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Milledeeville Jan. 10. 1860. and voted with the


nwn T 4; OF IL
ton TO pass Q resolution providing for the ulti-
mate establishment Of q permanent Govern.
%er Tie connst,uSS Of he United States
Hc took an active part n IN, tie ETensii
Govsrnment. Owing to his great knowledge Of
parliamentary rules and proceedings. ne was
sss;Se1n TO a5aM sp se 81 lie
ton for. the Previous Question:" The he, new .S
we're y,nanim3nsiy elected President and Vice.
Mr. Stephens opposed the policy Of obtaining
troops by prescription. the suspension % me
hn5sas corpus and tho on sae
1862. he wrote a memorable letter, protecting
against the declaIaton Of partial iaw Eary
DO The Srs ssr tss9 az. G:sy co.
c"on Tse GoTsrnnsa, and favored 4:
SScSs Ss s9' OF i. % IL s'
pos. power There va: p, n', AK !; !;
and spay"a IN ,.s Way I, wond hss been e
too late for that.
1t was known from very early DAY IN the the
tho general policy Of the Confederate Govern:
ment. During nrge part OF the existence OF
tent from affairs. refusing to give the sanction OF
his name TO policy Of whose generni uh-
" In Janm H ' 1865. Mr. Stephens cast the de.
| cisive vote In the Senate against tho bill kus-
pending still further the writ OF habcas corpus.
| At the request OF the Senate he addressed, them
In secret session on the state OF affairs: He now
| incorrorated his views in series OF resoln-
sentatives by these resolutions three persons
wero appointed 20 obtain conference with the
| authorities at Washington ana attempt u ar
| for DaUofintiDne fur Meanwhile
New as F. With b?Mf Sayi. ea0 wsish '" r.snItsd
and Mr.. Seward represented the United states tai,
AZ Campbell the Coniedcrate government The
story Of the conference, which 81 course came
s 5tS h Sse s ta stspSsn. s%
at this genera" exchange OF
the .7th Of February left Richmond for Craw-
fordville, where he WAS arrested May II. by
fnsd in in F" For Warren in Bnston hsrtor from
May rs to Oct u, 1855. when he was released on
n 1850 . he T sn elected Ss Sn ns
to take his scat. In the same year he testified
before the Reconstruction Ccpmittes Of Con on
x snd have unissone no
change but 1 accent the Issue OF the war and
Ton tor He q" aayocatsd transportation before
the Georgia LEGISLATURE the same year I:
He WAS husily engaged Tor some time
b bH" the states tisSs- !o which called ont
q good deal Of severe criticism IN the South; In
1872 he bought an interest in the Atlanta S'i,
and opposed the coalition Of the Democrats
with the Liberal Republicans. Financially his
In 1872 he was elected to Congress. where he
remained till 1882. retiring BY his own desire
He WINS elected Governor OF Georgia In the fai
oflSS2. His Congressional career is too vel
known TO need to he recounted
His power Of viii was marvellous. Born with
the. Highest places Of. the State. II
middle life. when raeked by disease. h
ro's :" Tnscuian Disrutatlons" His ,iuds
mont was somewhat ridtculousiy at fault: fo
instance he had a good deal to say abou
snsrchy" and dssp?t!f%" s!tsr the - w TT
orsson Sere.. @as
Wasted f face. swaddied in tnnnm.rsSls mai
, filings. and overtoppeG by q high hat. his fer
eyes. his attenuated figure wrapped In Al
, visitors to the House. He was carried In an
; out like IA child and rode about the corridor
In wheeled chair. This physical weakness
was probably an advantage 70 him In one re
He had plenty q pluck; and; Though i,S 600 g..
schel " johnson and Ben Hill.
, He lived Mt Crawfordvile in white. two
; storied red-chimnied house. surrounded by
> it. as the refuge OF an elderly bachelor. He en-
$ tertained his friends handsomely. He wa
! never very rich. He made It. n rule while !
3 Congress not 70 make dollar beyond hi
rom from the sale Of his first book. and he wrot
much for encyclopedias and periodicals HI
: last work was a history OF the United States.