Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-28
OUR JOURNALISTS.
Ex-Governor CamerOn'S Sketches Of
His Contemporaries.
SOME OF THE BRILLIANT EDITORS.
Patrick Henry Aylctt. James a. Cowsrdin,
Nat Meade, W. &. Elan. Barron Hope,
Judge Hughes. Etc., Etc.


papers. but "A few months later they were
all in operation again AMI enjoyed an
ilusory season Of prosperity growing out
OF the abnormslly Aigh prices at which
the boarded crops Of cotton ana tobacco
sold for time. 10 was nearly year DC
fore either the South or the North rea-
llzed the actual extinction Of values in
the former section. or the fact that years
OF patient industry would be necessary
10 rccr,ato th,m. The times were fever
ism. and the th,rst for rows was uniyer-
sal. hence subscription lists filed az
rapi..y. The eastern merchants, forget
tus that the chief basis az southern
orej!, had lecn destroyed competed
,ag,Iy fer the trade which lad once
been % remJucfat.yc, and thus adNei-
s.s.as b. ..ue-> at Undated rates was I'VE
tim, ss ercat as ever before.
The Nc.t.ous boom was. however. mot
of Ions continuance. The Eaquifer ana
the ENsu.incr enlisted the faih ana 'Al-
,nts % several Successive m1nAgemch'''
scmc o.; thcm progressive AMI able ehouS"
q have deserved success, but on tn'
former sven men as SoutaaA' Ha"eT l.
Lee. Handy, ana Bennett I1oorcA IN VAIN.
while uot even tac name ana anI!iY Oh
jams Barbour cY-.I re-.sc4tt'e the los
rrpliarl.y 81 thr latter. Both were ID
t.uy Gfr!u.t before Virginia J'dIhd'''"'
came it.!It 900. ,s' '' '' ,...,,, hrtr.
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ship, bat SHARED win inc ~ 80
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news. Il first became prominent as an
exponent OF popular sentiment d"ilns IN,
agitation incident 30 r'c"ns r"oi non, an"
the name most closely assQciatei WIN HS
LONG career OF prosperity is tndt OF me
lafo lanes 4 Cowar.in. IS ! write the
vision comes before mr 81 "A GENIAL olh
man. with snI,Wl. tWiuklnS eyes. whose
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threc--core gears a-i t'h' u,HC"'''S
lurking smile. as though the hHH"r
within were always watchln% Tor a" OPP
rorturIiN 10 br'ii OUT 'l'"O ""' M
towar1m as | ni~t saw MN
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am opening n SWIuglus-door. Mhlch bore
upon rusty tin tn. hospitabl" inscription.
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~ sound # merry music. Looking down
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bit 'he SI'i' o. 80
iru-tr' '.+ nearly i.'I.''~ '''I1
~ the Do ginning OF q il-'4l'''i'P I4'''''''r
arl lasting.
lie Wa d. nan "oc inGni-" jest the
luwor 80 QI..t. biIlIN No.n which IN
fs.j Dis speech and writings IN Just N"
mint q gree and proportion. lbs style
~ no. ambitious rut was severely cor
r.. a-l fnr Years MS associate was
Ir'rkarl tn most -traich'-aced o.
yur.-ts. who would cave felt himself dis
Eral,i ha! the Ii-ca' in been guilty Of
scleci.r1 in syrtax r grammar. sage
larco and wholesome influence in the Io-
iiical councils a. ttc State, AMI his paper
always spoke the sober second thought.
which iu u" lorr ruu always obtains ln
on Intelligent community Ills cor!
tons wer" strong. ana NJ 'hdlH'aiN'r
tncm stogdy. but sI'h was the natural
Fertleuess OF tle man ua' }" gave 10
Trovocations and only resented mos
when smick'i OF i"''lNo' f'" "' va.
con,ToF'fSF tHE'1 'r' -h',,'v7 't' "u'
rs frLH N-in @'~ri't ~ Nlr WINS 'O'l''
q an 'N riii'n, IL iS'cd l'r N'"iS am
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way ..'.t,.'., ,,.i-i, .,-. ana infrn,itv
t.,.,1 ,.-t.,l ac.aflts with nm
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49, ar,.,.s ana he u,oI them freely.
=, -. ris NC te,noar>ot 10 antagonist who
Al the end remained master Of the field
The WING Jared better as t. longevity
than It's ancient rivals. and gave up the
ghost only q Jew years since the Nlctin
then Of Il disease "h'ch mas lt"N-u ,'e''
q many virginia h'"sIdi''S !" my "'Y