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NEW YORK BAR ON THE DEATH OF JAY. 517
appointed this morning, reported the following Preamble
and Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
The Committee respectfully report:
That the recent decease of the late venerable JOHN
JAY is the cause of deep grief, and the present engrossing
subject of private and public feeling.
John Jay was a native of our State ; and a member of this
Bar. The events of the American Revolution called him
early into public life. His inherent love of political and
virtuous liberty made him an early and active agent in laying the foundations of this nation, of which he soon became
one of the brightest, and continued one of its fairest pillars.
In 1777 he was appointed the first Chief Justice of this
State, under the Constitution which he had eminently contributed to frame, and most of which was drafted by his
pen. He was a member of the first Congress of the United
States, and bore a conspicuous part in all its important duties,
and presided for some time over the deliberations of that
body. The exigencies of this nation required and commanded his great talents, discretion, firmness and skill, in
various interesting and important duties during the Revolutionary struggle. At times as Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety he secured the domestic tranquillity,
and at other times he was employed in important foreign
missions and diplomatic trusts. He bore a prominent part
in the negotiations for our Independence as a nation, and
the ultimate treaty of peace. He continued to represent
his country at foreign Courts for a number of years. He
was, shortly after his return, called to preside as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, which place
he afterwards left to accept the Executive Chair of the
State of New York. When he had performed that last and
highest duty to his native State, he declined all further judicial or political employment, and retired to the calm shade
of domestic retreat, where the evening of his days was spent
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000544 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | NEW YORK BAR ON THE DEATH OF JAY. 517 appointed this morning, reported the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. The Committee respectfully report: That the recent decease of the late venerable JOHN JAY is the cause of deep grief, and the present engrossing subject of private and public feeling. John Jay was a native of our State ; and a member of this Bar. The events of the American Revolution called him early into public life. His inherent love of political and virtuous liberty made him an early and active agent in laying the foundations of this nation, of which he soon became one of the brightest, and continued one of its fairest pillars. In 1777 he was appointed the first Chief Justice of this State, under the Constitution which he had eminently contributed to frame, and most of which was drafted by his pen. He was a member of the first Congress of the United States, and bore a conspicuous part in all its important duties, and presided for some time over the deliberations of that body. The exigencies of this nation required and commanded his great talents, discretion, firmness and skill, in various interesting and important duties during the Revolutionary struggle. At times as Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety he secured the domestic tranquillity, and at other times he was employed in important foreign missions and diplomatic trusts. He bore a prominent part in the negotiations for our Independence as a nation, and the ultimate treaty of peace. He continued to represent his country at foreign Courts for a number of years. He was, shortly after his return, called to preside as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, which place he afterwards left to accept the Executive Chair of the State of New York. When he had performed that last and highest duty to his native State, he declined all further judicial or political employment, and retired to the calm shade of domestic retreat, where the evening of his days was spent |
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