Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-17
neafh of NenatOr Hill.

his residence IN ALlanLa, aIl6F lOuSs
painful illness, borne by him with won
derful fortitude and Christian resigna-
ton for many weary months. As will be
seen from proclamation by Gov. Col
quit, elsewhere published, his funeral
will tske place in Atlanta on Saturday
next, the 10Th inst.
Senator Hill was born in Jasper coun-
ty, in this State, on the 14th of Septem-
Der. 1923. and was therefore just COM
pleting the ffty-ninth year of his age.
He graduated at the University of Geor-
gia in 1874, bearing off the first hOnors
of his class, after which he, having de-
termined to follow the law, devoted
himself assiduOusly to the study of his
profe sion, and having been admitted to
the bar in 1915, Immediately began prac
tice in LAGRANGE. Here his brilliant in
tellect speedily brought him into promi-
nence, and in 1857 he was elected to the
Lower House of the State Legislature,
and afterwards in 1859-6O served term
in the State Senate, in which body he
laid the foundation of his future
fame. In the same year that he
was elected to the Lower Hou'e
of the Legislature he, having
espoused the cause of the American
party, was given the Congressional nomi-
nation by that party, and made spirited
canvass against Hon. Hiram Warner, his
Democratic opponent. Popular senti-
ment was too strong against Know
Nothingism, however, for success, and he
was defeated, but he still felt confidence
in the ultimate triumph of his party,
and ran for Governor on its ticket in
1857. In this contest he was opposed by
Governor Joseph E. Brown, his late
colleague in the United States Senate, by
whom he was signally beaten. In 1856
be was Presidential elector on the Fill
more and Donelson ticket, and also
occupied that same position on the
Bell and Everett ticket in 1860. In
1881 he was a delegate to the State
Convention, and in that body he, like
many others afterwards distinguished as
supporters of the cause of the South,
opposed secession until the ordinance
declaring Georgia no longer member
of the Federal Union was adopted.
When his State determined on this
course, he, believing his allegiance to be
due to Georgia first of all, gave in his
hearty adherence to her action, and he
was chosen as a delegate to the PrOvis-
ional Confederate States Congress in
Montgomery, land was afterwards elected
Confederate States Senator from Georgia
to the permanent Congress. How hC
served his State in this capacity it is
| hardly necessary to recapitulate. dc
was a loyal and devoted friend of the
administration during the entire war
As well when the fortunes of the Con
federacy were on the wane as when they
seemed all bright and Southern indepen
dence Was sgarded as assured, he never
/ failed 70 SEAPORT the government with
! all tbs abiiitylat his command. He ga'
| promptly recognized as ere Of inc most
prominent and able members of the Sen
ate in Richmond, and his name and fame
became national.
In 1865, after the conflict was ended
be was arrested by the United States
Government and placed in Fort Lafay-
cite, New York harbOr. After short inn
prisonment in that noted American Bas
tile, he was released and returned to
Georgia. Here he found chaos and cOnfu
sion 1eigning supreme, and the notorious
General Pope absolute Dictator and rule
of the Commonwealth. The injustice
| and tyranny which characterized Pope
government of mis- fellOw-citizens called
forth his celebrated Notes on the Situa
tion"-a series of mastery papers, IL
which he fully exposed the iniquities o
this military rule over a State which thu
powers that we're declared emphatically
in one breath had never been out of thu
Union, while in the next breath, will
strangely fragrant inconsistency, they as
/ serted equally as emphatically that sh'
should not be restored TO the Union I'M
| til she had ratified the newly adopted
| amendments TO the Constitution, anC
performed certain other functions of ;
sovereign State. These papers attracted
general attention, and though by som'
their publication was regarded as i'm
polite and lacking in judgment, theil
ability was unquestioned, and they
doubtless accomplished a great deal to
wards Fastening the breaking down o.
oppression and misrule in Georgia.
During the session of the 44th Con
gress (1S74-'76), he was elected a Repre-
sentative to fill the vacancy occasioneC
by the death of Hon. Garrett Mcmillan
and in that capacity he served his con
stltuency so ably that he was reelected
as Representative to the 18th Congress
Before his term of service in the House
expired, however, he was elected to the
United States Senate, and to accept thi:
honor he resigned from the Lower House
and took his seat on the 9th of March
1877. This seat he filed with marked
honor to his State and credit to himself
up to the time of his being attacked by the
terrible disease which terminated his life
Just before resigning from the Lower
House it was that he gained fresh laurel'
by his memorable and crushing reply tC
Blaine's ISLANDERS against the South il
connection with our treatment Of North
ern prisoners at AndersOnville and Othel
points during the war. This
speech was also considered al
the time to be lack of political judg
ment, and he was advised against it,
delivery. He replied, however, that be
could not remain quiet and hear his sec
ton so remorselessly and unjustly Will
fed and abused, and his reply to Blaine
was so convincing and irrefutable de
tense of the Southern people, that 80 fal
from injuring the South it resulted
in great benefit to our section. /
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