Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-24

one in prosperity? He rojoiced with him. Was
advice? lie was his Counsellor. Was ile, wrong?
IIc rebukcd him. Was he right? Ho maintained nee
him. Was he to DO defcndea3 He was his advo-
"Iio did not limit his s,licitude to individuals
IIo had ever in bis comprehensive Thought tn"
zons of this State. lilo sought to promote their
intellectual and moral march and their political
prsos ywo Fl ai Cd Se phsea
"General Wagener was massive In brain and
in person, and his entire organism WAS nataraiy ,hy
exercise of influence. Hence, with his earnest
aud propulsive nature, he was bound to propn
fevolutions arc Effected truth eliminated from
antiIuated error, and man is. raised and elc-
"Gcneral wagencr did not conane himself to
a life of usefulness to his own people only. He
held high public tr,,st-logislatvc, municipal
"Hc was Il man of considerable learning, In
which history and political economy were promi-
and study and had strong talent FOR analysis;
hence he exercised all these public trusts with
n9eary Ill at ssne fop as brght
light for the direction Of all who would guido
tile ship OF State,
lifetime became him well and were worthily
borne, and if death had not interviewed 1t is
beyond doubt that IN view of his qualifications,
usefulness and public service an apprcciative
community would have conferred sti,i further
and higher honors on II person so distinguished.
"rhis great German citizen I, i'll always be
ranked amongst the foremost of LIS countrymcn
who cmigratcd to this country and have Illus
tratcd tho character and virtue of their people.
He will command the respect and consideration
Of the people Of this country and will claim and
of the German citizens and their postcrity."
Capt. Alexander Melchcrs, for many
years Captain of tho German Rifle Club,
said among other things: Gle was a
man of tho pcoplo, with tho people and
for the people, and not only outwardly a
thorough German, but in his inncrmost
soul, in his deepest feelings and thoughts.
como AmcricaniZed lie remained a
German. This was his glory, to which
he added the greatest services to the
German cause in our adopted fatherland,
services which we all acknowledge with
our whole hearts. Yes, ho was true
German and loved his fcllow-country-
men,"
Capt. c. G.. Duckcr, a close friend and
admircr Of General Wagcncr, and now
President of tho Carolina Mutual lnsur-
ancc Company, spoke as follows: "From
early youth to tho close of life his best
energies were devoted to matters Of
public concern and to the affairs of his
countrymcn, generally for very incon-
siderable, and more often without any
remuneration. With him tho main
question was, "What good can l do in
the worldP" Thus hc lived and died,
poor in the effects of this world, but
honest and rich in the affection and
esteem Of all who knew and understood
him. But his system of truth and hon
esty, for which he lived for its own sake,
was often of SO high Z standard, so dis.
Interested as to be often misunderstood
And the most trying moments of his
life were those, when Misrepresentation
and ad crse circumstances combined to
Illustrate plans to which he had givon
the study of a life time; and how mourn
ful to contemplate, how bitter is now
the thought that an entire life spont in
unScliiSh devotion to further and advance
interests of others, should, when near
its close, not be exempt from insults and
Misrepresentation"
Col. John f. Fickcn, afterwards
Mayor of Charleston, among other
things said:
"a man Of undonbtcd mental capa-
city, he was much of student, and Il
frequent contributor to tho press, both
in German and English. Possessing n
natural fondncss for political economy,
his mind was II storchousc Of statistics.
Firm Of purpose, his will was unbend-
ing. Once resolved and assured of tho
right, he was immovablc, holding that
success must be conquered, not courtcd.
Or commanding presence, he ever car
ricd himself with dignity and dccorum
Determined alike in purpose and man
ncr, he was yet respectful and kind" !"
But why multiply on this line. Suffice
it to say, not only all the addresses
which were made on this occasion, but
the daily papers of Charleston in
lengthy editorials referred to the life and
career of this distinguished man in the
highest terms. Proud should be Wal
hala and her citizens that one so hon
orcd, so talented, and SO great should
have been the means Of founding the
colony here which built it and made it
what it is.
TIE EFFECTS OF THE CIVII. WAR.
All went well and prosperous until
1860, the beginning of the war between
the States, and everything tended to
show that the brightest hopes of the
founders of the colony would be real
lied. The construction of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, which @as to run by
way Of Walhalla and connect Charleston
with the great grain centcrs Of the West,
gave an increased impetus to trade and
traffic. The colonist had become accli-
mated in every sense of the word. New
settlers were considering location here
and new acquisitions to the colony were
had disappeared from tho fields, and
plcntcous harvcsts were blessing the
years of toll invested by Industrious
hands of sacrificing and devoted parents,
assisted by hopeful and willing children.
From these homes so established were
called patriotic citizens to do service in
the defense of their foster country. Tho
blood of many an adopted citizen was
shed fighting side by side with his native
fellow-citizcn, and both inspired by
the same sense of duty, sacrificed
their lives on the field of battle, obcdicnt
to their country's call. The war came
and passed leaving its disastrous effects
upon Walhalla and its people, probably
more heavily than on any other place Of it's
size. The homes of settlers just becom-
ing comfortable and attractive, had been
well as possible by the willing hands Of
mothers, sisters and younger brothers,
but with all this tho necessities of life
were often wanting. When the end
came and peace was restored it was some
time before the ray of prosperity again
dawncd upon Walhalla.
INCORPORATION OF TIE TOWN.
The town of Walhalla was incorpo-
rated in 1859, and then located in what
was known as Pickcns District In the
year 1868 the County of Oconcc was
established and Walhalla was designated
rs the county seat of the new county,
and the present court house erected.
Mr.. Cappclmann here referred to the
Intendants Of Walhalla from the year
1886 to tho present time, a complete list
of whom is published on tho first page
of this paper.
wALlIALLA AS IT is TODAY.
Walhala as it is to-day, with its five
Protestant churches, with its court house,
with its stores, its beautiful homes, with
its cotton factory of 10000 spindlcs, with
its educational facjlitcs, with its mag
uilicput record with its attractive locn-