Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-24
I.yyCiiBUR:. OCT. "a, 1891.
r,,rr GREEN r, JOAN II. EATON.


-. A.oeal 10 the Public, will rscolleel that
10 deyo I'd two or thee paragraphs 10 cast
tin, nj pag Green, whom he represented as
s.,;og hen in the outset of MA editorial caree
..,,ngre 10 itlcs aivantarer, poor aad penny-
la, nu,,nfeI into affi renee through hs kind
,s,s To This castgaiion. DAFT Green has
-.,,asneeia reply, wbich he calls upon those
= ,,,,r.,o insert j" who have published Mr..
r,,on,. slansas We are of This nun Der
nj eck no wledging partial the justice OF this
,.o,i,itlon. we shall publish such portion, OF
r;feens reply as relates to those slaaders.1'
We shall not have room for the entire series oil
Nos though we shall doubtless meet. in each
ol them, with something which the public inter
eats. as well as sense OF justice 10 The wriier,
will induce us 10 quote.
Ia order to refife the iiel proneg ated by
Mai. Eaton, that he had RESCUED Gteen iron d
sIate OF Indulgence, bordering GA starvation, the
lauer parsonage, adopr,ng The example furnish
81 by many of the lnsrioa, " accideiRsP of
a,rtb vino, like bin, in the meridian oil their
Eyes have spread u lusre around her names
which rendered their previous pursuits matters
:, soecuIatioa 20 the curious, has favored us
With an auto-biographi NJ sketch OF portion
,fh,sc,repr. He slrikes at tue root of tue
.,1.rrl once by showing, or nj least asserting,
ts,t II. did IA II stand IN need OF Nj. Eaton,
assistance. Bnt II l.. due TO him that this sketch
,b,,l3 be fully spread before the rnba', for
another reas1a. |, ia the penalty of suddenly
ac1ifed reputation, that lis posse,sor is sub
acted 70 "A scrutiny which more fortunate men,
qho creep grahialy into ininr, are not COM
nel,cd - Undergo. Suddenly emerging from
,ssrnri,y. rs Mr.. Green did, when, from an
satnown couniry attorney, h. was metumpr-
t,o.eA inrn the ,nnGpnrial editor Of "a widely
sir..a,Iated nan spsper IN toe meiropnus Of The
l. ,!ar, and 0ecsme the conlidan, and counsel
lar. lhe m,,r,ment aud champion of mea eager
" anntruting tor the Ugh Oil e. c! STATE, II
vas natural that canj ccture should be busy in
a,ceriaining his prrteos oHs 10 iht INV digni i">
which he so El,enuonsy Courted, md which Ii.
seemed about e. win. And many stories werr
tnld of his early life aud adventures, which
st nothing OF their interest by their drrogaio-
nv character. Some of these stories, as Mr..
Green is well aware, bore hat Upon ais good
name, and fr,m the OUTSET Of his editorial ca
Teer, therefore, he was watched with a suspicion
which does noi follow an honorable reputation.
Iihe can, even now, clear up tie grounds of
iisjrust with vii Gu lie has been regarded, il is
bui right thai he SHOULD have an opportunity TO
do So, through those papers, which, from
political hostility, we're too ready TO lend
cEejuIoas ear 10 he stories of his uaducers,
ami have not been backward in giving them
circulation Therefore, as well as because il
has M Intimate connection with whit its writer
rms Re e ISLANDERS OF VI j. Eaton" we COPY
ne auto biography entire, fhough some OF our
leaders ma, think II occupies more space than
.ac mpoI OF the SUBJ eel warrants, aud
though it commences al period OF bis life
gpmethiug later than could have been desired
by those who are foad oil tracing TO their origin
The history OF great mems ives SO important
sgentieiaan as Mr. Green has lat.eJg become,
should have gone hcli to the DAYS Of his nf4n-
tl- sports, the least and furnished us with
philosophical narrative Of The growth, devel-
opement and expansion Of that intellect, which
elevated him so suddenly from Indulgence to
wealth, and from obscuriy to fame. Such IL
mar alive would afford stu iy for the met aphY-
stefan, more practical aud therefore more salts
factory than the most learned disquisiions OF
the w'ter- On Moral Philosophy. But, ia tue
hope that he will al some future day, when The
Charms of retirement shall lure him from the
walks of ambition, and he shall cease to be.
like aao'ber Warwick. the setter up aud puiIer
down OF Kings. supply this hiatus, we proceed
TO make the best ofhe matter in hand. Read,
then, the history of Daft Green's life, from
1917, 10 the present period
81 emigraed to Boon's Lick, Missouri, in
1877, and made extensive aud advantageous
purchases VI real estate .n that foArlshiOg
Territory. Upon the change Of Government,
was member OF the convention Which form
ed the State Constitution, aud subsequently
was p ected TO The House OF Represru atiy"s,
and then 10 the Senate. Before left Nilsson
H. The proceeds OF my practice, as an Attorney
"fre mote Than adequate 10 'he support OF my
family and besides tbIs, had an extensive
contract for carrying the mad IN sasrs, then
IN successful operation, and yielding NE a largr
nrph. Ia December, 1928, v,.i,ed 81. Lou,
Is, preparatory 10 my removal there. found
the editor OF the st Louis Enquirer, a paper
then devoted TO Mr.. Clay, in peeoni"ry emhar-
'assments, an purchased it. | was OF thosD
Who, at that time, preferred The election OF Mr..
CALHOUN and so declared IN, self; but wien
Ten. Jackson was nominated 10y the Leg,sla-
lure oil Pennsylvania in March following, sus.
tanned tue nomhat'on aud adv coated his cleo
"on with whateser ability possessed, and wi
veal which, may be permitted 10 say, never
taltrred Tor lear OF conseq Fences.
Shortly after the election of Mr.. Adams.
aud before he Adjournment Of Congress,
came on 10 Washington as an Attorney for
'uhary citizens OF Missouri, VINO had claims 10
n large amount against the q vernmeni OF the
o"'eu states, for property taken by the In
uidns. In common with The friends of Gen.
J'c"soh, disapproved of the election of Mr..
Auams, aud was applied to. 10 take charge of a
press, WINCH II was then ia contemplation to
es''oi'sh, tor the purpose oi advocating the cleo