The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19
ANDERSON. S. c., THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH l9, 1885


tive of Tennessee. although he has lived
all OF his life, with the exception of the
first year. in Arkansas. He was we'll
described by friend as a very good man
from o very bad State. He ia SO yeara
old. He looks his age, although his
thick, dark brown hair has hardly yet
begun to show any aigns of gray. lie 10
tall, deep chested, broad .shOuldered, in
variably dresses in biack, and to this day
adheres To the soft slouch hat Of Arkan
sas life. He has large head. His
complexion ia swarthy and dark. There
isa solemn look upon his face in repose
which suggests the character Of o great
hig-. His eyes are very black aud deep
sc, under heavily shaded eyebrows. His
nose 10 strong, straight, and nearly Gre.
clan in It's line. His mouth is large and
thin.lined. He has very deep, rich
voice. He has been considered one Of
the beat speakers in the Senate. In pri.
vate life he is fond of joking and de
iights in chatting his associates. But he
never Introduces any pleasantly into his
public epeeches. He thinks that such
tightening of the burden of argument
haa tendency to detract from its dignity
aud Influence. He is u lawyer from the
crown Of his head To the soles of his feet.
The study Of the law with him Is o pae.
sion. He can probably repeat more
authorities by the page. aud paragraphs
from his memory alone than any lawyer
who practices before the Supreme Court.
He has been one of the most valued
members of tho Senate Judiciary Com.
mittee. and on account of his legal
requirements is almost :.n intimate friend
OF Senator Eimunds of Vermont,
although the two have nothing in com
mon upon the ground of politics. Judge
David Davis, of illin0is, when he was
on the Supreme Bench said that Gar
land'e briefs ranked AZ high az those of
any lawyer who prac,iced before that
Court.
1t is Mr.. Garland's ambition to fually
reach place upon the Supreme Bench.
He cares nothing about politics, and is
more of judge than partisan. He 10
widoIer, with number of children.
He has no fortune. He lives in o very
simple, democratic way, and will make
no attempt at appearing in the role of
society individual in the Cabinet. Gar
land is very dignified man, with great
self.poesession, and would appear we'll in
any society. He has received classical
education. He was educated frat at ST.
Mary's and ST. Joseph's College 10 Ken.
tucky. He was admitted To the practice
Of law in 1868 in Washington, ArkanRas.
In 1866 he went to Little Rock. Five
years afterwards he entered politics for
the first time. His predictions and
early associations made him a Wing in
pp.itics. The natural bent Of his mind
aud his legal training makes hin, con.
seivative. He was delerminedly opposed
to the Radical politicians who finally
drove the Southern States into accession.
He was a Bell and Everett eleclor, aud
with Col. John r. Fellows, now of New
York. made fnrlorn but gallant fight
for she Constitution, the Union, and
the enforcement of the laws" So long
as there was any hope of a peaceable
solution Of the sectional differences he
resisted in the State Convention the
adoption of the secession ordinance, but
when civil war was foregone conclusion,
he stood muufully by his State and the
cause of the Southern people. He was
chosen TO the provisional Congress
which met at Montgomery, Alabama, in
May, 1861, and assisted in framing the
Constitution of the Confederate States.
As member Of the Confederate Con-
greas, serving in both Houses, he estub
lished high reputation for legal ability
and conservative yet resoIute character.
Alter the war his influence in State and
national politics was exerted in behalf nf
prudent yet firm constitutions! resistance
10 Federal encroachments. To his wise
course and sage advice the overthrow of
csrpet bag rule in Arkansas 10 1874 10
very largely due. Upon assuming the
duties Of Governor Of Arkansas he found
the treasury bankrupt and the credit of
the State sunk 30 low that its scrip sold
for 20 cents ON the dollar. In less than
one year after he became Governor all
differences were composed and the credit
of the State had improved till its scrip
was worth 60 cents on the dollar. He
had the confidence Of the whole people,
black as we'll as white, and was elected
United StutesSenator without oppnsition.
In 1866 he was elected 10 the United
States Senate. He Was refused admission
there because the S,ute was not then
regularly admitted back in the Union.
He made national reputation for him.
self by raising The question of the con.
Btitutionality of the law requiring law
yers to take the test oath before being
permitted to practice in the United
States Courts. He won his case, as is
shown in Volume 4 of WalIace's
Reports of the Supreme Court. He
followed the practice Of law until 1874.
He was elected to the United States
Senate 10 1876, succeeding Powell
Clayton. He was re elected in 1888.
From his great popularity in his own
State il is certain ihut ne could remuiu
10 the Senate the rest of his life, II he
should 60 choose.
Considerable DelIberatIon.
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