The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06

each other, nurt lred ON the bosom
this common mother, were destined
Gods mysterious providence to fin
homes in different sections, to grow u
under d tIerent Institutions, to bec0nl
! the representatives Of con Il jcting civ
, lIZatl0ns and the respective president
= OF cOntcnding republics. The one wa
to die at last DISTINGUISHED by the go,
ernment. which he had long and faiti
fully served, and for whose flag he ha
shed his blood on Mexican soil. Tn
other was TO meet his death by an a.
sassin's bullet.
In like manner kentucky's counsel
Iors were divided ; some for the Uuior
some for the Confederacv. These coun
selors ably strove to keep her aloo
from the impending conflict to rende
her passive and neutral but there wa
no such word rs neutrality in Ken
tucky's lexicon Neutrality never hat
been and never will be * kentucky's role
IL could not be the policy Of such pe0
pie Tor neutrality is nowhere an at
tribute OF human progress, nor of God',
economy. Neutrality has no place ii
masterful minds, nor In heroic hearts
| Neutrality has never yet developed 8
| great character nor characterized Il
| great peopiG nor written u sparkling
page In human history. Kentucky
herefUre would have mono of it. Gov
ernOrs might proclaim neu:rality; leg
lslatures might enact it but no edicts
nor statues could chain down the un-
c0rquerablc spirit az kentucky's sons.
into the one army or the other they
went rs their convictions guided them.
And wherever they fought, whether
Tor the Union OF ail the States or the
independence Of the Southern States :
whether they followed the flag of this
great republic, or the fiery cross OF bat
tie, which represented the aspirations
Of the Southern people for separate ma
tlonality and constitutional freedom :;
under whatever banner or leaders they
were marshaled, Kcntucky's sons
wrote their noble record on history's
most luminous pages"
THURSDAY, MAY 3lst.
Business was the order OF the day in
the second session OF the Confederate
reunion which convened at 10 a.. m in
Reunion hall. The Sons Of Confeder-
ate Veterans met at the same time.
The weather sho we'd no signs OF i'm
provemcnt and the rain came down in
sheets at brief intervals. Many OF the
decorations we're ruined by the steady
downpour which continued for the
greater part OF three days. Nearly all
OF the outdoor features Of the reunion
were OF necessity abandoned. There
was TO have been an equestrian tourna-
mert In the morning out the depth of
TIA aud at the park made its abandon
ment matter Of course. The basket
picnic to be given this morning at Will
der park to the visiting ladies of the
Confederacy was likewise given up.
AT 1922 General Gordon raped with
his up1 f,,, n
then called on the Confederate soldiers
to render all honor and glory "to the
greatest captain Of them all, the Cap
tain OF our Salvation" He asked that
the assembly join ia singing "All Hail
the Power OF Jesus Name" "and after
one stanHa OF the hymn had been rem
dered Geueral Gordon introduced
Bishop Dudley, OF Kentucky, who de-
livered u touching Invocation.
On motion OF General Walker, OF
South Carolina, loving message OF
congratulation was sent 10 the United
Sons Of the Confederate Veterans.
a resolution was offered by General
5. ID. Lee providing that message OF
sympathy be sent to General Wade
Hampton, who is i'll at his home In
Columbia, s. T..
Colonel Packard, OF Louisiana, in.
roCuccd resolution providing for the
erection In Richmond, Va, of monu-
ment to commemorate the sacrifices
and loyalty OF the women OF the Con-
lederacy during the war. The rcsolu-
tion stated that the matter should be
placed entirely in the hands OF General
John b. Gordon.
Hon. j. I'll. Reagan, OF Texas, asked
that the monument should be placed
in some central part Of the Confeder-
acy. The resolution with the amend
ment OF Mr.. Reagan was referred to
the commttte on resolutions. The COM
mittee on credentials retired to formu-
late their reports and while they were
80 engaged number Of short speeches
were made by Hon. j. II. Reagan, Cen
eral Mat. Ransom and others.
Committees on resolutions and on
credentials were appointed. South
Carolina was represented on the for
mer by T. w. Carwile and on the latter
by Col. Zimmerman Davis.
w. IL. Garnet, chairman OF the edu-
cational committee, read the report of
his committee, dwelling on the re-
searches into the history of the
war made by the committee. During
the report he paid high tribute TO
the personal character OF Abraham
Lincoln.
Senator Berry, OF Arkansas, was in
trOduced as the man who left one quar-
ter of himself at Corinth, but remained
u better man than any who ever stood
before him. He spoke upon the subjec'.
oil THE Soldier Of tho Trans M ississip-
pi." n opening his address he called
upon his hearers to remem Der that the
men who charged with Pickett at Get
tysburg were not braver than the mon
who fought at Oak Hill. The men who
stood for the COhfederacy at Pea Ridge
and who followed Price through Mis-
souri, were of the same fibre and the
some lighting courage as the men who
figured in the great events in Vir-
ginia.
James Dinkins, OF Louisiana, an.
nounced that during the session he
would offer resolution asking the
President to name a naval cruiser after
Miss Helen Gould for her services to
the country during the Spanis sh- Amer
lean war.
All the officers were reelected Thurs
day afternoon by acclamation. The
list is as follows:
Gen. John B. Gordon, general com
mant ing.
Lieut.. Gen. Wade Hampton, Arm,
OF Northern Virg ginia, department com
mander.
Lieut.. Gen. .. ID. Lee, commanding
Army OF Tennessee department.
| Lieut.. Gen. w. l.. Cabell, command
Ing trans Mississippi department.