Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-05

Slbar July p, 1884, being then twenty-threes
years of age.
s. Despite the fact that he had studied
skalone, he was cOmplimented by Hon.
ssJoseph Henry Lumpkin in the presencet
4 OF that eminOnt Georgian, VIM. I'll. Craw-s
y ford. He refused fiattering offers made tos
3 hlm TO go elsewhere, and preferred to re-f
q main IN CrawfOrdviile. Here he labored2
q hard, walking miles to court. Hecon-s
& nned his practice to the Northern Circuit.s
( winch was the arena of some of thee
egreatest legal minds of the State. HereE
$he met Sayre, Baxter. Thomas, Garnet.s
q Andrews, Chandler, ToOmbs. and rose4
%rapidly TO eminence.
81 In 1886 Mr. stephens was elected TO the%
glover house of the General Assembly. IS
9 where he served for five continuous terms.
$ taxing front rank among the championsS
sol internal improvements. In 1889 he'd
S was a delegate to the Commercial Cons
4 yention at Charleston, South Carolina. II
y In 1872 he was elected to the State Senate.
sWhere he was one of the foremost Whigs
SschampIons. In 1913 he was sent to Con-H
9gress by a majority of over three thousand, s
overcoming previous opposition maiori-n
#ty OF two thousand, and served in thatk
E0ody continuously till 1852 Mr.S
FStepnens was an ardentE
4ssupporter of Mr.. Clay for the Presidencvk
Eln 1874, though at variance with him onk
&the question of the annexation of Texas.
Swhich he favored and supported in one ofF
&hls earliest speeches in Congress. he beingA
#credited, in company with Hon. MiltonE
s br0wu, OF Tennessee, with the authorship
asof the resolution for its annexation
81 In February, 1S47, he submitted resolu-
Atlons In reference to the Mexican warE
NWhlch afterward became the platform off
ssthe'Whig party. He opposed the Claytonk
sacomprOmise in 1S4S and was noted fork
ems share in etfecting the compromise off
sslSoO. AS Chairman Of the Committee onE
s. territories, the success of the Kansas
IN ebraska act was largely due to hisk
sSeforts in behalf of that measure.
f On the breaking up Of the Whig partyE
ssMr. stephens joined the ranks of the Deg
sAmocracy, and was ever the advocate of
%the soundest JeffersOnian principles. AtE
ssthe close OF the Thirty fifth Congress ine
zalS09, Mr.. Stephens declined renomna-s
sst lons and during the memorable campaignE
sSof 1860 was warm champion of theE
%Douglas and Johnson ticket, making nu- I
|SmerOus public addresses and writ
s5ing ANONYMOUSLY in denunciationE
s&Of the advocates of al
l4dlssolution of the Union in the event of
szLincoln's election. In an address beforek
sAthe General Assembly he stated the dutyk
sol the South, as he understood it, his vieWsH
aattracting wide and warm interest, andE
SHleadIng to an extensive correspondence. 4
II Among those who addressed him was
Z sPresident-elect Lincoln.
u Opposed to secession, he attended theH
s5otate convention and reiterated his views Is
AUpOn the secession of Georgia he cast his
BLOT with his native State. He was sent ASA
Na delegate to the Provisional Congress.
sAand was chosen Vice President OH
Mthe COnfederacy, being afterwards electedE
Ezby the people. March 21st he delivered inK
s5Sayannah his famous "COrner StonevE Z
l2speech, in which he declared slavery TOD
.3be the corner stone of the new constitution &
'4as it was of the old. In April be was sentk
.Et0 Richmond as Commissioner to Virginia
#from the Confederate States. He adj
sadressed the convention there, urging then
AunlOn OF Virginia with the Confederacy.
s Mr. stephens and President DavisK
Zhad frequent differences, which leds
Ito their estrangement. Mr.. Stephens,
ssbeing opposed to cOnscripton and theS
sstheory of martial law as held by the COn-k
Afederate authorities, became identified&
sfwith the anti-administration party. In 1863
Mr. Stephens was appointed a commits
szsioner TO arrange for an exchange of pris-%
6oners with the Federal Government, butN
sshls mission failed through the refusal OfE
Athe Washington authorities to acceptE
saany proposition for such an exchange q
ADuring the winter of 1868 the famousS
4resolutiOns of his brother, Linton Steph- 4
Sens, were offered in the Georgia Assem-
"a
NStephens had much to do. Ing
SlS65, with r. NJ. 4. Hunter.
Sol Virginia, and John A. Campo
Ebell, of Louisiana, Mr.. Stephens
Sconierred with President Lincoln and Sec-S
.5retary Seward upon the subject of peace, 4
Son steamer in Hampton Roads, butN
#the mission was barren of results. q
& After the surrender at Appomattox, Mr.. .3
Nstephens went to his home atA
NCraWtOrdville, where he was arrested and
Esent to Fort Warren, Boston harbor, butt
%was liberated in October, 1865. To his&
9treatment In this bastile much of Mr.@
3Stephens' later bodily trouble is thoughts
60 have been due. In 1866, Mr.E
ssotephens addressed the General Assembly, q
I'm support of President JOhnson's policy H
%Later he was elected to the Senate of theM
%Unlted States but was not permitted toE
Etake his seat. Thence on to 1912 Mr. A
S3tephens pursu ed quiet life. tax ~
eng little part in politics, ,N
s. But in 1865 he advised against the ratifi-&
$cation Of the Fourteenth amendment. In q
sSlS1l he opposed the Vallandigham ''newF Il
lighting it in the AtlantaE
q Ddflp San, which he purchased. He ALSO
@lought the Greeley movement in 1S72,E
3hls paper advocating Charles O'CCnOr forE
Nthe Presidency, who was nominated by 8
8the ''straightOuts." His venture in 4
Journalism was a costly one to Mr..
5aotephens, as it swallowed up the earningsEEss s
s3of his life.
q In January 1873 he entered the Senato-k
'4rlal race against Hon. B. III. Hill and Gen
SJohn b. Gordon, the latter of whom WasH
Selected after an exciting contest. Gen. e
q Ambrose \, Wright, member OF
sCongress for the Eighth dis
4trict, having died, Mr.. Stephens
Nwas elected to fill the vacancy wfthoutE
Aopposition, Before taking his seat he de- II
Snounced the ''Nirginius" outrage, and wass.
4hrm in his conviction that full reparationz
NshOuld be eXacted from Spain. In 1874. 81
*tesplte Mr.. Stephens feeble health. hisE
Ntriends insisted upon renOminating him.
sfOr Congress. The struggle in the con- y
avention was animated, but he triumphedM
8and was again elected: At this sessionE
ehis great effort in opposition to the supple d
smentary civil rights bill attracted marked
zattenti0n. Mr.. Stephens was continued#
3ln Congress until his election as Governors
81 1892. His course upon the Potter reso-s z
ziutiOns provoked the celebrated Casevs
Sletter, which led to his vindicationE
aby his constituents. His canyassA
Endorsement by the people handsome ms
Sthe extreme. He had Just entered upOn#
Swhat promised to be one of the most re- &
amarkable administrations the State had#
@eYef witnessed, when the grim DESTROYER k
SwhOm he had fought so long and s0E
3resOlutely, smote him. His last publicB
appearance was at the recent SesqufvC en- y
Stennial celebration. Mr.. Stephens was IS
Sfatigued by the trip but seemed to recu-#
operate during his stay in the Forest CITY. &
Sand his death. whatever the immediateE b.
scause, was primarily due to a breaking s
<down of the wonderful organism that he s
possessed. 2
AS writer, Mr.. Stephens exhibited az
Srare versatility. His letters On publicE
EquestiOns are models OF clear anaIysisF
zand mastery presentation. His cor 81
zrespondence with his intimates is replete&
sWith much that delights and
Scharms. His great work, sThe War%
5Between the States,1 mirrors his com
{prehensiOn of our political institutions s.
sand is a mine richly stored for the stu 81
sdent of American politics. Its produce ~
FtiOn alone would have insured his fame %
sbutit was in the role of public counselIork ~
sEhat he achieved his worldwide renOwn. 3.
In January, 1871, Mr.. Stephens was So
sprostrated at Washington that it was
Eann0unced that he was actually dead. 81
sand numerous journals published obitua- 81
2ries of the supposed departed statesman II
SHappily he recovered, and his wonderful
sprevious recuperation then deceived many
sWhen he was seized with what has proyed5s
shis mortal illness.
sPresentatiOn of a ChrOnometer to a
Shipmaster.
His Majesty, the King of the Neither &:
Glands, has been pleased to present a goIdz4
thermometer, with inscription, to Capt N
sW lillian DuncOmbe, commander of theES
sBritish steamship Persian Monarch inR'
sreeognltion Of his noble, though inetfect-$s