Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-26
REAARKs pY T, p. MAaRATH, ESQ.

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The sudden shock which this community has received,
by the sad tilings of tho uptimely death of Mr..
sPAsS, fls with especial sadness upon his brethren
of the RaF Of EdgsHsld. 4assd scarcely say that to
mo it is peculiarly affecting But little while ago,
he was amongst US in the Ygour of hsulth and buoy
ancy of hopo and to-day be lies buried in the land
of the stranger aar am his kindred and his friends
Sad md solemn indeed is the lesson taught US by bis
decs9ss aRA its neral neral II net wanting In aalptafy
warning to those Of his brethren, whom he has per
haps proceeded only by few years.
Intimate professional intercourse enables me to
speak undcrstandngy of the character Of the dccoaae
and trust to do justice to bis memory. His mind
was logical and acutn-lnorc fond of principles than
facts, sF Aetails Hs Investigations wtheAt s4tsnd-
ing oyor wiap nfea were accurate. Whatever he
seriously undertook was done thoroughly and vigor-
ously, and we'll comprehendsd. His hoart was warm,
and joyous, exhibiting ut times the eIuberance Of
puFpspeRt yoRh, Tn his friendships As wa, faithful
anl trup apd attached to his psrslp large circle of
warm admiripg friends. Hi, perceptions were deli
cato and keen whom uncouded, and Ills feelings
| sitiyo and appreciatlve. In the discharge Of his
professional duties he realous, and fearless, and
the poor and the oppressed always found him ready
to espousc their cause, and ardent in tho advocacy
Of their rights.
Iqpromsed at the commencement Of his legal
career to taks Rfepa Pps!tpn at the Par aud only
wanted persistence in tho study 9f and asroten to
the law, to have obtained its brightest honqrs. But
ere the springtns af lifs had Fipened into summer,
his sRirit passed from aRr midst, aRa tho sad duty
nav reRsins ta paF this lat tribute to his memory,
lie has been summoned to stsad bis anal G4amin4-
ton before the tribunal of stern, but just judge
but may We not indulge the hope, that the judgment
which may be passed upon his llo, will be justice
tempered with mercy.
REMARKS OF JOSEPH ABNEY, ESQ.
Nh. CHAIRMAN: also must be permitted to es-
press ny regrets at the untmey fall Of our brother
Henry r. srASN, aud mingle my sorrows with thOse
of his afflicted family, his many friends and his
dent admirers all the District Itis especially
my duty to say word on this solemn occasion, since
the deceased and myself for year before his DEATH
had been the nearest neighbOrs, and had cultivated
between each other the closest relations Of friend.
ship. We had become much more allied in feeling,
ana eoahaeniill in cur communications, one to the
ether tLan ever before POI IIa SsSer Posn nnsp
together anterior to he Persi referred to. He Wa7
older than /, by several years had family and nat
urslly sought more msturei sS1ociatea than myself
Indoed commenced NY career, after hO Ind already
established for himself reputation for learning,
talent and slOquenes. BESIDES, In early cuntsss
at the Dsr and in the arena Of politicl, from our
puro msconceplion of each others character we had
one or two slight interruptions of genial inter
course All our discord though had been allaycd for
years, and it never did reach point that rendered
US enemies, or actually hostile to oach other.
Born in the same section Of the District, VIC had
met oaeh other onS6, jEst after he completed his
studies in Georgia College, and in law, while was
yet oaching school in order to procure for myself the
means of obtaining little learning. We then be-
came acquainted, but subsequently met very seldom
for about ten years. In the meantime, had finished
my course and had likcwise become lawyer. 1t
was tho fortune of both of too to enjoy the friend
ship of Chancellor WARuLAw, tho embodiment Of
moro learning, and high legal attachments than
Edge6cld ever before possessed And, notwithstand-
ing all our dcmers be admitted into the closest
terms Of intimacy with himself, became our monitor
and good Griepd sn4 atood to u.s. In "loco parenii.'
From him was first induced to form o right appro-
citation Of the sequirementS, aud Of tho mind aal
heart of bIm whose death VIC have met to commemo.
rats although hO had thou not yet begun to devote
his energies and fertile powers fully the profession
of which he afterwards became distinguished orna-
mont
His first efforts for advancement and In llfs
wore directed In different channel, unsuited to his
Emo intellect his superior ondowments, and his high
aspiration, and proved totally disastrous. He thus
lost his whole estate, and was early surrounded by
Tho shadows of advorsity.
But from the promptings of his own nature, and in
accordance with the wishes and advice of numerous
md devoted relatives and acquaintances, he then
urned bis whole attention to the law, which though
igs0a9 mistress, has eyer proved most liberal and
'suntsous to hsr ssnpips 4iYoteps; 4 bright track
zas opened for him at onos, and be trod it with the
mighty elasticity Of good champion, and honors
md distinction crowned his CIOrtions. In the case
# tho State "rerau," Warren, md in the Freeman
viii case, and in many Others be exhibited lofty
md masterly specimens Of legal eloquence and acu-
nay venture to say, ms havo ever heard from any
ounsel or advocate In this State Tho Impressions
f those speeches, will romain deeply ongravon upon
be hearts Of citizens when tho tongue that gave