The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-29
A FAMOUS DISTRICT.
small area In South Carolina and
Georgia Has Produced u Large
Number OF Great Men.

"A Small Area in South Carolina and
Georgia Has Produced u l,nrpc
Number Of Great Mon.
Ney. Thomas A. Hoyt, DID,, of Phil
adelphla, has contributed tho fojlow-
ing article to tho New York Observer.
I. Dr. hoyt Is II native Of Beech Island,
.. ", ana Just before tho war he was
pastor OF the Presbyterian church at
fnmi1in, nno1tiiie, .. ~, SO that ho is quite
terstics OF the district dcscribcd. ''''
The district comprised within q o;ro,o
OF radius OF sixty miles, the centre
oelhg near Augusta, Ga, and cmhr,c.
ing counties In Georgia and South Car.
olina, Is one Of tho most remark ko%io
small areas in tho union in rcsnnct nI
the number of national characters H.
has produced. Here is whcre many of
what are known as the great Southern
Questions" originated, or had their
ablest and most earnest support or an
tagonism, for it is noteworthy that
both sides OF these great questions hav"
| always had powerful advocates.
This district gave birth to "nullii
cation" and "secession." 1t has fur
nlshed the country ono presidential
candidate, four vice presidential can
didates, two Speakers Of Congress, four
| cabinet ministers, and several foreign
| ministers. And yct mono of these men
| came from q town of more than 2, 600
or 3,0O0 inhabitants nearly all came
| from the country and the plantations;
| and the total population to-day, Of oil
| the counties, is only $4,000. 1t is
doubtful whether any other territory
OF as small re and population in the
Union can make SO conspicuous show
! ing.
This is the district Of John G. Cal
| houn, who became Vice President, Sec
rotary OF War, Secretary Of State, and
VINO was for years u great Senator OF
tho United States. Andrew Jackson
| was born just outside the limits OF this
district, in South Carolina. William
ii. Crawford, a candidate for the Pres.
idcncy in 1916, came from this district
La the election of that ear, Crawford
received III electoral votes, Andrew
Jackson 80 John Quincy Adams 81,
aud Henry Clay 81. The election be.
ing thrown into the House, Adams was
chosen with the assistance Of Clay
Crawford was Senator and president
pro tenn. Of the Senate, was once Sec,
rotary Of the Treasury ana Minister tC
France.
| Hcrschel V. johnson, who was on the
elcctora ticket with Douglass in 1860,
came from this district. Alexander
II. Stephens. who opposed secession,
yet became Vice President OF the Con.
federacy. and who enjoyed the respect
o! both North and South, was from this
district. Howell Cobb, who was Speak.
er of the House, Secretary Of the Treas
ury and President Of the Confederate
constitutional congress, was from this
district.
| George McDullic, United States Sen.
atoNand impassi0ned orator Robert
! Toombs, the "thundcrer;' William l.
Iancey, the eloquent member Of Con.
gress, who spoke at Fanucl Hall
Cooper institute" and throughout tn,
North againsj the election of Lincoln
| Preston Brooks, who canCd Charles
Sumner: Louis Wigfali, United States
Senator from Texas; Francis w. .Pickins
United States Minister 10 Russia and
War Governor Of South Carolina: Heu.
ry w. Grady, the orator Of the South
and oracle Of the North: James l.. Pet.
igrue, the great lawyer and Union
man Of Charles ton: Langdon Chevcs,
the only rival Of Calhoun in South Car
olina; all these and many others were
| born within this charmed circle.