The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-01
OLD JOE BROWN Is DEAD.

The War Governor of Georgia and the
Richest Man In the State.
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 30-Ex-Gov. Joseph
e. Brown died at 2:30 p. m. He has been
in feeble health tor some time.
Joseph Emerson Brown was born in
Pickens county. South Carolina, April 10.
ISL When Is years old he removed with
his father TO Georgia, and, after being
educated at Calhoun academy, South Caro-
lima, taught school at Canton, Ga, studied
Law. and was admitted TO the bar in Au-
gust, ls45. He was graduated at Yale law
school IN 1886 and began TO practice at
Canton. Ga In is4s he was elected to the
state senate. and was chosen q presidential
elector on the Pierce ticket in 1882. In
1855 he became judge of the superior
courts OF the Blue Ridge circuit He was
elected governor by the Democrats IN 1857,
and was reelected by increased maiorities
in 1859, 1861 and 1868. He was an active
seeessionist, seizing Forts Pulaski and
Jackson, near Savannah, on January 3,
Isbi, sixteen days before bis state seeded.
and taking possession of the United States
arsenal at Augusta. five days after the pas
sage of the ordinance. During the war he
Was vigorous supporter OF the Confeder-
are government, but disputed with Mr..
Davis the constitutionality OF the conscrip-
tion measures. During Sherman's in
10000 men, made up of state officers,
youth, aged men and others usually ex-
empt from military duty, but refused to
send them out of the state when requisi-
ton for them was made by the Confederate
government. In October. 1864. he refused
Gen. Sherman's request for con-
ference, denying that he had the
power to act without the permission of
the legislature. On his release from the
prison, where he had been confined by the
national authorities at the conclusion OF
the war, he resigned the governorship,
and. alter visit TO Washington City in
1866, strongly advised his state to accept
the situation and comply with the terms
of reconstruction. This position made
him unpoprl ar. and for a time he acted
with the Republicans, supporting Gen.
Grant in 1868 and being the defeated Re-
publican for United States senator in the
same year. After his defeat he was APP
pointed chief justice of the Georgia SUI
preme court. which Office he resigned in
December. 1870, and temporarily withdrew
from public life. Afserward he became
president of the Western Il Atlantic
Railroad Company and of several
other large corporations, and promoted
the DEVELOPMENT of the resources of his
state. In 1872 and subsequently he acted
with the Democrats, and in 1880 was
chosen United States senator to I'LL the va
csncy caused by the resignation of Gen.
Gordon. In 1854 he was reelected, with
out single opposing vote for the term
ending In March. 1891 After his election
in 1880 he made a speech before the assem-
bly, justifying his course in 1866. and de-
claring that the results of the war must be
accepted as final; that the sentiments
of the former slave-holding aristocracy
must be rejected, and that the negroes
must be assured absolute civil and politi-
cal equity. He was the richest man in
Georgia, his railroads having proved
enormously profitable