Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-07-06
Senator Hampton ON the War,

ksSAs wa tnO W 0Is
,e The heart of every southern man musl
a nave oeen touched on reading the ORATOR
= recently delivered BY Senator Hampton 4,
.ne unvolling Of the monument erected by
e tne iaoies OF kershaw county, South Caro-.
INA, IN memory of the Confederate dead
. a less brilliant orator than Senator Hamp
= on 1ilgnt nave drawn an inspiration from
i tne Theme presented that would have en-.
4 aDled him to soar into the ioftiest realms of
r sentmcnt and patriotism. Before the speaker
was heroic company. Men We're there who
had Deen the comrades of the dead. men who
haa STOOD shoulder to shoulder with them
, amid the smoke and fire of many a hard
fought field whose hsrdships had been as
, terrible as their hardships, and whose blood
nad mingled with their blood. Women were
shere with hearts still crushed and bleeding
from the loss OF those dearer than the breath
of life. For them no sacrifice. thoueb II
smut out forever the sunshine from their
MONIES, was too great, no labor too severe.
u Mey might advance the cause of that
country which they loved with an affection
as pure as the lake of crystal and as deem az
the unfathomed sea-
And the Senator himself was no stranger
10 the scenes OF which he was to speak His
naa been the exceeding great honor to lead
INTO Dattle some of those gallant men whose
ueeus nave impaired To the pages Of history
a llstre uhiading a. it is dazzling. II sucL
a thing be possible the Grafton seems TO
have been worthy of the occasion. Senator
Hampton spoke in burning words of the
devotion with which the southern women
toileu ior the Coniederacy through bright
days and dark. The daughters OF luxury
became children Of want, soft and dainty
fingers that had felt no harder touch than
that OF costly robes or velvet flowers grew
caliOus rom the use of the needle, and gen. !,
Tie eyes were dimmed by midnight vigils- |
ior what! That the bleeding soldier at the |
ir)ht might have raiment 10 wear and food |
10 eat but u was not at home only that
thelr love was shown. On battle. plains
where every spire OF grass was moistened
WIN an ;.Mln dew and every stream ran
cfipkons with the blood ri our brayest.a in
pe5'iienti1f hospitals where death staked i'm
lildepus triumph touching with his CHASTITY
hhger the pride of many happy home.
eoefynhere that danger irowned or duty
caileu lle southern women sped like angels
sent from the throne Of plying Power above.
Inc orator well said thar when the true his
Tory oi the war shall have been written they
shall hold the first place not only in our
hearts, but also in honor.
Passing To another part OF the subject
Senator Hampton spurned the charge that
tue men with whom he fought We're rebels
ana traitors. The late struggle, hc said, was
not Il rebellion, but Il civil war, originating |
10 conflicting Interests and different ideas
ol Inc constitution held 10y the two sections. ,
Often Ia thinking Ol this we have read with ;
sympathetic heart these lines from the patri.
otto Irish poet: l
"teDellion foul, dishonorIng word,
W hose wrongful blight so oft has stained /
Inc hottest cause that tongue or sword /
vi mortal ever lost or gained
How many spirit, born to bless,
Hath sunk beneath that withrring name,
Whom but days, an hours success '
Had waited To eternal fame A
As exhaiaiiuns, when they burst
FROM the warm earth, IT. chilled al first, ,
II checked IN soaring from the plain u
Darken To togs and sink again;-
But, |! they once triumphant spread
Their wings above the mountain-head, n
Become enthroncd in upper air, :
And turn to sun-bright gories there" a
Rebets Were they who came at the first :.
blast oi The trumpet from the grassy plains y
81 Texas and the valleys OF Virginia to form "
! living bulwark against the invaders of II
heir soil and the despoiers Of their homes r
4 TRAITORS, We're tue men who struggled on
through four long, long years of ruin, desc. re-
ation and death, for principle which they er
believed TO be right? Not noble foeman ic
wen VIII answer yes. As ~ the PROPOSE. -,
ION that the war proved the cause of the y
south to be unjust we have to say that an at
honest man who makes such declaration at
hows weakness deplorable indeed. If IN
nch logic be correc: the red-handed ban. .,
iittl are smiled upon by Providence, and '"
he mourning widow whose home has been
matched from her by greedy avarice should
egard her misfortunes as the anger of God. ca
va aotr q.
lot have II thought for u moment that we IN
an not do justice 10 Northern soldiers
" may honor man though it be our duty ''
D level inusket ut his breast For those u
y our former enemies actuated by pure
motives, for the bravery with which thew in
ought, and the gallantry with which thew -
led, we have an admiration equal u that
which we ask from them tor our own
riends
we agree with the orator that the war de. IN
lded Just what was submitted 10 It's arbit-
ament, namely, whether or not the South
hould be allowed 10 act upon the principle
'hich she held. A negative decision was
sndered. IL then became the duty Of every
God citizen To rally for the support of the la
and the laws of the land. and
labor with might and main for tho good
the whole country, dismissing all malice L.
nd renouncing all hate, This Is rapidly 4
eing done. With hands casped over graves ~
Inch cover both Federals and Confederates me
le men OF the two sections learn to respect H.,
ich other So may II ever be, so in the an,
ears to come may the nation, with hearts the
sed into one by the fires Of patriotism, he
re with loving eyes upon our beautiful Ro
amer as il shall proudly float over the In
hole continent from the ice-felds of the sal
orth to the balmy groves Of the South, 4
ON the snow-capped mountains of the mo
asst To the gleeful waters of the Golden
ate.
IL Is We'll for the southern people To mark I
e places where their soldiers sleep with
silly marble, but those brave, true men
I'VE raised for themselves a far more endur il
g monument. Moss will fill up the craven =
tiers, storms will blacken the polished
ulpture, and soon the stone will crumble
ID its dust be mingled with the dust of
ose whose deeds II commentaries. But
long as the southern rivers flow In their I1l
very windings through valleys embroid. l1l
ri with flowers, rs long as the mountains
ok dtngh "n snowy fields Of cotton, and
e summer skies retain their splendor, so Goo
ny will the praise of southern heroes be BILE.
oxen in reverence and In love. ST.
sb LEE DAVIS LODGE. pie.
Vennor for July.-As one week will i,
We elapsed In this month previous to our cb bu
ne we give Vennor's predictions for the Pot
q entire month II will be seen that gen. TO q