Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22

Sucn SterHuS clllZenS rs tHe l"o pIotHSiS
Verdier, Thos. Talbird and William
johnson. Their representative on st.
Helena Island, was the late highly
esteemed, and influential Capt, John
Fripp. Add to those David Turner Esq,
respectable Englishman, who enjoyed
the emolumeuts of the Post Office and
Custom House jointly.
Military enthusiasm reached its nigh
est pitch when President Jackson Proc
lamation was backed up by the arrival at
Charleston ofthe sloop of war Natchez,
This corvette was ordered to bring to
and holdunderthe guns Of Fort Moultrie,
every vessel arriving from foreign port,
until the duties should be paid.
Beaufortsand Georgetown were, in like
manner, attended to, the former having
beeL complimented by the appearance,
latter two weeks detention for spring tide
in Coosaw River of revenue cutter
with four guns. She lay opposite Water
houses's dock, the post office and GUS
tom houses being, at that time, in a
large building afterwards burnt at the
corner of Bay and Charles St., where
now stands the office of Paul Brodie, Esq.
In honor Of the ponderous collector, and
in ridicule Of the contemplate demon
stration of force, she was dubbed, ''Tur-
ner's Frigate."
The excitement was contagious; mill
tary ardor ran high, volunteers took the
field, and the State began to put on the
appearance of one vast military camp.
Notwithstanding the arms were removed
from the arsenal in Beaufort, by orders
from Washington, the quota, previously
distributed, furnished the necessary
number for our troops. The Beaufort
Volunteer Guards went into camp; and
for the purpose of securing ample room
for drill and practice, chose the Level
field contiguous to the town, west OF the
prcesnt Court House. Old men. and
boys caught the contagion. Youths OF
sixteen volunteered for service. The
.school-boys wore cockadcs, indicative OF
the position of the State; and so high
ran the fever. that one of their number
was mobbcd for daring to appear at
school with cockadc Of diverse color
and an eagle button ip its midst. His
father, it is almost needless to say, was
one Of the eleven.
The compromise Of Mr.. Cay, by
which it was provided that the demand
of South Carolina should be conceded,
but the tariff reduced gradually, instead
of Immediately, arrested the threatened
collision, Virginia having iuterposcd her
kind offices us mediator. 1t was not
generally known until after quiet had
been restored, how extensively the dis
affection h~l ramiicd throughout the
South. There is every reason TO beIiev
that had not Mr.. Clay's compromise
been adopted by congress, severance
would have taken place at that time,
which neither the power nos the lnc!lna
ton Of the north could have prevented
lIll such been th9 c1urse q event.
ordered Icy Providence at that time,
what would now be the condition OF the
South ? what the position, in tho com
mcrcial world, Of Beaufort and por
Royal?
These questions are suggestive. They
invite reflection. An anccdote illustrative
of the extent of dissatisfaction through
out the South, and Of determination t
resist the arrogance and usurpat!on o
Jackson Is told OF Governor Floyd o
Virginia. 1t will be remembered that
great State had sent special envoy t.
South Carolina to demonstrate against tn
crDedieacy OF res lrt to so serious ani
grave a remedy as notification. No
the right, bear in mind, but the crpeticn
ca Of exercising tllat rightl. Some Of TIT
Governors friends pcrcciving light ii
his library after midnight, and KNOWN!
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