The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
THE LAST OF THE DCELLiSTS.
Death of Col. =. p. &. Cash at His Home i'll
Chesterfield.
TFrom the SUNDAY News.

FROM Inc sunday News.
cuERAw, March 10.-Col. +. b. &.
Cash died Of apopleNy about 10 o'clock
this morning at his residence near
CaSh's depot. lie will be buried to-
morrow evening in Il plat of ground,
near his late residence, where his wife
and son, W. Began Cash, lie at rest. At
| the rcQllst of Cash. Gen W. l.. /. Prince
will read Popc'S "Univcls;.' Prayer' at
| the grave.
Col. f.. i. {. Cash whose death is
now announced, was Il native Of Chcs-
tcrtield County, where he lived through
out his life and possessed Il large estate.
At times he WAS perhaps embarrassed
10y the magnitude Of his landed proper
ty, but he waS considered wealthy in
slavery times, and was in comfortable
circumstances always.
At the beginning Of the civil war
Col. Cash interested himself in the for
! nation of 4 regiment of volunteers and
was elected colonel Of the Sth regiment,
which did excellent service aL First
Manassas. Col. Cash was compliment
cd by Gen. kershaw; in his report of
the battle, for his courageous bearing
and his able and efficient conduct OF
the regiment during the whole day.
When the time came for the reorgan-
iZation of the army, Col. Cash was
not reelected, and he returned to his
home near Cash's Depot, in Chester
field County, where he remained until
the close of the struggle. Many tales
are told of hi.i large-hearted charity.
Always abundantly supplied with corn
and wheat, ne declined absolutely t.
sell it to spectators, but held it and
sold it to persons in the ncighborhood
who were in needy circumstances. 1t
may be said that he gave his stores
away, for the price lie charged for it, in
| Confederate money, was only what
snch grain was worth in gold before
| the war.
Col. Cash took but little interest i'll
public affairs until the campaign ot
| 1876, when he was an active and ardent
supporter of Gen. Hampton and the
other Democratic candidates. In lSN
the tragedy took place which links his
name with the decline and fall of duel
ling in South Carolina.
1t is not necessary to recount the his
tory of the controversy which led tc
the hostile meeting III which Col. w.
NJ. Shannon was killed by Col. Cash,
at the first shot. The whole affair has
been fully described and amply com.
mentcd upon. 1t is sufficient to say al
this time that the duel in question in
tensitied and cristalized the opposition
to dueling in South Carolina, and es.
tablished condition OF public opinion
| which sustains the anti-duelling law
and makes the oath against duelling,
which is taken by all public officers, :;
binding and practical obligation.
There has not been duel in South
Carolina since Col. Shannon fell
The peculiar traits of Col. Casll's
character We're aggravated by the COM
ments upon the duel, and by his tri;iI
for murder. \ more terrible blow was
| the death of his son, Began Cash, WHO
was killed by one Of the posse whc
were endeavoring to arrest him on the
charge of murder. From that time, Col
Cash remained in seclusion at his
| home.
At one time lie took 4 conspicuous
part in political affairs. AS has beer
mentioned, he was an uncompromising
Democrat in The campaign of 1876, anc
devotedly attached to Gen. Hampton
1t is related of him that when Gen
Hampton was recovering from the ac
cident which 50 nearly proved fatal
Col. Cash went up to him and congrat
ulated him and was So overcome by
emotion that he could not utter a worC
save, "Thank Godw The tears literally
poured down his furrowed cheeks. Yet
in 1882 Col. Cash joined himself to the
| Greenback-Republican party in South
Carolina and denounced Gen. Hamp
ton and all the Democratic leaders ir
South Carolina III most eNtraragant
| fashion. Col. Cash was the candidate
for Congress in his district on the
| Greenbacll-Republican ticket, and WA:
defeated.
Col. Cash was 4 man of strong pas
sions, and ill-regulated mind, but ht
had undoubtedly some high and gooc
qualities, and it is pleasantcr to dwell
upon these at such a time as this thar
to recall the darker phases of his sac
career.