The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

1910 Outlaw beat General Person oil
votes. In 1851 Outlaw beat Col. w.
r. Martin, who was not regular cam
didate, but was voted for by the Demo-
Gratis throughout the district. In 1888
DR.. Shaw beat COL Otlaw 81 votes. In
1856 Col. r. II. Paine beat DIR. Shaw
346 votes. In 1857 DR.. Shaw beat w.
N. III. Smith SO votes. In 1859 Judge
Smith beat DR.. Shaw 514 votes. This
was the last Congressional election be-
fore the war. Judge Smith was elected
to the Confederate States Congress,
and was a member when the war ended.
DIR. Shaw was never a candidate for
Congress before 1858. The first vote
/ ever gave was for Dr. Shaw in 1853,
not being eligible to vote before August,
1853.
Col. Worthington says: SIN 1851 he
was elected to the State Senate" In
the second section following, he says,
Sin 1850 he was candidate for Con-
gress against Colonel Outlaw. Surely
he was elected to Congress after he
was a member of the Senate.
Col. Worthington says, "The Hon.
Henry Muchmore Shaw, formerly dis
tinguished member of Congress from
the First Congressional district of
North Carolina in the War between
the States, Colonel of the Eighth regi-
ment, was born November Goth, 1917, "
etc. If Colonel Worthington intended
to say DR.. Shaw was a member of the
Confederate State Congress, I am sure
he is mistaken. In his article he ac-
counts for him. all through the army,
from May, 1861, when he was commits
stoned Colonel of Eighth regiment,
North Carolina State Troops, up to the
morning of February 18th, 1864, when
near Newbern.
Colonel Shaw was a member of the
convention of 1867, and resigned soon
otter the ordinance of Secession was
passed, to accept the Colonelcy of the
Eighth regiment and a man by rne Name
of Jones was elected in his place.
THE incident of his refusing the ex-
tended hand of President Davis, at
Charleston, has a peculiar interest. Col.
Shaw was in command of Roanoke Is
land when it fell. Mr.. Davis in a mes
sage to Congress was very severe in his
criticism for its capture. and said: THE
umtimely surrender of Roanoke Island
was sufficient to humiliate the friends of
the Confederacy.' A committee of
North Carolina members of Congress and
others was appointed to investigate and a
report to Congress was made entirely cx-
honorating Colonel Shaw, and highly
commencing him.
When Mr.. Davis and General Cling
man approached, Colonel Shaw, who
was at the head of the brigade and in
command. made the required army sa-
lutte to the President. At this juncture
General Clingman said, mir. President
this is Colonel Shaw, ycI will recollect
him as an old fellow-member of Con-
gress." Yes" said Mr.. Davis, Il recol-
lect Colopel Shaw WE'LL" and removed
his glove. and proffered his hand. Colo
mel Shaw folded his arms, looked him
straight in the face, and took not the
slightest notice of him. Mr.. Davis re-
placed his glove and rode off,
Governor Jarvis, who was a member
of the Eighth regiment, was an eye
witness to this occurrence. Soon after
wards he went into Col. Shaw's tent,
and said to him, Colonel, what did you
do that thing just now for. Don't you
know you can only get promotion
through that man, and why did you re