The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-21
.HAMPTON'S HYPERB0LE
ON THE LATE LOST CAUSE.
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to R.rrst and that the Principles Of Their
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mar should b. L.ft to Ola Soldiers.

CANDES, s. O., June 20.-The monument
erected by the women Of Kesshaw county,
in memory Of the Confederate dead, was
dedicated to-day by grand military DEM
onstration, in which twenty companies
participated. Senators Hampton and Bat
Ter, Governor Thompson and other distin-
guished persons were present. The re-
monies ofunveiling consisted in an artillery
salute, dedicatory prayer, ode by the ladies
and memorial Grafton Ivy Senator Ham p
ton. q .f ~ ~ s-s.u ulVt :
Senator Hampton paid attribute to the
faith, patience and devotion Of the South
ern women, and said, when the true hh i.
tory OF the war shall be written theywoulil
not only occupy the first place In cur
hearts, hut the first in honor. They would
always repel with indignation the imputa-
tion that monuments to Confederates
marked the spot where traitors slept. We
OF the South were neither traitors nor reb.
els, nor : was cur war in any
proper sense rebellion. 1t was stricI-
| " a civil war, growing out
conflicting interests and different con strnc.
tions OF the constitution by opposing sec
tions OF the county. He maintained that
the perfection Of states contemplated by
our fathers could never be possible If citi-
zens OF one portion OF the republic flre,to
be kept in that union merely on iSutter-
auce, tolerated but suspected; contrib 'uting
their full share to the supportIof' the Gov
eminent, but not participating in its direc-
tions, bearing its burdens, but not sh. aring
j b honSrs aBd feeling that in the hom 9 OF
their fathers they are but unwelcome' In.
truders.
He congratulated the county that the
future was auspicious; that the scars,ot war
were being obliterated by time, and de-
raands that our former enemies dojtlstfce
to the motives that inspired our conduct.
TnR SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR.
He believed that Il the aettlementoi the
war issues had been left to old soldi sn
the country would have been fsay ed
the shame and humiliation Of trece n
struction. He counselled obeJanceito he
laws and to the supremacy OF the Cons Il.
tuition, and said that it requires only m u
tual forbearance, concession and 1gener-
osity on the part OF the late eontending
sections TO bring about this result and
satisfy every statesman: Every, lover Of
bis country desires to see this end reached.
and it can be attained without lossof self-j
rpspectIby any honorable man, North on
South, without any unmanly degradation, u
without the sacrifice Of one honegt convic- 4
ton or one cherished principle. I
The great questions which were at issue
between the North and South, and which
were left TO the arbitrament OF war were
decided against Us, but the sword never
has decided and never will decide the
question involving the great principles.
The final Judgement as to the motives
and actions OF man rests with q
higher tribunal than any one on this earth
and TO that Last great court Of appeal must
every question Of right and wrong tbe1 sub!
-mittsd. For our convictions We are re-
sponeible alone to our own consciences
and to our God, hence there Is no,
inconsistency in our giving to the consh-.
tuition and laws under which we live an
earnest, conscientious support while we
hold in tender reverence the memory OF
the men who died for the cause. we held
to be Just and right. The oration, was re-
ceiyed with much enthusiasm.