The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-03
THE GLoRY OF A STATE DEPART,
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s There are.no people in the Union who
OF cherished a stronger pride In the i'm
psrsancs and dignity OF their state than.
the South caroIinians. Their history in
this respect Is full Of interest.
Q Ia their first settlement at Port Royal in
1870 they put into operation government
taasrecognizcd three orders OF nobility,
their constitution providing for palatines.
landgraves and caolques. Ten years later,
when this settlement moved up to what is
now the city OK Charleston. although this
ponderoas system Of government was
abandoned as III suiting new and distant
country. this idea of hereditary social dis
tinction remained.
The cultivation of cotton for expectation.
which began in l7Ss, and the subsequent
purchase by the state Of the cotton gin.
gave the landed aristocSacy the means OF
m&intainlng the inherited social distinc-
ton which their ancestors had brought
With them from over the ses. Humber.
tar. pitch. turpentine and the indigo plant.
which had heretofore been their chief
sources OF industry, were almost wholly
abandoned and GOTTEN became the chief
staple Of the state.
This enabled The South Carolina plAnter
TO live like q prince. and Indeed character
lied the social, financial and political
history OF the state. ]. d. shoepf, Ger
man who travelled extensively in America
in the early history Of our government
hRmoroasly describes the American
arisiocracy" in and about the city az
Charleston. The planter gave his p! ant Ia
ton into the hands q ~ overseer. while
he himself lived In the metropolis. He
educated his sons abroad, made pleasure
and politics his passine and locked With
contempt upon the shopkesper or trader.
Ills demands were great At the vharyes
were ships Iaten with the Iuxuries Of the
world: Tor bis pleasure and conffdr. there
we're thsAteIs and club houses. Every
gentleman belonged % half dozen clubs
which bore such names as Saints CIuh
Ugly Club. Hell Ere Club, Jockey Club
Mount Zion Society. etc.
This social distinction nssara1ly found
Cita Nay into the government Of the state.
for politics was Tie plan.cSs' vocation
+ Limitations we're pat gpon the franchise
The voter had TO have Al least ffty acres
oflAnd and ten slaves, aud the aristocratie
idss OF the plantation became more er.
presslvs In the matter Of holding offscs. as
the state representative wss oil ssei 10 Re
possessed Of q freehold Of 81 least 500 acres.
= This pride Of the planter zas daaIiy in
vesFsd in the state. High SOCIAL distsoc.
tioa became che Necessary requisite 10 po-
htieAi TystsrmsaL Judses. representa-
tives and governors we're me1 zith a long
iiHs q distinguished ssc5stoEs. whose
social distinetina alone eoala xstd Iustre %
the state, They k0nore8 oeesr eovernox
mere shsu they dia their president, and
the stats vas nors glorious thaa the
uniea.
Bat the glory 81 TIE ststs Is departing.
The government 3. ia lths hsaas az he
FoFa.ists. 80 poFted hy dlsadscted Demo
erats TIE esaes Of governor Is nov oeca-
pied By rsa d. ~ 4ssse .ssasoSess eseSpasses
ard oslsns usgsrane=s continually asS-
honor the oeaee Gaa aFsas ai.graos upon
tAs once proua state Of seatlS Carolina
We sre. theFsfoFs. not szgFFsssd tAas shs
SoaTa CAEoliaa gentleman. xb6 still ~
1soss Ia Aasssas glory x LA caste, "a