Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-21
A Confederate NIonum ent.

CAMDEN. S. c., June 20.-The monument
erected by the women of Kershaw county,
in memory of the confederate dead. was
dedicated to-day with grand military
demonstration, IN which twenty companies
participated. Senators Hampton andBu t.
Ter, Gov. Thompson and other distinguish
ed men were present. The ceremonies of
unwilling consisted of an artillery salute,
dedication prayers, ode by ladies, and me-
mortal Grafton by Senator Hampton.
Senator Hampton paid tribute to the
| faith, devotion and patience of the south
ern women, and said when the true history
| of the war shall be written they would not
only occupy the first place in our hearts,
but the first in honor. They would always
repel with scorn and Indignation the i'm
putation that monuments to the confeder-
| ate dead marked the spot where traitors
slept. We of the south were neither trait
ors nor rebels, nor was our war in any
sense rebellion. It was strictly a civil
war growing out of conflicting interests
and different constructions of the constitu-
ton by opposing sections of the country.
He maintained that the perfect union of
states contemplated by the fathers could
never be possible, if citizens of one por-
ton of the republic are to be kept in that
union, merely on sufrance, tolerated but
suspected; contributing their full share to
the support of the government, but not par
ticipating in its direction; bearing its
burdens, but not sharing its honors, and
feeling that in the home of their fathers
they are but unwelcome intruders He con-
graduated the country that the future was
suspicious; that the scars of war were be-
ing obliterated by time, and demanded
that 'our former enemies do Justice to
the motives that had inspired our conduct"
He believed that if a settlement of
old soldiers, the country would have
been saved the shame and humiliation of
reconstruction. He counseled obedi-
ence to the laws and to the supremacy
of the constitution, and said: 1T requires
only mutual forbearance, concession and
generosity on the part of the late contend
ing sections, to bring about this resultant
surely every statesman, every lover of his
country, desires to see this end reached.
and it can be obtained without loss of self
respect by any honorable man, north or
south; without any unmanly degradation;
without sacrifice of one honest conviction
or one cherished principle. The great
questions which were at issue between the
north and south, and which were left to
the arbitrament of war,was decided against
US, but the sword never has decided
and never will decide the question in
volving great principle. The final judy
ment, as to the motives and actions of
man, rests with higher tribunal than any
on this earth, and to that last great court
of appeal must every question of right and
wrong be submitted. For our convictions
we are responsible alone to our own con-
| sciences and to our God. Hence there is
no inconsistency in our giving to the con-
stitution and laws under which we live and
earnest and conscientious support while
holding in tender reverence the memory
| of the men who died for cause we held
to be just and right. The grafton was
receiver with much enthusiasm.