The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-22
In Old Pendleton District.

pied leg. T got to Illuminating over old
times in Carolina when politics ran high.
Iremember that the Congressional Dis.
trict in which were the Counties of An
derson and Old Pickens was strongly
Democratic. Gen. Waddy Thompson was
the Wing candidate and an extremely
popular man and a smart stump speaker.
The Democrats we're fearful he would be
elected, and arranged to have harbecues
at Old Pickens and Anderson O. u.
In behalf of their candidate they pelsua-
ded John G. Calhoun to make speech ut
each place, the only stump speeches Cal:
houn ever made. But his speeches did
but little good for the Democratic candi-
date. Calhoun could always be elected
Senator withont opposition, and it was
said BY some one Chat when Calhoun took
8 pinch of snuff that all Carolina sneezed.
I have forgotten who was the Democratic
candidate for Congress. Calhoun made
dry, learned speeches, just as though he
we're speaking in the Senate. Common,
uneducated people did not understand
much about the sub-treasury or his speech.
Waddy Thompson always made rattling
speeches, full of fun and anecdotes, one of
which remember.
He said tho sub treasury reminded him
Of an Irishman who had lot of poultry,
among them vas one duck, and when he
went out in the morning with his BASKET
of corn to feed them the duck with its
broad bill would shovel up most of the
corn. Paddy said, "Bedad, an oil put
ye on footing wid the rest O. shim," and
catching the duck trimmed its bill to
sharp point 30 that it could only pick mp
one grain at time. Thompson said this
was the way he wanted to Fix the sub.
treasury, 30 all could get share. lie
rode through the district. Stopping al a
farm house, if the man was not at home
he would tell the wife that he was Waddy
Thompson and candidate for Congress
would kiss all the children, give each
piece of silver, and tell the lady he was
anxious for her husbands influence;
sorry he had not had the pleasure of
seeing him, etc. When the farmer
returned his wife had no trouble to per.
suade him to ego the whole hog" for
Thompson. It is useless to say that
.Waddy Thompson was elected by good
majority. Afterwards he was appointed
Minister to Mexico When the news of
his appointment was received at Pendle-
ton I heard man say he was much sur
prised, as be did not know that Waddy
was a member of church, but that be
would make q big preacher
Gus. Maverick, young lawyer from
Pendleton, son of Sam Maverick, the
richest man in the State, went to Texas
before that State had gained her indepen.
dence from Mexico. Gus, while attend
ing court at a border town, was captured
by Mexican raiders and carried to che
City of Mexico, and made 10 work the
streets of the city with ball and chain
attached to his leg. Waddy aud old
Santa Anna soon became good friends
both were fond of sport, cock6ghting,
&c. So Waddy soon got Santa Anna to
release Gus and he was returned to bis
friends in Texas. When Texas gained
her independence Gus owned more land
and. cattle than any ybody. He collected
lot of cattle and put them on a large
island in river, and never afterwards
paid any attention to them, but they in.
creased enormously. As they were not
branded any person was at liberty to ap.
propriate them to his own use; and to
this day stray yearliDgs and calves not
branded are called Mavericks" and the
man who finds them in his herd puts his
brand on them and keeps them. Sam
Maverick would send by wagon to
Charleston to be shipped to Gus, strong,
rough boxes filled apparently with roots,
seed and dirt and marked seeds and
roots, but in the middle of the box would
be a lot of gold coin fixed so it wouldn't
Jingle. The gold was to pay for land
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