The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

70 draw his weapon, and he never wore
a SWordless scahbArd. 1t is delightful. in
exploring such masculine characters, to
discover contrasting traits OF sof mess and
gentleness; and many such leak out be
tween the lines like glints OF sunshine
through riffs In wintry SIX es
IiiS letters TO his Oldest daughter, Mrs.
Garnet. We're most tender and loving
His grief over the death i'm battle OF
his brave son. Capt. O. Jennings Wise,
was pathetic in the extreme In his ten
der preface Mr.. John $. Wise tells us
that the author. when a child. loved to-
visit the cheerful home of his grandfather,
and that many days sport was ended
by the tired little boy clamhering into
his grapdfather's lap and falling asleep
encircled by his loving arms HE had
passion for gardening, and after hts return
from market used to work with his hoe
before breakfast. lie found his greatest
recreation in carving for his friends canes
ana jackstraws with his penknife, lie
prided himself upon cooking diamond back
terrapins on his deathbed he amused
himself cutting out and rigging up the
model of a twO-masted schooner.
Gov. Wise was emineutly man of
the people. He was Democrat In heart
and in practice. He was violently op-
posed to the anti-foreign know-nothiug
movement and was elected Governor OF
VIRGINIA upon that issue ms h's'oi''I
declares that ne belonged 10 mat cass OF
men VINO IKE 20 go among the pam poo
PIE and VINO derive them greatest SOCIAL
pleasures from associations with them
At the market, which he daily visited,
he know every huckster and driver of
market cart. as well as all the boys in
the ueighborhood.
lh'se We're IoVaol" ualtS IN the stern
character VINO toubh' desperate Hu"l
win R'ehart 'oke' ana was conspicuous
~ connected win the cS'eoIal"n NI"Nt
ana Ciley duel, resulting iatahy TO Gu
Icy.
If there be anything wanting IN the
report OF the personal ana private me
or Gov. WISE the history OF ms poltlV"t
and military lie IS very complete Nul
his political NE was very prominently
associated win an the great leaol"B ISSUES
ana events that preceded ana ilninediA'Viy
followed the war, ana Whlcn oHer me
most lntegesilhS chapl'r 10 ihe thuus Vi
student OF American history
In the great controversy WHlcn preo'pl-
tattd the struggle GOV, WISE was 'SHtH-
ual'y slale rights hau' ne was %
posed 10 ME- Calhouu lu'a OF 'de mum
hcauoh OF a law OF the union by H'9to
Whlah formed part OF ihal Chl'n' t'ul ms
clear apprehension on lle le"gIaI C""' a.
,
sovereign integrity ol tle ie"ei al
states that composed 1t was 80
viva that Wheh lI'sIueHt IdLN7"''
contemplated the coercion OF SCUM al''
ma ne was prepared TO resist IL ny l",Ne
ana ne oeciereH upon inc HoVl pl Non'
gress that Whlle ne opposed ihe-HoctrIue
OF nudlheauon, II war had begun every
Union man OF Virginia would nave peTu
souiherh man NO slahuiuE army ""Ii'
ever nave crossed hef ancient lue7 20 90
patle against sovereign state Wilhout
Htst hshuns her sons Oh every Iel'n ~
every pass Whefe volunteers couu nav
made Siahd. lie niWays SPOKE OF tIe
Union as our cohIederacy' lie Iu4lE
realized that separate sovereign STATES
with every local right OF statenood com,
pletely preserved were the only PoI'le"i
tenders that coud ever Keep the BIeu'
snip OF STATE from the rocks
A Well-matlhed ana DaHasled meet ihlsh'
perhaps reach the port with top-heaVy
slhgle-pottom Wfeckaee was assured III
addltloh TO ms uhquanhed physical oar
ing ne possessed an abundant supply OF
moral courage. he never neSi'a'Gu 10 au'
Nocate any cause he peHeVed 10 De risnt
without reference 10 puplc opinion rms
was very IulIy dlspiayed III MS leaI 'Vhs
advocacy OF Ohahoon claim 70 the ilCll'
mona ihayorai'y Whlch put ms own li'
IN peril
lie was bitterly opposed 10 the slaVe
trade; ne was IN taVor OF me sradua
emancipation OF me saves ana was an
ardent member or the African colonial
ton society, put ne had the presence "a
see panty mat the perhlclous fanatclsin
or New England would never consent 10
the gradual ana legal eXurpalon OF ma
uonai eVlL ana would be satlshed ohly
win the precipitation OF a crash' toiioWed
by chaos whose maj ending no hVlhs
lie perslstently and boldly combatted al
the aboAtlon eltorts 10 destroy the Value OF
a property iuiiy sanctioned by the law OF
the lana ono OF Goa. lie feehngy reclt-
ed now old John quincy Adams OF Massa'
chusetts boosted tnat he would continue
TO agiate the question uhtll All the rights
OF slaVe-holders were destroyed not only
IN the District OF Columbia, and in the