The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-06-20
5NE0CENIE ANn PEACE.
Il Touching Incident Of the Ex
erciScS at Chick lanaupa.

The following description Of Il t,iii;li
III" incident at thc Chichamnlwa un-
N'ling was written by Col. Jas. -.
lilanhlnG, "l Sumter. 10 one nt his
E!AnddauGhi"rS, who klnaly allowed il
To he published:
ohc "i tho mos, appropriate and
pathetic incldcHls at Chickamauya
happened at Ihc beginning of the crrr-
money OF mvrillny the monument. It
was truly typical of the two leading
Thoughts Of the occasi"n-wur, peace.
General Capcrs, Il noble specimen Of
The South Carolina soldier of 1863.
still iull OF the fire Of patriotism, had
reached the last clause of his address +:
up to this moment he WAS the repre-
sentative of war and carnage, of
mans inhumanity t, man" But
one thing more was to be said or done
lie called for the four little girls who
were to unvcil ;hc monument. The
second brought forward was little
Ethel, granddaughter of General
Walker in command OF the South Car
olina |. G. Veterans, who ilati been
in tiles from Gettysburg to Calves
ton. She was rs bright as one of the
gay flowers which bCdeGkcd the battle
field. Her childish timitity made he,
shrink back till she was hidden hy two
Of her compccrs; and as she could not
be seen, Colonel Holmes a. A. G..
pulled chair 10 stand her on it, when
Bishop Capcrs, prompted by his big,
but tender heart, picked her up in his
sialwart arms amt held her aloft, the
perfect type o! peace and purity; and
he himself, now converted from the
stern warrior to the man OF God, pro-
claimed ny actions stronger than
words, " Peace on earth good VIII to
ward men, "Of such is the kingdom
OF hcHvrn"
The contrast was so impressive that
tears flowed freely down the bronzcd
checks of many old veterans. Would
that some poet had been present TO
pen companion picture 10 that, in
g The Peri 1T the Gates of Paradise. -
Ct the rough warrior, Il PROSTATE ptni-
tent, and The PERI lying to the
Heavens Chanccry with the muttcrcd
prayer and demanding admittancc as
bearing the gift most acceptable to the
1
followed wars, now that the fires of
youth have burnt out, do most hate
hl"ohshcd and love the peaceful fire
side.
Standing, as we were, under the
! shadow of Il magnificent monument to
SO many of the Confederate dead of
South Carolina and in view Of Wrander
monuments to many more Of the gal
liant dead of our former Federal foes,
with the Stars and Bars and the Stars
and Stripes floating above our heads,
Gen. Capcrs representative Of the
one and Gen. Boynlon OF the other,
Grasping hands, with the little girl,
the dove OF peace, uncOnsciously chant
ing the reclaim in words inaudiblc,
but louder than could fall from hor
| chcrub lips, "I COME, | come! the
Angel Of Peace to cement this bond of
brothcrly love between former foes. -
May the incident be truly typical of
the future Of this great republic.
sincerely hope that Col. Henderson
may prove as true rs prophet as he is
a great orator, when in Gaping the
climax of soul-slirring thoughts, which
crowded each other 80 closely through
his address, he declared. this mighty
reunited people can never again be
divided into hostile ranks-the great
republic Of States shall never ayaln be
separated one from the othcr--ncvc1-
more; ncVermorc. ). ID. b.
Chattanooga, May 27, 1901.