The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-06
The Hon. Is. II. 1lnI, of oeoru,u.

The following sketch Of tho alore-named distin.
guislicd Georgian is drawn from tho lifo by cx-
Governor J. j. Brown, Of TINT State. Wo extract
IL from Tho Augusta Cir0nice dwi San,iac;, in
which paper Mr.. BRowN answers Mr.. Hills
"Notcs OH the Situation"
II am correctly informed Mr.. Hill started his
political lito protesting to bc Democrat. IN iSjj
in his District, and ~, defeated Il 1856 he was
on tho Electoral ticket, supported by tho Know
Nothing M party Of Georgia, and was defeated. In
cinor, and was defeated. As I was the Democratic
candidate, probably tho latter defeat had not been
forgotten by him waen he prepared his Notes on
vance for war, without waiting for all overt act OF
oppression by tho Federal Government in case
The icpublican party should elect tlluir candidate
for President til: next year, III the fall of 1859 lc
was elected State Senator from Troup county for
two years, tho most distinguished honor ever
conferred upon him by popular vote.
backed down from his position for war, and was n
candidate in the winter Of 1860 for the Convention
OH the Union or Cooperation ticket. lilo was
elected and took his scat in tho Secession Convcn-
ton. Ho Mt frat opposed accession. lcforo tho
passage of tho Ordinance Of Secession, aftor it was
known that majority Of tho Convention favored
Should bc elected to tho Provisional Congross
in case tho State sereded. Tho 0rtli-
nance ,I was put upon its final passage and
few days afterward lIe WAS electcd to Congress by
the Convention. Whether by voting for tho Ordi-
nance he betrayed tho people Of T'roup county,
whose voice was against secession FOR tho causes
then existing, do not pretend to inquire. At any
rate lc was not elected as Heccssionst, for tho
then existing causes he voted for tho Ordinance,
und was elected to Congress By majority of secos-
sionists. What important measure Of practical
statcsmanship Inc ilianguraed or carried through
Congress by his ability, or influence during his
whole term OF service havc never been abio to
lcarn.
Whom the Secession Convention WAS in session
at Savannah, MIR. Ill., then member of both tho
convention and tho provisional Congress, made n
speech to tho people, im which ho said '.rho
North would not fight: There would ho no war
liut II tho North should he 30 fnoliah To go into
the contest, there ncyOr was people oil tho face
OF tho carth so well prepared Tor it were. It
Should DO IN aggressive wnr The war should be
cnrricd into Africa; and when tho cities of tho
North were laid in ashes, and the country doyas-
tatcd and laid waste, then VIC should find the peo-
pie of the North the 10 ask for terms and
suo for peace" He pictured tho rising glory OF
tho now Confcderacy, ind wont to say, that
whllo this became more compact and secure, dis
| integrntion would como MS sl,ro ns fato upon tho
9lu un,on and they would seek ontranco into this.
water they might come,n
When tho noxt Legislature met, thcro ware in IL
majority OF tho old Know-Nothng party, and
Mr.. Hill was elected to tho Confederate Senate
over General Toumbs,
Wilhelm tho Senate 10 voted, under oatA against
cd tho measure when made public M unconstitu-
\ tonal. Not long after this was known, Mr.. Hill
| matl0 q speech In hIillcdgovilc, in which lo i'm
tonded to be very on mo for my opposition
| to measure against which ho had cast his yoto
under oath; and said the country wonld have lpep
ruined f il had not passed. After that limo o Ie-
came tho zeniois advocate of tho conscription
| policy, md denounced oil who opposed it..
During tho war, when call wRa mado upon tho
people not subject 10 c0nacription, to volunteer
and organize for lomc defence, when IL was doubt
full whether they would bo called out for active
service, Mr.. Hill mado a speech i'll La Grange
| und encouraged oil to volunteer, mud as
| means Of giving forco to his appeals, and Of
showing his own patriotic devotion to tho cause,
| he enrolled, or authorized his own naale to DO
enrolled, ns priyato in ono OF tho companies bo-
ing formed, and pledged himself TO 60 il thoy
vance OF tho Federal army, tho company was or
dered 10 tho fold for active service, and Mr.. Hill
not being ono Of the "lupes who showed will 10
| loso bloOd' backod out and refused to 60, Tho
reason reported ut tie tlniO, as given by him for
his rofusal, was that he was Confederate Sonntor
drawing salary, and that wlliIo in this condition
| II would DO unconstitutional for him to draw Tho
pay OF private soldier. 30 1t appears tho present
s not tho only occasion whom Dir. Hills motto has
boon to stand by tho Constitution ny Ills only
safety. As ho would certainly havo boon ontiilci
To tho pay OF private aodier II ho had shoulder.
ed his gun and g0no with tho company and ma IL
wns wrong for Senator to Violate tho Constitu-
1 lion, he was not arrested anf comDnllcl fo on,,o