Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-14

he made to undersl and that any lhlng
which seemed adverse 10 her rights, her
honor. or her interests, could by any
probability be right. Believing the tax
receivable coupon, which intercepted the
revenue between the taxpayer and the
government. to be inconsistent with the
reserved sovereignty OF the STATE, there
was no extremity to which he would not
have resorted to destroy 1t, and Sneed
against the State of Tennessee became the
kew note of the Rddleberger bill and
possible solution of the debt question.
May Virginia always have in the tuture'
as she has had in the past-the man Tor
the occasion. His love for Ireland was
scarcely less than that he bore his native
State: and hig ability may be read in the
fact that, almost single-handed IN the at
tack, he succeeded in defeating the
British treaty in the Senate. He prlded
himself specially upon having been the
author of the bill to incorporate and pro-
vide for the support of the Normal and
Collegiate Institute, passed in 1857 ana
which adjusted the relation of the colored
people to the colleges Of the State. But
why recount his services in detail-they
have become a part of the history of his
State and country.
Llfe's struggles ended, the body rests IN
peace; but, who may map the paths pro-
rresslve nature runs when the immortal
enters upon ;hc Infinite? God, in his
mercy. has bounded the finite mind with
an impenetrable wall of tho unknowable,
and neither natural or revealed religion
laws bare the secrets Of the Almighty.
And why, indeed should we, who shudder
when the live thunder crashes and turn
pale when the chains that hold the winds
are loosened, pry into the mysteries Of
Him, who dropped the universe from the
hollow of his hand and .chained each
globe in its orbit by the fiat of his law
What are the wisest more than
Children, crying in the night,
Children, crying for the light
Whose only language is cry"
Not here, but somewhere, we will find the
light. Infnity cannot come to the mortal,
but the immortal must 90 to the Infinite.
1t is enough for US to know that his soul
has returned to Him who created all
things for his own glory. We know that
soon other bodies will be laid to rest we
feel that we shall meet again Till then
companion of our youth and friend of our
manhood days till then, farewell
The bar of this court request your
Honor to spread upon the record theii
testimonial to the work of our lamented
brother, which now have the honor to
present:
(The resolutions by the Bar, &C.. have
already been published in this paper)
TUESDAY.
In the matter Of the petition for road
bv y. Barton and others, the viewers hay-
ing asked that the matter be returned to
them as they had male hlsty report
the Court so ordered it,
The estate of John S Coffman, decd, is
committed to Sheriff c. P. Wightman foI
administration.
The esta G Of William h. Walker, decd
rs committed to Sheriff CP Wigntman
for administration.
LIST OF CoNvEYANcEs
Deed from Joseph r. Friedrich and wife
to James VI. Sisler.
BIB. Wisma1, almr. C. t. a. to Adam
Kipps.
A.G Wynkoop 70 Ambrose J. Zirkie
Annie Karmauy to H. II. BiIler
Lewis scothern, SC, to John W. Hot
finger.
John Eilles to Barbra Getz.
P. W. Magrudcr and wife to john W
Good.
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tel.
T. W. Mas'u'''' O''"'' w. % y
erson.
ka'Per BoWman' ~ 10 l. 80 =. We
Peter Myres and wife to Isaac NJ NeI
Chas. Z Haas AM WIG u '''' u
Grabill.
Fen'on l. k'nN'r ID" "''e w
Foltz. &C. Trustees Io' cH'''cn'
P. W. Magruder' cou''" - 'i''' ''-''''
sc,
Benz amin F. Borden and wife 70 Joe
S. Borden.
! Joel S. Borden ard wife TO Henry +
Brubeck.
John Z, Rice t. thornton Alexander
Eliz lbeth If. Llntz, &c, % D'lildu
spiggle.
WIN. F. Smith, &c, to Eli X Smith
our.
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