The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-07-27
Reunlon of Co. F ut Cooks Station,

EDITORS INTELL1aEEcER: As I saw no
reporter for your interesting and valuable
journal present, have concluded to at.
tempt q brief account of the reunion OF
Company "F" of the Twenty Fourth Reg.
iment of the 8. G. Volunteers, which oc-
Cured at this place on Wednesday, 20th
inst.
Early in the morning v.hicles of all
classes and descriptions began rolling in
from every direction, and by IL O'Clock
crowd variously estimated at from five to
eight hundred persons bad collected
around beautifully decorated stand
erected In the grove on the west side Of
our little town. A great many ladies
were present to give cheer and pleasure to
the occasion, and think the old soldiers
have every encouragement to keep up and
continue these annual reunions, for
venture the assertion that there has not
been an assemblage of the same size In the
State the present year who conducted
themselves more decently and orderly in
every respect than did the good people
present on this occasion. They certainly
the places throughout the County where
meetings Of more of political nature will
be held throughout the summer.
A brief history of this Company, which
rendered suoh valiant service In the late
Confederate struggle, might be OF interest
to some. Their number footed up from
first to last one hundred and seventy,
seventy seven of whom were killed and
died while In the service of their country,
ten have since died from disease aud in.
juries obtained in the war, eighty.three,
after lapse of thirty years, are still able
to answer to roll call, twenty seven OF
whom were present on this occasion. AS
was suggested by one of the speakers,
these old soldiers who once wore the grey
ara still uniformed in grey, but now it 10
in the locks rendered hoary by the frosts
of from fifty to seventy winters.
The exercises were opened with beau.
tiful and appropriate prayer by the Rev.
Calvin Presley, after which the audience
WAS treated to some random shots by the
candidates present. After the morning
speeches meeting was held by the Com.
pany, but have heard of nothing of in
terest that transpired except the appoint.
ment of a committee Of arrangements and
a place for their next reunion, which will
occur at Carswell at the same time next
wear. The duty OF this committee, as We
understand it, is to secure the service Of
some old officer or oomrade to address
them on the subject of the war, but this
wear the chairman Of the committee &C.
knowledged to gross negligence on their
part, and for this reason were forced to
lug the politics of the country into their
meeting in order to entertain their friends
and neighbors present-a deviation, We
think, very unfortunate at this time, as
the condition of political affairs In our
County and State are OF such a nature
that friends, neighbors and even families
are widely different in their opinions:
These reunions, in our Judgment should
be entirely free from anything Of politi-
cal character. It is an impossibility to
unite men on such subjects, but We can
we'll imagine the feelings of mingled joy
and grief that attend the re united of q
lost but just cause, as they recount the
trials, difficulties and adventures of their
service, as they joyfully recall their happy
escapes from danger, or mournfully re.
vision the condition of their more unfort-
innate comrades, by whose side they stood
as they saw them fight, bleed and die in
one common cause. So, friends OF Com
pany "F," keep up these annual reunions
We all enjoy them, and are willing to as,
sist you all we can on every occasion, and
sincerely hope that the remaining eighty.
three may still live and be present at your
next, and succeeding reunions for years
to come.
Now, since politics was prominent
feature of the occasion, there is one or two
things that was said to which we will call
attention. We failed to hear the speeches
of all, but heard portions Of most of them.
Now, was it fair and honest in the pro-
posed candidate for Congress In presenting
the fsct to mixed audience, that Re.
publican Senate passed free coinage bat,
and Democratic House killed the same,
to fail to state that his opponent, Col,
George Johnstone, and all the South Car
olina delegation, except one, voted in "a
yor Of the billi
We were surprised to hear an ex-Repre'
sentative, in seeking the suffrage OF the
people for another election into Office, &C:
knowledge to being "debauched and
bamboozled" into voting for an appropri-
ton to which he was otherwise opposed.
We consider the assertion, coming from
the same gentleman, In admonishing, his
friends to sleep With one eye open and to