The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-12
Death of Duff Green.

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Death of Duff Green.
Dssr GREEN, as announced by telegram
In our paper yesterday morning, died ID
Dalton, Ga, on Thursday. He must have
been not far from ninety years old. We
have no biography Of him at band. He WIS
a very remarkable man, and figured con-
In party Journalism and party
matters. He took an active part in the pres''
dental campaigns of '24 and '2s in favor OF
ANDREW JACKSON, and was selected by JACK
SON as the editor of the organ of his admin
istration, entitled s.The Telesr aph." Gene
raj GREEN was spirited writer and
thorough partisan. BE introduced into
Washington city somewhat new order oil
journalism. His paper was marked oy
strong language rot restrained by strict rules
of courtesy. The old National IntelhSencer
Of GALES & SEAroN was model of courtesy
and propriety, and while discussing puoilc
questions with great ability, always main
tsined the highest tone Of ciy'ity and pro-
fessonal comfy. The Telegraph contrasted
widely with the Encouragement.
General GREEN espou,ed the cause OF Mr..
CALHOUN insthc breach which occurred be-
tween him and the Presidents breach
growing out of alleged developments con-
corning Mr.. CALHoUN's conduct towards
General JACKSON while he (Mr. CALHOUN
was Secretary Of War under Mr. MoSRoE'
which developments were hurried to cui
minstipg point by the social rupture IN the
Cabinet through the "EAToN Scandal"
These matters led TO the publication OF a
pamphlet from Mr.. CALHOUN and personal
differences between him and others. The
breaking up of the Cabinet was the result;
and General GREEN openly sided with Mr.
CALHOUN. General JACKSON brought FRAN.
c1sP. BLAIR (iu 1881 from Frankfort, n.y.,
and placed him at the head of the Glo6e (the
Government organ), and be became the re-
ceiyer of the Government patronage, and the
party gave him the public printing, which
had been previously bestowed upon DUFF
GREEN. 81 ...'~
General GREEN faithfully followed the for
IuuES vi VIII SALhOONS aoN " 80 NAN>- VS. w
compelled to give up his paper for want OF
support at Washington. 1t was transferred
under a new name to Baltimore, where 1t
was edited for time by the late RICHARD *.
CRALlE, editor of CALnoUN's works. Cen
erai GREEN'S reverse was greater than Mr..
CALHous's. He tad no South Carolina TO
sustain him. The untoward consequences
of the breaking up of the Cabinet were
helped along by the nuliifcation question,
which caused great excitement. General
JACKSON took strong Union grounds, and
waged a successful war upon Mr.. CALHOUN
and his party. The Wing crusade against
the alleged usurpaton OF General JACKSON
in removing the Government deposits from
the United States Bank enabled DIR. CALHoUS
to retrieve his position to some extent by
the formation of union with CLAY and
WEBSTER. But il was union on one issue
acne.
MIR. CALHOUN could not form q combina.
ton comprehensive and cordial in political
principles with those gentlemen. He and
his followers never recovered power to any
considerable extent. He had, however, the
satisfaction in 1874 of being indirectly the
m lin cause of the reputation OF Mr.. r. T.
BLAIR as editor of the Democratic Admins
tration organ, the" Glo6p," and the establish.
meat of " The Uniun," under Mr.. THOMAS
RIrcHlE, who removed from this city TO
Washington to become its editor. Mr.. BLAIR
was disliked by South Carolina as alien TO
NJ. CALHOUN, aud President TYLER, who
preceded MIR. Polk, had been the victim OF
the sharp editorial criticisms of the Globe.
General GREEN never regained his place IN
politics, and spent the remainder oil his life
in visionary sp,culations, and in lecturing and
pauphe,eering upon political economy. His
themes were cspital. tabor, and finance. He
espouscd the scheme of the "Cle lt-M0b-
Aie!," and probably gave hints that were by
parversion made advantageous to AMes and
Company. His SHANGHAI IucubratOls were
yolumnous, but commanded Very little atter-
ton. They showed how ery.captivating TO
venerable metaphysical minds are the com.
p.ex subjects, such as finance.
General GREEN was in the prtme of man.
hcad, fine and brave-irokius gentleman. He
wassabout six feet two or three inches, with
remarkably fair skin, black hair, ana the very
BLACKLIST eye. His features were fine, and
witbs. be was man that would be,singled
out amongst hundred. Ne was in apntro-
versy aggressive and imsulsive. He had
many personal differences. The moss re-
markabse case of this kind be had was with
Colonel sVEBB, of the Courier .cnd Enquirer,
New Yozk. The Colonel bad borroMed
1000 from the Undted States Bank, ane
JACKSON wsgiDg war against shat institaL
tion this uCreturned lean was sdduced as
proof of corruption in the bribstg of the
press. DUFF GREEN made sharp use Of
the fact, ard. an angry crotaoversy
ensued, whck provoked WEBB Is visit
Washington to punish GREEN. The parties
met and WEBB advanced in hostile Ean-
ner, but was arrested by pistol presented
by Green. WEBB returned home and wrote
an iuhsted and boRbastic accouat of his ex-
petition. in which he frankly told every.
thing. Yhe whole esnntry was amused at |
it, especially WEBB's particular description
of the pistol, which he declared was
horseman's pistol, with mahogany stock,
= percussion lock, nine inches in the bar
rel." A weapon not to be lightly encoun-
tered.
General GREEN was man of very de-
t.ided intellect, who very much lacked the