Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-24

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fhk. England, Un the l-lh ~ Nay,
lss0, and was al Ihv lime oi his
death in his firly ninth year, ll'S
family removed irnm England 10
tho United States Ia tho wear 1854
Aud amer living a short llme IA the
State of New Jersey, removed 10.
the state of fcAas, when lac WAS NJ
lis soyeulern,h year aud honce'
having lived hero irHIn hls youth
he knew no other country, lie WAS
devoted to Texas, and always
served hor with willing heart, In
1858, he became connected, as CLERK,
with tie government department. OF
tho rupublic at Houston and noln
that date, for more Than twenty I'VE
VeagS-lhe best years, the Flower at
his lifo-ho was unlnNrruplcdiy IN
tho service oil tho government, In
October, 1870, when the archives
were removed from Houston 10
Ausiin, tho now seat of govern
mvnl, lac accompanied them TO this
city. Ia 1872, ho WAS one OF the
participants in the "Archivc War;"
80 famous IN tho history Of our
growing city, From 1880 up TO
Annexation, he shared, in common
with the other frontier settlers,
tmnny Of whom, like him, W"
m0urn, have been gathered TO their
fathers the excitement aud dan
gers attending u frontier life, aud
was frequently out on the border,
engaged in Indian scouts.
Alter annexation, owing to his
woll known probity, his good bust
ness habits aud his familiarity with
the internal affairs Of the govern,
ment, howas appointed by james
d. Shaw, Comptroller, chief clerk
in that Office; aud during his term
Of service, as well as during the
term of his successor, our worthy
fellow citizen, the Hon. Clement X
Johns, no held the same position,
ind for many years hal the almost
entire control of the Tax Bureau Of
the State. In his office, no was
prompt, courteous, and obIiging /;
and, during his whole course Of
public service, invariably secured
and enjoyed the fullest confidence
of thosc with whom his official
duties brought him in contact.
During tho late civil war, he
ardently espoused tho cause Of the
Confederate States, and was mp
pointed, without solicitation, by the
government, collector Of war tax
Tor the State of Texas. The duties
of this Office, he discharged Gbly
and honestly, up TO the time of the
downfall of the Confcderacy. Upon
the surrender he -stubbornly and
manfrlly refused to deliver the gold
and silver in his hands, at the de-
mund of robbers and murdcrers,
who were then here to plumber the
State Treasury. Neither threats or
tho display of deadly weapons could
deter him from trcading what he
believed the path of duty and of
honor. lie held, that on tho sur
render, the funds in his possession,
lawfully passed to the victor, and
were subject to his control, and he
accordingly, with the assistance of
his friends, guarded the funds faith
fully, until tho arrival .'of the
United States authorities, when he
turned them over to persons
authorized to receive, and took an
honorable acquittance in full. On
moro than ono occasion during the
absence of Mr.. SHAY and Major
Johns, the duties under tho law of
Comptroller devolvcd on him, as
chief Clerk. These duties he al
ways discharged in tho most salts
factory manner, and showed him
self fully equal to the discharge of
all tho duties Of that honorable
office, and responsible position.
Since the close Of the civil war, he
held in 1866 and IL part of 1867, the
post of Secretary to the Auditorial
Board, created by tho Act of 1866,
for tho adjustment of the public
debt oil Texas. Without intending
in tho slightest degree to dctract
from the acknowledged morris of
the able. members of that Board, it
is but due to tho deceased to say.
that such was his aptitude for bust
ness-his industry-his thorough
acquaintance with the fiscal affairs,
both of the late Republic and State,
and above all, such was the con-
spicuous integrity of the man, that
he very greatly lightenod, if he did
not entirely relieve the gentlemen,
composing tho Board, of tho most
difficult portion of their labors. In
fact, during his whole life, he
brought to the discharge of all his
public duties, such punctuality, or.
der and industry, sustained and
aided by an unblcmished rcputa-
ton, rs thoroughly honest man in
tho broadcast accoptation of the
term, that his name was almost
provcrbial throughout the State for
honesty. Ho served his country
well, for moro than quarter of u
century. He never enriched him
self at the public expense. Texas
may BIO well and greatly proud of
such citizen, and she should write
upon bis tomb she inscription "Well
done, thou good and faithful public
servant" The crown of ivy, the
l.,r.,I rraoth the golden medal,