The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-24

| man would AK. 1t is q surrender no true man
won make, for he cuu no. make IL "''nou'
lnfamy. tho t,a that
| bild. you to their memury. side oy slae !uu u
have toed with them ON the weary naIcn nnao unu
| and day. IN summers heat ana wlniers snoT 'h.
| Side by side you have stood with tnem gu VIC
| crimson field where battle ragged, AMI dea ea.,'
cred In his harvest OF the brave you Ale tno 70
| uesses of their const8ucy aud Vaor. ou o., q, 9
the sponsors for their eooa ne 1na al of duty.
and 10 pedse II their SIN ell lhey t, au ,,soS sn
| last human sacrince-th~y lGtd doUH utsa s'ooo .
| If the three companies that bore your uSne onI
hundred aud thirteen soldiers aieu ,,a ~ he ofi,
on the wea,y wayside an IN oattle, ,ne ,aH Un
O. are nearly half In number OF tns hon, ~
! and tile aggregate II the dead IS iuI nan " - =
| numoer of all euli,tei. 0ricers aod meu M NJ:
| we're OF the yery d Iwer OF tnlB ancl NJ CIV, nsi
| ronno hone and fair renown. That record ie Is
q story OF consancy. VI ia'tnluin IS ~ - ~ ~ ~
| We admir- the gall mt dash III Ile olnrea WI y.
lead his comiany 10 tne IN tSe Elf he
| voting rn.m OF what may De cale" ess w.. a'.'
| dtstt7outshed orlue- he men VINO Ut ek NJ o,Ie,
sxpert no fame, aid SIMPLY desire 10 ap t.r no II
| uty as Yates IN lile IanAs' inSJ NV
| heroes aud martyrs.
go. them, their patriotic zeal and pride,
The lofty faith that with inein dlea
| 40 grateful page shall further teL
THAI that 30 NJ INV 6'aVe lell,
| And we can only dimly guess
|
| What NIT. VICE. despair and de uh,
Tneir fate has brought to many hearth
We're not those men honest and true BY
! ,bonserd tokens zoe know they were. Ana III
| after Years, when me blindlrg ,sslon1 anu pre-
| udices OF the War have passed away anu Cailn
er rea ,un and falrer appreciation o. moliVes ann
coaduct have taken thrir place, lne ,n ~
nYs "a through the leafy streets OF yCnher city OF
| the dead, anu looks upon tnat consecrated spo.;
,hs fiod,s acre. where lie the podi' OF Thousand
| of our soldiers gathered from many Staess ar
rayeh In order, aud marEeo eacn WI Win WIN h
nnnI, of his regiment, and passing stlll larther
IN ,hall lift up his eyes to the beautiful mobu,
| me,t which you, wi b ptous nands, nave reareu
| 10 the memories OF your own GEAR oeda COM
| raSes-he haply musing upon the toIitl al In
| nueuce and D luciprs under whcn those men
were yeared aud yielding TO me ihssincIs ~, anu u
| D eadiugs OF large nah generous n9aaau'y na
Swelling a. his heart. will exclalIn 10 TIE tone'
that pity which is akin alike To justice ana w y.
10 for what is II out great natures Vocel-H -
true IL Is true, these men UeTe ho"eSe Us
"sD ssl%i-rs r sri For you no more the bugle here
| on earth shall sound rev. lille. iou have waked
toI another morn In brighter rra m, ana the
burden your Sung ls, :eace Oh eafIh' eoo"
So dters or The military escort rt-Cdroltna Suna- M
ter Palmetto, Wa0ene7 Irish ana Nateo1lat Claos
We greet ou with THANKS aud cUngrd' ulatlOns;
thanks for your symp amy ana @ Coasa,u nnrs then
generous In you 10 ofIer so hearty and corulai
welcome o the new corps that seeks 70 uo hnnor
TO n old and Cherished name. lrisnmen. yer.
mans anI Americans. born under different nags
and coming from different natlonalitles, you all
bow with reverence 10 the me OF washington.
What net er pro Gould there De OF the excel
lence Of his virtues and the uoiveIsality o. MS
fame. My ali good for un attend you. May
yuur rIvalries bs only frlendly enuiatlons. hhy
di.cinInp. the 10 e Of order, oDedleDce TO law,
and All the virtues OF guod citizenship and good
soldlership ue Illustrated In your SsVerdl organl
cations. ,u,,,,s
| It be no. to acknowledge the sympathy you nave
lelt anu the inrrre you have always manlles ed
In our CORDS. Never at any time In peace or In
war has an appeal beeu made to which you nave
not respon led with the quick impul anu uncai-
Hating genrosiry OF w"mans nature. Iour
presence Ra, graced their entertainments yoar
iabors Of love have nit gated their su1erlngs;
your gen.l mpi|lrIes have cheered the lalutlug
spirits of the sick and dyi1g; your tender hands
have helped to deck Inc raves anu raise Tue
monuueut In memory OF the noble deal. ana
you hive not been Without your reward. Many
q rsruer and mother. themse yes MOI far from
Hcayen, have, In all fervenoy OF spirit, commend.
ed YOU to the favor OF almighty God Tor your
ei,er's "God bies, you" inartioulsI.l. brea he'd,
mas winged It's way IN your Oehal, TO the Mercy
Seat or Hrav n. such bl .sstng would u NOR
tai to the skies This brilllac; audience atte,is
your interest. Your cheering smile Is ln5 s1olers
luc tement and iew r1
Brother Soldiers or the ". L. l. Cla0-You nave
undertaken to Keep alive aud carry Ior"aiu we
name anu fame OF a Distinguished c9ips Il, 90
this with success sou must be one with THEM IN
spirit. as well assn me- The ball button, tue req
lie t. The enigma ical W. l.. l. on the hnapsacH
and The nvntUry 8 rip OF leopard sRln on the cap,
go far 10 establish the Identity in l"rm Bi .ne
sririr tile prestgr. the good name-tlie e are tne
real thugs. A UrilllHns rrputatl q LOT TONE, l'l
discipline, for number.. Tor drill, ior me per-
formauce OF all honorable duty anh faithful srr.
n 4 uU
yours ives u MAINTAIN. Wlt"ouL esprit de co7.pS
wlthou the spltit Of brotherhood, WHO ~ .ne
recognition OF glorious past aud the lnvlnciol
det rnination TO reproduce II, yOu VIII De sure 10
fail. ,-
q word in The vocabulary OF the washington
Light In an ry. You know their tradltl Ms.
Success was heir word auu whatever was nee
say TO success they did and Id II thoroughly
and beyond peradyenture. This IS Inc secret
and the cundiiion Of all success
Brother Soldters-The cordial g0od Wlsn.s OF
III. community atte: you. Many greetings
and wumanIy smiles accompany you at the out.
set of your career. DO not dsapp Int eXpectt
tlon; keep the standard OF y ur lone ana morale
full hig advanced, 20 that this 'dy anu ner
IKE b. dies, u ny become power In this civ and
>ta,e; power for law. for peace for moral y,
public and private. for good ord-r ami good gov
erumen. what though y u live In oubled ami
sucn virruss az patience vigilance, f"rttndo and
true.hearted nhelity. Above all things. do uot
suffer your elye, to sink down an urpitied sacri-
foe under tn pI ersure OF adverse cl cumstAnces.
Your manhood fornidI IL. Some great writer
says maguanlmiy does not CON list In never
failing, tut In r.ipg every time yol fall. war g
a great demoralizer. Strive by YOUR example
and influence TO bring again into vogue the
open honest manly. generous qualities that co.,
situted the od-fashloned Carolina ch irscter.
now q Ider &c ipse NO lruer men ever sto Vi by
Jreno; no purer, drawer, n0bler Rentlemrn ever
dealt with public tru or served the public Wedl.
Already has q cry Roue forth Tor the return OF
men like thin 10 h. national s"vc1. They
were nut fauitles>. but tn. were Infinitely ABOVE
everything that was false or mean.
"stlll in your right hands cary gentle peace"
D, not give up your holy memories, but here,
on this sacred day, lay upon the altar OF the
memory OF your greatest and best, as an oola.
lion tO him, Whatever uf bitterness may remain
In your hearts Yes. iltlvaLe peace. Having
manfuly fought out your 1ght, having long years
since accepIei the con ltlOn OF disc 'm1ture IN
war what you most need, what you m 81 d-slre.
what you are must justly entitled to have. is
ne ,ce not the peace that savors I death. Tut
that which savois OF life. such pc zee as our own
warrior bard and sweet singer ghed for and In
luneful mes so ferveLtly prayed lor.
"Oh, ponder, what 1t means;
Oh, turn ihe rapturous thought In every way,
Oh, give the vlst N and he Iancy play,
And sh ,pe the coming scenes,
"Peace In the quie dale',
Made rankIy fertile by the blood Of men,
Peace 10 the woodland aud The lonely glen,
Peace In The peopled vaes.
.Peace In the crowded town,
Peace In a thou sand fields VI waving grain,