Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-30

had in his The same it:; nc. / always
appreciated lis high s.ad command
ing abilities, his unauesrionablc corr:.
age and sympathetic sensibiliti4a' sna
feel that I should be untrae to the
promptings of my heart il ! permit.
ted this occasion 10 pass without add
lug Il brief tribute to hia memory.
II Is dilicult, your Honor, for those
Of us who were acquainted With b..
unyielding tenac;ty; mis- hign spirit;
his daring audaoity; his nnbanding
will; his active. nervous, high.strt;ns
temperament: his clear, ringing voice;
his SHARP, inoisiva sentences; his
sprishtIy, flashing blue eye; snd his
erect, well-shaoed form; il Is difficult
I say, ior Us IL realize that he has
| departed forever from Cur midst, that
the rala shadow Of death has thrown
its blight upon him, hushed his c!as.
| ion voice, Glmmed his eye, broken MS
| Will and destroyed his active, restless
intellect, accustomed b. il was to soar
and lash at ;sil!:: that the narrow
tenements ii tae grave confna ais
vigorous, aggressive manhood. 1t
seems very hard 70 contemplate NJ
W. Gary in such an attitude. Dn;,
rnay' 1t please your Honor, it is sadly
true-death has ast lis sealupon him'
This Court, house, which las been. he
scene Of so many OF his1aplendid in
teiloctual comhats and tr:umpAs, will
know hin, in the. iiesh' no more tOr-
ever The jurymsn oi Edge:ieiA
who hnve bnng 90 often upon his
brrnine-t -tlo4,enc4, nova1 .eno. z's:2g5zz)' "a
ed as they bnA beSn, by he inviha'
bic toyrent Of hif wordfG, Will hesi)
him no more: and lie clients who
relied with almost childish faith npon
his skill and power, can sees, him
never again IN their times ol tria!
and anxiety.
Ny aesooiaiion with Gensral Gary
tecun in 1881, more iran qnartor
OF q century ago, waen he came to
Edge!ield fro!n his native county OF
Abbevillc. Hehad then lately arad
uote.l ri Harvard, Massachusetts, and
became law aiudent in the office 0
the Hon. j. 2. Carroll. He was ad-
mitied 10 tic Bar, ! thini. iii 30 and
entered npon that successful caraer
as a practitioner, a: the 'un:oT part
uer Of George Landi,:-:. When tie
war broke oi!t, h. entered The Con
federaia army as g Caniain IN The
Hampton Legion, and rose by ci!iI q
meritorious ard gallant conduct 10
the rank OF Brigadier-tteneFal. The
story Of MS brilliant services rs & sol
d:ey Will be told by The historian OF
thai a7entin? period. " ;hia, az N
ether srheres Of life, ii Will Suffice 'or
such al occasion as this to gay, that
he bore himself with h;a lace a.ways
fronting his dnty. aud NET iis reapon-
sibi!ities with courage and ability
He had reached that period @! lie
Gus; oyer the meridian wien his
| matured manhood and judgment, and
his experience and knowledge .: ri
| lairs, fitted him tor great usefulness
! TO the Stats. IIa had increased his
| estate rom small measure 10 4
handsome competency. He had pre-
pared llis home raste'uliy and pleas,
ant!y with hopes OF future comfort
! and enjoyment for himaelf and friends
A-na aow he j: gene suddenly, with
the teinbling OF an aye, )" ald leil
them al Whai shadows ne pursue
AMI hos vain aud unreai and delp-
sive do the hopes and ambitions
Of lie appeal to be
/ a. an advocate, Gen. liary had lie"
equals in this State. His wondor'n
capacity ior anay2ing the facts ol mi
caae, grouping and formulating then
go as TO reinforce the strong points
rower o. diasecting the ia6rie o: his
antagonist and laying bare hls weak
ness oy diminishing his strength, ms
terrible invective and biting sarcasm
made him most formidable opno
nent. When he undertook q case, ne
examined into the merits and SET hi
face steadily towards triumphant
end, never entansling himself in tn
reshea OF technicalities or 9recla
pleading. So intent VISA he al strlif
lng al the merits OF case, tnat b
! naid toe little attention 10 tie plead
ines. A strong will, great power o
statement, ability to enforce ms view
with energy and directness' carried
him successfully over many shoals !
bis plea(linGs, where others nigh
have been awamped.
He was fond Of literature, and heE
apace with the leading thought Of tn
day 9n rnoat publl: questions; bi
the precar:ous condition Of his healtl
, and his restless, nervous temperance
never permitted him to be a mar
student.