The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-10-21

guishcd and lofty character. For,
The lives of great men remind US,
We can make our lives sublime,
Anticipating, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands Of time.
Sir, the life of such man teaches
us that ours is cnward--tkat We cam
not remain dornant-that we mutt
Be up and doing-tfat to each aud
every one has gone forth the aiyioe :,
command, that man must workout dkhsy
true and substantial happiness ere the
night Of death comes when no man cat
work. ~ E-":f1T u3nELLaJq
R'gard fora moment, the reheekcreau
scents Of Ills 4ffc! q BtedFto The profea
sion Of arms, he early dissitgaiShesi==
himself in the war win Mexico When
that :mas ended, though stiHc@nueeter
,whh' the! U. 6. araiy.in>a dissune; ;SostA
which s,demdhtled and received fis Taithss 2
,ful dischar. 9 If duty, yeI FMh ss ss =.
sioDally reiievel, We find him in4biass
elegant homie upon Arlington II eights}
dispensing thatrc6ned aud opch' 'hbspEst
'talty, SO chard cteTistic ofa liberal niiRd d s.
and generous heart. But soeas he sough'
frontier life, and the 2ldxaryof'au sfBu.ia:
ent hdme must change To- -staaea..aff- g..
more tragic character. War -gitfes
Wage grin, stern looks and tiadNhud;
bursted forth its dark and terrible -hors-.
rors oyer oug owns beloved eesgssEs
Duty caused him to espouse tire CAUSE
of the weaker, but it was the aausa 81
his beloved South, though the most -
tempting honors were offered from iks
North for his acceptance; 4eSen Ithf
cohnnlana IF the federal army ssooeah IT,
be 'Rhrlst against the cause ofi liberty . ::
ahd the constitution. =" 80. 80
We all know the history Of This ter:
rible struggle. We all knsSHa that, 8 :.
more deterniin, d resistance against op,,
preston aud wrong, aud In Behalf 81 ,
the right, was never nadss'By any PEG.
pie in h'ahcidht or ih6atfn ttil91css.. But -
we a1so know in that struggle, WIiefee5 .
thousands gained impcrishable renowh,a !,
.nonno orer all ,l,,, ia mao iii j rss;,,aIii
ceo,r,I 6rnrol 70 whon MI an fbciro6GSssF bcir;o6GSssFai
Welded as chief E'i0 ;.'"a"Lq 'h5.fio
Vet With aIi This: nbdng tlfe fblo,fdSpS'
strifs was erer-whep tlisc banner piSfo- 6f
The Lost Cause was foievsSr fGrlea sautf
sadly laid awav then ,d.d tfIieT Tm6oirs:tl .
or,nd.nr of the man bronx forth xifbc!.
inore snlcndor than even amid the r4bnaS Il
Of cannon. the clash Of arms, and ifs rF
slt;el+s and 6f.anI of the wohbd.d; ;shd'2'
IvinGy ISbrn,hiuo Ri, skofd reffifned=,
~ him by a oollan, Ioc q qwbo rafusr aid :.
receive i When surrsHBerejYs} besorsrS
turned on;c,ly IN 11ie rcocelnl 'Ieircs99A
If. comn,r,,;vclv huuhle ma ubsc!nn,,nT
b,u,o Ie,u.;ro nub,;,. :nn,,TI;f.,.,dt;ons
IS l;sr,,u eye, tLo hf, rsna,tE5 ,fpaI
,rm ots If Ills y1d cGfsfad,s fi, arms ;siH;s' 4;
do him honor :beeause tLey soa1,yeah D.
The man that Ills very prcscbGce Nb&fer3!'d
ycr il was filed their hearts. Tbfss9c:
hero of hundred battles. Who had leI7"
cou,,Ioss hosts +, deatb apd "a riciorv ia
in ,be nobIrst Of canscs was tbe tifnsas ia
when tbat cause wa, lust. 7too sofi,rS,.f"'
,ho.e who h "A ca l,no ,,ra go c,alIan,,:: -.
Iv fu,l,w,d him ~ rc,ns, rs itJ,rirra :!
Tcucs ,nJ in the ouict dntics o;f 6e,ceY Y;'
90 a, .t,,r,c ~ ror.,ir ,bn;r brl ~, f,r.. ~!
,unoo ~ e6nsols fhe;r ,f,,;c,cd f.m;,;,s 40
and ~ 5ccome f,iIhrpl and law nfsiir,, !.
,.,,;-.ns And no Grs, IN !ws[a Sass JSo,
~ na, tbou on n.x,a,nk, n.s. 20
~ .sea DC, ' ta ~ ,ha s' st.a' rotro,t,f :. 49, I2.
;nn md aoorno Jn ws ti,J SIin, ,,,,t,jjds++. 20
s ;"s, w "ronma Him ,ho non,L ~ .bs coaaSSay Z
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~ -. taa s IU Ioa ~ te,,e s ] l.s,,a ,,na, " ,Mo;.
NJ ;nds JsG imnrsas;na aIu &c ] thos,. nna ,b"ss
nr;no;nlos wbich b.J renSorsT La 'owSn =.
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