The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27
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The author takes occasion in this
book to do again what he has well
done in another and separate publica-
ton namely, TO rcfutc tho SANDER
promulgated by McMastcr and other
partisan historians to the effect hat
the matter Of education, and more par
ticularly the means of public cduca-
ton, have always been neglected in
South Carolina. McCrady shows by
the authorities cited by him that the
charge IS utterly false, and that the
converse is rue. AS soon as the in
crease Of population and the birth and
growth of children in the colony made
it necessary that schools should be es-
tablished, they were provided for,
and supported, in part at least,
out Of the public funds. AS
early as ITO an Act was passed
for the establishment Of a public
school, and before this time the mat
ter had received attention. Naturally
these schools were first confined to the
town of Charleston, where for s.long
time all the interests of the colonists
were ccntercd, and where most of them
lived. But as the country surround
ing became settled and families grew
up, with children to be educated, the
facilities for giving them at least the
r%udimcnts of education were provided.
Indeed, it is not q matter Of doubt
that public schools were established in
South Carolina, as soon as there were
children to be taught in them, and they
were generously supported.
No more thrilling story is told in
the histories of any OF the nations Of
the earth than that he tells Of the IN
ceasing warfare which the settlers
waged with the tribes Of savage In
dians, by whom they were surrounded,
and their no less savage allies, the
Spaniards, in Florida. 1t were idle to
attempt 20 review the story, except in
all its details. The narrowing scenes
of murder, arson, pillage and rapipe
make the blood run cold at the bare
recital.
Yet another very interesting part Of
the book is that which deals with the
pirates who infested the islands of thu
West Indies, and tho shores Of thu
main land, and preyed upon the con-
mercc Of the colonies, and robbed.
and murdered and laid tribute upon
the people. So bold andy cruel were
they that the reader rejoiced when h.
reads that Col. VIM. Rhett has at
tackled, captured and killed the fam
o is pirate, Thatch, in his place Of re-
treat in Cape Fear; that Governor
johnson has himself lead his naval
forces against the pirates who threaten
Charles Town itself, and has destroyed
their ships, slain and captured many
of them, including their infamou.
leader, Richard Morley; and 6uall.
that Stede Bonnet, the most noted,
the most dreaded, and the bloodiest O.
all these bold buccaneers, has been
captured and tried before that eccen-
trio Judge, Chief Justice Trott, con
victed and sentenced to death. One
takes o grim satisfaction in noting With
what apt quotation Of Scripture, OF
law, and of the classics, old Trott lays
the law to him; and that in spite OF
all the influences that could be brought
to bear on the Chief Justice, he leaves
the pirate to meet his we'll deserved
doom.
The militia was an important factor
in the affairs of the colony. The
counties and parishes we're divided
into Militia Beats, each Of which
Beats was commanded by some promi-
nent and influential citizen, resident
therein, who was given the rank of
Colonel. The author humorously
suggests that this gave rise to the
practice of calling every man OF rromi-
nence in q community by the title Of
"Colonel;' q custom which prevails
to this day in South Carolina.
The growth Of commerce, the trade
in nsva! stores. rice. indigo, lumber,
etc., the manners, habits Of life, dress,
henes, henses ..a pleasures o. the
LDeople are ell discussed and described.
Finally, the author sets forth with
detail the causes which led 90 the
overthrow Of the Proprietary Govern
ment. Tie conflict Of authority be-
tween the Proprietors and the Coloni-
al Assembly, involving the vital rights
and interests Of tho ~colonists, had
been growing in bitterness and i'm
portancc for years. The people also
complained, and it seems with good
cause, that the Proprietors we're neg
ligent Of, and indifferent to, the vel
fora ~ tko o~Io~: ILL.,