, 1879-07-09
Bob TOONlBS.
why, III Ills Opinion, tho Cnnfcacracy Failed
IA Sharp ArrniEnlncnt OF .Jcfrcrann Davis
for tsnncra1 fucnlctency-Tho Union u

Tempnrary Concern.
Gar.ts,,andenre iati,dr'na,a 7,m+s.
,,,s,n -. ,.". :, H., - .roor,ls IN tLc co.a of
liiaao ny ''c''. nmp 1oo' ,','",.m ~ ~ ~.
Tho State against Treasurer Jack Jones us
closed an alarming condition Of physical weak. |
ness m fin nort Of ttc Oil tnan cioo,,cnt, and
s"s ~ t. .tu,,, s..,,,ooo tlrt hia raco has hocu
ha'u ~ p'"' .r.". -. 1a,. u,,ns h, ,,,tcrc, 70
,'sas run. l"se W 'o". .""'T 1r,s ~ n,n u 80,
powerful, aud his frame IS massive and Greet,
1t II ia mite clear lint he is not equal to sus.
,s.., ""s y. - sTar, NJ. no,n,c NJ Gnorco never
th'oEa eto1'' lne pe"ps ~ ,"1' -. 49,.
tnvcl any man BETTER tnan thcy 'ese s'e'''
| Toon,bs, md tho Signs Of his breaking down
llayc awakened a tru,lcr !ntrrcs, In him and in
al I'm, 10 nun pe'.a,s so.n.r, @ - ut us tc sonth
lnafkah'e man III many Fsspss's wv tAs .'ua..
ever produced, an'l II Is doubtful u 'ne Ieeo!as
q iordlier lifs l tl.an n!s can TO found III TIC
In n long talk with yonr correspondent l,o
talked freely Of tho cycnts Tint led nn To- seccs-
Ss i! no. Of ta,s S ssecssG" e ," GovsG
cracv, OF his flIght attcr tho colapse, Of MS
opinions OF recunstrucaton, and threw much
lIrl,t IN these interesting topics.
II ilave alwass behaved IN tho Sovereignty Of
the Stulc,n he said, "but have b-on vcry riuctl
misunderstood On the subject of secession. l
have never hcllcyrd t!,e Constitution of Inc
limited A.atCs WINS rood one. .itMl rs aM original
oucs,!on, would ncrcr have voted for it,-butI
Una not thc bjalaut ncccssionst TINT have been
renrcscntctl, that IL, III tn the time ti.Ht
Tier. Tas no pnso pen 9t sseutag fG5
land iScm ont OF q compact that was protected
by b nothing but good faith, and was shown to
lave no good faith back Ut It. My tirst vo,o
with him about the null1cation troubles.
In iS5o supported ,te Clay Compromise very
strongly Ii has novcr bccn my custom to cot,-
therefore, they bacatne angcrcl q. my adherence
IN inc conpro1iso tl,at promised 10 aaye Tho
Union, only sturt. to It the closer. Ny posi-
tlon was made an Issue In Georgia, md coil
to uoteu,l It. l initial with Howell Cobb, who
wos conspicuous lust then for haYng refused to
sim lie 'sotthesn Address, aud with Alex
! si aa,ier Stephens, who stood upon the same
Erouuu did. Mr. Cobb ran for uovcrnor,
Stcpl,cns for Congress and fought for my record.
' va whfppcd tho Arc.caters out and carriol tho
, rnmnroElisc In tho Union substantially until
!. after ihc failure Of t,c Crittcnlen Compromise:
. | I sunnorteI Urcekiuridgo tn tint cnGapa!gn Of
A seos,a stspesus He peas ed a th4ee
n elements In Georgia at that time.
: ."Aftur I4incoin't election / saw that trouble
!. was brewing, but I wus sttltunwillng to commit
= ,nyscit 10 Secession, and then, zoo, WAS not
!. cctlain that teorga cou,1 be carried on that Is
y sue. Bsep,ens and I'LL were lt,th for Union.
d | telegrsphed h!ecklhrttlget nsking him TO ap.
:. offcr somo compromise 10 meet tie prcsslnr
10 cxigeucv. lie appointed on this Col,Httcc,
n among Others Cslttcnden, 10 repscseut Bell md
~ ~ Them: JoI Davis md ln5soif for his friends
u Seward for Lincoln, ind Douglas htlnself
- The Crittenlcn Compromise WIS offered.
,c supported It heartily. and sincerely, a,tnougl
-. =. must iunossIllc to do anything. For support
4 ing tfls compromise was de1'oaueed IN acor
r. gta by Bon Hill as having BETRAYED ny seGtiot
~ ~, hen il aiwIya drnol,nclus somebody or some
4 + thing, Al length l saw that the cou,
=; promise measures must tatl. With per
~ sistsnt obstnac7 .f,at have never yet scs
~ surpnssed ecwnru and Ills hackers refused ever
~ ~ overture. then to,egrayl,ei TO Atlanta: 'Al
y" y" !. nj mn end. North determined. Seward vii
tSG S Wien ii,e ficht was fairly opened, still ful
III. ~. ionhtfni nbout carving tic state. Tho peo,i
- wr-a icterIninrd uEuinst submission to The III
~ ~ tnst cncronchincnts OF tho North, bit thur
bn ba wcrc ,nauy whu favored the appointment Of
~ ~ pcacc commission, others who wanted to wal
~. fnr rs,.,uornio,, ind still others who feared
,rn lake 90 trspcrasc strr: and let TIC aay riEl
~ ~ hero lint ncycr doubled tho gravity OF i'll
~ Situation, The statuu.cut tllnt / sad tint
so wid drink ali tjt. ltnd thut was spilled IL or
nj of tic stcrcotypcd l,rs they have circulate
,I Ms about me when left the senate, know
'a1 mr,,nt wnr. md said in nv farewell Buoc,
"Hui ,,,at ,he nrlt Tins Iuoxcl upon Washington
,ht thought it would bo Ut thu lrad Ut sou1tc,
an .stVi,,t ,,,,ut TIM Mann OF Moutrunery1n
an" as s.rIst hstory Of lint meeting has ney
been asyOn. rhe majority Of tic delegates We
psSn k ka', y" tho o1crti%, n Iii. Davis. iija ov
SStsI Sttss, sI,ss,.s;nni wasoupo.rd to n. arl il ii
nas0i ,1e ;,s' hsc. mat y delegates rutcr tlan
ing states IN hc roi,id never iayo been siccty Car
Tho extreme yIcws Of that Stutc nnl Atr. llllctt he
three votes. 0nu Of thcsc% Anderson, WAS
NJ roraiini.,, nnI under liz influence OF Kbc
W . , % vi ,c rhira ,;clrrntu umi euyo ia
ne1 m" Stnsc. VIII, iheso lwu Status, cael, co,,l
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