Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-11
ALBERT PIX
President Central Club.


Death OF HON. HOWELL COBB.
The kilograms from New York pub
Hshed by US yesterday brought as the
sad news Of the death Of the Hon.
HOWELL COBB, Of Georgia. He fell
dead, struck by spoplexy, in the hall Of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on Friday. The
deceased statesman, so famous as Secre-
tary Of the Treasury In the Cabinet Of
President Buchanan, was born 10 Jefter-
son county, Ga, September :, 1915. His
parents removed when he wss young to
Athens, Gs., and he TRs graduated at
franklin College, In that city, In 1884.
He socn after began the study Of the
law, to the practice Of which he was ad
mitted in 1895, andinl 1887 he was elected
by the Legislature SOlicitor-General Of
The Western Circuit. During the period
OF thres years for which he held this
Office she Obtained 3 lucrative practice,
and Gtsplayed social qualities and men
tai ability which gained FOR him great
personal popularity ia his constituency.
He began hls Congressional career in
1919 H1NFEE btEA EENI+NA ~ N81 "~A~
OF Representative, il which, by three
successive reflections, be sat till 1850.
He st once applied himself to the study
of the rules Of the House, from his fsmil-
iarity with which, and With the duties
which fhey impose, he has constantly
derived advantages in parliamentary ID.
csuntsrg. An enthusiastic sdmirer OF
Gen. JACKSON, from whom, in the pc
Rod Of South Carolina Modification, he
had imbibsd profound sentiments OF at
tacbment 10 the Federal Union, his pc
litiesl faith has been equally marked by
devotion TO the stability Of the Coufsde-
racy. aud to the guaranteed rights o. he
individual States. In the Thirtieth CT
Rrass he was one OF the most efficient
defenders Of the measures Of President
PoLK's administration relative 10 the
Mexican war, and secured by his bold
ness and ability tine position, Tsrely &C.
corded to SO youag a statesman, Of being
leader OF his party. a prominent sup /
porter OF Gen. CAss FOR the Presidency |
in the canvass OF 1913, be was placed in
opposition by the election o; Gen. TAY-
LoR; but upon the assembling OF the
Thirty-hrst Congress IL December, 1919 |
he was elected Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives. While the question of
slavery In the Territories divided his
political friends, snd while the Execu-
tive Department OF tie Government was
held by bis political opponents, mis- OFF
cial position was one Of great RESPONSE
bility and difficulty. Though bearing no
very conspicuous part Ia the passage Of
the compromise measures Of 1850, he was
interchangeable, by argument and persus-
sion on private and social occasions, IN
urging the settlement which was finally
adopted. The measures Rere opposed
by many Of his party, and 6 political or
gnnization YVES formed in many of tbs
Southern States on the basis Of hostility
70 theLd. Georgia at once became the
battle-ground OF the Southern Rights
party and tbs UnioE party, by the latter
Of which Mr.. COBB was nominated for
Governor. After 3 violent canvass he
was elected by the largest majority ever
given Ia Georgia In any political contest.
The term Was for two years, at tbs END
Of which lac resumed the practice of law,
saw the oOmpfomise measures approved
by the National Dsm0crAtlc Convention
Of 1852. took an active part 10 the polit-
ical contest which resulted In the cleo
ton Of Gen, PIERCE to the Presidency,
and In 1855 was again chosen to represent (
his constituency in Congress. In the
Presidential campaign after the ADJOURN
ment Of the Thirty fourth Congress, he {
visited several OF the Northern States. I
vinEieatlpg the policy Of the Democratic /
party, snd advocating the election Of
Mr.. BUCHAEAa,o one Of hose earliest acts I
after his accession was t. tender 60 My. /
COBB the 5eeretaFyshlp Of the Treasury.
which position he signaIizsd himself
fcl strict attention to the duties OF his
office, duties which he never intermitted. {
"a example be was careful should c
be followed By every employe Of the De-
pGrtment, HIS celebrated letter upon I
the relations Of Government employees I
to the public duties, will long be remem-
bsEed as an example Of official probity
and honesty, even where his own party I
TO be benefited by the absence at ]
elections Of the employees, to whom be
refused liberty to absent themselves. {
He resigned his office in December,
1880, in anticipation Of the seet g.
sion Of Bis State, and almost inmedi- {
stely commenced preparations for enter. &
Ing her military service, which he dd {
aiSer a pT~Otracted canvass, attendant up- T,
,n aGe p~reliminaries Of the Convention 4
IF Georgia, the secession from the Union