The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-25
VALUABLE RELICS.
Given to State BY Col. Standing
Of Mexican War Fame.
PALMETTO REGIMENT FLAG
And the seaueifui jackson Vase
Also Goes 20 Columbia. Gov.
Mcswdeney's Grateful
Reply.

Blanding, the distinguished Mexican
wsr veteran, was received by Gov. Nc
Sweeney some days sgo. It tells OF
gifzs of incalculabls vslue to be made
80 the State and contains history that
every South Carolinisn is proud Of.
Here is Col. Blsndiag's letter:
To His Excellensy, Gov. NJ. B. Ne
Sweeney.
Dear Sir: In accordance with the
resolution Of the Palmetto Regiment
(Mexican wary Survivors association,
as president of the association, have
the honor Of turning over in perpetuo
to the State Of South Carolina, through
you as governor, one Of the two flags
carried By the regiment in that war,
together with the reginental records.
It is only necessary 70 state as to the
latter that they are very imperfect, the
general order book and most Of the
loose papers having been sent to and
lost IN Chester during Sherman's
march through the State in 1855. The
flag is the United States army regula-
tion sas presented By Gen: Wn. ..
Butler, then in command Of the army
in the early part Of ls4S, to the regi-
ment when detailed as guard Of the ns-
tions! palace and archives. Ny recol-
lection is that Gen. Scott had ordered
this flag made, on account Of the tst-
tered and torn condition of the State
isg which was worked by the ladies Of
Charleston and presented through the
city council (T. L. Hutchinson, mayor
in December, 1916, to the regiment,
and by it sarried into the city Of @exi-
90 on 18th September, ls47. Besides
the skirmishes around Vera Cruz on the
routes to the valley Of the city, it passed
through the battles Of Contreras,
Cherubasco, Chspultepec and Gacita
de Belen, and there on 18th Sept, lS47,
st l:2o p. m, the Srst flag planted on
the walls Of the city, four hours before
Gen. Scott, with Gen. Worth's division
Of regulars, 1eached the Larits San
Cosne. It may casually be stated that
two commissioned and three non-con-
missioned officers were shot down while
carrying 1.-TWO mortally. The COM
handing general directed Major (aftec-
wards colonel) GLADDEN. not to use the
State Gag but to encase and carry 1t
back to the State as sacred relic
Soon after the return Of the regiment
both Gags were turned over to the State
and kept ia glass case In the State
house. When Sherman first approached
Columbia, Capt. ". B Stanley, then
president of the Palmetto Regiment
Survivors association, sent both flags
TO Thomas J. Mckay "a private Of Go.
b at Chester. After matters settled
down the regulation 6as vas returned
to Capt. Stanley, but be vas never
Informed what became of the
State Tag. He offered a liberal reward
for It's return, and now. that sectional
passions have subsided and returning
sense Of propriety and comfy seems to
be ectuating both sides, / have also
offered reward for its return to the
governor Of South Carolina in hopes
that it may be brought TO light and de-
posted with its companion among the
Sags Of worth Of the civil and Spanish
wars now IN keeping Of the State.
& may be interesting also to state
4;o, sog SSss IoaneJ Sv the executive
committee to the First battalion South
Carolins infantry {Lieus- Col. Thomp-
SS;.h ~ sf..-Te,js hsosms NV a. The
second so.th Csrolina rsgiment in
tsstrV Col Willie Jopesl snd vas by
tSs Istss- carr;ed 70 G1bs TTnon the
mnste, out Of the regiment it was re-
turned to the committee with accom-
panying powder Bag taken from Moro
Castle. It is probably the only aag in
the United States which has been IN.
furled in the capisols of the only two
foreign countries invsded By the United
Ststes. The executive committee Of
the Survivors association also request
they be allowed to place the jackson
vase" in the legislsti7e library under q
glass case, and under care Of the Sec7e.
tary Of Stste or Of the librarian, ss you
may direct.
The -essops for this reouast sre that
tbe COMMITTEES have no proper jeposi-
tow for IL and that all s.su,g;7ors''
,sv tnov a. Ieast where il ia. so that
+bs tsIast sn-v;vor to vhon It viii al.
s;T.+oIv h.Io,, NAV nrove his claim
Sov and hafoSe vhon I cannot euessl
S.J 80 nnssess;on for himself
THo .,ausa ~ ,bo will a. een An.
d,ev yaersor in reference to the vase
is in the follovips words:
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