The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-11-16

was never his to complain or to
utter Goubt-it was always his
to do. When in the last campaign
be was be!eagured at Petersburg,
andpainfuily aware Of the straishts
to which we were reduced, he
said: with my army in the
! mountains Of Firgiuia I could car
ry on this war for tweaty years
longer His men exhausted and
his supplies failing, be WAS unable
to carry oat his plans. An unto
; ward eveot caused him TO nntici-
pate the movement; and the array
Of Northern Virginia WAS over
whclmcd. Bat in the surrender
; he anticipated conditions that
have not 0e2u fuiiIlcd-.!c expect
ed his army to be respected and
his paroled soldiers to be allowed
the cujoymcnts Of life ANA pro?,r-
ty. Whether these conditions
have been falfIled, let others say.
Here he now sleeps in the land
he loved so well, and that land is
not Virginia only, for they do in
Justice to Ice who believe he
fought only for Virginia. He was
ready to 50 anywhere. on any ser
vice for the good Of his country,
and his heart eraS as broad as tie
fifteen States struggling for the pri1l-
! ciQles that our t9refathsrs fought for
in tie rerollticn Of 1776. He is
sleeping in the same soil With the
thousands who fought under the
same flag, but first offered up their
! lives, Here the living are assem-
bled to honor his memory, and
! there the skeleton sentinels keep
watch over his grave. This citi
zen this soldier! this great Gene
raj this true patriot! left behind
him the crowuing glory Of true
Christian. Hi, christianity en-
nobled him in life, aud affords US
grounds Tor the belief that he is
happy beyond the grave.
But, while We mourn the loss
Of the great and the true, drop We
also tears Of sympathy with her
who WAS his hclpmcet i'll lite-tLe
noble woman who, while her hus-
band WAS in the field leading the
army Of the Confederacy, though
an invalid herself: passed the time
i'll knitting socks for the marching
soldiers. 4 woman Tt TO be the
mother Of heroes heroes arc
descended from her. Mourning
with her, we can only offer the
consolation of q Christian. Our
loss is not his, but ho now enjoys
the rev ards Of q life we'll spent
and . never waverlng trast in q
risen Saviour. This day we unite
our words Of sorrow With those Of
the good and great throughout
! Christcndom, for his fame is gone
over the watcr-hi5 deeds will be
rcmcm bored; aud when the monu-
meat we build shall have crumJled
into dust, his virtues will still live,
Il high model for the imitation Of
! generations yet unborn.
We have given but a faint i,iea
Of the eloquent thoughts and
chaste oratory of the speaker.
Ills words Were heard with pro-
found attention, and received with
frequent applansc.
INFAMOUS Ou7aAGE.-We learn that, en-
Wednesday night of laat week, a re-
spectacle and inuiEenSiye citizen Of thi,
County, named Benton, wss taken out
FROM his Lonsc by gang Of negroes and
whipped until he could hardly stand.
| The affair occurred in Lower Salem. 4
negro in tue uight, broke into q house
occupied by Two white girls, and entered
the cI,auber in which they slept. For
tunalely tLey escaped the william and fed.
lie was identified, however, aud, as it
is reported, his place Of abode visited by
parties unknown in search of him. But
be had concealed himself somew here else
Thereupon Mr. Bentou, who lived in that
neighborbood, was visited and horribly
treated Ly gang Of negroes as we have
stated above. 1t is said that the negroes
~ere undiSguised, but were led by
white man in disguise, who was recog-
nized.-SunteI News.
! Charity is the shining through
US of i spirit TOO great to he petu-
liant or small hearted too rich to
be self seeking; too goodnaturcd
and happy to think i. and so
thoroughly conscious Of supcriori-
! ty over all circumstances, that it