The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16

oreat and numerous victories he won
ever his brethren of the bar, and
from term to term as You read the
minutes Of the court his great success
as a Jury lawyer stand u pre-eni-
rently.
would not be complete without some
reference to his public life. and the
great service he rendered his state
and county. AS a member or the
General Assembly he served the peo-
pie Of the county almost continuously
from the year 1858 until 1889. nearly
q generation, and his record as a leg
iSlator reflects great credit upon n
people Of his native county. For
years he was an important member
of the committee hat built up for the
state its great charitable institutions,
and his was the first voice raised in
the legislative halls to do some jus
tice to the poor Confederate soldier.
During the days Of reconstruction,
and in his effort to give to the people
of Duplin county and eastern Caro-
lima a white mans government, Capt.
Stanford was the spokesman for this
and adjoining counties. He was at
his best when he took the stump with
a legislative journal under his arm
and a linen coat on his back, Smelling
the woods for Democracy. He was
happy n his style Of oratory, easily
exposed the fallicies of his opponent.
with pleasant anecdote, or COMPEL
ing logic, readily capturing the crowd
and putting his opponent to flight.
The people Of Duplin county believed
in him they gave him their political
confidence, and he faithfully served
them. He was Dlplin COunty'S great
est cOmmoner.
"In after years he quit the prac-
tice OF the law, gave up politics and
joined the Presbyterian ministry and
like his grandfather, pointed his fel-
low man to the way of eternal life.
I'm church and state he was liberia
in his views. firm in his convictions
and just to his fellowman. The poo
weak and oppressed, had in him 9
great champion, and no people ever
had a greater advocate.
M Chairman, his portrait is pre-
sented in the name Of his family anG
friends. 1t is a faithful likeness OF
the great advocate at the bar thi.
champion of the popular rights of the
people Of Duplin county. Let it il
common with the others o an in.
%centive to the youth Of Duplin county
to inspire them to greater achieve.
ments and more patriotic endeavor.
Acceptance of Portrait.
H d. Williams, Esq, accepting tht
" o1t oI VI IN III III
missioners and the people Of the coun
ty said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:
"The life and character Of Capt
Stamford, having been so we'll por
trayed by Mr.. Faison, l feel mysel
at a osS to supplement what he ha
SO we'll said of him, who in the strict
est sense was the greatest commone
Duplin has ever had. 1t was not m,
good fortune to know Capt. Stand
!, ford while at the bar. and my knOWI
f edge Of his career as a practitioner ha
: been gained from the older members
his family, friends, and the record
= of the county. 1t is said of him, tina
the first case he ever had. was Whel
: he defended a young man, the son O
a widowed mother, acquitted him be
t fore the jury, and when he receive,
e his fee gave it back to the poor wo
man to buy provisions for herself an
family. Such acts Of kindness char
n acterIzed HIM at the bar. and marke
him early in life as a friend of tn
common people. AS a jury lawyer h
f was without a peer in this county. an
he reached the climax of his caree
$ in the defense of a murderer of TIL
county in 1882, who every one though
guilty until Stamford had spoken t
f the jury, and his speech acquitted tn
criminal, and it was said by the Ia,
Judge McRae who was presiding 3
IS the trial, that it was the best speec
e he ever a in a court house in tn
! defense Of any man.
The good that Capt. Stamford di
: Tor the county, can never be everest
If mated, his was a life OF devoted Serx
n ice. both to his country and to h
# God, and he ever rendered unto h
IS fellowman his just due. In these di.
e tinsuishlng characteristics, he W.
r truly loved by all the people.
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