The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
THE PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED IN
THE ARMY.

Regular Army During the Civil
War who Was a General, and
Only One i'm the Confederate Ser.
vtce--Candidates for the Hall OF
Rhinestone Remarks About the
wimberIy Dinner-MemOriaIs OF
the Late Bishop WhtppIe-sOme
Points Respecting Hale and
Andre-other Matters of General
Interest.
Pine Crest Villa. Maitland, Fla, Nov.
2s.-The carrying over of my letter OF
Nov. 10 to the following Sunday, owing
to mail arrangement, has put me way
behind on current military topics, and
II will require some time to catch up
again. Gen. F. v. Greene's
article in Scribner's Magazine, on the
United States army. including regulars
and volunteers, must have been writ
ten before President McKinley's death,
for he gives the number of Presidents
who served in the army as eleven, but
President Roosevelt makes twelve,
namely: Gems. Washington, Jackson,
Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, Grant, Gar
field. HAYES and Harrison; Col Roose-
welt, Mai Mckinley and Capt Lincoln.
A Savannah professional gen.
tleman who is always doing something
for the happiness of others, yet does
not want his left hand to know what
his right hand does" has sent me one
of the Paris medals of Gen. T. ].
("Stonewall) Jackson, G. S. A, which
] shall give a choice place in my col
lection. I have been under obligation
TO him for several valuable articles in
this line and my most sincere thanks
are due him. Capt. Kennard,
referred to in my last letter, was in
the navy, and not the army, with
Lieut.. Hooe, of a distinguished Nir-
ginia family. A New YORK
writer. one Herbert Brewster, in his
last Sundays Literary Outlook let
ter. made a big blunder when he called
my venerable old friend, Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, of Boston, 1.-THE distin-
guished author Of Uncle Toms Cab
In" Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who
wrote that famous book, has been dead
several years. Mrs. Howe is the au-
thor of 1.-THE Battle Hymn of the ARe-
public" which has a worldwide fame.
Journalists who write about the Lit
erary Outlook" ought to take liter
airy inlook as to the matters they so
freely discuss. The advice of the dy-
ing philosopher, MY son, verify your
quota tions,' would be good advice for
them to follow. 1t often prevents the
blind from leading the blind in the
wrong direction.
1t is a singular fact that Yale Uni
versity had only one graduate in the
United States army (regulars), during
the Civil War who was genera1-that
was Gen. Henry B. Darlington, of the
class of 1S45. And in the Confederate
States Army the University had only
one graduate of that rank-Gen. Ran
dali l. Gibson, of Louisiana, who died |
some years ago while United States
senator. Gen. Darlington still lives, a |
retired army officer, at Hyde Park, |
Mass. Senators Gibson, John c. CAL |
houn of South Carolina, and George E. |
Badger of North Carolina, were Yale |
graduates. Gen. Andrew S. Burt and |
Gen. w. w. Gordon, of the Spanish |
American war, are Yale graduates. At |
the recent bi-centennial a magnificent |
Memorial Gate" was dedicated in hon
or of two gallant sons of Yale, who fell
In the Spanish American war. For two
hundred years old Yale has given the
country heroic patriot soldiers.
Mrs. Albert E. Thornton of Atlanta |
IS quite correct in her claim that Hon. |
Alexander H. Stephens should be one |
If the two illustrious Georgians" to |
20 in the congressional Hall Of |
Fame" but she errs in stating that he
fought the battle of the people" as
United States Senator She must |
lave lost Sight of the fact that Mr.. /
stephens was defeated for senator by /
Sen. John B. Gordon. So far THE |
Sage of Liberty Hail. is the choice of |
he majority of those who have ex-
PRESSED a preference. Oglethorpe was
sot a Georgian. nor was Eli Whitney, |
ior William H. Crawford. Toombs |
lad a weakness that rules him out of |
he list. DR.. Long does not stand out |
Is the sole benefactor of his race in |
he matter of anesthetics. British |
George F. Pierce was one of Georgia's |
great men, but his grand record is not |
hat of soldier or statesman. OF this |
after class Gen. Thomas r.. r.. Cobb |
ully measures UP to the highest stand
ard. But with so many noble men,
n all professions and callings, il is !
hard task to name a comparison to
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, VINO
certainly stands first.
have read with great pleasure the
of the "wimberly" dinner to
the Georgia editors, and the cordial
welcome given them by Col. j. H. Es-
till and his estimable wife. For many
years I was member of the Georgia
press gang" but of the old, original
1 then knew not half a
dozen now answer to roll call. The
speeches of Henry Cabiness and Pleas,
ant Stovall were very graceful, and If
Col. Estill fails to become governor he
will find in those two beautiful trib-
utes to his generous and lofty charac-
ter balm for all his wounded feelings
If he shall have any. Having known
Estill and Cabiness for over twenty
five years, and served under both of
them, know that they would fill any
public office with fidelity and credit.
But the governorship of Georgia and
the mayoralty of Atlanta cannot add
to the reputation OF either, or increase
the love and esteem now felt for them
by their fellow citizens. AS my old
friend John w. Forney said when he
refused the mayoralty of Philadelphia,
HE that maketh a good newspaper is
greater than he that ruleth a city,"
The same is true of him who ruleth, or
a state or a nation. The "edi-
tor lives in the hearts and memories
of the people long after the public Of
ficial is forgotten.
A prominent business man Of Savan-
nah asks for some facts about Sam
Davis. and kindly says: Readers of
the Morning News have come to look
upon your communications as a matter
of course, and would feel distinct
loss at being unable to find your article
In the Sunday issue. Not having the
honor Of a personal acquaintance with
you. I trust may be excused for ex-
the sentiment common to all