The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-09
An Autobiography of a Great
Man.


of the late Senator
Hill was written and given hy him
10 his friend. the late DR.. ". II.
in 1879, and it was found
among his fathers papers by Mr.. W.
Woods White, who has kindly con-
.entetl to is publication. II Is rs
follows:
was born in Ja-rer county.
Georgia. september II. ISIS. ! was
the seventh u: nine children and the
Iifth OF six brothers.
My father was small farmer "wn-
lug /. few slaves only. All his soi:s.
did all farm work alml all
nj his daughters did all household
work. My mother cut and n,aslc the
clothes we wore. and most vi theiu
were spun ami wOve on the plan;a-
tom.
worked Oh tile farm from tl:e
time I Wa. eight ears old, and lila. K
and white canl:, ant went alike in
all work.
My father w:< Il man " common
hut Was extensively reai
and Of great i;;;'ucnce in his neigh
M,rl,OOd.
When I wa. ~ years old lin l>::;'
my father moved t. the county OF
Troupe, \ new county. and his lands
were all in the wcssls, and ] helped
clear them.
| walke.l tlse entire distance from
the old to thu new home, over one
hundred miles. helping 10 drive the
cattle.
My father would always have n
sch0Olhouse. u church. and u tenn
peran.,e sM.ielv near his house. He
was always trustee vi the school.
class-lea.ier and steward in the
churcl, and president If the temper.
ance s<N.ietv.
Some Of the earliest AMI .wsetes,
recs,IlertiOns are connected with
there institutions and MY fathers
zeal in them.
The biac!; people always attended
church with the whites: and all OF
". black and white. were cncour-
aged to l,ps~,,,,c members ut very ear
IL ages. The rule wis for the rl,il-
drs.n to work Un the iarMn until th.
crop wa- n.::,ie aud then go t. >,.li.m;
until it was gathered. After
the crop was gathered. =" ~
school again until planting TIM"
came for another crop.
This WAS hly lie un: il ] wa> SiN;r' y
years old. | was thea continued II
school all the :i'Ne with Il view I" Il
collegiate education.
Nv father was not able /" sen; III!
his children t" college. emily on. h.
Sides myself desired il college c"nr:r
AID / alone graduated.
After WIS announced prepared IL
crtcr college. my father decided Lt
was not able 10 send me.
A family consultation was h'h:.
Nv mother insisted 0n my going.
She had always had what was called
her "l:,tcl,.'' which was near IT,.
house, and was cultivated hy he!
house hands when not needed al
house wo.k. This patch hal always
teen my mothers pin money
amounting from so IL >!h'.
Nv mother said she W.n.l,l r'h;ii-
u;r his IT, my college EXPENSES and
would make my clothes III hSinc be-
sides.
An old aunt III my h"lhcr'>. vat
liv.si in Il small house in my !:.'i;cI :
ward, and had some means small
and II" chiit.:cm. agreed I" r".::i''u:,
Us M.,,cl, mere. Ny father agreed t.
add the lalancc. AMI | i,vu,n.>r.
that all MY T. lrgc cxrt n~r> -: amy
kind should not exceed >:sN yer AZ
mum. / promised my n"" he:
would take the tir.t honor in nay
c!a@s. | redeemed IT," promise.
The pr.'u,i.>t day III my life va.
when ! wr'- ~ my parents that
had taken the first honor in my Glars
anil al! the l,umOrS Of the literary So
cicty q! which ! was y m-''''"'r.
How ! BECAME \ SLAVE Hc!.l'EE.
Tho cM,k. Nlarial,. game t. ~!
ul.,tl,er, aud was near her age. S!:'
als, lai>t,i nine cllil.!itn. just ti.t
mum YER INV mother raised. Tine q
the cook s children from, birth wa
ue.:ynrsl to- NY mothers r!'ilatv.'M
Fr,ln our c!,iiAl.xni W. I'll: y.sl :"
y..tt-r, worked together and w"u!'
fight for each O'hcr against all tn
world. Stronger ties than th' So Wa
never formed. II wac aiI "i!ianr" -!
fellsive ami defensive.
l,.rri.i in l>E,. My wife '.a'
seven slaves. large an,! ~.,:alo lei; be-
hy her father. who diei when ~:
wis an infant. We thus nrga" IT,
with eight slaves.
When my fai!.c: and ,:nntlirr die;
the s.uv.. .el,.ie,l their owner
anon. the ch,i'!,cn and ! l.".l l.
tax" ;Xu more, who .,O.ikl 30 VII;
no ".hr ,i,ild. and paid Tor them.
Nv vii. had one other hr":h,r H.,
an orphan with her. u. h:rri,N
several YEATS after We did. anal Il,
t.rm,inc: MT (" keep his slave
They were not willing /" go Ma (.
the family and I lx'ngl.! them.
now had fourteen slave.
] was Il professional man li;in, i
town and did not mectl them. WI
not willing 10 hire them au.. III
result was ! in,uyiit some land n..l
the town AMI moved "m il with Il,
slaves and told them 1" >ur.".u III, 4"
selves under my rr't."'li"n.
The .,mves increased nn. ";a:r'.'
wives and hu':i,a,,.!s a,i'l i:i-.": elm
drem and tn kr.i. t!:":n ur:ri;;"i
bought tn. ~ ALI.
I al" i"u':i.t several "ii.:< wl,
had 10 IL. ..,:,i an; wiz" Set" ~
~ tn, ir U"nrr.
In y few yt.:r> ~! small place ~.
insufficient l"r iI,.l, :,:'i h"r''::'
prr; With them l I':"!.! Il lH'"'
rianiati,n in The ,s'::ntrt and :''a"
Them ~, il, and renewed vii, III
family l.:..L ~ ;u"h.
was thus - >i:.v" i,"...' :;":' J.
10 l>':,. iu-! - year.
Nv slaves increased ''.n ":..':'
.ix,v->cvrM. :ni 'iuri,..' Ill t':.:: ~,
there were i..i ;':" ..-.'"- :.:'.''
t..t!n.
rc,;iz.l II" prof fiona III 'i..".
all Of th.ll will testify tia. ':ir'
l,etter for them .ll:.a '!:t: !.:.v::: i't'
aiI:. IT, care Tor thth.-e!:.> "-in'
tr,x,i.,:, .n,,ic, .Ii'.r,i;.. ... -
E"..
Whether to be ~: Angel or LICK
L,ghtning-rod Man.