The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-09
A pIsloyai South Carolinian.


Congress for the renewal Of the patent Of
an easy chair, invented by citizen Of
South Carolina When the case came
up in the Senate, quito discussion
ensued, during which Mr.. Hale, of New
HAMPSHIRE made decided hit for the
applicant in the following speech, after
which the bill passed without any diff
Guilty: .iss.
Mr.. Hale--T hope this bill will pass.
In tho first place | am very much in favor
of the article that is patented. 1t is an
easy chair. In the second place, South
Carolina troubles the Patent Office 80
little that it would be very ungracious to
oppose this application from the Palmetto
State now 1hope it will pass,
We wonder if this was the same patentee
of whom good story was quite current
winter before last.
Old Judge Evans, late Senator from
South Carolina, was very earnest sin
cere and venerable old gentleman, who,
under an exceedingly gentle, mild and
clerical exterior, concealed some very
decided points of character among which
was an intense State pride, and strong
bias in favor Of the institutions and even
of the weaknesses and defects, Of his old
State. To him South Carolina was the
beau ideal of everything admirable, great
and good. Her errors and defects were
to him virtues and endowments and
though it was not in the nature of the
EoCd old man to hate anybody or anything,
he cherished q decided and very South
Carolinaisn repugnance to the institutions,
ideas and customs Of New England. For
any South Carolinian to possess any Of
the qualities, the accom- plishments or
tastes Of tho people of that section, was
in the view Of tho old Senator, q serious
breach of faith and duty to his honorcd
and beloved old Palmetto State.
Now, it happened that Judge Evans
was applied to by young South Caro-
linian, who had invented some mechanical
contrivancc which he desired to have
patented. Tho young applicant intro
duced himself as the son of an old friend
and fellow-parishoner of the Judge, and
begged his favor and aid in obtaining his
letters patent.
The venerable Senator, raising his
spectaclss, and fixing his eyes in wonder
and amazemens upon the ingenious young
Carolinian, in his mild but emphatic tone,
interrogated him as follows:
"You are the son Of Col. H, Of
- parish, South Carolina, who was
born in said parish o.
II am sir, promptly and proudly re-
sponded the young gentleman.
"The grandson Of General II, who
served under General Sumptcr in the
Revolutionary WARP
"Yes sir was the prompt reply.
"Your mother was the daughter Of Mrs.
Nancy -, who set fire to her mansion
in the Revolution, to prevent the British
from occupying it2"
eyes, SIR" enthusiastically exclaimed
the representative of one of our proudest
families. -, ..
''And you," continued the patriotic old
Senator, shave been educated at the acad-
envy, -, and instructed in the
principles, duties, and knowledge proper
to your position, your birth and family ?"
eyes sir," modestly remarked the now
impatient youth. u
"Then, sir" exclaimed the Judge, in a
tone of naughty tirmness and indignation,
"how dare you turn your back upon all
traditional principles, and ideas, and GUS
toms of your State, upon the sentiments
and principles of your family, your ances-
tors and your countrymen, and degrade
yourself to the level Of a common wooden
nutmeg Yankee, by inventing machine"
The ingenius, but alas! high-born young
Carolinian, was so affected by the forci-
bic manner in which the Senator pre-
sensed the enormity Of his conduct, that
he abandoned his application, and re.
turned to South Carolina with view Of
standing for Congress in his district at the
next election.