The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-07
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Aoable despatch, yesterday, announced
the tleAthcof the eeAmeroan1 Minister to
the Oour. OF st. Petersburg. Russia,
Hon. James L. Orr. The cause OF his
death was inflammation of the lungs,
from which he had been sufferer but a
short time. HE health has been feeble
for several mouths, however. and there
- no doubt but that the terribly cold oli-
mate OF Russia told with fatal effect upon
his already weakened constitution.
Minister, Orr had hosts of friends. : He
was kind husband and father. and his
afflicted wife and orphaned childrenaw will
feel his loss terribly. His son was with
him at the time OF his death. Governor
Orr was born in Oraytonville. Anderson
District. South Carolina, on the 12th Of
May, 1922. In 1910, be- entered the
University Of Virginia. and. upon gradu-
ating. two years" later. began the study
OF law. he was admitted to the bar in
1843. commencing his practice in Ander-
son. In 1874, he was elected to the
State Legislature from Pendleton, Dis
triot. and returned al, the ensuing elecs
tion. In 1s48. be was elected to- Con.
gress. and until 1859 was regularly re-
elected from his District, Being memu
Der OF the State Convention which met
in Charleston in May. 1851. when q. pro-,
position was made to Withdraw South
Carolina from the Union, he opposed SO.
cession, on the ground of it's inexpe.
dienoy. He was Speaker OF the United
States House Of Representatives during
the Thirty-Afth Congress-. In the South
Carolina Convention; which assembled
in December. 1850. he favored the i'm
mediate secession of his State. and SUBJ
. sequently was, one OF three Commission
ers who went to- Washington to treat
With the General Government for the
surrender OF the United States forts in
the harbor OF Charleston.
At the virtual commencement OF the
war he was elected Colonel Of the First
Regiment of South Carolina Rifles,
known as "Orr'a Regiment of Rides.''
but was soon after sent to the Confede-
rate Senate. by the Legislature, where
he served throughout the war. In June,
1854. he introduced resolution in the
Senate. during secret session, to ap-
point . commission, to meet similar
one TO be appointed by the Federal Go
vernment. to negotiate peace between
the two sections. The resolution, after
being debated ten days. failed q passage.
Tn October. 1865, he was elected, and in
November inaugurated, Governor Of
South OaroIina:. retaining the? position
until Jolly. 1853, when the new State
Government, elected under the Recon
ssrnction Acts of Congress, went into
power. Under. his admiuistration the
State Was thoroughly re-organized. and
there was cordial GO operation between
tho civil government and the military
commanders in the department., Generals
Siokles and Candy. The public debt was
not increased a.dollar during Governor
0rr's adninistration. In September,
1868. he was elect; Judge of the Eighth
Jadicial Cirouit OF South Carolina. re-
elected ip December. 1871. and resigned
the office December 18. 1872, having
been appointed Minister to Russia by
President Grant; and unanimously con-
armed by the Senate on the 1lth Of De-
cember laat. He was alsoa member !of
the Board of the Centennial Commission,
accredited to South Carolina.
And so, at the opening Of the Uni
versal Exposition. "the American de-