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cxertions Of General Greene northern man, who
assumed the command hf THE southern army.
South Carolina was rescued from the British power.
But the trials Of this successful leader reveal. in
striking ninner. the weakness Of the slayehblt
ing State which he saved. Some Of these ard
! graphically presented in his letters. Writing 70
Governor Reed, Of Pehnss lvaniai Under date Of Sd
May 1881, he says:
Those whose true interest it was to have In:
formed Congress and the people to the norheard Of
the real state Of things have joined in the decep-
ton, and s,dy,tifed tic strength aud resources If
tbs country H,faiteg utore their Utility Many Of
those, who adhere to cur party, fond of
pleasure, that they cannot think of making the
necessary sacrifices to support the Revolution
7he are moHy SOod and riyfnouS pebpe 10 tie south
rayd; CW Mcy cannot animate lie inhdLitants 80
qenc,ai as gou can 10 NE northuard." - G5rdon's
Histoyy Of 4meriean Rcrolht0n, roi 4, page ST.
Writing to toiohti Davies, under date of SD
May 1881, he EXPOSES the actual condition Of the
country;
"rhe animosity between the wings And foriss
of this State renders their situation truly deplors
able. There is not day passes but there are moro
or less who fall sacrifice to this savage dispositiBh
The Wings seem determined to extirra,c the Tories
and the Tories the Wings. Some thousands hdsx
fallen in this way in this quarter and the evil RACES
with more violence than ever. If a stop cannotb 10
soon put to these massacres the country will be
depopuatel in few thouths mort; as neither
! Wbig nor Tory cab I've" .
! To Lafayette, General Greene under da.e Of
2Qh December, lTs0 describes tic weakness Of
his troops
ait is now within few days of the time yoa
mentioned Of being with me- Were you to arrive
yoTwoud find few ragged halfsarved troops in
the wilderness, destitute of every necessary for
either the comfort IF convenience of soldiers' y
The country is almost laid waste. and the inhab'
itants plumber one another with little less thaa
savage fury. VIZ lite from hind to mouth, and
have nothing to stbsist ON but what we collect with
armed parties. In this situation. believe you
will agree with me; there IS notlhg hitting this
way, especially when assure you whole force
fit for duty that properly clothed and properly
equipped does not amount to eight hundred men"
/ I--Joh"sOm's Lye Of Greene, col. !, p $40.
| Writing to Mr.. Yarnum, member of Congresi;
he says:
e" There is great spirit of enterprise prevailing
among the militia Of these Southern States especi
tally with the volunteers. But their mode of going
to is SO destructive that it is the greatest 6lly
| In the world to trust the liberties Of n people to
such precarious dtltnsb. ''--JohNs5ns Life ef
G,ecne, col. l. p 391.
! Nothing can be more authentic or complete than
this testimony. Here also is what is said by David
/ Ramsay, an estimaDe citizen Of South Carolina,
iii his history of the reSblu'iou in that State pub
ilshta in 1855 only short time dfttf ths sccnSs
: lw&ich he dbseribes; ...
while The American soldiers Law oncamped.
in the low country near Charleston, their tattered
rags vert 60 completely worn out; that seven hum
dred of them were as naked as they were borfi Il:
. cbpng small strip of cloth about their waists.
: and they wert nearly us destitute of meat as Of
i clothing - Vol. 2, p. 25S;
The military weakness Of this "sayedoldinS
= continuity" is too APPARENT. Learn now its o6:
G casion and then join with lie in aniaaemert that
a II Senator from South Carolina should attributS
cur independence 10 anything 'slaveholding"I
Z. The records OF the country, and various voices!
all disOwn his suggestion. The state of South
Carolina, by authentic history, disowns it. Listen
t if you please, to peculiar and decisive Testimony
under date Of March 20, l77Q from the Secret
journal Of the Continental Congress;
"The committee appointed to take ntb consider.
alton the circumstances IF He southern States an d
, the ways and means for their safety and defence
report, that the State of South Carolina las rep
resented by the delegates Of the said Stcte and by
Mr.. iluger, who has come here at the request Of
the Governor OF the said State on purpose to ex-
plain the circumstances thereof is UNABLE to make
any efectuai efforts with militia by reason of the
great proportion Of citizens necessary to remain, at
home 10 pTercH 'aSurecti0a uoiong tie ne5yoes. and
- to prevent the desertion Of them to the enemy.
That the state Ct tic country, and the great nunbe:
J. Iot these pcopie Gmoa9 hcm, expose the inhabitants
Il 10 great GrRgei from TIE endcavors of the enemy
to excite them to revolt or descrt."gUl. l. p. l05:
! Here is South Carolina secretly disclosing her
u military weakness and its occasion thus dsown
inr; in advance the vaunt Of her Senator Eho
finds strength rhd graduation in slavery rather
than in freedom. twas during the war that she
thus shriyed herself on her knees, in the confes.
sonal OF the Continental Congress. But the SAND
important admission was made in debate, on tho
= tioor Of Congress, 30;h March, 1870, some time
after the war, hy Mr.. Burke, Representative
from South Carolina:
"There is not a gentleman on the floor who is
stranger the feeble situation of State. when
we catered into the war to oppose the British pow
= er JIe ircre not oMly lcifoW an Qrny on mifitary
1,y,, Ia r., yrp1 EJnl,J 10 L..
entangled .rH domeStcS, IN case the enemy intd;
:, ded ,s."-Aauais Of Congress, l7s9, 1871, rolums
>, page 1854
J. Similar testimony to the weakness engepasted
l., bv slavery was also borne by by Mr.. Madison, III
/ debate in Congress:
:, every addition they Georgia and South Caro-.
n lima receive to their number of slaves, tends To
= reake1i Me and render them less capable Of self
C detence." ."-AhHGlS Of Congress, roiumc /, page
n $40.
u The historian of South Carolina, DR.. Ramsey. :,
g contemporary observer of the very scenes which
T. he describes, exposes this weakness:
q The forGss under the command of General Pro,
q vost marched through the richest settlements Of
~ The State where the fewest white inhabitantr
in bruportion to the number of slaves. Ths
d hopeless 4tricans, o'luJed tciM the hope Of FREQ
II dom. t6rsook their orncrs, and repaired in great
C numbers to the Royal Army; They endeavored
r to recommend themselves TO their new masters by
discovering where their had concealed their
Is property and assisting in carrying it off,
? History IF South Clrolina ro!,Hne |, page Sl2r
+ And the same candid historiahi describing the
i invasion Of the next year, says:
\. "Thc slaves second time Gocked to the Britisi
n Army."-Vo l. page 1856.
to And ct a etll later day, Mr.. Justice johnson
r. of the Supreme Court of the United States. and
it citizen of South Carolina, in his elaborate life
B. General Greene, speaking of negro slaves, make
Or the same admission. He says
N "But tho number dispersed through these [souti
n ern States was very great so great to rende
he impossible for the citizens to muster reemen eoug
N 10 ,chstund the pressure Of the British arms.-T
OF ,, page 472.