The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-01-18
PRESENTATION OF A GOLD WATCH
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attended in q long while was the watch
presentation, on Tuesday evening last,
at the residence Of Mr. 9. f.. Shefer'
Asscssorso tho 18th District. The
Assistant Assessors Of the District who
have fbcen associated with him for
several years in tho difficult work Of
assessing the Internal Revenue, came
together and presented him a fine
American gold watch. A large num-
Der Of Mr.. Sh@ffcr's friends from this
city wero present, and allagreed that
the whole affair, especially the presen-
tation aud the supper, was exceedingly
handsome and agreeable.
r. Doughcrty, Esq, Of Pike county
in presenting the watch, said: .'',Il
CHARLES +. SHEFFER, tel.
Assessor 18th Dist. o.
= SIR; We who have been associated
byou, officially as your Assistants,
in consideration Of the uniform kind
ness and gentlemanly bearing. mani
tested toward us, by you, hereby ask
the privilege of presenting you COM
plimentary testimonial as a token Of
our appreciation Of your abilities as an
officer and. your intercodrse.with us as
a gentleman.
For over three years you have been
associated as an officer in the revenue
department, with several of the mem
bers here tonight, and all unite in
saying, that while you have required
strict compliance with tho laws, gov
erning the department in which you
act as an officer, thatrequirement has
been demanded with that kindness and
courtesy which always characterizes
| gentleman. we .ris...r, ..}e 4oaeD-
| We fatter ourselves tLat there is no
district in the State, wberc therevenue
laws have been more fully complied,
with where fewer decisions have been
reversed, where greater satisfaction has
been rendered at tho chief dep lrtment,
or whore better feeling exists between
the people and the Assessors, than in
j the 18th Assessment District over
which you have the honor TO preside
as Chief Assessor. AS your Assistants,
we lay claim to none. of the honor; we
have merely followed your instruc-
tions and decisions, but, to you, sir,
| the honor belongs, as consequence of
your willingness 10 hear, your readi-
ness to meet, your industry to investi.
4 gate, and the satisfactory and impartial
decisions rendered by you, upon every
question presented for your delibera-
ton. Sir, perhaps it may be true that
81 you have enemies, that there are those
that have tried to displace you; the
reason Of this opposition we know not,
neither do we stop to enquire; for this
is common occurrence, something to
be looked for; it forms a part Of the
history of every public man. Our
martyred President had enemies, Andy
Johnson has enemies, our Senators and
Representatives in Congress have their
enemies; then, sir, why should you
form an exception? Time will bring
all things right, and if you continue in
the future, as you have in the past,
until The necessities Of your Office ex-
list no longer, the war debt paid, the
Government resuming its old land
: marks, all will unite in saying ofyou,
as it has been said of others. "you
knew your duty, and you did it well"
Then, sir, accept this watch and
chain as an expression in part, of the
feeling that exists between you and
your subordinate officers. Insignif-
cant as the gift may appear, in days
and years to come, if life be spared, it
will serve as q remembrancer of those
who acted as your assistants, in pcr'
forming the onerous and laborious du-
ties of your Office, as well as memento
of the high estimation in which you
were held by them. ,-. s1t ta
Mr.. Sh@ffer responded as follows:
GENTLEMEN:-This is an incident,
which to me, is fraught with proud
qualification.
There are moments when the emo
tions, as they well up from the heart;
battle the efforts of the tongue.
Thus, am l impressed tonight, as l
essay to express to you, my high ap.
probation of your respect and esteem,
so signally manifested, by the presen-
tation of this elegant watch. 1t is the
more gratefully received, coming as it
does, from you, gentlemen, who have
been associated with me for the past
three years in tho arduous duties OF
tho Internal Revenue Department.
: And it is the more deeply gratifying
from The fact, that our intimate bust
ness relations have but served to in
spirc sentiments of mutual personal re-
gard. f2 2r~ sff.
But, as commendatory testimonial
from you, l doubly value, and shall
ever cherish this splendid tribute
And while its busy hands continue to
mark the lapse Of timo for me- per-
chance, far into the future, memory
shall glow more brightly as she recalls
this night.
! We, my friends are watches, placed
on the ramparts of the Government,
our hands, to mark even the shortest
measure of her prosperity, thus filling
the replenishing veins flowing into the
great heart of this Government; and
by this means, during the perils of the
war, through which she has just past,
was her vitality sustained. -
Now, the gloom Of strife has ceased +,