Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-17
An Ingenious but DislOyal South
CarOlinian.

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An application was recently made to
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, quite discussion ensued,
during which Mr.. Hale made decided bit
for the applicant in the following speech.
after which the bill passed without any diff
ficulty: - 'sd'
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; and 1 think it would be very
ungracious to oppose this application from
South Carolina now. I hope it will pass.
We wonder if this was the same pat
entee cf whom good story was quite cur
rent winter before last. .-ua e3'
Old Judge Evans, the late Senator from
South Carolina, was very earnest, sincere
and venerable old gentleman, who under
an exceedingly gentle, mild and clerical ex-
terror, concealed some very decided points
of character, among which was an intense
State pride and a strong bias in favor of
the institutions, and even of the weakness
ses and defects of his old Stste. To him
South Carolina was the beau ideal of fevery-
thing admirable, great and good. Her er-
rors and defects were, to him, virtues and
endowments. And, though it was not in
the nature of the good old man to hate
anybody or anything, he cherished decid-
ed and very South Garolinaish 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 the people of that
section, was in the view of the old Senator,
a serious breach of faith and duty to his
honored and beloved old Palmetto State.
Now, it happened that Judge Evans was
applied to by young South Carolinian,
who had invented some ingenious mechani-
cal coutrivance which he desired to have
patented. The young applicant introdue-
ed himself as the son of an old friend and
fellow -parishioner of the Judge, and beg
eed his favor and aid in obtaining his let
tiers patent. --. s.,.
gSThe venerable Senator, raising Lis spec
tacles, and fixing his eyes in wonder and
amszement at the ingenious young Carroll
nian, in his mild but emphatic tone, inter
rogated him as follows s
"You are the son of Colonel II
of St. Parish, South Carolina, who
was born in the said parish?" T
Il am, sir" promptly and proudly re-
sponded the young gentleman.
'The grandson of General HI -, who
served under General Sumpter in the Rev
olutiouary warl'
s ''Yes, sir" was the prompt reply. 80
"Your mother was the daughter of Mrs.
Nancy ~, who set fire to her mansion
in the Revolution, to prevent the British
occupying it." ..,
eyes, sir" enthusiastically exclaimed the
representative of one of Carolina's proudest
families. j -l % I'D t4.a
sand you" continued the patriotic old
Senator, shave been educated at the acade-
my - in --, and instructed in
the principles, duties and knowledge prop
er to your position, your birth and family?"
eyes, sir" modestly remarked the now
impatient youth.
"Then, sir" exclaimed the Judge, in .
tone of naughty frmness and indignation.
show dare you to turn your back upon all
the traditional principles, and ideas, and
customs of your State, upon the sentiments
and principles of your family, your ances-
tors and your countrymen, and degrade
yourself to the level of common wooden
nutmeg Yankee, by inventing machineI"
The ingenious, but alas ! nigh-born young
Carolinian was so affected by the forcible
manner in which the Senator presented the
enormity of bis conduct, that be abandoned
his application, and returned TO South Car
olina, with view of standing for Congress
in his District at the next election.