The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07
Robert Marn}an WRIGHT was horn

Robert. Herman Wright was born
on the 3Oth day of July 1923, in the
a3unty of Newberry, South Carolina.
He died on the 11th day of March
1890, aged nearly GS years. His
parents we're Zacheus Wright and
Mary Glasgow, his wife.
1t is not only interesting but high
ly instructive to consider what the
early surroundings of any particular
porson have been in determining
what factors entered into the forma-
tion Of his character. With this end
in view it may bo stated that the
subject of this notice spent his life,
from his birth to about the Goth year
of his age, on his fathers farm; he
attended the schools in the neighbor-
hood. His father though not weal.r
thy man, had enough and TO- spare;
from the crops grown by him he was
always self supporting, and all his
earnings beyond his needs were put
at interest: BY the services exacted
OF Young sons in tho different en-
p{6yments about farm, habits of
'fanstry, carefulness and self roll
ance wero taught them. Then, too,
&being brought rp under the eyes of
the parents, freed from interference
from the outside world, there is no
doubt that the moral character q
boy could be moulded on safe princl-
pies. Zacheus Wright was man
Of the purest Christian character.
He and his wife early adopted the
view that it was their duty to love
and fear God and keep His command.
ments, and so they taught their chill
dren. 1t was naturally to be expect
oi that Mr.. Wright, the son, should
have acquired tho virtue of reverence
for religion, as well as habits of in
dustry, self reliance and right living
SO it proved. Robert Fl. Wright WAS
careful us to his contracts, economi-
cal, upright, patient, truthful and
filed with that charity that thinkcth
no evil. His was transparent ma
ture-not showy, but solid. While
fixed as rock in his faith yet abso.
l., lotely free from cant. While IL de-
yout Methodist, yet, SO broad were
his sympathics, you might ousily
have taken him for a Baptist, a
Presbyterian or Lutheran. TTo was
worry companionablo-loved CONVEX
sation and possessed flow of gen-
tle'humor. His games wore back
CANNON and chess. Courage with,
and in, him was always fixed quail
. ity. Il
'sSsSWhen about the age of 20 years
he left his fathers farm and came
to the town of Newberry to learn to
be merchant. He entered the NOR
camille establishment of Stewart and
Coats, rs q clerk, and there rcmained
for moro than ton years. No doubt
the lessons ho learned from Mr.. Rob
ct Stewart wore worry valuable; Mr..
Stewart was close in his application
to business;~a very exact man; with
clear judgment as to business; man
OF few words, but just and upright.
For q short time, from 1850 to the
first of the year 1861, Mr.. Wright
was associated in business with Mr..
r. S. Coppock. In the fall of the
year 1860, the first mutterings of the
storm that was destined to convulse
this continent were heard It is
moro than probable that young Mr..
Wright's ear caught the sound
amongst the first. The powers in
this State at that time were all en-
aiqored with the doctrine, steadily
plppogated by Mro Calhoun for the
last twenty-five years of his life
that there was a sot purpose in the
minds and wills Of tho people living
in the Northern, Eastern and West
ern States to break the compact made
by them with the people of the
Southern and Southwestern States
on the right to hold slave property
as guaranteed under the Constitu-
tion of tho United Statos The prop
erty of tho people Of tho Southern
and Southwestern States was largely
concantr rated in thia sDncins of pro,,