The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26


replied he Thought S0too. "A fel4 taya
after, he was summoned TO Genefar
JohnstOn'sitent to attend q counsel of
war and IL xas R1tioaa that. he. 4sns
the only brtgaaser In the counsel, and
JoEnRton Afterwards remarked that
Tocmbs wassthe biggest and the hrey-
eat man iutbE COnfederaey. /.
&og6ssTsets 4ts5sssd CT I1sc::isisss;zsssss :Bah-
Ing stump sFeeehes TO the army, re-
ferfing In anything but compllmen-
taPy terms tofhis commander and ne
ordered hitn under arrest. He after
wards said. that Toombs had the kind
ling eye and, rare genius of soldier,
aud that ifthe-Ahad had military disci-
piipe he would, have made q great SOL
der.
Now here was praise from two men
whom Toombs had severely criticised,
yet they were big enough to accord
him proper credit for. his merit. In
this day of pigmies,if you differ from
them, they. cry out cruelty him. His
speech in the: Senate In; defense of ae.
eessioh was said by Mr.. Stevens to-
have been equal toathe speech of Per-
icles at the apeling OF the PeIopone-
sian war. Mr.. Blaine in HIS great
book says thai Mr.. Toombs was the
only Southern statesmaft.who put up
on record the: grounds upon which and
the grievandesr for which destruction
of the Union could he justifiea.". n
sat one day at the White Sulphur
Springs ami. heard IiiEl talk for i've
hours. During all of that time I:naRer
moved out of my seat, but remained
as II rooted; to: the spot. He held the
audience suelllbound. like q magician
N.f7fk Dc rrfas "a.
en- spoke. Eneyer saw such copious
flow OF sparkling wit, of burning sar-
casm, of classical illusions and such
perfect scattering. of the diamonds of
the mind. FTemarketi' TO a. gentfefnasAS
what a pity; these intellectual Jewels.
that he witIi5 SO little, effort threw III.
our feet could not de treasured up. and
transmittedatc p0steTity. As he spoke
he would move nerwols1y In his chair
with al unlib cigar iH his hand, every
mugcle of his frame seemed to- crawl,
and his bosom wouid1sise and swell
as his mighty mind. fhFeed, to deliver
forth his thoughts, his eyes, blazed
like burning, suns and when he, would
work. his long arms and, hands,, It,
seemed like "a tilt hammer OF Vul-
can beating our Thought for the gods,
He would .Btraighten himself up as. If:
to give emphasis to what he was going.
to- say and shake his big head, until.
his hair looked like the main of a
war horsefand when he, reached the.
climax he would utter come fiery de-
nuneiation5 and the foam dashed from
his lips. The effect was electrical up
on the audience and 1t stunned them
like q clapcof: thunder or dazzled them
IKE nash,od lghtning' IL almost.
TOOK your bfeaen ana 1t required some
ninuCes aofssoa 10 recover. ls was az
nrti!lant .asHRs dlsplayIo nresE WORKS
or the talling, OF a. soeiesfiai shower. l
pas. so aWe9 py ,Nls EIt.hosuE OF ms
nise -. .sy. tne1 Dr1iIiant language
snls tne gltaWang eioAnence: tnatF 4 !IeiS.
lnI couiMsnet SD peak !. ne inIEtssstet'
Wnien ne thfe.k. away. nn, th1B occasion.
Wttil sucn staHlsn pfcaiEali Waai likei
tila mlg lgntysvflast or NIAGARA. i was.
ytpfced 10 thEoW up my! tlanns and sexF;
ciaiIa. Iaa HdHiataR man! q
"A seorgta Judge said OF Kim His
leapsA are like O kangaroo and his
spec gave me the headache. His eps.
as THiu5 Wvfp t6TS;aa ard ard he threw fhsmi
out ike proyefbs.,. His home and do-,
nestle life was pure and beaatiful.
He would corpuse aud ,hurrah ygith the
boys In day bitt at night he would re-.
pose in the, SbOsom OF his family ana,
enjoy the tss~SSsts os s@'estssssiieed love- No:
man was more loyal or; devoted to-
his wife than he was. ] remember
seeing them at the springs after thes
had passed the meridian and were go-
Ing fastiy toward the western. decliyts
ties and ware approaching. the. cham