The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-15
S0ITTH CAROLINA AND
MASSACHUSETTS UNITE
PALMETTO WOMEN UNVtaA
CALHOUN STATUE.
With Governor Ansel Presiding anu
Number of Congressman Taxing
Part Bronze Figure Is For
lnally Presented.

Washington, March 12.-south
Carolina and Massachusetts, united
today in paying tributes to the Il ate'
character and work Of John Z. Cal-
houn. Henry Cabot Lodge, senator
from Massachusetts, and Samu7l
Walker Mccall, representative from
Massachusetts,, joined the Sou0n
Carolina delegation in doing homage
80 the great American statesman: an
V;roinia, too, was represented by
co,et John Lamb, representa- We
from Richmond. -,
a. II o'clock this morning the
Calhoun statue, having been clothea
for the occasion with the onlteo
States flag and decorated about WEI
aags Of South Carolina, was formal
nly unveiled by Mrs. R. Moultrle nt
Bratton and Miss Margaret Gas''
members Of the statue commission:
Hbere was a loud and prolonged
clapping of hands by the spectators
IN the midst Of which a loud "rebel
WALL, was let loose in one c tner'
Renresentative Ellerbe being unable
10 restrain his enthusiasm. The lone
vociferation was itself apptauded
bv renewed clapping Of hands. Gov
Ansel was presiding, up beside the
statue where a little stand was
erected. :,
Out in FROM, in the old hall OF
+be house Of representatives in
which Calhoun first took his sea'
when he entered upon his long ca
7,eer at the national capital now used
as statuary hall, were placed some
sN-odd chairs. Thirty were placed
there at first, this number Delns
Judged enough. But soon these
wore all taken and fifty more were
brought out. About 200 had 10
stand up after these were all hlfeo.
II was an unusual crowd for such
an oecasion,far larger than any one
expected.
Opened with Prayer.
The proceedings were opened win
prayer by Rev. James f. Taylor a a
, South Carolinian, now pastor oA
c,,,ta,a1 PRESBYTERIAN church I'D
\ Washington. to
ment, presenting the statue to the
kspeople Of the United States, ano
referring to the fitness OF the Sc
lection and of the location IN TINS
hall, facing the statue OF Weoster'
Then the unveiling took place, alter
which the governor introduced the
unveiling orator, W. L. Mauldln' Mr'
Ma1hdSn had left his speech at home
It was Friday he says, when ne
started on this journey and instead
of putting his carefully prepared
sneech in his grip he put in a nice
little roll Of blank mortgages and
aepfs. Nobody noticed this, how
ever for he. made an interesting OIL
hand speech to which the crowd lis
tened with appreciation and aP-
proval. g.
Mr.. Mauldin said that the tor
baars Of Calhoun we're early and
eaoer rebels against the oppressive
Government of their day and there
fore Calhoun came naturally by MS
spirit of protest against the danger.
Gus unconstitutional tendencies Oh
our own government. He spoke OF
the times in South Carolina when
Calhoun, exercised so potent an IN
Auence, telling of the strong union
party, particularly in the upper
portion of the State. There was a
LARGE number Of Irish Quakers VINO
left the State on account OF slavery
and settled in the Middle West: But
one family remained in South caro-
lima to which was born a dlst1n-
pnisbed Carolinian, John Belton
N,Neall, a. man who differed most
radically from Calhoun, but who
paid the highest tribute to his char
acter. Mr.. Mauldin knew O'Neall.
He closed with assertion that
1ssonth Carolina abates not one Jot
of its admiration and devotion to
this great representative of our
fathers"
Thoro was 2 sort Of South Caro-