The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-05-05
The Captains Comments.
Angus +. Bro'0n on the Bnn,ingham
Reunion, ISLLntan, Kol6 and so Forth.


Associated Press has furnished Ynn
snth full details of The great ga.ber,
ing ~ veterans At Birmingham ,h,t
little remaius f" me t" say nu that
subjec'.
N, words can Convey anythlug
like AID ad qusts descrip lou Of the
many interestiog Incl ienis many pa
theilc and maoy amusing -uor TIE
enthusiasm tha, attendel ! t,at great
reunion OF I: men whu rude with Lee
aud fought with Jackson aud par
ticip ,te" iu the bloody b,ttles OF the
West. The old gcizz ed soldiers grew
young agal" and the rebel yell IN ,de
them forget the many davs that have
psss.d since the Cm iuered Banner
was furled forever. Many battles
were fought "0rag in in ,msgioa ipn,
snd the Veterans appreciated rncs
m"re John E'ten Cookies dream 10
the cl sing ch,ptets ol 'Surry If
Eagles Nest" E.ch year the rank.
are depleted.
The hero. the i'll ~ - all IN IN " - of
course the DstchIes- aud msyu stlc
Cord M, the brave sol iier aud superb
statesman. Gen. St,phs ID. l. &c was
also great figure with tn ,se who
fought for the South and her case.
He is we'll preserved aud looks much
younger than he really is. He bears
his age we'll aud louks the trained
soldier he is. w. were pr ,ud tor
present Camp Hampton, named 10
honor Of our gallant General, who Gu
bloody fueds and iu the COUNCILS OF
the nation fi,ly represented the proud
people Of his native Safe. We re-
GREETED exceedingly hi, inability :, he
With US, nut he was not forgotten.
Whenever his name was mentioned
II met With applause from thousand
OF throats from the men VINO had fol>
low d him through Virginia aud who
recalled his mssy acts Of heroism.
Tune will not etice his memory from
the minds of men who ,ye aud admire
Courage, ability and grandeur Of char
acter.
The people Of Birmiugham entertained
their 10000 yi.itors royalty, in true
Southern style,sud iu The mvst huspit-
able manner. n ,hing Was left un-
doue that e uli have been doue TO
promote the c,mf,rt aud happin ess
OF the guesto within her gates. In all
respects the gathering was y com . lete
succesr, aud every old veteran loDgs
tr The next reunion.
10 the procession we're thre, bun.
ored companies Oft Auxiliary Ash
socIatloo. numbering three hundred
young men. These are the sous Of
veterans. This association has u large
membership. and new companies are
being formed lu all parts of the South
beaitily commend this to our own
young neo. They sh ,uld strive "a
ptlpetuste The memories of their gal.
lai I sires aud their deeds Of daring
Our loca! dele egstion from Csmr
Hampton WIS not large, but those
wh" did attend aquittei themsel vel
with credit aud Were worthy repr,
seDtaises of our body.
Our Governor showed up the fra.
morning Of the meeting. You hay,
already beeu Informed ot tis rece ptior
by kolb aud his consultations viii
that enemy OF Democracy. Tillnani
close Hffiliation with X lib and Gov
erhor Hcgg Of Texas w.s the subjsc,
OF remark constantly, and every on,
sgreed that the Relationship betws ecu
these three seem Very cougenial I,
themselves. No matter how tbi.
acting between them may be regar.
ded in South Carolina, there is nc
duubt OF the fact that among those
who kuew of the mee,iog in Birmiog-
ham, there was but one opioipn, and
that WAC that they were oil engaged
in 81 effIrt to break up the Demo.
cratic party aud organic. the P,pu
list.
Governor Ben was ais, said to be
quite regular s..sndsn. at the yari-
Gus clUbs where s,m-thing better
then four X was freely dispe nsed
No one can understand wbst Cover.
nor Beu wanted at = vetersvs' reun-
ion, unl.ss. Of course, he used the
NEE ink rs = cloak frr his neg ,tist-
ions with Kolb, which every one be-
lisyes. He certainly ha. expressed
himself ss favoriog the retirement OF
Veterans from public sevice aud shown
in every D ,ssibls way hi, lack q,