Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-16
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esPecfsSfy % the Ia'r daoghterSsy assembled |
for the purpose OF witnessing the presentation
sof, sbeautifdi flag by MIS-. Col. .Ma,shaltto
the s'Marsball Rifles seenmsndsd :BysGsps3 |
Gy. MeDys Mailer. - %sy LII g , q =
BY way of4parenthes allow me g cay that
.thereiis no portion of the State which can
|sboass Of more Iovelief young. la
}sdiss thS6 Gid 3Psbd ssSSs sSd ;,he .urfo1Sdisp
Eesuntty and ida .,pe people can sur.
pass ths'citisens in this vicinity in kindness
and dFhospitahtyaSIt eeems. they cannot do
lsshough for our soldiers; every S6nafott and
Ewaptis gratified. We were truly fortuGate Id
selecting this place for dfilf and i6strpction.
Fhe houf'for. tho presentation, ;,oisthe Flag
.was ,atDress Parade. The parade kavihE been.
Ifgepe. thfoughSshsi Colonel closed tiisR Reeiment
in mass. officers to the front Adjutant, Sloan,
who, blythe BY, is . very accomplished officer
conducted the ."MarsIiall Rifles" to the front.
The Colonel then facing the fair donor who
twas leaning upon the arm of the Lieut.. C.l-
:ona reeeivsda affofS flag, and then fa-
ttssiag the company Presented i. iasthe name Of
tlthe donor in onszof his bappiestaand most elo-
quent addresses. 1t would be impossible for
me to give you even synopsis of the address,
but Suffice tito say, thai. it was well conceiv-,
ed' appropriate. souIstirrihg and was respond.
ed.to bJ the entire corpswithva hearty good
IL asefgt Zeigler received the flag, and in beE
hslf of the company resPolde ed. iR the follew-
ing eloquent .trains -'fs ;ssa
I. Mn. Marshall:, III bsusldf SfFtSs sSmfb.ay
which have tts, s,honour ISs srsptsssnt;s S. accept
with sineere4ths1ksa ssapt;fuls bapuer 80
Kindly ~besto dsuPoh usT N accepting the
gin fneed only remark that soldiers of tho
1,Palnessos State wish no other incentive to hes
>roie deeds than the thrilling memories Which
I.sluster SO thickly around all %thep past history
Of our loved and cherished Carolina.
Ever since the gallant Moultrie in Hts
with his devoted band of 500 men repulsed the
proud British feet of $500 to the day when
the mercenaties of a fanatical and Hdespotic
government again surrendered.to to the so diers
of 8. G.; and tho almost impr egnable Sum.
ter wasreduced chiefly by the sahfe!ol fort
of Palmetto boys, this gallant State has ever
been another name for noble and generous
patriotism. Worthy Of her heroes Marion and
Sumter she still leads the van in all great
deeds sad manly daring. Do we need an ex.
amPlss-Ths last brilliant Victory won by
our troops on the soil ofsYirginia is,a- suffi-
cient llustration-and tbs, future historian will
record in letters of living light the Valor OF
Caroliniaussin 1861 on The great battle ground
Of the Old Dominion25o ldiers of Abbeville.
need I.rem'ud you that our District was the
sFbirth place of the!great Southern 5stqtssmae,
spd that we are nowsfshti9gsssp maintain the
very principles which shg4Red ssll of the
mighty energies of -Calhouu's. great mindf We
are contending for everything sxe hSld derr, for
fhome and life ITSELF .,BaS our cabss is Just, we
believe we, have tatsshdfssFfSf Celessial sspirits
apd the entire sanction Of ffssysn ead espnot
be othe rwise than ristoriousitb stbe Hero
of Buenayista for our Preside6t ssnA saSftS E6s
bie, dAring spirits as Beauregard,s lee. and
! Johnston for our commandsrs, 4nd with the
A.propi.iohs smiles of just aqa 10mKipotent God
on our side, to. shield direct and support us
we lsok forssefSsois bright and glorious fu.
tasssfor, on ssashetn confsdsracy-Butt how.
eysf sbrisbs 1tatsh stars in our. new CON
sts!la Ton may shife, hes saentrsI star ine the
brillar tHslaxy must ever be So. oh. May We
ever remember that the eyes of our friends
opr Dftrict and our State are upon u,; may we
remember that the very name of our compaaH
was given in honour of one. who 6ns:fheS Sa.tis
fields Of MexisSF ever led his commsuT. to
victory: It was a soldier of Abbevilie, who
first planted the Palmetto Bsnienat the ddrita
de Beien, aRdIed' the fpllSrn hope on .t6at
tsspody ield-Let. these: e:reconsctions in:
sFdaee' us o.defsua.bisaig withlife Itself rsth.
u ,tban suffer ito be polluted by tn hsspois-
.4t,.aea,s asssaa aminat,pg toueh etshessassrant
f'a6d: ddSa t9slihH of .psIjassa 46fSham
4 Epsos6: 16slsaIsss SSs xlIom the
ssQtld would bess bisnE) d ffiidi nj
fenee they ponessasws go f5rth witR iheiF
'|iprayer, sndsthejr blessings Their Find AID
generous hearts weulasif necessary, imjtsse
the ilfs.rious example efsAars, Motto and with
,theiF fOwn fair hands sfnrnish inpte,nsnsas oil
Edssts asssns TO sseeir, s.5%n iasd HIN 3f
Ssy5x iSpg .hs eess assiss u .tHs sin.
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