The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-08-14
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gle. and that he was resolved he
would never doso again.,s h .sa.r
After he resigned hiso Judges
ship, he was elected President of
the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa.
ny, and devoted himself for sev.
erai wears to the great interests of
that Company, During his presi.
dency, the Company was involved
in a most tedious and har assing
litigation With Bangs 81 Co., who
We're contractors ON the Road
The suit was brought in Georgia,
and the Judge had to attend the
conrt for some time. He told me
that after the adjournment of court,
every day, his counsel and himself
would repair to his rooms at the
hote! and take a drink of some
good old brandy which he had
brought with him from Charles
ton. The counsel suggested one
day, tLat he should invite tho pre-
siding Judge to go with them aud
join them in a glass of brandy.-
Judge Frost replied that he would
be very happy indeed to have the
pleasure of his Honor's company,
but he doubted very much the
propriety of sucI step. In South
Carolina it would be regarded as
Ihdelicate, and that he had never
heard Of such a thing as treating
the Judge who was trying an i'm
portant case, either whilst he was
at tile Bar or on the Bench. The
counsel assured him that there was
no such delicacy existing in their
courts. Thereupon, the j udge was
invited, and went with them eg.
ularly to his rooms. Judge Frost
said his brandy soon gave ont, and
he had to send off to some groce.
ry establishment to get freshsup-
ply. His counsel and his Honor
did not perceive any difference in
the liquor. They continued to
praise it, and said it was tar supe.
rior to anything of the kind they
could get in that region of country.
AT length Judge Frost got tired
of the presidency. of this railroad
company, and wrote me very
Kind letter, stating that his pur-
pose was to resign, and said that he
and his board of directors desired
me to accept the presidency of the
road. l wrote back to him that
my life had been devoted to law
and politics, and that | was now
unit for anything else. could
not think of accepting a position
which | was wholly unfit for and
knew nothing about.
During the civil war, Judge
Frost resided az Pendleton, and
after the surrender of Gen. John.
ston, Yankee raid came through
that part of the country, and the
citizens armed themselves to re-
sist- The Judge ,shouldered his
rifle and marched out to meet the
raiders. He then returned to
Charleston, which was in ruins.
and socially in state of chaos
They were without civil govern.
ment, and determined to make ap.
plication to the President for the
appointment of a Provisional Gov.
ernor for South Carolina. The
Judge and four or five other gem
tlemen were requested by the citi.
zens to proceed to Washington
and ask an interview with Presi-
dent johnson on this subject. They
did so, and several names were
suggested to his Excellency, mine
amongst them. The President
asked Judge Frost if I was not ''too
much of a peoples man to be &C.
ceptable to the city of Charleston"
The Judge assured him that my
nomination would be altogether
acceptable. He called again, and
the President assured him that nv
appointment! would be made.
Judge Frost was member of
the State Convention, which az.
sembled in 1865, to frame new
Consultation for South CAROLINA
He participated largely in the de
bates Of that Convention, which
was composed of the ablest men of
the State. 1t is doubtful whether
any assembly ever convened in
South Carolina surpassed it for,
talents, wisdom and ability. BIT
their labors availed nothing. An.
other Convention was ordered BY
Act Of Congress, to make another
Constitution. This Convention
was the opposite i'm all respects of
the former one, and was the dis
graceful beginning of that corrup-
tion, ignorance aud roguery which
have governed the State ever since,
and dishonored every department
OF It's government. 7lFia go lrf .si
Judge Frost made very admi.
rable Circuit Judge; F; always pleas.
ant, good natnred, polite and cour.
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