Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-02

And this, too, was the College which gradua.
ted Hugh S. Legare, than whom no ripper scholar,
no more gorgeous writer, no more magnificent
lccamer. has ever adorned the Western hclnlS:
phcrc. Here, too, was graduated the lamented
Butler, that "representive man" as he has been
termed, of South Carolina; impulSivc and pas.
sionate, but true-heartcd high.strung, and full
of genlencss, geniality and good nature; shrcwd,
sensible and practical, as he was humorous ana
eloquent. The two Wardlaws were graduates.
The South Carolina College sent Melville to
Mississippi, and gave to Alabama her Lewis, a
nan, every inch of lin, as large as nc was.
New York has long boastcd Of Dr. Taylor as
one of the most learned and eloquent OF her
Divincs The sagacious Elmorc, the gifted
Mcmmi.gcr, Yeadon. Dargan, Colcock, Ham
mond. Withers, Pickens, all were educated there.
Dr. Mott of Mobile; Bishop Elliott. of Georgia;
Bishop Boone, in China; Hunt of New Orleans;
Elmorr, of Montgomery: Floyd, the present
head Of the Navy Department. In single
| class the College sent forth Randall Hunt, Of
New Orleans, distinguished alike as scholar,
| LAWYER and orator: the Hon. Thomas }. With
ers, one Of the lights Of our own Judiciary
Stephen Elliott, the accomplished Bishop of
Georgia; Ex-Governor Hammond; the late So.
licitor Dawkins; Daniel Z. Huger late of Char.
lesion and last, though, as thorough man,
certainly not the least, John D. Coalter, Of ST.
Louis, Missouri. All these in class of less, l
think than forty What class elsewhere, OF
thrice the number, has ever done better?
DR.. Thornwcll, though Of later date, is sur.
passed by none in merit or i'll reputation. White
| foord Smith, j. B. Campbell, James W. Miles,
James Il. Elliott, and c. P. Gaasden, are some
| of the contributions the to pulpit. Nor, IN my
opinion. have the collcgians OF a still more re.
cent period given cause for the old ogy cry OF
| dsgeaeyucy. Barnwell. Rion, Simonton. Barker,
the Bovds, Middleton, Lowndcs, Mordecai, and
! many others, would have done honor to any IN
stitution. Ask your sons rs TO the morals and
habits of study. and future promise Of soH" Of
those very rebels whose conduct has, no doubt
contributed to impcril this institution now, and
YOU will find that there is a redeeming leavcn
in them. McCienagan and the two Rhetts were,
and ore, youths of extraordinary promise, OF
whom no father need be ashamed. And the
very Junior class, the immediate cause OF the
late crisis. if you will enquire had II! 1t more ot
hard study, fair ability and reasonable promise,
than will be found as tho average standard OF
Juniors anywhere.
know that in this enumeration have omit
ted many quite as worthy of note rs those men-
toned, but have spoken nos i'r lie G'o!iiiEa'
ton Of individuals but simply to illustrate thr
subject Look to those who have filled. and
those who now fill, the highest positions in our
Statc--mrmbers Of Congress. Governors, Cham
cellurs, Judges, Attorney Generals. Solicitors,
prominent LAWYERS, Divncs, PhoS;cians, meiA-
pers ol the Leg sislalarc--aad observe ihr pr",
;rniion that those educated Al this to:ies" bear
To all others. Tax" ao'e of the Younger men
oi creates, promise III 'he State, AID enquire
paa; wvpo,lion ot i!lc$a poini to The South Caro-.
lim College rs ;ileir Alma Mater.
Surely this is not III: barren * tree w!l;cli
deserves 10 b., :" cut ,!own anil cast Into the fire
81 far ain from thinking til. College "a t-
ure, that, i,lgng !rola results, 10 me it secils,
with all it,; shortcomings. ln' !npst successful
cxn rimeni ui' ap;;liiy ri:a:'"'," or a;i"":p:'"
in S:.nth Carolina.
have. however, al:e;.lv cxc"c:l',i ih. limits
of single article, and shall reserve what inG1hr
prop ,sc 10 say for another OCCASION. an'l >!ia !
subscribe :. nam. appropriate 10 ;s ',pi" and
which: to many ri yoa, is fraug!'t wi'h Coil"gr
"reminiscences. MAACl.