Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
From the First Settlement to the Close OF
the Revolution.
From the Yorkville Enquirer Of 1875
INSTALLMENT XIV.
Estimate of ArchdaIe.

Estimate of ArchdaIe.
John Archdale remained in South
Carolina only a short time. His arri-
val in the colony was, as we have seen,
on the 18th of August, 1896, and In the
latter part of 1896 he returned to Eng
land. From the meagre material
which has been left us, 1t is not easy
to give a complete sketch of his life
and labors. He was Quaker by pro-
fession, and we have good reason to be-
lieye a pious man. From his own ac-
count of his management Of Carolina
he evidently was a vain man. He had
good opinion of himself and attached
very great Importance to his labors,
and was by no means backward in ex-
pressing his opinions of himself to 9TH
ers. He was a weak man in this res
pect. He was easily puffed up by the
, batteries of others. He left the colony
fully convinced that he had settled all
difficulties that existed on his arrival,
and had by his wisdom, laid a founda-
ton deep and broad for the future
prosperity of the province. Such, too,
was partially the opinion Of the people
On the eve Of his departure from the
colony the assembly addressed through
him ito the right honorable the true
and absolute lords proprietors" paper
which they are pleased to style, The
humble address and recognition OF
thanks by the commons, assembled at
Charles Town" In this address the
commons declare that by the prudent
conduct and wise management Of Gov
ernor Archdale, peace and prosperity
seemed to be in store for the colony.
This made a vivid and indelible i'm
preston on the mind Of John Archdale
and he felt fully convinced that all that
could be desired was that his plan of
government be carried out in the letter
and spirit John Archdale did many
good things, but he did nothing to re-
) move one Of the main causes OF con-
ten:ion in the colony at Charles Town.
He so managed the affairs OF the
! colony that "the conclusion of all mat
J ters," to use his own language, "ended
amicably," so far as he and part OF
the people were concerned; but for an
other part Of the colony-the French
Huguenots-he did nothing. The spe-
! cial favor for which the people were
: so grateful. and for which they re-
turned thanks to the lords proprietors'
J was that "some arrears Of rents" had
been remitted. That indefinite pro-
nominal adjective, "some" seem to in
! dicate that the people were not even
yet wholly satisfied with the rental
system.
Archdale was granted extraordinary
powers. He was made governor of
Carolina, that is, Of the whole province
including what we now call North and
South Carolina. He bought lands In
Albemarle, in the present state of
North Carolina, and some Of his de-
scendants are still in that state. In
1888, his daughter, Ann, married EN-
manuel Lowe of Pasquotank county
A daughter of Ann Lowe married a
, man by the name Of Pendleton. Mary
. Pendleton married Dempsey Conner.
Frances Conner Blount daughter of
Dempsey Conner, was the second wife
of William Hill, at one time secretary
Of state Of North Carolina.
J During the administration Of Arch
dale, many very important events
J transpired. To say he had nothing to
J do with them, would be to slander his
memory; but to say that he was the
only agent in bringing about these
events, would be doing great injustice
to the memory of others. Some very
! important laws, which were highly
beneficial to the colony, were passed.
: But it should be remembered that there
J were a number Of men In the colony
who thought for themselves, and were
, not afraid to propose anything that
they thought would prove advantage
J Gus to the settlement.
It Is admitted that these leaders of
the people were sometimes carried
headlong into measures by a blind and
) unreasonable prejudice. They had no
| love for the French, nor had they much
sympathy for the Scotch. Their treat
) Scotland and France was as wicked as
/ 1t was unwise. Notwithstanding all
this, there were men of skill and ener-
l gy in the colony, and many Of them
had been taught lessons of great prac-
: tical importance by Joseph West. The
passage Of many Of the laws was as
| much the result of the mature judg-
: ment and experience of the people as
of the wisdom of Archdale. Giving
the people what is due to them is by
no means detracting from the fame OF
: Archdale. During the time of Arch
dales administration the colony re-
: ceived some valuable accessions. The
: Rev. William Hubbard wrote to Gov
: ernor Archdale relative to the emigra-
ton of several families from Massa-
: chusetts to South Carolina. About the
: time that this correspondence between
the Rev. Hubbard and Governor Arch
dale was in progress, a considerable
number Of families left Salem, Massa-
chuSettS, ana came 10 Carolina. Inc
particular spot to which they came
was some place in the neighborhood OF
, Sewee Bay.
!, Coming of the Presbyterians.
About the same time a very import
! ant company of emigrants came to the
state. from Dorchester, Massachusetts,
These individuals were Puritans, origi-
nally from the southern part Of Eng
land. In the year 1880, on account OF
, the many trials to which they were
subjected in consequence of their re"
, ligious belief, they determined tc
come to the wids of America. They
came as a congregation to Massachu-
setts, bringing with them as their pas
tors the Rev. John Warham and the
Rev John Maverick. With New Eng
land colonies, the custom of bringing
from England their pastor was very
common. Impressed with this mode
of evangelizing the world, the de-
ScendantS of these same individuals