The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-15

hood. But such as it is, sir, 1t is yours,
and yours forever.
WHAT HAMPTON SAID.
Loud cheers followed this speech, and
there were hebcl yells as Gen. Ranp-
ton rose and faced his soldiers. There
were cries Of Hampton"
Gen, Hsmpton placed his hsnd on
his right breast and quiet prevailed as
he address the great gathering as fol
lows:
My Comrades: I have indeed, as
Msj. Hart has said, heard that Rebel
yell often before and when head il
from my own men, from the men whom
I had the honor to command, I knew
that We were ssfe. think it is one Of
the British roets who says:
ssIhe kites know well
The long leagues swell
That bids the Romans close
I might paraphrase this by saying:
The Yankees knew well
The long Leagues swell
That bids the Rebels close.
Ny old heroes I hope it neve will be
forgotten. I hope it will be transmit
ted to your children and to your chill.
dren's children-if'not for them to use
to tell how it used to ring from the
forests Of Virginia, how it rang from
Gettysburg to the west and hoW it al
ways told Of men who were willing to
die for their southland, to Gle foE
truth, for honor, for manhood, fol
cbivalry and fer great truth. l want
you to try and teach to your children
and to your children's children that
ours was not lost cause. want you
to tell them that we were fighting for
the right. George Washington was g
rebel but Lee was not. When Great
Britain recognized the independence oI
this country she did not recognize the
independence the United States hui
Of each sovereign Stste as independent
sp6 sovereign. There were l3 lnde
pendent an1 sovereign States. Trey
founded this union and they hsd ths
right to withdraw from it whenever
they chose so 10 do. We we're not sue
cessful-it is not given to mortals tc
command success. You have done
more--you have deservedit.
And now in your decling years and
when mine have extended long be-
yond the period slotted to map, you.
my old comrades, whom I loved, whom
I trusted and with whom I felt s:
safe IS I do now, l want to say to yor
all that all the love you have given me
has been more than reciprocsted; tha
all that l have ever been able to d.
for you, for sny one Of YOU, or fol
South Carolina, has been more thar
repaid by the honors you have unso
licited conferred upon me and by thi'
the crowning honor of my life. I may
not see you agsin. remember a story
| Of an old bishop who when ready tt
retire from public life went to the sb
bot and said:
"Father Abbot an old man whose
heart is broken by the storms Of STATE
is come to lay his weary bones among
you"
That is ali I shall ask of South Car
olina-a few feet Of earth where my
kindred for six generations are rest
ing. And I an proud to say that one
or more Of each generation since they
were known in South Carolina has
filed bloody grave for South Caro-
lima. (Applsuse.) l claim no credi!
for that. Every South Carolinisn who
was true was willing to give bis blood
and his life for the old State. lam
sure that I was willing to do so. ]
think ! can say so to you, my men
that I never turned my back upon any
Of you when your faces were burned
toward the enemy. The greatest honor
that I felt during tie war was once
when I came upon poor private who
was dying. I:stopped beside him and
he said: II am happy to die fighting
and am proud to die fighting under
you"
pray that God will bless you and
will give you peace and prosperity,
give it to the old State, give it to esch
one of you and that you will 60 home
and tell your kindred that you have
seen ycur old conrsdc and that he
thanks you for them.
Again the Rebel yells burst forth as
the general ceased speaking and Sat
down.
Some one then cried for Gordon but
Gen. Walker told hin tbst the old
Confeds had dore mo;e than the Van
KEGS could ever do--thcic coming hsd
made Gen. Gordon run.
A PRESENTATION.
Taking in his hand beautiful wreath
Of magnolia leaves Adjt. Holmes then
addressed Ger. Hampton thus:
Gen. Hampton: Your comrades coD:o
to you today bringing hearts full Of love
and words OF esteem and praise and rev
erence. They come also bearing a sim
PIC SisG " Tu4CA lLSS WeES W u LS = eAAS ~
the room YOU m,st frequently Sit in SO
that IS often as you may iifa your eyes
toward it you may recall the Ioo who
never once IN War or in peace faltesed
IN their love for you. This wreath Is
made Of leaves from a tree that grows
in your native State. That tree was
tran5planted from the Safe Of your an
cestors. It was trsnspla2le6 from the
Dismal swamp Of Virginia and roa
grows in the yard Of Lieut., Col. Julius
Bake, who himself gathered thes,
leaves aDd they were tw.GeG irto III,
wreath by Mrs. Isascs, whose fathe.
served in Texas and in tie Co1fcdera>a
Ststes navy. We have selected these
leaves for these two reasons, and We
have bound them with riDben Q: the
blue and white Of your State-rhe STAT
that will be known hereafter for al!
time IS the State Of its savior, as Wade
Hamptt IS South Carolina.