Daily Republican., 1883-03-05
FOURTH EDITION.
A HISTORIC CHARACTER GONE.
Death Of Governor Alexander u =.
kieDh 0na Of ieorgln.


Governor stephens, Of Georgia, died
Al Atlanta, Ga, AT half-past three
o'clock yesterday morning. Al I'VE
O'Clock il was evident that "A crisis wa
approaching, and a mustard poutire
applied to his wrist for twenty minute
left no sign Of inflammation, showing
that there was little vitality left. Al
Fl tteeu inmates past three the family
Mere called in, and after breathing III.
most imprrceptihlv for "a few minutes
Mr.. stephens passed away without the
slightest treinur.
A meeting of citizens was held yes
terday afternoon, and addresses were
delivered by Senator Colqli;t, judg"
Martin, J. Crawford, Judge Logan, +.
B'ecklcy and otller prominent citizens.
\ citizens committee Wa, appointed t"
cooperate with the committee from IN
Legislature and the State House of!i'
GERS in the conduct OF tie tunerai IN.
remains will lie in STAT. Al the Capitol
unti the burial, which will occur here
ON Wednesday or Thursday.
Mr., stephens mair his viii some l''ir
ago. He leaves SO, 900 in money toll
children of his late brother, judy" Ste
phens, and the rest Of his estate, with the
exception Of few minor requests, I"
his nephew, Colonel John A. stephens,
What his estate will foot mp depfnd'
largely on the sales Of his " New His,
tory Of the United States" He made
about So, 900 pn "IiIe War between The
States" andShis new book i, selling
well. Above his requests his estate
will probably pay 10000.
Alexander Hamilton stephens was
born in Taliatrrro County Georgia,
February II, 1917 He graduated IT
franklin College, Athens, Ga, in 1889,
and was admitted to the bar in 1884,
practiring at CrawfordviIl". In 1886 h
was elected to the State Legislature OF
Georgia, and WAS reelected for five sue,
cs,sive terms liz lsl2 h" was elected
to the State Senate, and in 1913 went II
Congress as a Wing. He held his seal
until 1888 After the breaking up OF
the Wing party he acted With thu
Democrats.
AT the close Of the Thirty fifth Con,
sre>s he declined to BE- randidat.
again, and made speech at Augusta,
Ga, July 2, 1889, announcing his re-
tircIn"ut from public life. During thr
Presidential canvass Of 1860 he sustain
ed Douglass. and denounced those who
advocated a dissolution of the Union iii
The event Of Mr. LiucoIn's election. III
November, 1850, he mad" a speech he.
lore the Georgia Legislature against
SECESSION, but was elected 10 the Secc,-
sion Convention which met at Miilrdgc'
win" January ii, lSGl, and there srok'
AMI voted against the secession ordi-
nance.
Iicwas u member Of the southern
Congress which met III Montgomery
Ala. in February, ard was eIrcte'
vice president Of The ttnirderacN. II,
Frequently differed troln the policy o
the Richmond governments, especially
Ga the subject Of martial law. Ate
lees surrender II. returned to his home
IL Crawiordvillc, where he WAS arrest
ed May II, l1ti5, and sent to Fort War
rem, ia Boston harhur.
! II" was released uu parole OcfUhr
/ I'm On February -, 1900, he deliver
ed II speech before The Legislature o
Georgia tayuring the restoration polio,
Of President johnson. In the sam'
month he was elected TO the Cnitc'
State, Senate, but the State not having
compiled with the reconstruction con
dltions, he was not permitted 10 TAX
| his seat. In 1872 he was elected to Con
grrsS, and again in 1874, almost with
ont opposition.