The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-02-15
TIE NATIONS CAPITAL,
THE PEDsrECT OF COL. COSyLES'
- .EssNsL RENEHi T. BILL.
Some Notes From Capt. Ora hams i sill
u candidate tor President in | S32 -
Personals &c.

t0I. GOWIes say the 50 called compromise
bill Of the Ways and Means Committee is
all bosh, that the Committee does not in
tend to do anything with the Internal
Revenue this session. Mr.. Randall hc>i-
tateS TO report Col Cowles's bill from the
Appropriations Committee though he
heartily approves Of the measure. Ran
| dali is a stickler for precedents when It
serves his purpose 10 he 50, and IN his Ia
stance il seems that il does. II looks 10
me that here is too much division, and
too little time left for this Congress 70
pass any measure affecting the Internal
Revenue.
Referring to my last letter Captain Ora
ham writes me: 4 fear that you may
have created the impression thar diepar
a." the recognized ability and reputation
rs (, statesman Of the late Alexander II.
stephens. His place in history is too well
established toy that | believe that it is
Bacon who IS first credited with laying
that man to be esteemed great, must
either DO something worthy to be written.
or write something worthy TO be read. Mr..
stephens Froted himself pre- eeminent un-
der oiiatr Of these tests His ali-day
speech before tine Georgia Legislature Oh
he eye of tin fatal movement, could never
hc forgotten by one who heard or read 1t
At the time This was but a specimen Of
many splendid efforts which gave him
rank as one of the first Of orators which
was sustained as long as strength lasted
After the war ne was returned to Con
.-gess. and held the confidence and afftc
ton Of his PEOPLE 10 the last. North Caro-
llIa owes hIs memors debt of gratitude
for giving her the position n he Revu!u-
ton long ignored by others, when re came
to write bis history. Mr.. i.iucolu's i9ke
abaut the '.nubbiu" VIII be best alprtcia-
ted Dy nose who recognize in ii the safety
valve through he relieved al ovpr-5u,den-
"a r4arf In fHl, re,ia-t how ike th,
most formidable war Governor pitt,d
.,,ainst MINI Ia t}}e terrible ~tra..,la. tile
[ar,a Ct~alfra .t.+s.n4n our jrInir.,h,..
,r....,ri..., I..f
4 --.ss i'm -s .t1ii,t.9n Xh1,a H.. mas
o.. y. bfave.1
/. t.e Presidents .5oka, seemed often u.
trr.y inconsistent With tie respect that II
a., aHgan Le ea eltainad Tor those uuo.
yH.5g ~ V.-r, t..r4.r,,,tetl if r,ju-- ~
,.,,,..,n3.r..l .l..- ,. u4- rt.,- Ya.r,.r#..f.a
fn.ta Ii-.u..rt ,yt...2 f,fy-iagnet,,5 V,.r,.
lre'.. .s.--is, For. Ir-+a,e. iu HE
,-s.., oil 1.e Illinois ,y,.5,i -eho}5l-, whom
,.. ,,ras4r..l4d hr va,,5. ltia..+.,l,rh..
.u9r i'm f.t-tiI.ne1It Of a Yo,s coll,eutir- to
IS >hs- he were really tie ugIer ot tht.
ACCOMPANYING Nr. stephens au the
Fi4.np.au Rsad, Conferences i, Col.tedt-
al. commissioners were Hon K. N iluu
rar aaa tiau. T#.a ~ CaGEG.H ttr>.
MET President Lincoln and .-ae...t..s s. Is
ira. .!arv ). lS65 Tie e3.IeI nee.
lasted faur houI- They arr rep ported ta
iYaact.g45.- appll,.ttign of the MOI zoe doc
t.ilt 10 lhe then condition II affairs in
Mexico and abolition Of slavery i'll 4 mcr-
lea. Nh. BAR IS creIi-ci aftt having
originated the prop sition ~ - ttla occu
patton Of Mexico on . visit thar he had
lately made through The hLes - Rich
maud
Nr. Benjamin. then a nesh IF tie
Confederate Cabinet. rem. rhiaL ga I'll u
ii.e5tleu in later wears Nhesl 10 Ni9 III
Loads d, SAID that iii the next campaign
which soon opened the Confederate Gov
ernmpnt Vas surprised TO find bow COM
ulat.ly the prepondefance in fighting abil-
IL had now passed from the southern TO
the Northern ranks | would make no
harsher criticism than this from onr Mo
was ahle speak from personal knowledge
as q conspicuous actor III the closing
genes of tae drama Let uS not re op4Il
wound THAT haze long since been healed
/ ON. IF that -reat var the country al l:,1.5t.
EMERGED stronger ana reaIi1 rnole united
+h.n h4f,ra TIaayt,.r54,let4 cost ~ tla.,r
II but II demon-rratt.d III TAX, world tfat
We can again safely pursue the even tenor
of our wa> v5th only the nucleus ii ;,
standing amy and bp equal 10 the ,;I.tr
gelcy. no matter from what quarter il
NAV arr
The entertainments given hv Secret.r,
whitney this week to Governor Q;ll. 81