Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
Wednesday, May %, 1901.

their example. Long live such custom.
All honor to our noble women VINO
maintain such a custom.
From Pennsylvania to Texas Is scat
tered the dust Of those who died In de.
fence Of the so-called Lost cause.
Many of them, far away from nome
and loved ones, sleep In unknown, Dut
not unhonored graves. The memory
and the heroic fame of the men who on
many a hard fought field from Big
Bethel to Appomattox, manifested
such bravery, such determined he
roism as has elected the admira- ..
tion Of the world, will live forever,
'Tis meet we scatter flowers on their
graves; 'tis meet we teach our child
rem to emulate their noble example.
South Carolina's part in this strug-
gle Is we'll known. Her page In history
Is adorned with the names Of Anderson,
Lee, Logan, Wallace and Wade Hamp-
ton. She was the first to draw the
sword, nor did she sheath 1t so long as
there was one ray Of hope. In the Con-
federate cemeteries Of Virginia, South
Cardinals squares are among the larg-
est. repeat, 'tis meet we cherish the
memory Of such heroes; tits meet we
emulate their example.
But permit me to say there Is anoth-
er standpoint from which we should
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from the standpoint Of the present and
the future. Deeds of great men live
always. From them the young should
gather inspiration and incentive. Let
us not then strive to keep alive any an
imosity which may have existed. Let
us emulate the example of our Great
Chieftain, and meekly submit to the
powers that be. His example. It Is
in defeat often that real greatness Is
shown. Obedience to government
which has been accepted and acknowl-
edged, Is the first duty Of the patriot
and the citizen. peace hath its VIC
ter four long years Of arduous conflict,
on the field of Appomattox our heroes
laid down their arms. They returned
to the plow, to the counter to the me-
chanic's bench, to the bar. By the
same heroism and courage which won
the victory on so many battlefields,
peace and prosperity have been restored
to our Southland. The true and lasting
greatness of a country lies not in its
armies, nor in it's navies, nor In Its
victories won; but In its manhood, In
it's womanhood. In this the South has
never lacked. Let us then teach our
ture prosperity and welfare Of our re-
united country depends not upon past
Issues. but upon the present and
the future issues. Each generation
has it's problem to solve, It's du-
ties to perform. Let us solve our.
problems and do our duty, and 80
teach our children, as nobly as
did the men and women of the
SOS, and the South will become, as 1t
Is destined to be, the controlling infiu-
ence in the affairs of this continent.
New questions, new issues confront US.
Let us not lose time in disputing over
what was. what has been; but let us
boldly meet what Is and what shall be.
Mrs. M. C. Willis, assisted by Mrs.
w. B. Moore and Miss Blanche Lindsay.
rendered, in beautiful manner, "Tent-.
ing on the Old Camp Ground" the au-
dience joining in the chorus. Major
Hart read the list, as previously pub
lish in THE ENQUIRER, of the dead SOL:
diers buried in the Yorkville cemeter-
lies.
The march to the cemeteries was
taken up in the following order: The
Jasper Light Infantry, the cadet corps.
the Daughters Of the Confederacy and
the Memorial association, all acting as
an escort to the Confederate veterans.
At the cemeteries the companies
were drawn up on either side Of the
gates, and at present arms saluted the
veterans as they passed through.
Each soldiers grave, was marked
with tiny flag, and all Joined In the
loving work of placing flowers on the
graves.