Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-21
OF SOUTHERN ORIGIN
Doctrine Of Abolition Was Born In
South Carolina.
CAUSED SPLIT In A. R. P. Church
Slavery Had Many incorporating
Opponents in the South-States
Were Never United Until After the
Civil War,

History Of the Associate Reformed
Synod Of the South" specifically de-
clares that anti-slavery sentiments
were of Southern origin, writes DR.. j.
w. Daniel in the Southern Christian
\ Advocate. Latham makes good his as
sertion from documentary history con-
tanned In the minutes of the synods OF
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, and also shows that these sem
timents were born in South Carolina
and resulted in a hegira Of Associate
Reformed Presbyterians, from this
state to the West. The great body of
these emigrants went from Chester,
Abbeville and Fairfield counties, and
settled in Ohio "a corruption of an lro-
uuois word, Obi i-on-hi-i-o, Beautiful
river) in successive parties from 1890
to 1928.
Large numbers Of these abolitionists
reached Ohio while it was still a terri
tory, for Ohio was not declared a state
till January IL, 1903. Many Of the
Quakers, as we'll as numbers of Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterians had TAX
en- up residence in the territory prior
to that date. William Henry Harrison,
first cousin of my grandfather, Har-
rison Daniel, was territorial governor,
and in 1899 became the first territorial
delegate to congress.
Among those who left the state and
settled in Ohio on account Of the in
stitution of slavery in our state, were
some of my own people. My maternal
grandfather's eldest son, William An
derson, owned plantation in Abbe-
Vile county, where Donaldsville is
now located. He was born at Laren,
Ireland, and came with my grand
father to America in 1892. About 1900
he sold his plantation and Joined the
seceder exodus to Ohio. He was an
uncompromising opponent of the insti-
tuition Of slavery and left the state on
that account. Years afterwards his
family crossed over into Indiana
My mothers eldest sister, Emily An
related, and moved to the vicinity Of
Fort Valley, Georgia. When General
Sherman marched through Georgia his
army was encamped, for several days,
around my aunt's house. The fencing
on her plantation was burned at the
campfres of the invading army, and
her cattle were killed for beeves
Several women on the plantation,
whose husbands were in the Southern
army, and who were left without pro-
lection, took shelter in my aunt's home.
One day during the encampment a
captain, attended by an orderly, came
into the house and searched 1t, pre-
sumably, for treasures which they
might appropriate. They took nothing,
however, but a portion of box Of plug
tobacco, which my uncle had left when
he went away to join the army in Vir-
ginia. When the officer came down
the stairs the man who accompanied
him had the tobacco under his arm.
My aunt, who was very resolute wo-
man who had inherited the impet-
uous disposition in the Irish people,
quickly snatched the tobacco from the
mans arm. Her husband was then in
prison, having lost limb at Gettys-
burg, where he fell into the hands Of
the Union army. His wife was keep
ing the tobacco in the hope that when
l., ~ ha icphf
have the pleasure Of comforting his
body as well as property losses by the
use Of the weed, aged and mellow.
The officer took the soldiers part
and attempted to wrest the tobacco
from her. The daughter of Erin, how
ever was just a little bit superior in
bodily strength and kept possession Of
the prize. Her Irish was up" The
officer then threatened to burn the
house. The women who were present
becoming almost hysterical implored
my aunt, "Oh, Mrs. Anderson, let him
have it, he will burn the house"
When they called her name the Of
| ficer stood for while looking at his
antagonist who still kept possession of
the tobacco, then he asked.
"Is your name Anderson"
1T is no business Of yours what my
name is" she replied, this tobacco
belongs to me and l shall keep it."
my father was an Anderson from
South Carolina" said he. that is why
l asked"
My aunt finally told him that she
was an Anderson from South Carolina.
Surely" said he, you can not be
Emily Anderson from South Carolina"
When informed that she was, he eX-
tended his hand, and with tears in his
eyes, said:
Pardon my threats, Aunt Emily,
am sorry was rude, assure you that
nothing that belongs to you shall be
touched while we are here by any
soldier of the army"
There she stood before her nephew
the son of her brother, William An
derson, who was an abolitionist. The
gentleman, who was a chip off the o.d
block" came through South Carolina