Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-28
GEN. TOOMBS WAS
STRONG SECESSIONIST
While IN Congress Nothing Delighted Confederate Off
Ger OF Georgia More Than Defy and Enragc
the Members From New England.

| forcclosc his mortgage and so cleared
the way for the Constitution. The
only bitter article Grady ever penncd
was in dcnunciation of General
Toombs on this occasion. which con.
Guided With: lie loans his money like
prince and collects it like Il Shy
lock-
After Lees surrender a small army
Of Federal troops were securing the
country after Davis and Toombs. who
were looked upon by the Washing
ton authorities as the chief instiga-
tors OF the way. My family had re
iuEcrd from Charleston, :. G.. and
my father hal traded seven negroes
for farm in Ebert Comfy. Georgia.
as "a temporary home. The war had
ended and squads OF Yankee cavalry
were seen on every road in search for
Davis and Toombs
Late one afternoon. Mr. James NJ
Carter. another OF Toombs' OLD sol
der. rode uc To our gate and asked
Il my father was ut home. rcpi!cd
that he had gone to Il neighbours. Mr.
Carter then told me to say to my
Gather To be withom, FAM at the home
of Colonel l.. IL O. Martin that nich,
at IL "'clocl. sharp: ami as Mr.. Car
ter stuck spurs in his horse and
dashed off. he turned in his saddle
and added: And tell him that it is
not beyond his cable tow"
Ny father reached home a Little
after dark. gave him the first part
of the message: he said he was tired
and had no idea OF taking such Il ionS
ride THAI. night. but when | added
about tho cable tow" he had IA SER
want saddle Il fresh horse and rode
away ana he did not return home for
several days.
1t was not until years after AMI
when ] had grown to manhood and
had myself Joined the Masonic fra
tcrnity that | learned the sequel OF
that message. The Federal troops
We're closins, around General Toombs
when he slipped through their lines
and went Ia the home OF Colonel Mar
tin. \ number of his diSbandcd Of
ficcrs and soldiers We're summoned 20
protect and try and get nom TO Cuba,
as Spain was u friend To the South
ana the only European country 20
acknowledge the independence Of the
Southern confcdcraCy. roumhs had
never Joined the Masons. but tina,
night he was slipped into q rcar room
Of Major John II. Jones store in Ell
Ncrton and all the degrees in III"
Blue lodge administered 10 him; ana
roombs is said Ia have been the apt
cs; candidate TO ever 80 through tn,
ordeal. Ana in after years he he
ramc "a high Mason and a pillar III TN"
order.
General Toomhs was then carried
20 an island in III. savannah River
,ihc Scahoard Railroad now crosses
the upper cnd OF this islardD AID
there fed and guarded for weeks
When an opportunity occurred. with
one of his brave soldiers named Irwin
rs a guide. he cm1arkcd on board u
sailing vessel and safely landed IN
Cuba. From theme" hc went 10 Eng
land. landing there almost pcnnilcss,
but was treated With great horors.
Even when II student attending
Franklin college at Athens did Gen
craI Robert Toomhs display the UNI
comparable spirit that characterized
his entire life. II is said that one
might when young Toomhs and other
students were engaged liz carouSc
in room in the dormitory, the
meeting was invaded by several OF
the faculty. The boys escaped
through windows and other outlets
except Toombs. who was too drunk
t" get away Looking AT the invad-
crS. hc said, The Wicked flee when
no man purSucth. hut the righteous
are Mold rs lion"
N"fur- graduating Toomhs. for
some breach "f discipline. was denied
The privjlcr" of delivering his add
dress, Int while the commencement
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