The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-01
RANDOM NOTES.


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hhNDVM NVIEo'
Bare annou uncemen, Of tho nr,c,,cauv rpan,mops
OF Georgia for the Goycrnorsh,p NJ maj state c,vcs
hone and heart to hls marty throuvhop, tho coun,rv
Tho yalor with which no tbrovv bImsoi, into hc con
lost. when Mai. Bocon sccmcd assurcd n, succcss
surpriscd nj, I'm, ,hoso who have ,,ov, ,,o,i,r,s
me,hols In pcocc and war r,s ,o,,,,co, scoss nos
bccn marked by tho sapc dram no co,o,,,c ,,o, |
distinguished h,s military career We, In bo,b no,ls |
of cnlcayor t;oraon,s sncccss has hco, n,ono,,o, |
and accumulated nv obnitv n, tho ,,c,os, ordo,
nv n mental and moral spnic,cpcv ,ha, ore tho nm
,lamcntol rconiremcp,s Of rca, yrcatpess rcco, a,
an occasion durlnc tho s,ruvOc ovcr tho admission
TO tho sea, which he now 40 mu,b aaorns I'm tho Son
a,c ot Gen. NJ. a. n,,Icr n rem,r, in cho,ac,or,,, |
lion of Gordon made by Secretary Lamar ,hen n |
senator from N,sslss,nni Ue am, Gordon oi,e, al |
Joining seats. and were and arc now ,ende,,v a..
,scheI trends In tho courso NJ ,ho in,onso,, |
hca,o, no,,,cai ,on,,o ro, cor,o, hoa ,ro,o h,,,
liant aor,ies unon tho penuh,can ran.s epc,u,,or
inc spccess,nlIv sevsrai ~, tho .hlos, Ren,h,,.r
senators sail lamar. ,nor,on "a a cors,an,
snrn,,s. N m. No snaa,s ,,,o no ,o,,,, =. ~,
d,er and scems never n ca,cns,e mon ds,oa, on,t
meyer enconn,ers sefca, - No frIens q, osn CO. |
dan deems him suscep,,h,e of the reverse, ,h,, 40
often mar ,he careers Of pub,ic men What Georois
thinks OF Gordon ia pla,niv revealed Inv Tho
with which the Empire state Of tho south has
rushed TO honor nor lin s,rlons c,t,zsn
follow h,s IN ee,s ar,,v n, ,o .rr.,
its most miracnlons achievements liz ,vas No,
thirty years old I'm Isdi and vet four vears ,a,ar no
surrendered wing of Lees army. counse,lno h,s
fellow so,ers To rsmep,her tho po,v on,,,o,,oss =,
c,,lzenshin that s,rrenaer invo,vod r,s nan,o no
came a Legend I'm tho Armv ,s,ea,v CIV, .,s
hama. ;, was familiar phrase among tho commor1s
tina, hoard aordon,s r,noino voice n,,or ,hosa In
snir,nv vor,s amid ,ha carn,oe q, savan p,nos
En,rns,e, win a vita, linz an, ,r,,h ,,a,a,, 80
mand at An,,etam. he assnre1 a snnor,or oeoor ,na,
no nd h,s man "wero ,horo "a s,o, ~ In ,h., 80
Oaoement no rece,ved ave wornas nm, s,u ,av a,
Winchester the be,n,ess rsc,nsn, n, Tho nrrs,n =,
MIA noble wife when n II nm nm os,cor char. -,
comnl,men,s snea.,ng a, cor,on.s s,h,oranoa, y.
An,,ctam called him tho .,f,hevo,,or pavor, -, a.
Armv.n Rrectnr,,oe sa,, m hin, o,,ar ,ono.a.,
.,aorJon 4, Won naa novar r,a,a az, -. 80
opoht IN ,mmor,.,,1e ,or ~ po,nans NJ ,,,,,,,s
caroor has hoon moe ,onsn,,,,,,,~ s,,.,. ~
svr,mo,rv ,h m ,n., -, oan oo.,a , ~ .o
h,s,or, ,,nana,,ons., -, . o. ~ pa''en .n'o
80, -, M, -, ~. "'e' VI 'uoae
.as., ~, nus e' m' WIN liany eN"ences
VI Lee 'a'h III "oruon III tue last desperate days
many Vi 'hefh gwen IN the most
.,ia' Why lucy "fe pHceiess memorials TO
ao,u'n Mnoarewor'hy neirs OF thehero
'"'' VI 'ue' pareh's'
u' "uhe "oi"ohS reputation as soldier Is
a''ouk VIC hIst vi 'he war he seems always TO win
.ne y. as OF all sections and to
ko" III "''',u"c al" umehsloh oy personal contact.
ase auu sentiment un'e IN MIN only to be tenn.
pe'eu " oo,i''ion sense equai 10 any emergency.
oehn'of he WAS no aole, no userui, anu 30 bril-
ia''' 'na' men oi oo'h parties accepted his perma-
heh' connection win na'ional politics as matter
Oh course. Nooody but himself could terminate 1t.
ror rev years ne chose to end his connection with
pupc auars anu 10 give back the great trust Of the
senatorishlp, which he had 30 faithfully and EN-
cienty used to promote the restoration of the South
ern states TO full political equalty-a trust which he
would not relinquish until that result had been
accomplished. HIS departure from the Senate was
regretted universally. Even Conkling, then Sena
tor expressed regret at the resignation OF Gordon,
win whom he had more than one fierce encounter
IN the acrd debates OF that period when politics had
none ot 'he Ieatures OF "innocnous desuetuede."
Mr.. Bayard Expressed sincere and adectionate
wish that aordon's retirement might he only tempo
rary'
Ap'opos OF Gordons great triumph In Georgia
lhuch tonSehse mas oeeh written and uttered about
IT, NhoM MAJ nacoh wen. IL was the cruelty OF
pohics tuat Drought MIN INTO CONFLICT with Gen
'oruoh TOT pol'ics ID cruelty In its mlschances and
utsappoihtmehts 10 brave and sensitive natures
hau mere oeen no Gordon as u candidate for Gov
ernor OF Georgia, Bacon would have had easy VIC
and 1t Is no dlsparagement of gallant and able gen.
defeated
Gordon Bacon was no Athestane confronting the
ueorgia iVahhoe. lie Will yet have his day, and 1t
VIII colhe "neh ne snail not nave to contend with
tue o"e'iSheu uauitiohs ana ihe STATE pride OF
aeorg,a' symboliZed IN John b. Gordon. As to the
rot" concerning tue interference OF the Georgia
'ena'ors III tue 'oruoh'bacon canvass, 1t Is hardly
Wo'.n enaracteriAa'ioh nave talked with both OF
.ne'u 'esa,us '.e 'ia'ler' anu hether OF them as
'uue' o,ea' 'or HIMSELF as an agent in promoting
.'.' p.a'ny io'e'oAe"eu ny the uecree OF the peo-
~. ~ anu uncoh.roliea primary elections
vi auA"ia'y ihhuehce shohid say that Gen. Cor
on "As na' MAINLY 'ne A'lan'a consf"m'o" IL
"ou'" "e "o ''o'eh' SuppoStoh that the support OF
p"P'' Nv ao'I Io'nuuu'e'' anu auoa' 'he only real
,e. ~ ."e ,'ou" neipeu "en' dotdon can
.A''' 'S ea''o'S nave oeeh thoroughly schooed In
'uanSiii anu pohucs' henry "rady Is miracle
VI Iournai's.'c capaoiity' ana Evan Howe! has all
ume ola'is ,nat 'he Jaw oueht 10 aow 10 one man.
~ H. h,chatuson. In MS case the Constitution seems
W na'e nn uSua' 'uoA. nave never known II TO
~ .' p.ase' W neu'oe'e people, hchard-
wa.',s aa Nv, Himself peIore coming 10
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