Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-10

and an accession 0Iinlellcctual fame, how
ever widely opinions may have differed III
awarding tho palm of victory. Having
served for continuous pcriod of ten years
in the Senate of the Uniun, he relnqulshed
that station only to receive new pledge
Of public conlitleuce aud respect, in his
election by the Legislature, i'll December
lS32, to the Office of Governor oftbe State;
his call 10 which slaIion would not have
mel with a dissenting voice, but Tor the
unhappy party divisions which then 'iIs.
lracted and couvulsed The State. In De
cenIber 1854, his official Term as Cover.
nor having expired. and the provision ol
the Stale Constitution NOT admitting ol his
reelection, he retired, for the first lime
since his entry into public life. from otfi-
cial station, having left lIie political helm
just at thai juncture when the compromise
or adjustment of fierce parry quarrel had
happily paved the way for restoration
OF harmony To the State. Short, however,
vas the interval allowed him for repose,
and exclusive devotion TO his private con-
Germs. The citizens of Charleston having
resolved on trying the experiment oI il
salaried Mayoralty, with The liberal com
pensa,ion ul $1,000 per annum, the public
mind and the public voice, without dis
tinciion of party, centred on Gen. iiayne'
as the most suitable person 10 sci the new
system in operation under favorable aus
piccs: aud he had the high qualification OF
being unanimously elected TO the oihce,
by community, which bu, two years be-
fore had been toru by the strife oil conlen-
ding parties-and the mark Of confidence
thus freely rendered was requted by Il
most worthy service. About This time too
the magnificent project OF Rail Road
connexion be,wen the Atlantic coast and
The waters ofthe far West, with Charleston
as the Eastern and Cincinnati es thew cs-
tern terminus, having acquired public ia
vor, and chartered company having been
formed 10 carry into execution The vast
conception. the public mind again turned
with unanimity to Gen. lIayne, as al once
possessed Of that popularity and his'' de,
gree of public confidence, and endowed
with those qualifications OF energy aud
practical usefulness, calculated 10 give the
necessary stimulus and ensure success to
the glorious enlcrprize; and in January
1887, he, was accordingly elected PresI-
dent of the Company. lie continued in
the MayoraIily until the expiration of his
official term, in September, 1897, when,
TO the general regret, &C declinrd re-elec-
ton, the active duties, of what he deemed a
more important station Of public service.
being then about 10 commence and requir-
Ing hi, undivided attention. To The great
Rail Road enterprise, ofwhich he was the
soul rs well as the head, he thcnceinrward
devoted himself with his characteristic
zeal, energy, and ability, sustaining it e.
qually by his business talent, and his per-
suasivo eoquence. Ii was in upholding
the interests of This noble undertaking,
once so fair in its promise of a glorious
destiny To his cherished and cherishing city,
but now to,,ering under the pressure of the
monied embarrassments of the civilized
world, that he encountered the fatal dis
ease, which has consigned him to a grave
in strange land, and made common mour.
uers OF his bereayed family, friends and
country.
During The last ten months, our STATE,
and especially our City have been Jereav-
ed of an unusual number of distinguished
citizens. In November last, the venerable
Judge Bay led the van in the melancholy
march of death; and since January last,
Judge Colcock, Judge Desaussurc, DR..
Cooper, Bishop Bowen, Col. BlandinS,
and Gen. lIaync swell the mounlul roll
and all of Them except DR.. Cooper were
residents of Charesron-but all Of them
were advanced in years and ripe for the
sickle, except Col. BIanding and General
lIayne, whose health and years indicated
that they would he longer spared to their
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