, 1876-07-03
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JULY 3, 1876.

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had come back, and was now again in line, striy-
ing in friendly emulation with her sister States
for the welfare Of the whole Union. Prolonged
applause] Georgia looks to tho future; She
has no by-gones: she makes no apology Tor the
past, but she forgets, and labors for tie good Of
Ill. [Applause.1 In behalf Of Georgia hc ex-
tended words Of cheer to her comrades, and de-
clared that Georgia wished to see tho Govern
ment pure and proud, and firmly fixed In the
Major Mclean 81 Tie Old Guard ,ise; q New York
! said: We have como here to testify our ailri-
ration of the yalor with which you defended o
both sections, and to extend the hand Of friend
| ship, and propose to act with you in bringing
! about that confidence which is necessary to our
prosperity. [Applause.] The Empire State Of
(checrsL aud at Philadelphia the bands of friend
Ship will be renewed aud strengthened. ZAP
| Col. Wilder, Of Boston, said: Thank God to-
| day VIC are united people, and would gladly
| blot out, if we could, that page Of our history
| that record adds other names that will be Gio-
rious In the next century. Aye, much sooner
! It is to-day the sentiment Of tho sober second
thought, now that the passions and prcjudlccs
children will proclaim it, and why not We?
! Lincoln and Sumner are lonored to-day,
! md will be reyered in history for their
! great service to tic human race, and now
let me add to the list Lee, Jackson, aye, and
Johnston, too. You honor them, and why
should you not! Because they were tile brave
| aud true men to whom you gave your boys for
cause made holy to you BY the awful sacrifice
| Of those who went forth to battle, with the
baptism Of fathers blessing, mothers
| prayer: and SISTERS tears. It WIS wild dream,
! but to you reality, and If you fail to honor
and remember those braye leaders you would
! have no just claim to the name Of AChiyalry,"
which VIC accord you.
| T..-C pt,,,3,U Nf
the last speaker. Hc said: II there was man
| who went into the War With his whole spirit. I
| was the man. [Checrsl We gave you the best
| fight VIC had [loud checringl, and when the War
foe worthy Of your steel, and We can assure
! you we regarded you i'll the same light,
venture to suy that never before; in the annals
| Ut history has the Anglo-Saxon race been en-
gagged in such war. Feelings we're cnscndercd
! then that arc now, thank God, ended and OBJ
liberated. We felt that WE had country
left It was not your country alone, 1t was our
| country. It is our country, and shall be our
children's and chi1dren's childrcn's country.
During. these speeches, every allusion to the
growing good feeling between tile sections, anu
TO the fixed determination Of the South to
stand by the Union, was received with hearty
cheering.
100 guns was fired, and the church-bclls
rang out joyous chimes, all business was
suspended, and the main streets were
filed with crowds Of citizens and Wis
itors. The decoration Of the houses was
very general, thousands Of American tags con-
ycrting the route OF the procession into long
vista of red, white, and blue. At Z O'Clock the
line was formed AMI u tlag was presented to the
Palmetto Guard by granddaughter Of Mrs
Barnard Elliott, who, IN 17!6, made and presented
tion took place OH the same spot as that Of 100
years ago. The parade was fine, embracing
70 companies, and about $500 men under
arms, including one company from New York,
gia, g from South Carolina, with the whole gar
rison, consisting Of two companies Of infantry
and d light battery OF the Fifth artillery, head
ing the column, which was commanded by Gen.
Wade Hampton, attended by brilliant staff:
The Centennial battalion, made up Of picked
commands from New York. Massachusetts,
Georgia, and South Carolina, bore banncrcts OF
the nfiazzles Of their muskets, and at
tracted much attention: A feature. Of the
corps from Georgia- The orator OF the day,
Gen. kershaw, rode In carriage with Gov:
Chamberlain. The heat during the day was in
tense, and there were many snnstrokes.. ScV-
At II q. IN. the parade was closed with re-
view, and the commands took steamer for Sui
livans Island, miles distant, to attend the eel
ebration at the fort
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tant Hn 'ne ~ orsoms ruu .ra nras.
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GMsi s,;e;t q" .,,ns 5a,cornd ~. Eo4, c,an~
hnr1a;r afaar the Ean Knrsho11 1,ronounned
~ araf;on ~ biS 4hn Eor.nnte e. c,ivcn IN
the t fn',nsv;;nr " ertract. Il south Carof2na htds
vou ,rnlrome thrice welcome. prects Won as
brothers and friends, and pledges you an un-
furnished faith and honor that it shall not be
the fault Of her true sons native or adopted, if
onr common countTv he not The home OF a han
nv. united. and ITospcrous pooplc, and her
tarecr III, onward and upward, glorious aud tri-
nnn},ant forever. sneak to nv countrvmen,
- Snnfh Garn1iniaT II Amerfcgus. Let your
ands euA hc 4nst W as1 No more. together lei US
oh1iecrafe Tie nassions and nre|udcc. Of an irre-
vocahie md 1amnrtahlc mast hind up its bruised |