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his feeGin. was ovsn stronger Than the drSIre
OF life itself. When Regulus was taken priso,,
ner by the Carihagininns he was, after sevgra,
wears captivity sent to the Romans TO euect
an exchnnge of prisoners with n promise on
his part that II unsuccessful he would return:
Instead of counselling The Romans 70 make
the exchange Of prisoners he eNhortcu them
not to do so, remarking that they had IN I'M
prisonmcntse several young ald prominent Gar
ihaginian generals who might stlii ne OF
many years service to their country, whiie nc
was old and his days Of usefulness were well
nigh spent. 1t WAS with difficulty he could
persuade the Roman Senate TO heed his gen,
erous counsel. but they at last cnnsentGa, anu
my to suffer a most cruel dcath winch hne"
awaited him.
So. too, did Socrates manifest n love for his
country stronger than u desire to- live; 1t was
n law among the Athcnilns that wheneverthe
priest Of Apollo dccked with laurel the Thcoris,
the sacred vessel which carried the yearly, OF,
fcringS OF the Athcnians to DeloS no criminal
should be put to death until It's return. Soc
rates was condemned about the time this So
cred vessel was dcclled with laurel for It's de.
parture to Delos. and thus his sentence waSre-
Splieu for about thirty days. During thistlnc
his friends importuncd him t0. make ms es.
cape which could have been effected, hut he
refused, saying he would rather die In Athens
vessel returned from Delos, he drank the fatal
hemiock in the presence OF his sorrowlng
friends with MS much apparent pleasure as II
he were quaflins his first cup OF wine MA
banquet. $500
The action of Leonidas and his famous band
of Spartunsin defending the pass Of Thermop-
ylac furnishes II striking illustration OF this
attachment, and the conduct OF Arnold Win
kclricd. in grasping with extended arms, MS
many of the spears of the Austrians AS he
~oul /. In order 10 effect Il breach in their ranks
through which his ccuntrymen might enter,
tipn, which should he held In sacred rcmem-
brance by all country-loving people.
When the ground near the Forum In Rome,
in one night caved TO Il great depth and made
a large chaSm in the earth, the Romans were
much frightened and considrrel ] 1t Oininon OF
some great evil about to befall their city. They
consulted the alSurS and SOOthSaverS, VINO
told them that the gods demanded a sacrifice
OF what was most precious to Rome before the
chasm would close. They cast into the gulf
precious jewels and valuable articles, but the
chaSm still yawned, At last Curtius came for
ward dressed In complete armor and remark
ingthat the manhoo OF Rom was most pre-.
cious. He lcaped into the gulf and it imlnedi-
ateiy closed. Twenty years ago when the 20,
litical chasm widcned betwecn the North md
the South. the tocsin and war drums that
made the welkin ring were olninous that the
god OF war demanded a sacrifice OF what was
most precious to the PnlmcttoS state, and thou
sands OF her sons willingly went forth, who
were inundated upon the altar OF their conn-
try before the political chasm closed. The
feeling OF love for the PalmettoState, display
ed by her sons. whenever duty. called Is not
excellcd by any instances In history, and her
soldiers have ever been amongst the bravest
But We are not confined in one illustration
to the decdSof men; there are instances where
women impellcd by love for their country.
have exhibited on the field Of battle courage
and sagacity. Amongst these are numbered
Joan.Of Arc, Boadicen and many Others.
Mr.. President, we may justly be proud oil
the contributions our State has made TO his
tory, In g%lancing over It's pages We lind that
her citizens have been elevated to the highest
m l.. H. sN,x1 .l D1.N s,nr ntt hn Hyn
always reflected honor from their high posi-
ton. Hon. John Rutledge of our State, was
. one Of the seven Chief Justices Of the United
States, and Hon. William Johnston from our
, STATE, also occupied q seat on the supreme
: Bench of the United States. l nm glad 10 say
that the characteristic OF the little crmine IN
allowing itself TO be overtaken and put to
death by its purSncrS, rather than Sully Its
lheautilul white fur ny escaping through the
sa ,,r, - possessed BY these honored sons OF
o0.oe 70 sptina, while they va the ermine
T., s1Fat5i tta-fn cee %sn's asd
: Pr,'sSel 4ouusneaaaate at one ttfHensins
from our o@Hsa1nty. Ministers to some O
:, world were sent from the Palmetto Stale. ant
r the character Of her citizens in every depart
mcnt Of life has made her very name sugges
, tive of chivalry, culture and refinement.
AS we are to have a response from one o.
| South Cardinals nObleSt ana most gifted SOM
: who will do ample Justice to this subject, ]
how give place TO him.
TO BY Goa j. s. coTHRAN.
Mr.. President: My distinguished friend
) Mr.. Burt, who was assigned to respond Il
this sentiment. is not with us tonight. / re
{ greet his absence very much on your account
r but q great deal more ON my own.
, The fact Is, | responded TO this sentiment a
: the meeting last year, a fact which l have nc
, doubt you all remember, and more than that
+ l have no doubt you all remember every
word l said then.
r If you will cast your eyes under the card O,
toastS for the evening you will see thet | ain
assigned 10 speak "to the Bar" and MS | have
, and the one of last year, and the Bar being sc
important q factor in the States greatness !
fear that II l attempt to respond for the State
and also for the Bar l might be caught In the
, fix of the man who got Two tales mixed" II
. you will therefore kindly excuse me from this
speech l will tell you the anecdote. 10 begin
then, In the most accepted manner, "once
upon a time there was a man who prided
himself very much upon his tleetness OF Joot.
He said, when he was young lie cGdld Outrun
: II man that he ever saw that he once &C
tually ra""'p"E and caught n deer. Seeing
ar Repression Of establishment In his hearers,
he explained thusly You must know, he
said. that there WAS n great snow Oh the
ground, far greaterttlan the one just alluded
to by my friend the Associate Justice. 1t had
showed and showed and showed, and then
there came Il light rain which froze upon the
snow. just enough to bear a mans weight,
but through which the sharp hoofs OF the
deer plunBco aI every Jump; lnut lie was
going with his scythe and cradle upon his
shoulder to cut n piece Of wheat, when the
deer crossed his path, and throwing down
his cradle he took after 1t, and after running
1t about three hundred yards, the deer plung-
ing into the snow, belly deep at every leap.
and he skipping along on the crust, he actual
IL caught 1t. One eli the most incredulous OF
didn't you say that thing happened rs you
were going to the wheat field? Did you ever
know such a fall OF snow In wheat harvest ~
The narrator replied, Did l say that 1t hap
pened In wheat harvest ?" On being assured
that he had so said, he replied, swell, gentle
men, the fact Of the business Is, that | have
gotten two tales mixed" Lest I get into a
similar fix, l beg you to excuse me from max
ing amy attempt TO respond for the State.
The County.
PROPOSED BY MAI. o. T. CALHOUN.
Mr.. President. Ladies' and Gentlemen. I rise