The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-05
FROM COLORADO.

OIlll| NJ 49, -
FROM COLORADO.
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i4ntereSting Letter from Ex-Attor-
n0v General FreeYnan
cAyoN c,,,. ~, sa,.-ao ,ss..
Hon. a. s Mraf,,I - : 20 .
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NE nisoohhAsEN LED.
Ghh, VITA the compliments OF yourself and
those OF our mutual friend Col. Claiborne
contained therein, was alike surprise and
a delight. Here in these Rocky Mountains
among citizens from all the States in the
unlon, and immigrants from allthe nation
alities OF earth, II one thing more than any
other gratifies a man from the South and q
member OF its bar, 1t is the friendly greet
ings OF his former associates Of the Bench
and bar of Mississippi, both ofswhich are
combined in yourself and Col. Claiborne.
The moment your envelope was broken
and THE LEDGER, with your compliments
and the concentrations of Col. Claiborne
met my eye, the entire period of our mutu-
al acquaintance with all its personal. pro-
fessional, social and political incidents,
passed in immediate mental review, like a
series of appearing and dissolving scenes
revolving on the axis of life, with yourself,
Col. Claiborne and the writer trio Of con-
slant friends, covering period of half a
century with Col. Claiborne and myself
and more than quarter OF century with
yourself, arises in full review on the tablets
of memory-that divine cymbol of the inn
mortality of the soul-and in a moment OF
time live over the happy events of half a
century.
From the beginning of your own law stu
dents life inthe office of Judge Harris at
Monticello to your admission to the bar,
election as District Attorney. appointment
as Chancellor and the interesting panora.
ma of life from that day to this. are now AZ
fresh and ENJOYABLE as they were at the sew
eral periods OF their occurrence. a..
Mai. HenryI saw in the office of the Bran
don Republican many wears ago, studying
the art preseryatiye Of arts, and finally adopt.
ing the American maxim that "the pen Is
m;ehtier than hdesws,rfi," he hasdemon-
s,rass, II, a nrublcn for period oil twelve
wears as the entries In his splendidly kept
IL edeerp ahundantly prove. Mai Henry
once nnblished a communication question
inc NV party integrity. but on notice from
me- ~ tis error he made the ainende honor
able with IN the courtesy and gallantry Of
a nol;shed gentleman of the South. y.
cal claiborne for fifty wears has PLAYED
mentor to INV Telemachus. After gradua-
fling in the legal profession at Schenectady
N. 81, in January, 1886, on the first of May
Of that wear I went to Washington City to
snend month with the great men of A meri.
ca If the seat Of government and to draw
lessons from them of the arts OF professional
life about to be entered on by myself. There
was Gen. Andrew Jackson, President of the
United States: Martin Van Buren,, Vice
President and President of the Senate; ST.
las Wright. of New York; Col. Benton, oil
Missouri. with Gen. Ashley as his associate
| Henry CLAY, of Kentucky; VIM. c. Reeves
of Virginia: Calhoun and McDufie, Of
South Carolina; Webster, OF Massachusetts,
| Gen. Cass. of Michigan, and Robt. j. Wal.
| ker of Mississippi, in the Senate, with Col
IF. I'll. Claiborne serving his first term in
Congress from Mississippi. God and good
angels introduced me to the latter, tall
graceful and courteous gentleman, receiv.
ing me not only with a cordial pressure Of
his delicate hand, but embracing me with
the captivating arts that flow so naturally
from the sonl of generosity and the cornu
COMA of ABOLISHED mind. No captive was
ever more suddenly "stolen, taken or CARR
ed awayn than myself. An invitation to
dinner that day followed and was greatly
an;oyed Tn the evening the President.
leyee was.g,y destiny. with first introduc
tion to orr loved "Oid Hickory with whom
all the bovs. of the Union had ever annual
iv r off. the battle Of Orleans of the 8ti
ii January 1Sl2. thrashed out British
Packenham. and with our. revolutionary
sires pledged sour lives, our fortunes anG
our sacred honor" that the American bire
should never Weld to the British beast
The agreeable surprise and delight Of tina
interview fingers like a charm in my mem
ory still.
During his contest for the Presidency
Gen. Jackyon's political opponents had rep
PRAYED man-barbarous at heart and inhH
man in action How utterly astonishet
was to meet in the person ofour venerabl,
President thus maligned by partisaia asper
ity graceful; martial and enchanf1ng mai
with conqaering affability, exfendiflx !
paternai hand and receiving me as 4 Rylhs
father his losfs absent son, at the same mo
ment Esaxips seio,lsiy to Col Jal horne
las eqass nseet] hon tdss lie tihcAse
h II pgssssntad b ne Chief Executive o. I'M
Nation. Twas but i momeiits interview
4 but there, receiving the admiring thron8 9
\ foreign ministers and Anieflcarl deyotees
see him now The military hero the rith,
te0us Judge OF Tennessee the eleyated
Statesman and Rresident q our eanmon
country, the SAVIOR OF the union When FIRST
4 assailed under the pretense q null fcation
the preserver OF the integrity Of Congress
from the loan brides offered t1sm BY tht
United States Bank, and the althor Of thai
Immortal declaration "by Vie Eternal, the
lIni0n must and shell Dol Preserved While
4 this sentiment etters no qiience to tlia lover
Il of his BQuntry ~ iroE6unces the duqia Of
TRAITORS aud NJ eeer their heads, by q
lslidht and Dsfifie threafi, the sword OF Da
lnlocies. $'s ' 81
But r was telling YOU of my first acquain
ttance With Col Claiborne The above wa.
mysfirst evenings entertainment by him
i The next day followed introductions tc
4 heads of departments, foreign ministers
distinguished Senators, members of thu
House and visitors at the Capital, including
4 many ladies OF distinction, with whom Col
G. was always welcome guest. A thor,
ough master of the social art in manner
and conversation, he entered the mystic
arena OF lovely women as one born tc
command and be ooGmandel by them, and
the latter his chief delight. What boon
was such precedent to the unschooled
amateur of polished society. In this and a
thousand other delights of eqnal value to
the writer, month was most happily spent
the capital of our nation made familiar
and country lad converted into the satia.
ted lover OF COSMOPOLITAN life.
But the day OF departure approached, and
where was 1 to cast my bread upon the