The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-14
The Hon. B, II. Hill, of Georgia.

Lho hph. y, IL Illll, or Georgia.
Tho following sketch of the a(orc-
named distinguished Georgian is draw n
from the life, by Ex-Governor j. u.
Brown, Of that State. We extract it
from The Augusta Chronicle and Sent,
mcl, in which paper Mr.. Brown answers
Mr.. Hills "Notcs on the Situation"
ii am correctly informed Mr.. Hill
started his political life protesting to be
n Democrat. Tn 1885 he was the
Know-NoLhing candidate Tor Congress
III his District, and was defeated. In
1855 he was on tho Electoral ticket,
supported by the Know Not ,ng party
ct Georgia, and was def .tcd. In
1857 he was the Know Nothing candi
date for Governor, aud was defeated.
AS | was the Democratic candidate,
probably tho latter defeat had not been
forgotten by linn when he prepared his
"Notcs on tho Situation" in 1850 he
took position in advance for war, with.
ont waiting ioran overt act Of oppression
by thc Federal Government, in case
the Republican party should elect
Their candidate for President tho next
Year. In tho fall Of 1859 he was elect
co otats Senator from Troup county for
two yoers, the most dislin nrnishcd honor
over conferred upon him by popular
vote.
After Mr.. Lincoln woo President no
backed down from his position for war,
and was candidate in tho winter OF
1860 lor the Convention of the Union
or Cooperation ticket. 1Ie was elected
anu took his seat in the Secession Con-
ven'ion. lie at first opposed secession.
l5clore tho passage Of the Ordinance Of
Secession, after it was known that
majority of the Convention favored it.,
]! began to be discussed in private cir
clcs who should be elected to tho Pro.
ylslonal Congress III case tho State sccc.
ucd. The Ordinance was put upon it's
final passage and Mr.. Hill voted for it,
and signed it. A lew days a(lcrward
hc was elected to Congress by the Con-
'vent'on. Whether by voting for the
Ordinance he betrayed tho people of
Iroup county, whose voice was against
secession Tor the causes then cxisliue
4 do not pretend to inquire. At any
rae Inc was not elected rs scccssonisi
Tor the then existing causes; hc voted
lor tho Ordinance, and was elected to
congress by u majority Of secussionis,s.
what important measure Of practical
craftsmanship he nauguratcd or carried
through Congress by his ability or IN.
llncncc during his whole term OF
service | have mover been able 10 ia
learn.
When the Secession Convention wos
III session at Savannah, Mr. Hill, then
member olbolh the convention and
tho provisional Congress, made spccch
TO Tho people, III which he said "Thc
North would not fight. There would
DO no war. But if tho North should be
SO foolish as to 60 into tho contest, there
never was a people Oh tho face Of the
earth so well prepared for it as wo
were. 1t should be an aggressive war
The war SHOULD bo carried into Africa
and when the cities of tho North wore
laid in ashes, and the country dcvos,o.
ted and laid waste, thcn wo should find
tho people Of the North were tho ones
TO asks lor terms and sue for peace
re pictured the rising glory of tho new
Contoderacy, and went on to say, that
~Eile this became more compact and Sc.
cure, d'sin,cgration would como AS sure
rs late upon tho Old Union, and they
would seok an entr' nco into his. And
ho very graciously ADDED that. III
they como humbly enough as 'hcwars
OF wood and drawers Of water tboy
might come"
When the next Legislature met,
there were in it n majority of tho Know,
Nothing party, and Mr. Hill was elect.
"a to the Confederate Senate over Gen
Toombs.
While in tho Senate he voted under
oath, against the first Conscript Bill
AS it IS we'll known, Iopposcd the meas.
IRE whom made public as unconstitu-
t'onal. Not long after this was known,
Mr. ii'll made speech in NIillcdgcvillc
~ winch he intended TO DO very severe
or mo tor my opposition to measure
against which he lad cast his vote I'M.
aor oath; and said tho country would
nave been ruined if it had not passed
AFTER that time he became tho jealous
advocate ol tho conscription policy and
denounced a'lwho opposed it.
During the war, when n call was
made upon tho people not subject to
conscription, to volunteer and organize
Tor home defence, when it was doubtful
whether they would be called out for
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