Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-23
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For the Register.

= YOUR anonymous correspondent II. il
your paper OF the 10Th. had 1.-THE haf
hood" 10 cunlrovert the statement IN hi:
I first communication, because did kn0u
> so much about The subject of 1t, ant
'from The belief that II. would know lult
or nothing himself, and that il he wrote
from tue information Of others, his inior
mant was most certainly mistaken In the
, principal fact, viz the rejection of lhe
Clock by the VcsTy; and | have 'tht
IhardihoOd' 10 re;lerate my denial, for
kaOw they nerer did, and il Mr.. r. d.
Shepherd was so informed be was MIS-
Informed; and any statement TO that effect
made to him was without the authority OF
the Veslry. ! was al that time, not only
Veslryman, but one Of the Wardens and
Secretary, and kept Tue papers and ac'
counts Of The Vesiry and have most OF
them still. Henry Shepherd, Isaac
Chaplin, A. R. Boteer and W. l.. Webb
only are alive of those who were The Yes
Try at that time, and if any Of them ex-
cept Henry Shepherd ever heard OF such
rejection, call upon them to Stale 1t.
The first point is, cGs the G0ck Slpen
10 the Church. To show that il was not.
-H. quotes from late letter from k. d.
Shepherd: Il gave the Clock to the CIiy
or Town Of Shepherdstown and not the
Church" can only say il MIR. Shep
herd has so written, he is simply misia-
ken and has certainly forgotten the IN
scripnon, fact however his friends here
are peleclly apprised of. | think from
my knowledge Of Mr.. r. D. Shepherd,
HAT when he is reminded Of II, he wnI
assuredly disapprove Of the claim now
put forward in behalf OF the TOwn,lor the
Clock itself bears an engraved inscription
put on bv the Clock maker in Boston. the
same as that upon the bell, which II is
admitted was given 10 the Church this
settles the question aud further dispute
upon this poln, can excite nothing but
laughter. II himself is probably very
young writer & unwllingIy proves thehrs'
point by his indiscreton in assallng The
second. He quotes from Mr.. X. d. SheP-
herds letter q would like to know the
date Of that letter and 10 see the one to
which it was an answer, so as TO Know
what sort Of a communication had been
made to him TO induce such an answer
IF they will not have it, send II out 10
my farm and | will put IL upon my Barn.
This certainly proves that the Clock was
given 10 the ChUrCh, or else how could
they refuse to have it. This unfortunate
quotation fully proves my position.
The second point is, the Clock having
been presented TO the Church, did the
Church refuse it, and The Town Council
in consequence receive and accept the Of
/ fer. Upon Mr.. r. d. Shepherds own
showing. if he is correctly quoted, IT the
Church had refused it, it was 10 60 upon
his barn. The Town Council so lar
from being the dOnee, was not even The
alternate donee, but Mr.. Shepherd 5 barn.
The putting up the Clock az The Church
proves It's reception by the Church. As
TO the error in the special name which the
Church bears, it is too frivolous TO be
noticed; no man will pretend that he has
any doubt about it, Nor would MIR,
Shepherd, if lie could avail himself OF any
such plea. Although unnecessary, re-
ferred 10 Mr.. epherd's subscription OF
SO, 900 10 the new Church for The pur-
pose Of showing in this connection that he
meant always in his donations the Fps
copal Church an ShepherdstOt0n. Bu
your correspondent H. in bis comments
has fallen into another gross error, Tor
which there is not The shadow OF founda-
ton, viz that his subscription to the
new Church "Was nth the cypress IN
derStmding, that IL acas to be on the
old SITE" There aCdS no such under'
standing or condition, proof can be sub
milled which is full, implicit and IN
improbable. However desrious Mr..
r. d. Shepherd was to have the new
Church OIL the old site, | was as much
averse to The change of location as he
could be, and in my efforts 10 prevent H.
would certainly have avalled myself OF
this supposed condition; if any such had
existed.
The certificates Of Henry Shepherd and
]. S. Sheeiz amount 10 nothing at all.
Henry Shepherds assisting in putting up
the Clock, and paying portion OF HE ex-
pense, did not au,horise him TO give II to
The Council. If in rendering that 0sSis'
lance lie did not act as the agent for It's
brother, it proves that it was put up en-
;irely by the Vestry, for Henry Shepherd
was not only member Of the Ves'ry bot
a member with myself and others OF the
hnildina committee. and has credit among