The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-12-04

Tillman Volunteers.
Manning Guards.
Sally Rifles.
Edisto Guards.
Bamberg Guards.
General Stopplehin and staff.
First Cavalry on foot.
Patrick Institute Corps.
Mauldin Rifles.
Edgefeld Hussars dismounted.
Troops 4 and E dismounted.
Jonesville Rifles.
Morgan Rifles.
Laurens Rifles.
Maxwell Guards, Greenyille.
The Governors Guards made a
splendid show with their grey uni
forms and white crossed belt straps.
The Washington Light Infantry and
the Sumter Guards made a particu-
larly fine appearance. The Citadel
corps Of course excited great admi-
ration. The men marched beauti-
fully. The Clemson corps made
particularly good appearance.
Arrived at the grounds the troops
were reviewed on the plaza by Gov
ernors Atkinson and Evans. Then
the troops were dismissed and all re-
paired to the Auditorium, where the
two Governors and Senator Tillman
were to speak. There W sa rush for
seats in the great Auditorium, and
in short time it was filed to over
flowing.
Among those on the stand were
those who occupied the carriages in
the parade: ". Gibbes Whaley, DR..
L. L. Patton and wife, General Watts,
General Farley, Colonel Bruce, Maj.
Henry ". C4pers, Lieut. Gov. TIN
norman, D. II. Behre, 3. 3. Evans,
S. NJ. Inman of Atlanta, Commits
sioner Roche, Fl. B. Buist and wife
and others.
At 1:50 p. NJ, Governors Evans
and Atkinson came upon the stand
amid vociferous applause. At 2
o'clock the exercises began with a
beautiful prayer by DR.. Porter. He
thanked the divine ruler for the
genius and energy by which this
great exposition hal been made. He
prayed that rising generations should
obtain knowledge from it.
Senator Tillman came out then,
wearing a palmetto tree in miniature
on his coat lapel and was vigorously
cheered. Commissioner Roche then
introduced Governor Atkinson, who
delivered 20 minute address of wei
come. He referred to the relations
of the States in the past, and twitted
Governor Evans for not showing a
greater appreciation of the women Of
his State. Continuing, he said:
II am glad also to say to you that
on this occasion the people, I know
not whence, they come, have paid a
high tribute to the governor ofSouth
Carolina despite his shortcomings,
ard to their distinguished Senator,
and to their presence testified a
higher appreciation of their worth
and of their presence than they gave
to the President of the United States.
And why should they not? Why
should Georgia not stand by South
Caroljna?'
He told the Carolin;ans they were
welcome to all they could eat and if
there was anything else they wanted
all they had to do was to ask for it.
He feared they would feel the need
of it. In the course of his speech,
he said, after relating Cardinals past:
when Georgia, having redeemed
herself from degradation, looked
around her, she looked across the
line and saw engaged in a mighty
conflict the man who had been heroic
in war, yet who has done nothing to
immortalize his name such as was
done by him in this mighty struggle
for the supremacy Of the moral and
intellectual forces of South Carolina,
and I allude to General Wade Hamp.
ton. Great cheeling) She went to
his aid and to the aid of South Caro-
lima, God bless her. The chivalric
and patriotic John B. Gordon went
to stand by him.
He said South Carolina now had
leaders she was willing to trust, and
she should take Ter place in the first
rank of the States.
He denied that northern capital
had built up the south.
Mr.. S. NJ. Inman, in the absence
OF president Of the exposition COM
pany, welcomed the Carolinians on
behalf of the organization. He said
he had never seen such a military