The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-05-27

by the Hon. George Johns one, Of New.
berry, was also we'll received and loudly ap.
plauded.
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| THE DESCENDANTS OF MORGAN"
Lieut.. Daniel Morgan Taylor, of the United
States Army, who had journeyed all the
way from Fort Lcaveuworth, Kansas, to take
part in the festivities Of the occasion, made
a most graceful and eloquent response, as fol-
lows:
Gentlemcn-I appear before you in res.
ponse to your call, although l feel painful
ly conscious that among the descendants
here to-day there are many who are better
fitted than am to perform the task you
have assigned me, tut many years ago, when
| first donned blue coat aud bright buttons,
L learned the habit of coming when called,
and have not yet gotten rid Of it,
| feel deeply touched by the vicarous
| honor which has been done me, in calling
upon ME to address you. | say vicarious
honor, for | know full well that owe the
position in which now ind myself not to
any merit of my own, but to the fact that
one hundred years ago there lived a man of
the people, who by manly cxcrtion, simple
minded devotion to duty, and natural capa.
bilities as a soldier, helped to raise the pe
destal upon which this Nation stands to-day,
and makes her voice heard throughout the
entire world when she speaks for right and
justice, and that in mo you see but an heir
oil that mans name and blood. Yonder, in
enduring bronze, upon its pedestal of gran,
lite. stands ta counterfeit presentment of
typical American soldier,
TIE WAGNER OF THE ALLEGuANIEs.
who, rising from tho ranks Of the people.
became brigadier-general in the Continen
tai army, and the bronze of his statue or
the granite of its pedestal is not more firm
than were his determination and constancy
of purpose upon the field of Cowpeus cen
tury ago. Upon that field he fought aud
conquered, and It's here we meet to-day TO
1 honor his memory and that of the gallant
TcHpeafus wno-sU-uu0ty yurstsclsSe<tvesy.sssrsc
out his designs under him. But is this all ?
No! thousand times no! Our mission
here to-day is one larger than can be COM
passed by the existence ofany one or any doz-
en- menithat ever lived Here have we met
TO-DAY to teach to the world that constancy of
purpose, energy of execution and devotion
to duty and ones country are wider, higher,
deeper and more enduring than mountain
or valley or the everlasting sea.
Time and the clements may deface and
mar the beauty of our statue, and bronze
and granite may fail to perpetuate the glory
so fresh in all our minds o.day, but built
up in the hearts Of all those whom l see
around m, is another monumcnt--a memo
ry, which shall be transmitted from father
to son, till Time shall lie no more
From father to son, down the long vista
Of years to come, / see handed the princi-
pies to honor which VIC have met to>day,
and even as the name Of Marathon is re-
memDered and to-day sends the blood ting
ling more briskly through the veins when
it is mentioned, although even the dust of
its heroes has gone into nothingness, SO
when this monument shall have cruwblcd
away will there be an undying monumcn nt
in the hearts and lives Of the descendants
of those whom | sec around me.
Let us see tina; our children shall know
the meaning Of this tribute Of grateful
people to lives made glorious by tho most
elevated sentiments with which Divine Pro-
vidence ever endowed sons of mon-love of
country, devotion to duty.
Hero was no question Of personal su-
premacy, here no question of birth or birth
place amongst those whose names adorn
your column No desire of personal fame
caused any difference between the higher
born subordinates in that little command
and their plebeian commander Morgan, but
looking steadfastly on the twin guiding stars
of country and duty, with their watchword
"God and our native land" imprinted deep.
ly in their hearts, they with their scanty
following gave battle to Tarleton's troopers
THE FLOWER OF THE BRITISH ARMY,
with calm courage hat hurled shattered
routed army from yonder field and dealt a
blow to British supremacy that Yorktown
did but finish
And oh |! gentlemen of the Thirteen Orisi
nal States countrymen all would, to-
night, recall to you tho fact that he whose
manly form sands facing the scene Of hi.
great victory was Jersey born Virginian
and that he pursued his steadfast purpose
with equal yigor in whatever direction he
found his duty lay. Whether beneath the
beetlins bluffs Of Quebec, or OH Stilwater.
glorious field, or here again in South Caro-
lima, whatsoever his hands found to do, tha
he did with all his might Since thos,
days, my countrymen, his spirit, side by sid,
with those Of Wayne and Sumter, Picken
and Putnam, has looked down upon thoil
common country, for which they hal all suf
fered so much, and seen it rent and bleedin,
with internal strife. Here, in South Caro-
lima, were the descendants of the meu VIII
fought with him at Saratoga invading tn
State that had. given US Sumter aud Pic
kens, and the eagles Of the Aleghanie
! looked down from thasr ayr;as iata th. g.;