The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-16

"mr. Jenerson ANA South Caro1inn.n
The following article, from the edito.
ri4l columns Of the Charleston Courier.
Will be read with interest and, satisfac-
tion.. It is On incident honorable to
South Carolinain in tho past. The Courier
says:
THE recent publication by Miss Sa.
rah NJ. Randolph Of tho domestic Life
OF Thomas Jefferson calls up the histo-
ry of the past, and the grateful recollec-.
tion u .!.a esteem in which his memory
and services was held by the State OF
South Carolina. Aud this without re.
gard to partisanahip-for at that time
the Commonwealth was divided into Re.
pnbiicans and Federulists. The former
afterwards merged into tho Democrats,
and the latter into tue Wings.
''Mr. Jefferson lived in that age Of
statesmen who retired from high official
public duty with their hands unspotted
with either public or private spoliution.
De died. leaving as his only legacy
fame without stain, and the services he
had rendered his country.
Jefferson died in 1926, and it is said
that when his deceRse was announced TO
John Adams, who was expecting every
moment to depart, he remorkcd quaintly:
Jefferson was always little before me.
Mr.. Jefferson had preceded him in the
Presidency. Judge William johnson. of
this city, then member OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States, delivered a
entogy on the life and ohara ,ter of Mr..
Jefferson, and in it alluded to the then
history OF the statesmen who, having
given their lives and talents to the ooun-
try, had diod in comparative poverty.
AT the ensuing session of the Legis-
latnre Mr.. John Ramsay, the Senator
from st. Faul's, aud prominent Statos
Rights man, prepared O resolution maxi
ing provision for the issue of stock by
tho State, for the benefit Of Mrs. Ran
doiph. Mr: deGerson's surviving daugh-
ter. He approached the Hon. Alfred
Huger, then also in the State Senate.
whose affiiiation was with the Federal
paftyS which leaned towards strong
government, and to which Mr. Jefferson
had been opposed, and exhibiting the
resolution. announced his purpose OF in
Producing it, leaving it to Mr.. Huger to
oppose it he thought proper. Mr..
Huger responded: ..Ityo think it will
not injnre your resolution for me to give
it my commendation and support, will
second 1t and fill the blank with proper
amount '''r.
''The succeeding day Mr.. Ramsay
moved his resolution. Mr.. John Lyde
Wilson Immediately seconded the reso.
luton. Mr. Hnger then rose, and after
giving ahort sketch Of tho men OF the
Revolution aud of their distinguished
seryices, moved to mike tho amount
$40. 600. adding, TINT this appropriation
had no precedent, and there could be no
other, as there had been bnt one Dccla-
ration OF Independence, and one author
OF that declaration.
'"rhe resolution was adopted by nccla-
nation In the Senate.
''The Hon. b. F. Dunkin, since Chief
Justice OF the State, was then one of
the leading members of the Honse. He
e0ok charge Of tho, resolution in the
House, and made q powerful and elo-
quent speech in its advocacy. Some
one from the up. country called for the
yeas and nays. but seven members did
not riae. as required by the rule.
''The question wae then put and car
ried without dissent. It wl.s grateful
act on the part OF the State. Tie MEN
OF that day valued character, ability and
virtue. They rose above the petty do
minion OF party. The statesmen of
South Carolina, whether Repn blicans or
Federalists, pnid common tribute to
enc OF the great apostles of liberty and
self-government. and the State placed
upon record her appreciation of his un-
snliied patriotism and talent.
The Hons. B. F. Dunkin aud Alfred
Huger, OF those who actively partici-
pated in this act of munificenoe as we'll
as OF Justice. yet survive, covered with
years and honor.
"History will not willingly let die the
1aos, that when Mr.. Jefferson died, leav-
ing bis family heavily embarrassed with
debt. South Carolina was the fret and
one OF the only two States which contri-
buted OF its public treasury to their re-
lief!" s.
Some arithmetician discovers that the
French war indemnity Of 1000, 900, OcO
would. III I've dollar gold pieces. cover
more than nineteen acres of ground
used as paving. It would take one man
222 years to count them. nt the rnte of