The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-15
THE DEAD AT WINCHESTER.
n BATTLE MONUMtN UNVEILED.
Capt John G. Caprrs, OF South Caro-.
lima, Makes an Eloquent and Pa
triOtiC AdUr. ss

Capt John G. Caprrs. OF South Caro-
lima, Makes an eloquent and Pa
triotic Addr. ss
The unvening Of q monument to the
Confederate dead vt Winchester, Va,
!. on the 9th inst, WAS a. notable event.
and Is thus described by Mr.. w. w.
Price in special to The State
. This has been great day for Win
schester and the Shenandoah valley,
and a significant occasion in these days
OF our reunited Republic. Today o
monument was unveiled in StOnewall
cemetery to the memory Of the dea |
from South Carolina who fell in the
tig| is in and around Winchester. Tue
.Sb6newall cemetery here is divided
into State lots or sections, aud he
dead from the respective States are
Inferred together. La many OF these
lots or sections the States have erected
monuments, Tue uuvcilipg OF The
South Carolina monument WAS the Oc
Gasion OF the great memorial OutpOur-
ing today. The occasion WAS marked
by many unusual and uui4," features.
In the first place the escort TO the
monument was furnished by the Tur-
ner Ashby and OJhor camps Of Confcd-
crate veterans together with the local
camp Of ex Union soldiers. Just adj lin
ing the Confederate cemetery Is q.
cemetery in which lie buried the cX
UntOn soldiers who were killed IN the
battles around Winchester.
Less than year ago, right here in
Winchester, N Nv York men. cx.Union
soldiers all, unveiled q monumc cnt in
memory Of the men Of the One Hun.
dre-. and Fourteenth New York regi-
ment who werc killed in and around
this placa The Confedcrat, camp of
"inphp a t1r q nj tho ri ifiyonS Il
lily greeted the New York men and
assisted in their ceremonies. Capt
Underhill, Of Hamilton, N. Y, in his
splendid address then said
" in these two cemeteries sleep side
by side the heroes of many States, but
they are now all Of one country. Let
no one, in any spirit Of cnmity, ever
undertake to say in which cemetery
sleep those who have wrought best or
most wisely or with more distinguished
valor. Just In proportion as we cease
to argue the right OF the matter, in
that proportion shall we be filled with
admiration over the conduct Of our
dead heroes, North and South"
In the presencc Of 10000 people, the
cord was pulled, unvciling the hand
some shaft by Miss Marguerite Tren-
holm Of South Carolina, Prior to the
unveiling an address was delivered by
Col. Franklin Mackcy, commander OF
the Confederate Veterans association
Of Washington. The exercises at the
cemetery were opened with prayer by
the Rev. s. *. Cox, Of Winchcster.
Col. John j. Williams made the ad-
dress of welcome and introduced Capt.
John G. Capers, who made speech on
1.-THE Sons Of Veterans"
MIR. CaperS, one Of the United States
attorneys n the department Of Justice
at Washington, and :he son Of that
gallant eX-COnfederate soldier, Ger.
Ellison Capers, Of South Carolina, who
now a soldier Of the cross, is the Episco
pal bishop OF that State, referred to
the cx- Union soldiers remarks Of last
year, ana speaking for the South and
for the sons Of X.COnfedcrate veterans
answered the New York soldiers cilqu.
ent words as follows. H. said
Eaity in April OF last year G,n.
Wade Hampton, speaking in Charles
ton, and, as ii answering this noble
sentiment, though with no Knowledge
of or reference to it, said
My old comrades We know what
war is. | do not hesitate to say that
/ regret the one upon which we are en-.
tering now. But you are South Caro-
linians you are sons Of the men who
have shed immortal glory on the Pal,
metto llag in tho past, and | would
rather die than think that South Caro-
lima would not respond to the call
made upon her for volunteers. This is
our country for all time to come"
The orator then, evidently referring
to his noble and distinguished fath 81,
Bishop Capcrs, continued and said
And still another answer: ~ gal
liant eX.COnfederatc soldier, who is
now soldier Of the cross, whose body
bears the marks OF three severe wounds,
@ man dearcr to me than ali men on
this earth, and who, thank God, still
lives to delight and inspire his de-
voted children, recently wrote me these
words;
"'Vghon Horace Grcely signed Jelrar.
son Davis bond, when Grant refused
to fire salute Of jlbilaton at the sur
render, told Gen. Lee to keep his stain
less sword and tell his mon to keep
their horses, the first notes OF u manly
peace were struck, and every South
crn heart vibrat2d with u thrill Of
satisfaction and now when our prcsi
dent calls our Confederate soldiers
to lead the battalions Of the reunited
Republic to battle, he qucnchcd the
last spark Of bitterness and made tis
country once more q Union Of brethren
under the Stars and S5r;pts.'
oDc WOfu ilOFC III bulS cOnHcCtlOn,
said Mr.. Capers. lieu me repeat TO
you in brief the last public speech Of
that sorely misrepresent i and misun-
derstood martyr, Jllfcrson Davis. In
his last address, made at Mississippi
City in 1883, he said
Men liz whose hands the dcstinies
of our Southland lie, for the love of her
| break my silence to speak to you q
few words Of respectful admonitioD.
The past is de diet it bury its dead,
It's hopes and tts aspirations before
you lies the f,lture-a future full OF
golden promise, Il future expanding
national progress, before which all the
Woria shall stand amazed. Let me ba
seech you to lay all rancor aHide, all
bitter sectional feeling and take
your places in the ranks of those who
will bring about q contamination de-
voutly TO be desircd-a reunited coun
try
In response then," said the ora.tor
to these expressions Of loyalty to ON