Col. T. W. Parmele, white. Superintendent of the Penitentiary, appointed as a Republican by Gov. Chamberlin, recognized an order from Gen. Hampton for the pardon of a convict. Legal complications ensued and the case was carried before Associate Justice Willard, white, of the Supreme Court, a Republican elected by the legislature, and he decided in favor of Hampton. Three colored members of the legislature deserted to the Democrats, which practically made the House Democratic. Col. Parmele and Justice Willard were Northern white men. This paper would not be complete without some reference to the prominent colored men who helped to make history during that eventful period. Robert Brown Elliott-- Born at Boston, Mass., August 11, 1842. Entered High Holborn Academy, London, England, 1853. Entered Eton College, 1855 and graduated in 1859. Studied law. Member of the State Constitutional Convention. Member of the House of Representatives of South Carolina, 1868-1870. Assistant Adjutant General. Elected to the 42nd Congress. Resigned his seat in Congress and was elected to the House of Representatives of S.C. for the second time, and was elected Speaker of the House. He came within a few votes of being elected U. S. Senator in 1874, but the powerful influence of the Pennsylvania R. R. Co., was exerted in behalf of John J. Patterson, white, the successful candidate. There was a colored majority in both branches of the legislature at the time and had the colored members so desired they could have elected Gen. Elliott. In 1876 Gen. Elliott was the nominee on the Republican ticket for Attorney General and was elected but was forced to withdraw with the rest of the ticket. He was Chairman of the State Republican Committee during the campaign of 1876. For scholarly attainments, legal acumen, political sagacity and oratorical power, Robert Brown Elliott stands out as the most brilliant figure of the Reconstruction Period. Joseph H. Rainey-- Born at Georgetown, S.C., June 21, 1832. Although debarred by law from attending school he acquired a good education and further improved his mind by observation and travel. He was a barber by trade and followed that occupation at Charleston, S.C., until 1862, when having been forced to work upon the fortifications of the Confederates he escaped to the West Indies, where he remained until the close of the war, when he returned to his native town. Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. State Senator from Georgetown County. Elected to the 41st Congress, being the first colored man having that distinction, and was re-elected to the 42nd, 43rd, 44th and 45th Congresses, five successive terms, the only colored man with such a record.