Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08

to Congress declaring purpose TO use the
army to take possession of territory cialmeo
Inv Texas. Brown of Mississippi, Stevens or
Georgia and Savage of Tennessee SPOKE
against the measure. The House aoJourheo
after SayageS speech. Fillmore sent Ior
the speaker, requesting him to stop the oe-
hate promising to recall his orders to the
army Texas retained the territory. Inc
speech was delivered August 3. 1851.
Cullum-Savage Campaign.
Becoming tired of Congress, in the fall
of 1883 he opened up his law office again.
But In the winter of 1854 the democrats
wanted a candidate to run against william
Cullum for Congress. Savage eventually
entered the contest, the race being MEM
orabIy spectacular one. 1t has been SAID
that the preliminares to debate were the
placing on the table the bowie knives anu
pistols of the candidates. Savage MAIN
tanned that this was false, though AUNT
ting that he was always armed AL jack
sonboro', in Warren county, the TWO came
together. Savage, after clinch, advanced
on Cullum with cooked pistol, the latue
putting up his hands ana announcing 'has
he was unarmed.
In his story of his life it appears that
while a member of the committee on prfvi-
leges and elections the gentleman from
Tennessee and Gen. Springer on several oc-
casions engaged in violent alterations The
fact that Savage was constantly armed
prevented him from attacking his oppo-
nent, who was KNOWN 10 pe ulldi Hieo.
During his service in Washington Savage
was considered an authority upon the code
of honor.
Scaling the State Debt.
The most conspicuous political service of
Savage subsequent to the war was in con-
nection with the scaling of the state debt
| a cause into which he projected himself
| with his accustomed vigor. Three times
he served In the legislature, and he was
| member of Tennessee's first railroad COM
| mission, serving by appointment by Gov.
Bate.
Prior to that he made an unsuccessful
race for governor, Marks being elected.
| With all the acrimony which his public
life engendered, and which favored his po-
litical utterances, his influence was wide
spread. In Tennessee his unusual ability
! was recognized the length and breadth of
the state. Among his own people great def
erence was paid to the opinions of the stern
old man.
| Under his dominating influence the War
\ rem county democracy in 1892 declared
| against the nomination of Grover Cleve-
| land.
| Man of Wealth.
| During his long and active career he ac-
| cumulated wealth as wealth is judged in
| the provinces Within the last six months
he sold lands in White county to the Cliff
Creek Coal Company for forty-odd thou
| sand dollars. In ADDITION to these funds he
| is known to have considerable other prop
| erty, included in which is farm near Nc
| Minnviile and the building which has been
| his home and Office for several years. De-
| spite this wealth, he has worn clothing of
| homespun jeans constantly.
| With all his wealth, his reputation as a
| dashing soldier, lawyer of brilliance and a
| political figure of power and prominence,
| Col Savage never married.
Savage's Prayer.
In the book which Col. Savage wrote of
! himself appears the following conclusion
under the head of Savage's prayer:
ITO the Great Spirit, ruler of a boundless
| universe, mysterious, incomprehensible,
| self existing, omnipotent and omniscient, of
whom men can know nothing except as re-
vealed by the light of the sun, moon and
| stars to Thee I address this. my humble
| prayer. / pray Thee to look in mercy on
| the little good have tried to do, and par
| don the many wrongs / may have commit
/ ted on the earth; and when this life shall
| end, pray Thee, accept my spirit, and, al
! though it be but an atom in Thy boundless
| universe, let it live immortal and not per-
| ish in endless night"