The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

from the very commencement of hi
vocation, the most arduous duties de
volved upon him as an attorney, edito
and statesman, each single calling 0
which would seem to tax mans time
and power to the utmost, he would, a.
often as little leisure was afforded tt
him, repair to the scenes Of his child
hood and early youth, and
Go forth under the open sky and list
10 Natures teachings while from al
around
| Earth and her waters, and the dcpths oI
air
| Came still voice
One place, however, OF all tha. he
had been wont to frequent in his earlier
years he was now seen to avoid as II
distasteful to his friendly feelings, to
his hncly-chorded sensibility, to his
eminent humane nature
IIATTON's FORD ISLAND,
in tho Tugaoo river, half wav between
Col. Clevelaud's and his own native
homestead. In selecting this place,
half reluctantly, half triumphantly, as
the only opportunity still open to us
for wreathing and laying upon his
beautiful grave mound in the cemetery
OF Christ Church, at Greenvllle, the
humble garland OF our homage and ad-
miration, we arc moved to make this
choice by the consideration that a host
or witnesses, friends and foes alike,
have, as by an avalanche of eulogy
rarely bestowed upon one single man,
SO eXhaustively dwelt upon every trait
OF his lofty character, so eloquently OK
tolled his manly frmness and stead
fastness in times that tried mems souls,
SO charmingly described the loveliness
OF his home life, that unless we would
descend to the thankless task OF "car-
rying co2is to Newcastle" there is left
to us no opportunity. of contributing
our tiny pebole to the majestic cairn
OF enconium raised to the memory of
his virtues and his eminent attain
ments, save alone the deductions drawn
to his honor from the episode that
transpired upon this lonely island in
the TugalOo river-an episode which,
though undeserved and unavoidable
on his part, yet cast dark shadow
over his entirely clear ard unsullied
life
Like stark Nemesis OF cnvious Fate
TO make us feel we are but men, can ne'or
be godsI'
and OF wi ich he would neither speak
himself. nor would, from due reverence
TO his LIES sorrow, his friends, yea
even his adversaries, desecrate it by
even so much as one mention sof the
fatal occurrence, as long as Governor
Perry was living
This island in the Tugaloo was the
scene of the duel, in 1892, between Mr..
Bynum, the editor OF u Nullitcation
paper, published in Greenville, and
Mr.. Perry, who advocated the opposite
side of tnat political question ia his
paper, The Mountaineer-a duel to
which the latter was forced wholly
against his will and inclination, and
which resulted in the death of the |
former.
We will not harrow the tender feel
lngs OF our readers by minute descrip- |
tlOn OF the dread incident, so wholly at |
variance with the progress of sur
boasted civilization. nor would we with |
our firm belief in mans better and kim
dred nature, entertain for a moment |
the supposition, lately advanced, that |
political animosity had gone 50 far as |
to premeditate the death of Bynum's |
opponent, but what we will do, what |
we mere Will endeavOr to point out as |
Perry's everlasting merit |
aoout mankind, is to say that he by |
this silent yet most eloquent detesta- |
tlon of the duel, rs a barbarous relic OF |
ancient times, notwithst standing the |
manly courage he manifested on the |
this special unfortunate affair, by the |
lmpressiveness Of his noble example OF |
tacit condemnation of tho ridiculous |
custom, has moro than any legislator |
to Kidding mankind of this |
of hallucination in seeking
redress and vengeance for their wrongs |
upon the the so-called field Of honor