The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-15

tnls disaster Moore seems to have re-
trlved his laurels and covered himself
with glory in the course OF war with
Ghe Indians, but no mention Is made OF
Daniel in this war nor in the defence
OF the city at the time OF the French
invasion in 1706, under Monster le
F'eboure. Indeed he does not appear
very prominently in the histories of
those days until when, in the great
Indian war of I714, Governor Craven
marched against the Yemasses, Daniel
was appointed Deputy Governor in the
town and continued in that capacity
until the end of the war, with credit to
himself, greatly facilitating by his clear
judgement and the vigorous manner
in which he managed the ways and
means department the successful
| termination of the expedition against
the red men.
In 1716 Col. Daniel comes to the front
again. In April of that year Governor
Craven, having received advices of the
death in England of his brother Sir
Anthony Craven intimated TO the
Lords PrOprietors that his family af-
fairs required his presence at home,
and requested permission to depart
from the colony, which was given.
Col. Daniel was again appointed De-
putty Governor which office was not a
bed of roses. The colony was torn by
civil discOrd. The Popular party and
the Lords Proprietors party, which
was led by Trott and the Rhetts, were
at daggers drawn. The Indians gave
much trouble. The colony was over
| whelmed with debt 1t was necessary
to maintain a company of rangers for
protection against the Indians and the
| Spaniards. Forts had to be kept up
and money had to be raised for the
payment of the garrisons. Presents
| OF considerable value were necessary
to preserve the friendship of the friend
| ly Indians.
| these public expenses ate up all the
fruits OF the planters industry and
everything seemed to be as bad as bad
could be. The complaint sent the
Lords Proprietors were long and loud.
and Daniel joined in them. 1t was in
this condition that Robert Johnson
found the colony when he arrived in
| I'LL to take the post of Governor,
Daniel retiring very thankfully from
the next year that he died, and was
buried with much pomp and show un-
der the prstent chancel of ST. Philips
Church, whence the stone was probab-
ly removed after the fire. The inscrip-
tiOn on the recently discovered tomb
stone reads:
Here lye the remains of"
the Honorable Robert Daniel Esquire y
| "A brave man who has long served"
| king William"
| In his Wars both by Land and"
| "Sea"
land afterwards governed this"
| Province
under the i.ord lpump hole ietors"
| "who died on the lst
| -
| Aged ~"
Here also was buried
| "the body of"
| Martha Logan
who was the first Wife of the "
| "above Robert Daniel"
| land afterwards of Colonel"
George Logan Esqr"
| she died OH the 5th day"
| "of November the yr l742"
Aged 5S.'
1t is curious that the tomb docs not
state that he held the title of land
grave. Among the places which he
owned was Daniels Island. which still
bears his name.
1t is the desire of several prominent
members of the South Carolina His
torical Society that the stone be
secured for the Society and placed in
the library for safe keeping, or else
that the vestry of ST. Philips Church
procure the stone from the owners OF
the lot, who will doubtless be glad to
restore it to them, and place it whence
it was stoicnOr otherwise removed.
| Governor Daniel has, it is said, many
descendants in Charleston who would
doubtlcs be interested in this proper dis
position being made OF the former
covering Of the grave Of their ancestor.
|