Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-15
GEORGIA's PUBLIC MEN.
Anecdotes of Troup and Crawford.

Anecdotes of TrOup and Crawford.
Judge Garnett Andrews, late of Wilkes
county, thus describes the Hon. William
H. Crawford: "He was the longest man 1
ever saw to have been so well proportional,
and his face and head indicated brain of
the highest order. His greatness was mani
tested, not only by his talents, but by his
stolciSm-I know not what else to CALI
by an Indifference to all ostentation and a
disregard of mere effect.
Gle never did anything with view as
to what might be thought or said of it.
He was entirely above all the weaknesses,
vanity, envy and such like contemplate
passions, except prejudice, which all the
rest of mankind are more or less heir to.
He cared nothing TO please if he could con-
vince.
$50 in society, he cared nothing for its
cOnventionalties, not because he felt
above or below them, but because he was
concerned about the practical, and cared
not to think OF such matters. After l
knew him he carried this Indifference to
such an extent that he seemed to be want
ing in delicacy. | say seemed, for he
never designed to hurt feelings, for, TAX
ing it for granted that all were as practi-
cal as himself, it did not occur to HIM that
others would suffer by the truth"
ANECDOTES OF WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD.
To lawyer, who had repeated his argu-
ment until he was bored, he impatiently
exclaimed: "Mr. c., you go round, and
round, and round, like blind horse in a
gin"
Clark and the Clark party having been
his lifelong political opponents, he never
spared them.
CLARK MAN.
Once at Lincoln court witness was
sworn whose evidence was the subject OF
not very complimentary remarks at
dinner table at which two Clark men
were present. Upon some one saying
that the witness was an old Clark man,
Mr.. Crawford said: 81 thought SO, l
| thought So"
Mr.. q. A. Young, remarkable for his
! refinement and consideration, said TO
shield the two at the table: There were
some very good and clever Clark men,
when Mr.. Crawford replied veryprOmptly:
''Mighty few, mighty few, mighty few"
SERMON.
Holding two weeks session as Judge
at Wilkes court he did not go to church on
Sunday. At dinner his landlady, Gliding
him for it, said: "Mr. H. had preached a
mighty good Sermon When the Judge
replied: "Mrs. A., / presume you are like
my mother, who would go to church and
| hear the veriest jackass preach and say
"A mighty good sermon! A mighty good
| sermOnr"
DID NOT SEE HIM.
His great bravery was not without stoI-
cism, for he went on the field, when he
killed Van Allen, with pair of old pis-
tolls of Mr.. PAINS that he had never tried
until the morning that he fought, and then
in trying them they snapped twice. He
would speak of the fatal meeting with as
much indifference as of any common
event of his life. In speaking Of the duel
he said: 81 would have hit Allen at the
first fire, but tor an ugly face which he
made, that Disconnected me; but on the
second fire he drew down his hat brim so
that | could not see it, when / hit him
without difficulty"
Hon. VIM. c. Dawson, some thirty years
after the fatal event. at a dining, hap
pened to remark that he had seen Van
Allen few DAYS since. The company
looked first at Mr.. Dawson and then at
Mr.. Crawford, when Mr.. Crawford re-
marked: mo, / reckon not"
But" said Mr.. Dawson, 81 did; for
know him well.'
II don't care how well you may have
known him, know you did not see him."
said Mr.. Crawford.
"Why," said Mr.. Dawson, 81 met him
in the Lexington road, got down out of
my sulky and talked with him.
Mr.. Crawford, unmoved and composed,
replied, "Don't care, Mr.. Dawson, If you
did get out of your sulky on the Lexine-
ton road, Van Allen wasn't there, tor he
has not been seen on this earth for thirty
years."
what" said Mr.. Dawson, Ibid 1 sayf
Why, il was Beverly Allen l saw"
VERY probably you saw Beverly Allen,
but know that it could not have been,
Van Allen" said Mr.. Crawford and all
said in such a way as if he was talking OF
one who had died natural death.
GOV. TRoUP AND PRINCE MURAT.
When GOV. Troup filled the executive
chair, in the Dos, he visited his home,
Valdosta, on one occasion. The then
stage line ran from Milledgeyille, through
Laurens county, into Tallahassee. The
Prince Murat, nephew Of Napoleon, was
at that time living in Tallahassee. IL
happened that he was on his way North,
and when the stage arrived at Dublin,
Laurens county, Gov. Troup took passage
10 Milledgevile.
An Introduction was had, and soon
Gov. TrOup and the Prince were discuss
ing the merits of the United States gov
eminent.
"GQv. IrOup," said the Prince, 81 do |
not think the government Of the United
States a strong one. You have no stand |
inc army, Gov. Troup."
"Prince." said the Governor, "we have |
no need Of a standing army. This Is
government Of the people, by the people,
for the people, and we need no army"
"Ahw Gov. Troup, suppose the people |
should rise up against the government"
Impossible, Prince! For the people are
the government, and they will not destroy
themselves"
"But, Governor, the people might not
/ like the laws"
"Prince, this government is not mon
archy; We, the people, are the government.
| We make and unmako laws 70 SUIT our
selves. IL is our government. We do
not need standing army, as you do in
! Europe"
/ The Prince could not be made 10 com.
prehend how a government could get
/ along without a standing army.
/ In time the stage arrived az MIlledge-
vile, and as GOV. Troup was bidding the
/ Prince good-by the Prince put IN his last
| word:
"well. Governor. we cannot agree about
a standing armyp
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