The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-03

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The lawyer of all others who most
impressed me next to Mr.. Bad
ger was e~X-Goyernor ana 4x-Grna-
pehed that heard him in a case both
at NafrentOn ana at oxford, and |
regretted J could not hear him at Hal
flax in 1864, in the prosecution Of a
lawyer who had murdered a most Wor-
thy farmer. The opinion of those who
heard Governor Bragg was that it was
of great ability and any
thlnS that they had heard. In 1866,
IN the court house at Warreuton, |
heard Il most elaborate and noble
speech made by him, which was al
together the greatest speech at the
, bar ! ever istened to unless | except
one or more by Mr.. Badger. 1t was Il
tremendous argument, and he spoke
Tor four hours. He was opposed by
Tour lawyers, among them B~arthOlO~
new +. Moore, of Raleigh, but Il ma
tive Of Halifax county. Governor
Z t,l'sl 20 was = - X 14 m piv [1FFhJlo - nm
pressiVe. He was not an orator of the
nigh grade Of Bad&ef-had none OF
his charming wit and exquisite Eng
fish. the 1neSt possible. But Bragg
was massive, aggressive, great. When
nearing the end Of his life and too
feeble to stand, | heard him make a
speech of some two hours in length
in the oxford court house that was
of extraordinary clearness and ability.
| have referred TO Mr.. Badger several
times as beyond all comparison the
very best master of English | have
ever heard, and as conversationalist
had no equal. | sat for two hours in
his room in Washington, whilst he was
in the Senate. and with q cousin older
than l was by some fifteen years CT
was then about twenty-four) sat
'Wrapt in perfect enjoyment as | list
ened to his conversation. 1t vas pc
You'd all doubt the most engaging en-
tranclllg TWO hours ever spent uhdtf
the magic ana chaf1n OF lhe Sfeal
man 5 lhcaltailoll- d memory lofeNeI'
o1 All lle collieSlS III NY udS i'i
the Congress the one llat hloSt III
tereSled me was petNetl iioh' NoiHIll
w. N~enabl@, OF GfanNltle, ana JudS"
John Kerr. of ClsWell. 1t was a very
able and brilliant canvass. judge
Kerr, long years alleI"dldS' 9"iu 20
me, that Mr.. Nenable WAS the only
one he ever knew whose versatility
and resources were 50 great tfat you
must hear every speech Il
canvass. as new points. facts ana anec-
dOteS We're coming out IN every speech.
Mr.. Nenabl was fe-elecled. both
were men of rare and admirable elo-
quence. | nave written OF so MANY
men of the past tlat | can not tell
which to aNoA unless l mad the copies
of my articles before me. l fe1nenl-
Der to have written OF saunders dt-
bate with keff az Nlilldilspofo dhh !
of Henry w. MillerS great triumph
over saunders ana OF olhef coilteS,7'
| wrote q Few HtdrH ago "IIlcieS II 49,
"Wake Forest Student, the monthl|
published at Wake FOREST ColleSe'
upon CHIEF Justice Leonard tender
son, Gen. 1honlaS rtfSoh, dhu 'oiiI
Penn, all OF G[thNllie, "tcupS 'HS -
succession 10, Il ana y pdSeS-lh az
forty pages. /
Before closing this brief study Of
men of the past | have known, l will
refer to one distinguished native OF |
Western North Carolina whose name |
richly deserves to be cherished. | re
fer to Thomas L. Clingman, eX-Repre-
sentative ex-United States Senator,
av-C0nfederate brigadier general;
man of Superior mind. of scientific at
M in some directions, Il SchOl-
ar. y ~ecturer a politician and writer.
and able in all of these apartments
distinguished in the Federal Congress.
efficient and fearless in War, a man
of real force. and at one time OF very
considerable influence IN State poHilG9.
7, conversation when he was in the
bno1o, he was most entertaining. !
sat with him two hours in 1SI5-he
.aaliniro on a scotland heard him