Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-24

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the other hand, the young man who sets out
in life with a determination to accomplish a
certain thing, and directs all his energies to
this one thing, will, in ninety-nine cases out
of every hundred, succeed He has certain
point in view, and he will ultimately reach it.
BLACKsTOCK.
On the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, there is station, twelve miles below
Chestervile, called Blackstock. The depot
took its name from the post-office in the neigh.
borhood. The line of division between the
counties of Fairfield and Chester, runs through
the growing town of Blackstock. The depot
and post Office, as we'll, perhaps, as most Of the
business houses, are in Chester county.
Blackstock post-ofice was so named in honor
of Edward Blackstock, generally called old
Ned Blackstock. Originally, it was located
about quarter Of a mile above where the
widow of Charles Bell now resides two miles
above Blackstock depot. Afterward, it was
moved down to the place now belonging to the
estate of Charles Bell. When the post-offce
was established at this point, we are not GER
tain. This much may be safely said, it was
in existence early in the beginning Of the
present century. Old Ned Blackstock was
succeeded by gentleman by the name Of
Law, who afterward removed to Columbia.
Law was succeeded by John F. Debardelaben.
When the Charlotte and Columbia Rail-
road was completed, the post office was moved
from De Bardelaben's-now Bells place
to what is now known as Blackstock Depot.
Some, from the similarity of the name, have
been led to suppose that Blackstock Depot,
and Blackstock's battle ground, occupy one
and the same locality. This is not correct.
Blackstocks' battle ground is on the Tiger
river, in the western portion Of Union county.
Whether Blackstocks, from whom the name
of the battle is derived and old Ned Black
stock were related, or not; we are not able to
say. There is difference in the orthogra-
ply. The former terminated with an 8, whilst
the latter did not. The name Blackstock, or
Blackstocks, has, 80 far as we know, disap-
peared from the county; but once it was
not unusual to meet persons bearing that
name. By examining the old grave-yards in
the up country ofSouth Carolina, tomb stones
will be found which silently bear testimony
to the existence of family now almost, if not
entirely extinct. ....,.
Ned Blackstock, from whom Blackstock
Depot derives its name was Scotch-1rish-
man. The precise date of his coming to
America we have no means at hand by which
to ascertain. 1t was, however, shortly after
the Revolutionary war. Perhaps it was in
the year 1874. There were four Of them
The mother, two sons-the Rev. William and
Edward-and one sister, the wife Of Alexan-
der Skelly. The father had died some time
before, leaving the children already named
and one other son, Samuel, whose tragical end
drove the mother and her children to America
Ireland from time out of mind, has heen
an afflicted country. The Scotch-1rish are a
good people. Find them where you will, you
will find people thrifty and industrious, and
great lovers of civil and religious liberty.
They have so long been trampled upon by
tyrant4 that they instinctively hate kings.
Find an Ulster man in whatever part of the
globe you may, and you may count upon him,
with certainty, as friend of constitutional
liberty. Ireland, in consequence of this spirit
has been the scene of countless rebellions. A
part of the duty of the Kings troops is to
guard Ireland and keep the people in sub
lection.
In one of these rebellions, Sam Blackstock
became the object of suspicion to the Kings
troops. A squad was sent to take the young
man into custody. He was found at short
distance from the thatched roof of his widowed
mother. With unbridled lust and brutal
cruelty, he was set upon by band Of rufians
and murdered. This was not all. He was
ripped open and his bowels torn out. As if
to add insult to injury, and taunt the widowed
mother and brothers and sisters in their grief,
the squad rode up to the door of their dwell
ing and told the mother that she would find
her son, Sam, at such place. Apprehensive
of some dreadful calamity, the mother and
her daughter, Jane, set out for the designated
spot. There she found the lifeless corpse Of
her son and near by his bowels With for
titude begotten by the circumstances, and
pressed with grief which dried her tears,
she bid her daughter take hold Of the lower
corners of her apron, then gathering up the
bowels of her son she placed them in the
apron of Jane She then took the disem-
boweled body in her own arms and the two
went silently back to the house
Such scene beggars all description. The
shock was too great for the daughter. 1t de-
throned reason and although she never was a
raving maniac, she never entirely recovered
from the sad effect of that trying hour. She
became :he mother of a large and highly res
pectable family. Her son Alexander was a
man of decided ability. He studied medi-
cine and went to Illinois.
After the murder of his brother Sam, Ned
swore eternal hatred against the British gov
ernment. When the war Of 1872 broke out,
he set out and joined General Harrison in the
West. He continued in the service until the
war closed. This was voluntary on his part.
He went because he hated the English gov
ernment, and determined to resist it himself
and encourage all others to do the same. We
dare not say that Ned Blackstock was right
in cherishing, so long, bitter spirit of revenge.
The location Of Blackstock Depot is within