Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-02
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When Miss Moran gave US her first
letter on famous women. l was reading
a history OF South Carolina, and had
Just finished the chapter telling OF the
great sacrifice OF Mrs. Motto So. you
can all get an idea OF how her letter in
terested me. and while there are numbers
Of characters that / would like TO write
about / am going TO mention some OF
South Carolina's great people this time.
You remember the first settlement OF
South Carolina was made by French
Huguenots, about $50 years ago. but IL
proved a failure. Then Charles II. king
Of England. loo years later. gave to eight
Eagiishmen a tract Of land along the
Atlantic coast and named IL Carolina
william Sayle was the first governor.
There were many great men and wo-
men have lived in Carolina from the
FIRST settlement.
II In interesting TO read about Eliza
beth Lucas and how she managed her
fathers farm when she was only is.
She afterwards married Chief Justice
Charles Pinckney. The people of South
Carolina seem TO have been ready at
all times TO take their part when they
felt like they were not getting a fair
deal. We notice when Great Britain
was trying TO force money out OF the
colonies BY means OF a stamp tax.
blacksmith. named Johnson asked some
otlter smiths and carpenters TO meet
him under a large oak tree. known to us
as Liberty tree, because they met
there TO talk about freeing themselves
from the yoke that England was forcing
them TO wear. Though il might have
been only poor unknown men that met
under that tree. history tells US they
were patriots Of the right sort. and did
their part toward making this a free
&C Tntry.
N OF YOU remember that South Car
DINA was the first state that seeded
firm the union during the civil war. and
nj tory tells US that the colony OF South
CT roIina was the first to throw OF royal
authrity. and set up in its place an In
ds0endsnt government of her own.
Sumter, Marion and Pickens were
among South Cardinals heroes OF the
Revolution. II is said of Marion that
TTrIeton. one OF the British generals.
said once TO his men: Let us go and see
II we can find the 'gamecock' Sumter.
and let that swamp fox Marion alone.
FOR the ID himself could never catch
him"
How 7 do wish / had time and space
20 mention all these heroes of the Revo-
luton. but only one more and must
iesve them
qhere are Arnold that betrayed hts
the British Read about him for your
Sc es and il your histories are like mine,
yoI viii feel possibly a little kinder to-
". I'd him, for he won honors that were
gfv IN to others. and no doubt he was
dri-en to the act because Of unjust treat
meat-
low we pass on down to our immortal
Calhoun You all remember the debate in
TIE senate over the notification act in
South Carolina. caused by the people re-
fusing to pay what they thought was an
uriust tax
houn died. Clay and Webster both urged
CaroIinian's appeal for peace. He and
for the presidency at the same time and
IL Is said OF them they continued to be
good friends and walked side. by side
10 the capitol for some time afterwards
Was that not the browning act OF their
lives? There are so few OF US remain
friends when we begin TO differ on any
subject
Nasica struck the keynote when she
s. "a. some OF Us don't want freedom. we
want folks TO believe our way. I could
say so much right along that line. but l
must 20 on and tell you the sad fate
o. Mr.. Lowndes. His health failed and he
sailed for Europe with the hope OF be-
ire benefited and when he was far out
on the Atlantic he died, and his body
WIS buried in the waters Of the ocean
thought when I first read that how
could ever bear to know that those near
and dear to me were buried that way.