The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
HAM M + 4! ON [, lHOlNlORED|.
Veterans March III q Body TO tbs
Old Hcro's Homo.
MEM aoRAHLE OCCURRENCE.

tho Great Tribute Paid Him.
Bids 4 Hla y q Men j / Farewell i 3 81 "
vshIis Defending Cause. @s
Wade Hampton, who has boon de.
b Horibed by Gen. Gordon aa the greatest
]. msn the State Of South Carolina over
n produced, was honorad Thursday as
& but fow mon are ever honorod on this
II earth 1t is rare that it falls to tho lot
sE0f man to have suoh tribute paid to
him by hund1ods Of mon, osoh Of whom
I Sis himself a hero. Con. Hampton was
much affected by tho remarkable
B demonstration, 81 affection and regard
y mado by tho grizzled survivors Of
many q bloody battlefield and dashing
charge; SO much SO that towards tho
&end Of tho address to his mon his voice
WAS tailoring, and ho spoke with diff
& GUILTY. His heart WAS full to overA ,w-
ing. 1t was a sight that those who
Witnessed CAP never forget. It car.
4 ried to all the lesson that honor,
ohivalry and integrity have reward
that no other qualifications can pro-
cure. Ea
It was about $50 oolook whom the
I Confederate veterans in tho city foil
into line at the interaeotion Gervals
and Main streets for tho purpose Of
J. marching to Gen. HAmpton'a homo and
paying tribute to him. Tho PROOFS
siou was headed by Con. Walker and
staff and Adjt. Flennikon Of Camp
Hampton, bearing tho division oolors,
5 and U0l. j. Fuller Lyon, commanding
the Abbeville regimont, bearing tho
tattered oolors of tho Tonth South;
1 Carolina regiment. Just in front were
] Messrs. Asher Browne and O.sD. Eber-
hardt Of tho Columbia orchestra, boat
ing the kettle and bass drums. Fol-
lowing tho Veterans were tho Sons of
& Y eterans, headed by Commander HUT
and staff. In the procession Of the yot-
Grams also marched several Of tho fair
I sponsors. The old soldiers marched out
& Gervais streets upon the north pave.
mont, and tho limo was over four blocks
a half mile-in length. A
number of Confederate gray uniforms
wore to bo seen in the procession. AS
they passed residence upon Gervais
street q party of ladies and gontlemon
gave three cheers for the old boys.
s at Con. Hampton's residence there
were chairs upon the piazza, and tho
members Of Wade Hampton chapter,
Daughters Of the Confoderaoy, ooou.
pied them. Near the oentyo sat Mrs.
Waring, Miss Martin and Mrs. Kohn,
tho committee appointed to confer
upon Gen. Hampton Tho Southern
u Gross Of Honor. Gen. Hampton was
talking to Gen. John B. Gordon whom
s the beat Of the drum was heard. The
\ two generals Immediately said fare
we'll, and Con. Gordon going out,
4 jumped in carriage and loft. Gen.
Hampton then stopped out upon the
portioo aud soon Mai. Hart met him
fl and warmly shook his hand. Tho gon-
eral soon afterward sat down in large
z Z arm chair, as the marching column ad.
vanced. Ms
a On his left lapel G on. Hampton wore
y a reception committee badge; on the
4 right was q beautiful Confederate badge,
As the Veterans. came up, Gen. Walker
S ente cred the yard and came upomtlie por.
afmly 81 esesti sss ting 2" Hampton
I 4 IfoIIowSd IN q byg gSho aiyisio,.
s.paidb honor atl othe
s5s aIS fin6a I'M ap ouIsIde sno Sfone-, !. ~
NJ fifteen deep. In front of the portioo,
lin the yard, were a number Of little
u ohildron. Gen. Hampton remarked that
no wished he had "horses for all those
men out there."
As soon as Adjt. Holmos oamo upon
tho piazza Gen. Walker turned to the
Veterans and exclaimed: Comrades,
we have come to call on tho create 81
Of all South Carolinians, Wade Hamp
ton. want you to wolcome him with
good old Rebel yell. Now give il to
\ him, boys!" This was dono in fine
style. \
Thon Gen. Walker said: "You boys
oil know that l have boon saying too
. much already, and, besides, / think
that this presentation should Be made
by ono who followed the great cavalry
leader Of South Carolina all through
those four years: / have therefore, SO
looted Maj. Hart, Of Hart's battory, to
present you to our groat chioftain. =
ohoers.)
MAI. HART.
Maj. Hart, Of Yorkville, Of the colo.
brated Hart's battery then spoke as fol.
lows:
Gen. Hampton: You havo heard that
yell befoto, %andsyoa heard 1t in, days
when it meant something moro than a
tribute of love and affection to you;
whom it meant terror to those who stood
4 before it. |.
1t is my pleasing privilege to present
to you the assembled Survivors Of two
immortal Confe edorate armies the ono
Of Northern Virginia, led by the i'm
mortal Leo, and tho other tho army Of
Tennessee. which followed tho peerless
Joseph IL. Johnston. These arc tho men
who stand before you this evening, and
who for four years carried on tho point
Of their bright bayonots tho argumont
tor southern independence and tho
prayer for liberty. But woll did they
perform their mission. There arc stand
ing before you this ovoning men who
stood before the ed.mouthed cannon at
Malvorn Hill and at Cemetery Ridge.
Those banners, some Of which wo saw
this morning, and some Of which think
are here, have flashed upon scores Of
battlefelds before you, the great leader.
I l see mon hore who followed Lees
4 great limo of soldiery that wero nearly
always inyioible; mon who fought under
Hill, and Early, and jackson and
Beauregard. SEQ before mo mon who