The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-10-27
Ear the Anderson Ltelliqencer.
Examination at Mofattsville Acade

For the anderson Intelligencer.
Examination at Moffattsville Academy.
Mr.. EDITOR 1t was my pleasure on last
Friday to attend the Examination at Moffatts-
Vile Academy, in the Dark Corner. The school
is conducted by Mr.. VIM. Hamilton, and taking
the exercises of the day as an evidence, he has
shown himself worthy of the reputation he has
heretofore borne as competent, energetic
teacher.
The exercises Of the morning consisted Prin-
cipally of compositions and defamation, in
terspersed with thrilling music from the Ander-
son Band Mr.. Hamilton seems to have been
highly successful in training his students for
these trying exercises. I must say that there
was LEES trembling and stammering than l have
seen on similar stages. The young ladies and
little girls bore their part most admirably; their
compositions were not only creditable, but were
read in loud, distinct tone, SO that many OF
them could be heard to the outer edges of the
large audience. In fact, the whole perform
ance, both on the part of boys and girls, would
have done credit to institutions of more extern
sive reputation.
At about noon, there was suspension of the
exercises, and we were called off from the feast
of reason to feast for the inner man. And o!
what dinner it was, in abundance and variety,
containing all the characteristics of a wedding
supper, an Unfair, and an old fashioned barba-
cue. Mr. Editor it is wonderful that at the
heels of political canvass during which a
swarm of candidates infested every portion of
the land, that dinner of such bounty could
have been prepared. But it is fully demon
strated that there is '1ife in the old land YETI
The Anderson Band seemed to appreciate
this part of the exercises, and gave unmistaka-
BILE evidence to the ladies and gentlemen who
attended them that they had indeed taken a
very early breakfast. But rapidly as the con-
tents of their overhowing plates were dimin-
ished they were as rapidly re-flled.
But soon the bass drum summoned us again
to surround the stage, and after several origi-
nal speeches from the young men, which were
very creditable indeed; Gen. Ellison Capers,
who had been on the stage all the while, lex
cept at dinner time,) and who had been invited
there for the double purpose of addressing the
school and meeting portion of his old Regi-
ment in the interest of the Survivors Associa-
ton, was then introduced. His address to the
school and the young people in the audience
was fully up to what we expected from such
source. Commencing in his usual plain and
easy style, he rose gradually in pathos and fer
vor proportioned to the important subject be-
fore him, namely, the moral and intellectual
training of the youth of our country, until ev-
cry one to the outskirts of the audience hung
breathlessly upon his lips. I have no doubt
that he made impressions on the minds of the
young that will not be forgotten during life
We have not space even to sketch this noble
address, but will nevertheless notice one propo-
sition, which was, that nothing worth posses
sion could be obtained without labor. That
neither wealth or distinguished lineage would
avail anything without individual effort. In
illustration of this he instanced the lives and
characters of the lamented Lee and Peabody.
The former was distinguished, not because he
was reared in affluence with line of illustri-
himself The latter arose from penury and OBJ
scurity not only to be millionare of the age,
but benefactor of his race
Then came his address to the remnantof Co.
F., of the Oath S. G. Regiment, and with the
first sentences of the speaker the large crowd
melted Out of l66 brave men enlistedin Cap
tain HilPs company, only 1857 thirty-fve sur
vived the war. After paying feeling tribute
to the memory of Major D. F. Hill, his friend
and companion in arms, alluding to his cool
ness, chivalry and faithful performance of duty,
he proceeded to illustrate the true heroes of the
war.
They were not Gems. Lee, johnson or other
distinguished characters, who figured during
that fearful struggle, but the poor privates who
left dependant families and marched to the
front of the battle, without the hope of emolu-
ment or distinction, and sacrificed everything
for country. They were the true heroes.
1t is needless to attempt further detail of
this admirable address. Suffice it to say that
at its close the noble Band made the woods re-
sound with that glorious old tune Dixie, after
which came hearty greetings to the General
from his old comrades, and the widows, and or.
phans, fathers and mothers of deceased SOL
diers. The large crowd then dispersed, earn
! estly hoping to enjoy another examination at
Moffattsville Academy II.
A MONUMENT TO GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.
The undersigned, connected with the Holly