Biographical and pictorial history of Arkansas. Vol I, Part 51

Author: Hallum, John, b. 1833
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Albany, Weed, Parsons
Number of Pages: 1364


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Hoarded " scraps of Latin," but detested Choctaw 67


A severe lesson which did him good. 68


Severity of Fowler


68


Trip to Greenville, curious and quaint 69, 70


JOHN TAYLOR, BY GENERAL PIKE:


An intellectual Ishmaelite- acquaintance with the Latin tongue and classics


70


Seclusion from society 71


He excoriates Arrington 71


71


Arrington's liberties with truth.


72


THE SUPREME COURT, BY GENERAL PIKE.


72


JUDGES CROSS, LACY, DICKINSON, RINGO AND BENJAMIN JOHNSON : General Pike's friend's in early days. 72,73


Ashley and Johnson, anecdote of.


73


Judge Daniel on the bench with Judge Johnson - anecdote .. 74


75


Baldwin irritates the judge


75


A knock-down in court.


75


Verdict of guilty and a new trial on the court's own motion ..


76


The judge's trouble over a legal complication.


76


Trip to Crawford Court-House. 76, 77


Narrow escape of Archibald Yell.


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Accused the bar of poisoning his well.


Johnson's estimate of Colonel Ashley


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The judge innocently suspicioned and fears that Matilda will hear it. 77


THOMAS J. LACY, BY GENERAL PIKE:


Compared with Dickinson and Ringo 78


Assignment of the Real Estate Bank - great excitement. 79


Preparations to impeach Judge Lacy. 79


Opinions of Kent and Story set to rest all hopes of impeach- ment - Lacy's removal to New Orleans, and death. His lovable character. 80


80


JUDGE EDWARD CROSS, BY GENERAL PIKE:


.His splendid type of manhood. 80, 81


DAVID WALKER, BY GENERAL PIKE:


Faithful and finely equipped lawyer. 81


High order of moral courage and devotion to principle. 81


His reminiscences of men and things ; manuscript of, lost. 82


WILLIAM CUMMINS, BY GENERAL PIKE:


Leading members of the bar in 1833. 82


Frederick Notrebe. 82


Partnership with Cummins; the "Casca " papers. 83


Arkansas democratic - anecdote illustrating the slender chances whigs had .. 84 -


Cummins' ability as a lawyer.


85


JAMES WOODSON BATES, BY GENERAL PIKE. 85


ARCHIBALD YELL, BY GENERAL PIKE


86,87


TERRENCE FARRELLY, BY GENERAL PIKE


87,88


THOMAS HUBBARD, BY GENERAL PIKE:


Great affection for his cases. 89


JOHN TAYLOR, BY THE AUTHOR:


Early history unknown - an accomplished scholar 90


Defeated for the United States Senate. 90


Removal from Alabama to Arkansas.


Contest with Judge Clendenin. 91


91,92


Celebrated contest with John Linton 92 to 94


Extraordinary scene in court. 94


The "defeated instrument of vice throwing his Parthian arrows' 95


A hermit in the wilderness 95


Extraordinary scene in the supreme court. 96


HON. THOMAS J. LACY:


Letter from Hon. James A. Gaither, concerning. 97,98


Estimate of, by Judge Greenwood .. 99


Related to Judge Overton; General Jackson his friend 99


Appointed to the territorial bench of Arkansas 99, 100


Locates in Monroe county. 100


Elected to the constitutional convention of 1836 100


Removal to New Orleans, and death. 100


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TERRENCE FARRELLY:


Comes to Arkansas in 1818, and is long a member of the terri-


torial legislature 101


JUDGE DAVID WALKER:


His distinguished lineage. 102


Early obstacles nobly surmounted. 102, 103


Election to office in territorial times 103


A whig, he leads the forlorn hope of his party 103


Elected judge of the supreme court. 103


Loves his native south more than the union of the States 103, 104


One of the many able members of the constitutional convention of 1836 103


President of the secession convention of 1861. 104


Elected judge of the supreme court. 104


Removed under the reconstruction acts. 104


Again elected judge of the supreme court in 1874- resigns in 1878. 104, 105


Related to distinguished men 105


THE CUMMINS BROTHERS - WILLIAM AND EBENEZER:


Portraits of each, facing pages. 106, 107


Careful training of each ....


106


106 William sees the great possibilities in the reach of Albert Pike, a member of the convention of 1836. 107


Adhered to the fortunes of the whig party 107


Marries the daughter of Fred. Notrebe 108


SKETCH OF NOTREBE 108


EBENEZER, THE YOUNGER:


A. H. Garland associated with him. 109


A fine lawyer - devoid of political ambition - death. 110


GOVERNOR ARCHIBALD YELL:


Historical inscription on his tomb. 111


The life-long friend of General Jackson 111


A soldier in the war of 1812 and the Indian wars under Jackson, 111


112


Commissioned territorial judge


Magnetism and popularity with the masses 113


An episode illustrating his kind nature. 113, 114


Political jobbery in the convention of 1836. 114


Establishes the first Masonic lodge in Arkansas 114


A bold, bad man fearlessly conquered 114, 115


Elected governor in 1840. 116


Extraordinary circumstances lead him to resign the office. 116


Memorable contest with David Walker for congress. 116, 117


Anecdotes illustrating his versatility 117,118 Resigns his seat in congress to serve his country in the Mexican


war .. 118


Is killed in a charge at Buena Vista 118


Burial 119


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JUDGE EDWARD CROSS:


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Many offices held by 120


JUDGE WM. TRIMBLE 121


HON. CHESTER ASHLEY:


Education - early acquaintances in Illinois and Missouri. . . 121


Patronage of Wm. Russell - comes to Arkansas in 1820 121


Partnership with Crittenden 122


Distinguishing traits of character in the two great men. 122


Wm. Russell and Thos. H. Allen


123


Marriage of Col. Ashley - wife's distinguished relations. 123, 124


Death of Garrett, the bully. 124, 125


Lasting friendship between Woodruff and Ashley 125


A great lawyer 125


Fostering spirit of our institutions 125, 126


In the ranks, yet the head of the democratic party. 126


His master spirit in the contest of 1844 126, 127


Elected to the senate in 1844 127


Chairman of the judiciary committee in the senate. 128


The celebrated George McDuffie of South Carolina - his con- test with Randolph 128, 129


The senator's maiden effort 129, 130


McDuffie's opinion of Ashley 130


Meeting of Ashley and Judge Breese on the floor of the senate, 131


Letter from Alexander H. Stephens 131, 132


GOVERNOR GEORGE IZARD, BY C. B. MOORE:


Succeeds General James Miller as governor of the territory .. 133


Died in Little Rock - buried by Colonel Chester Ashley 133, 134


A distinguished general in the army. . 134


A profound scholar; eccentricities of character 135


JAMES WOODSON BATES, BY HON. JESSE TURNER:


Collegiate attainments - attends the trial of Aaron Burr. 135, 136


Moves to St. Louis - thence to Arkansas in 1820 136


Law office at Arkansas Post. : 136


Close contest with Matthew Lyon for congress - is elected - sketch of Matthew Lyon - foot-note by the author


136


Defeated by Henry W. Conway.


137


Appointed territorial judge. 137


A member of the convention in 1836 - possessed the most fascinating powers as a conversationalist, yet a failure as a speaker 137


AMBROSE H. SEVIER:


Family pedigree 138


The family in Europe 138


Emigrate to the Colonies 138, 139


Settle in the Shenandoah valley 139


Six of the name in the battle of King's Mountain 139


John Sevier, governor of Tennessee 139


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John Sevier, the father of Ambrose, marries Ann Conway. ...


140


Moves to Arkansas in 1821. 141


Is elected to many offices 147


Duel with Thomas W. Newton 147,148


Elected to congress in 1827, and succeeds himself until elected to the senate in 1836 142, 143


Negotiates the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo. 143, 144


Death - monument reared by the State. 144


HON. S. G. SNEED:


Comes to Arkansas in territorial times, is a powerful advocate before juries. 144


The rival of David Walker - wit, ridicule, irony, sarcasm, his effective weapons 144


Amusing episode between him and Judge Walker 144, 145


Elected to office 146


JUDGE DANIEL RINGO:


Summary of his character as a judge by the author. 147 Bears up against the misfortunes of life with Socratic stoicism, 148


Eulogy on his life and character by Sol. F. Clark. 149 to 152 HON. TOWNSHEND DICKINSON:


Came from New York in territorial times - elected to office .. 153


Judge Dickinson, Thos. Curran and John Miller marry sisters, 153


ABSALOM FOWLER:


A great lawyer, without following, proud and imperious 15


No question too complicated for the touch of his genius. 155


Summary of his character 155, 156


Gov. THOMAS S. DREW:


Fickle fortune - an honest peddler made governor 156, 157


History that "points a moral and adorns a tale " 157, 158


JUDGE BENJAMIN JOHNSON AND HIS DISTINGUISHED SON ROBERT W. JOHNSON:


Early colonial, pioneer and family history 158, 159


Appointed to the territorial bench by Monroe 159


Remains on the bench until his death in 1849 159


ROBERT WARD JOHNSON:


Strong mooring in the public heart 160


Elected to many offices. 160, 161


Opposed to the compromise measures of Mr. Clay 161


Followed the teachings of Calhoun 161


Declined a re-election to the senate 161


Elected to the Confederate congress - lower house- then to the senate . 161, 162.


Heroic and manly struggles. 162


GOVERNOR JOHN POPE:


One of the most. eminent characters connected with our his- tory - lineage 163


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PAGE. 163


Classically educated


Two young men of exalted ambition settle in Kentucky and be-


come conspicuous actors in national politics - Pope - Clay, 163, 134 Both elected to the United States senate 164


Pope a federalist, Clay a national republican - celebrated con- test between the great rivals 164, 165


Pope, the brother-in-law of John Quincy Adams, espouses the cause of General Jackson 165


On the accession of Jackson to the presidency, is made gover- nor of Arkansas. 166


Antagonizes Jackson, incurs both his displeasure and excites his fears. 166


The keen-sighted and far seeing Sevier prevents removal -a bit of secret history 166


His wise and conservative policy as governor manifest 167


Governor James Miller and military suite on the United States keel boat Arkansas .. 167, 168


Landing of the first governor - graphic pen portrait. 168


Portrait of Gov. Miller, facing page. 168


Political war between Gov. Pope and the Crittenden party .. 169


Returns to Kentucky and is elected to congress 170


GENERAL GRANDISON D. ROYSTON:


Birth, pedigree and education 170, 171


Came to Arkansas in territorial times - twenty-five years' labo- rious employment. 171


Circuit riding in Arkansas


171


Elected to the first constitutional convention and first State legislature 172


Wilson kills Anthony on the floor of the house - General Royston elected speaker 172


Elected judge of the circuit but declined 172


General Jackson appoints him United States district attorney and withdraws the nomination 172, 173


Elected to the State senate. 173


Elected to the Confederate congress. 173


Loses his pocket book and $300 swimming a stream 173


JUDGE DAVID W. CARROLL:


Birth, lineage and education. 174


The many offices held by him. 175


HON. R. S. C. BROWN:


Nativity, education and advent in the territory. 176


Many offices filled 176


Strange, quaint, eccentric, marvelous " Old Dick Brown 177


Old lady Snow found guilty, and her husband sent to jail to serve out the sentence 177


John Taylor tells bis pedigree 178


Intricate, grammatical questions discussed before " Old Dick " 179


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Novel and unique charge to the jury


MRS. ELIZABETH R. WRIGHT:


The accomplished daughter of Governor Fulton 180


Lineage, education, fine opportunities utilized 180, 181


Educated in Washington - her father's pet and confidant-she becomes thoroughly versed in politics 181


Her portrait facing page. 180


Letter to the author. .181 to 183


The Fulton papers and correspondence confided to the author, 182


General Jackson, the common bond of union .. 182


GOVERNOR WILLIAM SAVIN FULTON:


Birth, lineage and education, copied from his diary as told by himself 184, 185


His life and character as developed in his correspondence 185


The intimate friend of General Jackson, who powerfully pro- moted his fortune 185


In the Indian wars with Jackson - Ambrister and Arbuthnot executed 185


Letter from General Jackson on the occasion of Fulton's mar- riage - good advice. 186


Court of inquiry in Arbuthnot and Ambrister's cases 187


The presidential bee strongly humming in Jackson's ear - he advises Fulton of the complications as developed in Dec. 1823 -his strange impressions as to the character of Bonaparte, Opposition candidates are vulnerable, but bad policy to assail them.


189


190


NOTE BY THE AUTHOR. - The vote for president in the electoral colleges -election thrown in the house of representatives where the vote by States defeated the popular choice for president. 190


Strong probative circumstances of the truth of the charge of " bargain and intrigue against Clay and Adams " 191


The president's letter advising Fulton of his appointment as secretary of the territory 191


Governor Fulton's letter to his father after his arrival in 1829- full of historic interest 191 to 193


Dr. John Fulton's letter to his father -- full of historic interest and import 193, 194


Governor Fulton's marriage, intimacy at the Hermitage ... . . 194, 195


General Jackson appoints him to succeed Governor Pope as governor of the territory 194, 195


His great popularity - election with Ambrose H. Sevier to the United States senate 195


Re-elected to the senate in 1839 195


Death at his suburban villa in 1844. 195


Governor Fulton's letter to his wife; " name the boy old Hick- ory, I say ". 196


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PAGE. 196


An appointment by Jackson.


Letter to his wife - dines with the president - visits Balti- more - dines often with the president and spends many hours with him. 197


Attentions from senators and friends 197


Habits of Washington society unfit for sober men and women engaged in the industrious pursuits of life 198


Letter to his father-removal of the remains of Washington to the capitol. 198


Letter to his wife - president's New Year levee, Jan. 1, 1833 Major and Mrs. Donaldson, General Coffee and daughter, and other friends there - " Sophia could hit off this description to life." 199


Dines with the president - Taney's opinion of him as a lawyer, Explanatory note by the author 200


200


" My first speech in the senate ". 200, 201


Wonderful postal facilities of those days -letters from forty to sixty days in reaching Washington from Little Rock - goes into ecstacies when the pony express came in six days . 201


Letter to his wife just after taking his seat as senator early in 1837 - taken into council by the leaders 202


General Jackson's letter, devoted to the fiscal affairs of the government and the alleged treachery of the banks. 203, 204 Outline of legislation for relief 204


Jackson's letter to Governor Fulton putting his views as to the


financial policy of the government in a strong light. ...... 205, 206 Jackson's letter to the governor strongly expressing his convic-


tions against Judge Hall, who fined him for disobeying his injunction when preparing to defend New Orleans 207


David Fulton's letter to his son - rotation and succession in office discussed 208


Governor Fulton's leave-taking with the presidents, Van Buren and Harrison 208, 209


W. E. Woodruff's letter, Borland-Borden fight-democratic bolt


from the Conway nomination and domination discussed .. . 210, 211 Author's note - duel between Borden and Borland. 211


LEWIS RANDOLPH AND " PRETTY BETTY MARTIN OF THE WHITE HOUSE."


Marriage at the White House - they settle in Clark county, then a wilderness, where Randolph died .. 211


Mrs. Randolph, niece of General Jackson - the old hero's solicitude for her 211


General Jackson's eye to thrift and business - Randolph ap- pointed secretary of the territory - enters into large land speculations for parties in Tennessee 212


Judge Jones' letter to the author. 212


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Mrs. Randolph's letter to Mrs. Fulton - she leaves Arkansas heart-broken, never to return 213


Society at the Hermitage and Washington 213, 214 Jackson's letter to Gov. Fulton - business - settlement of land titles 214


GENERAL ALBERT PIKE:


Autobiography. 215


Early education and struggles. 216


Goes to St. Louis in 1831 -thence west with a trading party to Santa Fé - joins a trapping party at Taos, and goes to the staked plains - thence to Fort Smith, Arkansas - teaches school - meets Robert Crittenden - becomes the owner of the Advocate - disposes of it and reads law. ....


216, 217 His own teacher - licensed by Judge Lacy - associated with Cummins - rides the circuit - leading lawyers in 1835 -


Robert Crittenden, Sevier, Trimble, Odin, Horner, Hanly .. 217


Riding the circuit - admitted to practice in the supreme court, United States 218 In 1851-2 moved to Louisiana - study of the civil law - translation of Latin authors into English - admission with- out examination 219


Has never lost his fondness for the Roman law - work con- cerning the maxims of the Roman and French law writers, with comments, in three volumes. 219


The Choctaw award - the Hot Springs case - speech in the pavilion at Louisville, in 1844 - three great compliments. . 220 At General Pike's request, the legislature of Arkansas invited the southern States to send delegates to the southern com- mercial convention 220


The first to suggest a Pacific railroad - a charter for that cor- poration obtained from Louisiana 220,221 221


Comments on the life and character of General Pike by the author


The Advocate - Crittenden, Bates, Casca papers - plagiarism of Horace Greeley 221


Teaching school on Little Piney - meets Robert Crittenden and Jesse Turner there - Crittenden's opinion of the " bril- liant young man " 222


His capacity for brain-work surpasses that of any other known to literature - studious habits - philosopher, jurist, phi- lologist, ethnologist, statesman, the Homer of America, and Zoroaster of modern Asia. 222


Hymns to the Gods - the Scotch savant, Christopher North's, opinion of the poem - Albert Pike to Christopher North .. . 223


A lyric poem, one of the sweetest gems in the language .. . .. 223 to 225 General Pike to the author - that most touching of idyls, "Every Year" 225 to 227


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Versatility of genius, grasp of poetic conception, beauty and sublimity of expression, found in " Ariel " 227,228 The Choctaw award 228, 229


The Hot Springs claim .. 229


Recruits a company of cavalry for the Mexican war -- in Gov- ernor Yell's regiment - caustic criticisms on the conduct of some officers in the army leads to a duel between General Pike and Governor Roane. 229, 230


Governor Rector's letter to the author describing this duel. 230, 231 Never an office-seeker; why, told in " An Evening Conversa- tion "- comments. 231


The Pandects of Justinian read and translated - his work on the maxims of the Roman and French .law 232


Translation of the Rig Veda and Zend Avesta, and other works of Aryan literature 233


ALBERTUS MAGNUS in all he undertakes - joins the Confed- eracy - recruits brigade of Cherokees -- battle of Pear Ridge ... 234


A blind man's pathetic manifestation of love for General Pike, 235, 236 JUDGE J. M. HOGE:


Graduated at Nashville, Tennessee - protege of Felix Grundy - came to Arkansas in territorial times - fight with Judge Sneed in court - Judge Yell on the bench - final facetious address to the court. 237


Elected to the legislature - elected judge - a Union man, but non-combatant - went to California - a fine conversation- alist -- death and burial in Colorado 237-240


JUDGE THOMAS JOHNSON :


Elected chief justice over Daniel Ringo 240


JUDGE RICHARD SEARCY:


Settled in Batesville in 1820 - judge of the territorial court - a good writer, fine advocate - feud with Judge Bates leads to defeat in two races for congress 241


MAJOR ELIAS RECTOR:


The original of General Pike's "Fine Old Arkansas Gentle- man " - education and family connections - eccentricity -- wore his hair long and tucked up- marshal twenty years - Indian agent - removes the Seminoles west - General Pike's summary of his character 242, 243 HON. JESSE TURNER:


Birth, descent and education 244


He came to Arkansas in 1831 - settled in Crawford county - his cotemporaries 245, 246 Member of the legislature of 1838 - active in the campaign of 1840 - visitor to the military academy at West Point - appointed United States district attorney - delegate to the disunion convention of 1861 - took no part in the war. 246, 247


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Elected to the senate in 1866, and again in 1874 - appointed justice of the supreme court - active in building the Little


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Rock and Fort Smith railroad, and was its president in 1857. The soul of honor - about to whip a banker in New York for asking him to identify himself - challenged Leeper to fight a duel. 248, 249 Emily Bishop -- damnably astonished - rides Judge Walker's horse off 249, 250 McLean and the saddle-bags - the guilty man's effort to em- ploy him . 251


248


HON. HUGH F. THOMASON:


Ancestry and education - came to the territory in 1829 252


Elected prosecuting attorney -a democrat in early life, he abandoned the party on the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill and became a know-nothing - voted for Fillmore and Bell and Everett -in 1861 elected to the secession conven- tion, and introduced a series of conservative resolutions .... A Union man, he followed the majority - was elected to the Confederate congress 253


253


Elected to the legislature in 1866, and successfully fathered the condonation act - separate schools for the races - sent to Washington - in 1874 elected to the constitutional con- vention - headed a revolt against the democrat party and "got left " 254


· Delegate to Baltimore, but did not attend - in 1878 and again in 1880 - delegate to the democratic national convention .. 254, 255


HON. WILBUR D. REAGAN:


Pronounced individuality, strong will and tenacity of purpose -came from Tennessee to Arkansas in territorial times - taught a common school - read law. 255


Many young men read law under him-amusing contest at the bar with one of his former pupils. 256


Impulsive and impetuous - ludicrous scene in court 257


. JOHN LINTON:


The child of romance and misfortune, but borne up by the majesty of intellect - educated at Chapel Hill on charitable foundations-rapid advance at college-great Latin scholar. 258 Admission to the bar in Virginia-charged and convicted with crime - confinement in prison - pardoned - removed to Arkansas in early territorial times - enemies crowded his pathway - grave doubts as to his guilt 259


His faults and his talents great, but nothing sordid in his nature - ludicrous scene in court 260


Clients for " Old John " - drunk or sober, he knew the law - failure of Judge Hall's effort to embarrass him - remarkable episode with General Sam Houston 261


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Burns all his clothing in a debauch and is left in a state of nudity - wife always taunted him. 262


General Houston abandons the bride of an hour and buries himself in the orgies of Indian life for three years -the author's client - visit to his office -ride to Memphis - speech at Memphis 263


Linton's fine horse Bucephalus 263, 264 He butchered the king's English - indifferent to dress. 264 CHARLES FENTON MERCER NOLAND:


Rise of the whig and democratic parties - intensely bitter and bloody strife - no neutral ground in Arkansas then - pa- rentage and birth - education. 265, 266


Espoused the Crittenden party and wrote under the signature of Devereux - William Fountaine Pope's caustic replies provoke a duel and Pope is mortally wounded 267


Contemporaneous judgment colored by partisan feeling - the gifted Arrington, with facile pen, clouded Noland's name summary of Noland's character 268, 269 HON. WILLIAM K. SEBASTIAN :


Born in Tennessee - came to Arkansas in 1835 - liberally edu- cated -elected to the legislature in 1837- married and became a large planter -- soon advanced to leadership at the bar-elected judge of the circuit - defeated for the su- preme bench by George W. Paschal, in 1844 - no desire for the great antagonisms of life -elected to the United States senate in 1848 - the youngest member in that body - pos- sessed great magnetism - noble and generous, forgiving to foes. 271


Various offices held by him -a consistent Union man, he did not vacate his seat in the senate, nor decry the south - his beautiful life and character contrasted with that of Andrew Johnson. 271, 272 The senate, in the stormy period of 1861, expelled him, but in 1878 rescinded the act 272 Summary of his character. 273


HON. ALFRED B. GREENWOOD:


Birth and classical education - a member of the legislature in 1842 and 1844- prosecuting attorney in 1845-judge in 1851 - elected three successive terms to congress - commis- sioner of Indian affairs under Buchanan - declines the port- folio of the interior - summary of his character. 273, 274 JOHN J. CLENDENIN:


Birth and early difficulties - came south - private secretary to Governor James S. Conway - elected judge of the fifth cir- cuit the fifth time 275


HON. GEORGE C. WATKINS:


Birth - thorough, systematic and classical education - legal


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education - a laborious student, he rose rapidly - when thirty-three made attorney-general - unanimously elected chief justice of the State - his labors on the bench. 276


His noble sons -overwork brought on premature decay and death - summary of his character. 277,278


JUDGE THOMAS WALKER POUND:


Birth - a self-educated and self-made man -removal to Ar- kansas - election to office - an upright man 278, 279




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