Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-28
FIR tn Enguir
4 TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY o.
n,hEE 4 SAMIIIS

friend to Judge s,mue.s, who knew h!m long and well,
desires 20 give 4 brief sketch Of his lie and eI.r'S'sf.
H. Wa born In Shenandoah couG;y Oh the ist February,
l>O5. and died January 9Th. 1859.
From II, eariy toyhood he Was remarkable tr hi, quiet.
orderly AMI studiou. habits, aud FOR his vtriGou, char"eirr.
III. father. Isaac Sainnvl.. died "hel MS son was very y'uis'
and the little pairiinony that he !nheruel not or'Hs sarl
cien, to give him the advantages o. a COLLEGIATE CORE '
education Wa, received AZ country schools and lhe "i'h'f'
ter Academy. But whatever he learned, was learned Tho
roughly. ac,in9. even in early lie, upon the laa>iG, tia;
lie. together with the late Judge reHnybacker, stuiie!
iv win his elder brother. Joseph H. sar"",l'' who
tncn resided at Petersburg. Va, and Wa, l!crnsvI % p!.c
lice h The latter par, Of l,:6; aul In January. i>.'. when
no, quite 81 year, old. settled 1t MooTefe!d, Hardy county,
To- follow hi, profession.
IL. rem.inei there until the year 1851. when he married
4 daughter Of the late Samuel Cocasan. Of Rockingham
corn;v. an. remoYcI to " Woodstock. Shenandoah county,
and entered into partnership with ls brother. Joseph
II. Samuel, who Is st.ll living, bu: has retired IRON
the profession. They were associated In prA lice Tor ahost
year, when their partnership was dissolved. ami u" con
;!nued to practice in the courts az the couh,ies 81 shenaG'
doah, Rockingham, Hardy, Page. ant Warren, unit! pccen'
her. i a.. when upon the death Ot Judge smith, H. Wa, r'rc'
ted Judge OF the tircu't ny a uHhh.!pu' ''te o' ''
lI,ure. he held this Office until 80, when he "a, elected
judge II the srp'ein" Court Of ArlsI'' ior ,e 'h'1" >gs,
tiou. by a consiJerab'e t"a.oTit' Of tn. popular VOC anu
con'inucd 3" di,'hars-th duties Of Til hSn office faithful
Is mil death released him.
and Usually enjoyed good health. aihouSh hr hif soW.
prernont.ons Of the disease which 10 ,GGdeHly took hira on,
lnI which he seems 10 have inhcr!te! from his iA'heI, WAC
liri Of the sam Gses,c. lie Ict b., home in woodstock On
Monday, the b! oi January, to be present a, the eonlneace'
ucnt 81 thu Court on the 9th. lie reached Richmond on the
,ih .ppar..;iy In good hral.l. aud retired early 20 H.
rooIn. Where he was attacked By ~apoplery
lie was alone in his room but Il servant. passing 10y.
heard an unusual noise. and entering hi, roen found I'm!
lying on hi. face upon the bed. IN a state .; unconscious
nr.s. Medical aid Yas called In. bu; In vain, lis hour had
conn. and he fingered ia his unconscious, state untI TIE
.ii. when he died. Instead of sitting IN the seat OF lGis'
,ncn,, h. VI. thus suddenly called 10 be Judged alta higher
tribunal
The writer o. iii. tribute TO his memory practiced 10
many II the same courts with him for u period Of twenty
three y-ars-ani for many years they Travelled the c.rcI.'
,ose:her-anIi during this long period hi' friend can truth.
fully ~ay Of him. that lie never Knew ham 70 waste 1Os -
hi, prcciou, kline, a. so NAM meinb' : 81 TIE bar are "'
unrcnnit;lng attention, hi cases were 'ieay> Wi pre-
pared. he was never taken hy surprise. When ac trst
came 90 the bar. his diailencc and n!oIcs;y were. hy the
unducerrinr. mistaken FOR want of Ip,ness tr H. rrgfrs'
,na Tor mauy yc.rs he had 4 large and lu.ra,i g practice,
I am! stood IN tae front RANK u his profession. III, Indi'
yiI,I attention was l-votcit 70 his profession. except daring
the term that h. ~as 4 representative 81 con:,"s- rom Tue
Shenandoah District. and whilst = member OF the !a'tC"b'
vcntl,n 20 reform the Cpn.,iiu'ipm.
iWt tho political arena VA not cnngenial 20 his tate, ati
habits, and although he was AIa"y- a decided Democrat 81
She State Rights rchoo!. and. Therefore, m 'irr'nIa' IN IN"
way to political advancement, he preferred me less e>c!,
tns AID more profitable. II rot niore honorable, "AIe'" o.,
his profession. Asa wise, pi'us Judge, he was e'Irc"H!
distinguished. His thorough knowledge Of lis profession,
liz great industry. and his extensive prsctice, euinendy
qualified him !or This office, The duties oil which ne I't,
formed promptly and satisfactorily. After he va elevate!
to the beach Of tie Court Of Arpeais. he was nrtE1!'i"I
IN his lahOr.-labor. which carried two Q! his distinguished
predecessors, Green and Carr. to sn untinely grave.
Instead Of writing long iiNr!sitio"- Oh 'he 'arlo'.' que
sel; to the points on which tie case really turned, and ~
pressed h, views in a, few words 4, were Necessary 20 pc
IN, .h..n clearly. Iii, integrity WI. never qu.,;!ouri.-
Iii. coi.ci-nriou-ncs-. industry and punctull!ty were such.
thai; whilst =; the bar or Oh the bench. lie never permitted
any obstacle. which could he overcome by human rfor; saf
perseverance,. TO prevent his attendance. Whilst BE- Wa 3
Circuit Cour, judge. and Immediately before the Hardy
Iuur:, there had been su unusually heavy fall q faIr IL 'hs
valleys. ami Of snow on the mountain. 30 that n. -trranrs
were very hi h and the -roH very deep 10 the mountains
which he bad 20 cross. But, ia acnanc. o. all ih,." uh>is
clcs, lie set gu; uTon h' journey, and ~ h.sdins %:
streams and by great abor IG fatigue reached N""rcheli,
~htrc h- found neither grand JGry. suitors nor ~i'n"-.',
IL. wife did many years -iDce. and he left four child ell
Surviving him. for whom lie provided a handsome ,cmpe-
i.nc. iy A, Industry and economy and skill In his proie.-
son.
III. succe., In life. and hi elevation to the higes' hVSo-,
in the line 81 his profession, show 10 the youth Of our coun-
iry. that Industry, perseverance,, -obricty AID integrity WI
a.wny, meet ,h-ir reward. aud afford an animi;iu. lncea.
tive To- the youuT Eien Of his profession to folio" ts : o.
example. W.