The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-31

honor thai J. well may be proud of.
Ii III the course Of our lives it should
cycr become necessary for us to
lay aside tho peaceful pursuits of
life, and in olioying "stern duty's
behest place ourselves on u war
footing, feel, when I cast my eyes
along your sorricd ranks, and 500
you standing before mo in solid
array, q Giving wall of bristling
bayoncts," that can venture the
assertion that tho spotloss folds of
your battlo flag will DO stained with
some Of Carolina's warmcst blood
ere il trails in the dust of dishon..
or. AS regards your battalion, it
remains for you to say whether you
shall have a battalion in namo or
battalion i'll reality. You must
bear III mind that for your com
manding officer to succeed, ho must
be ably seconded by his subordinate
officers and his mon. DO this, and
with practice and an emulating spirit
Of enthusiasm pervading your rank
and file, you will yet mako tho
celebrated Columbia Battalion be-
licvc that you arc "foomen worthy
OF their steel" Again tcndcring
you my thanks for tho honor cons
ferrod, I will now bid yo,, adiou.
Captain Desportos was then
called on, and said:
LaelieS, GentlcDlc,a, uua Comrades
9f tic Uanp'ton RiNe Guard =
This is proud day for you, and a
proudcr day for him who has the
honor to command you for on this
day we sec tho fruition Of our hopes
and tho final burial Of Ill our appro.
hensions OF failure. Cheers. ! Near
ly two years ago, in the face of q
hostile government, surrounded by
foes i'll every shape, you had the
hardihood to organize for tho
dofcncc of your affairs and your
lircsidcs, and for the overthrow Of
the worst government tho world has
over Witnessed. Truo to the heri-.
togo bequeathcd you by fathers
and brothers, in many instances
dead upon tho field of battle true
TO tho baptism received from your
own wounds, you spurncd the finn
sy guiso supposed to exist in the
words cI"b and president, the night
your company leapcd into existence,
and you assembled and flung to tho
breeze, upon the very bayonets Of
tho enemy, the inspiring, and proud
namo of champion Riho Guard"
And with your flag, now soiled by
servicc~-prcsented by the beautiful
young ladies who surround you,
and for whose approving smiles,
you would charge upon an abattis of
hristling bayonets,' into the mouths
OF flashing artillory-you marched,
neither wavoring to the right nor
tho loft, but waxing bolder and
stronger until you placed it with
your peerless governor upon Caro-
lina's citadel, crowned with civil
liberty, independence and victory |!
[Checrs,J 70 tho ladies, to whom
wo are so largely Indebted for the
handsome uniform we wear, :wo
would express our gratitude. Wo
arc taught chat their fragile nature
claims our protection, and wo plodge
it to them forever
.mnDisSutic our bondage rs VIC will,
Tl5 woman, woman rules us STILL"
My comrades, it romans only for
me to add q word Of caution, and. to
beg you to sleep Oh your arms, that
at'tho first sound Of alarm you nav
in "double time" prepare for action.
Forget not that the enemies of virs
tue, intelligence, and constitutional
liberty arc still i'll your midst, and
they outnumbor you moro than
two to ono. Bo not deceived, and
above all permit not trivial matters
OF minor local Importance to causo
you to fall away from tho party Of
safety, and tho high principles Of
| truo Democracy as exomplifiod in
tho person and sot forth in tho
character Of the "tallest man in
American polite" -Wado Hampton,
governor Of South Carolina. Con-
tinued cheers.
Lioutonants Hinnant, Ruff and
Grigsby wcro thon called for, but
excused themselves Oh account of
tho latcness of tho hour.
Tho company decided to alton d
in Winnsboro on September 13, to
participate in tho joy Of again
hearing and seeing. our beloved
GOVERNOR