The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-13

court, and when the courts were held IN
Charleston, 1T so great q distance, tnen, as IL
occasionally the case at tho present time, the
people urcau.Zed lynch courts, and admins
tered The lash, and the rope too, when hcces-
sary.
Muny gentlemen of the State, distinguish
cd for their literary attainllents ana Tor
their legal requirements attended upon inc
sessions of the court here.
This il for the members Of the club only.
In lsa3 | was at Cambridge. Then 1t was in q
very %dilupidated condition. But tradition
n history ,rcpreS mt that ii Was some years
earlier u Iluurislliug town with thirty-twC
store. where the only court In the up country
was held. Receiving the almost exclusive
trade Of this very large section of country to-
getler with the advantage to he derived from
the presence OF citizens who attend the ses.
sions Of the Court 1T Is not to be wondered
that fortunes were made here II that her
citizens made progress In the way OF edaca
ton.
The last lawyer who had an Office there wa;
Judge Whitner. The presence OF such citi'
ZenS could but have its influence. While
here again in ISIS | met General Wade Hanip'
ton, tnc Senior. In speaking To me OF tlils
county. l remember distinctly the metaphor
he used. l met him Oh the border Of AbDc'
Vile. lie said, "the lands OF th:s ounty were
the cream of the earlh.'
In 1857 the Legislature Of South Carolina by
land grants and appropriation of money en-
dowcd three cOllegcs-olic at Ninc;y-SlX, oiii
at WiunSb)ro and one in Churlcaton. Ever
at as remote a period as this. the people o
South Carolina manifested the highest apnrc
citation for education. rs evidenced IN The Fact
that q people PROSTATE from y long war. III :
new country Spuisely settled, should SO Suol
after tic cessation of actdal hpstllitics ap
propriate lnrse amounts for educational pur'
poses, and for the erection OF Colleges, where
their children might be prepared for the dis
charge of the higher duties IN tho peaccluI
pursuits OF life. Whether 1t was from TIT
presence OF the college, or from the fact of thu
location OF the Court House, which brought
To the place the presence of the most dislin
guiShcd members Of the legal profession, tia
implanted this ambition IN the people Is no
for me 10 say.
Several years later when the Court Houst
was removed to AbGcrilir, the coilece Il
NiIety-SiX, then caltpdC Cambridge, WAS .tban'
doned, the lands and buildings sold, and tht
money transferred to Greenwood, where 4,
schuu! association under the patronage of TIT
PrcSbyteriuus was established and existed FOL
many years. 1t was ut this school That m
youngest brother who fell at the head OF /
Mississippi Regiment, while in battle a
Duil'S bluff, Virginia., was educated. III
was there, l believe. about the time That my
friend, the General, Was there at school.
General M:,ioWan-l knew your brother
well. lie was In the school while l wa:
there. Il
Mir. Burt-The next school OF prominence
thut WAS established in the county was tina
1T Mt. Ariel under the control OF the Mctho
dists. This institution llourished for many
years. and afterwards the name OF tic place
and Institution was changed 10 that Of Cokes
bury.
,.d,n t!oorrin =, WiIIinninn where many ~
the most distinguished men Of theStatc were
educated, viz: Pettigrcw, McDullic, Crawford
the Ward!nws, Leiiare, Calhoun, and many
others of less note received their literary
training there.
Since my day the College at Due West wa
established. You are familiar with 1t and It's
history.
Lnnn,o,nrn.i thn prnnriotnrv Cnvcrnmant
,rhI, 80 outhnrjy.i hv Ei3y .I,mosi in iG:1
~ ny 49,, Irnm ;"n,n." Inrd prnmt. a. ~,
WV ur"Si ."n" s.Hn'' 80 H.
counl!s' ~ III i,o.I3.nnI Eo ~ ~ ~
purpose " iiiuucilS to.estnnts eo.'I hitii
er 10 eSt'oiisn nHu ioi,,i nv IL,
WORSHIP on LIE Gn.,,,.',.,i.. rL..y yea,S iutI,
~ 1874 roprie.T!S !, nn1urnitm S ~ ".
CaIoiiu.. va Ursi ~ 80 onn ~ w
we ci.i%ei no'GiSi? VI 'i - "a =; 'tu y i."{i =
H"ne.iii Tnar No Nv n,ii"r ~ 49, p WIZ WIZ
Jnnies n.ouu. 20 ~ nri;an.s inSat.Tto, nnI
soon aitt!, W Wv VI 'uc niiI.nn ai!laiiiciit
tic ioIlc!iea cHiFter VI Ihe iroprletoFs was
aprngated, o,,oro,
~ .t"'s W. pG'.I t.u IuevtE'
linUr us t rom thhot nort,on Of !" the cnnntrv
SiohVfs rom t!itt poltu,i VI tne cout.'s
knn"ha e Iaio!..,a' tHe me n"oweeh h'oS-
vie am ~ W. I "., " ~ D.. ~ y,
trtu'e .2ou.it "SS..ih Uo 'n i.u W. tMS n'i.h,.
poH'cH>iono ~ .fot'n nv ,Ia' w h
az tnc ianuS lsim. VS., VI .nns
ilne. rms tlGnts WE Cousi.uGu ,n I.c Suai
lI2I,, al an indian stalioh IN thiS county liicn
ctiieu lew. IorlcL' u NOV h'.pmn ~ Due
Vest. ~ ti"S o'n,S tiia. p" nf o. the roIa'
w " -" Sanrnrn tnrJ m
GUIDED WITHIN tme oounu;ifS {; n;'fu.Inr; nm,
iliie ue'MSrm So" nm, H. Inc 10, 4Ehnr ~.
m"s,un 49,, u. ""u"i ", ,,n bnro >vnrn no IT,.
1Gi,I Wv ,.'T t. ~ i'" ';",H;,. r"rn ,.In,nnr ,tt vn;,
9la!l uoMlis III ..ilH N""l'S '''o e'Hl'"'"'''e's
ley ihaian se...cilemts, n.u
NinclS-9lH OCCUPIES ny iar tiG HOS PROM
men. I'acG ~ u niSt'sS VI ~, ~ , |"" ir
~ - n - tnrnHn h"S' n'nra nfcr".tinr
upper 'oouti Nlioii,i" .i,'> " iloiS ~ '"aihs
nls!otS hEH ctit,,m.s III n.1 a. III oa ~ "p"'
IN tAooGT.i.e ~ - a,hut M ~ ~ .o,
coum.Ei ! fr 10 h;cSSiio%. - iiynensoi ~ r..
"c,,"ois and from he adyanta.cous presence
OF ltS ietIneu s,,i"eiS; ~ in1t{ -,2,M o,I u,
reu the "niS ~ ..iI prt tmip'tt rnn,s 9Th, Wv.
forces anu the hfi,.sn haWHWHs "nin w
Green nileIWaiaS MAGE q heroic emmfI TO cap
ture the ca. Star rort. inns uusucceSSiui as,
sallt has been lnuch ceicbrateo. Wnlca ieu
to inc recent rcinark o. = Geseenuahe "iEru :
ger INA IL was lle llEsl inStulics III history
where q people celebrated tnclr uclcat; 49,,
We have traditions OF other inrts IN ms
county h&t tley are nHL Oh nisIoiic SlIn,,.
canoe: For instance mere ~ Inc .iicXens
/ ort,' "fOrL Cnarioite anu pvrilapN otiic'
places OF ike character, out tiey were Eler'
~Stnckades lntclucd lor lhc protection Oh. 0ui
citizens ngnlnSt he lnchrSlouS OF unIrlenuiS
Indians. The PickenS FORT was iocateu WIKI
in the incorporate limits OF Abbcville near
the spring briillc.l DGinW inc uctpi. fo!i
Charlotte WAS located somewhere III tne Ca!'
hOun settlement, but the exact spot Is un'
known.
During the Revolutionary war this county
was notably exempt from public enemies,
IN South Carolina inc cillZchS OF tHc SiatG
were divided into two classes. Loyali>ts and
Liberty men, orTOriCS and Whi-S. The citi-
Z1nS of our county were remarkable for thell
,,otriotism and unity of feeling. There were
but few tories within our borders, and hence
onr nooplc were saved from many OF the afro,
cities Of an internccine war;.
I'VE hope to be excused If we add to Mr.
Rurt's remarks the Interesting fact OF Love 5
execution blythe citizens. At The close of the
from the other side of the Saluda, was tried
at Cambridge for SeditiOn and murder during
tho war. Ills counsel pleaded the amnesty
or ..,hn rrcItv oi Paris" which was allowed
bv rho Cont and he was discharged, but AZ
s4on aS Inc nut his foot out of the Court House
he was seized and hung to a post oak tree. the
stump OF which IS standing yet. Judge
HIrkr adjourned the Court nn it Is said new
or called Il halt for thirty mlics.l
It is not generally known why the name OF
Ninely.Six was given to that town. The ira.
di ,louai story about the Indian girl In this
connection is generally ucccl ted as II mith,
In our wars with the Indians. we buill Il fnri
In pickcus County, called Fort Prince George
near AN Indian town called kcowee, ana diS'
tam about twelve miles from where the town
of WulhalIa now stands. The EuanS rcck'
oned distances from this fort. Fol Instance