The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27


s.Eeuth Carolina under the Proprie
;tary Government, 167o-1719," is the
title Of the first volume, and as
yet the only one published, Of the his
tory which has been written by Gen
eral Edward McCrady, of Charleston.
It has been known for long time that
he was engaged upon such awork, and
the knowledge has given satisfaction,
because Of his established reputation
for erudition, great industry, fairness
and accuracy. This confidence has
been wholly justified in the work now
under consideration.
Beginning with review of the
attempts which had been made to
.eolonize America, and with the vari-
eus expeditions Of exploration which
had been sent out from the old world
to the new, the author follows with
succinct. but clear and comprehensive
account Of the conditions Of politics
and public affairs, of society, of laws
and of religion in the countries OF
Europe, and more especially in Eng
land. at the middle Of the seventeenth
century, and traces the influence OF
those conditions upon the movements
which eliminated in the colonization
Of America. The first visit of Span
ish explorers to the soil Of Carolina,
the several excursions of the French,
the ill-fated attempt Of Ribault to
establish colony at Port Royal, are
all treated in logical and chronical or
der. And this brings the writer to the
time when Charles II, recalled from
his exile, moved mainly by desire
IN measure, to repay the devotion
of some Of those who had been loyal
TO him in his banishment, granted the
6rst patent to the Province Of Carroll
na, to the Lords Proprietors. This
patent was dated March "a, 1868, and
was made to the Earl of Clarendon,
the Duke Of Albermarle, Lord Craven,
Lord Berkeley, Lord Ashley, Sir
George Carteretsnd SirJohn Colleton,
all Of which names are perpetuated in
the nomenclature OF the physical and
political subdivisions of North and
South Carolina to this day. Nothing
definite was ever done under this char
Ter toward the settling Of the country,
except that several exploring expedi-
tions were sent out, which added not
very much to the scant knowledge OF
this terra incognita. There seems to
have been an apprehension that this
charter infringed upon the rights of
she patentees under grant made
years before Gn 163O) to Sir Robert
Heath, to an extensive territory sup
posed to be lying wholly northward
and westward Of this Province, and
yet sometimes called Carolina. But
steps having been taken to quiet the
title. by forfeiting the Charter Of Sir
Robert Heath, another charter was
Issued in 1865 TO the same Proprietors.
The territory embraced in this grant
covered that now included in the
States Of South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama.
Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas, Indian Territory, New Mexico,
Arizona and the lower part Of Cali
fornia. Curiously enough, as Nc
Grady points out, this territory is
nearly the same as that embraced in
sthe late Southern Confederacy.
Florida was not included in the
grant because that land was already in
she grasp Of the Spaniards, who, hav-
ing their principal settlement at st.
Augustine, afterward proved most
dangerous neighbors to the colonists
an Carolina.
The Lords Proprietors now set about
10 utilize the great gift that had been
made to them. They said that they
.4were excited with al laudable and
pious zeal for the propagation Of the
Christian faith" and the enlargement
Of the Kings Empire and dominion,
bnt all their subsequent course demon
strates that, however strong the
s'pious zeal, and howeverardent their
loyalty and patriotism, they had an
eye to the main chance and the
"Americaa dollar"
The historian details the various
futile attempts made to effect settle
ments at Cape Fear and Port Royal,
and the efforts to procure settlers from
Barbados and others Of the West
India Islands, and one is surprised to
End how intimate relation these Is
lands bore to the early history Of this
colony. Then he gives most inter