Georgia and Georgians - the Digital Library of Georgia

GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 3271"When Mr. Beirien declined the mission to England he had very recentlylost his first wife and had a large family of daughters. The honor was thenoffered to Mr. Van Buren, who accepted it. Who can deny that had 31 r. Berrienaccepted this mission that he would have risen to higher office in thecouncils of the Nation. This was the only occasion when this high office, thehighest in the gift of the President, was ever offered to a Georgian. OnJune 15, 1831, he resigned the office of attorney general and at the end ofGeneral Jackson's letter of acceptance he writes: 'In accepting your resignation as attorney general I take pleasure in expressing my appreciation ofthe zeal and efficiency with which its duties have been performed, and inassuring you that you carry with you my best wishes for your prosperity andhappiness.' The Bench and Bar of Georgia, published in 1858 by the distinguished and learned Stephen P. Miller, devoted sixty-five pages to this giftedand successful statesman. He writes that he was so much a favorite withGeneral Jackson that the mantle of Chief Justice Marshall would probablyhave been cast on his shoulders if the opportunity had occurred."In 1844 he was a delegate from Georgia to the convention at Baltimorewhich nominated Henry Clay for president. He was appointed chairmanof the convention to communicate the action of that body to Mr. Clay. Hisletter to the latter and his reply are a matter of history. In one of Mr. Berrien'saddresses to the people of Georgia on 'The Right of Instruction' JudgeStory writes: ; Your article is exceedingly cogent, and I think unanswerable.If ever my work on the constitution shall reach another edition 1 intend to 'extract the passage, and use it in that work.'"Judge Lnmpkiu in adjourning court, when he received the news of Mr.Berrieu's death said: 'Had he been placed on the bench of Ihe SupremeCourt, for which be was so pre-eminently qualified, bis judicial fame would .have been measured by that of Mansfield and Eldon, and Stowoll of England,and Marshall, and Kent and Story of America.' A writer says Judge Herrienhad a reputation beyond the borders of his own country for scholarship,eloquence and refinement. His classic mind, his elevated nature embellishedwith all the graces which constitute the true gentleman were known in theprincipal courts of Europe where his name was familiar in diplomatic circles."On January 17, 1872, Doctor Burroughs was married at Waynesville, in"Wayne County, Georgia, to Miss Elizabeth Pettingill Wilson Hazlchnrst,oldest daughter of Maj. Leightou Wilson and Mary J. (McNish) Ilazlehurstof Savannah. Pier father was a wealthy rice planter of the Satilla River,and during the war between the states was commissioned major of the FourthGeorgia Cavalry. Major Ilazlehurst was a son of Robert Hazlehurst ofCharleston, South Carolina. The children of Doctor and Mrs. Burroughshave been as follows: Mary McNish, born in Camden County, Georgia,married Charles Walter Deming, who is in the oil and real estate businessat Ttilsa, Oklahoma; Lilla Hazlehurst, born in Camden County, Georgia, andunmarried: Josephine Hallett, born in Camden County, Georgia, marriedMaj. Clyde A. Taylor. who commands the Brunswick Riflemen of the NationalGuard, and has two children Clyde A., Jr., and Lilla Hazlehurst; WilliamBerrien. Jr., born in Camden County, Georgia, married Ida D. Hartfclderof Elizabeth, New Jersey; Leighton Hazlehurst, born at Brunswick, Georgia,and unmarried; and Mac, Hazlehurst, born at Brunswick, Georgia, marriedMiss Eliza F. Mclntosh of Mclntosh County, Georgia, and resides at Dublin,this state. Doctor Burroughs was reared in the Presbyterian faith, and nowattends the services of all denominations. He has served eight years as amember of the Brunswick Board of Education.REV. JOHN ELLINGTON WHITE. One of the largest and most influentialchurches in Georgia is the Second Baptist Church of Atlanta, of which Rev.John E. White was pastor for fifteen years until 1916. He brought, to