Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-09
QUIZ COmmE.slssSERs.


GUN COMMISSIONERS.
The Richmond Fhfg OF the 3lst III. givea the fol-
lowing sketch of the three gentlemen who have gone
On to Washington City to confer with the U s at
thoritIez on the subject of pd':co:
| JOHN a. cAMPBELL.
JcHx ARCHIBALD Cs6FBsLL. s.7 Of Duncan G. C'aEp-
He graduated thc Diversity 81 Akc N earl? age.
He after wards entered az esd ia the Uarv scad
of West Point: completing three years al that It'll
The decenseof his Induced him t. .caisn hi; com.
mission anG return To hs native ate with the VIZ ~ OF
pursuing the profession of law.
He tbs Of his gro ession in EoDt
gouery, Alabama WEa rotding tbsro he served tle
Legislature during year Of much local agitation Ia
1887 &obie. and continued With TIA great
est SUCCESS profession, serving again il
the egHlave councils, aod on,y accepting pohca, ece
when forced upon hin IL 1855 the 6rs Of the ad-
of President Pierce he appointed asscci
Justice of the Supreme CouT3 OF the U1itoi States
siio to abide the eetioo Ct his State. For menth
aer the election Of Mr. Lire Din he actively eng aged
to avert the war 'h:n Threatening the TWO
sections
For.y.h Crawford and Roman, Comni sionegs from the
Co federas States underworld 30 have ccsl Inter
view wi Lincoln and se~afd ne was o4 T 9 nan
in the aOnh iED p3ssibs. When med By Seward Of
the deusrd The CommssioEer3 for 2egoon he Of
'esd write TO Prcaient Wis aud ssx hiG to RESTRAIN
his Commissopers Seward auth riZsd him to ccm@un!
to Prsseot Davis but 6eSGg some doubts of the SINGER
ty of this notice he conferred 9Th Judge Folsom
insrne diary until Sumter evacuated In this last
With 9n @ Gs o to- sn 10
Sumter wi boat giving notice TO Gov Pieken7. We now
quote his words (fCom Letter to Fin B. Reed Esq
Of Pa. dat ed Aug. a. 1922
sThis excluded tbs matter UfdegFe. and With what ed
taken place left the ,p that aty atteap we're
made It would open, cared and peaceful ear to
supply the Fort which berg resisted By the CeroGniaDs
the Fors noul4 Be abandoned military necessary and
spare tha euRion OF rlood-the odun Of resistance
and Of the evacuation hepg thrown upon ats admin
ssration and Confederate Siaea Had sese sells
prevsiled-had the policy been marked with eaGdor aad
modera toni not tEa even before the fruit eight
iaons kind1ess and COED Sill 20 b followed long
by suitable poiit cal sd civil ue9n ad%q late 10 the
curisy of both sections al home sd abroad The ideas OF
Union and common couatty as p!l2d TO all the ates,
are nes simply Obsolete"
plying the position of Assistant sec,eaeg War of the
Confederate States snd It is but sneer u1tico to remark
of tho Government has apoisd hms 4 more to
every light til late hour, cxatiog and endogjny the
papers submitted to him fer investigation
R NJ 4. HUNTER.
Robert Mercer TaIafarGo Hunter vas born il Essex
county Vs., April 2st, l6G9 the UNI
which he preclIcsd bis aa,iss aoarty ~ the aec Of 81
he elected the House Of DELEGATES Es fist vote
had been given for Jackson IL 1882 but tile of
the proclamation ard the ~rce b.l drove Lm lie
support OF President. II 1857 eiGc;ed
Representative IA Congress- aad rendered himself ooEspic
that body by advocating cougeta digorce Ct the
government from I'll ba ~, ahe5acr Ela;o NaIioHa
In the succeeding Congress lie q cted to the Speak
ership AID al the close i Las team o. service, tbs usual
Of in
EoUEe of Representatives witch Fas, pcThapd, Strongly
n2aTked by part a 90 any othsr il lie t03
position to lie american SIeeA IS l: w2s called,
which advocated ~ Tie Wings under the asrSi2
Of si clay, in l84i. lie ce,ea19d the 5Iectioa
1913, but was renraei again IL LAS lie was 81 say ana
earnest adyo 3a.c o me atceSail,A i L~xAB.
st The session i6l5-6, tins sIe1OG question, " iuh
had gradually been esdI United <a'es aEd Great
Brt 80 the verge w@r, fa5aiy brought The
beguU by Calhoun bad tailed The cf,f OF tie Uai ed
States Government Tor e0mproG3ise tbs line Of As
tor immediate Terminate the jDt occupancy
by the two reuous ana lOr uye occupation ~ the
UoIied SITES Of the dsPateu tesr'Euy ar Hunter
OF the punt ee CT those who opqued these
One OF his aolesF eeches uads - earl peripd
mise.
In 1886 hr Hunter, il COMMON with oher Southern re,
prezeaa ves resisted The eDratzd Wlmot pro,io,"
and also opposed inc ion # he acquired ext
can st H4s nG II thsn e ls ss'ts
gave his cordial support 10 tue Clayton compromise
OTexon Caiiioruia and Sew nee from sns rsto
ton 10 slavery, and based priucip OF norn-
terventon 1t passed tie Geaee, bat VAS lost IL thu
House.
With The first session OF General Taylors adminjstra-
ticn, the slavery agstsn reach D Doiat Of vaie1Ge
Mr.. Hsnrer took leading part the debatse aod vas
willing agree shy cUi4u. which s save lie
honor and the rights Of Virginia and 9r SISTER States OF
the South.
At session Er Hunter delivered al eaboTate speech
against the Proposition -uspeDd ii icm.tio relations
Austria upon ouna OF wrongs iDf ie1ed up
Hungary Re uIpo-ad IL my Van1loG il En
ropean politics deprecated any departure 1oIn the
policy marked cut by Nsehiugion and Madiaon.
at the session OF IS59-6l, Hunter made Chair
OF the Finance COMMITTEES CT the senate, le
famed long ne occupied bis seat IN 1884, he daivsr
ed address BchmOnj trCiug sbe history # parties
from tbs foundation OF the Govern urging the
seundness Of the States Rights SCHOOL, with which he had
always been associated
During his sscoad tsIna the SGcat, Nr. H. s5p,r
the Kansas Nebraska k and Douglas amendment here
TO- He was vigorous opponenG Of the American or |
Know Nethng party. a. The session Of 1918 he sd
Vocaed the admission Of kaases iGo he U@ion .h TIE
LecompIon Constitution, aud was member Of the Com.
mittee OF Conference which rspoItad deposition CON
monl5 eeec The 'kngiah BILL, which Vas 6aaIy 6Gopt
ed By Congress.
Mr. Hunter la tha Ar0Ceed'a+5 ot tbs Of 1870
After The election If Lane i e Clearly h.: the
he pubea's ~ee oeteruIIn South, and
t"uKh uI Ga ci4& a. az rs he co4sIsicDg ccad the
made - prevent a collision net sen |
h7 t*O sectn' we ub not Laa he elE reliegsd whs.
the ste sson "t Vars nia "a hTlze1 hin to lbs
/ tie IT,
M butte, was the fcat Representative Ct tie Pro.
vie onAl ongtasB 81 at, 3Ieated bx tha
Ia OF ii Lfart Re. q ua UPON b,s r.siepa.
Il 81 that N1lee ei1ct1G @aast0c iro Virginia ia
GENT pro tenn OF that body, rs a holds
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS
ALEXANDER HAMILTON ETEFHESs VISA born in TaIiaferro
county, Georgia. February IL'h, 1919. Was left al
orphan at the age OF iUuIean, wben kind friends uesu
iIcited, furnished him me- srg 10 0,.eo so Snno
he preParedhimsef egs in nine tbs aad cradu
aed franklin College ia 1872. H. udjed law and
was admitted 10 practice IN 1895
In Is 80 BE elected lower ncuss the State
where ne served five Te&rs CevGing Easaf
especially 30 the Internal iasC9sts OF his native STATE.
IN 1872 n6 was ohUsGu oe adto 10 the Commercial
Convention st Charleston WHARF, be made deep mpTss
sion by his peculiar Ell leace.
Ia ls43 he elected tia e1stg.f his State and ia
lSA3 elected Rep sscnatire cG2g7sss iron t4eor.
ga, to Whco position he LA y returned ua ia
paired health compelled him TO d5oII@5 . election r
Georgia until the n0DipatiOB o. tSCra the Prss
dency de toeo supported tae measures and candidates