The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-19
ush Carolina I'm the Revolotion.
LECTURE BY W. GiLxosE sTMNs, or SOUTH CARO-

GILNOnE eINNS, OF 6UUfH CAEU
LIMA.
The lecture season has commenced. W. GiInsTs
Simm' the frent writer, accomplished schcar and for
csoe oacr, Of South Caroline delivered the nrs lecture
OF bis course In the church Of Divine Unity Dr. Cha.
pm on Breadway, bctwe, Spring ana Prince streets,
last evening" TO very Intelligent and select audeace
IDS course o. lectures Is delivered by Mr. Simms ia
coroance with en- bvtstoa extended 70 him by gessrs
Bancroft Bryant and CHER gentlemen Of this city, m
nomiraiiy before tbs Young Mems Lecture Associa-
aon. Owing 10 the unusual mbar and peculiar excel
ence o. the other paces OF attraction last even rg and
20 some extent perba to the hgn price Of the tickets
there wa NOT 90 large atsen ~ the ability Of the
apeaker ought 70 have collected little Afser eight
o'clock, hr simns come forward and ascending TO the
pulpit was introduced 70 the audience by Mr. Peckhar
In psrsoI he is q tall, well formed man, has
full fssny face, high broad forehead, refeating TO-
wards the upper part Of bis bead Is large well for
ward hair shcrt and light Colored Carriage is drm c,an
ner bold rather progressing His style OF delivery
vas very rapid and forcibe. The subject the lecture
was "south Carolina In the Revolution Hold.ug the
msnusspt IN biz hard, he read vi great uency, sad
was ned 70 With marked attention. The spirit OF the
lecture las strongly southern
For eighty yess said he the people OF South Caroliua
have reposed securely in the faith that the fame
they bad DOW 10 cread fear comparing their deeds
With those OF any otter portion this country Tney
thought tnst hey had given some Of the dssguish
ca men whose names shine upon the annals Of tbs
ton. snd that nothing Whatever could take from them
the bonor and fame Of shose that past Bot history
II wouc seem muFt be changed toe old cnrou,cies
must be ignored BY partzans Of new creeds Yea
there have been those who have said tha.
our fathers were fatoless to their couutry,
traitors In the cabinet and towards Ia the deld these
are specifcsuons drawn by Senator from Massschu-
setts In a Congress assembled for national seslallon
They were poured forth with fierce vengeance ssearg
ly to eraufy nothing but base party spirit wne,ser
bis assertions true true, tne eSsGnl upl1
Souta Carolina vas unjust gnobe and grossly Improper
Was ueg lfto, bow Is ii that South Carolina has so
many bopo,aol names the national records names
that are recognised AZ the brightest in the naoaS 10
hat she bss acquired military and civil distinction
How that II has been left to toe present day. TO
make discoveries in the past to her 1shonor and eternal
oisgrac.S Ia Ii net rae inst We had Marion. q Sump.
toned the Revolution Il Carolina was as she sserted
10 have been II she had ct her great men patriots
AZ II che was not among the nrst to resist the paesut
county, then, ysrily, there Revocation; our
whoe history Ia IN Invention. But suppose these
10 be mt uesuppose tho magniy tina, made sue
nsapli npcn SonIh CErons shoud made odi us the
names o. fatheis what then should be tae atone
nsLt OF that person VINO bghied lhf OF ,ny OF
the most brilliant igo's in his countrys history? moi
gong TO revtee Any o 'ne mse a,le politics CT the cAy
know subject witch Is unworthy 10 forth my
attention Is outraged history that would defend. The
ssnt and future robbed by H. Of ae honors gained
by hlo and tears the others price aud
for thai honor which eacs then ever 10 defend it with
zeal 20 tear from their true hearts their loving faith In
the virtue OF Their sIes TO clay the very hopes
peopls-t 70 10 depi7s sbem Of their liability, WHAT
must be the malice c lne sntt which shoald strive
accomplish srcb OIL ctwba u the oeh coud uon OF
party that jnsiics stlempt proane and tteE9 II
VIII be permitted 10 oush Carolua assert her
history and every Just aid nagnari nous bcirg w not
only u,uy it, bot sil rejoice shall DO go sIth
cess None but the bses souls s srag up parts
a o. M Itspiss ss'ory that are iamensaee, .na. are
paiion is free irom Z blot or has nos had a
.i.hsner Sss, upon he history By some msau, selash
We asss the Rsyolstoni IN the case Of s.fs such ar
tur' Il pot the duty OF statesmen 10 take for
and 10 refer 10 their weakness and unfortunate deds
with forrcw, and not With exuliauon. Sogta Csrona
AXIS only 10 be tried by the standard that Is applied 10
every other state IL alleged that tho public services OF
sou6 Carolina were siensly disproportionate to her
strength and population, but e, sec how s was: Ia
1870 the population Of south Carolina %, COG, and
was scai,ered over forest coa,try, covering 4o oc0
square mihs SoutbCarolns furni bed curing the Rsvo
iu.icn $500 soldiers. Massachusetts, had Iopu
lation OF 35O,Coc souls. closely settled. and
furnshed 80, ,0oe men u must not be understood nai
IN either that large q pumtcr Of men wero
who josed the army, f"r many Of these joined u
twice and served twice in Il The population Of ANsa
chusei;s way corpr.ed within an aes Of 10000 miles,
whs ,ba, Of Souih Carr lima averaged only ahroo per
square mile. and homogens nearly all
native bonn chzeus wpc sthst Of South Carolina
composed rrey o. foreigners Of persons VINO bad n.t
been T. tre county for ten They settled 10
little villages settlement being entirely Irish,
another scotch, q third German, n fourth English.
tafneffig 10 tie lscko
luton thc Scotch and most of tho Germans
lceitmis,s. When Vim. Drayton urged an assembly Of
Gtfmsus 70 espcuse the revolution, they drew forth
guinea ard said There is King Ceorte, and for
him srd the money" These are Inc acu-and against
all these obstacles for South Carolina 10 do anything
all in the Revolution think 10 70 bo wondered Tney
not oprosed Ike ttoy IN New Ia glaad shc
bad always been Q tsvofite province of Great Bri.
tain She had 10 commerce. 10 msnufacturcs TO be Ia
oppoeiion 20 jealous o Engands III sho Of tho
nrst States In the Uu,on 10 rebel Sc did not wall 30
Judge the conaequenccs or for larger and powerful
States 10 tate the lead, but tho secoud 10 tho lod
Her nauye born farmers and mechanics wero tho onas
who came forward 10 this movement and succeedod Ia
bi owing the power Of the State IN the scale OF The Rcyo.
luton and therefore class South Car0lpn rst In the
Eevolaiion, bccsrse sho had many internal enomes
md hsit0rs II She defeated Engsh fleet
N Charleston bay soon sner the bsttio Of Bunker
Hi, when FDelnnd had never boon defeated
the fes; che built the largest sbip OF the
Revolution. Ihs SPEAKER went riruiey into the hIsoy
of several incidents of lie Revolution, particularly the
ccrduct Of Rntlodge, when narie6,on bcsicgsd by
Broycau justify rg hf and iaudiug bic profound
policy and foresight In clo-rg his lecture ho Is,hsr
spooglstf FOR the worth with which nc defended his
neyo sinte bot thai hts heart IN and be could
btn The u n nj Cf