Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-11-13
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". discover in he Macon lAiss-) tdaooA
.t...~ which were not intended for pub
1se,,,on and were addressed to an intimate
$50. from the bedside Ct the late Gov
-. They viii be read with interest by all
tbs friends Of our late lamented and distin-
vyisbed fenoW-citizen, AID w therefore intro
Sn,s The following extract, which was dated
oDlv a day or two before his death;
To-,irhf be had al OF rs around his bed
si5s Scr some moments be could not speak,
surb were his strong emotions, but 1erauhde
wifb an evident effort he gathered his Wonted
crcrries. and FOR nearly an hour conyerseG as
romno-edlv as when in perfect health; De set
bv he freside in the midst Of his family and
friends. Re gave a detailed statement OF DIS
debts and assets, TIE condition OF his city and
country properly, told Us what mus. be sod
and how 10 invest the proceeds for The beneat
Of n. and for the education OF his sons. He
said We must not be SO sad, and cked A. and
n. not 10 weep for him, that he suffered great
pain, but knew how 10 bear il as a Chrs1an,
and how 10 meet death, that soon must follow
il. Little S. entered tho room, be drew her 70
him and with his arms about her aecS wept
like a child; but he soon recovered himself and
began to talk Of indifferent matters, evidently
for the purpose Of relieving his wife and
LLML.LEI ML AN.a AAHAHAa MAA|"H|EH
Of the recent reasonable proceedings AZ Har-
per's Ferry, Of the evils and prJ1cices that
would grow out Of them, Of their unfortunate
tendency to ALLEVIATE the Scuthtrom The North,
Of the madness Of their Black-Republicanisn
You know that the Governor Is Tor Douglas
for the Presidency in 1850. There is 10 Avlng
man who doubts Jones souldoess on The ne-
gro question, and there is no living nan who
Knows Douglas more thoroughly and intimate
r. aEaa ke-u-HE To- mnmw var HnnE have
Been on the closest terms Of personal friend
ship. They Travelled In Europe Together an1
In Washinrfnn were ilsep1rdhle friends.
When Douglas began his terrible nEht in iui-
nois. against Black Re7ublicsnism, the Gov
erno- was miserable tl be had participates in
the sruEEie. He went iu-o The cangamoa
(cIf Whig1 district, and fer about four weeks
made two speeches each day. The district
voted for Douglas. and be was Triumphant
His 10Y, when assured q Douglas success
knew 10 bounds, and to-day, he believes ban
to be the truest and braVes- 81 men as pure q
patriot a. anv living OF dead. He knows lr-
DouEas' private freside opinions az slavery,
and knows hin 70 be sound asyE ~ ofren
a. be feels a moments reliatfron aimost cease
less pain. he will make A. read 70 him IRON
the dailv papers everything Affecting his Friend
Douglas. Sach is Mr.. Jones' his friendships
are a. unselhsh as they are enduring. For
nearly SIX months be never left The bedside q
Henry CLAY. when be knew that Mr. Claws
friendship could never avail him anything. lie
was with him when be hreathet bis last and
caught tie last accents that feilfron bis lips
be closed his eyes in death, ard Wept over his
grave when be WIS buried and now when
diving himself, with an ugiyin- friendship, De
thinks Of his friend and bis exalted and emo
bling ambition. and would with bis last breath
pray for his success.
Here is another passage, detailing the re-
Iigious views Of the Governor, which VIII BE-
read with svidity:
Tonight I have no change 10 report Twas
with him this morning for some time, and
though emaciatsd shll you would hardly con
ceive il more possible for him than e skeleton
10 breathe; yet he IS cheerful, and speaks OF
his business Affairs with the same non
chslsnce . as when in perfsc. besltb- He be-
ueves il inposs BE for him To- recover, but
speaks Of death without the sli-htest apparent
apprehension. He remarked that God has
always been 50 kind and me7ciful 10 me that J
an wiling 70 trust hin noE." He eginces m
harEhtT 5efsnt spirit, such as be was wont 90
manifest when assailsi by his personal or Po-
lideal foes, but seems quietly, and / might
almost sayhappiiy, resigned 20 his fate
Whe1 PREPARING bis WiH.7 he sought 90
conceal TIE fact from his wife. fearing rla tshp
might Be gieyei al such svidsace Of his OWL
anticipation o. his approaching dissolution
He is surely the 9 Eamest man ] have ever
seen on bis desth-bel, and manifes-s a decree
of faith Ia the immortal goodness 81 Gel,
trsnscelding that which has characterizsd the
last hOIrs Of many a nan who has WON bong
fac and ATTENDED longer prayers through life
time Of church service.
In bis daily intercourse with men aud iu an
social relations, be mste no rreteDslou t0
" church membership C~lrsianiF,7 bu- De-
read and believed the Bible; from whose pages
he drew his Hottest Inspirations n thought,
and has finest illustrations Of al subjects
which bis ~eloquence adorned
LbelieVe be knew the Bible more famiiary
thar any other book, and never vet have ]
heard him IN conversation OF on the hastings,
use a quotation from It's sacred pages 30 give
point % a witicism or force to ridicule.
The Governor 6i not read manv books, b1-
thesc few he read thoroughly, and after She
lapse q years ] have heard him quote pas
ssges from those watch knew with ahs1lu.e
certainty he had not reperlsCd. His acquire
ments were made from men, rather than their
writings While in the Senate De wei knew
how 70 elicit from CrttenloH, Batter, Bsdger,
or others, al facts bearing Cp1n any subject
which b. wished TO discuss. We once took
tie Tn Weekly Nafioasl Ilfcli-ezcr in con-
mon while living toEeth-Ehuel was occupied
forhours wadnE through IT'S uonderous columns,
speeches, reports, and elaborate editorials, be
would IN fifteen minutes dispose ~ the whole,
and a week NJ two Afterwards would tel ne of
many things in the paper which / had utterly
forgotten. He would On the bs-iHn HE Of an
article catch the writer's idea. and then be
outstrfnped him IN reaching his conclusions
Thus L happened thai be was spared the lahr
~ muah rnnTfnu