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magnify Thy holy name, through Jesus
Christ Our Lord. Amen.

christ our LORD. Amen.
ADDRESS OF SIMPSON.
At the conclusion of this prayer Governor
Simpson again came forward, and said: The
ladies of the Monumental Association OF this
city, aided by the ladies' Of the State, have
been struggling for years to raise the neces-
s;lry means to erect Il monument to the Con-
fcderatc dead of South Carolina. In this ei-
fort they have encountered many diff1cul-
ties, trials and reXntious delays. but with
woman and u cause like this, there Is no such
cccded, and to-day that monument Is to be
unveiled, add their work will have been done.
Yes. yonder 1t stands In all It's beautiful pro-
portions, Il splendid specimen OF perfect art,
and long may 1t stand and long will 1t stand,
though voiccless and silent, yet speaking In
tones of unrivalcd %elOquence of the hErolc
deeds of those noble men whose remains lie
cntombcd upon almost every hilltop ami In
ours, and long may it pcrpe tunte the noble
sentiments and principles which cncircled
the deeds Of these men with such q halo OF
glory.
AZ n part of the ceremonies to-day they
have selected CarOlina's most eloquent Bon to
deliver an address, one In whose veins flows
q portion of that current which long years
ago inspired those electric words which flash
Continent. gave birth to the Revolution Of
l77G, unsieathcd the sword of Washington.
and called around him that heroic band OF
revolutionary sireS by whom It's indepcn-
dclce was achieved. After these remarks 1t
is needless for me now to say that | have the
honor to introduce Gen. John s. Preston, Of
this city.
Gen. Preston then came forward and de-
livcred the grafton which Is published
elsewhere.
UNWILLING TIE MONUMENT.
At the proper point in Gen. Prcston's ora
tl0n the committee of gentleman above men.
toned came forward, and through an avenue
through the Grove led the four young ladies
previously mentioned to the monument, each
one OF whom was stationed at one OF the
corners and held one Of the ropes attached to
the covering In her dainty little hand. At n
! given signal from Mr.. Walton, who supcrln-
tended the unwilling, the ropes were drawn
and, Us If by magic. the covering floated to
the ground, and the monument stood forth In
all its beauty.
The clouds which, had up to this moment
lowered in dark and threatening masses over
the scene, rolled aside, and the bright rays OF
the sun shOnc down In srlendOr upon the
proudly-crcct head and noble features Of the
Suldier-statuic which crowns the monument
AS the light streamcd dow upon the scene
the eyes of the heroic symbol seemed benz
towards that Heaven where rest the souls Of
the departed heroes of the Lost Cause, and
from the vast c%Oncourso Of people arose cheer
after cheer. which rcsOundcG through the
Capitol, and subsidized only to be renewed
agriII aS one of the citizen sOldic-y mounted
Il ladder and placed q victor's wreath upon
the statues brow. The scene at this stage o
the ceremonies will never be forgotten by an!
who were present.
Preston resumed his Grafton. The concluding
words of the orator were heard with thutdccl
silence which speaks louder than words, anc
showed how he had todched the tender chort
OF memory In every breast.
Gov. Simpson then introduced the Rev
Win. Martin, who delivered the dcdlcatint
PRAYER aud pronounced the bcnCdictiOn, 81
follows:
PRAYER by II REV. WIN. MARTIN.
From everlasting to everlasting Thou ar
God. and with Thee are the principles OF ctcr
nal truth. Justice and mercy. In behalf o
the true hearted pt0uS women Of the stat
who have erected this beautiful monument Il
the memory OF our fathers and our brother
and our sons, who sacrificed their lives In dc
fence of their country's right, and In Thy
name We do snlcnInly dedicate this mcmOrin
tribute, humbly praying the blessing of Al
mighty God to rcSt forever npon the mothers
and that lie wiilHBothe and comfort the be
!, rcavcd and sorrowing here ami everywhere
and now may the peace OF God which passed.
all understanding, keep your hearts AM
of his Son, Jesus Christ. our Lord. and tn
blessing Of God Almighty, Father. Son an
Holy GhuSt, come upon and remain with u
all cvcrInOrc. Amen!
TIE SALUTE OF THE IA
The ceremonies having been concluded tn
r washington ArLillery flreu tic salute O1 III
day with their full battery which the.
r brought up with them from Charleston
. Eleven guns were fired in quick succession
!. from the central drive in the capital sQuar
] where the battery was stationed. The i'm
s mcnse multitude which could not lav
: numbered loss than 10000 persons. then be
, gan to move towards the centre of the city
aud as the sun sank beneath the western hr
p .iZon the magnificent. monument erected b.
{ CarOiina's noble daughters. to Cardinals lie
= rOic dead was left to the silent watching q
the stars, and US The marble soldier stand
:. alone in the gathering shades of the evening
= gazing wistfully towards the setting sun,
will cndcavor to give some idea of the gren
: work which the ladies' Of Carolina have &C
+ complisled.