Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-03

fuse to be intimidatod by threats, and pla-
cling their Glance III TIE justice of thcir
cause, and upon the great Conserva-
tive element of the North and West, all
may yet be well.
Alexander h. stephens.
The National Publishing Company, of
Philadelphia, will shortly issue q volume
entitled ..Alexandcr H. Stephens, in Pub
lie and Private, with Letters, Speeches,
&C., 10y Henry Cleveland, formerly editor
of the Augusta, Georgia C0asHtmiOnClis.-
The work has the entire approval Of Mr..
Stephens. with whom the author is on terms
of friendship, and Mr.. Cleveland has had
full access to the pr Eate papers OF Mr.. Ste
phens with no restriction as to their Use
The subject of this biography occupies no
common place III the history of the past
thirty years. Long before he entered Con-
gress his fame as IN orator and as a most
accomplished advocate, had extended far
beyond the bounds of his native State, and
when he first appeared at Washington he
at once ranked as the peer Of Clay, Cal
houn and Webster, and he is to-day almost
the last remaining representative Of those
truly great statesmen who knew how to be
politicians lin the highest sense) without
becoming partisans. Mr.. Stephens con-
nection with the secession Of the Southern
States his prominent position us Nlce-Prc-
sident of the "Confederacy ;" his acknow-
/ lodged " conservatism" even during that
period his earnest though futile, efforts
to stop the effusion of fraternal blood, and
to bring about "a speedy peace, will make
that portion Of his biography not less in
teres1ing than the record Of his forensic
| triumphs in earlier yeers.
o,1v CHI of Mr. 70
book we copy the foil wing paragraphs
about Mr.. Stcphens's home, DIS it is to-day,
which will interest those who like to know
something about the private life Of public
men:
ALEXANDER II. sTErHEN,'5 HOME.
/ Opposite the pdrlor is a dining roOm.-
Its features are {: Brussels carpet Of white
| and roses The windUn-shadcs are q plain
pattern Of green and gold. Then an ex-
tension dining table, an ancient adeboard,
a silent clock on the mantle-piece, before
whose modest face 10 hands are held,
and % frozen traveller watched by ST. Ber
nard dogs, displayed upon the tire-screen.
The upper rooms, four III number, are
neatly but plainly furnished, and kept for
the guests, male and female, who often
come, and are always made at home, i'll
what by the owners own csignation of
long ago, is widely ana Familiarity known as
! Liberty Hull.
In the back passage there is always IL ce-
dar pail of pure, cold water, that is 50 re-
! freshing in the long, hot, summer days.
! Then the porch, connecting the two rooms
built to the rear, with the main building,
| and extending on the eastern side into a
wide veranda, with massive square pillars.
The first OF the rear rooms is tho library,
pretty room, fifteen by twenty feet, its
| floor covered with neat carpeting in stri pes
The collection of law and political books is
! large and excellent Many valuable miscel-
| laneous books belong there, but numbers of
them are always out in the hands of bor-
rowers. The library is the collection of
thirty years Numerous trunks contain the
accumulated letters iof IL lifetime. a bronzed
bust of Daniel Webster looks gloOmily down
| from a shelf over the inner door. 1t is gray
| with dust, and bears no trace of that /" llv-
| ing light" IN which his elOquence cmbalmed
the flag Of our country. He needs no bust
OF statue for our memories are the amber
that keeps his fame. Would that his shade
might return, and re-utter to the whole
land those earnest words tO-"Ihe sober
men OF Boston,"
The inner room is the ssu.ctuns sInctOr1tqs
II the visitor comes i'll winter Il light tap is
given on the door; Il quick but pleasant
|
| knob OF the door gives admittance All is
open in summer, There is Il pretty carpet
of green and flowers Low French bed
stead iraped III white. Tie walls too are
white. There is bureau and mirror, cot
bed for waiting boy, elm wash-stand and
toilet furniture. Over the mantel, Brady S
imperial photograph, taken in 1855, of
which our third engraving is copy. 1t IS
fanked on the right by the picture Of
50 Faith at the Cross" given while at Fort
Warren, by a much valued lady friend
On the left, by an embroidered watch
stand and pair Of lamps. Then a book
case with broken 6 lass, and bundles of pa
pers in great seeming disorder. The dis
order is not so great but the owner can
readily find what he wishes and before the
confusion incident to the late war, no
statesman kept such perfect order among
SO many various papers. There is Il little
round top writing table, with eyelet press
and papers and scraps. More papers and
scraps are in the little table drawer, and
| the mind of the owner is the index to them
all, If they are notdsturbed. That annoys
him greatly His old Office, and another
! library, are at the courthouse, but lie sell
dom goes to 1t.
On the wOrsted hearth-rug of this room,
in winter. and on the grass of the yard i'll
summer, lounges ii huge brown mastiff
named Troup. Near this larger specimen
of the canine species is usually to be seen
little black terrier, with q chronic growl;
he is called Frank. A restless yellow pup
sometimes intrudes, but is generally sent
away with the proper rebuke from his grave
seniors. He bears the appropriate name of
Sir Bingo Binks, one of the characters in
Walter SCOTS ''St. Romans Well"
Rio (called REQ, the famous poodle dog,
the favorite pet and companion of the
states man for years, both at home and
abroad, has had, since 1863, a dreamless
sleep in the garden. The red clay mound
that marks the spot of his burial, still awaits
the tablet for which all appropriate epitaph
was once written
81 Here rests the remains
Of what, III life, a satire on the human race
And an honor to his own
A faithful dog
On the LEFT of the fireplace of the room
we last spoke of, in winter, and in the YER
andah in summer, is generally seen the
owner of the premises. The man is known
personally and by thousands of pictures,
from the st. Lawrence to the Bio Grande.
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