Posted on 07/06/2006 7:01:52 AM PDT by SquirrelKing
It appears that the Northern invasion of the South is complete -- at least it is on a patch of land known as Delta Plantation in Jasper County.
There, a diehard rebel named Henry E. Ingram Jr. made his last stand against the onslaught of Yankees, only to be thwarted by a man from Long Island, N.Y., and now -- gasp -- a French Canadian.
Ingram promised to keep Yankees out of Delta Plantation in Jasper County when he bought 1,700 acres there in 1998. His resolve to keep them out still is strong, but the covenants he put on the land don't seem to have any teeth.
Those covenants did, however, scare Canadian-raised Bluffton resident Louise Legare a bit as she was close to signing a contract to buy a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on the land from Bluffton Home Builders.
The list of rules she got from the builders was missing the first pages, so she went to the Jasper County Courthouse to get the missing ones. There, she found the covenants, or rules, that Ingram demanded of buyers:
1. They could not be Yankees.
2. They could not have the last name Sherman (an obvious reference to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman).
3. And the land could not be sold or leased to those whose last names could be rearranged to spell Sherman.
Clearly, Ingram doesn't like Northern folk.
Now, however, Legare and Bluffton Home Builders are working with Ingram's son, Ashley Ingram, to remove the covenants. The former Delta Plantation is on both sides of U.S. 17, just north of the Georgia state line.
"When (Legare) brought it to us, we all kind of had a good laugh," said Jim Hobbs, a partner in the home-building firm.
In fact, Legare is buying the land and home from Bill Cook, another partner in the company, who happens to be a native of Long Island, N.Y. No one at Bluffton Home Builders had seen the covenants before Legare found the missing pages, and no one has ever tried to enforce them, Hobbs said.
If Henry Ingram had his way, he still would keep Yankees off of the 1,700 acres he once owned. His holdings on the plantation have dwindled to 10 acres.
Ingram, now a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas, said his son and attorney, who are both local, should be looking out for his anti-northerner wishes now.
"Yankees destroy everything they have up North, then they come down here," Ingram said. "When they destroy everything (in the South), where are they going to move next? Another country?"
Legare, who grew up north of Montreal, figures her far-northern upbringing must be especially abhorrent to Ingram.
"I must be more of a Yankee," she said. "I'm the person he really doesn't want to live there."
Amazingly, Legare is a much better choice to own Southern land than a New Yorker, according to Ingram.
"French people are much better and more desirable than a Yankee," said Ingram, who once owned video-poker casinos in Jasper County. "They don't stick their noses in other people's business."
The same feature drew Legare and Ingram to the land -- nature. Ingram said he's seen Carolina panthers, bald eagles and fox squirrels on the land. It is that quiet beauty Legare is after.
"I was raised in a very nature-like environment," Legare said. "I think the nature is beautiful in South Carolina."
Ingram, who says he is leaving Texas for Costa Rica soon, cites the boorish manners of Yankees as one of his prime dislikes for them.
"They look down their little pointy noses at the people in the South because we are polite and nice to them," Ingram said. "They think people who are polite and nice are dumb."
Contact Jim Faber at 706-8137 or jfaber@islandpacket.com. To comment on this story, please go to islandpacket.com.
LOTS of people "cowering behind their keyboard" are REALLY TOUGH until they HAVE to come out. they remind me of the "Great Oz" that "Dorothy" discovered was a little TWIT & poseur.
free dixie,sw
Or a 50 something with a 12-14 mentality.
This post is for those of you who simply can't fathom your precious Lincoln as the war monger he was. Sit down and LISTEN-Lincoln was a South-Hater. He wanted to destroy it. ONE OF HIS 2WICE Generals, McClellan, had a plan to end the war in a couple months. LINCOLN BABY said NO, "I want to bring the South to her knees". And he did. How much does it take to realize that a President of the U.S. is sworn to PROTECT his country, not war against it. DUH! Lincoln warred AGAINST his own country. Lincoln warred against his own country! Any of the lame reasons existing simply don't matter a whit. He was sworn to protect his country and HE DIDN'T DO THAT! NEED ANOTHER PICTURE? TOUGH. I'M NOT GIVING ANOTHER! GET A GRIP! He was a creep! FACE IT! Stop arguing and take him off that silly pedestal you have him on! And stop thinking you are so clever when you ask for proof! It's right out in the open. HE WARRED AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See, I don't look at it as posting to you. What I'm doing is heckling you. You're the lunatic on the soapbox in the park, screaming about something or other. You can pretend I don't exist. You pretty much have to after the way I've eviscierated you time and time again. But in the end, I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to everyone else as I mock you.
The Reb baiters don't give a damn about proof. I've posted numerous links, excerpts from books, etc. (as have you and others) but they either ignore or deny their validity.
They much prefer slanderous personal attacks than honest debate.
So, tell us, what was McClellan's brilliant plan that would have ended the war in a couple of months? His best idea was the Penninsula Campaign, and we can all see how his dithering and timidity blew that very real opportunity. The "bring the south to her knees" line is usually attributed to Sherman. What's the source for Lincoln saying it? Or are you going to go off on one of your "I'm not responsible for backing up my assertions" tizzies?
Lincoln warred AGAINST his own country. Lincoln warred against his own country!
But I thought that the south claimed to be another country. Again you're wanting to have your American cake and secede from it, too.
I know. Everything seems to point in that direction. But there are still those, "lurkers" who will be enlightened upon seeing that no more legitimate excuses exist, for anyone who needed to be nudged into reality...
BTW, the links were quite informative. Thanks.
You will never get a legitimate post by behaving like a silly, little antagonist. You are quite uninterested in anything but seeing how much damage you can do to those who know what damage your buddy, Lincoln has done and continues to do via those who have been fooled. Your posts are to the point where they are fast becoming unintelligible. Do you understand? And, if you can get it through that thick skull of yours,...DON"T POST BACK TO ME UNTIL YOU HAVE SOMETHING INTELLIGENT TO SAY......
Well, I guess you won't be hearing her again.
You're too funny!
Furthermore, Lincoln never said that he wanted to "bring the south to her knees." If you've got some evidence of him saying such, please show us. I'm sure historians (and historical fiction writers) would be interested.
No, sweetheart. I do not have to give you any proof. You see, I don't need any proof. I've done my research. You are the one who seems to need proof. So, go find it yourself...
BTW, It is nice to know that you are intelligent...
free dixie,sw
free dixie,sw
So long, toots. You're just Watie in drag.
i STOPPED doing ANY of that, when the HATERS/self-righteous IDIOTS/BIGOTS invaded what USED to be a civil place to discuss history & the war for dixie LIBERTY.
SADLY, i must now tell all that with the exception of N-S, the DAMNyankee Minister of Propaganda, that NOBODY on the unionist side KNOWS MUCH, so they use invective & sanctimonious, UNknowing BILGE, as a substitute for BRAINS & an education. PITY!
free dixie,sw
free dixie,sw
Well, I guess that since you were with him 24/7 from his first inauguration to his early demise via lead poisoning that you would certainly know everything he said or everything that he didn't say.
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