Both they and others like them were swept out, to be replaced by the partisans of the new order.
Nothing was omitted by the reformers to humiliate what had been the ruling portion of the population.

The liquor traffic was made a state monopoly by the dispensary system modeled on the Gothenburg plan: no liquor was sold to be drunk on the premises, and the amount allowed a purchaser was limited.

It was hoped the revenue thus received would permit a considerable reduction in the tax rate.

These hopes, however, were not realized, and scandals concerning the purchasing agency kept the State in a turmoil for years.

Other legislation was more successful.
An agricultural and mechanical college for men was founded at the old home of John C.Calhoun at Clemson.