The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
Literary Lights and Shadohs
BY S. MAYS BALL

civilian F'itzhugh Gordon: A NrSlnlan
 of the Old School; His Life, Times ana
 Contemporaries,' by Armistead C. Cor
 don. (Nea1e Publishing Col.
 Gen. William Fltzhugh Gordon began active life as a lawyer in Orange eoun- t, Virginia. he served in the war of 1Sl3 under Colonel Yancey, he represented Albemarle county in the house of Nlf- ninia delegates for Il years, from 1913 to 1S29. during which time his chief interest was the establishment of the University of Virginia, of which he was one ol ene most efficient promoters Generai 1oi don was a member of the notable COT cor sti+,,tional convention of Virginia Of lozs- 7sso He was also member or Coh- rress for three terms in Andrew Jaeh- son,s administration, devising in lSz4, dur ing the bank controversy, the pIesol's scheme of the Independent treasury VI snh-tre asury Of the United States "nenee es,.es came General Gordons popuiar ueae, .l.ay,, ,ra srreasny-v Gordon" His political Work "ae .s rne-nber of the Nashville southern Convention of 1850 that has been caileu slg t, ..c,resIa of the Southern Conleo- aracv" After 32 years Of notaple' on
 shIa nublic service, General dorooh tired. to again take up the piao'
 law. or of General Cor
 III as Virginia MT Armistead U: GOT S Sou+hor of "The Ivory Gate an a,,0 .,1a,,,-1 u1n roon.'') has drawn many eAce ,t -Le+ohes of the promlneh. n
 +.s reriod. Thomas Jenersoh, I,..oo, Monroe. John Tyler, Gen JalieS S,a,,sto, ,nridge. Andrew Jackson san, oSason raD-.s,a NrcDuffie, James Murray Mason' on Ieo. epardolnh of Roanoke; Lyttleton w. srona,,eIi Reniamin Watkins Leign' Fnilp
 ss~,ae,a lanes Maury, John MaIshail, Charles Yanoey, Henry oisy' ~ a'.e s,rockett-these and many otness n9 +hrourh these pictured scenes oi an i feresting, picturesque perloo ot
 The book is really e"nlie 1e.o +a 1a5o n history of Virginia from leo .o Aos, rs,. Arnnistead Gordon describes the CO fon,al homes of the Piedmont region ana -,,ye. e delightful roster or Well-knoWu Piedmoptese. He pictures the persoiluoi of the Virginia house or delegates rom 1rs to 1929 and of the southern repre- sentatives of the nationel House during +b. Tsuentv-frst, the Twenty-second and sI,vventv-third Congresses. Also, a detailed pccount of the Southampton insurrectlon and an important story of the famons Nashville southern convention as well as minute and interesting side lights on the manners, dress and habits or the southern men in public life during Gen. William Eitzhugh Gordon's official service.
 This volume Is said to contain great Heal of material not heretofore published, sn the form of letters, documents and personal incidents brought to light by the authors search of original sources The book details the establishment Of the University of Virginia by the general as- sembly of the commonwealth as well as d striking picture of the Virginia con- vention of 1S29-30. It treats exhaustively of the legislative origin of the sub-treas- ury system, piece of history said to have been never before written. The book also treats fully of the anti-sla rery move ment up to the Civil war,
 'eWilIism Fitzhugh Gordon: Virginian of the Old School; His Life, Times and Contemporaries" is a valuable, notable contribution to the history of the period in which the south has never received historical justice.
 .erhe Battle.r by Cleveland Moffett e.
 In this story of '~rhe Battle" denizens of the East Side, New York, and the high-fyers of Fifth avenue both figure.