Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-01-12

At Meeting of the Stanton Bar at the Cont Hons,
in Staunton Friday the 9th January 1913, JomN H.
PEyroN called the Chair, and ERASMUS STRIFE
LING appointed Secretary.
Whereupon, HUGH w. SHEFFEy ESQ., arose and said ;:
MIR. Chairman: We have together upon am occa-
sion of the most mournful interest Our friend our
brother member, NEWTON NICHE, is no more The
places that knew him shall know him more forever
No more shall we behold his happy smile more shall,
we hear his cheerful voice; more shall we receive
his warm and cordial grasp Of wecome--no more for
euer!
1t is indeed fearful thing to die for these warm
aud moving bodies to lie in the cold, damp grave, and
feel no more the pulse of life beating in them. Yes il
is fearful thing for the old to dc-for the disappointed
the the desoate and the afflicted but for the
young the noble minded, the hopeful and the happy
for such friend was, be cut off in the S,rnc
time of hope, in the flush of happiness wither as the
grass and to die, is dark and awful doom.
But few weeks ago and NEWTON NICHE was in our
midst-busicd here in the scenes of active lifc-dcyo
ing The energies of his acute and vigorous mind to the
duties OF his profession and guided in all things by the
noblest instinct Of honor He left us with smics-with
bright hopes and joyous heart he left us soon to re-
tarn with his young bride. He married; and for
few short weeks blessed above the ordinary lot
mortals He went with his lovely wife to his fathers
residence in the county of Louisato the home of his
boyhood-was struck down and died. Death had been
there but few days before. The mother and the son
are together in the grave and the aged father the bro
TIERS and the sisters bowed in sorrow to the earth
But who shall tell the sacred the unspoken anguish
me wIie-the wife OF a few days, so young and but a
short time ago, SO full of hope and happy ard
widow blighted, dcsolatc, and far away from her IA
theirs house, in land of comparative strangersi In
scrutable indeed the ways of Cod and his judgments
past finding ont Yes, dark and fcarully mysterious
I nc IIS,,., &c A l.
darkness and of sorrow let US look upwards and we
will see that all is bright and happy still The Hcav-
ems open to the eye of faith and the there bched
Is cheerful not goomyis full Of joy and not sorrowuI
Our friend ripe for Heaven Long since had he set
ms affections on heavenly things He was an humble
sincere and true hearted follower of our blessed Re
ueemef. In his last moments, am told, he was peace
u' happy and resigned death had for him no sting the
grave no bitterness He sank his rest as calmly as an
infant TO ITS slumbcrs Let then weep for him
'ict us not sorrow those without hope"
10 US, Mr. Chairman, is left the lesson and the warn
ing Sucn events as this should make us trenble and
prepare We too must die. We also are but shadows
pursuing shadows; and too must soon pass away
like the cloud shade ON the lake. and leave no trace be-
hind u.s. Life is but rapid progress dcath-and that
100 along the very edge of prccipce which any
moment we may fall Let us then watch and be ready
For IN such an hour as we think not the Son of Mar
comcth." God grant that we like our departed friend
may die the death Of the righteous and that our las
end may be like his" With these remarks submit the
! following resolutions:
Rcsolced, That we have heard with deep and heart
felt Of the death of friend and brother mem
Der, NEWTON NICHE, Esq.
Resolred That while bow in submission this dark
and mysterious dispcnsation of Almghty God, bu
feel ourselves shroudcd in gloom the death Of rcnt
whose quick and vigorous intellect commanded re
spcc and admirationwhosh social qualities and warn
hearted sympathy with every thing noble and good
and whose sincere and manly picty as Gan Episu'
known and read of all men"
Resolved, That we do unfcigncdly with thos
who MOURN with the venerable father, the afflicted bro
theirs and sisters, and more than all with the young
heart stricken wife.
hesofeed, That will wear the usual badge Q
mourning IN token Of respectful and affcctionat
memory OF the dead of our sympathy with the sor
rows of the surviving
hesoced That the proceedings of this meeting be pub
iiShed IN the Staunton Spectator and Richmond his
and that the Secretary be requested to transmit copc
oil HE same 10 the father and wife Of deceased rent
winch motion being seconded by John u. Baldwin
Esq Che saId resolutions were unanimously adoptcd
:, JNO. III. PEYTON, Chair'n.
ERASMUS STRInLrNe, Scc'ry.
DIED, on the Sd inst, Col. SAMUEL BAR., OF tn,