Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-06-20
SIXTY YEARS AGO.
THE OLD. NULLIFICATION
DAYS.
The Giants Engage in Battle.
South Carolina Rent
ASunder.
Spartanburg Spartan.

SpaIt1nouFS SPdftaii'
Mr.. Editor, Dear Sir: In con.
tinuing my history of Notification
in South Carolina, it created great
excitement in 1898. Both sides
held meetings at most of the cross
roads and public places all over
the State. Even the churches took
part in the discussions of the day
The newspapers villifed one an
other severely. Both sides had
fourth of July celebrations all
over the State. In one of my
former communications I gave an
account of how the Union party
celebrated that day in Spartanburg.
I will give a newspaper account of
how the two parties celebrated the
same day in Charleston. Each
side had its own place of meeting.
The Union party had VIM. Drayton
for orator of the day, the Nulli-
fers had Senator Hayne. Judge
Huger, Mr.. Pettigru, and Mr.. Le-
gare made speeches on the Union
side, and Gen. Blair wrote a letter
on the Notification side. Governor
Hamilton and Mr.. Trumbull made
speeches and Gen. McDuffie
wrote letter.
All their speeches consisted of
arguments for and against Nullif-
cation. Haynes was very able and
was said to exceed his effort in the
Senate. He gave the complete
form of Notification and called 1t
the beautiful Theory" Your
readers may have read it. Judge
Huger's speech was able. The SEN
timent that he gave ia conclusion
was classic. 1 remember part of
it. Honor of Carolina Who
ministers at tfEaa al lltesasf2--AfI-hlae tai he rs It
that points to Carter's Mountain,
when to Mount Vernon we ought to
go?" He closed by saying that if
the State went to Carter's Noun
tain for advice, the days of South
Carolina chivalry were numbered.
Gov. Hamilton's speech was bril-
liant; Trumbull's was very vim
dittive and mostly directed against
Gen. jackson who, he said, had
written to the Union party that he
would have the Nullifers dispersed
at their meeting. Pettigru's ad-
dress was judicial and argumenta-
tive; Legare's was literary; Nc
DUTIES letter was able, but he
could not convey the lightning fire
of his eye to paper; Blair's letter
was able. The sentiment Blair
sent was "the Federal Union, it
must be preserved" He stated he
got the sentiment from Gen. Jack
son. Jackson wrote short letter.
He made no allusion to what
Trumbull had stated, and closed
by saying the Federal Union must
he preserved.
The parties challenged each
other to joint debate. Some
place in Williamsburg YVES select
ed; Gen. Blair and Judge Rich
ardson on one side; Governor
Hamilton and McDuffie on the
other. Both sides claimed the vic
tory. McDuffie stated that Judge
Richardson was an excellent au-
thority on the bench for the ad-
: ministration of law. He said he
had been thirteen years in Con-
gress and had turned his attention
entirely to national affairs, and
thought on subjects that came be-
fore Congress. He had a better
chance to investigate them than
Judge Richardson had, and OF
course thought his side right. The
October election was approaching
Each side had an organized ticket
in every county in the State.
will mention few OF the lnos'
distinguished orators that were
sent out as missionaries to edlfy
the voters; Haype, McDuffie, Ham
ilton, and Preston, all first rate
men on the Notification side
Judge Huger, Smith, Richardson
and Gen. Blair on the Union side
I will only notice two of them
AMI give my authority for what