The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
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James Edward Saunders. Lawrence coun-
ty, Alabama, with notes and genealogies
by Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubs, New
Orleans, La New Orleans, S Graham
& Son printers 2O7-211 Baronne street, 1880.
The foregoing is the title and the pub
fishers address of an interesting work
fresh from the hand of the author, Mrs.
Stubs, the accomplished wife of Prof. W.
c. Stubs. The distinguished chemist, who
has recently taken a conspicuous part in
bringing into favorable public notice me
value of the sugar cane products especl-
ally in the state of Georgia. which, under
chemical analysis, prove to be superior TO
those of even Louisiana.
But our object is not SO much
to draw attention to the results
of Prof. Stubbs' Investigations, as
likely to bring about the revival
of an industry now only partially pursued
but promising great development through
intelligent modern husbaudry and liberal
conditions of transportation, but 10 the ad-
mirable work of Mrs. Stubs, VINO mas
given a valuable contribution to the lit
erature, as well as to the historical ana
genealogical collections of the South.
Her father. Col James Edward Saun-
ders was born in Virginia, of a family
which had been settled there so FAR PACK
as the middle of the seventeenth century,
and therefore witnessed the great events
of American history in that period. Inc
like distinction descended to Col. Saun-
ders, who was born in 1906 lived to the
extraordinary age of 80 years, witnessed
all and took active part in many OF the
stirring events of the present century IN
this country. His academical education
was obtained in his native state; put ms
father, moving into Lawrence county, Al
ALBANIA he entered the University OF Geof-
eia i'm 1923 and we there find him under
me tutelage Of the famous DR.. Moses
Waddell. and the collegemate of some of
the men who have directed the
fortunes of our own great state.
Some of these were William
Doughorty, Hugh and kinchen Har-
alison. James and William l. Harris, Ed
ward II. Wingfield, Eugenius A. Nisbet,
Thomas j. Merrlwe her George W. Craw-
ford Hines Holt, William II. Crawford
John A. Campbell, whose brilliant careers
belong In fact 10 American as well as TO
Georgia history So, too about his Ala
bama home, we find groups OF famiies
drifted from "the mother OF states
through the Carolinas, Tennessee ana
Georgia. bringing the strain of blood, des-
tined 10 infuse most useful qualities mo
distinctive Southern character.
Entering the bar, Col. Saunders soon at
tanned good standing in his mperious pro-
fession Becoming also prominent IN pcht-
ical prefernent he was leader IN the
Legislature of Alabama. olector for Mar
tin Van Buren, in 1870 for James x. Polk
I'm 1874. for Franklin Pierce In 1852, fer
Stephen A. Douglass in 1860.
Co. Saunders labored IN vain in the
cause Of peace between the states: but
when the conflict was inevitable. ne re-
came actively engaged in promoting mill
tary measures, and took part with For
in lie ri
see valley. He was severely wounded at
Murfreesboro We find him associated In
the calamito Gus operations in the Tennes-
see valley towards the close of the war
The conflict over. he resigned himself 10
endure the rasping trials Of the reconstr1c-
ton period and turned TO the cultivation
of his fields and to writing his "Rec2llec
tons of Old Times when he came
youth TO Lawrence county, down 70 he
time when he had become o s7ptuagena-
rian. This he accomplished with marked
correctness in the work. and with thor
ough interest to those who are so fortu-
nate as to read his account of he Chero-
kee Indians, of the topography and soil Of
North Alabama, of the personal habits
and customs OF its people of the charac-
ter and careers OF its conspicuous citizens
and families.
This is followed by the history Of the
Ninth Alabama Regiment. which failed by
accident only TO reach the first bate of
Manassas, but whose su1sequ, mt career IS
virtually a history of that Incompatible
body of soldiery, the Army Of Northern
Virginia, so fully related by Col Saund-
ers as to he one of the clearest and most
attractive of the narratives of the war on
the sanguinary fields Of Virginia.
SO too, with he Sixteenth Alabama Reg
iment, which served. with distinction
equal to that of the Ninth, in the depart
ment Of che Mississippi, with Albert Sid
ney Johnston, Beauregard Joseph T.
Johnston. and Bragg: but this must be
drawn from life sketches Of its officers aud
rot as with the Ninth. from a sustained
narrative of the services Of the regiment
Thee sketches pass into those OF Ala
hama civilians of distinction. and form an
admirable basis for biogra phical study.
Following uron these laborious conpla-
lions Of Mrs. Stubs. Is her own original
the second and final department. of her
worlx--"Notes aud Genealogies more or
less complete of families" specifically
named and Of others. some Of whose
names we recognize as common 70 both
Georgia and Alabama, as for example
aGks. Bibb, Billups. Clay. Dubose, Ell
lictt. Goode, Harris, Hill, Hopkins, Ian
icr. McGhee, Moore. Shelton, TAFT. Talia-
ferro Til man. Watkins and Young These
gcncalogics cover nearly Two hundred