.
B. Batchelor, Thomas Bragg,
С.
M. Busbee, W. P. Bynum, F. H.
Busbee, W. R. Cox, ,T. H. Etheridge, D. G. Fowlc, E. G. Haywood,
Johnston Jones, R. W. Lassiter, A. M. Lewis, A. S. Merrimon, W.
A. Moore, W. S. Mason, W. G. Moriscy, S. F. Phillips, S. H. Rogers,
George II. Snow and George V. Strong.
Upon motion, Chief-Justice Pearson was called to the Chair, and
Mr. Phillips was appointed Secretary.
Upon motion of Mr. W. II. Battle, a committee of five was raised
to report resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the Meeting in
reference to the death of Thomas Ruffin.
The Chairman appointed, as members of this committee, Mr. W.
II. Battle, Mr. Justice Reade, Mr. Bragg, Judge Watts and Mr.
Merrimon.
After retirement and deliberation, the committee, through Mr.
Battle, reported the following resolutions:
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