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Newspaper Page TextVoL!J>1E LXV. ] ^og^iKnN 0 tS R DEB bi *'?' [ ™ dl ' n 'lViv. [ooKoox.ir.ATEr isT.- MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga. , DECEMBER ]|, 1894. Number 24. Editorial Glimpsas and Clippings. Tbat man rich who hath no debts. if vour mistakes never teach yon J/thing you are^doll scholar. ^elf-made men are gotten up in odd shapes, but they live to some purpose. ___ ^ «nv L**on Abbott, of New Jer- ,25,;< !,'» I.««"' C'v l RS t Tuesday. i-pv W B, Jennings has tendered .ViUresignation as pastor of the First rresbyteiian church at Macon ml and Mrs, Richard Malcolm h,J; t on celebrate' 1 their golden redd ini' in Baltimore a few days ago. „ , j t. Warreu, one of tlie I suit ids mo- 1 prominent cotton rnei- shante, .tied in Savannah Inst J nes- Iciay. • T i. 0 Traus-Missis-ippi congress re ,„umended tlie cultivation of ramie „ profitable wop to southern fnrm-rs. ^ Secretary Morton says th> South in'States of the Union will soon he Pe centre of the steel and iron in- d ns tries of tlie world. Ti.cre is a large socialist element in l.ime c»f our northern states and ci’U And they are going to cause ] trouble one ot these days. H,.v Simon Peter Richardson. wV I wan put on the superauuated list by u. North Georgia Gonferenii'- at its I last session, has been in active ser- 1 , i n the ministry for fifty-four I years. JOSEPH E. BROWN. i th > \V i I mot provisso, against a bill allowin'' married women to hold property', against a bill limiting the liability of husbands for wives’ debts before marriage, against increasing a r-,1 ,i e 1 • , the causes of divorce and in favor of | eventful, was not JlX OKCtCll OT lllS l jVCTlt* Striking from them intermarriage | citing in cotnpar tul Life. Virginia hut removed to South Car- receiving tlie olitia. .To epli Brown, the g.ands ticket, father of Senator Brown was a revo . lutionery whig and sustained the cause with liis sword, fighting at King’s Mountain, CamG n and else where. His son Mackey Brown, tlie father of Senator Brown, moved to Tenne-see, and the war of 1812 com ing on, enlisted under Jackson in Carroll’s brigade ami fougti at New Orleans, The waroyer lie returned to Ten nessee and married Sadie Rice, whose ancestor-had emigrated to Virginia from England and moved to Tennes see. Shortly afterward Mackey Brown and Iris voting wife moved back to South Ccroliuu am) went to farming in Pickens district where eleven ehil dreu were born to them, Joseph Em erson being the eldest. Before the latter had grown to manhood Maol tor Brown was inaugurated Governor ' tuere was nothing in sight, more ] than -for years before, to cloud the I present or to give concern tor the ] futuie. His lirst term, while not un- j particularly ex | ison with those within the I.eyitical degrees, disser- which followed. He carried his own tiou for three years and conviction \ piaiu habits of life into the executive for crime, and against incorporating ] mansion and transacted his official the grand divission of the Sons ot business with tne utmost simplicity. Temperance, ou the grouuil tha; auy He took a decided stand 111 opposi ’egislation was bound to injure the i tion to tlie suspension of specie pay- cause of tejnperance, which must j meats by tin banks, and vetoed a necessarily succeed through moral | bill legalizing such suspension, and influence. Upon his retirement in state nmt’ers generally conforms from the senate the young lawyer ed to the policy outlined as a slate returned to tlie practice of his pro- Senator. He appointed his fiietid fession at Canton, though still keep-] Dr. Lewis, superintendent of the interest meat Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report. Jo.-eph Emerson Brown was born in Pickens district, S. C.. on the 15th day of April 1821, and died at his home ill Atluuta, Ga„ Nov. 30, 1894, and was therefore seventy-three years it agtj on his last, birthday. His nnces'ors were Scoch-lrish . __ Presbvterinns who emigrated to this big up his interes 1 in politics, being in state road and took a lively inte country in 1745. They settled in 1852 a Pierce and King elector and in economizing in its mauagen ABSOLUTELY PURE highest vote on tlie HR BKCOMES A JUDGE. | Superior court judges were at this time elected by the people, and in 1855 Senator Brown was the demo cratic candidate in the Blue Ridge circuit, then composed of the coun ties of Campbell, Cherokee, Cobb, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, I.' itipkin, Paulding, Pickens. Polk and Union. The opposition candidate was Judge David Irwic, an old Whig and Union man, of more age and experience and with a larger acquaintance The know nothing movement was i hen prominent in Georgia and while Senator Brown was known to he exceedingly hostile to it. Judge Ir win Was known to lie friendly to it, if not a supporter of it. The contest was wry bitter, hut the result was and returning as much money ts possibie into the state treasury. Dur ing oue year he paid as much as $40J,000 oyer '0 the state. HIS FIRST RE-ELECTION. elected at* the sHiue time immedi i atelv met in se-sion. and immediate- I Iv joined issue with the executive I over • a legislative proposition to 1 transfer short term state troops to ! the confederacy which Governor | Brown opposed. This led to ottier j disagreements, and the relations be- As the time for the assembling of tween the two departments lacke i the democratic state convention of much of being harmonious. During 1859 drew near, it was apparent | the winter of 1801 00 Governor that There would he no opposition to j Brown gave much attention to the the renomination of Governor Brown I defenep of the sea cost of the slate. That body met at Milledgeville in I Early in 1800 the controversy bn June, four hundred and flye dele I tween Governor Brown and Presi- gutes being present, and passed I dent Davis over the conscription ant 1111 nu i in on -1 v the following resolu- I begun, the former opposing it with tiou, ‘•Resolved, That, the honestv, ! hP his might us being both uncon- fidelity end ability which Joseph e! | stitntional and inexpedient. Saver ey Brown moved again, this time sets not doubtful, as Senator Brown had thug in a little \ alley called Gaddis- a party majority behind him. For town in Union county in this state, nil that his success was remaikable. Of the eleven counties, Judge Irwin Hip EARLY STRUGGLES. only carried Campbell, Cotib and Young Brown remained at home Polk and by only sixty-eight major- Smi Jones tells the story of a lit tl* girl, whose father was about to emigrate to Texii-.^ ) le J-1 opportunity fur until 1840. In tli Texas. |prayers mi the last night, of rny in Georgia, and closed on lit: “Good-b Texas!” doing t lie ordinal y work of a farm er’s son, var>mg the monotony with such study ns he could find time and with the startling iitinoiiric ■God: Pm going to l,n Gary Evens was inaugurated | ivrnor of South Carolina last j .'-liny. A, the same time R. B I- U an the man who has been tlie . ,'uie ruler of tne state for 1 tie j g fmir years, ceased to have tiny | idal capacity whatever and be- j 11 .> vti ordinary citizen. . late Joseph die:I in li'S : { E.' BsowU, : ’airs (hirinv lit .t neglect io -position <it 1 death. 11 of which make provision tor I q i'.is vlist estate nf- il!. the >t been mud fall of that year, being then oyer nineteen years of age, he gained his fa* iter's consent to leave home and see what lie could do in ihe wav of getting an education, and generally bettering ids condition. With a fail 1 supply of home made clothing and a yoke of steer-, he sougnt ilie Cal houn academy iu Anderson district, S. C., where the price of the steers is sail to have been the equivalent, for six month-’ board, the tuitfon be ing given on erupt- By teaching school in vacation and by tlie aid of good friends, lie managed to fit him- -elf (or an advanced, class in college was unable to become a account of his want of not o- public stiiinited His e.-tate, however, more than $2,000,000. ■re are st in: e u t money. He returned to Geoigia in January 1844, and opened an Academy in Can- t n, Cherokee county, for the double purpose of earnin'- money to pny off ids South Carolina obligations and ol obtaining a legal education dur ing the time not necessarily devoted to his pupils. 81o successful whs he that he wa- enabled at the end of the year to di-cor>tiune.his school and repay 11 its South Carolina friends whom he took occasion to visit, all the money they had advanced to him. During 1845 he continued his law studies at. Canton, teaching for ♦ j his board, Hie children of his friend, It is stated as within tlie range of j i)r. John W Lewis, whom he after- tokabilitv that in sixty or ninety I wards remembered bv appointing levs a national party will be organ- I him superintendent of the state road »!. It will he known as the Free land then Confederate states senator r party. The initial steps for ! to 111! a vacancy, t> formation were taken at the re- ms ADMISSION TO THH BAR. lent meeting in St. 1.0111s of tne al-j eel hi-metallie league. Among | He was admitted to t it* tmr in An h- I'OtaViles pn«<ent »t the league 1 gust, 1845, after a sc milling exami- yoniig Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, j nation but h** was not yet satisfied • t-r Dick” Bland, Tiumebeek, of with his proficiency. \ViMi money 1 i-, Governor Waite, General to uied him by his friend Dr. Lewis ity in all. In his own county of Cobb he led Sena’or Brown only two votes. In the other eight counties tlie Gad di-town plow hoy beat his active and experienced opponent 2,898 votes. Judge Brown was on the bench scarcely two year-, but at no time in h.s extraordinary career wits he more successful in the discharge of official duty did more to justify the sound sense of the people in calling him into public service. His was not only a judicial mind; but he was a thorough expert iu human nature which faculty, combined with an in timate knowledge of the people over whose material interests lie presided made his court ft place When* digni ty was maintained, decorum observ 'd and justiee dispensed in a plain, democratic and altogether satisfifc- lory manner. HK IS ELECTED GOVERNOR. men afflicted—sick and Imo:—wiio arc always cheerful and emhigly happy. They are sustui - I by an un-een hand. There aie ell linn, who eat well, shop well bis! suffer no pain, and yet are this traMo and growl eternally. They tie able to take care of themselycs jaod are left to their own resources |cr happiness and are too lazy to make heart-food. rami Miss Phoebe Gonzius I 11 times and populism have de- 'icu parts of Kansas to such ' lit that three counties l ave eirrepresentatives in the leg- re. A state law provide- trait 1 * tv casting h ■ s than 200 votes be * nt it led to n representative. 'Ih'ial returns show that Grant. 154 votes, Stevens 179 and cwdril 1117. The three counties con Prn H’wifi be entitled to a delegate mim House who can draw pay and useago, but has novote. , r ’'U B. Leigh, of Campbell conn- i "its called out from his home on unlay, l«t instant, at midnight : * Negro man named Jbe Dean, '* r,1| c false plea that a sick tee- wanted him. Dean killed Leigh j hack to the house with a 0| 1,1 hand, where Mrs. L« igli and ■TUghters were, with criminal ( ffi'on the daughters. One of '"'iiglitt rs fired a shot gun at the tj ° i ,n ^ he fired a pistol at her. j' lu ihbors were aroused and be* e ho i bt arc *' f° r the murder e a, I made his Pteiit iy by es. but escape. who calls himself gov- labania, lias issued ‘2e “to tlie general assembly Uin e . 0, ’ eof , Alabau >a.” IIo starts iiif, * H ,p r aLidiloquent strain, refer*. 1 von- t!le ievo ' ut iouary condition tl Kovernment,” stiguia- li(* entered 1 l e law school o r Yale eol- i letfe 111 October 1845, and remained there until June 1*4(5, profiting by 'tlie lectures of uich instructors as i Prof. Miiiiuan, Dr. Kiiiglib. Dr. Tay lor arid others.’ tie immediately re turned to Canton, and with liis 5 ale I diploma, scarcely necessary to deter- j mine his fitness for his chosen pro- | fession, be an the praciiceof law less than six years after lie left Gaddis- I town with tiis yoke of steers to gi'T. 1 an education, the rudiments of which, he had yet to learn. He was succes* j ftil from the beginning, supporting | himself the first year and doing bet- s ter the longer he continued. Tiio next year 1847. he married Elizabeth Gresham, daughter of I Rev. Joseph Gresham of South Ouro- ; linu, who has presided over his 1 household and shared the fortunate I returns of ins eventful life for over I forty 'years. IIIS ENTRY INTO POLITICS. The young lawyer, as so many of his brethren seem naturally to do, soon dritted into politics anil in 1849, three years after his admission to the bar received the democratic nomina* Somcthiics men make opportuni ties, but often they are thrown at tlieiu. I' is strictly within bounds to sav that Senator Brown had noth ing to do'with his first nomination for governor. When Samuel Well, then of Canton, now 1 racticeitig law in Atlanta, rode to Senator Brown’s house about sundown on June 15, 1857, to tell h m that the democratic candidate for governor was “Joseph E. Bro»n of Cherokee,” Gin nomi nee himself was as much sur prised as any man in the state.When 'lie democratic state convention of 399 delegates me' at Milledgeville to nominate a candidate for governor under the two-thirds rule, live gen tlemen were were offered as candi dates. They were John H. Lump kin, of Rome; James Gardner, of Augusta; Henry G. Lanuu, of Ma con; Hiram 'Varner, of Greenville and William 11, Stiles, of Savannah. Twenty ballots were taken running into tiie afternoon of tlie third doty. No one hud reached even a major tv. At one billot Lumpkin had readied 183 votes but he could not hold sliem and no otlie.* candidate had received so many At this juncture Win, Hope H ull of Athen-', moved that a com mit! ee of 24, t hree being chosen by the delegates of each of the emigres- 1 sionul district-, ho up ointeii to ri port ti method of' sett! , convention, i might be spt tiou prevailed and the committal was appointed and retired. It was first proposed that a ballot for gov- bal l-frown has manifested ns the exeou tive of Geotgia. entitles him to the confidence of the whole people of the state and we hereby renominate him by acclamation,as the candidate of the democratic party for next Gov ernor of Georgia.” The various ele ments of -opposition to the democra cy met in convention at Macon in July and* adjourned to Atlanta m August, when they nominated War reu Akin of Cass county. He made several speeches while Governor Brown remained ai; Milledgeville. In spite of this the democratic iiiRloritv was Increased lo over 22,00(1, Govern or Brown beating Colonel Akin in his own county. # His first message fo the legislature after his re-election, took notice of the approaching dissention between tlie sections, and expressed the opin ion that the south should not remain in the union a day longer than the principle of perfect, equality b. tween the states was recognized. During the exciting period wLicit culminated in tlie divi.-ion of the democratic parly and t >e election of Lincoln he acted with the administration and gave a li arty support to Breckin ridge and Lime. In his message to tin* legislature, af.er the election and before the result was absolutely de termined lie advised that if Lincoln was elected that a s'ate convention be called. This was done. Tlie con veution met January 2. 18(11, and 3 days later passed the ordinance of secession. pj letters pa-sed hetwe n these gen tlpinen, but neither was converted, though Governor Brown did not fur lher oppose the law, The whole 111a'ter came up before the next ses sion of the legislature. No action was taken though the majority of the joint committee on the state of the republic reported against the constitutionality of the law. The fortunes of war, which ran with the confederacy through 1802 am! up to .July, 1853, then oeg.n to turn making the duties of Governor more trying and th Q responsibility more burdensome. Opposi'ion man ifested itself t.j hip further cpntinu man’s advance. The legislature met in Macon February 10. 1805. iindH Governor Brown, irs_ I»Ih Message,_ freely criticized President, Davis, op posed the u-uig of s aves as soldiers, press- 1 the abandonment ot the con scription p licy, hi d advised the- cabingof a convention of the south-- ern states. Nothing was done ant's the war ended. Gov. Brown surren dered the state troops and was parol ed. He then called an extra ses sion of the legislature to meet May 22. Ho was arrested, ta. ried tc- Washington city and after a- few- week- imprisonment released. Th**- legislature was not allowed to meet nor Governor Brown to further j4is— charge the duties of I’.is office. Tc-. make the record complete, however,, he resigned on June 25, 181)5. ASA UKCONSTRUCTIONI9T. Gov. Brown accepted the new or - * dor of things from tlie start, and k> September. 1805 received his pardon. He took no part in the reconstruction by President Johnson. But as soon as the congressional reconstruction acts of 18(57, enfranchising the negro were passed, lie advised their imme diate acceptance and co-operated witli the northern republicans. He wrote and spoke for reconstruction, opposed Goveruer Jenkins’ effort to marke a case in the Supreme Court: alien in office and many who I of the United States, and did eyery- lnid before been his snpnorters now thing in his power to promote ret?o»>t tnrtierd ngainsf him. For the first 1 struct ion and clog i t h opponents time no convention was held, but He was a delegate to tlie republican bis friends annoiinoid as candidates national convention which nomina for governor Joshua Hill and t'imo i ted President Grant, an was law thy Furlow, both accepted. Govern-, regular republican candidate fof- tin. or Brown had two votes to Hill’s United States senate before the re- one and 8,312 majority, overall. publican legislature. Here he suffer ed his only defeat, a rnmhinatfon between the democrats mid a tew republicans electing another repubi* linn.’.. Joshua, Hill. Governor . Bul lock immediately appoint. -1 rtfnt chief justice of the superior- court of the state, which position he held until lute in 18b), wain lie resigned to become president, off tin* Western and Atlantic railroad, which had just been leased to a com pany bv the state. Ho t- ok no act*—- liens corpus. Resolutions declaring ive part in politics while on the- the suspension act, unconstitutional bench, as a matter of course, nor uf- passed both branches of the leg sin- i ter he left it up to 1*72. turn by nmull maj. ritios. Protest* l ftcquieaHnoH, lorceu tnonjzli it followed from Alabama, North Caro* was, of the democratic party ‘n the— linn and Mississippi, and the n xt results of reconstruction, and the ac~- Confederate cougress refused to con- ceptance i f Horace Gre dey as 'he * tiniic the suspension. During the candidate for president afforded ar. 1, an appropriation of $l,000,000Tcompaigu which ended in the reinov j opportunity of which he “-vailed military purposes was made, afalof.ieu Johnston and the tall ot hiinsejf. He voted for Greely and Atlanta, there were some 10,COO state came back into the democratic party, militia in the field. President Davis, He was a strong Tilflmi man in 13i<* .. through bis secretary of war, a le- and went to 1* lorida to try quisition made for these men upon Governor Brown who refused to hon or it. A spirit'd corresoenilence en sued between him and Secretary Sodden, it, was his last o dlision witli the administration, and as spirited »s any which preceded ir. These <5if- feienoes 1«‘,| General Sherman into at their! the error of supposing that Governor* Georgia | Brown favored separate state acti >ri I and ot inviting, through Joshua Hill, | [ a conference which Governor Brown declined. I Lutein November the executivel departiu d was obliged to leave Mill* | edgevilh; for a time, owing to Shef- HIS COURSE DURING TIUC WAR. In (lie meantime the office of adju tout general was created. Tlie pur chase of 1,000 f?uns anff the accen tauce of 10,000 troops was author izei' for direct trade company was incorpo rated, anil preparations were gener ally made for tlie inevitable conflict. On January 2, 1831. Governor Brown ordered Col. A. R. La wton, com manding the First Georgia regiment to take and hold Fort Pulaski, and the order was complied with the next day. At that time also, he re lused to permit. Georgia volunteer companies to go to the ai 1 of South Carolina on the ground 1 first duty was tor fighi for and they might be needed at any 1110 m m iit. Lat.-r, in same month, being informed that, certain muskets tie longing ro citizens of Georgia had been detained in New York by or der of Governor Morgan, he retalia ted by seizing New York vessels in Savannah harbor and holding them until the guns were released and lipped 10 Georgia. At the sum** the Augusta arsenal rgi % soil from )nt firing a guti. He began to purchase arms before the state convention was called and kept it up until the rigorous block- JITS FOURTH AND LAST TERM. With tlie beginning of 18114 Geor gia became the centre of the confed eracy. and contending armies fought on her soil. An extra cession of tlie legislature began «>’.i March 10th, and Gov. Brown sent in a strong me.ssige again-t two war measures of congress on" enbirging the conscription act to include the ages 01 17 to 50, and tiie other susDending the writ of ha that state from the returning boiord, which finally succeeded in stealing four votes tor Hayes. TATES •signet? sell ite l.Jquitt Senator u hole j office u 111 i 1 the meeting of the legis— | lature. This action was resented by I a very large number of deni ».;catB» i-iijna' the state convent on lu ll ii I (Continue 1 on 5:11 Page ) HK BECOMES UNITED SENATOR. General John B. Gordon 1 his sent in the United Mu*'* iu 'lay, 1880, aud (Ioveruor immedlat, ly appointed Brown to the vacant niece ' • , 1 Silip pell 1 o nt to the j tjl))H j,., ;o tha’ a unmination fl||( | finally relieved Geor tedily made. Ihe mo- United States soldiers w ernor be taken, but wiiile tlie __ , ^ ^ lots were being prepared, Linton | Rt j 0 , nai j e jmporta’ious no longer Stephens moved that- .Judge Joseph pott8 ible, so that, besides a large number of guns retained for state IUJbSxji ^ cl declared IU ° ( ' rata US usurpers Fathuter E. Brown be' proposed as a candi date,. This was done by acclama tion and ihe matter was settled. It is stated upon the authority of Win. j Hope Hull and J. A. Tucker, uieiu- | bers of tin* committee and both now I dead, that a coiitif of the ballots, | made out of curiosity, showed a' ma jority for Alfred H. Colquitt. The know nothing convention made Ben jamin H. Hill the nominee of that 1 party for governor. Both candi dates took tin* stump sometimes to- tion for state senator in the district j Kt> ther jmd sometimes alone, and af composed of the counties of Ohero-lt era most exciting and acrimonous kee and Cobb. He defeated h s op- | contest in wbicn the democratic can* ponent, Col. John M. Edge, by a de- didate sustained himself and his cided majority. George \V. Towns I cal ise witli marvelous ability, he was was governor and there notable men in legislature, such as Andrew J. Miller and David J. Bailey in the senate, I and Charles J. Jenkins, Augustus | 11. Kenan, Linton Stephens. Thom- troops he supplied 30 regiments for confederate service with arm- bought by Georgia. He took matters in hand'when cir cumstances required decisive action and his seizure of salt, in 1801,. he longing to private parties to prevent its being shipped out of the state showed to what extent he would go when lie thought it was necessarv. By the first of September Georgia had furnished'30,000 soldiers of whom 20,000 were in Virginia, 30,000 guns and occouteeiiierits had been sup plied to the confederacy, three steamers had been purchased and , 1 , , . | $44,000 of material for making gun- (1 there were manj elected by yver ten thousand mojor- powder lluJ bpen turne d over to tiie both houses ot r the | i{y . I government. HE MOVES TO MILLEDGEVILLE. ti.nt ti,,, 1 fts G Howard; Lucius J. Gartrell, ee of a fair election b»- 1 B I ,lIK ^ William T. Wofford in the house. Ir r, ^'*vn. Anetitionwillh!," 6 " I Andrew.). Miller was easilv the b y the Kolbites in every beat wh,K leR „ dei ! tlll ‘ edo Sl e * an(I 11 1 Hie stn'„ ....11: iu every oeat | waH nnt | nn „ Tr.uuoli JJ government HE IS AGAIN RE-ELECTED. Milledgeville was then the capital I Governor Brown in view of the of this state, aud there Senatoe! existing crisis, was opposed to the Brown went as her chief magistratr | holding of party nominatiuy. con representing her in peace and war I mentions. Nevertheless an opposi- until final deteat brought that mili- I tion convention was held iu Mil- fct at e ca 11 ii j g' Vi po n "e o n g r ee b *" t o *™ S “ 0t lo,1K btfo, '« Jose ! ,h Alabama elections and ai,7 tor 11 special act to restore auama _ r er imient. Browu’s position as leader of democrats was as fully recognized. In this legislature Senator Brown voted for resolutions in favor ot the tary occupation wirch deprived him , of office. Iu 1807 Georgia was a rich the and powerful state, containing a happy anil prosperous people. The shadow of the impending conflict Was hardly near enough to eauso strictest state rights; and against any uneasiness, so that when Sena ledgeviile in September, which nom inated Hon. Eugenius A. Nisbet, for goyeruOr, Governor Brown made no speeches and but one written ad dress. He was for a seoondtlmo.ro* elected receiving 13,091 majority in a total voteof 79,295. The legislature “The Foremost Raking Towder iu all the World.” Dr. Price’s §| CreamBakingPowder||| Carried HIGHEST HONORS . at the v World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago,

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, December 11, 1894, Image 1