The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-06-11
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rorthArtos or sorrit CAROLINA.
"I1o population wns scanty fbn uhs OK
toht Of the country, mud wns madu uo. O
ctnigrants or tho descendants Of imi
grants from various lands and Of vari
cus nations. 11uguenots who hand emf
grated from France aftor the revocation O
the Elict Of Nantx; Germans from III,
Pa"tinate; Irish protestants who had re-
oeised grants, Of land from the crown
scoth 1lighlanders, transported Lill,er afle,
the disastrous battle of Culloden Dutcl
eollonists. who had left New York after it.
submission to England, and been settled
bere. Oh bounty lands"
VIM. wAsnINGToN.
"Tarleton had soon afterwards to on
counter worthy antagonist in Col. William
Washington, the same cavalry officer who
had distinguished himself at Trenton, and
was destined TO- distinguish himself still
more in this Southern campaign. He is
described as being six feet in height, broad,
stout. and corpuent. Bold in the field
careless in the camp; kind to his soldiers
harassing to his enemies gay and good
hnaaosed; with an upright heart and n
generous hand, universal E,vorite."
BANAsTRE TARLEToN.
"Ihis 'Iold dragoon,' so noted in South
era warfare, was about twenty six years of
age, of swnrlhy complexion, with small,
black piercing eyes. lie is described as
hcing rather below the mile size, square.
built and strong, with large muscular legs
1t will he found that he was first-rate
partIzan officer, r-cmri, ardent, active, but
somewhat 1nscrupulous."
PATRICK FERGUSON.
Ferguson was fit associate for Talle
ton in hardy, scramLling, partizan enter
prise; equally intrepid, and determined,
hut coolor, and more open to impulses of
humanity. lie was the son of an eminent
Scotch Judge, had entered army at an carlv
age, and served in the German wars. The
British extol'cd him as superior TO tile
American Indians in the use of the rifle ::
s''n short, as being the hest marksn:,ao living
lie hod invented one Which could be loaded
at Tue breecA and discharged seven times
in aaiaute. 1t had been used with effect
hy his corps. Washington, according to
British authority, had owed his life at the
battle Of Germantown, solely to Ferguson's
ignorance of his person, having repeatedly
ascen i'll reach of the Colonel's unerrinp
rifle"
Count DE RoCHAMDEAU.
"Ihe Count dc Rochambeau, Lieutenant
General of the royal armies, was comman-
der-in-cllief of this auxiliary force. lie
was veteran, fifty five years of age, WHO
had early distinguished himself, when Colo
mel Of the regiment Of Auversne, and had
gained laurcls in various battles, especially
that Of Kloster Camp, Of which lie decided
the success. Since then, he had risen from
one post of honor to another, until cntrus-
ted with his present important command"
= SPIRIT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
"Lord CORVALLIS, when left in military
command at the South by Sir Henry Clinton,
was charged, it will he recollected, will, the
Invasion Of North Carolina. It was an en-.
terpsisein which much difficulty was to he
Rpprehended, both from the character of
thepeopIe and the country. The original
settlers were from various parts, most Of
them men who had experienced political or
religious oppression, and had brought with
them quick susceptibility to wrong, a
stern appreciation of their rights, and an
indomitable spirit Of Freedom and inle-
Pendence. In the heart Of the State was
hardy Presbyterian stock, the Scotch Irish,
as they were called, having emigrated from
Scotland to Ireland, and thence to America;
and who were said to possess the impulsive-
ness Of the Irishman, with the dogged reso-
luton of the covenantcr.
: "The early history of the colony abounds
with instances Of this spirit among lis pco-
pie. 'They always behaved insolently 70
their Governors complains Governor Bar
rington in 1881; some they have driven
out OF the country-at other times they set;
4nls goseHnmeift Of their own choice, sup.
= ported 10y men under arms It was, in
fact tile spirit Of popular liberty and self
which stirred within them, and
, gave birth to the glorious AXIOM the
= rights Of the many against the exactons of
,sihe few rsosipe was this spirit at an early
day, that wien tile boundary line was run,
ID. ~, sBstween North Carolina and vir-
.giuia, thssborderers were eager to be in.
el4ded .Mthin the former province, 'as they
= payed no ostfibute to God or Cesar ~
1si." e was. s.this spirit which gave rise to the
confsderacy, called the Regulation, formed
10. giassand the abuses Of power; aRd the
~firsk5 Hood sIe6 in our coupt,,, (, o,;