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

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thing about alHtiarg' Discipline lie
said, general, you have been too
rash; you will be arrested" Toon1bs
replied he thpught so too. a few DAYS
aster, he Mas summoned TO Generai
Johnston's tsht to attend a counsel of
war and IT was noticed that he vns
the only brigadter in the COUNCIL. AMI
Johnston Afterwads remarked that
TOomhs Wag the biggest and the brHy-
est man in the C0nfederacy.
longstFeet heard OF Toombs Ioak-
ing stump speeches to the army, re-
feFring inanything but complimen-
tary terms 10 hiS Commander and ne
ordered him under arrest. He after
wards said that Toombs had the kind
ling eye and rare genius OF q soldier.
and that if he had had military disci-
pline he would have made great sol
dier.,
Now here was praise, from two men
whom TooHIbs had severely criticise,l
yet they were big enough to accord
him proper. credit for his merit. In
this day OF bigmies, II you differ from
them, they cry out cruelty him., His
speech in tie Senate In defense OF se-
cession was said by Mr.. Stevens TO
have been, equal to the speech of Per-
icles at the opening OF the Pelopone-
sian. war. Mr. Blaine in his. great
book sayR that Mr.. ToOmbs was the
only Southern st;:s..GGss;:::;;aii who. tput iip-
on record the grounds upon which and
the grievances fbr which destruction
of the Union could be Justified" /
sat one day at tine White Sulphur
Springs ard heard him talk for five
hours. During eli, i,of that time I newer
moved cpt Of my scat but remained
az IL rooted TO the spot. He held the
audience sHpeli-bound like a magician
with his wand. No one moved or ev-
en- spoke l never, saw such, o. cnpious
fow Of sparkllng Wit, OF burning sar-
casn, of seiessicaI aIInEf1ns and aicit
perfect SsAttefing aS fha diamonds OF
the mind. Temarked to q gentleman,
what q pity these jhteiiectual Jewels
that he With 30 little efforf tliFeR at
our feet could not De Treasured up and
transmitted to posterity. AS. he spoke
be would Move nergousIy IN Ata ;chais
with an unlit cigar In his hand, every
muscle OF hts frame seemed 10 crawl.
and his bosom would rise and swell
as his mighty mind thfpeti 10 deliver
forth his thnughts," his eyes. bIased
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seemed like. a tilt hammer. of VnI-
can beating out thought Tor the gods.
He would .affaighten himself up as if
to give ernphasis to what he was going
to Say and, shake his big head until
his hair looked Ike the main OF a
war horse and when he, reached the
climax he. would utter some hafy de-
nunCiatiun a tf1 fuiiii dashed ssSS;ss:s. sSss:s.
his lips. The effect was electrieak up-
on the audience and 1t stunned them
like O. clap of thunder or daZzled them
Hike a flash OF lightning. II, almost
; took your breath and Il. required some
mlnnts 8on .you 10; S 1T was as
bril- liant Rg . display or. fire works
or the filling OF a eelestial shower. i
was So aNet by tie grandeur. of his
. big thoughts, by the rilliant 1anga,age
atiG the glnRing eioquehce tliht I. felt
that could not speail. The material
which he threw away on this occasion
With such lavish DfodigalitY was like
the mighty waste ;of Mae gafa. T W&s
forced to throw upsmy hands AID e&-
claim. What a man -
"A Georgia judge said OF him; .sHis
leaps are like q. kangaroo! and his
speech gave me the headache, His ep-
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