The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-21

arm by day and cool by night-th
Talent perfume Of her pines an'
k,,ers. the springtime fruits, and tn
q ..r sopcs of these Southern birds
today permeated with it. And
g., all. is not pride one root Of tina
i. virtue we call patriotism ?
s. The United Confederate Veteran
8 /. 800 Southern camps blew tn,
a.,e that attracted $4,000 or SC
s,,ugers, May 11-12, to Charleston,
G.. that still boasts that she wa.
I7se Cradle of Secession" OF re
q lions this was the ninth. Let me
n sou Of half dozen manifestations
81 ,rjde seen with Northern pastor 5
81 First. Pride of Family. More than
pride in the Southern City by the
j. more than the welcome by Mayor
civic committees, is the pride in
l,.hern family. These Charleston
81 lu;lies. whether Huguenot, Cavalier,
l,,cb, or what not, have within them
sl, soul Of genuine American hospi-
gl,y never seen anywhere else than
81 our Southland. The "we' ONE
kp,ed on bunting and banner was
brs deeply felt in every Charleston
u, and home. I have been to many
bat gatherings, but from the capture
,be city by the Confederates to its
,euation never have / seen 80 little
esire to make Entertainment has
Ep, for the most part, free, and COR
5lty everywhere supreme. Neither
blth uor maguiGcence, good paint
q fresh walls are essential TO royal
f,omes. The roses everywhere
Iomed in welcome hues.
Second. Pride in State. From
,ylsud to Texas, and Missouri to
brida, the Southern States have been
serously vying with one another,
i ling palmetto, the red, white and
60, Southern battle-Aags and State
bners. Upon every breasts. have
badges galore. Every Charleston
he, store, and nearly aN the homes,
be worn Southern colors for Reunion
X, and the Southern gray has been
popular snit-co1or Of the hour.
!e word rebel is tabooed except
lhe indescribab1e "rebel yell" The
yell has not been heard. but
|$e Of the odtbtrsts OF enthusiasm
Il hero, SONG, or story must have
20 close approaches to it. The
pire State Of New York, with all
81 riches Of glory, could never be
3red in its cosmopolitan population,
h shouting infant 20 piping old
So eloquent, from women in teens 10
nen in eighties,. as Carolina 8 fes-
$ week has moved the pulses.
81 ether Maryland, My Maryland"
81 Ny Old Kentucky Home" and
ays Dixie even a Northern man
ame enthusiastic for "our State"
Rach, in turn, came to the front.
hird. Pride,in Patriotism. There
# been q healthful national spirit
ping in the South in these later
fs, and one readily discernable.
Stars and Stripes have foated
and there, even at Confederate
Pnion, though many Of the older
sration Of Soatherners especially
pen and among the Vets--still
the Unborn hatred to the national
So n; as to them theynean Federal"
r. Yankee" and the memory Of
Ees Of slaves, carpet-bag rule, etc.
81 ill take time, more than n genera
E and more than q Spanish war, or
B more than the presence Of one Of
1eys cruisers-the 'Kaleigh-Aying
s colofs in theiharbor Of Sumter
Moultrie, 20 make . Southerner,
cially Of the Carolinian type,
use for "Oid Glory',,as he does
fls local flag. The wise words and
I ailiatory spirit Of President Nc
;N7sy as to ''the care Of the graves
RRe patriotic dead Of the South do
"a, as this Convention has wit
ed, to eradicate sectional bitter
What IFS seyour feeling as to
5elvil WARP" i said TO the head Of
ld'tine Southern 'fsmily. .sWe
,& right in statesmanship, but, as
pers, we should have waited and
success for our principles in leg
ve halls, and not attempted TO
Eour victory on the battlefield. Z :
urth. Pride in Memory Of the
The opening day Of the IRE
P vas the anniversary Of the death
sonewall sJackson-she Southern
20rlal Day-and the heroic exploits
Iery Southcrner from che days of
4 lesion in 1860 90 the Reunion of