. Kentucky politicians. Sketches of representative Corncrackers and other miscellany. nounced an admi-rable effort, which has been seldom excelled for pungent, terse acumen,and thorough knowledge of national amenities and individual rightsof corporations. His fee in this one case is ten thousand dollars. Mr. Sterling Toney is very jjopular with his friends, and in a recentrace for the position of judge of the Louisville Law and Equity Courthe received nineteen thousand votes. He is not better known politically and at the bar than his charmingwife is known socially. She is a lady of the finest
. Kentucky politicians. Sketches of representative Corncrackers and other miscellany. nounced an admi-rable effort, which has been seldom excelled for pungent, terse acumen,and thorough knowledge of national amenities and individual rightsof corporations. His fee in this one case is ten thousand dollars. Mr. Sterling Toney is very jjopular with his friends, and in a recentrace for the position of judge of the Louisville Law and Equity Courthe received nineteen thousand votes. He is not better known politically and at the bar than his charmingwife is known socially. She is a lady of the finest judgment, thekindest heart, and noblest charities. She is a queen in society, andher influence for the development of the purity and refinement ofsociety and the culture of the mind is very marked and elevating withall who have the honor and pleasure of her acquaintance or herfriendship. Their marriage has been exceptionally happy. Twochildren have blessed their union—R. Burge Toney, a son, and MissEmma Louise, a charming daughter, of whom the proudest parentsmisht well be HON. HENRY WATTERSON. There are now and then individuals who are so resplendent withgenius and magnetism that their names are watchwords to the world. Kentucky possesses such names! So does Virginia; so does SouthCarolina; so does Massachusetts. Indeed, each State in the Unioncan boast of its shining lights—heroes, statesmen, divines, orators, andartists! But where is there an American-born citizen who does nottake pride in jjerpetuating the names of Webster, Everett, Winthrop,Sumner, Clay, Calhoun, Marshall, Madison, Monroe, Henry, Pinckney,Rutledge, Breckinridge, and hosts of others want of space forbids me tomention ? How do the sounding honors of courts and thrones bearcontrast with them ? What are the transient glories of earth in com-parison with their immortal renown ? The possessors of these nameswere intellectual giants. Their minds were of an order of intelligencethat seems to have almost
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