The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-17
A. Petty and Contemplate Act.

=, A few days since, tho people of
Yorkville and the members Of the
garrison united. in the decoration of
the graves of soldiers of both armies,
the citizens strewing flowers on the
graves of Union soldiers, %hilo the
graves of Confederate soldiers were
being decorated by members of the
garrison. Tho memorial servioes
passed OFF PLEASANTLY at Tho cemetery.
But they, woro afterwards marrbd
by an uct'of $Lieutenant Whitehead,
who chose tho occasion to make an
exhibition Of his hostility towards
tho Southern people. While dol ihg
this he gave conspicuous evidence of
a want of that magnani,nity whioh' IL
characteristic of evory truo soldier.
The petty act Of which he was guilty,
exhibited him in tho tho light Of n
worry small and insignificant individu-
al. The following extract from the
Horkyillc Enquirer will acquaint t
our readers with tho character Of this
act
Thus pleasantly and harmon 'ouay
was, ,"Decoration Day" ,observ ID ;at
tho ccmeteries in Yorl Vile by for.
mer foemon who had dashed their
steel; ). and would tttt our + port
could here end without harra.ilg n
single incident to mar that which.
in all othor respects, was q plcasar
'houg h solemn OCCASION, fraught with
happy omen Of continued peace aud
ood will. But, We cannot, vii th
lstice, pass in, silence tho conduct
f Lieutonant. Frederick Il. White
cad, which, in oil the existing cir
instances, receives, the condemns =.
on Of tho community, and which,
hateyer the motives that prompted
is construed as an insult offered
people and the OCCASION. Since
% death Of Captain Christopher the
command of this post has temporarily y
developed upon Lieutenant White.
head and although, us was under.
stood by the committee of arrange
.mcnts, ho declined personally to
participate in the exercises, yet, as
commanding officer, he would pre-
sent no obstacle to the soldiers, who,
AS we have sail, wero the originate drs
Of tho movemeht, and ho relieved d
them of part Of tho regular routine
Of duties for the day. Lieutenant
Benner, tho junior officer, was active
in promoting the work, and on the
understanding that Eioutenains White
head would not participate, tho con,
smitteo appointed Lieutenant Bonner
TO act rs one of tho Marshals.
Among those to whom special IN
.vitation was extended by the COM
>mitteo of arrangements, wore the
officers and cadets Of tho Kings
Mountain Military School. BY mr.
rangement, as an act of cou. tcsy, the
cadets and the soldiers were to
rendezvous at the old academy build
ing, at the upper end Of Main street,
from which point the soldiers were to
proceed undcs facort Of tho cadets to
the church. While thus marching
in procession, End with arms, on their
return, whom they reached Rawlin.
sons II ,tel, where quite a number of
gentlemen wore Assem- hled, among
them Lieutenant Whitehead, this
officer halted tho sel,'iera and ad
dressing 1.ieuteant Benner, said in
substance, that he had understood no
formalities were to be observed on
this occasion. and ordered LieAtepant
;Bcpnqr to his quarters, and to con.
hlder himself under arrest. At this,
tho column. proceeded to tho interseo.
tion Of Liberty street, leading to the
church, when they broke ranks; but
all except Lieutenant Bennor, who
,obeyed the command Of his superior
officer, and perhaps few Of the
soldiers and cadets, proceeded in
broken order to the grounds. At q
subsequent hour, Gieutonant White.
head addressed the following note to
the committee of arrangements:
Yonkvltln, Sc, May 80, 1874.
II. r. Adickes, T. s. Je0erys, W. b.
Aetts, ". II. AfcCcrhis and others
GENTLEMEN II desire to cav to
you that when a copy of the pro-
ceedings of an informal meeting OF
the citizens Of Yorkville, callod to.
gether for the purpose of considering
proposition from the Federal troops