Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-05-07
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SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, VA, SATURDAY MORN

young writer and proves his first point by
assailing the second. lie
quotes from Mr.. K. d. SIS letter "lf
they will not have it send it out to my
Farm and | will put it up on my Barn"
now says Mr.. l.. this certainly proves
IT, at the Clock was given to the Church
or else how could they refuse to have ii,
now | have only this TO say, that I'll sub
mil this tremendous conclusion of MIR.
l.. no doubt the result Of tremendous men
lal effort, TO he verresl school hoy that
rambles in childish innocence along your
sIreels-aye 10 any one, who has two
ideas and can "put on the olher" and II
they will say that Mr.. LIS conclusion
proves anything, I'll give up the conlIo-
versy: ono, Mr.. l.. The Clock mag hare
been offered 10 the Church bit not giUen
TO ii aud there is vast difference be-
tween an Offer and gift.
Bu, does not this position Of Mr.. L. go
10 establish the fact, upon strong pre-
sumptve evidence at any rate, say the
least of it, that The Clock was not receiU.
ed, if i, was not rejected by The VeSlry;
and the strong presumption Il use the
term merely for The sake of the argumenH
that the Clock was not received by the
Vestry is really worse than if they had
have rejected the offer, for they eon!d have
treated Ihe, donor, and his kind offer with
none other than cold Indifference, by the
negligence on their part, 10 take any ac-
ton upon lhe subject whatever. Nor
does the fac! that Mr.. r. d. S. ordered
the Clock to his Farm TO be placed in his
Barn, after the delay or action of The Yes
try 10 whom il had been offered, al all
pro I'VE that it was not given 10 the C0un-
Gil Mr.. S. may have reconsdered the mat
ter, and we have The best evidence Of the
fac; tha, he did for he says he did ; and
that he gave The Clock TO the City or
Town of She pherdstown and not 10 the
Church, and does not Mr.. l.. perceive that
the course Of reasoning. which he is Pur
suing is with all his experience and acit
piling up presumtive if not positive evl.
dence that the C{JCk was not received by
the Church, but according TO Mr. K. ID.
S. s oxn showing belongs 10 the Town.
Again Mr.. l.. SAYS that ''the putting up
,he Clock in the Church proves It's reCep.
tun by the Church." IL this be all the
evidence Mr.. l.. hast 10 establish his the
right p( the Veslry to the Clock, futile in
deed will be all his efforts to sustain The
Church in that right, should the matter,as
he says il will, be lliigaleG. | again as.
serl without the fear of successful cOntrO-
dicliOn, that the mere position OF the
Clock in the Steeple, under the circum-
stances gave the Church no title to it what
ever, and | make this assertion regardless
Of the opinions of Mr.. l.. as a Lawyer, 10
The contrary, for the Council of the Town
has never drawn It's guardian care AMI pro.
eclion over the Clock from the time it
was given them, until within a few days
past, when by arbitrary means il was la
ken possession of by the Veslry and re-
moved to the New Church; this certainly
being the case; the fact that the Veslry
peIUllleu IIle OlUCh w ICAbdln III VIC SIeC-
pie vested in them, no right 10 it-or else
being their property why did they with
hold or refuse TO keep il running and n
repair al their own expense rather than
they are now doing that thing, and why
may not they have done SO for the last 5
or Is years ? No, Mr.. l.. you know and
none better than you, that the Church has
no right 10 that Clock, but that the sole
right 10 it is in the Town or its Council,
and just here permit me TO say that aside
from the respect YOU may have for the in
divdual members Of The Council and The
very amiabe manner you have of exhibit
ing Il; you are much mistaken in your
charge that they are the "loos' Of any
man or set of men, and that their nlet-
ference in this matter has been "offcioUs
or iniermeddling." No. sir, you know.
they are not men Of this stamp.
If the Clock be not their prop they
have indeed been stools OF The Veslry,
and have cut themselves, or the Town, to
the depth OF some $3.50 or S4O0. for the
safety snd good" Of The Town Clock.
That ch arge or lnsinuaiion falls harmless
at their feet. and they can smile al any ef-
fort TO do them injustice, in the lulness OF
their scorn. They are not TO be deferred;
"when knowing the right" from Pursu-
ing that tight; nor are they 10 be dictated
10 as 10 The manner they are TO pursue 1t,
no matter how "envisble" may be the
position they are TO occupy in the opinion
of Mr.. l.. who will pardon me am sure,
if remind him OF the old adage that cur
ses like young chickens always come
home to roosi. ! will not undertake the
easy task OF defending The Council from
the "puny shafts" which are hurled al