Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-02

conciliatory in their notions. Hence, in Feb
ruary, ITO, they wrote to Tynte earnestly
requesting him to do every thing in his pow
er to conciliate the minds of the inhabitants,
so that every semblance Of party might be
extinguished. The reason they assigned for
thus instructing Governor Tynte they thus
express: "We can by no ways doubt but
their (the inhabitants) unanimous concur.
renee with our labors for their prosperity will
eventually render Carolina the most flourish
ing colony in America"
Various causes had almost annihilated the
settlements made in what is now North Caro-
lima. The Indians in that section we're more
hostile than in South Carolina. Such being
the case, the settlements in North Carolina
commenced to decrease so soon as the settle
ment in South Carolina became permanent.
During the time of Governor Tynte's admins
tration, a town was laid out southwest OF
Charleston, and in honor of the Duke of
Beauford, was called Beauford.
1t is worthy of note that the first act passed
by the Assembly establishing free schools, was
enacted while Governor Tynte was Governor.
1t bears date April 9th, 1710. Sixteen per-
sons were, by this act, named and appointed
body polite in deed and in fact, to be known
by the name of the commissioners for found
ing, erecting, governing, ordering and visiting
a school for the use of the inhabitants Of
South Carolina" The act provides for per-
petual succession of commissioners. From
the names of the individuals appointed COM
missioners of this provincial school, it may be
safely inferred that there was nothing secta'
rian in it's character. Some of the staunchest
dissenters were members of this board. Evil
dently, Tynte had no disposition to carry out
the ultra ecclesiastical notions inaugurated
by his predecessor Palatine Craven was a
very different man from Granville, the former
Palatine. Peace began to reign and pros
perity to smile upon the colony. Queen
Anne's war was still raging, but all was peace
in South Carolina Just as things commenc'
ed to assume more prosperous aspect, Colo.
mel Tynte died.
An election was held by the three deputies
of the proprietors in the colony. Two can
didates-Robert Gibbes and Thomas Brough-
ton-proposed themselves for this high Office
1t is clear that the result of the election de-
pended entirely upon the vote of Turberville,
the other deputy of the proprietors. 1t seems
that on the morning of the election, Turber'
Vile voted for Broughton, but on the evening
of the same day, for some reason or other
that we do not understand, the vote was cast
again, when Turberville voted for Gibbes.
He was declared duly elected Governor and
entered upon the duties Of his Office
On the day of the election, Turberville died
very suddenly, and it was discovered by the
Broughton party that Gibbes had bribed Tur-
berville to vote for him. The vote he cast in
the morning being his uncorrupted vote, and
being for Broughton, it was now claimed that
Broughton and not Gibbes had been elected
Governor. Each individual had his friends,
and soon preparations were made for settling
the dispute with the sword. Happily, some
men of moderate views interferred, and it was
agreed by all that Gibbes should act as Gov
ernor until the will of the proprietors was
learned. The proprietors decided that Gibbes
had secured his election by bribery, and,
therefore, they ordered that no salary should
be paid him. This was virtually to decide
that Robert Gibbes never was, only by fraud,
Governor of South Carolina. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, Robert Gibbes was, for period
of two years, in reality, Governor of South
Carolina, and his administration was marked
with wisdom and prudence. For long time
be had been intimately connected with the
colony. He had held various offices, the du-
ties of which he had discharged acceptably to
the people. Still, he was not a popular man
in the colony. 1t seems strange that an old
man should have suffered the fires ofyouthful
ambition so far to infalne him as to induce
him to seek the Office of Governor. He did
it, however, and the result was, if not his own
modification and disgrace, partial triumph
of his political opponents.
Although the proprietors did not approve
the manner in which Gibbes secured, for a
time, the office of Governor, and consequent
ly did not continue him in office, still they
did not grant it to his rival. They appoint
ed Charles Craven, at that time Secretary of
the province, and the brother ofthe Palatine,
Governor.
At this time, Notwithstanding all the un-
fortunate events of one character and anoth.
er which had taken place, the colony was in
a very prosperous condition. The commerce
of South Carolina was now carried on with
all parts of America, with all the nations of
Europe sustaining friendly relations to Eng
land and a considerable amount of COM
merce was carried on with some parts of Afri-
ca. During the first year of Governor Cra-
ven's administration, the imports brought into
South Carolina were valued at more than
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars. The exports for the same year consist
ed in part of 1857 barrels of rice 1850
barrels of PITCH 2,O37 barrels of tar; %
quarter-barrels of tallow; 1869 barrels Of
beef; 1,241 barrels of pork; 1865 sides Of
leather; 5 barrels of snakeroot; 6 hogsheads
of sugar; besides quantities Of soap, candles,
oil, garick, salt.6sh and salt. What was the
value of the exports we cannot tell but it
must have been considerable.
Not only was the colony in a prosperous
condition, in pecuniary point Of view, but
the arts of civilization were cultivated to a