The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-02-07

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Judge lColcock was sone of the
Appeal Judges, before whom / was
admitted to the bar. He had been
an Associate Judge for many
years, Solicitor, and ! . leading
member Of the Legislature. He
resigned his seat on the Appeal
bench, and was elected President
of the Bank ct the State. After
bis resignation of bis seat on the
bench, he BECOME q very active
politician in Charleston, and pre-.
sided at most of their Modification
meetings. When l was fret ,eiecc.>
ted a member of the Legislature,
/ made speech in opposition to
some intcrests of the Bank. Judge
Colcock was present and heard It.
After the Legislature adjourned, I
went to Charleston, and net the
Judgein the streets. lie eRq uired
when it would be convenient FOR
me to dine with him. A day was
named, and / met at bis table, a
very pleasant party Of gentlemen.
Not having previously had any
particular acquaintance with the
Judge, was at a loss to account
for his special hospitality-whetli.
er it was in compliment to my ini
dependence in opposing his Bank
or whether it was on the principle
that Doctor Franklin acted when
lie borrowed a book Of q young
member Of the Pennsylvania .egis.
lature, who had made o speech
against his election as Clerk OF
the House. But ! afterwards as
certained that Mrs. Colcocko wss
tho intimate friend and kinswo-
man of my intended mother-in law,
and the Judges kindness was Oh
that account, o. 81, i,ai n5.iR ..r,r
In the fall of 1887, l find the
following memGranda of conve ersa,
tions with Judge. Colcock, noted
in my jnurnal: "September 9th.
Judge Colc"ck and lady arrived
here yesterday had long talk
with him, ON banks2 and banking
last night. He ,favors the separa,
ton of government from ell banks,
and also the payment OF the reve.
nue. in gold and silyer.. He 10 op-
posed to Q National Bank, and saws
there is no doubt Of it's uncog s,itu.
tionality. He was opposed to the
State Bank snspending specie pay,
ments. His plan was TO 20 on snd
pay ont every dollar they had, and
that 1t would have taken a. prea,
while to collect all the two dollar
! bills issued BY the Bank, Judge
ColcCck as President of the Bank
Of the State, .as refused to adopt
the measure till the citiEcna peti-
TONED for it,, He said if the banks
had continued to pay specie, j,
wonld have been the means of get
ting rid OF one halfof them; The
insolvent ones wonld have had to
stop, and the solvent banks could
have gone on. i have been very
much pleased with Judge Colcock
He is said to be q selfwilled and
stubborn man. n These Qualities
are very apt to be associated viii,
honesty. Mrs. Colcock is "a very
interesting lady, and / like her
very much" a''r - .a.'"-ss '" .''''''
October LET, ls3f-Chancellor
DeSaussure is very i'll. Invent in.
to his room ,last night He ap.
peared cheerful, and talked Of En-.
gland and the English Government.
He said O'Connell had the power
of that government in bis own
hands, the Hhigs and Conserve.
tiyes being qually !, divided, Ire
land was destined to be q thorn in
the side of England, and the Union
was bad atti spressnt- Judge
Colcock spoke nof his fret circuit
in the upper country, a . practi.
cling lawyer. He and Charles
ton LAWYER went to Spartanburp
court and what scene they. Wit
messed ! In the night they saw
several hundred persons stripped
and 6giItiag by torch lights and
light wood fires. The Charleston
lawyer. Mr. Terrant, left next
morning without waiting for court
to meet, or making his sppesrsncs
in court ,st all. JudSS CbicoSk
mentioned the following s0ecdotc
Of Judge Bnrke, wiiS Had 4 areat
horror of go9Ging HS thought
boxing q msply exercise, and not
at all ,diar Ar1nfahfa IN Ska sakS1a n