The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
AT THE HOTELS.

''The greatest heroine produced by tie
Revolutionary war, though her name Is
I almost unknown outside her own State.
was. beyond all question. Nancy Hart. of
Wilkes County, Georgia. said Mrs. Rob
ert z. Park, Of Atlanta. the accomplished
and stately looking vice president general
Of the d. A r.. at the Ebbltt House.
nancy Hart. known as the War Woman
/ of Wilkes needs the pen Of great his
tofian to adequately tell her extraordi-
nary story. Had she been a New Eng
ianoer, her fame would have been bia-
zoned to the world. and her name would
De on the lip Of every school child ln this
land. You see. the histories Of our coun-
try have al been by Northern writer's.
and naturally they give but secondary
Importance to the part played by the
South In the Revolution. At any one Of
several battles fought during that struggle
on the soil Of Georgia, more people we're
killed and wounded than at Lexington.
| Concord, and Bunker Hin combined. ana
yet the historians have scarcely alluded
TO the conflicts occurring outside the
Northern States.
But to come back to Nancy Hart. for
whom. by the way, we have a Georgia
chapter named. This woman. fired with
the love OF liberty, did as gallant deeds
as ever human being performed, and
which IN view Of her sex were almost
without parallel She rode alone across
the toughest country roads az the dead
Of night bearing dispatches 10 the patriot
/ commanders Many time. disguised as
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vealed their plans
Her home was the rendezvous Of the
/ Liberty boys as she called the couutrv-
men, her neighbors who were fighting in
1 freedom cause On one occasion six
British officers came 10 her house when
all the men We're away and demanded
that she cook them "a turkey Complying
Win feigned politeness Nancy got them
a good dinner, and while they were en-
joying Il she hid their guns. on finding
this out they sought 10 make her return
the weapons, threatening her great per
sonai harm. On this the dauntiess Nancy.
who had prepared for this emergency.
shot two Of the British dead. wounded
another, and made the others capitulate-
At this 0ppOrt,:sse time up rode her hus-
band and a band OF the Liberty boys
What followed ] rather shudder 10 tell
but history records that the survivors
We're hung from a cart. and that Nancy
Hart herself drove the vehicle away.
leaving them % dangIe in the air. She
lived 10 see the cause for which she
dared so much prevail. and the women of
Georgia are going 10 build a marble mon
ument in honor of her memory"
''The death Of ex-Gov. D. H. Chamber
lain. of South Carolina. in Massachusetts
yesterday, marks the passing Of pretty
nearly the last of the 'carpetbag' execu-
tIves who controlled the desuuies of the
Southern States IN the days that fol-
lowed Lees surrender" said 8Ir. p ].
Gardner, of New Orleans. at the Arling-
tor 1T must be said Of Chamberlain,
however. that he was by no means a
vulgar adventurer. and it must be con-
ceded that during his term of oftice he
did some things that excited the admira-
tion even of the white people OF South
Carolina. who hated him and his cor
rupt followers with a bitter hatred.
Like all Of his carpetbag- colleagues,
he was not In Office for his health or
pleasure, and though he came South
poor man ne went back 10 his native
State a very wealthy one. In 1876 came
berlain was broken. He tried with des-
peration to continue his control OF the
State government, but the native Caro-
linians, goaded TO a state bordering ON
frenzy determined they would no longer
submit to the rule of aliens and negroes.
and ia the election OF that year put Gen
Wade Hampton IN the governors chair.
Chamberlain shrieked fraud. and ap-
pealed TO Gen Grant, then President. for
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Washington was not encouraging. In
fact, Gen. Grant wired TO Chamberlain
that in view of the enormous majority
cast against him at the polls IL seemed
advisable that he should not longer seek
10 hold the gubernat0rial Office This
showed the governor he could not reiF
on Washington for any aid. and DE grace
fully submitted 10 the inevitable. Wade
Hampton was duly inaugurated. and the
reign Of the carpetbaggers was destroyed
forever.
DR. Henry W. Furniss. of Indianapolis.
Uniter States Minister TO Haiti, WHO was
seen by a Herald reporter last evening.
is a eolored man who does credit TO his
race Ia addition 20 gentiemanly bearing
and good address, he has learning and
ability, and during the years that he
served as consul in Brazil he was reck-
oned as among the best men in the sery-
fee.
Il have been i'm Haiti about year
said DR.. Furniss. 'and am weu pleased
with the country and the people Tie
government is well administered and is
free from the disturbances that chJrac-
terize the neighboring country of Sauto
Domingo The President of Haiti Nord
Alexis, though advanced IN years. has
made "A good executive. They elect their
Presidents for a term Of seven years. The
educated people of Haiti speak the French
language with great purity the masses
u.s. a patois that is greatly Ike that OF
the Louisiana Creoles. All classes are
hospitable, and give strangers a hearty
welcome.
Il do not believe there is Il richer or
more productive soil Ia the world than
that of Haiti; the land produces. almost
without cultivation. fine crops of coffee.
fruits, sugar. cocoa. and 7 believe il will
eventually become noted for cotton The
cotton does not have 10 be replanted
here every wear as iu -ha limited G+a+re