Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-15

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yond the limits Of the state Of which
he was governor.
It was by the advice Of Isaac Shelby
to Generals Gates and Greene that the
brilliant affair Of the Cowpens was ac-
complished. Shelby served under Ma
rion in 17S1. In 1882 he was elected a
member Of the North Carolina assem-
bly, and was appointed one Of the COM
missioners to lay of the lands allotted
to the officers and soldiers OF the North
Carolina line, south Of where Nash
Vile now stands. He performed this
service in 1928, and returned to
Boonsborough, KY, in April following,
where he married Susanna, second
daughter Of Captain Nathaniel Hart,
one Of the first settlers Of Kentucky,
and pursued his favorite calling, the
cultivation Of the soil.
He was one Of the strong and fnffr-
entail men of the colony, and his OPP
position to the plans Of Wilkinson,
who sought to have Kentucky declare
her independence Of the government,
was potent in keeping the people loy-
al. It may be recalled that James
Wilkinson, the same who was implfca-
ted In the Burr affair, was a resident
Of Kentucky for number Of years at
ter the Revolution. and that he was
In the pay Of the Spanish government
for the purpose Of throwing Tennessee
and Kentucky under the control OF
Spain.
, Shelby was member Of the early
conventions held at Danville for the
purpose Of obtaining a separation from
Virginia, and was member Of the
constitutional convention, April, 1892.
He was elected the. first chief magis-
.trate Of the new commonwealth. The
history Of his administration Of an In
FAINT republic IN the remote wilderness.
shows Shelby to have been remarka-
BILE as soldier, a lawgiver and dfpfo-
matist.
:. At the expiration Of his term Of office
he retired to his farm IN Lincoln. A BIZ
6graphef says Of him that he was q
model Of an elevated citizen, whether
at the plow. in the field or in the cabi-
net" ,t@f1ie },,E
At the beginning Of the war Of 1912
Governor Shelby was again called to-
the chief Nmagistracy Of hfs state un-
der circumstances very gratifying TO
his feelings. His energy, associated
with a recollection of his Revolutionary
fame, aroused the patriotism Of the
state. He developed kentucky resour-
ces, and sent men and supplies to the
aid Of General Harrison at the North
west. The legislature authorized the
government to assume the personal idi-
rection OF his troops whenever, in his
Judgment, the step should be necessary.
Upon his own responsibility he advis-
ed the troops to meet him with their
horses. -Four thousand men rallied to
his standard in less than thirty days.
This volunteer force reached the shore
Of Lake Erie just in time to enable
the commander-in- to profit by
the victory Of Perry and his associates.
The Kentuckians bore important parts
in the campaign, especially at the bat
tie Of the Thames.
, Congress recognized Shelby's achieve
ments by presenting to- him a gold
medal. He was unremitting in the aid
which he extended to the Americans
everywhere, and re-inforcements from
Kentucky rendered much needed sucf
cor at New Orleans on the memorable
Sth Of January.
In March, 1917, President Monroe ap-
pointed Isaac Shelby secretary Of war.
but the office was declined on account
Of advanced age and his desire to lead
a quiet life. In 1878 he was associated
with General Jackson in holding
treaty with the Chickasaws, which re-
suited in the cession Of their lands west
Of the Tennessee to the general gov
ernment. It was She1by's last public
service.
In 1920 he was stricken with paraly-
sis; but his mind continued unimpair-
ed until his death, July IS 1926, two
weeks: after the death Of Adams and
Jefferson" He had been for many years
a member of the Presbyterian church,
and in his latter days was the chief in
strument in erecting a house Of worship
on his own land.
Collins History of Kentucky" re-
cords this fact.
1.-The first stone house in Kentucky
was that Of the first governor, Isaac
Shelby, in Lincoln county, about four
miles south Of Danville, built In Au-
gust, 17S6. The late Colonel Nathaniel
Hart, of Woodford county, used to say
that when it was reported that
Colonel Shelby had found stone suita-
BILE for such purposes he received many
letters from various portions Of the
state inquiring If it could possibly be
true, as we'll as many visits to verify
the fact; some from as great distance
as Mason county. The real scarcity Of
stone then seems almost incredible now
in view Of the unlimited supply visible
On all sides, but was doubtless due to
the luxuriant growth Of cane and to
the heavy foliage which so thoroughly
covered the ground when it fell
A MAN OF BUsINEss.-A Wisconsin
farmer has adopted plan Of advertis-
ng in his home paper which, he de-
,lares has saved him much valuable
time and brought handsome returns for
he money invested. He says: when
am ready to sell my stuff, I insert q
little advertisement in the local pa
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