The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-07
4 SOUTH CAROLINA MONUMENT.



Winchester Va. June 6.-This historic
Id city of the Valley of Virginia, wherein
many a heroic deed was done ans many
noble heart ceased its beating while the
war drum throbbed" It's widest was to-
day scene of surprising interest, one OF
those pathetic but exaltiug memorial oc-
casions which stir and thrill the finer feel
lngs with remembrances Of the most tragic
period of the country's history This was
he day OF the unwilling in Stonewall Jack
son cemetery Of a monument to the dead
Il South Carolina who fell in the battles
of the civil war in and around Winchester.
The stonewall cemetery is divided into
State lots or sections, the dead from each
Of the Southern States, whose soldiers lost
their lives here, being buried together,
Many of the States have erected here
monuments to their "iallen brave South
Carolina today did he's memento mort part
in a graceful manner The escort to the
monument was furnished by the Turner
Ashby and other camps OF Confederate
Veterans. together with representatives. OF
/ LEGAL camps Of eX Uni-n soldiers. close
/ by the Confederate cemetery lie Alo dead
/ who fought here for the Union.
/ Scarcely a year ago, Ia this same spot,
1 surviving members Of the one Hundred
and Fourteenth New York regiment IN
yelled a monument to their comrades who
we're killed in battle here. On that oc-
I casion former Confederates and citizens of
/ Winchester Eavo h1sp'able greeting 70
1 their former foes 10 was then Captain
! Underhill OF New York said
In these TWO cemeteries sleep side by
/ side heroes Of many states bur they arc
now of one country Let ~ enc ID any
spirit OF enmiry ever undertake 70 say IN
/ which cemetery sleep these who have
wrought best or most wisely or with most
DISTINGUISHED valor JUS in prop ,riion as
we cease to argue the right q the matter
shall We be filled with admiration over
! the conduct Of our dead heroes North aud
South"
MT John C capors. one n the attor-
neys in the department Of justice wash
I ingtcn, and a gifted son Of that gallant
/ ex-Confederate soldier General Ellison
| Gamers. now the distinguished Episcopalian
bishop az South Carolina, was ne orator
! Of tDdays occasion The speaker quoted
J General Wade Hampton as having SAID IN
/ Charleston last April. q year aga address
/ ing some of his veteran followers Ny
! Did comrades we know what war rs. ! DO
not hesitate to say that ] regret the one
upon which we are entering HoH 'Ht ~
/ are South Caroliniansi you are sans OF
( the men who shed immortal glory upon inc
/ Palmetto State and nag In he past and
( would rather die than think that Soui
/ Carolina would not respond to the can
/ made upon her for volunteers. As ola a.
( | am. I can still ride a horse ana WELD a
sword and II her quota Is not hlied, II
/ there ie one name lacking to make II iull'
/ | myself will volunteer This IL our coun-
! try, and II is our duty 10 make u me
/ champion VI freedom for all time 10
! come"
The orator Of today. referring obviously
! to his distinguished father, Bishop Capers.
| said: "A gallant eX-Confederaie solaler'
1 now a soldier Of the cross whose Ooay ca'
/ res the scars OF three severe WOUNDS, a
1 man dearer to me than all men on the
earth. recently wrote me these WORDS
When Horace Greeley signed JEFFERSON
/ Davis bond. when Grant refused TO hre 2
salute OF jubilation at the surrender; toll
| Lee 10 keep his stainless sword ana ten
his men to keep their horses, the hrst notes
/ u a manly peace were struck ana every
I Southern heart yibrated with thrill Of
I satisfaction, and now when our president
calls upon ex- Confederates 10 lead bat
i talions OF the reunited Republic 10 battle
he has quenched the last apark OF pltler-
Z ness and made bis country once more
union of brethren under the stars ana
Stripes
4 MI. Capers. in this connection, quoted
\ the following uttersnce from the last pup
I lie speech OF Jefferson Davis at MisSis-