Excerpt from In Memoriam William Hayne Perry: Born June 19th, 1839, Died July 7th, 1902 As a public man, Colonel Perry proved himself a wise and careful legislator, noted for his quiet, but active and practical usefulness. Reared by his father in that school of political ethics and statesmanship, in which he belonged, and was a leader in the purer and better days of Carolina's history, he had none of the sordid and selfish arts of the demagogue and political trickster. As a professional man and practitioner he was honorable, fair and conscientious; as an advocate, without being rhetorical, he had great weight and influence before a jury. In character, he was manly, truthful and modest and enjoyed a personal character admired by all who knew him, for the purity and dignity of his private life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.