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FRAZER & DOZIER, Wholesale and Retail HARDWARE, Columbus, Georgia. jL ZJZ JL ID I I i ON JOURNAL. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. SUBSCRIPTION S1.00 A YEAR * : J. L. DennIs, Proprietor. - HAMILTON, GEORGIA, December i6,................. i 8S 7 — 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 ® 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 illusion prevalent that credit helps the neefl >‘> but « ,s not true >" fact and contradmts the great truth that no man is entitled to spend money not hls own - Avo ' d debt as > ou wou ^ ^ deadly Upas tree and do not spend y your 3 money 3 before you 7 earn ll ' An V otber c0urs0 a P' pear to prosper for a time, but rest assured that disaster and di Pt ment will surely come. Veritas. 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