Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-25

guished as Acknowledgement Tor 81
State. and Gs Judge and Chanccllo-
tholgh that for our system OF govern.
10 be properly checked and balance t...
ought 10 De n dual Federal Eye..,..'
and he published arguments On sr-,..
~ his views. lie also asDlrad s..-
for several years % become
matte author. He was man ~ 81.
most sterling integrity AZ ono lin.
was thought that his service. b. o.
gress would be terminated by t. t....
there, and he enioinel upon FL. &c..
that he Should not be buried Il ta. -..
lie expense. lie said no was r1t FL.
for dying, but for living snI lo.-g b..
duty for the compensation which h. b.,
agreed % take; that n he were RI, ~.
az home bis estate would defr7v
expenses OF bis funeral. and bis ly.r,.
Washington ought not 90 maze arg Fl,
ference He did not die there. ho9..
but lived On 20 DO sent by ha b..,..
Virginia as her spc ID Comm.ssor..
South Carolina At IT, beginning OF t..
late unpleasantnoss"
Littleton ". Tazewoll was n re., ..
uncommon force and ability Nr- r,
John Tyler any ordinary individual s-l
was or more useful ana practice, t.-
than l'azewolL Who could excel tsa F..
comparable John Marshall?
Andrew Stevenson ga NOT have rs
ability OF either Tyler or T8zoHer b..
he made a very fine speaker % ,..
House OF Representatives ana a fl.r..,-l.
ter 70 England. judge Beverly T...-
used O. say that Mr.. Stevenson oR.I F..
political success 20 his fine lsur, 81.
appearance, especially when he was s.,..
el 1 DO not know that 7 over e.r t.-.
gntil after his return from Ersnl u.
used TO cut a handsome fFlfa ODD .-,
streets OF Richmond. He iaf +r
brothers whom 7 knew much better ..-
him They were friends ~ rr n.-
who studied medicine l Fred es.I-,
and returned from Essex. wlo.. I. ..r
tied, % Sp0tsylyania county. Hh..a d..
was justice N the pence ami ON.
High Sheriff one OF o.. hr.u .s b.
fcrred TO was Carter j.. ster.1or Er
prominent lawyer " Fleitr
VINO attended the Superior c..ls %
Essex lie vas tho father of Gonna.
Garter T. Stevenson. of che Corre ar,
States army The other brother ut
Richard j. Steven n. who WIS ..- -.
years tho efficient Clerk ~ the Courts .,
SpOleylyania- lie uuacc8untabv a-...
his life with bis own long rifle. wt rs
had learned 20 handle with er-lt s.I
onl precision.
Hon. John Minor Bolts WAS also a r.,
OF commanding presence and pr. ut.I a
very marked contrast with h.s or-o. .
Seldom and Caske Seldom WAS Slim rt
apparently fraN and set posse slI .r..,
deal OF vitality and activity. Ie r
noted Tor brightness fertility and s...
ness Of intellect. ana "bueAcl ur' fl ra
great political -0mbatant learlesy -l
manfuly. He was taller than c.s.s
but smaller than Bolts. Cask.e h-f l..a
OF TO personal presence. He hal -..l
head and eye. ana was genial ana T.-.-
Tar. Tie was man az ability and .l-
ceelIgiy fair-miu-ed
Alr. Bolts was man ~ decided a.r
and q great Gehater and campo. -a.r
was inc ucl 90 De dictat0r.ai a.I l-.-
matte. lie split the Wh'g party s1 rl
that, although he could gel the
ton. b. could not carry the ea.t1-.
Sul. he would not get ont OF tht
on one occasion number Of Wh.as .o.t.t
his nomination .cli "a convention. erI
put in the field Charles Carter lee ic-
Their 20 General l.. u. Lee. tut lee Hss
badly beaten, and. / think Bolts vas
too. Lee ana Dbl, advisers bad gone .D
the Bots convention. and hal ro rst
20 bolt. III one congressional canvass "a,
that period Clayton O.. Coleman ot
Louisa. was the candidate ~ lhe MfH
but the circumstances which led tl b, ara
not now recalled.
In those days there was some eAc.s-
meut and activity in politics but u0t 'l
Doe compared with what are now r-os...-
ing throughout the city. J.. E. ST,
Richmond. October 22. 1895.