The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-12-02

Isast oNs Of the British Gigs,es. an,
might have escaped from the ofher ,we
They also believed that the South Caro-
lima h>d been so!d and her crew al.c
Iu Nsrch, 1874, the Legislature o
South L Nolins constituted Court O
Naval o,h, ars, then out Of commission
for the trial Of Capiain Joyner, ., Iii
request, for The loss Of the fsiga:s. Th,
Coiumission SEQ oi,ted him.
The mission Of Commodore Gillon &c
Holland. his native country. Il vas sup.
posed would be attended with many
advantages TO the State. aod others in :.
tefeslsd IN II. But, unfortunately, il
proved Otherwise.
After the close Of the Revolutionary
war, Comutodore Giilon continued in
high estimation and influence ip Sonth
Carolina, sssocisting in all the active
dulles Of good citizen. lie was SEN
a,or in Congress Tor many years; ; and,
when nat so delegated, served in the
State Legislature. also In the Conven.
tions by which the Federal Constitution
was adopted, and that Of the State
amended. On one of these occasions,
IN adebate which occur,sJi Mr.. Char.
lee Pinckney introduced Latin Quota
tion 10 slucidate the suhjsnt nndsr di..
cussion, which very few Of those present
understood. When Mr.. Pinckney 70.
suIned his seat, Commodore Gillon re-
piled 10 him. aud In the course Of his
remarks observed "tbat the learned
gentleman had enlightened the minds
II his audience by Latin sentence. and
he would follow his good example, as
far as possible, but would prove the re
verse Of his position BY a quotation
from High Dutch, which he hoped
would be eoaally we'll understood BY
his hearers. Commodore GilIon then
gave the House sentence from Dutch
author. which be assured them was ap
Plicable to the suljec, before the Assem-
bly, 1t !. needless TO add tina, there
were no more quotations, during that
session, from the dead or foreign lam
guages.
When Presiden, Warrington visited
Charleston, Commodore GiIIon was nns
OF the Committee of Arrangements APP
pointed TO provide for his entertain
ment. Al the supper "f n public ball
given TO the distinguished guest. Com.
modore Gillon Was requested TO fill the
places 1t the head Of the isLle. With
that resdy tact which cha, ac,eriz-d all
his undertakings. he handed Mira. Shub
rick To the .eat opposite TO President
Washington, site Leing the handsomes,
matron in the assernbIage; and. mex,
to him, on the right, Was placed Miss
Claudia Smith, the most witty and so.
ciable Of the young Iadies-thu. judici.
ously enhancing ell The pleasures Of the
eni niertainment.
The State House in Charlearon, (now
known ~ the Court House, having
been partially destroyed by fire in 1888,
the Legislature At iis next session, which
wSs held 10 the halt Of the Exchange
or Custom House. liz having been fiued
hastily for the occasion with plain bench.
60 and temporary benti,ss, no, even
painted, was called upon TO rebuild It.
Tho me,nbefs Of the Legislature no,
only appropriated money to re- build
the house for Court House, but re-
solved to build town also. They EN-.
braced The opportunity to remove tue
sea, Of government from Charleston to
u central position in the State, and
there TO erect the necessary public build
ings. In this part Of the proceeding.
the member acted with much harmony,
ba, shen the question arose about the
particular location sf the town. there
arose = contention among several who
owned land in the interior, each OF
them insisting that bis land was the
bes, situated for the purpose. General
Sumter owned large tracts Of land on
the Watsree River, and, In anticipation
Of = removal Of the seat Of government
had commenced building q village som,
time prior to the destruction OF tn.
State House. which he called SLateburg
Colonel Wade Hampton, Colonel L
Tay lor, Commodore Gillon and o:hsrs
owned lands on the Congaree River
and The neighbors Of each united in ad
voca,ing the relative merits and advsn'
tages Of each position. In the discussion
which ensusd, a personal dispute arose
between General Sumter aud Commo
dors Gillon. Without q message o.
pre.concert, each camo the nex, morn
ing into the House, armed with smaI
sword. the weapon usually worn At ths
time By gentlemen for defence Her,
were two game cocks, gated and pit.
ted; had either Of them crowed, tn,
other would probably have struck. ant
bloodshed ensusd. One Of the mem
bers, whom DIR. Johnson thinks va
Edward Ru,ledge, took the earliest op
por,oni,y Of bringing the occurrence 4
the notice Of the nouae, in very soo,h