The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26
as If ho had been tho most attentive
listener to all tho proceedings of the



While this beautiful spot on the
banks Of the Tugaloo, with its cxten
Slve prospect over one of the fairest
and most fertile valleys that can be
met with anywhere, and with its back
ground OF dark and bold mountains,
deeply contrasting with the brightness
OF light and vivid colors of tho fore
ground. marks the residence Of tho "Old
Roman during his ripper years, and OIL
SO has in its keeping his final resting
place, adorned by u modern monument,
another place further up the river, Of
like loveliness and wealth of rural
charms, is the birthplace and was for
sixteen years the playground for the
childlike and youthful sports Of one
who has also and most deservedly re-
ceived that same surname, although
he earned 1t in the course of q life
wholly differing from that we have
just describcd-a life devoted to the
nOblest and loftiest purposes Of peace
ful times, to duty and right" and
characterized at the same time by q
charm Of refinement, q love for literary
| work, and especially for historical re-
search, SO that while as to the former
he was perhaps Cleveland's equal, as
| to tho latter he was clearly his supe-
rior. 1t was
EX-GOVERNOR B. T.. PERRY,
| who was born here November 20, 1905,
and lived hero at his fathers farm un-
til his 10th year, when he departed
| from his paternal homestead to attend
school and afterwards to enter upon
his lifc-carecr, the pursuit of law, in
the city Of Grccnville. But, though
from the very commencement Of his
vocation, the most arduous duties de-
volvcd upon him as an attorney, editor
and statesman, each single calling Of
which would scem to tax mans time
and power to the utmost, he would as
| often as little leisure was afforded to
him, repair to the scenes Of his child
hood and early youth, and
Go forth under the open sky.and list
| TO Natures teachings, while from all
around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of
air
| Came still voice
One place, however, of oil that he
had been wont to frequent in his earlier
| years he was now seen to avoid as If
distasteful to his friendly feelings, to
his fnely-chorded sensibility, to his
eminent humane nature
HATTON'S FORD ISLAND,
in the Tugaloo river, half way between
| Col. Cleveland'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
CT Christ Church, itt Greenviiio, the
humble garland of our homage and ad-
| miratlOn, we arc moved to make this
choice by the consideration that a host
cxs ,1t
have, as by an avalanche of eulOgy
rarely bestowed upon one single man
so exhaustively dwelt upon every trait
OF his lofty character, so eloqucntly OK
tOlled his manly tirmness and stead
fastneSS in times that tried mons souls
SO charmingly described the loveliness
Of his home life, that unless we would
descend to the thanl1less task of Gear
rying Goals to Newcastle" there is left
| to us no opportunity Of contributing
our tiny pebble 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
transpircd upon this lonely island in
the TugalOO rivor-an episode which,
though undcscrved 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 arc but mcn, can ne or
be gods!'
and Of which he would neither speak
himself, nor would, from duo reverence
to his life's sorrow, his friends, yea
| even his adversaries, dcsecrato it by
even SO much as one mention of the
fatal occurrence, as long rs Governor
Perry was living
This island in tho Tugaloo was the
sceno of the duel, in 1892, between Mr..
Bynum, the editor Of Notification
paper, published in Grcenvillc, and
Mr.. Perry, who advocated the opposite
side of that political question in his
paper, The Mountaineer-a duel to
which the latter was forced wholly
against his will and inclination, and
which resulted in tho death Of the
former.
We will not harrow the tender feel
ings OF our readers by a minute dcscrip-
tion of the dread incident, so wholly at
variance with the progress ,Of cur
boasted civilization, nor would VIC with
our firm belief in mans better and kim
drcd nature, entertain for a moment
political animOsity had gone SO far as
to prcmcdits.te the death Of Bynum's
opponent, but what we will do, what
we here will endcavOr to point out as
Ex-Governor Perry's everlasting merit
about mankind, is to say that he by
this silent yet most eloquent dctesta-
tion Of the duel, as a barbarous relic Of
ancient times, notwithstanding tn c
manly courage he manifested on the
this special unfortunate affair, by the
imprcssivcncss OF his noble example of
tacit condemnation Of tho ridiculous
custom, has more than any legislator
contributed to Kidding mankind of this
nightmare Of hallucination in seeking
redress and vengeance for their wrongs
upon the the so-called field Of honor y
Not long ago great numbers OF
Australias hugo army Of unemployed
were attracted by stories OF fabulous
gold panning at Papua, in New Guina.
Their ranks have been thnncd by mur-
der, starvation and fatal swamp fovcrs.
TO make matters worse, every native