The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

great auiho- the only great arior In n revolution
unexamplcd 70. grandeur Of results. who stood
upon the authority Of his character. and surveyed
i:ssDs:a. VIII: ..:s comprehension of philosopher
and the shrevdness OF II man OF the world, rs to
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This article IL OF itself sufficient 10 provo that he
e c s=..;:cr CO s.y!c and thoroughly imhucd with
the true spirit Of classical literature"
The remainder Of Mr.. Pelham's life was spent
apart from, the sequestered walks sacred to letters.
After his retirement from the college. ho engaged
in the profession Of journalism. to which he hence
forth assiiuously devoted himself. Hc sool be-
came prominent among The readers OF the Fourth
Estate, and was at his death the Oldest OF South
Carolina editors The political exigencies Of the
time called for the establishment of daily journal
at tile capital representing that essentially South
ern view Of grave matters Of St&ts policy which
Mr.. Pelham intensely sympathized. AS editor and
proprietor he conducted the daily So.shern Guar
dian, ut Columbia, an able and vigorous paper
which, through good and evil report, upheld the
Southern cause with cehseless energy and never
aaggng zeal, winging It's eagle dight against the
winked and wing that never tired II fell with
the sack and pillage Of Columbia, its last issue be-
Ing on the very day OH which Sherman obtained
After the war, Iii conjunction With the E.Ile5
WIN. II. AcCaw. whose early death Southern letter.
Southern Guardian The brill.ancy of It's editorials
| and protests against the misgovernment of tbs
s hathns in hs sss Of
The Southern Cndrdicr ceasing So exist, he be-
came editor OF the Phesnir but being unwilling to
take sides for Mr. Chamberlain, the nominee OF the
regular Republicans foI Governor in 1874, against
Judge Greene, the nominee of the independent
Republicans, who was generally supported by the
| conservatives or even To remain passive In tho
| contest, his relations with that paper were SO. 4
dissolved, and he became contributor to several
| sI,,T
his racy letters to which from Columbia. over the
| signature OF "Congarce," were Arrays looked for.
| warl to with avidity.
| scented TO the public From the first he was our
editor-in-chef, and hc soon assumed editorial con.
| troll relation which time has only endeared and
| which ceased only with his life. Unfettcred by
any exactOns and free to impress upon our readers
the sentiments of his noble heart. ho enunclnted
| and enforced, day by day, line of policy which,
fully recognizing the inex0rabe logic of events and
the changed condition OF affairs produced by the
every sentence the old honor, glory aud virtue OF
South Carolina. Advocating, net only policv but
duty, kind treatment aud education Of our f.. .rer
slaves, and the cultivation OF the most amicab' re-
| lations between the races welcoming with art
and hand the incomings not only Of capital but OF
| the bone aud sinew Of all our Northern brethren
who. tempted by our moro genial cline, might de-
| sire 20 chance their fortunes With us, anxious to
iull the passions cngendercd by years Of intestine
strife, and bidding the dead past bury Its dead he
,ternly and immovably, once and forever sot his
face against ALI those specious devices Of e1-
l remOteSt
gree In any manner to let down the prisca dde, the
traditional honor, the true glory OF our people
Just to his political antagonists. Che hsd none
other.) and fairly and freely bestowing upon then,
applause whenever as public men In pfHce they
rose above the nero adrotness Of party tactic and
spoke the right word did the brave deed, ever
recognized and insisted upon the true distinction
between principle and policy. between honor and
profit and ever recoiled with ineable disgust from
the ingenious sophistres which sought to confouud
| them. No man ever perceived moro clearly or de-
nounced moro severely those syren songs OF ths
OF conscience or before the atars Of patriot
under the name and guise Of circumstances. to do.
status Of political affairs against fearful odds, he
in our columns sounded the ralying cry for tho re-
Its full fellowship with the Democracy Of the
| Union; and as the contest deepened and the issue
became more sharply defined, day by dey, line up
out Of season, he vehemontly insisted upon the
adoption Of the only, policy and tho only action
nd M
out policy, the straightout action to have done
once and for aye with foreign ahaIpers and native
traitors, and to put in nomination and bend every
energy to put In position guards who would need
no guards. men OF our real choice, our best, most
God, In His Infinite WISDOM has taken him from
these earthly scenes but, In His inanite mercy
permitted him bafore he had departed to see once
once more elevated to the highest post OF honor ir
the State, the peoples choice Carolinar, native
anu 10 lne manner OOrn peer and worthy successor
of the noblest Of Carolinn's stored past. And tht
proud consciousness that the straghtou policy end
straightomt action which he advocatv: .::ccee
cd, that Carolina was redeemed, regcnerated ant
disentraiied, that our people made merry and re
Joieed al IL good and golden year nt length
to pass over the poor old State was among the las
! earthly consultations which cheered the dying bet
OF him who had worn and spent himself In tn,
service of that policy, that action that State tha
people.
Exemplary in sl the relations OF life, rs husband
father, mater, friend, citizen, to his family his los
is irre.s .blc, to us grievous, to the community
blow to the State serious loss. In that momen
tous future, bristling with diiculties which W
enter, more viglant foresight than his may guard
more intrepid snirits than his may command. ablel
brains than his may devise, cunninger tongues thar
his may charm, but no truer heart, nobIer pa!ss
Will beat And when in the fullnes of q prosperity
he Is not permitted to see, mother Carolina IT
looking back oyer these dreary days when uhe wa
and ingrates the golden field Of rInSs for her som
Who never bent the knee to Baal, viii know, recog
nze and appreciate Of her jewels the intrept
journalist who dared in the darkest hour never tt
despair OF the Palmetto State.-Reoiyter.
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