The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-23
and it is the; mutual recognition of these

WA1ueI "uOSc. TeSPeCtlVe Do0ncra. tho sec
Hons were arrayed, that furnished;,th
basis for that enlarged spirit of reconeili-
Fntion which now pervades Sthe cou1try.
And so has It ever been in the history of
the Anglo-Saxon race. Allegiance and
freedom are principles equally sacred,
and have both been, at times, the battle
cry of true patriotism. John Hampdcn
and his followers, inspired by the call Of
freedom, appealed to force to establish
their principles, and they made the issue
Of armed resistance to ruyalty:- The
cavaliers, inspired by allegiance, sup
ported royalty to uphold the abuse
of the Kings authority, but to uphold
the principle of loyalty to their recog-
nized sovereign; but they raised the false
issue OF non-resistance to royalty. We
all know the history of the several Issues
that were joined from time to time under
pies. Success first smiled on the one
and then on the other, and the final re-
suit was the reconciliation Of both in
constitutional monarchy. Success
crowned the revolution, and the COM
monwealth Of Cromwell was established; !;
but success added nothing to the princi-
pie, which would have hoen us true, rs
sacred. if defeat had resulted; and it was
equally true, equally sacred after the
restoration, when royalty was estab-
lished, We acted then conscientiously.
We beliered Tint the cause of local self
government was endangered, and we np-
pcaled to tho, god of battles. Principle,
we thought, required it. and for princi-
pie was tile issue made We were
crushed; butthe struggle, repeat, was
not in win. Tho result demonstrated
that secession was not the doctrine for
4 m Int
and self-goyernment are still ours; and
the sacrifices and losses which VIC have
sustained will be recognized hereafter,
even by the North, MS having been offered
ut tho shrine of freedom; while the blood,
which has flowed SO 1ayishly, will consc-
crate the land in the eyes Of posterity, rs
hallowed ground whcro true patriotism,
valor and unc1ampled devotion to. duty
limited n people together in q heroic
struggle for right against might-for
what they beloved to be the cause Of
liberty,
And now, fellow-soldicrs, in organic
ing our association, let US be edupl to
the sacred trust we arc assuming. We
honor the memory of our departed
brothers for their yalor. We honor their
memories still more for the virtue of
which that valor was only the outward
oAp'os"hoA' We Ao Piouu VI CncIr cou-
rage; we are proud of their heroism; we
are prouder Still of their true patriotism,
of their self-denial and of their faithful
ness to duty, which kept them always Mt
the post Of danger. Their memories,
then, should over admonish us of our
duties in the living present, and should
arouse us to act our part faithfully in
peace, MS they did in war. We cannot
avoid associating the idea of duty per-
formed, as well as that of heroic courage,
with the names of our departed heroes.
And passing from our own loved ones to
those great ch1eftains, the custody Of
whose memories belongs to the entire
South, it is n peculiar satisfaction to
know that the influence of their bright
examples will be invaluable to their
countrymon. The character of people
is.always largcly shaped by that Of their
great leaders, whose moral qualities in
scnsibly stamp themselves upon their
Heavens richest blessings to country
that the lives of her illustrious heroes
should be pure and ennobling as we'll rs
brilliant and grand. The South has
been peculiarly blessed in this respect.
If it was not inappropriate to this occa-
sion, could instance the highest spcci-
mems of true manhood among those Of
our living Confcdcratcs whose nnmes arc
household words; and need not go far
to find the peer of any knight who ever
broke n lance in holy cause, whose
yalor, whose honor, whose unspotted
moral character, whose culture and true
refinement arc rs we'll known and apprc-
ciated rs his brilliant military career.
Ranked Immediately aftcr Lee and jack
son as the first cavalry leader of the war,
he stands among the foremost in renown
Of living Confederatcs. To describe him
thus Is to name him. He is our own
great chief-Wade Hampton.
When we pass to the contemplation Of
our departed heroes, there nre two whose
names are already enrolled on tho high
est tablets Of fame, who appear ns pre-
eminent for their virtue as for their
valor, for their moral and religious
worth rs for their martial fame. No
people can exhibit higher types of cha
racter than those Of Stonewall jackson
and Robert E. Lee. Jackson was en-