Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-10
An EngenIus but DfsIoyal South
CaroIfnfan.

An application was recently made to Con-
gress for the renewal of the patent of an easy
chair. invented by a citizen ofSouth Carolina.
When the case came up in the Senate. quite
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 difficulty:
Mr-Hale.-I hope this bill will pass. In
the 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 but very little: aud
| think it would be very ungracious to oppose
this application from South Carolina now. |
hope it will pass. U
We wonder if this was the same patentee
| of whom good story was quite current
winter before last.
Old Judge Evans, the lste Senator from
| South Carolina. very earnest, sincere
and venerable old gentleman, who under an
exceedingly gentle, mild and clerical exterior
concealed some very decided points of charac-
| ter, among which was an intense State pride
and a strong bias in favor of the institutions.
and even of the weaknesses ard defects of his
| old State. To him, South Carolina was the
beau ideal of every thing admirable, great
and good. Her errors and defects We're 10
! him, virtues and eHdowments. And. thou Oh
1T was not in the nature of the good old man
to hate anybody or anything, he cherished a
ucCiucu anu very SOuln CdTOllndlsH TepuS-
nance 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 the people of that sec
| ton, was in the view of the old Senator, a
serious breach of faith and duty to his honor
| ed and beloved old Palmetto State.
Now. it happened that Judge Evans was
| apple d to by a young South Cdrolinian, who
had invented some in genious mechanical con-
fFx-a lfnb hs.6 fO hau Tor, tod
The young applicant introduced himself as
the son OF an old friend and fellow parishioner
Of the Judge, and begged his favor and aid
in obtaining his letters patent.
The venerable Senator. raising his specta-
cles, and fixing his eyes in wonder and amaze
ment at the ingenious young Carolinian, in
his mild but emphatic tone, Intercepted him
as follows:
You are the son of Col. H, of st.
- parish, South Carolina, who was born in
the said parish ~
Il am. SIR promptly and proudly respond
ed the young gentleman.
''The grandson of Gen. H, who served
under General Sumpter, in the Revolutionary
war;"
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 occu-
plying it?''
Yes, SIR" enthusiastically exclaimed the
representative of one of Cardinals proudest
families.
And you" continued the patriotic old
Senator, .'have been educated at the acad-
envy -, in -. and instructed in the
principles, duties and knowledge proper to
your position. your birth and family p
Yes, SIR" modestly remarked the now i'm
patient youth.
Then, SIR" exclaimed the Judge, in a tone
of naughty firmness and indignation, ''how
dare yOu turn your back upon all the tradl-
tiOnal principles, and ideas, aud customs of
your State. upon the sentiments and princi-
pies of your family, your ancestors and your
countrymen, and degrade yourself to the
level of a common wooden nutmeg Yankee,
by inventing a machine ?"
The ingenious. but, alas ! high-born young
Carolinian was so affected by the forcible
manner in which his Senator presented the
elormty of his conduct, that he abandoned
his application, and returned to South Caro-
lima with view of standing for Congress IN
Ills District at the next election.