The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-22

House he will not have TO LIT lts
weight so often. There is an instance IN
the later history Of the State where a
robe of this kind passed from father to
son after long interval, and this prac-
tice of looping the robe on the chair
prevailed in both its terms OF use.
When the Supreme Court OF the State Is
in session the Judges always appear on
the bench in judicial gowns. This has
always been the practice in South Caro-,
lima. New York has recently returned
TO this custom, but I believe these two
States are the only ones which now have
that custom, that has always had the
high precedent of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, and within the last
few wears has the new authority OF the
United States Courts of Appeal. With
in the memory OF men not yet old the
high sheriff in New England appeared
on State occasions with cooked mats
and swords, but it is only IN South
Carolina now that the sheriff dons an
Official garment and carries sword OF
Office whenever he goes forth to make
an arrest. To the culprit this seems
like taking royal coated pill.
In the office Of the Secretary OF State
saw the mace. 1t was presented to
the colony by the King OF England as
emblem of royal authority. 1t bears
the royal arm and the crown, and IS
massive and valuable piece OF work
mansnIp. Andrew jackson was ma
tive of South Carolina, and in his last
will he bequeathed to the State ser.
vice to be presented to the native OF
South Carolina, who in the next war
should be selected as the bravest SOL
dier of the State. The next war was
with Mexico, and when the question OF
selection of the recipient Of this token
came up it was found impossible to
agree as to which son of South Caro-.
oiina had most distinguished himself
for bravery. AS result the bequest
was replaced in the State vault, with
the understanding that it should go to
the last survivor Of the Mexican war, in
which il was thought all the South
Carolinians who participated had
equally distinguished themselves for
courage. This clase OF the will OF An
drew Jackson is part OF the archives
of the State, and is shown to visitors as
a very proud heirloom attended with q
very proud record of the general brave
ry Of the sons of the old State.
Among other historic relics carefully
preserved and held in high reverence
are the great seals used at different
times in the history of 'the people OF
the State. There is the great seal used
by the Lords Proprietors in the 18th
century, the grest seal used by the
colony aring the time the royal mace
was held as the emblem of the Kings
sovereign power, and last the great
seal of the State of South Carolina, to
which some time has attributed sov-
ereign significance hardly claimed at
that time by any other State, and now
used for the ordinary current business
of the State, and which in the latest
times has given sanction to strange ex-
periments in government. saw also
the sword Of Marion, the Revolutionary
hero of the State, who has been cele
brated BY William. Cullen Bryant in his
.'Song Of Marion's Mem"
Our band is few, but true and tried,
Our leader frank and bold;
The British soldier trembles
When Marion's name is told.
Among the interesting records saw
was the manuscript of the last speech
of John G. Calhoun, which was read in
the United States Senate when he was
too feeble to deliver it in person. I
saw, too letter from Lafayette, ad-
dressed to the men Of the Southern
army, meaning thu Southern army of
the Revolution, ard letter from Light
Horse Harry Lea to Lord William
Campbell, then Royal Governor of the
colony.
AS one comes out from the State
House he is confronted by three monu-
ments commemorating the military
achievements of the soldiers of South
Carolina. The first refers to the Amer
lean Revolution, the second, which is
in the shape of palmetto tree, relates
to the Mexican war, while the third is
q Confederate monument erected by the
women Of the State.
The experience of South Carolina is
filed with more singular vicissitudes
than thai of any other State, and on ev-
ery hand in Columbia and in the State
House are records and mementoes Of
unusual occurrences andcircumstancss
Kate helen Hampton in Philedel-
phia Tines.