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Title: The life and times of C.G. Memminger
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Capers, Henry D. (Henry Dickson), 1835-1910
Subjects: Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888 Union Party (S.C.) Nullification (States' rights) States' rights (American politics)
Publisher: Richmond, Va. : Everett Waddey Co., publishers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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o Mr. Jervey. His in-tegrity as a man, and many manly virtues, had, by a morallaw of affinity, drawn these good men together in relationsthat had assumed the closest friendship. Mr. Memmingerwas not one of those whose confidence could be easily won,and was seldom mistaken in his estimate of character. Ashis respect for the revealed character of an individual grewhis friendship slowly, but certainly followed; the one pre-ceded the other as a cause goes before an effect. I can bestgive the reader an outline of the character of Mr. Jerveyby extracting from the proceedings of the Bar Associa<tion of Charleston, the address of Mr. Memminger, as re-ported in the Charleston Daily News, of September 15,1870,It is as follows : Colonel C. G. Memminger introduced the following preamble andresolutions, and spoke in the most glowing terms of Mr. Jervey. Hiswords were beautifully chosen, and showed that he keenly felt the lossof his friend and colleague of thirty years, during the whole of which
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RETURN TO PRIVATE LIFE. 383 time he had been intimately associated with him in all of the most try-ing relations of life, and had never once known him to use an unkind toneor word. Like a ripe shock of corn he has been gathered. It grieves me tolose so true a friend, yet I would not call him back for one moment.The eminent characteristic of this good man was purity. He honestlyused all the means God gave him to cultivate his intellect. Those whocome hereafter may point to his record and say, This is the man to im-itate. Another one of the ancient and most highly revered membersof our brotherhood has been taken from us, and we are here met to de-plore our loss and to record our estimate of his worth. William Jervey,who has moved among us for more than thirty-five years, the patternof professional excellence and the example of private virtue, has fin-ished his course, and was called to rest on Friday last, the 9th instant.The loss is ours, the gain is his. The influence and example of s

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