The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-29
HAYNE AND CALHOUN.

In 1872 Robert 7. Hayne was elect
cd TO succeed Senator Smith for the
fuli term beginning March 1873,
and In 1928 Senator Hayne was re-
elected for second tern, beginning
March 4, 1893, but he resigned in 1882
and John G. Calhoun was elected to
fiil out his term, Mr. Calhoun resign
ed the Office Of Vice-Pressdent TO go on
the 6oor of the Senate. In 1884 SEN
ator Calhoun was reelected for ful
term of six years, ending March 5,
1871, and in 1910 he was rejected for
third term, beginning March 4,
ISAl, bat he resigned in lSA2and Judge
Daniel Elliott Huger was elected to
Eli out his term, but MIR. Galho1n's
presence In the Senate was soon need
ed, and in lS45 Senator Huger re-
signed and Mr.. Calhoun was return
ed to his seat. In 1916 he was
reelected for fourth term, ending
March 8, 1853 He died March BIZ.
1sD. and Governor Seabrook ap-
pointed Hon. lraore g the.
vacancy SO created. SO,
Mr.. EImore died May 10th follow
ING, and Governor Seabrook appointed
Hon. Robert W. BarnweH to the
'varancy. In December following the
LEGISLATURE elected Hon, Robert Barn
vel Rhett to Eli eut the term, but
Senator Rhest served bat Rttie over
4 wear and resigned. Governor Means
sppointed Hon. William +. DeSaus-
sure Co the vacancy, and when the
legislature met Senator DeSaussure
vas elected to I'll ont she term. At
the same time Judge josiah ). Evans
was elected as Senator DeSaussure's
successor for the full term, beginning
March 4, 1853. Senator Evans died
May 6, 1858, and Governor AEston
appointed Arthur 2. Hayne to the
vacancy so created.
The Legislature, In December fol-
lowing, elected James Chestnut, Jr.,,
to fll out the term ending March 3
1859. and for the full term beginning
March q, 1859, and ending March 3,
1865. Senator Chestna5 retired from
the Senate November 10, 1860.
From that date until June %, 1868,
the State was not represented IN the
Senate Of the United States, but IN
1858 Thomas J. Robertson was elected
Senator for the term, beginning March
1865, and ending March 4, 1871. In
lsT0 he was reelected for the full
term, expiring March 8. 1877. The
Legislature elected Gen. NJ. G. Butler
TO succeed Senator Robertson, and by
the same body he was reelected in
1882 and Ia 1888, retiring March q,
1885, in favor of B. &. Tillman, the
present representative Of the Demo
cracy cf South Carolina, who had de-
feated him before the Legislature In
1894.
1t viii be seen that 10 Senators have
o.cupied his seat made SO famous by
John j. Calhoun in the Is years that
he occupied it. It is also worthy Of
note that Mr.. Latimer, when he will
have taken his seat, will be the 18th
senator to have occupied the seat ssof
lizard and Gaillard and Preston and
NeDufhe and Hampton. But the Cal
houn seat possesses one advantage that
the other does not. It has never been
occupied by an alien knave. No one
but a native born South Carolinian,
has succeeded Calhoun, while the other
seat. reserved for South Carolinian,
has been occupied by Sawyer and
Patterson, carpet -baggers who we're
among us, but not OF Us.
THE SEAT HELD BY M'LAUkIN.
Mr. lizard, who secured the si3
years term in l779, was succeeded
March A. 1895, by Jacob Read, ano
Senator Read was, in turn, defeated
for reelection in 1900 by John Ewing
Colhonn. Senator Colhoun is popu.
larly supposed to have been Of the same
family as John Calhoun, but he wa:
not. He spelled his name differently
and his family came to South Carclin;
from "Fawny, County Tyrone, ans
Kingdom of Ireland" !" John z: Gal
houn's grandfather came from Count.
Donegal to Pennsylvanla IN 1888, aLs
his father. Patrick Calhoun, came tt
South Carolina from Virginia in 1756
The two families might have come o