Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-02

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~ 6NBehsta county. Va.
4N8%%n Naxhaws, $. Carolina.
lis family were among tho first settlers of
that part oil the State. As he was raised
on the frontiers ri II newly settled country,
he was necessarily deprived Of the adyan-
lhGcS OF Il good education lie spcut his
ycnfh III hunting and agriculture, the usual
occupations oEsuch Il country. But endow-
cd as he was by nature Will, uncomm,,n
saS'city and great decision of character,
nc soon attracted The confidence of all who
knew him. He was rather above the mid
die height, very active, with "a muscular
frame, capable of enduring great fatigue !:
and there was no hardy enterprise of those
days TOO daring to enlist his zeal and ;,par,y
cooperation.
Like many Of our most distinguished
officers OF the Revolution, he commenced
his military services i'll the French war,
which terminated 1863. 1t was during
this war that he began ia. dcvelopc those
qua'itics Tor which he was afterwards so
crn'ncH''y distinguished. In the year l7G2,
he served az Il volunteer in il .hluody hut
successful expedition under Lianteuan,
Colonel Grant, Il British officer. sent by
General Amherst to command against the
Cherokee Indians.
In lItl The settlement made on Lcag
Cane, III the western part Of Carolina, was
nearly cytcrmina,cd by the Indians. and
many of the in!laes;ants fled to the Wax
NAYS Tor protection, and Hmongst them
was Ezekiel Calhoun and his family. +,
was i'enccc'. the daughter of this gentle
man, with whom young Picilens then he
came acquainted, and afterwards married.
She was the sister of John T.. Calhoun.
who died while Il senator in Congress.
early i'll !IGl, the snhjcct Of this bio
graphical sketch removed to the Lony
Cane settlement, near where .Abbevi!:e
{. IL. * now situated.
lie had a considerable firmly Of {; II
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additional horrors Of -cir;! Nry, SdI1
ecu: Ar a very carly period, he teal. a
.'rcl"ri ANA active stand agains: the right
ria'l:ci by Great Britain 10 tax her culo-
MICS without their consent. The section of
country in which he lived was unfortunate
~ mach divided. :Anl it was more sn aear
him, in tie section between. Saluda ann;
broad Rivers, where the majority were
tories.
These circumstances made the s,rure!e
III the upper parts of South Carolina far
more painful and destructive than it was
III almost any other part of the confcderDey.
Inc bloody and midnight contests that
arose between ncislhnrs and acuua;r,unc..
even over their hearth stones and in ~.
bosom of their families, were far marc
terrible than the couhasrniions of a corr;rr
foe; and nothing but tue stcrncst patr.n.-
Ism aud frnsf 8 =
have borne up the Wing cause against ;,
mlrderous civil war at home, and Ito IN
vasion OF Il relentless encI.iy from abroad.
~ uic very commencement Of the Rev
oiution, Andrew Pickens raised a militia
company, and was appointed the captain.
The distinguished part w!:iciI he acted
throughout the struggle for independents,
has been ln general terms recorded by The
historian, and the principal events Fan oriv
he niludc! TO in the present sketch. His
zeal, skill, and courage, were rewnrdoJ hy
ms coi''trysm his being rapidly promoted
10 tic respective commands of. mn;or
cr'pne! Dad hriEaiirr GENERAL.
In HE most dr;pomlrnt t;u:c. whc,, 6
taroi,nl WA, oyerfun hv The c:..u,y. amt
s~D,!t!c! nj l!le horrors ID !g,!:nu aud VOW.
murders. h. remained uu>,akru. and vii,
. '''"' ''.hfN 's tII.ltTeslI DRIis nt
the STATE. Kept up the S|,,igil of resi,1an,e.
ir'c TIRE" generals waeed n guerrilla
warfare h! nigh, an2. Ivy day. ]igIitins m
ING "anHS % i'fS rr.rh aud on Tie bank,
"a t'.nt RIVER, over every iuch 81 soil. in a
manns' lha' sands rs yet 1rtraast1-.4r
history -! AMERICAN chiyairy and gallau,ry.
ms WI! niHre readily be admitted when
We con"''cr, that for The ,trae.year, ilnme-
G!1ic.y proceeding the battle uf the Cow
pens, during which period the American
arms had net with a succession of defea,.
ana disasters everywhere. i!nsc three State
generals fought, with few or no resources
save heir nndying spirit and courage.
IN addition 10 the common enemy, Gcu-
eral PiCkcns had to encounter the Indians.
- his caHIinand Jay IN the upper and west
era .~"cti"nsoF the State. iIcc,mnan!cl
~ r;iu! IN IN expedition against the Cher
.okecs i'll 1882. As ammunition was scarce
and NOT TO be bad, he invented a new mede
OF lighting savaSes. He had sa,yt sabrcs
made most Of them by the common black
smiths OF tho country, and mounted his
men, armed with these cUtlasses,. on horse
back. They penetrated the interior of the
nation with such rapidly and boldness, that
II struck universal terror amongst thcm.-
With FIRE and sword lie destroyed in q few
days their principle towns and such was
his success; that with a fnrce of five hum
..dred men he suhducd tho spirit of hat
powerful pepp!c,.ap laid the foundation of
a peace so permanent that it has not been
since disturbed. > :.
Attllc coEiincncemcnt of the Revolution.
tic council Of safety thouShtproper to raise