Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-28
Dy Larry Gnntt.


Men who are mo- blatant In ndvo-
cacY OF involving their country in
"'r. When the hour OF danger ar
riNcs, are invariably found holding
some bomb-proof position ana have
also taken care to keen thei. uvn
sons outside the danger zone. ana re-
auire men who had no hand what
ever IN provoking hostilities to do
the hEhtine
rules, ana General Robert Toomhs. o,
Georgia. was an execution To Tho
above named CIiSs OF skulkcrs. I.oue
before even South Carolina seeded
ne was Il rampant scccSSionist. and
while in Congress nothing dcli.htcd
him moro than To defy ana eurarc the
members from New England They
never :orGavc Toombs for declaring
that h. Intended some day to stand
On the mint OF Bunkc. Hll iuouu.
mcnt Srt call the roll Of his slaves:
ana NJ. the surrender he MAS hatod
by The North next To Jefferson Davis,
and Gre:; Efforts made 10 capture
nli,,.
And the father OF sir 'navis ana
Bob rvomhs are O; the .n,,c county.
Wi!iSc" This is one of tn mos, in
tcrsSt,:E spots IN Georgia or the
South and r:ch IN historic interest.
- W i'N'' NtH lpiEli ll' NIttlc 'l
Hottl" Creek aud which turned the
tide in favor OF the struggling colon.
lists. Here thc Wagon. train. follow
Ing -ir. Davis ana carrying the gold
and silver belonging To tnc Confcd-
cracy ana tho Richmond banks. while
cncampcd al night. near tile town OF
Danhurr MAS ralj"d and looted by
disbandcd Confederate soldiers as the
Federal troops We're in close pursuit
and would have captured IT. And IN
4 Washington. tn" county town OF
Wilkes. Jefferson DAVIS and his Cabi-
net held their last meeting. the
Southern Contcdcracy was disbandcd
4 ana Nj. DAVIS, with his family and
few tried and true friends, began
his journey TO the scaboard. To bc
captured while cncampcd At night in
pine forest near lrwinton Ga. So
II was almost Within Il stones throw
= of tn. hosn, @; Toombs whose over
powcr!NE cloQucuc. d.d So much to
bring on the war. that the sun OF our
= Los, cause Set ana that stainless
banner, the stars and Bars. sanctlacd
With the blood Of the chivalry OF our
Southland, was iurlcd forever.
Genera Fen Heard. who owned that
Historic house Isincc demolished
and was present ut that last meet
ing. showed me this room ana had
married the SPOT where Mr.. Davis
~, chair stood IL was a naur.omc OLD
style thrc,-stury brick building. and
that last sad meeting was held on
the ulucr floor. | have also visited
the Scene ~ MIR. Davis capture aud
noted the ulNct-Scarrod pines. These
spots 20 me seemed hAuowcd ground.
There Us no, ON" word OF truth in
ia" published story that Mr. Davis
had on q Noman's dress when cap
turcd- lie had retired and had dGnncd
ms night ruhc as had always been
.iS custom
iut ! am wandering from my sub
jcct When war was declared Fob
ToomGs was among the frs, To On
list and fought Naliautly until the
surrender % Lee AZ AppomattoX.
did not know General Toomhs
PERSONAL? nutil he was in the decline
~ life, but hc was then a remarkably
handsome man. and would lie singled
ont in any assembly. W" lived IN
adtoininr cities, and General Toombs
being an eminent lawyer attended
court twic. every year besides being
frequent visitor To my town of
Lexington
III his Younger days Toomhs Is said
TO have boon one of the haudsomcs,
men of his day. with erect and i'm
posing stature To Lee and his army
Toomhs was what Prince Rupert was
10 Charles ana Mura' - Eoncl,ar;e
--undauutcd courage combined with
dash and q most picturesque hearing
He was orr OF the most eloquent
and cuNyiuyiuG Speakers his STATE
ever produced aud IN defense 80 q
cause hc believed 70 Ne right and
facing an :uiuguuist his words Were
charged WHY ~.tr.ul sud fairly Ills
tered The nd'-, asiall,d Tic scVcr-