The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-08

saw Mr.. Calhoun often and thought
him one of tho greatest men thnt ever
lived. Col. Frank Burt bought tho
Pendleton Messenger. He was one of
/ your first class men, none of YOUR
| high flyers. In those days Franklin
Pearce was president OF the United
States. John G. Calhoun was SEN
ator and Armisteai ;Burt. brother OF
Col. Burt was In congress. Col. Burt's
friends got up a petition to make
| him governor OF Kansas, as there was
good chance III those days to admit
Kansas into the Union as a slave
holding state. But Nebraska was
knocking at the door too. There was
as slave holder.
Col. Burt did what they could to have
him named governor of Kansas but
President Pearce thwarted their plans
by naming him governor OF Nebraska.
He died after serving as governor Of
Nebraska about two years and Ills
body was brought back to Pendleton
and buried. Ishen j. Rice, South
Carolinian and a graduate of Harvard
College, went out to Nebraska with
Col. Burt, and he, too. died out there.
Along about Ithis, time something hap
pencd that went against my grain.
They sold the old s'endleton Messcn-
ger to Col. Orr and Jake Reed. II
made the tears come to my eyes when
that happened. You sec the Messen-
ger had always stood for high" pol
tiles, while Col. Orr and his crowd
represented the "low" politics OF the
state. The Messenger, after the pur-
chase, was moved from Pcndleton to
Anderson. went to Anderson and
continued to work on the old paper
awhile. sstt.tssi'
Best Place on Earth.
from Anderson, went to Due
West TO work for DR.. Bonner on his
A. r. p. paper. Due West is the best
town in the entire south. or the best
anywhere when Il comes to that. It
was winter time when reached there
and Dr.. Bonner went. to. the Office with
me. The printing Office was in an
unceiled building s end there we're
cracks and holes In the framework
besides. He complained about the
print Of his paper. i told him that
/ could be easily remedied by ceiling
the building and stopping up the
cracks. This was done and the print
on the paper was fine. It was then
and there that first laid my eyes on
Hugh wilson, / asked DR.. Bonner
what assistance there Was to get out
the paper. He said there was col
ored" man to help about with the.
press and the forms, and then pointed
to corner OF the building. where q
small boy stood. This boy had the
reddest hair and tkassanst Of Il eyer.
saw on any boys head and this hair
was standing straight up. That boy.
said; DR.. Bonner. helps about too,
i and he's mighty handy. And that lit
tie boy was Hugh Wilson. who grew
Ito be one Of the best land most suc-
lcessful newspaper. men South Caro-
:l.na has produced, always liked
Wilson, we have been friends ever
;since and that's saying no little for
Hugh Wilson is ono OF the Kicking
kind of folks IL he don't like you.
This DR.. Bonner was an ,abolitionist,
land his paper was 'etarted as secular
one. He always called the negro q
'colored man. had o. great liking
for the Associated Reformed Presby-
|terians, too; they certainly are good
At Abbevlllc. s
From Due West wont to Abbc-
WILLIE. S. c.. and worked on q paper
published. by Charles Allen, While
There, I boarded at place run by q
lMrs. Allen. This house was the place
lwhere the noted lawyers OF that town
|stayed, and among these recall Gen.
afterwards Justice. Samuel McGow-
Ian of tho supreme court, Judge Goth
Iran and MIR. Parker. Mr.. Allen was
tgetting along nicely with his paper
when man named POsey came to
.iAbboyille. and started rival weekly.
This Posey was regular agitator, a
Ink between q socialist. and AN anar-
tchlst and his paper always printing
Isomething startIings and frequently
lancstionable This kept him IN hot
water and he had one duel to fight.
las we'll as many street fights with
Icitizens. The people ails1iked. to. read
his paper though, whether they. ike
him or mott n About this timo +. w.
Selleck came to- Abheville lle aud bought
4 Charles, SAlien,s papers This Sell
llick was just back from the Mexican
war, having, served. In IL as o. mem-
Iber lof the famous Palmetto regiment,
and to him ttcIolged the dlstinctton Of
Ibeing. the first person tQg plant the
American flag over the palace OF the
lIMontezumAs. After Selltck !! !hong INT
4 Allen: out, IsWorked for. him. Tor some
timer but grew tired, and rote TO
Mr. Ross, who was then publishing
| the Kepwee Courier at Ptskara. 4 n
lts63; I5'ci ught tina Courier from him
4 per az editor and publisher while II
Il was Issued iat PiSkens & and subse-
|duently, when ID owed to Wayhalla. The
4 KeoHee Courier was founded 8 by :; O
ISpartanhufg man W II liam sTrirttnier.
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