The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-15
HAMPTON HIGHLY HONORED.
Veterans March in Body to Great
.hieftaip' s Home.

scrlbud by Gen. Gordon as the creates
man the State OF South Carolina eve
produced. was hUnorci yesterday "a
but few men are ever hoporcd on thi
cath 1t is rare that it falls to the lo
of man to have such tribute paid t,
him by huudI eds Of men, each of " hon
is himself Il hero. Gen. Hampton wa.
nucl affected by the rcmar kahl,
demonstration of affection aud rcgart
made by the griZZlcd survivors of many
il bloody battlefield and las shing charge
so much 50 that towards the end of the
address t. his men his voice was fal.
tcrlng, and he spoke with difficulty.
His heart was full to Overlooking. II
was Il sight that thOsC who witnessed
can never forget. 1t carried to all the
lesson that honor, chivalry and integ.
rity have a reward that no other quail
hCatiOnS can procure.
1t was about $50 O'Clock when the
Confederate veterans in the city fell
into line at the intersection of Gvrva:s
and Main streets for the purpose of
marching TO Geo. IIampton's home
and paying tributc TO him. The pro-
cession was headed by Gen. Walker
and staff and Adjt. Flennikcn, of Camp
Hampton, beating the division colOrs,
and Col. j. Fuller Ly on, commanding
the Abbeville regiment, bearing the
taltercd cOlors Of the Tenth South Car
olina regiment. Just in front were
Messrs. Asher Browne and G. ID. Ebcr-
hardt of the Columbia orchestra, beat.
my the kettle and bass dlums. Fol
loving the veterans were the Sons of
Veterans, headed by Commander Hunt
and staff. in the procession of the
veterans also MAJ chcd several of The
fair sponsors. The old soldiers march
cd out Gcrvais street upon the north
pavement, and the line was over four
blocks-nearly half mile-in length.
a number Of & nfedcrate gray uni
forms were to be seen in the process
sion. AS they passed II residence upon
Gcrvais street Il party of ladies' and
gentlemen gave three cheers for the
old boys.
At Gen. Uampton's residence there
were chairs upon the piazza, and the
members of Wade Hampton chapter,
Daughters of the Confedcracy, occu-
pied them. Near the centre sat Mrs.
Waring, Miss Martin and Mrs. Kohn,
the committee appointed TO confer
upon Gen. Hampton the Southern
Cross of Honor. Gen. Hampton was
talking to Gen. John b. Gordon when
the beat of the drum was heard. The
two generals Immediately said fare.
well, and Gen. Gordon going out,
jumped in il carriage and lett. Gen.
Hampton then stepped out upon the
pOlticO and soon Maj. Hart met him
and warmly shook his land The gen
cral soon afterward sat down in a
large arm chair, as the marching col
mmn advanced.
On his lief: lapel Gen. Hampton
wore reception committee badge; on
the right was beautiful Confederate
badge. As the veterans came up, Gen.
Walker entered the yard and came
upon the portico, warmly greeting Gen.
Hampton. who had risen to receive |
him. He was followed by the division
sponsor and her maids of honor and |
others. The veterans lined up out
side the fence, ten to fifteen feet. In
front of the portico, in the yard, were
a number of little children. Gen.
Hampton remarked that he wished he |
had " horses for all those men out
there
As soon as Adjt. Holmes came upon
the piazza Gen. Walker turned to the |
veteranseand exclaimed "Comrades,
we have come to call on the greatest
Of all South Carolinians, Wade Hamp-
ton. want you to welcome him with
the good old Rebel yell. Now give it
to him, boys - This was done in liue
style.
Then Gen. Walker said: "You boys
all know that | have been saying too
much already, and, besides, | think
that this presentation should be made
by one who followed the great cavalry
leader of South Carolina all through
those four years: | have therefore,
selected Maj. Hart, of Hart's battery,
to present you TO our great chieftain."
(Checrs.)
Maj. Hart, of Yorkville, of the cele-
brated Haru's battery then spoke as
follows:
Z" Gen. Hampton: You have heard
that yell before, anil you heard it in
days when 1T meant something more
than tribute of love and affection 10
you; when it meant terror TO those
who stood before it.
at is my pleasing privilege to present
to you the assembled survivors of two
immortal Confederate armies the one
of Northern Virginia, led by the inn
mortal Lee, and the other the army of
Tennessee, which followed the peerless
Joseph f.. Johnston. These are the
men who stand before you This eyen-
ing, and who for four years carried on
the point Of their bright bayoncts the
Argument for Southern independence
and the prayer for liberty. But well
did they perform their mission. There
are standing before you this evening
men who stood before the red-mouthcd
cannon at Malvern Illll and at Gene.
terry Ridge. Those banners, some of
which we saw this morning, and some
of which think are here, have flashed
upon scores of battcnclds before you,
the grea. leader. / see men here who
followed Lees great line Of soldiery
that were nearly always invincible
men who fought under Hill, and Early
and Jackson and Reaurcgard. | see
before me men whJ followed Joseph
f. Johnston at Franklin, AMI who on Q
score of baLt!cJClds from Lookout
Mountain to Atlanta fought Sherman