, 1879-12-08


1t could scarcely he possible to find
any two men in similar station in life 80
Numerically opposite in all their per-
I sanal characteristics as the late Zach.
Chandler and his successor, ex Governor
Baldwin. Without attempting to por-
tray Chandler, whose peculisrities are
we'll known throughout the country, it is
sufficient to describe the person and
| character Of his successor to show the
remarkable contrast. In his personal
appearance. diess and address. Governor
Baldwin IS man who could no. be mis-
taken by the mos. superficial observer
tor any other t:an gentleman of ele-
CANT manners and refined culture. to
whom profanc or vulgar word or act
would be impossible. Having accumu-
luted an ample fortune in the mercantile
business. Governor Baldwin, at middle
age, retired from the cares of business
and devoted his time and means to the
cultivation of his mind, in patronizing
the fine arts, promoting religious and
phi.anthropic objects, and in extended
travels, visiting nearly all the States Of
the Union and the countries of the world.
He is an earnest Churchman, man Of
rare social qualities, great liberality and
charity towards all men, and party
politician in no offensive sense. He was
in California ard Oregon about thirteen
! years ago and called at our office in
company with Bishop Scott, and very
earnestly deprecated the persecution to
which we had been subjected in San
Francisco under political pretext. In
all these characteristics there is no point
of resemblance between him and his i'm
mediate predecessor that there was not
between Chandler and his immediate
predecessor. General Cass. 1t Henry p
Baldwin does not make as notable Sen
ator as Mr. Chandler, lie will, neverthe-
less, confer quite as much dignity and
honor upon the position.
"OLD Blow HARD" is the name by
which Toombs is familiarly known in
Georgia. He is one of that kind OF whom
we have many specimens in the North:
Invinciblc in peace, invisible in war;"
A " stalwart" of the most uncompromis-
ing class. Before the war he predicted
| that the time was not distant when he
could call the roll of his slaves at the
base of Bunker Hill monument, and held
in utter contempt the warnings of Ste>
phens and other Southern conservatives
whose predictions as to the result Of war
have been verified. He joined the Con
federate army as a Brigadier, but there
is no record of his prowess or military
achievements; he was, however. among
the very few Southern men of property
who came out of the war richer than he
went into it. Like John Hook, he clam
ored for pay for beef No man who ever
held so high public position, could com>
mand so little respect for his opinions in
his own vicinage. Yet his drunken ut
terances are telegraphed over the North
as representing the temper of the South
towards the Government. Not long since
he telegraphed the sentiment: Death
to the Union ~ which created a sensa>
tion only where Toombs is not known.
Now we have another of his belchings
occupying prominent place in the dis
patches of the associated press: A news
paper correspondent met Toombs at At
lanta recently, and asked him who would
be the next President. Grant" he re-
Piled promptly. He will be the next
/ President and the last President" "After
Grant-what p 1.-THE Empire. by God !!
1 am ready for it; it is part of the incvit-
able. When the Nerth, by the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments, in :
jected 5000 savages into the belly of
the Constitution, they made popular
government impossible" We have no
more doubt that Bob Toombs said that
than we have that he was drunk at the
time be said it. What OF it2 Is it fair
to hold whole section of the Union
responsible for the drunken rawlings of an