The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
SPRING HILLITEMS.


! CnlS grand ola borough, we have the
melancholy pleasure of perusing this
ancient newspaper now in the fifty-fifih
year OF its existence. 1t comes to us
in deep mourning, on account of the
death of North Cardinals greatest
statesman, Gov. VIM. A. Graham, wbo
for the last halt century, had been a res.
| ident of said town. Gov. Graham was
truly great and good man. The wri~
ter knew him when he first entered
| upon the duties of that profession, OF
| which he was ever one of its brightest
ornaments, and few years later, when
he was not of choice, but by the par
| TALLY of friends forced into the turbid
waters of political strife, he fully mains
tanned that dignity of character, that
high toned and honorable bearing,
which continued to adorn his life to its
close. His was life, without spot or
blemish to mar its beauty, and well may
the old North State mourn his loss, for
his death is National calamity. At the
time that Gov. Graham commenced the
practise of law. in Hillborough, that
town was the home of Judge Ruffin,
Judge Nash, Judge Norwood, Judge
Murphy, Judge Wiley P. Mangrem,
Frank Hawks, Esq, afterwards dis
tinguished minister of the Episcopal
Church, John M. Norwood, Esq, Pres
ley MaDgrem, Esq; all gentlemen of
rare attachments, and distinguished
ability, while such men as Judge Bad
yer and others practised in that county,
making bar equal to any, and yet
young Graham had to grapple with this
mighty array of talents, and steadily
amid that galaxy of profound lawyers,
all whom were men OF purity, probity
and honor, be continued to rise until he
proudly stood peer of the ablest among
them, with that native mOdesty, for
which he was ever remark able; he alone,
seemed unconscious of hisIgreatness, ever
ready with a word of kindness, to cheer
the heart OF the humblest citizen and
even the school hoy las the writer then
was) on his way to the Academy, with
his books under his arm, received from
this good man passing word OF en-
coursgement.
Personal.
Mrs. Caldwell and her nephew Char
ley Buford, have gone on visit to Mrs.
McGayock, formerly Miss Bettio POin-
ter, who resides in one of the loveliest
portions of Western Virginia. Her
husband is a relative of the well known
McGavOck family of Middle Tennessee,
a large stock raiser, and one OF the most
substantial farmers of that grand old
commonwealth.
Mr.. Marcus V. Crump and wife left |
last week for their home in Browns
vile, with their little sick babe, since
which time the frail little sufferer has |
passed away to its home in Heaven.
"Suffer little children to come unto me, |
and forbid them not, for of such is tho |
kingdom of Heaven"
Our young friend j. w. Cheairs started |
tothe eastern cities few days age, to lay |
in his stock of fall goods. He will have |
the advantage of the long experience |
OF his brother in-law, Mr.. L N. Fig
Of Ill 4 IL
cbases, as they will buy together.
Our venerable tOwnsman, Mr., Phil |
ip Ii. Jenkins, has been quite sick for p |
week past, but is somewhat improved. |
We regret to state that Mr.. Samuel A. |
Pointer is lying dangerously i'll at this |
time, but under the judicious treatment
OF DIR. Core, it is hoped he will soon re-
cover.
Mrs. Jenkins, the beautiful and ac>
wife OF our former fellow
citizen, Mr.. Robert Jenkins, left for |
her home in Miss, few days ago. Rob
ert was called home soon after his ar.
rival here by telegram, announcing the
serious sickness of his brother George.
Robert is driving a splendid trade in
the Drug business in SardiS, Miss, and
like all the sons of old Maury, who have
found homes in the other States, he is
doing well.
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
In last weeks HERALD, mention was
made of Gen. Tom Winder. For the
of our young mon, il |
may not be considered imPertinent, in
the old friend and schoOlmato of his
father, the lamented Col. Van Win
der, of Thibadeaux, La, to tell what he
knows. By the casualties of war, tho
large estate of Col. Winder, "tOOk wings
and flew away" leaving the family /
18th lint liff1n than a hara |
port. Tom, then but boy, seeing that
,he number of slaves belonging to his
rather, had been freed by the govern
DeDt, and his splendid sugar estates
had thereby become valueless, deter
mined at once tOprepaIe himself for the
active business of life. To this end he
improved his education, and then
aught school for a lille, thereby max
Dg money to advance his education,
Ind thus he continued, finally taking
/ regular Law cause. Inheriting the
alents of his grandfather Felix Grun-
ly, we find him, when but little past his
majority, aC his childhOOd's home in the
I'D Parish of La Fouche, La, the At
orney General of the District. He is
low up on visit to his sister and broth
'r-in-law, Col. John McGavock, of Will
hanson. In this connection it may be
considered pardonable, to relate an in
ident in the history of the life of the :
ather of Gen. Tom Winder, as related /
o our reporter by the Rev. Ethelbert {
of precious memory, who as
Agent of the American Bible Society, ,
listed Thibedeaux. La, during the ses- '
ion of a Methodist Annual Conference {
It that place, Mr.. Hatcher was stop 6
ing at a hotel in the town, when he 2
vas taken sick with an attack of fever. $
loon after his prostration, Col. Winder '
allied to see him, a stranger, who upon !
himself, said: Il have call |
d to see if you will go with mo to my I
IouSe, a short distance i'll tho country, i
hat myself and family may have the .
leasure of waiting on you during your t
ickness." The invitation was gladly i
ccepted, the splendid carriage and !
orses awaiting for them at the door, |
DON conveyed the sick minister to the @
alatial mansion, which amid the fra I
rance of tropical flowers and under q
be outrageous foliage of beautiful +
proved to the pure and good O
Hatcher an Eden of comfort-a delights
III retreat from the noise and dust of O
own, when his convalesceDce was specs a
Y, pleasant and permanent, kind n
carts and tender hands ministered tC {.
is necessities, all of which was kindly C
by him to the close of his
rilliant and useful life. q
ANDREW JOHNSON. s.
The proposition come up from various n
Ources, to erect on Capitol Hill, Nash q
lille, a monument TO the memory of the n
tie President Johnson. While there v
an be no objection to the carrying out
this wish, on the part OF his friends, h
decent respect for the opinions of all v
.ue Southern people, would suggest the Y
ropIiety of not forgetting in this laud v
BILE enterprise, the bOnOred and lamen- a
ID President Polk, who certainly is en- q
tied to full share of the gratitude v
the American people. Republics, 5
not ungratful, are too often fOrgetful Ii
t the services of the nOblest and best OF T.
err cons. 1t is true that James KuoX g
ok has left q monument in the hearts
his cOuntrymen, second to that OF n
one Of the statesmen of Tennessee, a
ave and except the hero of the Hermi h
lge, yet thousands would rejoice to see O
suitable monument erected to his g
lemory on the highest point OF the @
apitoI grounds in the city, where a
rests his mortal remains, in q
ope of blisslul Immortality. ii
Municipal il
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