The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-05-17

eng the opponent as coward. scOun-
drel, liar, etc. II one attempts to re
move this he takes his life in his own
hands, but Byrd was equal TO the oc-
caslon. Walking up the postoffice
steps, he was deliberately tearing
down the paper when Wigfall, draw
ing his pistol shot him dead.
The victim was an uncle OF Preston
). Brooks. then a student in college
/ and afterwards famous, when, in 1856
/ during the Kansas debate. as a mem
/ Der Of congress, he assaulted Charles
/ Sumner OF Massachusetts with a cane
because Of an attack made by Sumner
in ms speech upon Senator 4. Z. But
ler OF South Carolina. another near
relative. Fearing that his father
would become involved in personal
encounter, young Brooks promptly re
turned home, and, sending a challenge
to NIgfall, the parties met on the field
Of honor. Both were wounded. Soon
after this Wigfall went to Texas. where
1t Is understood he settled numerous
controversies with both bowie knife
and revolver. The war brought him
~ ~ 'tlli SAVhtSL lDLOLilIiIeIICt-
1he late congressman George Till
man, an elder brother Of the governor.
when young man had an alteration
with another over a game of cards in
the village tavern The decision of
the dlspute was referred to a bystander,
bnt further words followed and in the
melee IIllman shot the bystander In
order to prevent arrest he fled, but
after the absence Of a few years re
turned, stood his trial and was sentenc-
ed to a term of Imprisonment in the
county jail. Being pardoned by Gov.
Plckens he entered public life. Joined
the army, did gallant work in the war,
was sent to the Legislature and subse-
quently to congress. No one in South
Caroliua thinks the less Of him be-
cause OF his youthful escapade.
The history Of fEdgetield abounds IN
similar instances. The county is one
Of the four which constituted old
Nlnety-slx, memorable in the Reyolu-
ton as the Fighting district Of South
Carolina" The court house was in
the once prosperous town of Cam
bridge. where now stands but a single
dllapldated residence to remind one
of former gIories. Distinguished
statesmen practiced law there. Cal
hOun, McDutfie, the Hammonds. But
lers, Wardlaws, Langdon Cheves. Pet
tlgrew, Burt, Bonaham and Hagood
are among the many who have made
the locality illu5trious. while of sol
diers distinguished in the Revolution
and since the name is legion.
Edgetield was also the home of Gen.
Mart Gary one Of the commanders of /
the Hampton Legion, of whom it is /
SAID that he swore never to be captur
ed, never to surrender and never to
take the oath of allegiance He kept /
the oath to the last. breaking
through the lines Of Appomattox. .
Capt. John Gary, his brother. was
killed while defending Charlestown.
Other Garys, who are still alive, are
active polital factors in state affairs.
Living on the estate left by Gen
Gary, resides his sister, the widow Of (
Gen. \. Evans, known in Old amy !
circles as ''Shanks' Before the war /
he was a captain in the famous Sec
ond United States cavalry, OF which /
Albert Sidney Johnston was the col /
onel, robert +. Lee, lieutenant colon
el and Thomas major. the other ofh- 4
clals also becoming distinguished as !
generals in both armies later on. La .
history he is remembered as the gen
eral who, with a handful of men. met /
the first shock Of battle on the Manas-
sas, and subsequently commanded the /
Southern forces at Leesburg, or Balls /
Bluff
Geo. Evans was the father of John
Gary Evans, the young candidate for
the next goyernorship of South Caro-
lima, who is already high state off
clal and the author Of the dispensary
bill, that IS now creating such a rue
ton throughout the community. All .
of his brothers who are old enough. /
and, in fact, nearly every namesake .
and connection of Gary and Evans
are politics are in politics and are
forceful men who are likely to be I
heard from in the future
Except Tor the immediate issue the !
political fight that is now on is a con
tlnuatlon of the antagonism that has
existed from time immemorable be- |,
tween the upper and the lower por-
tons Of the state, or in other words, I
the country and the seaboard Mason
and DlXon's line does not more snarp 4
J mark the division between the .
North and South than does a line
drawn across South Carolina from
east to west, through the city Of Col
umbla. Even during the war. when 7
the low county refugees fled for safe
ty to places in the interior there was
many neighborhood in which they
found no warm Wnlcnnnn and AiScrinn