The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-02

His brigade partlcipa ted IN all the odttles
In which the Army OF Tennessee was en-
gagged from first TO last. and particularly
distinguished itself In the campaign from
Dalton to Atlanta. at Resaca. New Hope
Church. Ksnesaw Mountain, Peach Tree
Creek, the siege Of Atlanta and Nasnviiie-
Cen Pettus liz a tail. nne-looking, SOL
dierly man, with quiet. dignined manners
and courteous bearing. His relations
with the president IL Ia said, were some
what strained at the time OF Justice La
mars appointment TO the supreme court,
&c he was very strongly urged for the
position. 1t Is said that at the time the
president was averse 10 appointing man
OF Gen, Pettus' age. but inasmuch as La
mar and Pettus were equally stricken III
years Pattus friends were rather sore
over his not getting II
Gen. Pettus viii bring 10 the discharge
OF his duties In the senate a long and
ripe experience In public affairs. shrewd
and keen knowledge OF men, and a pa
tr.otIsm and slngleness of purpose pecu-
liar TO the man. Although - years OK age,
he IL hale and hearty as an oak The
presence I'm the senate Of the United states
~ Morgan and Pettus. who began life as
young lawyers IN "the flush times or Ala
barna." will recall an inexhaustible fund
of anecdotes connected with tho paimy
DAYS of that state.
In his stalwart appearance the new
senator win be as distinctly Southern as
Senator walthall or Cockrell. One thing
NAV be depended upon, the interests OF
his constituents will be looked after with
the same ndeiity that has marked bis
tireIess energy In his large practice. HIS
capactty for hard work Is immense. AS
a brigade commander during the war. his
endurance was the despair OF his stan.
Who used to say when he put on pri-
va,e,s uniform and went out for a recon-
nossanra followed by en- aid, that they
were In for some hard riding. The pres
enc. OF another Southern "brigadter' need
res he A cause OF any dependency on the
part of his Republican friends, for there
Il no man in the South now who Is more
lowaf soldier and patriot than Senator
elect Pettus.
Ha was born In Limestone county. Ala,
n 100, He was educated in Clinton col
lego virginia: studied law, and was adj
,.,isfed TO practice in 1871. He settled az
'Fsscouhla. Ala, bat afterward removed
+, pfckens county. from there 70 Caheha,
"a and IN 1850 10 Selma where he has
since lived. At almost any time during
re past twenty-five years Gen. Pettus
eouia have come 20 congress or been elect
Ell governor for the asking.
Twenty years ago. when Senator Morgan
vas elected. the honor was rendered 10
Ger. pettus, but he declined the senator
shin then. preferrfng 70 remain at home
and help the people solve the problem
81 negro supremacy and 2 demoralized
local government. He is an uncognrro-
missing advocate OF the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver az a ratio OF is TO l.
fyrasnactive cf the action Of all other ma
tons ard be consider. that the principle
grv,4v.-s IN free coinage II one OF the
foundation stones Of the constitution. He
wrote and presented the platform on
which CAPT Johnston wss recently eiecf-
ell governor He has had hand In pre-
partrg AL the Democratic platforms IN
Alabama since the war