Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-06
HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
From the First Settlement to the Close OF
the Revolution.
By REV. ROBERT LATHAM. ID. ID.
From the Yorkville Enquirer Of 1871
INSTALLMENT XI.
Fighting the spaniards.
the Revolution.

| From the Yorkville Enquirer or 1870
INsTALLMENT XI.
Fighting the spaniards.
| No one can form even tolerably
correct idea of American history
without some knowledge Of the his
tory of Europe, and especially Of Eng
land. Although only about fifteen
years had transpired between the
landing Of the colony at Ashley river,
and the departure Of Joseph West
from the colony, still great changes
had taken place amongst the proprie-
tors and in the English government.
George Monk was dead; Ashley was
committed to the Tower in 1881; In
1857 Clarendon was banished for life;
John Locke was forced, in 1884, to
leave England and take up his abode
in Holland.
On the 9Th of February, 1885,
Charles the Second died, and on the
| same day his brother James assembled
the throne with the title Of James the
Second. On his death bed Charles
made a profession Of the Roman
Catholic faith, and made confession
to Father Huddleston, a second rate
priest. James the Second was q pro-
fessed papist This the Protestant
part Of the kingdom, and especially
the dissenting Protestants, had been
dreading for years. Things had been
drifting in this direction for a long
time, and many had left the kingdom
and come to America that they might
escape future trouble. Not only did
individuals unknown to fame, quit the
land of their birth and seek a home
IN the wilds of America; but many
persons Of wealth and position bid an
adieu to all that was dear, and fed to
the New World that they might es-
cape the cruelties Of a papal mon
archy.
Amongst those who came to South
Carolina were Joseph Blake from
England, and Lord Cardross from
Scotland. Blake was brother OF the
admiral. He sold out his estate in
Somersetshire and came to South
Carolina in 1888. From what we can
learn concerning him, he was an old
man, and also a man Of exemplary
life and Of great influence. The rea-
son he gave for leaving England was
that the miseries which the Dissent
ers at that time suffered were moth
ing. compared with what they would
be called on to endure under Popish
successor" The son Of Joseph Blake
was in after years, governor OF South
Carolina, and his daughter married
Joseph Morton, another governor.
Blake, by his presence in the colony,
greatly encouraged the sober and law
abiding portion Of the people. About
the same time, Lord Cardross obtain
ed permission to transport to Caro-
lima 10. 900 immigrants. The proprie-
tors so altered the Fundamental Con-
sttutions as to be very favorable TO
these Scotch. Cardross had been
most unrighteously treated. His
property had been destroyed by the
kings troops and his income taken
from him and given to another.
In 1888, he, with a number Of fami-
lies, arrived in Carolina. A settlement
was commenced at Port Royal. The
town they founded, was in honor OF
his wife, named Stuart's Town. How
many families and what number OF
immigrants came with Cardross 1t is
not easy to say Some think that only
ten families came; but there are rea-
sons for believing that there were
more than ten. Amongst the individ-
uals who came was a Scotch clergy
man. by the name of William Dunlop.
The settlers at Charles Town viewed,
with jealous eye, the new corners.
Cardross was summoned to appear be-
fore the grand council at Charles
Town, to give an account Of himself
and colony Irritated and disgusted at
such demands he, as soon as his healtn
would permit, returned to his native
land. and took an active part In the
Revolution OF 1888. A part Of his COL
ony remained but In a few years 1t
was broken up and amalgamated with
that at Charles Town.
On the retirement Of Joseph West'
Joseph Morton became governor. his
commission was only signed by the
proprietors. In November, 1885, only
few months after receiving his COM
mission, Morton convened the parlia-
ment, and agreeable to the instructions
of the proprietors, called upon the
members to subscribe to the Funda-
mental Constitutions Of 1882. or the
twenty commoners, only nineteen were
present. Only seven Of this number
would subscribe to the constitutions
This irritated. the governor, and he
ordered the twelve who refused TO
comply with the instructions Of the
proprietors, to leave the house forth
with. The reason that the twelve
members gave for not subscribing TO
the constitutions of 1882, was that they
had subscribed to those Of 1863. These
latter the proprietors declared were
"unalterable" The eight deputies ana
seven commoners went to work ana
passed various laws. These acts are
entitled as follows: IAN act for the
restraining and furnishing privateers;
an act for the better security OF the
proyince. etc.; an act for the revival
of several acts of parliament hereto
fore made, etc.; an act for the reviv-
ing and ascertaining the fees hereto
fore chargeable to the register OF
marriages, births and burials, etc. In
the statutes at large Of South Carroll
ma, edited by Thomas Cooper these acts
are numbered 26. q, %, 29, and are
signed by Joseph Morton, Robert
Quarry, John Godfrey, Paul Grimball,
Stephen Bull, Joseph Morton, Jr., John
Farr and Will Dunlop.
About this time, a serious difficulty
occurred between the settlements at
Charles Town and Port Royal, and the
Spanish at ST. Augustine. In the coun-
try there were, at this time two no
torious Indians named Antonio and
Wilma. who besides acting as spies for