Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
EARTH TO EARTH.
Funeral of the Noted Georgian,
General Robert Toombs.
A sketch Of His Long and varied Career


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A sketch oil HIS Long an" 'a'ie" S"'ee'
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WASHINGTON, Ia, Decehoei i'
neral of General Robert Toombs took |
s l., ,ha NJ II Church
place mere touaS III '"' NJ
The whole town Is IN mourning inc
cburcb was apnroprietely draped The
Lo,,,a NTH uound
casket was Oh oiohAe WIZ" ~
leaves of beautiful workman
-, s.,..,,o,,,;o,, 4, Covernor Mcdaniel
snip oihahieh''"o ~ I.I. % a. ct.ta
and many prominent ci1izehs Vi tHe o'a'o
were present Selections from the scrip
.,r., ,,ara road hy Rev w. II Laprade
Vu'o "''o ie"" ~ -, -
pastor of the church, ana prayers "efe
offared hy Rev s. ID. Brown. The funeral
=: :.,.., ...ro l., pav w IT Lsnrada and
uiscouises "eio w i'O'' y
Bishop BeckWith
TIN apoastors of Cen Toombs were Eu-
,Iisb rnraiista and followed the fortunes of
CLarlcs / Thev owned IL is said the retreat
h'a,,ht hy tnai Iuckiess King at Roscabci
oTtnr ,I,e hattie Of Worcester. They ier,
FngianG shortiv ATE, this event and settled
in T,rginia Di.rinp tn,. .lovolutionary wara
magimeut of Virvir ta 40 8 was ae : 10
Genroia oftet NE loss i ~. 81, ssl.4.sth apa
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aufborities The fnther Of GenerI Toombs,
tbrn a mere hoy was Major in the regiment.
Al the close of the war Georgia gave to
each officer and private Of this regiment
handsome estate Major Toombs selected a
trsct in what is now wilkes County, and
settlad dawn
General Robert TOombs was born IL
wilkes County Ga July . 1910. His father
died he ore he was FIVE years old. He WIS
educated by an old Scotchmau until he was
fifteen and the H. prepared for college, he
went to the University of Georgia, then
Franklin College. lie was handsome,
some trouble with the faculty, and left
Athens for Onion College, Schenectady,
Y where he graduated at eighteen He then
went to the University of Virginia studied
| law, and, returning to his home, was ad'
| mitted to the bar when he was not tw enty
| wears old Not long after he married the
| lovely woman who died short time since
| and settled in the town of Washington He
| WAS very successful in his profession, before
| he was thirty-three years Of aye having made
| SlfOWO in fees and profits his income being
| $4,000 per Rnnum ut least for several wears
| In tn Creek Indian war of 1856 he was \
captain of volunteers under Gen. Scott
| When he was tWenty-seYCn years Of age-in
| IsyI-he was elected to the lowe house of
| the Legislature Then commenced politt
| ca! career uneQualled in Georgia for
| brilliancy While Stephens, Cobb and
| Crawford were fighting stubhOrnly and with
| VARYING fortune, and BENJAMIN Hill. then a
| brilliant younQstcr. was being beaten ~ the
polls, after sweeping the hustings, Toomhs
took his honors without Il struggle and as II by
divine right. He won distinction in the Legs'
| Iptlrp by opposing State aid to railroads.
| and secured the passage Of a bill which took
| the finances Of Georgia out of the hands OF
| the old managers and advanced its bank notes
| from about a. cents on he dollar 10 par He
| continued q member of the legislature until
lsi5. wit the exception of the year ls4l He
| cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson bui
fell out with him about the nullihcation
| troubles and became a Wing. While in
| the Legislature he was nominal
ed for Congress, and made the
race on the Wing ticket. Although there
was majority of fifteen against his party
in his district and The great MCDute was im
ported to meet the young irresistible. he car
rled his district by Il large majOritr. The bit
tcrness of Georgia politicians at this perlor
can not be expressed. The State was split
into personal factions lead by Clark aud
Crawford and the feeling was intensely bit
ter The two leaders met twice on
the fell OF honor, and il was charged that
| Clark sent gallant young fellow named NHi
Allen to kill Crawford, who however, fought
a duel with him. Then foomhs, as did the
| importcd Virginau, adopted the cause o.
Crawford The cider Toomhs had Il persona
| rencontre with Clark, while Robert led tn
younger wing Of the Crawford party through
all the turbulent campaigns
Toombs renal ed in Congress eight years
| from lW5 to lsLi and took high rank in tb'
proceedings of that distinguished body
: While q member OF the House he was elected
in 1853, to the senate. IN leJ
he was reelected. On both oc
casiOns his election was virtual!
unanimous, and was won without struggle
He was never beaten m popular cleCton
and was in active public life from lS6'; Shc'
he entered the Lcgis stature, until ts61'Wheh n
escaped from New orleans, All the time N
was Il leading actor in the stirring scene
with which he was surrounded.
He knew every President personally eNCtp
Washington, jefferson and the elder ADAMS
He saw Jack son inAugurnted, ana sat u,
John Quincy Adams when he died Mr, tilI
more offered him the Secrttary~hlp Oh th
Treasury. which he declined TO accept. Pre-
, idcnt Taylor offered Mr.. Toombs the secro
tarH ship of War, which he declined ana sug
geSted Geo.W Crawford, VINO was APPOINTED
MIR. Toomhs always believed III the suNel
eighty of the states, but he mas been yer
much misunderstood on tue sunJtct OF scce'
sion on the subject he sald ieW year
/ since. 81 have never believed IN" tnu>litt
tlon oil the United states was Houu ont
4 and. as an orieinh' qutsuuu'
woud never nave Nolcl lor H. pu
/ ] was not the ulhtallt stCts' ul'
r that have been represented, thatis, up I
: the time that thought there was no p!uc
/ / or security for my people in lhe Union
h Then determined to lead them oul OF 4 con
\ , pact that was protected by nothing put goo
:. faith, and was shown to nave no goou i"R
| back OF II. .
, lie served us Secretary Of state of I'll
= southern Conlederacy fura short time, an
, resigned that position september !, l'bl,
y take an active part on the battle-neId. bel
Il Toombs was q me soldier ana brtIu"i
!. lighter Gen Iungstroet once saia OF hllh'
i have seen him iu battle often, ana never u
i a brayor man lead q brigade. Atihe uatt
OF Antietam, while The attack upon the loI
federate lclt aud center was IN progress, url
burnside adc repeated efforts TO force u
bridge. which now bears his name, over n
i tietam Greek, opposite Longslrrei rlgl
>, wing, defended ~ General Ioomhs win Nv
" regiments Of his own brigade and the balto
les Of General Jones This small lofee u
upon il by grca snPerior, numbers, ,.T',,o cir,
the war, beyond work on the hustlugs W