Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Seabi-ook spoke as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen - of the Fellowsh'i -~ociety: In respond Iig to the sentiment which your com mittee has dbie me the honor to as ign me I confess to a feeling of diffi Jence fii approaching a subject so vast in its proportions. as lirditless in '.s possibilitieR"." It is A subject. Mr. President. cal eulated to fax the eloquence of the orator. to fire the enthusiasm of the patriot and to touch a responsive chord in the bf'ast of every loyal son of South Caillina. The pages'6f history -ield no more instructive and inspiring example of i natural development and achievement than is recorded in the annals of our country. In our pioneer days we have a pie ture of danger and hardship and suf fering endured with' the stern forti tude of the Puritan or the gay in difference. of th' Cavalier, now crush ing the native savage, now subdiing savage nature. We see the :settler steadily,, inexor ably advancin tle lanner of progress and civilization' into new territoriez and over broader domains. We next see these people engaging in a con test for the preservation- of their threatened liberties. Without military traininz. without arms or equipment, purely for a mat ter of principle, they entered upon a struggle with the most powerful naval and military power in Europe. I have always regarded this action of the American colonies as the fin est example of national heroism since the deathle.s deeds of Grecian prow ess. Victorious in their struggle for in depenf4ence,, we see them lay .asi.de the instruments -and insignia of war. Wegsee them leaving the bivou'ac and the battle& field to inaugurate that greater and mnore triumphant cam j$aign of" expansion and developtifent -a campaigni which has earned for us the proud distinction of standing in the very forefront of the most en * lightened and progressive ndtions of the earth. In arts, in literature and in science the equal of most; in arms and in statesmanship the pbeer of any; and in those great and useful inventions which ameliorate the condition of the human race and give a fresh impetus to the onwar'd march of modern civil ization we stand the .superior of all. In aiding the progress and shaping the destinies of our. country South Carolina has rendered valuable and distinguished service. In the darkest days .of the great struggle for inde pende2nce, Moultrie, Marion, Sumter and others oT her sons held the banner of liberty aloft with a deathless cour age and a matchless skill on the many battlefields that bathe her soil with the heroic blood of her martyred pa triots. - And in that!4ahst greatest struggle, when--'the n1 -of our now reunited country faced- each other on a hun dred battlefields; the sons of South Carolina-the chivalrous Hampton, the immpersonation of superb daring and tireless devotion; Butler,. the bril liant, aggressive and indomitable leader; and others like them have covered her name with an imperish able glory. Tunigto the peaceful paths of ltrture, 'we find the ardent Timrod, who drew his inspiration from the purest sources and clothed it in the choicest garb of poetic diction; and Hayne, who' swept the lyric lyre with magic fingers; and Simms, who with equal skill painted his canvasses in *the dark and lurid hues of war, or embellished them with the warmer tones of love, tenderness and pathos. In the forum and the council chain er we have Rutledge and Pickney, *the compatriots and friends of Wash ington; Calhoun, brilliant and lumi nous in statement, profound and in vincible in argument. rapid and un erring in conclusion; and the illus trious Hayne, whose resplendent ge nius and matchless eloquence com pelled the applause of a listening world. And today the voice of South Caro lina is heard in the: councils of the nation, and her influence is impress *ed upon its policies, from the senate chamber at Washington. Gentlemen, the star of South Caro ina is still in the ascendant. Its kindly and propitious rays illuminate and adorn the Southern horizon. Let I us shield it from every storm which would dim its radiance or mar its s1 premacy. Let us guar(I and watch its course :!til it reacbes the full splendor of its zenith. and then its glittering ef fulgence. ever* burning- with inteiser warmth and. lustre, shall irradiate and revivify the lives and destinies of our people, and it shall forever hold a proud position in the brilliant Con stellation of American common wealths, Washington In Columbia. The State. Through the courtesy of the con Iressional library. I have recently had. the opportunity of seeing and reading Benson J.. Lossing s rare edi tion of Washington 's "Diary." The journal of his southern tour extends from Mar 21.st' to June i2. 1791iIn the course of this trip he a m(e)1plifhi ed. a jouiney of more than. seventeen hundred mles from his seat on the Potomac i 66 days with the. .sme teams of horses, eight days less than the time allotted in the itinierarv. The entire tour ~was singularly unin terrupted by sickftess. bad weather,.or accidents pf any kind. "In this tour," writes I Washing ton, ."'I was accompanied, by Maj. Jackson. My equippage and attend-. ance consisted of a' chariot and four horses, drove in hand-a light bag gage wagon and two horses-four saddle yhorses, besides. a .led one for myself. and five, to wit:.My valet de cham;bre, two footmen, coachmaj,aud postilion.'' How different from the imperial splendor. of the progresses made by recent presidents! The father of his country reached Columbia on Sunday.. May 22nd, and remained here until Wednesday, the 25th. The -entries for those three days will be of interest to all Co .lumbians. no doubt, and I therefpre. 'transcribe them, preservinz the quaint capitalization of .the original: "Sunday. 22d.-Rode about 21 miles to breakfast. and passing through t-he village of Granby, just below the first falls in the Congaree (which was passed in a flat bottomed boat at a rope ferry), I lodged at Co lunbia, the newly adopted Seat of the Government. of South Carolina about '3 miles from it, on the No. side1 of the -River, and 27 from my -break fasting stage. ."The whole Road .from Augusta to Golumbia 'is. a pine barren of the worst 'sort, being hilly as well as poor. -This circumstance added to the dis tance, lengtl of the stages, want of water and heat of the day. foundered one of my horses very badly.. "Beyond Granby 4 miles I wvas met by sevl. Gentlemen of that place & Wynsborough; and on the banks of the River on the No. side by a num ber of others, who escorted me to Columbia. "Monday, 23d.-Dined at a pub lic dinner in the State house with a number of Gentleinien & Ladies of the Town of Columbia, & Country round about to the amt. of more .than 150, of which 50 or 60 were of the latter. "Tuesday, 24th.-The condition of my foundered horse obliged me to re main at this place, contrary to my in tentions, this day also. " Columbia is laid out upon a large scale; but, in my opinion, had better been placed on the River be low the falls.-It is now an uncleared wood, with very few houses in it, and those all wooden over-The State House (which is also of wood),''is a large and commodious building, but unfinished-The Town is on dry, but canot be called high, ground and though surrounded by Piney & Sandy land is, itself, good.-The State House is near 'two miles from the River, at the confluence of the Broad River & Saluda.-From Granby the River is navigable for Craft which will, when the River is a little swell ed, carry 3,000 bushels of Grain when at its usual height less, and al2 was some.-The River from hence to the Wateree below 'which it takes the name of the Santee is very crooked; it being, according to the computed distance, near 400 miles-Columbia from Charleston is 130 miles.'' Such was the appearance of our city and its impression on George Washington one hundred and fifteen years ago. G. A. Wauchope. South Carolina college. :Pigeon's Long Flight. Louisville Courier-Journal. Wings battered and tail feathers partly gone, too plainly telling the story of captivity from which it had escaped, a pigeon which was one of the contestants in the 400 mile race from Memphis to Louisville, has reached its loft in the yard of the home of Charles Wirth, nearly two 'late. The bird flew into its loft as if glad to g'et hack homne, but it showed that it had not had a pleas an jo ur'ney fro(m Memphis. It is -mpoe that the nigeon was trapped by some one when it was blown out of its course by the storm thw bnis are kmown to have en ('teK!. red. lillIll'2h li is flot }os1 tivelv nxv!. it i eaivl.v Sup)osed that thle Lird. after bein,111 held in cap tivity for several days. was released, the capturers:tiinking the bird would stay. As soon as it was turned loose the bir(d t,,i,k up its interrupted flight to Loui.ville and hime.-Louisville Courier-Journal.. The case against Rev. C.' W. Creigh ton, who -was before the last confer enee cn charges preferred by the pre sidin- elders. will c over to the next enfereuce for trial. Brick Brick1l For Sale by C4 CANNON. GUAM f/17r9i",,44J7EED Z~f '(-'-'(AF(' BY A 0 BANK DEPOS17 5, R.R..FarePaid. NotesTaken - 500 FREB COURSES Boardat Cost. Write Quid GEORGIA-ALABAMA BUSIESS COLLEGE Macon Ga e 8th.. Maki ngSeventeen I CHOICE TENNESSEE and While it Lasts to Best Patent $5.( Best half Pat. $4 Best Meal 75C. I Best Grits.$l.75 Don't pay any more, don't be s 'long.'save monev and buy frors u Our immense stock of spring go ties and fancy goods and stnges, 4 ing novelties in millinery.' Come: right thing in prices, style, qualit~ ply . cannot beat us, we. don't ma you up'on balance, people gett ind looking out more for No. i. Forty years experience counts so don't you forget it, . PROSPEF Of the condition of the Excha the close of business March 3 mity with in act of the Genera Resources. Loans and Discounts .. $137022 7] Furniture and Fixtures ..3324 12 Due from Banks ........6223 11 Over drafts .... .......111 62 Cash and Cash Items .. .. 15501 16 $162182 87~ Personaly appeared before me M. LI who swears that the above statementi belief. Sworn to before me this the 2nd day Attest. Edw. R. Hipp, C. J. Puree, Geo. B. Cromer. STA T Of the condition of The Comr at the Close of business, Marc I Resources.. Notes Discounted .. .....$377487 64 Furniture & Fixtures.. .. 3051 9i Due from Banks ........51531 7( Overdrafts *.... ..... 2807 42 Cash and Cash Items .. .. 13934 15 $448812 81 State of South Carolina,} County of Newberryai IJ.Y. McFall, Cashier of theab statement is true to the best of my kn< Sworn to b Attest. Z F. Wright, Jno. M. Kinard, W. H. HuLt. NEW STORE. I am now opening up a nice stock ot gocds in the store room foffnerly occupied by E. M. Evans & Co.. on Main St., oppos tg f ~ourt 5use- Am askTng'now:the pubit-general' ly come in and inspeet my stock before making their pur chises. My stock consists of rDry Goods, - Groceries; etc. Call in,to see. Will be delighted to make you close prices on every thing-and satisfadtion guaran teed. Yours,for business, W.- R. REID' Prepared to furnish every thingi n the way of.supplies. lundred Barrels of that FLOUR Just Received Go at )0 Every bbl. .40 guaranteed. )ushel. Sack. wi,ched off by argument, come right ds arriving embracing all the novel ter Mrs. Mosele.jn .the North select id see us,* we are prepared to do the ~,&c., for an all round bill you:sim e a cut price on one thing and burn g educated and opening their eyes ome and see us and be-convinced. tething, we will treat you right and TY, S. C. ENT. ge Bank~ ofNewberry, S. C., at st, 1906. Pu~blished in comf or Assembly. Liabilities. Capital Stoprk.........$50000 00 Profits less expense .. .. 4713 14 Deposits viz. Banks $1142.56 Individuals 80550.83 Bill payble81693 39 Bill paabl .. . . ..10000 00 Re Discounts .. .........15776 34 $162182 87 Spearman Cashier of the above Bank, scorrect to the best of his knowledge and M L Spearman, Cashier. of April, 1906. J. C. Wilson, J P. N. C. MIENT.. nercial Bank of Newberry, S. C. 3 1st, 1906. Liabilities. Capital Stock .... ....$50000 00 Profits less, all exp. paid ... 42645 72 Du~ Banks .... ........4339 89 Dividends Unpaid'.... ....707 00( Re Discounts .... .....70000 00 Individual Deposits .. .. 281120 20 .448812 81 ye named Bank, swear that the above gwledge and belief. J. Y. McFall, Cashier. efore me this 2nd day of April, 1906. H. T. Renwick, N. P. of S. C.