Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-27
The OLD ORDER CHANGED.
SUGGESTED BY THE UNHoRsING OF
KNIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN cHIvALRY.

The defeat of Gen. Wade Hampton as candidate
for reelection from South CaIolua removes IRON the
Senate of the most picturesque figures in Amer
politics. he has peace and war, been faithful
servant Of devoted people, and his discharge marks
ia the politics of South Carolina.
More than this. the electiou To the Senate of the
United States of young uAn naa almost unknown
in active politics. issues entirely disconnected from
the and the events OF the war, is event well
worth the consideration of the people everywhere. l.
is declaration, following the ground swell of Noyen
ber of more rhan ordinary significance. New occa-
sions demand new measures and new men, and mrn
and measures usually respond readily to the demand.
The Charleston Ne,cs and Courier can not recon-.
clle itself to the changed condition oil affairs Sonh
Carolina, and thus bewails the passing of the modern
Arthur:
the war is over in South Carolina. Wade Hamp.
ton is discharged from the service Of the State make
room for a man who was too young to be rebel
Take the old gray cloak of the closet and look at
for the last time before it is thrown the rag bag
lit represented something and meant something
twenty years ago Throw the old battered canteen
into the ash bdrreit meant something twenty years
ago. Unfold the tatteed old battle flag under whose
once glorious folds you perchance, followed Hampton
into the vey jaws of of deatb-look at it for the last
are but dust and ashes. The agony is over. There
are no longer any rebels or traitors The Coheder
ate soldier has outved his day IN South Carolina. II
was only dream"
There through all this false note a note of
repFoach well OF regret. Truly is well for the
people OF South Carolina hat The is over. Through
1t and the years which followed it, that State has
suffered greatly aud sorrowrd greatly. Its fields
devastated Its cities were burned, its treasures were
wasted, and its Young manhood was sacrificed to a
cause lost long ago. 1t is quarter of century since
Appomattox, and fortunately this youog Senator "was
not old enough to have been IA rebe.n
1t is high time that the spirit of the young men Of
The South should be freed from slaviSh bondage to
the past There much III that history that was
beautiful; the fires oil sefsacrfcp lighted tn" path to
defeat, and it struggle that left Its mark on the
very souls of men.
But there was much that was mistaken, much that
was mistaken, much hat ne may regret IN bitterness
Of heart. Instead. let thank God the war is over
thank God that slavery and di>union are dreams only
and now never TO be- realized The old battle flag had
glory of its own it baptized in blood that should
mentoes of the dead past, aud turn instead to the flag
of the Union, the stars aud stripes "the free hearts
only hope"
dust to dust" let us say not in useless repinng
not in vain regret hnt rth full hearts and with oyal
devotion to the uuIe. IDa nen If tuo past alta tueir
duty faithful, to that this generation initiates
them. They foil 1wed the right that too shall we do
Only another voice OF the uure of the past speaks
to this people, and other duties confront us. The,
teach us new DEVOTION not to any creed, nor
To any paricula" form fashion, bat 10 the spirit OF
freedom. We could not have done their work they
just surely cannot do The boys OF 6l are men
to-day, confronted by mems dignites. They should
no longer follow bindly the old soldiers from sent
mental devotion to dead issues. II is for them then
rather to join with their brethren of new West and
new North in the resolve SHAT this nation under
God shall have birth of freedom aud that gov.
ernmeu of the people, by the people, aud for the PEG
pie shall not perish from the earth."-Louiseiue
Courier journal