The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 12

the Republican nominee for gov TIRE-EATING CAREER' ernor, ituius a. Bullock, was elected. Some Georgia leaders, like for mer Gov. Joseph L. Brown, urged submission to the radical demands in order that the state might get Constitution's Founder Fought For Georgia With Pen and Sword back into the union as quickly as possible.

But not Styles and the majority of native whites. They stood lor "constitutional recon struction," and under the leader- nv. 1 1 a. i (inn nf 9 wppI-W npwenarr 1ht Deiijdimn n. mil lurnea Georeia Forester to the national Democratic party Georgia Forester, By RAYMOND B.

NIXON Director, Division of Journalism, Emory University, and Author, "Henry W. Grady: Spokesman of the New South." for relief. vannah. where he became a close FOUNDING OF CONSTITUTION inis was tne atmosphere in friend of Charles A. L.

Lamar, the sportsman who is best re which The Atlanta Constitution was founded. The Intelligencer, the city's oldest daily, was too membered today as the owner of the "last slave ship," the Wanderer. The Wanderer's spectac- lukeworm in its democracy to suit Seventy-seven vears ago yesterday on June 16, 1863 The Atlanta Constitution was founded by Col. Carey V. Styles.

It's a safe bet that nearly everyone who read that first four-page, tevni column issue knew some-thins the paper's founder and editor. Vet today almost no one recognizes his name. iilar vrwar in 1 R.SH ic sairt In men llKe Styles and Mill. Ill have resulted from a reckless bet Daily Wew tla was a Republican bv Lamar that he could land a Kan. The third paper, the Daily land, the title to much of it passe into private hands.

The rights of Glynn Academy to the land might have been forgotten except for the fact that in 1855 the trustees failed to accept the application of one James Houston for the principalship. His pride nettled, Houston began studying the history of the land grants and in 1856 made them an issue in a successful campaign for mayor. With the aid of Jacob Moore, Glynn county's representative in the state legislature, Houston then shipload of slaves on the Geor- opinion, naa opposed jjuuock soon gave out Then, period of law practice in Omtan, he returned in November. 1879, to Brunswick as editor the weekly Seaport Appeal. MOVES TO TEXAS Like most of Styles other papers, the Appeal went on the financial rocks, and the editor decided in 1831 to move to Texn.

Except for a brief period in Birmingham in 1888-89 as managing editor of the Herald, he remained in Texas for the remainder of his life. All told, he was connected, as editor, managing editor, or special writer, with more than a dozen Texas dailies and weeklies. One of the last papers he edited was fhe Wcntherford Constitution, a name which again revealed hit deep affection for th name had given tho Atlanta dally. died at his hom in Texas, on Feb. 23, 1897, and buried there.

Meanwhile, the keen busine judgment of W. A. Hemphill steered The Atlanta Constitution safely through the financial waters of the early seventies. On Oct, 18, 1876, the controling interest in the paper was bought by Capt. Evan P.

Howell, another veteran of the war. Since that time, under three generations cf the Howell family, the paper has enjoyed steady progress. As Ralph McGIU, the present editor, has described It: "The Constitution grows and lives on, founded to fight, founded to serve the state, founded cn the principle that if one supports the principles of right, decency, integrity, and the rights cf the people, one cannot go wrong. Much of the paper's fighting character, Mr. McGill can now gia toast and get away with it.

loie me nepuuncan convention I "TP 4f. i r--'S X'x- s.y While the excitement over the aiier me nomination me eai Wanderer msp was at its height tor of Opinion came out in favor in the sDrinr? of 1860. Stvles ac- of Bullock and sold the paper to comDanied Lamar and two other a group 01 primers. friends to the Savannah jail. otyies -was corresponding witn mil an during mis period and vis ited Atlanta in May for confer ences with democratic leaders.

Fi nally, on June 9 he announced that he had obtained the financial backing of an Atlanta business Styles began to intrigue me as a result of bits of information picked up here and there in the course of historical research. He was a veteran of two wars; he once had killed a man in Brunswick: he had had at least one "personal encounter" and another "near-duel" in Atlanta; he was said to have wrecked his own political future by insisting that the state of Georgia pay its just debts. Although a lawyer by profession, he had been connected with at least 21 different r.ewspapers. MEMENTOES IX ATTIC Thanks to the help of his only surviving grandson, Upshur Vincent, of the Fort Worth Star-Tele man, James H. Anderson, and had bought the "material, good will and business" of the Daily Opinion.

He "begged indulgence'' until the morning of June 16, when a new Democratic daily would appear FIGHTING EDITOR AND FAMILY Col. Carey W. Styles, who 77 years ago founded The Atlanta Constitution as an instrument in the fight for the return of constitutional liberty, is seen with his wife and two children, Louisa Gabriella and Frank Evans. According to the late Sam W. Small, who was connected with gram, it is now possible to recon struct the major events in Styles' The Constitution intermittently lor more than sixty years.

Styles al "fire-eating career. Mr. Vincent the poem "The Sword and the dug through 17 trunks in his attic ready had obtained the idea lor the new paper's name from Presi Pen, which begins: Commonwealth, and later as one of the publishers of the Atlanta Telegram. When these venttns failed, be bought the Gainesville to find every possible letter, news dent Andrew Johnson. Small re was elected as state senator from the 10th district, composed of Dougherty, Lee and Worth counties.

It was during the legislative session of this year that he attracted wide attention by his "bold, strong and eloquent add, is an inheritance frora its lated that Styles made a trip to paper, photograph, and other memento relating to his grandfathers life. Eagle on another shoestring which I founder and first editor. New York in May to purchase type and materials. On his way back to Atlanta he stopped in He has presented these memen- speeches against the blanket re Washington to congratulate Presi toes to the Emory University Li brary, where they will be pre pudiation of the railroad bonds served along with the personal Give Heat The Cold Shoulder In issued by the Bullock admimstra dent Johnson on the failure of the recent impeachment proceedings against him. Johnson recalled that papers of three other famous Con tion.

He urged that the state had stitution writers, Henry W. Grady, received valuable improvements before the war there had been a "Worn by a knightly cavalier On the bloody field of Mars, Under the folds of the battle flag It struck for the Stars and Bars. First in front of the fearful charge It flashed in the light of the sun As it led the fray and carved the way To many a victory won. "Now in the scabbard sheathed, its rests, And in its hilt the pen That mightier weapon than any drawn In the warfare waged by men." "In no part of his journalistic Joel Chandler Harris and Frank democratic daily in Washington for some of the bonds and that these were "honest debts" which called "The Constitution." He sug L. Stanton.

Here is the story they tell: BORN" IN SPARTANBURG should be paid. gested this as an appropriate name for the new Democratic paper in Georgia, and Styles, liking the So strong was the feeling on this question that Styles became idea, christened the sheet acocrd involved in a "personal encounter" Carey Wentworth Styles was born October 7, 1825, near Spartanburg, S. the son of Gabriel and Rebecca Farrow Smith Styles. ingly with a political opponent, J. C.

STYLES' FIRST EDITORIAL Nichols. Happily, neither man was Associated with Styles as busi He spent his early years on his lather plantation, gaining a prac injured. He also was confronted by the prospect of a duel with Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, the SEERSUCKERS CORDS ness manager was Anderson's son-in-law, William A. who career has anyone doubted where he stood," wrote another friend tical knowledge of cotton farming and stock raising.

of Styles. "At all times he has Upon the outbreak of the Mex had come to Atlanta from Athens in 1867 as a school teacher. All the newspaper experience was vested been found in the thickest of the fight." can War in 1846, he enlisted in hot-tempered editor of the Atlanta Herald, but it, too, was averted. In 1876 Styles sold the Albany News and came back to Atlanta, first as editor of the Georgia Daily in Styles, Anderson being a com Palmetto Regiment, South Styles returned to Albany as mission merchant. arolina Volunteers.

As one of the editor of the News. In 1872 he Styles obviously wrote the salu .2 men in this regiment who sur- tatory editorial which appeared in ived the fierce fighting around Vol. No. 1. It included these hapultepec, he was given a silver sentences edal by the state of South Caro- "We have the honor this morn a.

At the time of his discharge ing to offer 'The Constitution' to June. 1848, he held the rank of the country as a candidate for puo rgeant. lie favor, and to bow ourselves, for Returning to Spartanburg, he the first time, mto the arena oi COL. CAREY W. STYLES At all times in the thickest of the fight.

ead law and was admitted to the THE SUIT THAT NEEDS No Jacket! r. daily journalism. oar. boon atterwara ne movea to "finr nnst. rnnnprtinn with the Edgefield, S.

to enter practice Here they demanded the keys press of the state renders unneces- lor himself. xium me jaiier aim released sary any foreshadowing of the line Capt. J. Edgar Farnham, one of nf nnlicv we Duroose Dursuing. As proceeded to gain control of the land.

In December, 1857, the general assembly passed an act appointing a new board of trustees for Glynn Academy with Houston On November 23, 1852, Styles the Wanderer's two principal of- editor of the Albany News we co-ficers. They apparently had no operated with the national democ- married Miss Frances Jean Evans, daughter of John and inienuon oi neiping rarnnam xo racy and fixed our political siaius. as president and his friend Moore as secretary. A second act authorized the trustees to "lease or sell evaoe inai, as mey surrendered Our views have undergone no him two days later at a local ho- change, and it is our unalterable and convey any of the academy tei upon aemana oi tne ieaerai determination to 'light it out-on buildings and real estate." Both attorney. But Styles and his that 1 bills were introduced by Moore.

three associates were fined $250 "Our name, 'The each and sentenced to spend 30 at once suggests to the thoughtful Styles disapproved of the man days in jail, ine "jan turned reader the grand idea that gave ner in which Houston and Moore 'AWT-'- 1 out to be Lamar "sumptuous birth to the experiment of a new had gained control of the property. Frances Knight Evans, of Fayette vi lie, N. C. They had two children. The first, Louisa Ga-briella Styles, born in 1853, later became Mrs.

James U. Vincent. The second was Frank Evans Styles, born in 1856. ENTERS JOURNALISM While living in Edgefield, Styles became impressed by the r.eed for a railroad between Columbia. S.

and Augusta, Ga. To build up public opinion in favrr of the new line, he began publication of a weekly newspaper, the Edgefield Informer. From that time on the law was always second to his love for 'A business rooms," where the citi- naner in Atlanta We have de- He announced himself as a candi i zens of Savannah showered them I parted from the faith of our fa- date for mayor and called a mass witn food, iiowers and cnam- thers, and wandered iar irom me meeting to be held in the academy pagne. ark of safety. We must return building on the night of Dec.

24. Styles later referred to that There will be no repose for tne na- The night was stormy, but the nn nf tion. no Deace. no urusyeiuj. mi meeting was well attended.

Styles V-j UlAUU nUVtlllUtC UJl 4. i the happiest memories of my we end me revolution uj lc-caiau- called the gathering to order and life." When the case of the usning cuusihuuuii began a talk on Men and Meas Wanderer came to trial, his and constitutional uuei tjr u. ures. After a few pointed re marks, he declared that the two war A daughter wrote, "there was not a states oi tne union. Negro to be found who was not "For this mission the national i.

i t- democratic Dartv is ordained, and say wrv bills passed by the general assem Mt S. A eer xn st, as one of its sentinels on the outer bly were "dishonorable." Moore, who was sitting beside Houston, immediately jumped to his feet WOW i oooiwi nnu 11 Hut sc will hf faitniUHV. i I in me evenia icduiiig up -foor-loccW nprfnrmed i and shouted that Styles' statement War Between the States, Styles UjatiotJal CONVENTION I 7 was a falsehood. played a conspicuous part. In atorri thP national January, 1861, as the olticiai rnnvpntinn in July According to official testimony delegate from Ware county, he fVl.

fit in history. on file the Glynn county court house, Styles cried out: "You are In 1857 Styles and his family moved to Brunswick, Ga. He may have been attracted by Brunswick's promise as a seaport, but more likely he was drawn there by a civic struggle in which the town appeared to need a defender. Unde- an act of the general assembly in 1788 much of the public land in Brunswick had been dedicated to the erection and maintenance of an academy. Through the sale of lots a school had been built and supported for a time.

During the 1820s, however, Brunswick had become almost a "deserted village." With no one to exercise control over the academy a damned liar!" attended the Georgia convention he wrote that any Georgia news-and cast his vote for secession. paper had Deen represented at Then, with a newspaperman such a convention by its own facility for being on the spot special correspondent. The con-whenever trouble breaks out, he vltinn nnminated Horatio Sey- "You are a damneder liar!" re plied Moore. Both men reached for their pis- went to Charleston. He was on Gen.

Haygood's staff there when nounced the radical reconstruc- tols. In the quick exchange of shots that followed, Moore was tne iirst snot, was meu on fuiutinn nrnsTam as "unconstituUon killed. aumxer. ai rpunlutinnarv. and void.

i A 1 11 A I Although most of the witnesses Alter tne lau oi ouimei, oi v.irthor Pnrmiraeement came were too busy crawling under enlisted the Second Georgia on Jul 4 witn a presidential Volonteers. He organized the tio restoring the fran- 1 I -T---- i 4 fV7; S3 desks or jumping out of windows JL' Wi Wire Grass Minute Men at ta- tn ,.1 ftf lhe former Con- to note details, the bulk of their vannan ano Decame me nm "P' federates who had been barred testimony indicated that Moore fired first. At any rate? a charge tain oi tnat company, wminis- iTntiner in lh Anril election. 1 v. -r- of murder against Styles was sioned August, 1001, as a coio- Former Whigs and "Know-Noth- changed to manslaughter and nci, uv was pwi-cu in liwisc mgs now iomed emnusiasticany a i i ,1 Ka I eventually dropped.

me cuaMdi uciciiac ui ucuigia 1 uith ciporeia uemocrats in a ae tween savannan ano tne lonaa termination to defeat tne KepuD On March 1, 1858, he was triumphantly vindicated by his election as mayor of Brunswick line. At one tune he command- Hfans in November ed a force of more than 4,000 Although still smarting under Four Eyes Deserve Attention ConAtlt DR. JOHN KAHN men. military rule. Georgia rolled up for a one-year term.

THE "WANDERER" CASE Eager for more action than was an overwhelming majority for the afforded by the relatively light Democratic national ticket. And Soon after finishing his term skirmishes along the coast, Styles The Constitution received its just as mayor Styles moved with his by the spring of 1864 had been share of credit for the victory, family to Waresboro, Ware coun transferred to an artillery bat- RETURNS TO ALBANY ty, where he practiced law and OPTICAL DEPTFIRST FLOOR talion near Atlanta. He displayed Meanwhile. Styles was in finan announced plans for the publica- great courage in the Battle of At- cial straits. All through the fall lanta and at the end of the war he had been trying to sell the Al had won high commendation from bany News in order to obtain SHIRT SUIT by McGregor Davis, Lee and Gordon.

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