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colonies, and ronounced allegiance
to her mother country, eyinced this
characteristic. Tho heroic achiev-
ments Of Marion and Sumter and
other gallant sons, amid hardships
and disaster, placed her high on tho
record Of military valor. In the war
of 1912, while othor States held
back, and either rendered u sullon
obedience, or made opon revolt, the
Palmetto State sprang with alacrity
to tho front, and under the lead Of
the first Hampton and other gallant
sons, she confirmed tho good report
that had previously been given. So,
when tho call for volunteers to
Florida was issued, South Carolina
once moro sprang to the breach,
giving indubitablo evidence that
though individuals might pass away,
and generations succeed each other,
tho same martial spirit still survived,
the same Willingness to risk life
and fortune at country's call.
It matters not that the contest with
the Indians proper was compare
lively insigniGcnnt Tho endurance
of toll and privations, the grapplo
with disease must also bo taken into
account. Moreover, it was this i'm
mediate response, this hurrying in
hot haste to the point Of danger
that removed the danger. The
Seminolos wero unable to cope with
such numbers, and declined tho
gago of battle. But this was
not forescen. The aboriginal
, American is no contempti-
bio adversary. His history is
one continued sceno Of bloody con-
ficts. The early colonial wars, the
defoat,of Braddock, the distruct on Of
the army of mad Anthony Wayne,
tho exploits Of Tocumseh, Logan,
Black Hawk, and of Osccola himself,
whose tribe, ut the time of your
campaign, had already been succcss>
fully repelling NIL attacks for
eighteon years and in moro recent
times, tho Modoc war, tho campaign
Of Sitting Bull, who annihilated tho
gallant band Of long-haired Custer,
tho pink of Northern chivalry, and
the defence of Chief Joseph and
his devoted warriors, are all magnifi-
cent monuments Of the martial
spirit Of the Indian. However un--
civilized he may be, however poorly
no may be provided with tho implo-
ments Of war, he has cvor proven
himself n formidable antagonist, his
utter defiance Of all tho rules of
civilized warfare, only serving to
make him tonfold moro dangerous.
Such was the foe you wore called
upon to face. Your prompt response
was but another link in the length
ening chain Of Carolinas military
glory.
The example you sot was followed
ton years lator when the Palmetto
Rogimont set sail for Aloxico and
hero upon those sanguinary fields,
tho palmetto flag was again bap-
tised with blood and glory. Later
still, in obedience to the samo
prompting, the sons ofSouth Carroll
M arrayed themselves beneath the
banner of tho bars, and through
four long years upheld it manfully,
bravely, gloriously; so that when at
last it was furlod to float no moro
in Heavens puro air, although
amid the dust and smoke begriming
it's once fair folds might DO seen
the drops of blood that wclled forth
from tho hearts of those who fell
in bearing it dofiantly aloft, not ono
stain Of dishonor or disgrace was
found to mar its moral beauty.
The same spirit that animated tho
Florida volunteers inspired thoir
su"cossors, and tho oarly scenes Of
each campaign were of q similar
nature. It was only that tho op-
portunity was offered in the late
campaigns to show tho storm stuff Of
which the people were mado.
While it often happens that some
bright moteor flashes across the
Heavens, when conditions are fa-
vorable, and dazzlcs tho eyo with it's
magnificent efulgonce, yet this is
but ono Of thousands of equal beau-
ty. The rest pass in their paths in the
daytime or when tho sky is yelled In
clouds, and are not perceived. So,
it often happens that one man, en-.
joying tho opportunity, makes him
self illustrious, while many others of
euual or greater capability are I'm