Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-05

The ceremonies incident to the unvril-
ing of the equestrian statue erected to
the memory of General Robert f.. Lee.
in Richmond, Va, last Thursday, are
said to have cNccllcd anything of the
kind ever seen in the South. 1t was
truly Il memorable occasion. II would
bo impossible for us to z We in detail Il
narrative of the days proceedings. From
early morn till nightfall the tap of the
drum and the tramp of old soldiers were
heard Oh all sides, reminding one of the
stirring days of 1851.
When the statue was unveiled the
crowd in the vicinity was estimated at
10000. Those who participated in the
procession numbered 20,0oO. There were
10000 strangers in the city during the
day.
Richmond, the old Confederate capital,
did the right thing, ut the right time,
and in the right way on that great day.
One of the most striking banners dis
played bore this inscription: ''Lcc, the
chieftan, peacefully sleeps; we hunGr
his memory in living bronze" Many
fine pictures of Washington. rs well as
of Lee, were observed on every hand,
while thousands of flags were waited To
the breeze. The national flag WAS dis
played in proportion uf fifty to one of
tho stars and bars. 1t was truly :. Con
fcderatc day, however, as the presence Of
many Confederate veteran camps and the
airs played by the bands pertaining to
the Lost Cause fully attcStcd, and this
was emphasized by many manifestations
of delight that they brought forth from
the crowds all along the line.
Colonel Archer Anderson, The orator
Of tho day, delivered Il strong and well
timed address, setting forth in their true
light the many distinguishing points in
/ tho character aud career of the great
soldier, statesman, and patriot. There
was not a syllable spoken which the
most unfricndly partisan could constr,c
into disloyalty to the Union. and any
attempts so to miSrcprcScnt this grand
tribute to one of the noblcst Of Amcri.
cans, would only hctray the hopeless
malignity Of him who makes the accusa-
ton.
Onco grant that the people Of the
South were willing to forget Lee and his
sleeping comrades and verify they would
deserve the dire fate that their enemies
wish for them. II is possible yea
more, it is our duty to honor our dead,
to pcrpct,latc their memory. and yet he
loyal to the Constitution and The Union.
The war was born Of a conflict OF ideas,
and the great constitutional question
then and there submitted to the arbitra-
ment Of the sword, whose decision was
rendered in accord with all that per
tanned to high and honorable warfare, il
is ours to accept tho mandates Of the
decree in good faith to the same degree
that we would have demanded Of our
foes had we been the victOrs. And
despite the angry blatings Of malignant
politicians, the time will come when the
North and the South will be as solidly
united as arc the Englishmcn Of to-day,
whose fathers fought each other to the
death in the wars Of Cromwell. I'm the
coming years the people of ali sections
of onr great country will join each other in
doing common honor to the memory Of
4 those who wore the blue and the gray
Peacc hath her victories, and The pctt,
4 passions of the hour will surely perish
When this comes to pass, The name of