The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-18

adorns) which Is now commanded by !,
tho dashing Captain Willie JONES.
Through the arteries of his heart
courses the crimson stream of that
noble oldson of York, Colonel Cad |
walladcr Jones, an intuitive soldier
and rs brave q man rs ever barred q
blade in battle, whose white hair sllone
like silver in tho sunlight that flashed
upon tho famous fields where he ,checr- !
cd the Twelfth Regiment to victory.
Here, too, is the famous Rich!and |
Volunteer Rifle Company. OF this
company can scarcely trust myself TO
speak. 1t occupied the right of: the
First Regiment from the commence |!
mcnt to the close OF the contest. Its
members were bold and brave in bat
tie. They were my intimate friends
and valued comrades.
Il he limit of time and tho proprictics
Of the occasion force me to leave un-
said concerning the Twelfth Regimout
of the pcrils They so proudly cncoun-
tered and tho privations they so pa
ticntly endured. Although there arc
many others more deserving of the
honor which your kindness has be-
slowed upon me, there is no ono by
whom it could be more highly priced
or more gratefully received. - have
! spoken to YOU in tho language Of sin
ccrity and truth. 1t has been to ire q
labor of love to speak Of those glorious
recollcctiOns which shine through .tho
mists OF mcmory-through the tears
and trials aud troubles Of Intervening
ycars--which come back to us during
many an hour of solitary musing and
uispel tho darkness of tho present in
opening the vista Of the past; through
which we gaze at the denrly-remcm-
bGrcu. days of our Dead Nations glory.
If have succeeded in touching Il sin
gle chord in the harp of II comrades
heart, by awakening the memories Of
! the past, in grouping together some of
the cherished days and heroic deeds
which form the gucrdOn Of, your glory,
in revealing the images of our long
lost. comrades, the .sanctilicd slain
amidst whose graves our spirits wall
der, who walked like Faithful through
tho valley Of the shadow of death,
through the gloom Of this world to the
glory of The Home on High, above the
clouds, beyond the skicS,-l shall feel
that. loves labor has not been lost.
Guard the. memories of your fallen
comrades, if you cannot mark their
graves. The people Of Athens ill
TERED their dead heroes in the most
beautiful suburb of the city, except
those that fell at Marathon. These, in
recognition Of their extraordinary val
or, were buried on the spot where
they periSh"d. Our comrades were
buried where they fell, having, Ike
the nntombcd Roman on the field Of
Piiarsalia, the glorious covering Of
Heavens starry arcll--a noblcr rest
ing-piacc by far than vault or mauso-
lcum. Devotion to our dead heroes
docs not dctract from the duty which
we owe to the Government. Loving
what is lost does not lessen our LOYALTY
to he flag which proudly floats from
Maine to Margcnta Bay; from the
straits OF Fuca to Cape Sable. The
clouds Of conquest which ummcd that
tlng have disappeared before lhc bless
ed sunlight OF friendship and iratrrni-
tr, and lis stars ROW shine brightly
and bcnign"ntiy upon Tie graves OF lhc
men in gray.
"FnrG"t not th" field whrrc thcv rcrish'd.
b hr trNrSt, Il" best Of tiir brave,
All ""hc-aud the Dright hope M cherished
Zone WIN them, and Qucnclrd i'll their
GraNcS!'
About two o'clock t, bountcous and
nicely prepared barbecue dinner was
served, and no survivor will have the
audaciiy to deny tina; he did justice to
himself and lis Regiment. The inter-
walls between the parts Of tic pro-
grammc were pleasantly spent watch
ing the progress Of the exciting shoot
ing match on the grounds. Fairfield
during the day scored well, and in one
match carrying off two prizes ont Of
three-Alr. Il. j. McCarlcy taking the
first and Mr.. y. NJ. Wallace the third.
AT $50 o'clock in the afternoon, the
survivors assembled in the hall for
: business, The minutes Of the last
meeting were read and confirmed.
The election Of o0icc"c for the ell
suing year was announced rs the first
business OF the meeting. On motion
Licutcnant-Coloncl W. II. McCo~klc,
OF orkvillc, was unanimously elected
president of the Association. Colonel
McCorklc made some effort to decline,
but all in vain, and Captain j. II.
kinslcr, Colonel Jones and Mr.. d. j.
Carter were appointed to escort him
TO the chair. lie thanked the sur
vivorS for the honor conferred, and
asked their hearty cooperation in
managing the Association. All the
other old officers were unanimously
reelected.
Mr.. j. II. Harvey, in some happy
remarks, extended q cordial invitation
to the Association to meet at W;nns-
boro next year. The invitation, on
motion, was accepted, and Winnsboro
was fixed as the place for the next
regular meeting Of the Association.
i a resolution wns oflerod by Captain
.. II. kinS!cr appointing Colonel
Jones, Captain Kinslcr and Colonel
Davis, Of the Twelfth, Colonel A. p.
Butler, Of the First, Colonel j. Il. Hunt
of tho Thirteenth, Colonel j. N.
Brown, ofthc Fourteenth, and Colonel
Norton, of the Rifles, a committee to
consider the feasibility Of having re-
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