The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-01
NORTH AND SOUTH.
THE DAUGHTER OF THE CONFEDER-
ACY" WE'D A "YANkEE,"

wn,', e'"S"ho"'" !" Mr. Hhre'
WILL mnN,nS"n' Young Lawyer of SYRIA
SYRACUSE, n. y, April 24.-I veri
fled II report of n very intercstin,, no
tur, ,.h;o1, l,. ,..l,,;.1:., 70
49,. - '' '.,'''i -. '''iiNe' ii''o
l"v' o1 SE"'i significance, and canno,
iail [" attract the widest attention in
both EIuropc and Americn Tn y
woyI Il is tbc crov,,;no ovor+ of t,,o
,,.a,,t p.l,ar:
~ - ho'i'hg more
nor less than the announcement
madc 10 very intimate friends here of
the marriage OF Miss Winnie Davis
fine eldest Iou,,htcr nf Jof,,r.o,, ~
vic tLo lo},, ,>,,,;l.,,. .fn
P'>'N>'nt Vi 'lle ooulh-
"lli |"'i!"hcracy, to -lr. Alfred Will
klnSOn, Oi this city, the grandson of
Samuel j. MAY. t.p ercot ol,ol;i;,r;.t
,n,dor
| '''''' ''"ill"r li''S iof lonG time
past whispered Of the possibility of
such an event coming TO Dass. but if
was only when MIR. Wilkinson ro-
turned from Europe few wccks nro
that the rtlmor began to assume tan
| Siblc shape, and it was only within a
day or two ago that one of Mr. Mav's
bosom friends Was uDprisCd OF tLo
engagement.
The event is of more than ordinary
Significance owing TO its bcuring on
the birth and fall OF the Rebellion.
lllS nntrrlaS", when accomplished,
will unit" two families who have been
heretofore the most implacablc polit-
zeal Toes, and to whose efforts the
h"rcenrss aud fcrvor of the Rebellion
arc largely due.
The life OF Miss Davis is too woll
| known to be repeated here, but tho
story OF Mr.. Wilkinson y purcntagc il
comparatively unknown. He is a
son of john Wilkinson, very promi-
ncnt figure in local history and tho
grandson OF the Rev. Samuel j. May.
The nnns of the Rev. MIR. May is one
OF tn" bright gems in the abolition
Sky, for h" was the pioneer with Cur
rlSon, Emerson, Phillips, and Long
lition OF slavery Not only in the
United States, but in Europe also,
did II" fight for the abolition cause
In Great britain especially Mr. May
l,~turrd upon slavery TO large audi
enr"s. After his removal TO Siyro-
cuSr Mr.. May continued to be very
active and prominent III promoting
t11T 1fl i-s-I;> lErN reform. lie soon be
came known f9T 1HtNI wide rs fear
less and duncompromisinE7TT III 0litiouisL
Hundreds oi men, womon and cHhilron
fleeing from bondage and bound T.,
Canada, camc to him for protection
and help and they mover came in
VAIN. He assisted many to escape,
among thcm being the celebrated
John McHcnny, whose liberation GRO
at"d such II sensation, the annivcfs;s=
| ~ OF which was celebrated for sever
al years.
AS the meetings. of the abOlitiOnists
shortly before tho declaration Of war
were violently assaulted III Boston ;lnd
other cities, tho mayor OF iSyracuso
earnestly requested Mr. May to pre-
vent the holding OF meeting here,
lest It should provoke q riot. Twsn-
ty OF the most influential gcntlomcn
OF Syrncusc. nrarly half OF whom
were ms par!ShloncrS,addrcS d lets
ter to Alr: May, telling HIM that they
wcrocrod'biy lnformodthat organized
and iorclbio efforts to prevent tho
h"ldin% OF the abolition convention
WoHlt be made. Probably this was
on" OF the S"vcrcst tc&tSto which NJ.
May loyalty to his own convictions
was ever subjected. Before the hour
appointed lor the convention, rioters
took possession OF the hall which MIR.
May iad hired for the convention,
and he W"H roughly used, the meet
mg beng prcTentcd and Mr. May
waN burned III "ilisy in Hanover
square.
1t WIS not long aftorWard that the
hrniG upon Fort Sumter put All end
to such procccdinGsin the free States.
1t Is TINS mans grandson who is to