The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
The Fairfield Herald.
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South Carolina,

WV ou' 'u giving orlct blographi-
cal sketch of that worthy, neglected
to embrace his career as a conscrint
agent at EdgeGeld Court House.
which shall proceed to do in this.
AS hitherto stated, he succeeded in
obtaining the confidence of that great
statesman, ex.Gov. Pickens, who
made him his private secretary, but
in the Summer of Is, when new
Governor came int Office, Moses was
told that he was no longer needed.
and through tho iIhuence of his
wite's CONNECTIONS, who were highly
respectable, he was commissioned as
lieutenant, and sent to Edycfiell
to hunt up dese,tcrs and abscntccs
from the Confederate armies. In
THIS role he was perfect tyraut. The
zeal he manifested was truly refresh
ing. Old men who hardly expected
to be alive for Il twelve mouth, were
arrested and lodged in fail until thew
could be forwarded to the front.
Boys, scarcely yet in their teens.
were separated from dependent
parents and hurried to the army to
"Stop bullets" all Of which should
have found resting place in the
carcass OF such cowardly miscrcaut
as Moses, who was continually rn-
braldirg the people for not cugasiuu
more heartily in the contest, from,
the hardships of which he Was him
self unfairly exempted. IIe wis
looked upon during all that time as be-
lns the iutens.st "Yankre hatcr" in
the State. During his stay at Edge.
field the respectable people refused TO
welcome him to their houses, and so
heartily despiscd twas he BY the sol.
diers IN the army, that when, after
the surrender, they found him still at
Edgoheld, he was waited upon by
several Of them who would hay,
"lynchcd" him had it not been for
that public spirited and law ab,diu.
citizen, Or. William Jennings, who
disguised him an old woman's dreas
and mounting him on a mule told
I'M to leave ana never again show
himself in that vicinity. The
sequel to the affair is related by
Moses himself, thus "lt was about
~ O'Clock when Jennings dressed mc
up IN the crocus irock and mounted
mo on the bliud mule. [ had Lc,n
drunk the evening before and was as
dry as powder house. There was
friend Of mine on Gov. Bonham's
plantation and L kew / could yet
some whiskey there, which | had lett
on previous visit, and SO I put
spurs and never stopped until | 20, IL
drink. From there [ m,do right for
GranitcviIlc, where | took the train,
leaving the Doctors mule in the
streets. We'll, to make long story
short, | reached Sumter safely, but
l'il be ID if l will ever 90 to
EdgcGcld again"
In religion Moses is a non dcscrint
lie believes in the old Testament
but rejects tho new, and expects a
savior yet to come. IIo has adopted
the Ideas OF Ethan Allen, and be
lieves that the souls of some men will
live again iD the forms Of horses.
sheep, birds, fishes, &c. What form
nc expects to assume when he he has
s,shufiied off this mortal COLL" ]
have never learned, unless it be @
dog, as he has great love for the
canlno species. Scott told ne a.,
amusing anecdote the other day
which nc vouchcd for as being "a
1act." 1t appears that in 1871, the
elder Moses took some frAudulcn,
"convcrsion Bonds" to Wall street
and deposited them with crctulou,
jewish broker rs collateral, borrow
ing $4,000 on them. The note be-
came due, and when the broker found
cut that the bonds were valuelcss he
became indignant, and threatened
exposure unless he was instantly re.
imburscd. With teirs in his eyes
Frank appealed to Scott Tor loan OF
$4,000 to get the cold man' ouc Q
the Scr"pc, which was readily granted
promising upon his "hnLor as
Masoh that lac should tc pronlrt!,
paid. "Wh hen | called on h,m Fl
the money" said Scott che raisci lii
eyes with astonishmcnt, and with ,
smile on his face asked, swh,
great God, did You ever have an idrl
that | would return that ,nsien,Gc.n
amount? | thought you cons,drrc,
itpaid long ago" Il lclt like piviu.
n,m a good kickiug,' added Scott
"but knowing that he had 10 resent
ment about him, left his oficc."
There is one Judge in South Caro-
Ina, who, for his dec"ncy au,
purity Of chaructcr, deserved more
than " passing notice, aud that is +
d: Mackcy, Of thc Sikh Circuit
when boy be served with d,stinc
t'on in the Mexican war, was active
~ engaged in The battles of Cerrt
Gorao and Chapultepcc, apd after.
wards carried the Palmctto flag at tho
head of the advance guard that enter.
ca the city of Mexico. lie was then
hf'oen years of age. In the "latc
nnpleasantncss," he served us n major
VI artlllery, and rendered valuable
In "a