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HAMILTON, GEORGIA,
December i6,................. i 8S 7
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AN INCIDENT WITH GENERAL
TOOMBS,
Mr. Editor : —Reading Dr. Mar¬
tin’s reminiscences of Broad River
Circuit brings to memory an incident
of that remarkable man, General
Robert Toombs, the most brilliant,
talented, erratic genius Georgia ever
km.w. A young lawyer, then located
at Lexington, who had ventured on
the dangerous sea of matrimony with
little of this world’s goods,had,through
a kinsman, been employed in an im¬
portant will case in Elbert county,
and was on his way to Elberton to
attend the court of ordinary where
t he will was to be tendered for pro*
bate.
Upon the case the young lawyer
had bestowed the best energies of
mind and body and thought he had
the case well prepared. When he
got to the Broad river ferry the ferry
boat was on the east side and before
lie had time to call the ferryman ap¬
peared leading down a horse and
buggy and while crossing the young
lawyer discovered that Gen. Toombs
was the passenger, and on landing
Gen. Toombs accosted him in his
brusque, cordial way and said:
“I can guess where you are going
and for what purpose.”
“Well, Col., guess.” And he did.
“Are you employed in the case.”
“No. But perhaps I can help
you. Col.Toombs
Be it remembered that
(as he was then called) was noble in
all his impulses, generous to a tault
and always took great interest in
voung men
“Colonel, I would be |gjad indeed
to get your help.”
‘,Let me see your caveat.” He
canned it critically and suggested
several amendments and then pro¬
ceeded to give a list of leading cases
on the grounds taken.
“Stop, Col. I will not remember
them all,” and he got out his note
nook and made a list of the name
the case, number of the volume and
page as given from memory by Col.
Toombs, and after a pleasant and
instructive chat went on his way. As
he passed on his way he took out his
note book and looked over the name
of the cases referred to and thought
that Col- Toombs could not possibly
remember accurately the name of the
the . volume , where , lound r ,_ j and
case,
the page; but on arriving at Klberton
and going to Hester’s law office he
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found r Col. ~ Toombs i accurate on all oil
of the thirteen cases. The young
lawyer shone brilliantly that day in
borrowed plumage and gained his
case.
The case was afterwards tried in
the Superior court and Col. Toombs
was employed on the opposite side,
and as evidence of the noble gener¬
osity ot the man never alluded to the
fact that he had furnished these au¬
thorities. Gen. Toombs was great
as a politician, greater as a statesman,
but greatest of all as a lawyer. At
any time he would have graced the
Supreme Court bench of the Unite
States. Memo.
For the Hamiltcyi Journal.
DEBT.
The present condition of the coun¬
try abundantly illustrates the impor¬
tance and propriety of the divine in
junction, “Owe no man anything.”
Experience is of little value unless
reduced to practice. Any sensible
man will say the borrower is servant
to the lender,” and yet with this truth
full in view the debtor class increases
as the years go on until the burden
becomes so heavy and unmanageable
that disaster after disaster follows in
rapid succession and there is no real
prosperity in the country. It is an
idle fancy to say that Georgia is in¬
creasing in wealth. It cannot be
true while the indebtedness of the
people is so unmistakably large. If
payment was demanded and enforced
a large majority of the people would
be utterly insolvent, Public senti
ment ought to come to the rescue
and deeply impress all daises that
debt is a tytant of such huge power
and so malevolent in control and re¬
sults as to be avoided at all hazards.
It is much easier to live one year
ahead thaa one yeat behind, ft is a
grave error in finance as well as in
fact to count on chances. Pay as
go is the wise man's motto, and
^history of the successful
i r 'g htl V reai1 ,tlIS rule has lleen ^opt
j « d and practiced. There is a vain
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