Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-30

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Moreover, i; we a,o to b.ast Els memory
.to- mis- ira:l.ios. rather tnaa reward his viz i.
tues thon I copten1 there wss another
trait 9. his character which the recording
angc. would prt down to his crsiit. ItIs
that in Arrays boastod o: his ;aulta--asvcr
OF MS virtues. IN fact It has often occurr-
ed to NE, that he preferred tn be thought
worse than he really We. Conseious Of
the sopndness o; his principles and o. the
rectitudo o: hia Intentions, he appeared t9
defy TIC world to discover anythirsQpa
pardonably wrong in his character. or con-
dsct, an6 he always seemed sn1;ona TO
| a:sor! every facility io- making tho mos
searching inve eat;gaj;on. His proud sel:-
+, respect, MS innate love OF truth, and his
! dspatless courage made him abhor hypoc-
| rIay 50 intensely that no conld not have
beer n.cch more frank and CANDID had &c
! :sbitus!y thougbt aloud. tbs tranapar-
eat openness o.; ;tia 4ords andac,ioas, both
IS regarded HE moral nature and his rsr
sonai affairs, many time made him the
victim OF more prudent and designing
1,en. yet III +de management .: othe. peo-
n!e's business ie ,,zrally exhibited con-
surarnate Giscres:ot!. 6ecauee :hc resporsi
hl!lty always faemed to calm biz nerves
| and excite his canton h,s manners
were tio:e OF a restless, cEhand. rssHman'
hu. he wss very seldom rash, and mcst O.:
h,s todcat and beet STROKES as 4 s,ld,or, a
poIitic.an, lawyer. or business man. vere
! the result @: mature, brs cu;c:- reac,ticn,
! er his intellect vas as Quick almost as
| ghtninS.' I will moHt:on only o2e o: a
dozen instances that occur to n'' When
Cary and But!a. tack:!edCh erlein here
at l;dgeao!d c. ! -,usust, SO, for
division oi tia.c On the stump, it !isd ri
the appearance o! having t5eaa done or
tie spur Q: the :uonont. hnt'to NY certain
kncwieige, Gary aad deterin;n"d Oh It
several weeks before.
! J, considering General Gery's ahortcon1-
lngs another mitigating circumstance wsa
poverty in early l;fe, rs all his smal! pat
rlnony mad boen consumed IN getting 3
go,' education. Then ought sry one to 10
sur, ,.r;se6 !! mis- constitutional disease, &C.
vn1rins ambition. proud, nervous, impul-
size temperament, should nave 81 acted
ar; reactei npon defiant: bravo nc,are,
when Handicapped h- long ycsys Of rov-
e.tv. as to nave impaired something u.s o
j dash o. recklessness to nearly everything
r., nd YET sak who was more p-ns!ent
/! in u>,:cn ,i,an Ga-yy, Hhethes in = military
! ar 2c!!t;ca! campaign. OF in TOO conduct .:
l"zal or pr;vs.e business Shortly after
!; It." e,euorah,. canvas Of Is76 bis oppo-
/ noats delighted to snea!: c: hnn aa the
| 7arsoniilcation o. -asaross a':t what -ssh
wcsy: dt; ne att-r, or rash act Sid nc COM
! n, n ths: exciting onnteat:. !: he wero
! ra:h !. oaiy injured himso'i. not the STATE.
nor IL, rsnpl.,, and his detractor= nay
/ safsl7 be cie;:oa @ p.oYe toe charge. lie
va ss.S ~ so:d2e=s t2ss e s2sas!sn52
However ! shall dwclt i, !oDse- On
Cars in::-mitias. u :s{ranseesaar: 70
this audience. %" who knsw al his Sc
! cteta, ;or be Kept nons rem you, DO not
ryqairo any apology :or his shortcomings
ber re giving yonr a1fraeea IL iayor os p
lbiic t-::5ute to his tvanacendeat virtues
T. to able to.do justice to j1ary, tbe-e is
but one thing that say Just Hdgoaeld man
| has Il :orcct, snG that: TIE hostility nc
p.ovol;ad as !awyer, ny Identifying him
a.; will. MS ci;cat's cascs and making
tlie-n ss it were, !ia OWE. But a. that .
par: gas what ua':r hin She magnificent
lawver he was. Il ong1t 7ot . be -cmor-
ocrrd 10 ajia dieadrsntase aow. sspecla.!y
as tic exhibition Q; s4c5 petty srite,
xonli hA unworthy q tho nravc and hig:.-
tore.i .oe,. 0: adseGel.i. i xss brt 9
ra;t5: g professional ?ride, and Gary
wonll heye doac as rn1c;. :or thc p.bo-
SIDE ;:ha had been cnplo2eity It.
1 Ti'r Master .sua!y@eg .: Pooc is,.el III.
mar .strre ms saij::
"'rhc evil that men do lives after t!:era,
'Ehc ,rO,,3 - u.t iptarrotl ,vij tho; b.iueI y
NSo et L not hc with (+arv. II gss sa
aspirnr. positive and aggressive niAJ. Jusi
the SOFT 10 provoke andyin2 haired n
petty. cunning natures who NAY gran: on:
l.vica 10 hi7 merits wills kcrninC open
his crave 10 h.a-cn Ccrt. hia rscooj..;?oes,
Tut 10 trca Caro.irian, and aaorc AL, ~
9;right thinking citizen .. T',ec=eiJ, vii
crc~ ..et Ia: soo,: aalac aad ;s:ne o. Megi
ga? penah, IIn iocsh: his we7 tro'c
canSs:n np 10 Ma;or, Genera. WITH ra,or
ard persistence e?nale! BY ri ,aw. ard
surpassed peraaoa by nora. .ncrsanl2ed
remnant o! hin brigade :ts way throash
tj,e cncnly's lines N Virginia ar3 moving
sca.hward, escorted President lava and
! his Cabinet ron Greensboro. =. c., 70
| Coaceh1ry. For these services aad his
uncpa.iiag resolve % light CT az long as
there waa hope. as vel! ~ Hiobshly iog
gallant conduct, .iuat before Lees su.-en-
| der, TO vas made aMaic-. General, and
| vas ro,hars the .as5 oHfiicer q taat ram:
apFpints'i Il TIE Confederate array. :
| know this iact Of ny psrsoaa! AncW!e'ige,
| because in returning from fien. ,'chnston's 8
anny, .c attend a. extra sess,5H o; oUr
State. legislature n 1868. traYelei with
Ger. tisry's command sc h;s .gnest, from
Charlotte, and ! heard President Davis
a!iudc tn the promotion in the honse of
t1en. Gacv'c mother al CoSeshn-v. had
previous.y hoard General F;rcckenhf;dz"
s7est o. also IN talking aHor5 cortinu-
inc she strrScle. Inc glor;T taat '1arY
| won upon a huatirel batt!o fields sheds
,ustre upon Soat:l covliaa al especially
G., I&eeGeid. 0rg perrl" should shiold
lis .nomory 81 rsc:cd,y a II. we're th"'r