The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-01-05
JUICE NASH.
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~ Y#afNlL 1UHGE Mash.
\ MI. Norwocd, III announcing ii the House Of Coins
mons the death Of the Hon. FHRDNRIcE NASH, made
tie following ohscrvations--we had not room for
them in our last issue.
Mn SPEAKER ;--lt becomes my sad Office
"a apnonnce /" this House the m0urnilll IN
teligencc &c The death of tho IIanorabic
Frederick Mash. the late venerable Chief
Justice Of Ninth Carolina. he expired vt
10 o'clock. "A. NJ, on the 4th inst. a. his
residence il Hillsborouyh. in the 7Tth year
of his aye.
Having but recently been restored to more
than the wonted health ii one 0f his advance
Ell years. alter proiracted indisp0sition. the
family and friends of Judge Nash cherished
the fond hope that his valued life might set
be spared for many years. But il was olh-
erwise ordained; u yiolent attack of pneu-
monia terminated III a lew days his earthly
career.
Frederick Nash was the son Of Abner Nash,
Governor Of the State in 1899, and nephew
Of Gen. Francis Nash, who fell MORALLY
wounded by cannon shot in the battle Of
Germantown.
lie WAS born in Newborn III 1881. He
represented The Borough Of Nrwbern in the
House IL Commons 10 1904 and 1905. In
1878 he was elected a Judge d the Svperior
Courts. which office he resigned ~ 1919. IL
1897 and 1898 he represented Hill-bar"ugh
in the House of cummons. In 1886 he was
again elected a Ju,lg. Of the Superior Courtsi
and in 1874 he was transferred 10 the Sn.
preme t'ourl Bench. which dignifed and i'm
poriant station he has since filed with credit
10 himself aud Satisfaction 10 the public.
A North taroIinian by birth. Judge Nash
devoted his long life to the interests u his
native state. in the various positions which
be occupied. And that life l"tms one Of The
most beautiful pages VI her history. and will
ever be iondly cherished b, her As rich le.
gacy.
.Endnwetl with superior intellect. Inherit
ing from his ancestry a heightened AMI lntiy
spirit, chaslened and subdued 10 bis prrsna
b, lie mild virtues IL religion. OF cultivated
mind, polished manner. and an ever present
polreness aud bene,o l.ncr. Judge Nash will
long BE- remembered n Il rare mude IL ex
relrnce IN all the relations u life; iro,n the
kind and ,on.idefatr master. T. the intrepid.
learned and el.qnent ai.ocaie. ami the dig.
n,iied AMI c1urlruu, Ghlel Jhsucr.
Tie recollection II him whom we molrn.
Mr.. Speaker. with all hi services aud ha
ennubllng attributes. is at ih,s moment loo
si,idiy present TO US. 10 make II necessary
for me further 10 encroach upon The proper
lunctlnns ni the Binsraphrr aud Historian.
Nor will ! ,alnls attempt to portray him
10 you a. he MAS knnyn aud lo,rd and re-.
sereJ, and may almost sav Mor.hipra. il
the iamily circle that lovely type oi heav
enly bliss.
hlesTed IL Heaven. and loved and hunored
BY man, his life was long, and bright. and
happy. And when The Impressive aid sub
lime closing scene came uppn him. under his
nwn ro.f. with the venerable companion 81
hl> days. his sons aud his daughters. his grand
children and great grand children. all bowed
20 weeping and sntfDw around his rsp,rtng
cuufh, the humble christian and venerable
patriarch couid lrnl, tell Them. that lie rould
inah back upon bis pasi life wlIhaui frmarse,
aud nrrt an opening iuturity with uniaiiing
trust; that he had humbls endr.snrrd 10
serve hrs Saviour in life. and he r@i,rd upnn
HIS ,urr prnlnise that he would not drsert
him ~ death. And then. with the cnmpo.
snte d onr passing from one apartment &c
his mansion II another. this goo,i aud graf
man passed the mysterious boundary which
separates time from eternity.
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