Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-02-25
COMMUM TI0NS.
For the Advertiser.

MEETING OF COMPANY "D."-THE "se BOYS"
Or Monday the 23d inst, the surviving members
Of Company Cd" commanded by Captain 7. ).
Brooks, in the Mexican war, met III The court
House TO nav Il tribute of respect 10 his memory
On motion Of Mr. STYLES, Lieut.. WIN. &. MO-
nAcye was callcl to the Chair, and DIR. ELnERT
BLAND vas appointed Secretary.
The Chair briefly and fcelingly addressed the
meeting explanatory Of its object, after which Lieut.
JOSEPH ABxEy offered the following Preamble and
Resolutions.
4 soldier-a patriot is fallen. The South waits
Carolina werps-but we, his old comrades ~
arms, are chief mourners AT his tomb May we not
drop the tear If affection over the ummely iae OF
onr so brave. 50 generous. so chvalric, So loved
In sorrow we pay this feeble tribute to fellow
soldier, Whose friendship we enjoyed, whose gal
l,r,rv we admired, whose virtues we cherished,
and whose patriotic services now emoa'm his name
in our hearts
Resoleed That in the death Of Preston ;.
BrooEs. our lat commander in Mexico. We nave
lost 4 sraunch friend. and the country brave SOL
dicr, patriot and statesman
Resolred. That with heartfelt emotion, we lmnglr
uur sorrow with the poignant erirr OF his athlete d
family: and While clrrishing his memory: we VIII
make, ourselves the fast friends ni the Il hcr oLc
who were The special ljrcts ot his endciriheht'
Resolred. That these proceedings b. published.
and that i copy Of the same be 'urh'>h'a 10 '' oe
rravcl family
Mr., ApxEy, in Offering tic Prcampie and kcSo-
lutiors addressed tic shattered remnant OF HIS
old associates with much feeling and trutlluihcSS'
Owing to The length Of Mr.. AE<Eys address VIC
must necessarily postpone their publication till our
ncxt.-Ed. Adv.)
At the conclusion of Mr.. ABNEY's remarks, MI
STYLES arose to second tho Preamble and Kcsolu.
tiops anil with the lccncst emotion thus spoke
not only his OWL, but tic sentiments of lis COM
radcs, anl the Whole audience.
Mp. CnAInMAH: The occasion which calls US To-
&c her is one Of deep and mechanically interest to tins
little remnant Of Il bar Of brothers.
1t is the soldiers concern to feel ani act-n"' t"
speak bat here, surrounded by those wEo !" I'VE
10
were Il painful task 10 keep silent Our c"nln'an-
der, conrade and hirnd has answered To the tattoo
of Eirs canpaan aud gone To rtst with his tushefs
and companions Of the lcth,an sl'ep. The vo"e
that once al aIel us To action is huslel in death; ;
the eye that Looked unawc,l ur"n the prris oi battle
is now lirclcss and dim the rrvrilc of the "sp!rIl
string drum can call him from his slnnbcrs no
more. Yon misunderstanding FLAG can no lcnger
lure him to victory or Lcckon him on To glory 1t
droops in mourniu stiffness Ger his grave.
CATER lics ftlul fever lc sleeps well ~
Sleep on sleep on, brave, gallant BROOKS. In his
fall, il is truly expressed in the Preamble anu
Resolutions before you-tle Republic walls the
loss of patriot and statesman; the South mourns
the death of champion, and Carolina wccps Der
the scpulchrc Of her iavoritc SON. but We arc The
chief mourlcrS in the train; ami, rs comrades nj
arms, who shared the tolls and dangers of the
"tcntcd field" with the lovc,l and lamentcd dead,
it is our province to pay the soldiers tribute to his
name and memory.
II is hard to realize the solemn fact that he lives
10 illDEC vi CaI iiC IN 7'''S e'' ''Nt A0
thinks his spirit still fingers with us. Such men
as Preston S. BROOKS never die.
" Can that man be dead
Whose spiritual influence is upon his kind
lie lives in glory: and his speaking dust
Has more of life than half its breathing mouds.
1t is not our office to assign his status among his
cotcmporarics and the statesmen who have passed
away-this will be done by those who live after
rs. But his career as statesman reminds us of
Aston's sublime painting Of BclslIazar's Feast
it is ncompletc-unlnshed, yet sufficient has been
done to show the surprising genius of the artist.
Sir, the history of BROOKS is upon his country's
record and his culogy is written in the hearts of
his countrymen; and while sallantry, patriotism
and truth; honor, love and friendship are priced
as the chief virtues of our nature, the tablet will
be preserved in all its purity-undimmed by the
lapse of time.
We knew him we'll and loved him. Let us
cherish his virtues, and emulate his noble example
With all my heart, Mr.. Chairman, second the
Preamble and Resolutions upon your table.