The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
a., ~, mo nominated Millard FiIlmore.

fed, and we nominated Milia'ur H." ,o.
of New York. an '"id i'ne ~, Bornel-
President and Andrew Jackson ante-
- as T.nnsssee OF Democratic aii'e o
cedents. for V.ce-Presiden', al .ha INNER
'rround to powder between ~" euchan-
and the lower milestone. inner milf
az, ofPennsylyania, Ds srs,u ont Of some.
where or any where as the apoht'os Iii
freosoil. but nominal Repuplcan con
date put forward by the fle.so 93d his
vention, called by Coy 3olrn millstone."
The birth OF the Republican pa r,ount-
dates from that expulsion vi ,ics nv the
ed To a spewing out OF ianasa-,Iton1 ard
Philadelphia American conV,,s,Chira, IA
their s1,hseGuent meeting at littspuis ,he
August or September, 100 ~ a nom
first purely sectional party WIN Sn~o,ed n
inal national organization u s,,ocates OF
basis on which TO unite the ra1 orowu
every conceivable ism lhat ~ 80 L,rg-
up in the North especially III NeW .,an 81
land after their profitable inp siayes was
African negroes for safe as sa "a l,0S:
broken up by the Constitu,i'svn ~ the
thai year being the expiration Vi IL
twenty wears Indulgence IN the i1 Tor
they had demanded as their 49,, no
coming into the Union, in ie'-ss' "snt me
Constitution had been IraIne"' an to get
time was too short for them az ~
Together and elect Freemont. 10" ,trev
undismayed by Buchanans ele .,l snr the
kept up their incendiary worh ~ t rim
election OF 1860. when they Won W., FOL
coin. and the world knows Whas 49,, - ref
lowed. and | need make no l"i ''o'
TO show what personal ambition Van
sometimes do in changing i h'H 10,
cal actions, l will here re-cora Inc hall
grim and grotesque incident III ", Inc
Of our Philadelphia conNehtloh' III ia
morning succeeding our stormy ts,e,,,n-
the committee. over which Pdts"n sev-
low presided. lie ad LETT me S, gohn-
ergl times and pitched INTO ~. len
son and his cut and dried platform MI MI
a vim manner, and lansua=s - M
lis own. aud un3ppfoacHa.t1 aixfasf
other man l ever knew a. 80, Viz
next morning / was detmnnB 10 ny ~
viria collear1cs some of the scenes il VI
I'd mmittoe. ia which the Parson rs - a
largely one OF these friends, VINO Mo'
great wag. asked mo TO intioiuso ~,
trovrlow before the COnNe luoh me-.
"a 81 an the lobby Of the hail. wheh my
friend dong since dead, tahlus MI, tni,laa
Inc hand said, with pecultI N"ti..,
in his eyes. "ParsOn! am sidu " n,iSsf
you. and as We seem 10 De ~ "a. 49,,
OF a storm. and have no aYiaH ~ RI.
for o.i deliverance from snip Son.
would YOU Ike for me, whel inc ~
vention is called 10 order. 10 ask the IT,
id,nt to invite you TO the pid'l00i1,"
open our proceedings Win pias bjs f,l
l}r0wnlow raised himself 70 MS IN
beisat- tor he was Htte .s,,',g
si.ouldeecd-ahd Kissing the words through
his teeth and dfa"r Ups 49,,
III you DO, t sqg nr'' God f VII be
10 strike these Internal ADonlion-
ISIS dead. and send them TO he'll. Wh'ie
they belong, and thus 10 give W -,
country that peace It can never nav
whilst they live 10 carry on the "oiN %
the devil in this world. ,...,.t
IL is needless TO say that my iriehd,
who had been a Virginia judge. dii hot
make the request OF the ffcsiaehe'
Isl, brownlg~, a. 'i, eS,ted 'phe JonesDoro
Wing" in Tennessee, the most NtuptId-
tive paper perhaps, ever issued III AiH'i-
lea. In the fall OF that year ne Was seil-
ed with almost q Ia.al attack OF pf0hcni-
~ and was or,lered 10 the Virginia Nhlte
Sulphur Springs for rest ana recuPe.a-
tiou He travelled on a cOucn hAe4 lvl
him on the top of the seats oI a ptaseu-
ger coach-there were Few sieepvla III
those days. lie teleBI~pheu me ~ .'' s
him when the train reached my Town lyl
dinner 1 did so, and took aiOnS halL
"A dozen friends, anxious 10 see lAls pv-
ntiCdl parsCn. As soon as the inli Jl"S-
lions were over, he lying on MS coucn
and only able TO whisper MS Moits,
said TO him. "ParsOu. what on eartn nave
YOU been doing with yourself since we
parted I'm Philadelphia, 10 hoor YOU IN
this way" Ills Kissing reply Was, as ne
raised himself on his elbow, tlshuus
tho Devil and Democracy, and mean 10
keen uD the battle II IL Kills me. tour
years later and till his death. he became
the most relentless, unmerciful petsecu-
tor of the best people Of Tennessee, IN all
its borders and was Presid INT LincOlns
rght-hand man IN that unhappy state,
In enforcing all the oppressive measures
adopted 10 0cieat the patriotic efforts OF
the Confedelutes TO defend their consu-
tutfonal rights. Such are the inconsls-
tencies AMI instability OF poor human ma
ts-ra under the S.ren notes appealing TO
ambition.