The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04
He Pays Tribute, Too, to Colonel
Pickett and Charles Nc
Lemore Of Chambers, Both
of Whom Were His Honored
Friends in Other Days.

PLANTATION. from that their coats were
thrown off, and we were about to have
another Claiborne AFFAIR Of IT, when
Phil, spoke to Dale and told him that
he. had fallen on plan to have the
matter settled and that he (Dale) had
more courage than any one OF the
crowd, and was obliged to quit winner.
That satisfied Dale. and the show
closed. The next morning It was Ike
ali Indian quarrel all charged to whis-
key
For the last eight Or ten years of
my stay in Alabama. I do not recoliect
to have seen Gov. Bagby but once. In
June. 1910, had a son at school In
Tuscaloosa, and there was to be a
Wing convention there. concluded to
visit both. and on my route to Tusca-
loosa, at place In Autauga County.
fell In with the Englfshman. Thomp-
son and here let me remark. that he
was man of fine intelligence. had
then known him twenty years. our first
acquaintance was near a place then
known as Dardenoil. nor called by
many Dardanell, It r. In Arkansas. He
and myself Travelled together to Tus-
caioosa. Me health was not good, and
on my arrival Mt Tuscaloosa found
my son sick. so. could not hear all
the speaking. But on the day that
Judge Hopkins was to speak. J. with
my friend Thompson. went to the log
cabin. Hopkins spoke. heard many
speeches In 1870. made by good speak
ers. heard Mr.. Hillard in his best
days. I heard Dixon H. Lewis. at Clay
ton, in Barbour county, I heard Judge
Berrien and Mr.. Preston. at Macon,
Ca. besides hundreds OF the little short
stock, who deal alone on borrowed cap
ital, and are often very profuse with
It, but none did hear that surpassed
Judge Hopkins. If. indeed, they equal
cd him. II there could have been the
smallest particle of modesty squeezed
into the most noisy demagogue, ami he
forced to have heard that speech. he
would have hung his head at hearing
SO many truths. and they uttered In q
MANNER that the most common capacity
could understand them and know their
Importance.
Men who Spoke nj
The whig Convention.
After the Judge closed, and Mr.. Nor
risett. from Monroe county, who had
been q soldier under Gen. Harrisea.
made a few remarks. Thompson and
myself left for our rooms on our
way. In front of DUNES hotel. some
one called me, I turned and found 1t
was Governor Bagby. He seemed glad
to see me, and remarked. you and
the Englishman still travel together.
now II YOU had Dale the crowd would
be complete"
He then asked me II was whig.
answered him. "If there was a better
one on earth than nyselg. It was only
becapse he had more sense" He then
made the same inquiry of Thompson.
if he was a whig. Thompson said
he was. The Governor then asked us
II we were not wrong. replied to
him. "Governor. you perhaps can Judge
better of/that yourself. as you have
been on all sides"
He Redeemed little In the face, and
remarked to thompson: You know
Thompson, that Tom woodward and
Sam Dale are privileged men with
me-"
That was the last time ever saw
Gov. Bagby. He was a man of fine
sehse and good heart. II was often
said of him. that he was bad man.
ager In money affairs. and did not ac-
cumuiate wealth. But he could have
done SO, no doubt, had he wished II at
any time, though. like man Of sense.