The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16
The Reunion at the Carswell Institute.

Last Wednesday the reunion OF the
survivors of Company F, 24th South
Carolina regiment, III connection with
the reunion Of the old students of Cars
well Institute, situated in Hall Town
ship. thirteen miles south of Anderson,
furnished the occasion for gathering
of twenty-five hundred people. Com
pany f, cath South Carolina Volunteers,
numbers on it's roll of members one
hundred and sixty names, Of whom
there arc fifty eight survivors. and out
of this number thirty were present.
The members of the company have met
at this point every year since the war,
and on July 25, 1885. were formally or
ganizcd, and as an organization since
that time have regularly come together
to go over the past and relate the MEM
orics and incidents which it expert
cnccd in the stirring times from go to
G5. At 11.3O o'clock the Association
was called to order by the Hon. r. 7.
Clinkscalcs and after prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Abney, OF Starr, the large
audience was addressed by Prof. r. =.
Clinkscales, Jr., his subject being the
"Civil War and the Lessons it Teaches
This Generations" His speech dealt
with the principles which caused the
war, and the heroic conduct OF the
Confederate soldier in maintaining
those notwithstanding terrible odds
and leaving to their sons an example
of lnequallcd patriotism, and q heri-
tage of glory for valor and duty well
done unsurpassed in the annals OF the
world. After music the chairman in
troduced Gen. NJ. J.. Bonham. who
made an eloquent speech, suitable to
the occasion, in which he incidentally
sought to give due credit to the great
Army Of the West for the invaluable
services rendered the Southern cause
by it. The venerable Martin Hall, y
survivor OF Company F, Gath South
Carolina, has given Il lot to the sur-
vivors OF the company for their annual
meetings, and through the suggestion
and efforts Of Gen. Bonham pavilion
will be erected or the spot before the
occasion Of tile next reunion.
DR.. NJ. a. Thompson, representing
the man i'm grey, was next introduced,
and rccitcd an extract. "rhe Faded
Jacket of Grey The recitation was
made more impressive and realistic by
the presence of young lady, Miss
Lucy Lcverett, who stood by the
speaker holding up to the gaze OF the
audience a faded Confederate coat.
Dir. Thompson was followed by f..
NJ. Rucker, who made Il telling speech.
lauding the qualities of the Confederate
soldier and showing that in every
crisis Of the nations history, from it's
incipiency to the present time, South
ern men have been the power that
guided affairs. He regards the pension
building at Washington monument to
the valor and courage of the Confedc-
rate soldier.
The exercises ut this .uncture were
varied by music, after which w. G..
Latimer, of Bolton, son OF the Hon. A.
C. Latimer, was introduced and deliv-
cred well prepared speech on the
Philippine war. He is IN anti-expan-
sionist.
After recess OF an hour, during
which an excellent dinner was enjoyed,
the audience reassembled at the stand
and the Hon. A. C.. Latimer was intro
duced, and paid his respects to the
opposers of the Alliance. The people
should keep we'll informed ON political
subjects. Politics should be discussed
on all occasions. He branched off on
the Philippine war and criticised the
Administration for spending $1,00O,00O
per day in trying to subjugate a people
who ought to be free. He took occa-
sion in this connection to score Nc
Laurin for his voting with the expan-
sionists, charging that by his vote he
saddlcd an infamous debt on the pco-
pie.
Senator Tillman was then introduced
and after some Introductory remarks
appropriate to the occasion said his
interest in the meeting centered in the
fact OF the old soldiers. That his
brother had served III the war and was
captain Of Company I, cath South Car
olina regiment, and he was attached to
all his comrades. The action OF the
Republican party in regard to Hawaii
and now refusing to grant liberty to
the Filipinos was the occasion OF the
thought that the Confederate soldier
enjoyed the proud distinction of max
ing the last stand for constitutional
liberty. We should be opposed to the
expansionist idea from a monetary
standpoint, it not on any other or
broader grounds, secondly, because
they were alien in race and different in
religion. The article of G. G. Feather
stone in the Columbia State of the Sth
inst. was the occasion OF some discus
sion OF the liquor question. He read
| the article and said that he did not say