The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-09

dIiu Ino wrong OF our great 6trUgglC.
; Error will bo overtaken and crushed,
; truth will be resurrccted, arrayod in
her own peerless robes. In tho certain
hopo Of that resurrection, wo rest our
yindicatiOn with the future. Now, we
hang our harp on the willows, "and
the sound of its strings is mournft,l."
"Thcn another song shall rise" And
III tho words of the wierd, mystic Os-
sian cit shall chant the chiefs of other
times departed" Our comrades "shall
hear it in their airy Hail." "Their
dim faces shall hang with joy from tho
Clouds" "Fingal shall receive his
tame." [Applause and chcers.1
DIR. Grier's address was q masterly
production, and was heard throughout
with tho closest attention. More than
once during it's delivery, the glisten-
ing cycof veteran showed that tho
words had struck tender chord, and
revived memories we'll calculated to
touch tho heart.
THE SURVIVORS MEETING.
General Bratton now announced tho
meeting open for business. Tho mill
utes fthe meeting last year were read
and confirmed.
The committe appointed to frame a
constitution for the general orgarliza-
tlon submitted n report. The con-
stltution suggested by the committee
was then read by sections and unani-
mously adopted.
Reports from tho Committee on Sta
tistics were then called for. Several
responses were made, showing that
onsiderablc progress had been made.
Ate" some discussion as to tho best
means gathering and perpetuating the
statistics Of the Regiment, Major
Coker moved that tho secretary be in
structcd to send to Colonel McCrady,
of Charleston, and procure blanks such
as those usedby the State Survivors,
Association, and that these blanks be
hereafter used by tho statisticians in
preparing the different rolls. ~ mo-
ton was unanimously adopted.
Lieut.. j. II. Mcdaniel, Of Company
+, suggested that some method should
DO taken to gather statistics of the COM
panies in the Regiment before the re-
organization. Mr.. &. j. Patterson
suggested that this would fall within
the work of the county statisticians
provided for III the constitution. No
further action was taken.
Major Woodward offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
survivors Of the Sixth Regiment be
rendered to the Rcv. w. M. Grier for
his admirable address and that he be
requested to furnish n copy of the ad-
dress for the publication in the Fair
field and Chester papers.
Mr.. CD. Patterson moved that O.
committee of five be appointed TO
nominate officers of the Association
for the ensuing year. The motion was
adopted; and the following-named
gentlemen appointed as the committee: ::
w. Il. D. Cousar, II. w. Bricc, Edwd.
Shannon, E. 3. Mobley, w. Floyd
Jackson.
On motion, the Association then
took q recess for dinner.
THE DINNER.
Immediately on taking recess the
survivors and their invited guests pro-
ceedcd to partake Of the dinner that
had been provided. The Gordon Light
Infantry and tho survivors formed in
limo and marched to the appointed
places. One of Mr.. T. r. Robertson's
storchouses and the store formerly oc-
cupicd by Sol. Wolfe, had each been
provided with three rows of tables.
Each guest had plate filled with
abundance for two, with glass of ice
water, while chicken in all its forms, corn
pics, vegetables, bread and cake were
spread in profusion, lemonade was
abundant, and not 'pic-nic lemonade"
either, The ingredients of which are
said to be cold water and bucket.
The survivors went for the good things
with tho same alacrity thoy were wont
to display in the good old days when
they charged, and captured, we'll
stocked camps. But though they did
their duty manfully, tho sad fact must
be told, that they cannot inscribe this
charge upon their war worn battle
flag. This dinner was about the first
thing in the history of the Sixth it
1alled TO get away with and utterly
demolish. The onslaught of several
hundred veterans is big thing and it
lasted half al hour, but at the end of
that time they had to beat retreat,
while from behind the tables number
of unharmed barbacued sheep, hogs
and beeves, metaphorically put their
thumbs to their noses, and with q
gyratory twirl, yelled dcfiantly to "cut
and come again." 1t is part of tho
unwritten history of the Old Sixth, as
of all well conducted military COM
mands, that in days that are no more
they slew many vagrant goose for
fear his quack would betray them to
the enemy, as it once did III Rome, and
stuck their bayonets into many q
savage sheep that had threatened to
bite them and give them hydrophobia,
and wrung the neck of many an old
farm-yard rooster to prevent his shrill
clarion from waking up the bugler to
or n,,I a..