The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-11
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Col. Ward W. a. old sstssns1 ft,ssd
= mans. vhisA slisih go - ~ -
~ 70 BIB nsnosy. i lsssa ~ -
wAose cs9nsaisy IL coavsIssd o. ~
sssaA q Ah cSasl aaA vntinsly ed.
I'D A u Ne opisioa tAaA Ne 1ssak
Of bat tsv Cd eit;usns, uedss ainilss
eisseasaaesA vesh havs - . -
1esa1 - soset cps ~ ~ g Aar.
sAall aad hassisoa sosaty. Col wasd
vas IL ~ city Of NassSall - s>aaA.
iag rslle II tAs early sslllsasna Al Hss.
sisea sssnAy, - idsa1iesa wv ~
hai)osss - II oar Asanlifsl 81 passs-
~ tpws. He wss 90 n ~ ~, W.
ssuala, thel Aas labossd hasd b uahs
Aarshall what u y. He has hsea
regarded - The nsssl Of inAslAaieabls
indsstsy ed perseverance, In pshlie
~ Col. WAsd wss shososghly iabaed
With the love OF constitutional liberty,
and was patriotic almost 10 Afauit S>srn
ase inAsxibls In what bis own juds-
nsnt taught hin 10 be right He ~
not oaly pats3oljc in theory, bsa biz
Zine. nsasy, nd talsr.s (which we're Of
10 osdiaasy cass) were dsvo&sdiy sab
jsstsd 10 his cosnsrys good. Bst few
nen Of his Ags in this cosnsy manifest
I'd Ne $500 sslf.sacriAsiAy dsvotisa u
he pgstsslisn Of or Ao11s 40 fail.
lies II tho late wss - did Col Ward
eds vAih many wsre flying before the
enemy and many more preparing 10 hy,
BY duo hasse 10 packing up their eools
snd chattles, Col. Wall and Judge
Lane, who had ~ much 10 lcse ~ any
one, promptly stouldsred their rihes
and repaired to tho front Of our array
end Reported TO the connanding OIL ser
in the front rank, notwithstanding they
were both exempt from military duty by
old axs and oiAcial station. when Gen
hasks aad his array Threatened u
iavads this part VI Texas. Tho writer
was shsss aad saw shsss IN the xs,Mnd
between Pheasant Hill and Alex andria,
clad IN hsli armor and eager for the
fray. Who else, similarly situated, went
ftem this eoWnty " meet the foe and
sacriace life, if need be, in defence Of
home and ftisndsf These stern, old
peerioAs wsrs ma oaly brave men in
psaoAhls sinsa but brave in tho teeth
Of danger To such, then, let all honor
bs given.
ne writer u this poor tribute n the
nsEaory Of worthy citiasn, hes bsen
lonG SD intioatsly acqsaistsd win
Oee W9d; he has ssan ~ ssaea&tsa
with Elm In pivsts and public I'M, and
while some would pretend 70 ~ faules,
be eoaM but honor And admire.
The vicisiludes Of fortune has, during
Co. Wards bng residence In Texas,
placed him In many spheres Of action.
He In bssa hosorsd with psblic ~
we'll - privsss sonAdsnce - nss.
chant be was punctual and honsst ia
~ hk dsalisgs - "a oAess, In charge
Of publis s1sss, 10 was sor1paloasly
proap4 In he discharge Of The dssiss
dwelling upon hin, !, private oiAi
sen, his liability asd politsSsss naas
hin an aerssabls sd ipstsuetivs Geo.
paaion. Hs secsssd an unwosshy act
and what was ~ exception 10 the gen
ssal ssls, 10 sever sps6s desPasagiagsy
Of hk neiehbors. He was . ftissd 70
~ poss, - ~ ohjsess u psbxo or
private charity never appealed 70 hin In
vain; hi hig& sens Of Ne datiss he
owed 70 society and hi fsllow.nen
opsnsd hh pssss 10 he saasst Of his
ability. He wss exemplary IL morals
and social virtues, never yielding 70
tsnp>a4k. /. .. iaasnpenses, bat naip-
taiasd hs high posiiloa II society, let
he susrosaia9 b. = they night u Ne
uatinsly aad cruel death Of Col. W. X.
d. Ward, ~ have caass 70 b nd, the
poor have lnst ffiend, the conoanily =
worthy Asd ssassnsd msnbsr, soclsty
main poop, I'D the ssass = noble and
psssioslc eilissn. Psaos 70 his reaaiss
J. N. C.
April Q, 1858.