Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-27


A few days since We prepared an arti-
Gle calling the attention of our readers to
the fact that the State OF South Carolina
was very DESTROYS Of celebrating, in
manner BETTING the occasion, the centen-
NAL anniversary of the battle of the Cow
pens-which conflict reflected so much
lustre upon American arms-and was
particularly DESTROYS that the original
thirteen colonies should participate in,
and be identified with, the celebration.
To this end, for the reasons then given
by US, the unveiling of the monument,
which has been ordered for erection on
the battle ground, has been postponed
from the 18th inst (the centennial ami
versary of the battle) to the 18th of May.
Since that article appeared we have
received from Hon. VIM. A. Courtenay,
Mayor of Charleston. and Chairman Of
the Cowpens Centennial Committee, the
following letter, which speaks for it.
self:
mAIOko OfFlCEs OhAKLhSEOAt D. VI
| January Exhibitor Morning Meas The
Cowpens Centennial Committee are under
many obligations to you for your co-opera-
ton In the work of Identifying the State OF
| Georgia with the old thirteen States In the
| memorial plans to commemorate the victory
of 18th January, 1881. Since writing you
| last week / have received several letters
| from the States north of US, and now think
| that all the States unrepresented viii take
4 frau or aff hat
| OF the project, tbs bringing together of the
| old thirteen, is about to be accomplished.
| Money is Of course required for such work
as we are doing, bnt it is secondary to the
| identification OF all the States, and so the
| committee are pleased that while you sug-
| gested fifty dollars as the cum to be con-
| tributed by your cities, you did not stipu-
late for that amount. A resolution Of sym
| p2thy and approval and any sum offered
| win be highly appreciated. We must have
Georgia recorded on this column.
Respectfully,
WM. A. CoURTBNAY, Chairman.
1t will be seen from the above that
the Cowpeos Centennial Committee do
not desire money so much as they do the
assured sympathy of the original thir-
teen colonies in the movement, and to
this end, Mr.. Courtenay states that any
offering of money, whatever the amount,
will be appreciated. He is more solicit
Gus, as far as Savannah is concerned,
that the City Council should simply
pass resolutions of their approval of the
movement, and their example, he has
no doubt, would be promptly followed
by other cities and towns of the State,
thus identifying Georgia with the great
| historical event to be commemorated.
We doubt very much whether our
City Council would deem it proper-even
if they had the authority to do so, which
is doubtful-to make an appropriation
for such purpose. The small amount
of $5O-mentioned in connection with
this city-ought to be raised by private
subscription without difficulty. There
can, however, be no possible objection to
the adoption OF such a resolution as that
suggested by Mr.. Courtenay. Itwould cost
nothing, but might be productive OF good.
1t would be pity for Georgia, of all the
original thirteen colonies of America, to
alone takeno part in the celebration of
an American victory in which the valor
of her own sons was so conspicuously
displayed.