The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-16

quently exhorteds tie young men of
Virginia to be true to their old mo-
ther, and concluded as follows: ~.
.Commending yourselves to God
OF Right, rise cupa with determined
souis and claim that which the noble
4Volcian demanded :; when, ,clankine
MS chains along the Roman ranks,
ne cried, Give us That which men
deserve who think themselves worthy
to be free and Ithen-nol NV old
eyes will not live to see it. but
blessed be the God of nv fathers.
Ithen-even now here, standing on the
sacred places of liberty, I do see, as
III holy vision. along the vet un-
travelled waste of a. fast.coming fn.
ture-I see the sacred image of
regenerated Virginia, and cry aloud
IN the hearing iof all the nations of
the earth, 'AIl hail, our mother!'"
1t Is impossible to describe the
ehect OF this speech. Cheer after
cheer interrupted the noble old
Roman, as with clear ringing voice.
and easy, graceful gesture, he gave
utterance to words which thrilled
every heart and brought tears to ewes
unused to weep. The above is only
a very meagre sketch of the speech,
which held the audience spell-bound
Tor over two hours, but which so
sparkled with gems in every sentence
that even the bellies and beaux ceased
their clatter and gave undivided at-
tention.
After the deafening cheers had
somewhat subsidized, there were loud
and continued calls for Hampton
He arose, and rs he stood to await
the ceasing of the deafening cheers
with which he was greeted, we could
not but recall the days when his
raven locks could be seen leadino
brave legions to victory. o
He thanked the young men from
his heart for the cali they had made.
and the kindness with which thev
had greeted him. Their cheers re-
minded him of those he used to beor
on the battlefield, telling where
Virginia chivalry led the way to vic
tory. lie came from the noble and
gallant State of South Carolina.
which yielded to none in her deyo-
ton to the cause of right, though
she now sits and weeps in sack-cloth
and ashes. But he had listened with
pleasure equal to that of any present
to the glowing eulogy upon Virgil
MIA; for, during four glorious wears.
he, too, was a citizen of Virginia,
and claimed part of her proud
heritage. He doubted not that he
was called out because it was his
proud privilege to have belonged to
the Army of Northern Virginia"-
the noblest army that ever marched
on Gods earth-and to have led Vir-
ginians ms well as brave sons from
other States. AS commander of the
cavalry corps of the army of North
ern Virginia, he had tried to do full
Justice to all, from whatever State
they came. and to reward true merit
wherever found, whether covered by
the braided coat of the officer or the
tattered Jacket of the private soldier.
he saw before him some of the men
he used to lead, and hailed this as the
greeting of the cavalry corps, army
Northern Virginia, to their old com
mander. In the name of that glo-
rlous old corps-in the name of it's
fallen rs we'll rs its living heroes-he
returned most hearty thanks for this
cordial greeting.
Gen. Hampton was frequently in
terrupted by deafening cheers, which
were long continued after he took
his seat. But when the band struck
up Dixie" the audience knew no
bounds to their enthusiasm, and
made the roof ring with cheer after
cheer. Three cheers were given for
Gems. Preston and Hampton, and
rendered with the will of those who
honored so highly the men.
AN ARMY OF DRUNKARDs.-In the