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Adi ^^^^^ I Isaac! &Soiu j ' 1 $20 $S -r rvUnfea monutnr^ ?^?|b? fbu|i.- > - ,jg^?>rT ...... , _ ,' Oppuscu Measure BecHusi ti?- \t> -itjt'ci ; ? : . . . to Place Upon P -H?-O?gbt to Mi HHM^# Tho Obsorvor. 1 lavis and Unhurt Toomba -va of tho most distinguished ?;d their part In the,great of publicarfftirs during tho last Hy yean. Ste the summer of I8T0, i tte wi si m ^^HfeJg'h 'aaa 'tyottld ? '.willi 11 cjoa?ly ] ila;facie, with a VdM^Hq'?t.gOO?l, iost honest and that I' va^^. i'ete^J^'?prlng)- as "Ho 1?.tho most greco-, ftfJK^W?jBpV'Firwm jfiUt?h' as ftom?d! .Ho Hy. aa"kfaht? and UH. .-....:^?ft*,:-VTP|? kneing hfm Ir/'l : rr?T>jtrf is?P. "Wy td*f?rd: "W e^fuienof*n 1 1 lamberger s Clothing 5250 $25 ! AND Ol..-r ^? _ /^AMUAMM^iy B He Didn't4* Propose os teri ty a Fight That ike Himself." 'i1. j1 . . 1 Hps, that ho vii a hero, a patriot and ? a groat mun. Dating the matty conversations I hoard from Toomba;'whllo he was blt tor and' flory in his'denunciation of men and measurer, yet-1 nearer heant him flay an unkind word'?f Mr. Davis. During the- Mexlcsn war Mr.. Davis 'was colonel of a regiment of Mlssissip. p? rifles. "'Henry C. Clay, Jr./a^sph or tho gre'?t'commoner, and a graduate Pt ?West Point ?od "the pet 'end prldr of his ft?nt?ngulshett father, was- a member ^'hitfYeglment. Ybu tte Clay 1 we* *fr;f?#ifi?tto by IbeTbahly^bear .Ing ead!soldierly 'quartiles' . bf - Davis; 'that overyW?ter h?wrot* to ItiS^ fath er was f?ll ol''bra?sV Of Ibis great ?mani i.leiitonaat =nay was k?tlod-at ?ni*? J Wm. 'lifter the war Davis '^aa^pVolMWt^aieir to All taejon. .4<)jlred?*rufo^^ ?sJK^4ted. 'Speight was trW** ^?fcJAl" ?ute. and. hud bo ^tpter of Congress before emigrating | lo Mississippi and a member of the 'rmislUut lonni convention of 183K. 1.1 ?H?ve'.^ard my father, Couftcil Wooten.'] was n membor -bf thai convon ,:<imy that General Speight was a ,'UpjOlmnn bf manhood; tall, hnnd " ' d stately 'In : hts appearance thnt Andrew Jackson Said that he ono of tba few men be ev sr saw rTi? never tired of looking ut. 1840 and 186o, durl?g tho^aglta .Tavery question; willoh' threaten t? break oven tho country Uk-? a I storm and dostroy the Cnlon, Clay, [Calhodn and Wbbster. who bad :ibeen ?in retirement, were returned to tho "tte* so that the country could bara lL<$?jnellt of their counsel In that emergency. Clay introduced his Isa measures to paelfv the Davis : opposed them. N'jt ng Davis waa an extn-m right Democrat of the Calhoun ami ('Iky was a conservati wi Whig, there waa a warm^JR^ ?tit between them oausod by tho Irif.Uon of young CTay for Davis, cae occasion, as Davis '.-.aa pass rhvougb'the capitol grounds, Clay I d'S&frrier, of Georgia, were talking. ] called Daria and said: "Como ng friend,and g? with us and] _d compromise measures;" and. jlng to Borrler. ssfd : "lt will save the'trnion for our daly, bet oUr young Merni'Davis will be here lo fight it ^?gfifc" Clay * sadd "Darla knows Hrr mon when I eil him my I young friend, tor there ls a Ile that. .bind? MS. that nothing hut death cf>h ) ir Peace a Pwo-Piece Suit t >ld stand-bys. The suits are ] abrics will hold Serges, Mohaii i . * * i i Worsteds of all 1 . w. The Ui ERSON, ?fe..-. i T?T JCT *r -fr v ? MU ' Wt ii ?! ROB E MV4tlO. ovmyiv ?taw?ivvu tte "Careers of The3e Tw< Great Men. sever."j Davis, replied! "Mr. Clay. I know what you say l.-s true, but 1 don't, propos? to'julfco* upon posterity a fight that I ought to make myself." Were there ever- nobler or more generous words spoken? No -?saKe\ of antiquity oV?r uttered, a grander sentiment end If thoy hod spoken before Shakes peare's day, hc\ JR-? ? :d have p?t'th'?t sentiment iq tbe^ntouth Of (toma great uetOr und it vfould fia'vo thrilled thc? world. As 1 e.' writer 'hdne ever sur passed him lu afflur it and exuberant rhetoric arid* gracefc diction and roun. ded perTods. His , n was like Hugo satd br V?ltarto . had the lightness of t?t? wnid Vith .'.e force bf a thun der bon." 'Toemos, in or . f his fiery nhllllpics iggafrist him du ; the wdr, said If tho tJ?hf?WfBcy v cd a.vhPt?riclan'for ?l?r?ald??t, a i t who could wrlto'flnfc State papers othed m classic Tan IttttgeM b> tituli imafgery and who could ' play . < courtier and charm the social ? le. Daria was the right man, -but h< was not practical enough to manage .. great revolution. It may l trim that Davis lacked thc ?vjgttr o? < it?llbct, the ?cope and Um groat pr ?terai *ense of Toomba to grapple wlth^groat problems but no one- can ever question his patrfeathmi and devotion to what he believed a jjtst causo. Ho was ono or tho few tuen who. ir it had been necessary, could haye gone to tba scaffold run" unblaneHed cheek and with a firm trend ss a martyr in defense of what l?:t>eli?ved was right. Would that Ve had moro of such men and fewer of ItMT domsgoj?nc,s! He wc J thoroughly honest and conscientious and was al ways actuated by the loftiest fen ti me mi or thc unsullied statesmen In f'?ealin* with questions of ?tate end was a stranaer to tho. art? of thc PO lltlcal trickster and mouthing dema gogue, in 'the summer ol 18?8 he Vtstted Portland. Mo . to set the bene fit, of th* salttbrliy ot that bracing eli. mate for the recuperation of his health. Tn response tb a serenade from tire ?cltlssn* of that locality he delivered * j spe jch which ls* one of the finest speci mens of glowing rVetorio ind 'chs*t*i I d iv i iou ?nal I have over read, "ii waa a beautiful bouquet of fragrant flowers, a rich exsk-n'o? pric'eo*' genwf and pregnant with cUsstc 'aslt ia ev_ lars sentence and xparklnd with dew drops ot thooRht, tho * i ?v j^.v^sjajsll TfiSelry. indeed, lt Ts .i titridc' .-r < lo gent ornate, a^d . holarly fonpb>T tlen. While Mt. I\n1i iv:-* n?t sn ime is here-no\ liere now-the h their shape and rs, ) aim Beach, kinds, $10.00, $1 TR p-To-Date C I . J Distinguished. Public Men A nt...Billum." tc a .'ut i .la.-i' \YtUtiwr,.' UK pioffi nd ii mcU-phyrtl -l-in aa v'al h?enS' a? ready a debater aa Douglas in a roach ?n'd turYAlc Ufscdasioc, aa eloquent an orator as Preston ur Prontisa or ab skillful ! a general os Lee ortthe two Johnstons, yet lie pos sessed ute qualities' of all those, min to a ram?rkn'Jlc'd??ree and some that they did bot haye, ao take hhs 'a's an all roonifc,! 'i.inn-as orator1, ?tat'e?. man. scholar and aoldier-^there has been nolle other Mk* him. I weigh my words wheu f say this. "God- never made but OTTO such mau ^gtfbrokc His dye in canting Herld?n." ^Whjle in ' prison after the w?r, tho riattehce. the h?rdlc courage wbltlt which he endured his imprisonment Ima never been surpassed. Even the jjttf?t ! Sapo! Wa when at St. H?t?na anted under the'restraint'and Pf(coff Bk prison bounds Uko '-la cefjed floe? ?wBlle:aome of hts own. people at the close of the war, smarting under de defeat, hurled their cruel., shafts, of crltlctem at him, yet he murmured hot and struck not back, and; the's'a ol im o HgMkness with which bc hore it Vms almost God-like. 'He'was' a "perfect i mirror of chivalry, tho whitest ?lower among Amerlenn statesmen r?t?d tho fairest type of'the Christian hero that history furbishes. He'-was"thia skillful chariteur that waa to guide (hif whcila of State "whirling dtzally through con tusing chaos" and direct thin fiery steeda to the goal of '.localSelf-gov ernment which ls the life blood of ? llbjrty.' - The annals of mankind preaent the name of no man who was extinguish ed for a moro romantic gallantry, for 'a. more chivalric courage, for a. more, unbounded generosity, for a mdr%'un wavering integrity, for a loftier patri otism and for every noble and gen erous virtue that can ador be?lluh human chi j illustrions man. The i will never 'be dimmed hythe < of revolving years or buried .wavee of succeeding change," great name will stand'fort?'it caving lustre AH tho most cohspicuous example in history, of belroic eodrage, and undying devotion to the cause of hl? country and lib the true ?mhoei: 'meat' w-'ttrWflemort?l; Rentraient ihai Mall.hlS ends wer-3 his country's, ht; I Gods and trnthV Tb? time ?Bajf when he .will no longer 1 [matlied as a ^graceless traitor fool conteudin-,; rebel," but . he take bia prOjerpUc* in history best HHB9 1 s rel fabrics SIS !rV*? lot spell is here r look trim and ci Linen, Etc. Ot! L2.5?, $15.00. 5iw ., ?T- -- ------ I BBL Clothier is?eh names :a^"\Wlllam toe 'ftfent. Prince of Orttbgq,'yeiid bur own ira: I mortal WasWnjHm "ia*a"?rda nene factor of; triehbican ra?e:and ias '? staunch de??nder dr ffi?'-gT??t^r?fiei? pie*' of consmmlcmal'tttorry: ' May the l-i^6}fy%t-i&??mhy^yii\ ever remain Immortal and perpetual lh thc hearts 'of thd^^jji? ffe3^-W? well and to those he devoted" the {Sol den prime of his manhood days, Rohert T?tritta waa oWr. dix ' ieet high/ ?nd wqlghod about. SOO/ or 250 pouffdB. With broad shoulders., ii lit tle inclined to stoop, hy '?^Jyyllii? his head down as if in deep thought,:troW? he; waa .walking, with a, Jwa^'pead of' hair, with a massive "TsrOw- and features which in repose,' had a dfrea* i my/ thoughtful caste, but v/hen anima: ihrin conversation his face wis SQ radiant it fairly cor?s?,t?d. ittia physique Was splendid, rhojcstlcalfv ?rand, waa remarkably hauds?m?^H I ho whs the m?st superb looking ojua- t ever saw. Some one bas' said of hftoi "Genia's sat upon lils brow and "ids. eyes wero as xblack as death add ?3 big as an ox's.'* In his younger days Tombs .was a Whig and 'When onty SO years old, In 1840 during the Hat-, rison campaign or "log cabin. J?fiL; cider and eo^niiklna'^nied?orj^^tot, into South ' Carolina to ?ne?t George McThtffle the great democrat, ?ho Was styled the ?sgle orator, 'siyled ? "bathed lfghln%:^ T?mW ali menta Surate so'conTl?cw; alf ?fn tl ve? so ' fiery 'ind 'lils ?IffiB^HI I powerYul that MoDnfBe Mwm'm' h.,n\ -I haye b?ard1 Join R?udblp> ?f Roa noke arid, mtet'Bdrgws ?itwm^t?n? but tiffslv?a 'Georj^?n ?'"?^r?ra beau.? B?i tbs most remark a '.'. lb thf'?lf? of Torahs and the refont won derful exhibits ?jf physical ini'Ml loctual power/ Was when fie made hts* ihe. election of Speaker. He. s.na?ib-?t fully satitftfod F tumulto?a ?rowu dodi j alietiMfl an???l^^f^df^*^yt3ffiS I teT hiiJ ^litSaS^-?^w^ab ' trp^ndiii^?3|] so etoqutrnt tftat.members forgot.tftftlii of nin^^o^^ui^m^^wt. thickest of the fight in days past, Jim] toljowed^ his *fl?g With nowa v.. faith add with -a loyalty tMte/#boidJ have done^hondr to'the kntg?t 'bf tho j .Mlodla' Alt?ia? nutt have lost hope I for the preservation of the I'nlon. J ll as the good LE iSe Oe $4.00 $4. M li i Cautious in Cou Bwls??in?in ii irwHiiyi. II|-T? ru i , . i, \ [ Tobtnbs H?d" beeri popularly iefcggtf Kiato.-V'tfre-'??te r, a'? ,?t ipr in e e or BSf ?bel upon nillir* ?i^rMSome onp^t? s?m*iif?& Ww ffeWt?'riitlc?^??yi? ?f'fitm, "While1 ?ring on Fort Sumter was first dt? eniaed. ho opposed the assault ph the fort: Pacing the "ft?br Vltrrhis DatMr behind htm? with a dreamy, heavy ^bok bn his face." he turned to "MfyV?yfs and aaid./^i:pr?^d^;,at'thts,-irw:< lt is B?lclde and will lose us every Muid in the South. You will certainly strike a hornet's nest which ?X-, tends from mountain to ocean and' legions now quiet, wiU swarm out and sting us to death. It is'unnecessary.;! ?ft?puts bs in the wropg; lt is fatal." Tjjeae. words w?r? indeed prophetic, end they don't read muchi like the lan. guage of a Ure eater. rWh*h engaged fa ^OTOveHatl?n dr making a speech, he used airest many expressions that 8?eme'd'.extreme and 'extravagant just jalniuso and ehtertaln his audience, aa you would use ^ to?taphor or a flg *pe tn rhetoric tb malte tho speech magra ;?tV)klng. He Xraa a brigadlor '?eneral in' the Conreo ?rate army and 'att^^bemb?r of C?hgre'ss. During ufe first year of t^ho war a bin was Jp^ttdlriK i? C0n|rd3s ^Wdrshig the T^^t?r?^ ' with * t ?wHtttjr*.cJOAk thrown over one should der.and a military hat tn his l??t ntTo'd." ' Cftrawlng blulself up he s?td: -Ut. Speaker, we h?vo been told that cot-' kfng, that Ire will find his wifv to the vaults ot the. hankers Of tho .Otd TOr?d. Ihit no eau ni?r?h UP ; the Nitons-?f ?Ss '?' mighty poten tates and d rsc; from the arsenals of if?ttjjl'.'?almas'WP-tf?gs ?f. "war, that y?t'Woro the first autumnal frost baa blighted a leaf he comes^W^biWf. ^trtimhUng mendlcao:^i?l sawr^pw' ins H'drm?r'Tirtni?.:or f p^r^'.V^^? ifrgre^eveVseen a more spl&tMtd *pt??f Wen ?f ifceTd^jpr.t?^ato jSta tw?te. WiSiA?:m? K W?* io lave^?t?T?ir?'Vatfei tW?1 Bafoauent words. They would have thrilled me daring my whole life. On J VmT^^^r?rW^m\ *WKr .. J BS Shoes 50 $5.00 ?pretary pf the Con Tot a Fire-Eater, as ;d, But Safe and itsel. I I M . -TI i nf one occasion during the war ho rodo tb Uve' rent of Gen. J. E. Johnston who wa? commanding the Army of North ern Virginia and upraided him in his most vigorous style as only Toomba 'his brigade surgeon, who had been .Issued. When he had returned to bis Quarters he narrated tho circumstan ces to his, life-long friend, Or. Steiner, hts brigade surpobn, who had been in the -Mexican warsund knew some rrr LLE (Continued - frbm. Page 21.) ---:->--? ates in his efforts, to redeem South Carolina. den. Hampt?n invited "tho confer-, ance to meet nt the Biirt house, and lt was held there that dight Cen. Toombs was the guest of Ccu. Mc Gowan, and 'tho laU?r Wan on thc el ectoralr ticket which broaff,lrt Toombs to the c??ferenco. Tho ract? relating to the offerts; mado to open''communi cation with ._tbe national committee, werje -laid before the conference ind there was much.Indignation At the non action of tho Tilden mauagors. Oen. Toombs asked thc prlv!J??'of'tack ing a proposition, which ^HP to'with draw 'the TUdea ?lectoral ?ic!:ct alto- . which had "been" submitted; an ?ernatlve ip the last resort by the ?sont?tlve of tho statovexcoutivc cotriiiiitteo'and'whfch had been favored by; ??e others. Gea.'Toombs suppb - mented his proposition with an ?fwLw subscribe {?ROPO-?}?a' t?ur campaign fund, and pledging himself lo pay .the money wtac'pev?r th?1 executive com - mite* notified him that the electoral ticket hV been W>i?Sftra^an. ;T*he d?? aaa|lto ^Suited in the adoption of a request to Den. Hampton that ho wrlfrv a oersoaal letter to Abram H. Hewitt, detailing 'th* progress ot tho campaign and requesting that tho fia ti?fi?i con?t?m?? jeip^esa at onto as to whether So?t?rC?rolina should haul down the ?lectoral tfcrke? and make Vris'flght.upon the Statje issues ?l??v. W% wei* aftgf 'Vho' conference Uie jbeedquarUrs ir. v^lumbla began to be iooded ip?fgn literatura from ?cw'Tbrk*, and luv. Hewitt* cofnmit ?r Tft'ot a dollar w*? ?ver received natipnal headquarters to defray, ie expense? of OtA campaign in this kte. i .