▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁Captain . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁he ▁married ▁Ellen ▁C ul lo py . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁front ier ▁town ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁Town , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁he ▁stood ▁with ▁Charles ▁Aber c rom bie ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁election ▁for ▁that ▁district . ▁ ▁Go old ▁and ▁Smith ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Parliament ▁( H ouse ▁of ▁Assembly ). ▁Cont ro vers ial ly , ▁Go old ▁was ▁a ▁Catholic , ▁and ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁Smith ▁were ▁relative ▁liber als , ▁elected ▁by ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁district . ▁▁ ▁In ▁parliament ▁he ▁was ▁strictly ▁independent . ▁However ▁he ▁soon ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Province ▁MP s ▁who ▁strongly ▁supported ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁Res p ons ible ▁Government ▁( or ▁" self - rule " ▁as ▁Go old ▁preferred ▁to ▁call ▁it ) ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁Mol ten o , ▁and ▁the ▁al lied ▁movement ▁for ▁Vol unt ary ism ▁( complete ▁separation ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁State ) ▁led ▁by ▁Sa ul ▁Sol omon . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁hardly ▁ever ▁speaking ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁for ▁his ▁slow , ▁hard - h itting ▁and ▁very ▁hum orous ▁el o quence ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁speak . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁soon ▁after ▁Res p ons ible ▁Government ▁and ▁Vol