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VOL. VIII.
LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1893.
NO. 50.
THE HISTORIC MANSION AT FORT HILL,S.C.
JOHN C. CALHOUN'S OLD HOME NOW
A COLLEGE SITE.
A Long Cherished Idea of the Great Statesman is Realized
in the Institution Now Open for Students. ?
Special Correspondence of the Atlanta Journal.
Foht Hill, S. C, Juno 29.?To have
boon tho homo of John C. Calhoun and
tho site of tho loading Industrial col
logo of tho south, will be Fort Hill's
two-fold title to ronr^rabranco by future
generations.
Fifty years ago tho groat dofondor
of State's rights was wont to sook
rofugo in this thon sooluded spot from
the eures and worries of official lifo.
Thursday, tho (1th of July, tho grounds
about his old mansion will bo tho scone
of tho formal opening of u new and im
posing institution for tho education of
tho youths of tho State in agriculture
and tho mechanic arts?" Tho Clomson
Agricultural College."
The building of just such an institu
tion as this, was an idoa long cherished
by Calhoun, though it was loft to his
was languishing at the time of Mr.
Clomson's death, but his bequest of tho
Calhoun oBtate, Including eight hun
dred acres of land and personal pro
perty to the valuo of $80,000, aftor all
othor legacies had been paid, gavo tho
movement, fresh impetus. The accep
tance of tho bequest became the lead
ing issuo in tho politics of tho State,
and eugondered a long and hitter fight.
Tho outcome was a victory for tho
I farmers' movoment. In 1889, the leg
islature accepted the gift of Mr. Chun
son and the work of establishing an in
dustrial collogo In compliance with
tho terms of hid will WOS soon there
after entered on. In 1800, Captain
Tillman, who had como Into publicity
through his agitation for the collogo,
was elected Govornor and has slnco
THE OLD JOHN C. CALHOUN MANSION AT FORT HILL, S. C.
son-in-law, Thomas G. Clomson, to
make tho dream a roallty by bequeath
ing for that purposo the ostato he had
inhoritod from tho distinguished Caro
linian. Tho trust was accepted by tho
State, and the splendid now collogo
now about to open, built at a cost of
$200,000, and with accommodations for
six hundred young mon, Is tho result.
Strnngo to say, though the institution
is indirectly a memorial to Calhoun, It
bears tho namo of another, not a
Southerner by birth or training, as Mr.
Clomson was born in Pennsylvania and
educated abroad.
the FOUNDER of the college.
After having been graduated at tho
Fronch School of Minos and Mining,
Mr. Clomson returned to this country,
mot Miss Anna Calhoun, oldest daugn
tor of John C. Calhoun, in Washington,
and soon after was married to her. Ho
served as charge d'uffairos at Brussels
under President Van B?ren, and wus
afterwards at tho head of tho national
agricultural bureau.
In tho oivil war Mr. Clomson sided
with tho South, and at its closo he took
up his residence at Fort Hill with his
family and tho widow of tho dead
statesman, his father-in-law. Mrs.
Calhoun died not long thereafter, and
in 1870 Mrs. Clomson died. From that
dato Mr. Clomson lived alono In tho
old house.
Tho establishment of an agricultural
college was one of Mr. Clomson's
hobbies. Ho had bocomo imbued with
Mr. Calhoun's project and during his
lifo mado ono or two ineffectual
attempts to interest tho public in his
plans, at ono time issuing an address
on tho subject. But up to within a
fow years-of his death his offorts had
boon fruitless. Nevertheless ho made
a will, leaving his fortune to tho State
on condition that it establish at Fort
Hill tho institution on founding which
his heart had boon sot.
a CW9IS in state affairs.
In 1888 Mr. Clomson died at Fort
Hill, and tho provisions of his will
wore mado public for tho first time.
They precipitated a crisis in tho Stato's
affairs.
Several years previous, an agitation
had been begun among tho farmers
for tho establishment of an agricultural
collogo, and Captain Benjamin R. Till
man, thon known only as Congressman
Goorgo D. Tillman's brother and a
successful farmer in Edgofiold County,
. had brought himself into prominonco by
his advocacy of tho scheme. Tillman
had writton a series of lottere to tho
boon the undisputed loader of tho
"Reform" faction, which had Its
origin In that agitation. Tho Govor
nor is a member of tho board of trustees
of tho Clomson college.
the old calhoun house.
Imposing as tho modern collogo
buildings are, tho point towards which
tho visitor at Fort Hill turns with most
interest is the statoly old mansion on
tho hill, where Calhoun lived and
worked. The houso must have boon
improssivo in its day and it still wears
tho air of somo ancient ancestral hall.
It is a frame building with tall white
washed brick columns supporting tho
roofs of two spacious verandas, the
ono facing northward, the othor
to tho oast. Tho walls are white,
roliovod by blinds of groon. Inside,
everything is practically as it was in
Calhoun's day. Tho rooms are papered
and furnished with heavy, oumber
somo, old fashioned furniture, which,
with tho low coiling and narrow door
ways and passages, give tho interior a
not over cneerful aspect.
A long, narrow npartmont opening
on tho oast front of tho houso is tho
art gallery, containing a raro collec
tion of pictures and brick-a-brac.
Hero are preserved a chair givon to
Mr. Clomson by tho King of the
Belgians, another chair said to have
beon used by Goorgo Washington, a
sideboard mado from the hull of the
old frigate "Constitution" presented
: to Calhoun by Henry Clay, to whom it
had boon given by tho officers of tho
frigate, and othor quaint souvenirs of
Calhoun's lifo. This room will bo
i fitted up and rotainod as a museum of
i Calhoun rollos, whllo tho rest of the
! mansion will, after having boon
thoroughly renovated and refitted, bo
occupied by tho younger members of
tho college faculty.
Calhoun's old library is a little,
singlo room house in tho yard a fow
stops from tho mansion. Its tables
and sholvos, with many of tbo books?
somo of thorn raro relics in themselves
?uro thoso used by tho great states
man in his dally labors. Tbo dosk ho
wrote on is still thoro, and in one of its
drawers are tho remains of his supply
of goosoquill pens. ?
A grovo of majestic oaks surrounds
tho houso and a long, winding, cedar
linod avonuo loads up to tho door.
From tho front veranda tho view is
towards the Bluo Ridge mountains on I
tho north, whllo to the west tho Seneca 1
rivor, ono of tho headwaters of tho
Savannah, winds through hundreds o
acres of fertile bottom lands. Th
CLRMSON COLLEGE?THE MAIN BUILDING.
little station of "Calhoun," on the
Richmond and Danvillorailroad, which
furnishes communication with tho out
side world, Is a milo away and in full
view, and tho village of Pemdlcton,
four miles distant, is, as it was in Cal
houn's time, tho noarest town of impor
tance.
the clkmson college.
The now college ocoupies a grovo a
fow hundred yards away from the
mansion. The buildings are all of
briok made on the spot by State con
victs. The main building is a hand
some three-story struoture, with a tall
tower, wide hails and spacious recita
tion rooms and offices. At ono end
and connected with It is tho " Memorial
Hall," a roomy, well lighted auditorium,
with a seating capacity of 800 outsido
of the galleries.
At the rear of tbo main building are
the dorm 1 tor loa. Thoso are models in
Charleston Nows and Courier on the I
subject which attractod attention and,
declaring his purposo to accept no
offico, ho had como to bo recognized by
tho farmors as tho loader of the. move
ment for the establishment of tho new
college.
At lt9 outset, the object of thiB movo
ment was to secure from tho legisla
ture the abolishment of the agricul
tural and mechanical department of
the South Carolina college, at Colum
bia, which had come to be regarded
as a " rich man's school," and the orea
tlon of a separate and distinct institu
tion for farmers' sons. Gradually,
however, tho movement broadened
its scope made tho agricultural col
logo a minor consideration, and, with
Tillman at its head, secured control
of the entire State government in all
\U hranchos.
The agricultural collogo agitation
thoir way, being roomy, well ventilat
od, well lighted and equipped with all
tho modern sanitary conveniences.
The building includes, besides sleep
ing accommodations for 600 boys, a
great mess hall, 134x44 feet, whore
these youngsters will be fed at the
rate of $7 a month, and a monster
kitchen where the food, most of which
will be produced on the college farm,
will be prepared.
The ohemloal building, whore the
State fortilizer analyses will be con
ducted. Is a two-story brick building
with thirteen rooms and a complete
laboratory.
In Mechanic hall are tho carpenter
and machine shops, forge and foundry,
where the students will be taught
mechanies by being made to do mo
chanical work. In connection with
this is the electric light plant, and
near by is the collogo steam laundry.
Tho grounds are surrounded with
tho neat briok residences of tho pro
fessors and officers of the faculty.
Tho course of instruction is intended
to furnish a practical education to
foung mon who expect to load practical
Ivos. The students will work two
hours a day, olthor In tho laboratory or
In the fields, and they will be given
practical Instruction In dairy work,
cheese-making, the care of stock, the
cultivation of plants and flowers as
well as in the culture of the standard
farm crops.
A part of the equipment of the in
stitution is a herd of Devon, Holstein
and Jersoy, cattle, a barn with stalls
for 100 cows and six silos for onsilage,
a stable to accommodate sixty horsos
and an Infirmary withtujstatT of surgeons
and nurses. About one hundred acros
of the college land will bo UBod as an
experimental farm.
The faculty of tho college Includes a
staff of twonty professors and otght
assistants, headed by President E. B.
Craighead, lato of Wofford College,
S. C, a graduate of the universities of
Letpslc, Paris and Italy.
Tno Clomson-Collego will take the
place of the State agricultural depart
ment, recontly operated at Columbia.
It will receive the income from the
privilege tax of twenty-five cents a ton 1
on fertilizers, tho Hatch fund, half of
the Morrill fund and tho land scrip I
fund from the national government, In
additions to direct annual appropria
tion from the State.
The college will bo conducted under
military discipline and the students
will wear gray uniforms. There is
room for 600 boys, and alroady 460 ap
plications have been received. It is
expected that by next Thursday, the
opening day, over 400 gray uniformed J I
young men will swarm about the 1<
grounds mado sacred to South Caroli- i
niuns as the home of their greatest <
statesman. Thaddeus Hohton.
GORDON AT GREENWOOD :
The Great Bennien of Confederate Vet- I
er ans.
A DAY OF ION THUS I ASM AND GOOD
FEELING.
The Fourth of July Celebrated in
True Southern Style?Grand Speech
es and Flue Barbecue.
Tho Fourth of July was celebrated (
in grand stylo at Greenwood, ono of the
most hospitablo towns in South Caro- '
Una, by a reunion of Confederate sol- 1
diers and an immense gathering of ,
people from almost every section of
tho Stato. Tho railroads had provided
every facility to make tho occasion a ,
succesb, and In addition to tho ordi
nary means of transportation by trains
coming from six different directions,
extra trains were provided to accom
modate the throng from various points
In tho up-country, and In somo in
stances froe transportation was givon
to parties of old soldiers and their
friends.
The reunion was originally intended
for the Sixth South Carolina Cavalry,
but the citizens of Greenwood ex
tended the scope of the Invitation so as
to include all tho old soldiers who
were disposed to meet thoir comrades
onco again. It was accepted with de
light by many hundreds, and they
found tho door open at Greenwood for
thoir kindly reception and entertain
ment. Tho committee of arrangements
had been indefatigablo in thoir prep
arations for tho great ovqnt, and tho
citizens generally had united heartily
in providing whatever was necessary
for the comfort and pleasure of thoir
guests. Mayor Thos. P. Riley, the
[ whole-souled proprietor of tho Green
wood Hotel, was tho chairman of tho
committee of arrangements and hos
pitality, and ho left no act uudono that
contributed to the unbound ml success
of tho occasion. Ho was actlvo, ener
getic and untiring in making the nec
essary preparations, and ho was cour
teous, obliging and helpful 1 o all with
whom ho camo In contact during the
day.
The crowd began to arrive at a vory
early hour, and the scene became ani
mated and Inspiring long before tho
formal ceremonies began. Trains
brought bund reds ovory hour, and
vehicles wore pouring In from ovory
direction. At eleven o'clock tho shady
streets woro lined with beautiful
womon and gallont mon, and among
tho latter woro tho scores and, hun
dreds of voter'ans who woro exchanging
greetings, many of them looking into
each other's faces for tho first time
sinco thoy separated at Appomattox.
It was the largest gathering of veter
ans held In recent years, and possibly
no occasion sinco tho Confederate
armies woro disbandod has witnessed
so largo an assembly of old sold tors In
this State. Twelve hundred or raoro
wero on the ground, and badges were
issuod to all who roported in person
to the committee, who had thoir names
enrolled, with rank, company and regl
mont.
It was a glorious day for Greonwood.
Almost ovory county in tho State was
represented at the gathering. Among
tho counties most largely represented
were : Edgeflctd, Newborry, Laurens,
Itiohland, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Union, Anderson, Charleston and Ches
terfield and other counties had smaller
I representations. It was a remarkablo
sight to have a band of veterans and
. their ohildren extend further than one
could well see.
I Gen. John B. Gordon, tho orator of
tho day, arrived the evening before,
and was met at the G., C. and N. depot
by tho Maxwell Guards, under com
mand of Capt. Will Evans,.headod by
, tho Y. M. C. A. band of Augusta,
which furnished excellent music for the
entire occasion. Gen. Gordon was os
eorted to the hotel, but ho became the
guest of Dr. J. G. Maxwell later in the
evening.
~ The Sixth South Carolina Cavalry,
under whose auspices tho reunion was
held, was drawn from tho following
counties: Greenville, Laurens, An
derson, AbbovHlo, Edgofield, Charles
ton, Darlington and Chesterfield. Its
commander was Col. Hugh K. Aiken,
of Charleston, who was killed just after
tho surrender by a raiding party in tho
eastern section of the State. Lieut.
Col. L. P. Miller, of Nowborry, was
prosent, and represented the com
mand.
The military companies that were
present in uniform were as follows:
Capers Light Infantry, EdgoUold, Capt.
J. H. Tillinan; Maxwell Guards, Green
wood, Capt. Evans; Abbevillo Riflos,
Abbeville, Capt. Perrin; Electric City
Cadets, Augusta, Capt. Bryson.
The battle flags of the Sixth, Sev
enth and Twenty-Fourth Regiments
were carried in the procession.
The stand whore tho spoaking took
Elueo was in a beautiful grove near the
otol and in tho business portion of the
town. Tho decorations wore exceed
ingly simple. The posts of the stair1
wore bedockod with cedar and pahnoi
to. On the rear end of the stand were
handsome steel ongravings of Gen.
Stonewall JackBon, Jefferson Davis and
his Cabinet, with Loo, tho Farewell
Address of Gen. Lee to his army, Gen.
Leo on military parade, and tho Stars
and Bars of tho Confederacy.
Among tho prominent citizens and
old soldiers prosent woro Gou. John B.
Gordon, of Georgia, Gen. M. C. Butlor,
of South Carolina, Col. M. P. Carroll,
of Augusta, Col. James Armstrong of
Charleston, Col. J. A. Hoyt of Groen
vlllo, Gen. R. R. Homnhill of Abbe
ville, Col. M. L. Dnnaldson of Grooil
villo, Col. Wm. Wallace of Columbia,
Col. F. W. MeMaster of Columbia, Gen.
H. D. Capers of Charleston, Represen
tatives Frank Gary and D. H. Magill
of Abbeville, Col. V. E. McBee of Co
lumbia, Mr. John Bauskett, Repre
sentative Yeldoll of Edgofield, Col. L.
P. Miller of Newberry, Dr. W. M.
Girier of Duo Wost, ex-Lieutenant Gov
srnor Mauldin, ex-Congressman John
stone, Capt. J. D. Browne, Col. R. G.
Lamar, Capt. John Guignard and Col.
A. ,D. Goodwyn of Columbia, J. M.
Hough of Chesterfield, U. R. Brooks
of Columbia, Capt. A P. Brown of Co
lumbia, W. H. Wallace of Nowborry,
Dr. S. S. Knight of Fountain Inn, Cal
Caughman of Lexington, Capt. J. J.
Bunch of Edgofield, and many others.
At noon the procession was formod
and marched to tho stand, where the
committee and distinguished guests
awaited thoir arrival. Chairman Itiley
opened the meeting by saying that it
was with intense pleasure that he
^rooted such an assemblage upon the
jolebration of the Fourth, a day which
jught to have inspiration for every
American. It was a happy day for
:'aaolinians that thoy could now live
tor one great oountry. He thought
that it was significant and encouraging
to see such an array of ex-Confedorato
'hieftains hero to colobrate the glori
jus Fourth.
Tho proceedings began with a fer
vent prayer by Rev. W. M. Grior, D.
D., of Ei*8kino College.
Gen. M. C. Butler was introduced as
tho master of ceremonies, and ho was
jrooted with rousing choers from tho
multitude. Ho was compelled to mount
i chair in order to bo scon and heard, as
lid tho other speakers. Tho cheering
lasted several minutes, and Gen. Butlor
.?mild not proceed with his remarks.
I have boon commissioned, said he,
bo express to you tho profound thanks
and gratitude which that old regiment,
the 6th South Carolina Cavalry, enter
tain for this hospitable, generous and
kind welcome on the part of the peoplo
of Groonwood. Most of us have passod
the meridian which divides tho lino
between youth and old age, and tho de
scent to the grave now will be accolora
ted by time, and in a very few yoars
more nono will bo loft to represent that
noblo band of soldiers, and I fcol au
thorized to state that this incident is
the most gratifying of our civic life,
and our hearts go out to you, my
friends, with gratitude and thanks and
we wish to invoke upon you in return
for this kindness and liberality and
generosity God's choicest blessings.
It has been commissioned to me also
to Introduco to you thnt distinguished
soldier and statesman who is to deliver
the first address. Wo are happy and
grateful for having with us as the first
spokesman ono of tho most brilliant of
the leaders of Leo's grand, immortal
legion. [Applause.] No less renowned
In his civic virtues and civic honors
and pursuits than ho was renowned as
tho gallant, dashing, brilliant leader
of a division in tho Army of Northern
Virginia. [Applause.]
Gen. Butler spoko in oloquent lan
guage of tho cavalry, and humorously
uddod that thoy woro not altogether
buttermilk rangers. I commend, said
he, to my friend as gallant a hand of
soldiers as ever tired a carbine or drew
a sabre. It was my distinguished
honor to command it, and I can say
that truer, more devoted, patriotic and
gallant soldiers never wont into any
war.
Ho concluded by calling for three
good old Confederate yells for Gon.
Gordon, and with one accord thousands
of throats that had not for years given
that yoll sent up such a cry as has sel
dom beforo boon hoard In Carolina. It
was a tremendous yell, and was given
with a vim.
GEN. GORDON'S GREAT SPEECH.
Whon Gon. Gordon came to tho front
and faced tho audienco, his bright
eyes wero bedimmed with tears of
gratitude. Gen. Gordon, naturally a
brilliant orator, has nevor spoken to
bettor advantage than on this occasion.
Ho had tho inspiration and throw won
derful forco into everything ho said.
It was a splondid speech, full of moan
ing, full of sense and full of gonuino
fooling.
Gen. Gordon began by expressing his
thanks and appreciation of tho rooop
tlon accorded by his Confederate com
rades and,Confederate sisters of South
Carolina. Ho said ho had no
Ho v/as hero at South Carolina's
bidding to groet his old comrades
and on this birthday of a people's in
dependence to counsel with tuom in
the interest of that people's wolfaro
and libortles. Hero to recall certain
memories of the past as incentives to
certain duties for the future ; hero, in
a word, to invoke the recollections of
former struggles for tho dead Con
federacy as an inspiration for future
Services to tho living Republic.
The Genoral then developed tho
thought that with his old comrados
memories and duties should be correla
tive terms; that war memories ought
to beget higher conceptions of peace
duties; that the bravest and truest
soldiers ought, and as a rule would, be
the truest and best citizens. He then
analyzed some of these duties and laid
down as a foundation nrlnolplo that
next to our duty as Christiana to God
and tho Church comos our duty as citi
zens to tho country and Its institutions.
He then said that it was important
to understand fully tho meaning of the
word* "our oountry " and Its Instltu
turns. Did you evor Beriously consider
what is involved in the momentous
words government, country, liberty ?
Talco tho word government. Tno
great Sidnoy deolared that human gov
ernment was the greatest earthly con
corn of man, and Sidney was right.
Gen. Gordon then proceeded to show
that there was no proporty, no right,
no home, no life, no station lofty or
lowly which was not in somo way or to
some extent touohed and affected by
government?by the laws and policies.
He next took tho word country, and
asked what is your country V Is it
your lands, your homes, your railroads,
your schools, your churches V Ho do
clarod that all those mado but a part
of our country. He sooko of how near
wore these lands on which our fathers
dwelt, marred, perhaps, with ruins or
glorified with the gravos of martyred
dead, but, ho said, thoso lands aro but
apart of our country. Ho spoke of tho
railroads, of their grout value to the
country, their civilizing influence and of
tho importance of affording thom pro
per protection, etc. But these wore
but u small part of our country.
Ho referred to tho manner in which
wo cherish our schools and churches,
training tho intellect uud lifo for earth
and time, tho heart and spirit for
I leaven and eternity. Yet ho declar
ed thoso do not constituo our country.
Indeed nil combined?lands, homes,
railroads, schools, churches?all are
but a part, and not tho most important
part, of our country. By far the
greatest, part of tho country was tho
men and tho women who inhubit und
dorninute it, who make its laws, shape
its policies und decree its dostinios.
Ho noxt took tho word liborty.
How mon lovo It und have always loved
It and fought for it. How prayers
havo ascended to Heaven for it and
earth has boon drenched with blood
for it. Yot you cannot plunt liberty in
your soil, nor cultivuto it on your lunds,
nor puint it on tho wulls of your homos,
nor perpetuate It in brass, nor chisel it
in murblo, nor decree it in statutes. If
liborty livos ut all it must live in tho
hearts and lives und services of tho
mon und women of u country. Ho
therefore ropoutod that by fur tho most
important, part of our country consists
of tho people who till its soil, build its
homes und its railrouds, develop its re
sources und ci vilizat ion, make its luws
und preserve its liberties.
Gen. Gordon then spoke of tho con
sequent duty of tho citizen, tho
soldior, tho statesman and patriot
to do all In his powor to elovato
and onnoblo tho character of a peo
ple. Ho said this was especially
truo of the South, bocauso in tho grout
contest of tho sixties we hud been tho
losing section; that it was a sad truth,
but a truth which every thoughtful
man must rccognizo, that tho advant
ages uro always greater to tho victors,
in tho estimation of mankind than
they really uro whon measured by tho
infallible judgment of God or the un
biased opinions of posterity. Thut in
the avoruge estlmutlon of mon victory
vindicates whilo dofout dooms to de
traction and misrepresentation. Honco,
tho preservation of our chaructors, of
our manhood und womanhood becomes
a mutter to us of tho South of over
shadowing importance
Gen. Gordon thon asked how uro wo
to preserve our munhood und sustain
und strengthen Southern character.
In bis analysis of this question Gon.
Gordon showed that self-respect was
tho foundation of all character, and
that it was essential thut the self
respect of the people und especially of
tho young should no sustuiuod and de
veloped, und he showod bow this was
to bo done, by stimulating a just und
honoruhlo pride in tho past history and
achievements of this people. Ho dis
cussed tho olTect of different impres
sions mado upon the young In mould
ing character, und recalled tho past
history of the South to demonstrate
tho truth that thoro was abundant ma
terial for sustaining tho pride und self
respect of Southern youth. Ho was
generous to other sections; but ho
claimed for tho South leadership in
civil and military uronus in ull the
anto-bollum period. Ho cited tho fncts
of history to prove his chums.
Whon ho cume to tho Into war he de
clurod thut he did not shuro tho
opinions of thoso who felt thut dosorv
od praise of ono section was necessary
depreciation of tho other section. Ho
hud no sympathy with any such dwarf
ed conceptions or such suggestions of
bigotry. Thoro was enough of courage
and devotion and sacriiico on both sides
to sustain tho solf-respect of both sec
tions; und 'us an American citizen,
proud of tho American namo und with
ull his hopes for the future wrapped in
tho success of tho American Republic,
lie was rojolcod that each section hud
gathorod enough of glory in thut grcut
war to fill tho mir.ds and heurte of
Amorican youth'with prido in ull com
ing timo.
Gon. Gordon accorded to both sec
tions high und holy nfotives, but said
tho South hud tho advantage in tho
sacred and burning zeal kindled by tho
thought of solf-dofonco und dofonco of
homo. Ho wont into numbers, und
showod thut tho South hud made 'a
record unsurpassed, if not unequalled,
in tho annuls of war.
Ho took up tho period succeeding tho
war, and showed how tho old Con fed
rates had stood together in tho de
fence of tho right, and closed with an
appeal for harmony und unity among
US in South Carolina, harmony and
unity botwoon tho sections, etc., etc.,
US essential to the welfare und happi
ness of tho people and the perpetuity of
tho Republic.
Durning tho courso of his speech
Gon. Gordon made somo roforonco
which might or might not bo
consldorod as having special re
foronco to tho Senatorial race. Ho
bogged Carolinians not to divido on
minor mutters. Thoy ought to think
of und romombor tho history of Caro
lina in tho days whon tho State? was
cruclflbd, whon tho State was Hooded
with carpot-buggors and rohbors, mon
who hud never neon noar tho buttle
front. Whon your heroos returned
ragged und battle-scarred, up to thoir
necks in ruin and destruction, thoy did
not thon divido upon minor und con
tomptlblo issues. Thoy stood by Caro
lina, whon she was in need, thoy novor
deserted hor. They stood In the
glorious rosurroetlon ready to crown
nor. But will you blot out tho sun and
mon that lesser lights muy shino?
Will you clip tho wings of tho mighty
oaglo and pinion him in order thut tho
huts and owls may soar aloft f Aro you
going to pin down tho mighty oaks and
tall cedars of Lohanon thut tho bluck
jack may thrlvo V Aro you going to
fritter away your strongth on minor
issues ? [Applause and hurrahs for
Gen. Butler.] Are you, the white mon
of this country, going to fritter away
your strength on foolish divisions and
bitter dissmslons and deprive* your
selves of tae power with whloh you
were endowed by the Groat Jehovah,
and for which His very throne is pledg
ed until an inferior raco grasps tho
helm of powor ? Aro you going to let
this groat Commonwealth bo in
jeopardy ? [Applause for Butler.]
*' Am 1 treading upon dangorous
" rouiui ?" was Gen. Gordon's question ;
to which there was a prompt reply :
" No I no, ? " Go on, don*i stop 1"
I wunt you to know, continued tho
speaker, that I am not here aa a poli
tician ; neither am I horo in tho In
terests of any man or set of mon, but I
do want to see you come together. I
care only for mon as they are the In
struments in God's hands for tho pre
servation of liberty. Let mon die, but
do not lot honor perish. Let the Com
monwealth live and their liberties.
Perhaps, my comrades, I shall never
again look into your faces till we moot
on the other shore, (with feeling,) but
I want to warn you with all the serious
ness I can against these divisions.
You 'are treading on an abyss that is
bottomless as to the future. I want to
warn you against these petty divisions.
Thoy ore as nothing compared with the
Interests of South Carolina. Come
back and stand by your brothers, your
State and kindred. Let harmony Uvo
among you. Come back, brethren, to
the old beaten path of truth where you
stood when you rodcomed South Caro
lina from hor plunderers. Rally
around your old flag, and let tho
thoughts that well up from your hearts
be your teachings, and thon when your
ryes shall bo turned for tho last tlmo
to look upon tho blue, balmy skies
which a benignant God bends abovo
you, you shall hohold South Carolina,
as sho has always been, oroct, proud,
prosperous, grand ami froo and groat.
CARROLI- AND ARMSTRONG.
When tho applause subsided at the
conclusion of Gen. Gordon's speech,
and It was long and onthusiastic, there
woro continuous crios for Butler, but
that gentleman said ho was at home,
and while profoundly grateful for tho
honor dono him, yet thoro woro others
who had boon Invited to speak, and it
was his duty and pleasure to introduce
them. He mado a playful and compli
mentary allusion to Col. M. P. Carroll,
of Augusta, and then prcsontcd him to
tho audience us tho next spoakor. Col.
Carroll mado a short and interesting
speech, which was punctuated with
several capital anocdotcs, and ho paid
a high compliment to Senator Butlor,
urging upon tho old soldiers that ho
ought to oe sustained in whatever he
undertakes, on account of his eminent
services and ability.
The last speakor was Col. James
Armstrong, oi Charleston, who gave
ono of his humorous and pathetic
spoechos, so gracefully mingled that
the tears quickly followed tho laughter
as ho dopictod some of tho touching
scenes of tho battle or incidents of tho
< "imp and bivouac. Col. Armstrong
only added fresh laurels to his reputa
tion as a pleasing and popular speaker,
and tho audience parted from him with
regret.
Col. L. P. Miller, of Nowborry, the
surviving ranking officer of tho Sixth
Cnvalry, closed the exorcises in a briof
address of thanks on the part of his
command for tho ovation the old sol
diers had recoivedon this occasion, and ,
for tho generous hospitality of Green
wood in asking tho veterans to meet
and fight their battles over again. It
had boon an unalloyed pleasure to all,
and the gratitude of every ono was duo
to thoir nosts for such a delightful re
union.
Tho benediction was thon pronounced
by Dr. Grlof, and tho old soldiers with
their friends adjourned to tho long
tablos near by and enjoyed a lino bar
becue dinner, prepared by tho citi/.ons
of Greenwood, and sorvod in admirable
stylo. When the dinner was over, an
impromptu meeting was held in front
of tho hotel, and the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we return our sinccro
thanks to the citizens of Greenwood
and vicinity for thoir kind reception
and generous hospitality oxtendod to
US OI1 til is me moral ile occasion.
REUNION OK THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
In the afternoon an actual reunion of
tho Sixth Regiment took place In
Bailey's hall, at which more than ono
hundred survivors were present. Tho
mooting was called to order by Hon.
M. L. Donaldson, of Grcenvillo, who
was tho prime mover in tho effort to
bring the old soldiers together on this
occasion, and after explaining tho
purpose to be tho permanent organiza
tion of tho regimental survivors, ho
moved tho election of Col. L. P. Miller,
of Newborry, as temporary chairman,
and Dr. S. S. Knight, of Fountain Inn,
as secretary. This motion was carried,
and these gentlemen were afterwards
mado tho permanent officers of the as
olatlon.
Beforo proceeding to tho roguhn*
business, tno survivors rose and wel
comed tho presence of Mrs. T. B. Fer
guson and daughter, of Greenville,
who were introduced by Mr. Donald
son, and every member paid his cordial
respects to tho widow and daughter of
Ma). Ferguson, who was universally
popular with tho command.
An executive committee of ono mom
ber from oach Congressional District
was organized, with Col. Miller as ox
ofliclo chairman. An enrolment was
mado of tho survivors present, and the
secretary was instructed to perfect tho
roll, with tho assistance of ono from
oacn company, and to publish the com
pleted roll in tho nowspapors of tho
State.
It was agreed to hold a reunion next
year, whon Columbia and Grcenvillo
wore put In nomination, and Green
ville was chosen as tho olaco by an al
most unanimous voto. The timo Is to
ho designated by tho oxecutivo com
mittee, on or about tho 21st of July.
Among thoso present was Dr. Frank
Calhoun, of Cartersvillo, Ga., surgeon
of the command, who made a very feel
ing talk to tho survivors of tho regi
ment, and urged that thoso reunions
bo hold ovory year so long as thorc
woro mon to hold them. Dr. Calhoun
was very warmly greeted by his former
comrades, and his visit to Greenwood
was a constant and cordial reception
from old friends and acquaintances.
Col. Mlllor mado a brief speech, ox
pressing his gratitudo for tho privilogo
enjoyed in seeing once again the stal
wart men whom ho commanded so of
ten, and alluding most foelingly to tho
relations OttCO occupied by them as
members of tho Sixth Cavalry.
Col. J. A. Hoyt, of Oroenvillo, who
was present by invitation, addressed
tho survivors with reference to tho or
ganization of tho United Confederate
Veterans, and urged tho formation of
camps in ovory neighborhood of tho
Stato.
Tho mooting was a fitting conclusion
to the stirring incidents of a memor
ablo occasion, and tho survivors of tho
Sixth Regiment have ovo.*y reason to
congratulate thomselvcs upon tho re
sults of tho day.
?A nogro named Charles Miller, a
desperate eharaoler. outraged and
murdered two young girls near Brads
woll, Ky., on tho f?th inst., and he was
caught in Illinois tho noxt day by a
railroad brakeraan in a box car, whero
he was hiding and stealing a ride. He
was arrested and Identified, and carriod
back to Kontucky. The mob at Brads
well numbered soveral thousand, It and
was agreed to burn tho negro at a stake,
but when the train roaohed tho depot,
the crowd became Impatient and hung
him to tho nearest tolograph pole.
James B. Marshall, a prominent
oltizon of Richmond, Va., committed
suicide last week by using a revolver.
A REFORMER'S COMPLAINT.
ADJUTANT OKNKIt Ali FARLEY ON
Senator Irby la Denounced as a
Dictator and Tyrant?The Only
Danger to the Reform Movement.
The following letter from Gen.
Hugh L. Farley has been given to the
public, although it was rejectod by one
of the reform newspapers to which it
is addrossed:
To tho Editors of the Register and
Headlight:
Sirs : Various articles in roferenco
to politics and the " blacklisting"
which is going on have appeared in
tho newspapers of this State, and my
namo has boon frequently used in con
nection therewith, but I have paid
very little attention to them, regard
ing them as merely sonsational in most
cases or as tho potty malice of design
ing purtios who only wanted to croato
more bitterness and division in the
re form ranks, to which I did not wish to
contribute.
Late developments, however, have
convinced mo that thoro is a settled,
malicious and determined purpose, on
tho part of certain parties, not only to
" blacklist," but to misrepresent and
malign me and others, which has found
expression in such a way as to cause
ray friends to ask me tho reason for it,
and to demand that it shall bo ex
posed.
Tho first i nt i mat ion I had of this was
in the appearanco of tho following cor
respondence in tho Augusta Chron
iolo, signed "Craddock, which ap
peared immediately aftor tho inaugural
of Prosidont Cleveland, and was copied
by various papers in this State :
" Tho loadors of tho South Carolina
reform movement that assembled in
Washington during tho inauguration
seemed to have more important busi
ness than sight seeing. The rank and
filo of tho reform movement of the
State, to all appearance, have been sat
isfied with the leadership of Tillman
and Irby, but not so with somo of the
lieutenants. Ono of tho State officials
announced to a supposed enemy of
Governor Tillman and Sonatory Irby
that the following combinations had
been agreed upon : Congressman
Shell, who signed tho prepared mani
festo in 1890, and who all at onco re
cently became so disgusted with
politics and politicians that ho had
himself interviewed, announcing his
retirement from politics, is to bo tho
anti-Tillman candidate for Governor,
posing as a healing plaster between
tho two factions. Senator Butler is to
bo their candidate for re-election.
Gonoral Farley is to succeed Shell in
Congress. Mr. Talbort is to havo no
opposition from tho conservative fac
tion for Congross and is to rccolvo tho
conservative support. The position of
Adjutant General Farley is said to
have been offered to Capt. J. H. Till
man, but it is likely that he will not
accept."
Later an article appeared In tho
Laurensvillo Herald, ' In which tho
charge is mado that I hod attended tho
Donaldson caucus at Spartanburg, in
which various parties mentioned us
"traitors," etc., wore "sharpening
thoir Brutus daggers for Bon Tillman,"
and liko expressions.
Now, I would havo been content to
let these things go by without digni
fying thorn by a denial, relying upon
my record and character us u sulllcient
refutation with all interested and well
informed parties, as I and m y others
saw tho animus and purpose with
which thoy were written, und could
ousily tell tho source from which thoy
cume, but later developments havo
convinced mo that it is my duty to ex
pose them. It may 'bo as well, how
ever, while I am writing to say in my
own behalf us well us tho others named,
thut there is not ono pnrtieleof truth in
the ullogod " combination" suid to
huvo been ugreed upon in Wushington,
und thut tho whole thing sprung from
tho malice and the imagination of ono
who evidently aspires to be the " cham
pion liar" of tho State.
This is not only a simple denial, but
a challenge to the real author of the
" Craddock" article, who I shall name,
to produco uny credible evidence to
support his statement. If necessary I
will appeal to ull the parties named,
i. o., Butler, Shell, Talbort and J. H.
Tillman as to whether thoro has ever
beon a convolution, or intimation, or
effort ut such a scheme. Although it.
is u small matter, it may bo well ulso
to state, by wuy of showing how lies
uro manufactured, that no Farley
cither previously know of, was invited
to or attended the so-called " Donald
son caucus" ut which tho "Brutus
daggers" wore sharpened, Indeed I
am yet to bo Informed whether tho
can en- ol ulliuncomon at Spartanburg
hud uny politicul signillcunce, und the
first intimation thut I hud thut I at t end
ed it went from Stunyarne Wilson to
Columbia, und later in the Laurens
villo Horald, which possibly got its
information from tho same source.
Tho parties who attended Senator
Donaldson's alliance caucus can easily
toll who were expected, or Invited to,
or did attend the Donaldson caucus, as
I suppose thoy hud a right to do, and
also as to tho object. T his, howovor,
Is a muttorof little importance.
As tho "blacklisting" and tho
"Craddock" article, charging a politi
cal combination commenced in Wash
ington, und has been followed up by
various articles und interviews in the
papers, charging conspiracy und ul
tuding to various parties us " traitors,"
otc, to tho " roform movement," thus
causing groat dissatisfaction, confu
sion and suspicion us well us throuton
ing contention und division in our*
ranks, it is of tho greatest importance
to find out what is tho cuuse of it, who
is ut tho bot t o i u of it or responsible for It
und in short to inquire who is the real
author of " Craddock V"
I will stute simply thut I have the
evidence in writing, in iny possession,
which shows with othor facts that 1
am in possession of, that one Senator
John I .aureus Manning Irby dictated
tho artiolo quoted above to his private
secretary, and had It sent to tho
Chroniclo under tho namo of " Crad
dock," tho regulur correspondent,
without his knowledge and consent,
and that the outrage, would havo beon
oxposod (as it will bo now) but for
peculiar circumstances and relations
existing at the timo. I stand roudy
to glvo my authority and evidence, on
donial or demand.
Hero is tho " milk in tho cocoanut"
and tho cause of all tho dlssonsion and
confusion in our ranks. This meat
"political accidont" and "political
misfortune," who represents tho
" greutest mistake" in tho roform
movomont, is at tho bottom of it all.
No wondor that wo havo discord and
division in our ranks when a United
States Senutor descends to such dirty
and disgraceful mothods of injuring
his former personal and political
friends and allies, who have rendered far
greater service than ho to tho roform
party. Now the obioct and animus of
Senator Irby is perfectly dear. Aftor
proving himsolf a pollticai failure'In
Washington and realizing , that his
political hold and diet atop-,'! powor Is
about dead in South Carolina; after
losing all of his patronage and influ
ence In Washiui'ten byhis fool course
THE WAR PATH.
there, where he rashly declared, al
though the Stute chairman of the whole
Democracy, that " he did not want any
reconciliation " amoug the Demooruey
of South Carolina; after in short, mak
ing an aas of, and subjecting him
self to tho scorn and ridicule of the
whole country, he turns his envy, mal
ice and disappointment upon Congress
man Shell to denounce him, and to
blackon and "blacklist" every man
who he thinks can not be made a tool
of and will not submit to his dictation.
Knowing that he has no real power or
influence of his own, he tries in every
way to drag Governor Tillman into his
quarrels, to attach himself to him like
a Siamese twin, hoping thereby to save
himself, and under the cry of the,
" leadership of Tillman ana Irby " to*
brand tho rest of us who do not approve i
of his foolish and unprincipled mothods
as "traitors to tho reform movement,"
and as sharpening their " Brutus dag
gers for Ben Tillman." His purposo Is
to keep down evory other political
loader in South Carolina who belongs
to tho reform party and will not do his
bidding by using Governor Tillman's
name and intluonce in connection with
his own to create distrust and suspic
ion, and then with his banner cry of
hate and discord to raise old Cain and
keep hell a brewing until ho can get
back into tho Senate.
Tho simple truth is, that the " re
form movement " 1b a permanent suc
cess, and in no danger, excopt from
such men as Irby. Tho only "traitors"
to it are thoso who would divert It
from Its true purposo, and prostitute It
to thoir own base and ambitious alms
and ends, and Govornor Tillman
will be safe If ho will but be true
to the Stato, tho reform movement,
and to himself, and may well say,
"from such friends and advisors as
Senator Irby, 'Good Lord dolivormo."'
As for Congressman Shell, I know that
ho Is trying to do his duty to his God,
his State, tho people, and tho "reform
movement," and tno treatment he has
received at the hands of Senator Irby,
after having been his best persona1 and
political friend, marks the basest in
gratitudo that I have over known, even
among politicians. Like the old far
mer, ho found a frozen viper, took it to
his bosom, warmed it with life and is
now being repaid in denunciation and
anonymous poison. I will not say any
thing of ingratitude to myself as to our
former personal, and as I thought
friendly relations, for I have long since
found that I will have to class all my
connection with him as a part of crimi
nal practico as a lawyer for which I
am possibly being justly repaid. I only
know as far as tho reform movement
isconcorned that I was present at Its
conception and birth under Gen. M.W.
Gary in 1877-8-i?; I stood sponsor at its
christening in the March Convention
in 1800, when Governor Tillman was
nominated, and as ono of its principal
nurses and defenders 1 have seen it
grow into strength, manhood and suc
cess; but, now, if it is to bo turned ovor
to tho tender mercies of such a step
father as J. L. M. Irby I am afraid that
it is destined to defoat and untimely
death.
When Governor Tillman first startod
his work, as a now found leader of tho
movement, he besought my aid and
assistance. Tho whole State knows
how I utood by his side in tho hours
and days of difficulty and danger. He
has had my cordial support and assist
ance in his administration, and nono
but calm and dispassionate counsel,
which could make no enemy and injure
no cause. When I disagreed with him
I have frankly and kindly said so, and
as a member of his administration I
have kept silent. So long as he is true
to what I consider the. best interests of
tho State and to tho roform movement
he is entitled to tho same considera
tion, because there has never been tho
slightest disturbance of our personal,
official or political relations. I say this
much, in justice to him and myself, but
I want it distinctly understood, hot h
now and hereafter, if I am to support
him or any other man, it must bo of my
own freo will because of the principles
ho represents and for the good of tho
State, and not in obedionce to tho drag
ooning of any man or sot of men. Such
things may do for slaves and cowards,
but not for freemen who call thorn
solves " reformers." Wo did not fight
for ten long years to secure Indepen
dence of thought and action, and to
free ourselves from an autocratic ring
in order to establish a new ono of a
more dangerous and arbitrary charac
ter.
I want it understood also that I will
not follow or be governed by such a
man as Irby, who if allowed to have his
way would not only " blacklist " us all, '
but would drag tho State into bloodshed
and actual revolution in order to ac
complish his own selfish purposes and
to gratify his malice and ambition. He
represents and personifies this idea and
policy, while I do not believe that it is
wise, statesmanlike or patriotic, much
less Christian like to try to continue
and to increase, ns ho evidently desires,
tho present bitterness and discord in
tho Democratic party. It can only
load to riot, disorder, bloodshed and
ruin.
? I am sorry that I feel compelled to
make this exposure, but I can not and
will not submit to the long continued
private as well as anonymous abuse and
misrepresentation of this loud mouth
ed, vulgar mannered bully and brag
gart, who has already disgraced us In
Washington, and is now bringing dis
cord into our own ranks by playing tho
part of a dictator and tyrant.
He has no good record, and has done
nothing for tlio Stato, party or roform
movement v. ort by of distinction, unless
it bo for strutting around Washington
?as my old friend Colonel Cash would
say?"like a big buck nigger on em
ancipation day," while he is trying to
make our innocent and unsuspecting
people believe that tho bray of a jack
ass is tho roar of a lion.
I am very respectfully,
ii. l. Farley.
--Mrs. Potter Palmer has decided to
spend the $0,010 which is duo her as
president of tho board of lady man
agers in a way that will make the waifs
of Chicago " rlso up and call her bless
ed." It will all go toward a grand out
ing and excursion to the World's Pair
for tho thousands of waifs cared for by
tho Waif's Mission. Tho day for tho
good time is July 27, which has Ihjcii
sot aside by tho ollicials of tho fair as
" poor children's day." Tho Illinois
Central will furnish the transportation.
?Scott Hayes, the youngest sou of
tho late Hx-Prosidont Hayes, has gone
to Cleveland as the general manager
of an electric, company. A year ago ho
entered tho employment of an eleetrial
concern in Cincinnati, whero ho mas
tered tho business In every detail. Al
though Ex-President Hayes left a large
fortune to his children, all of them
have shown industrious inclinations
and havo maintained themselves in
business since they havo attained thoir
majority.
1 ?Vice Presldont Stevenson, with
his family and a fow porsqual frieuds,
will leave Chicago this weok for a tour
of the Pacific coast and tho Pugt %
Sound country.

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