The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-22
Another Flag Presentation.

Our pet company, the Avent Cadets, were out
on parade last Saturday, in full dress and full
ranks. presenting very handsome appearance
and exhibiting proficiency in drill attained by
no company Of grown men in a shorter time
than they have been drilling At five o'clock
in the afternoon, large number of our citizens
repaired to the beautiful grove short distance
East Of the University Honse where flag was
to be presented to the Cadets The company
was drawn up on one side of platform occu-
pied by eleven pretty and interesting girls, with
sashes. upon each Of which was lettered the
name of the State the wearer represented
They were as follows:
Ala6amaZMss NOBLE SnEEGos
South CdrOlina-Miss French IsoM.
FlOridd-Miss CoRNA LEGGErT
Louisiana-Miss Lucy JONES.
Teras-Miss TAYLOR Cook.
GeOrgia-Mss FANNIE LAMAR
arkansas Miss Lucy HoILRr.
Tennessee-Mss EVA NELSON
Virginia-Miss ANNA CARTER. rtF
North oarolina-Miss LULIE THOMPSON.
Mississippi Miss EDMoSIA GARTER
Miss Edmohia Garter, then addressed the am
ateur soldiers in the following words
CAPTAIN SHEEGoG With heart swelling with
the deepest emotion present to you this flag on be-
half of the generous the patriotic, Col AvENT, whose
your gallant company bears. Ii Is intrusted TO
your care most joyously by loving hearts who are
ever ready to assist you TO their utmost And 1t Is
with feelings both painful and pleasant we deliver to
a. 81 Pain fnr "a
gazing ON our broad fields our smiling, valleys our
loved homes the sad thought presents itself that war
is upon u.s. get, it gives us joy to know that you
will the trial inspired with the spirit of liberty
aud with the determination that the Confederate flag
the emblem of the independence of the South shall |
ever wave over an independent people. We commit |
this gift to your hands with the assurance that you
will plant it wherever honor callsthat you will sub
nit TO none--and with the prayer that every breeze |
is waited TO its folds by the wings of an Angel des-
patched from the Mercyseat TO watch our loved
land.
Captain Robert Shecgog, upon receiving the
hag responded as follows:
Miss CARTER As the representative of the Avent
Cadets, | accept, on their behalf with feelings of
grateful emotion this beautiful flag We shall dear
" prize it as the gift of the noble and generous donor
whose organ YOU are, and it will be doubly precious
in our ewes because it is forever soncthed by the fair
hands through which we have received il.
In this time of trial and difficulty through which
our country is passing il is the duty of each indyd-
nal to do what he can for the promotion OF the holy
cause in which engaged and, as the poor wid-
ow cast her two mites into the treasury and was said
10 have wen more than the rich who had contributed
of their abundance, because ''shc of her want did
east in all that she had" so would we exhibit our
patriotism by preparing ourselves for future service.
In doing this, we give all that we have. We know
that youths like ourselves cannot yet be permitted
10 take part with strong and bearded men in the fierce
struggle of the battlefield but we feel that we are
not too young to learn the and exercise OF arms.
Many of u.s. even now, almost as old as thousands
of the boy conscrpts who laid down their lives for
Napoleon upon the field OF Leipsic; and in defence
Of those loved ones who have been left at home by
our elder brothers, already old enough to die,
Il the occasion shall arise If this war is prolonged,
we shall soon be old enough to enter the service OF
Dur country, and we would enter that service as
trained and skilfl soldiers and not as raw and igno-
rant recruits. Wherever we go, we shall bear this
aag with US, looking back, it may be, long years
hence, upon the present moment and nerving our
selves for the contest with tho inspiring recollectlons
Of this hour We thank YOU, from the fullness of
our hearts for your love and sympathy and We pledge
ourselves that we will endcavor to prove ourselves
worthy of the honor you have this day conferred up
On us and never to disgrace the flag have recciv-
ed at your hands. Again, and thousand times, we
hank you an