Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
STEPHENS AND TOOMBS.
" Int They Think Of the Eastern
war, the PR. sidency ,nnd Va
rious other Matters.

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle prints 3
letter from Charlottesville, that state,
dated June %. which gosslps in Il some
what pleasant style. rs follows:
Hon. A III. Stephens continues, as
usual, to dispense the Inequalities Of
Liberty Hall 70 all Corners. He con
verses freely with all who visit him, and
extends 4 cordial welcome to the hum
best rs to the most distinguished OF hi,
guests. While Your correspondent was
at Liberty Hall. 4 pretty little lour-year-
old girl, the child OF a %ueighbor. hap
pened 10 be there. | asked her il she
had come TO see Mr.. Stephens. She
SAID she had. What do you think
about him :" | 4ueried. CHANGING up
INTO the good old man, face, she replied,
SIMPLY II loves him" And 80 it is
with the children OF Il larger growth.
They all love him. Mr.. Stephens has
had Al accute attack OF bowel complaint
lately, but recovered promptly, and is. |
think looking about As wei! as he has
looked in the last Ten wears. He pre-
>i'ie> at his table pnnctually. and takes
plenty al exercise i'll his new rolling
char. For the war i'll Europe he APP
pears 10 care nothing. Il hate all
wars. he said. and Will be satisfied if
those who will fight keep away from my
door. zen. Tuombs, who was at the
hail, takes a mighty interest i'll the
Eastern question. and predicts that the
Russians will walk over the Ottomans.
Tor whom he has 4 pronounced con
tempt. II We mistake not. the general
once thought the French army would go
To Herlln. but III this opinion he was. in
runmO with thousands. mistaken. He
may prophcSy truly concerning the
Turkish overthrow. But with Mr..
stephens and Gen. TuomipS the question
81 greatest enthusiasm il the convention.
Gen. iuonlbS goes Il, Il delegate, a. YOU
know, and Mr.. Stephens expects to
accompany him. The General saws hi,
appearance in the cnlion will be the
asst Otiicla! act OF his lite. and he hopes
L. !i:the II the most memorable. Gen.
lounIbS has fallen away some twenty
pounds in flesh since his visit to the
Hot Springs "i Arkansas. He looks
much pa.cr; but, with the exception
ot one eye, his health is perfect.
IL" has nope, that his detective
eye Will be completely restored
when 4 surgical operation can be per
formed upon it. Only upon the closest
scrutiny would any one observe that it
was the least impaired. On federal
politics Mr.. Stephens aud Gen. Toombs
are agreed, viz that while it is lawful
t" conspirc against II detnct0 govern
m"nt. it i not c~Apedient to do so at this
time :" tan Is the south is concerncd.a and
III our case a wise expectancy is the
highest patriotism. We are ]retiinp
from Mr.. Hayes nearly, if not quite all
We could have hoped for from Mr..
Illdcn, and are, At the same time. not
responsible for his blundcrs if he commit
any. Gen. Toombs goes further. and
states that the counting in OF Mr.. Tilden
would have been good, perhaps, for some
tcw Individuals. but ending in the dis
ruption OF the democratic party. Mr..
stephens Is tor making the best OF the
situation. unfolding the President in
every Lawful and patriotic way. and only
comIrmning when he deserves animal
version