The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-08-21
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he was like Washington, who new.
er figured in a deliberative assem-.
bly, as a public speaker. p,,vs4 81 =
Whilst Colonel Drayton. was in
Congress, the doctrine. of sNullifi.
cation sprung up in South Carroll.
ma. Col. Drayton was sstrongly
opposed to the tariff for protection {;
but he was unwilling to resort to
such a aremedyoas Nnllification, a
remedy unconstitutional and futile
in his estimation, for the purpose
of opposing the Tariff. He differ.
ed with'the whole South Carolina
delegation on this subject, and
with his constituents. He pub.
lished All address at that time,
which remember was the begin.
ming of the organization of parties
in South Carolina, on the subject
of the Federal Union. He declined
being a candidate for reelection
to Congress, and his pride and dig.
nifty were 80 much offended by the
course of his friends and constitu.
ents, that he determined to leave
the State, and moved to Philadel.
phia. Whilst he remained here,
he took an active part in opposing
Modification and defending the
American Union. His counsel
and advice was again like that of
Washington's in his farewell ad.
dress to the people of the United
States. His removal was great
loss to South Carolina, and / have
no doubt Colonel Drayton himself
deeply regretted the necessity of
his removal from his native State.
In time of this political excite
pent. as in times of all political
excitements, there was DISPOSE
tion to calumniate and traduce op
ponents. This feeling was carried
SO far that search was made into
the character of a mans ancestry,
to see whether there was not some
stain or blot on their escutcheon.
1t was reported that Colonel Dray.
toms father had been tory in the
Revolutionary war. In conse.
quence of this report said to have
been founded on the assertion of
Chancellor DeSaussure-I wrote
the Chancellor and Judge Huger
enqniring about the truth of the
matter, and received from them
the following letters, which are
worthy of publication, in ref
erence to Colonel Drayton's life
and the character of his father:
| COLUMBIA, 9th Sept. 1881.
Dear Sir: L received your let.
ter of the Sd September, stating
that there was report in circulas
ton iii Greenville "that the father
of Colonel Drayton was Tory du.
ring the Revolutionary war;" and
that it was said on my authority !;
and requesting information as to
the fact. | have not the least hes.
itation in stating facts to you.
remember that during my last cir.
cut, was asked two or perhaps
three times, at different places, who
was the father OF Col. Drayton,
and what part he had taken during
the Revolutionary war. My an.
swer was as frank then as it is now:
That | had always understood tnat
Mr.. William Dravton, the father
OF Colonel Drayton, who was an
excellent lawyer, had been ap.
pointed a Judge, (or, / believe,
Chief Justice) of East Florida,
then British Province, before the
Revolutionary war; that he was
in Office there, with a family, and
settled before that contest com.
menced. He remained in his sta
ton. East as well as West Flori.
da were coded by Great Britain to
Spain, at the close of the war
Mr.. VIM. Drayton, it was said,
then went to England, and not long
after came to his native State, with
his family, and settled here per-
manently. This is the sum of the
story, and | did not expect that
such a statement, given in answer
to enquiries, made in the free con-
versation Of private society, could
or would have been used for polit-
ical purposes. / certainly did not
mean to communicate the, idea
that Mr.. Drayton, the father, was
a Tory, nor could have used that
term, for gentlemen situated as Mr..
Drayton was, never were consid-
cred Tories. 1t must have been an
inference drawn by some of the
gentlemen to whom this ncommu-
nication was made, that he who
was not with us, was against Us,
and therefore was q Tory. Bot
this was not the understanding of
those days, for as Mr.. Drayton was
| not in the United States during
the Revolution, but held a com.
mission in another Province, no
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