The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-27

ment bein, IL ~, constitutional govern.
saying '''ue' lie closed by
croat That model South Carolinion m,.o,
tatise WI was never more truly the represoE sHS
th the battlefield he said: Tell Gov ufpans p;s on
1inat l give my life cheerflllv fnr shens Si
GannraI our own gallant and chiyaIrn,,,'s,
plorv on m.ean ,i,o Jenkins, died in blaze oi
of f3Ilouo oue nai lehe!d They, with host
over the river to rest in the ehada Ia, l. crossed
Nsner .r side with Jackson and e Stnor, o'' , .he
g, Sr,isn.ihs DICK Anderson and Roo , a,iG
ems ana host of our heroic 1ooI ''i',
our cause had not else TO stand mnn, ~
ter u W r'uLeiF rest our claims OH the chnraoI y
co, Va tlat camp over there. And '',.
of in,, aueS, l can imagine what a comn,ot ion
nobIoo, .nete aT % was IN that camp when tha,
r Ice y, % ooauters anu grandest of men. r,
Generals and soldiers in Their nooco ~ fHil ms
ant n"tPy resi- from the din of war and sorrnn, ru
a,,t.c "u .Iouplc! How they all met him u.;,%
Vtu.alletched arms. and welcomed him ~, ~
sne quiet Shades and the peaceful ;ov ~ -, ~ y,
Sacrea camp! May we, nv old C9mr,das W ti.a'
I, IL So true to our duty and SO faithful 70 on ,
tmEm tSn c .rus.s OF citizenship, that when our
tn cross .a n, we, toc, may be found worthy
~ ~ GRO rl"ss over the river and Join that camH
a' teSt IN the shade under the trees, up
Aiter music by the Band Ma; 7, y
~ nraG H.mvr Introduced Gen. Ellison Canors
VI uleehflile, as the next sneaker c,d,;,
~ his introductory remarks that the GannS
lai entered the war as an Anderson how
onno amu oGonlinanded Anderson men durinp tLea
Iio'i,,ic., ana consequently it was rirht that
nf Ho sI,ouiu li pe mere and join in the pleasures
the front OF the stand, a member "f hiu his i9 10
brlsade called for three cheers for his his oiJ oiI
ttiHihlnander, ti which was heartily given hv
the entire assemblage. eNe'i ny
me General said that he reioiccd in tho
OCCASION that brought them together ho
always rcJoiccd in such occasions ne ho
rnUugm, rnuuia II r,Sht rS and proper to have such
,,roat ms, Wheh the war was over the
mind was, What are our people a'te'l te h 20 ms nns
!hat thls great contest is overo He know
~ was nard to bear adversity, and wander.
eu wnat wenld be the effect upon our neo.
PIE, put lie was proud to saw that thot
problem had been definitely, rranuiy W
; I?sgee. Our people are to-day !!ic same
nigh.toned and honorable people .ro. ;hay
always nave been. He felt the same bride
~ lr oou.n Carolina now that ne did twenty
oLie years ago when we first heard of tho
fFama victory ut Manassas. The o,,es,iom
nad often presented itself. Why is it TINT
our people, having come out of the crush.
ing deieat, preserved their integrity and
hohor! 1t was because we were a,iuato5
py noble principles and did our duty. No
man man ever loses anything by doing his duty,
a.; taau .i9t the Southern people been true and
,I ,uitntui III the discharge Of their duty, they
moalu not have been selfrespectinr. and
TINS good cheer would not be to-day. He
SPOKE OF the faithfulness of Company "F"
composed Of men from the Corner Section
OF thls County. He never knew the sol.
dlers from Anderson County to fail IN RI.
spond to the call of duty. They were al
ways true He then read the roll of Com
pany IF, of Gist's Brigade. 1t contained
LOO men When It entered service. or this
number Us were killed or died from wounds
and 53 were surrendered in North Carolina
Dv Gen. Johnston at tho close of war
When he came to tie name of p. II. PriIitt
ne paused, and said that he had never seen
Drawer man. He wos always in advance
OF his comrades in fight, and seemed to
love deeds of daring. In closing his re.
marks he scid that the past was safe, and
ihat the iuturc was i'll our keeping We
actcr should be maintained by faiti:fulncss
0! our people. Turning to the colured Deo-
pie, he said that their best and truest friends
were right here around them. lie would
not deceive them, but desired to impress
this truth upon their minds. He was fire.
quently cheered during his remarks.
Maj. John B. Moore then introduced,
Hon: u: Wyatt Aiken, who said that he
felt like it was al intrusion to Introduce
politician into such company lie HEARTH;
approved OF reunions, and said that IT,. ey
ought to be held mt least once year Cn-
less we peTpetuated the history and memo
ries OF our successes and gallant dee,'s they
would be lost, while those of the successful
armies would be perpetuated. We must
preserve the history Of our achievements
for future generations. There had never
that he could commend. He then read ex-
tracts from an account published in
Northern paper of the reunion Of the Grand
Army of the Republic recently held and
commented at length upon the duty of the
survivors in the South to follow the exam
pie of their Northe IL brethren in forming
associations and holding re lions annual
~. He held up scrap of the old flag Of
Orrs Regiment, and said that there was
piece of flag that had never trailcd in the
dust. and whose defenders had the respect
OF the world. This called forth loud cheers,
in the midst Of which Gen. Capers arose
and said: "Now let us give regular old
Rebel yell" and right heartily did the
crowd respond. Continuing, Col. Aiken
said that in order to perpctuate our history,
it should be taken in hand by some one
capable for the work, and referred to Gen.
Capers rs one in all respects qualified for
the great work.
AT the close of Col. Aiken's speech, Gen.
Humphreys read letters from Father O'COn-
nor, Catholic Priest, who had shown
members of the Palmetto Ritiemen many
kindnesses, Gen. Butler and Col. Joseph
Walker, regretting their inability to be
present He called attention to the flag on
the left OF the stand of the iiii Regiment,
.y::..:. ::.,st-It,ii ijy ladies at I,SIStj;;T
Va, to the Regiment. While il was still
intact, it had many bullet holes through
it. He also exhibited to the assembly
remnant Of the flag of Orr's Regiment
which had been preserved by Mr.. Evins
Browne. When this command surren-
dered, the color guard tore the flag in pieces
and divided it out among them. He saved
his piece i'll the back of his vest, brought it
home and kept it.
He then thanked the assemblage for
their closo attention, and dismissed thcm
to enjoy their dinner.
The crowd soon broke away, and i'll
little while there were hundreds of bas-
kets boiIg emptied OF their contents by
hungry and happy people.
While many were at dinner, shower
of rain came up, and as the clouds were
many hurried off, and by
four o'clock the place had become quiet,
only a few persons remaining on the
grounds.
Taking all together, it was great day,
and not less than 5000 people will long
its pleasures.
A Few Side Notes.
Mr.. A. p. Hubbard, who was severely
in the breast Mt the First Battle
of Manassas, exhibited small pocket
Biblc, pieces of tooth brush, watch