The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
WADE HAMPTON.
The State Honors Itself by Erect.
ing a Monument
TO HEB HEROIC son.
Memories of Sixty.Pour and Severty'SiS
Revived in the Scenes in Colrn.
bia Last Week Attesdi0g the
UnveiIigg of the HsnptoE
Monument.
Monument

UnyeiIirg of the HsnptoE
Monument.
The impressive ceremony OF tho un'
yelling Of the hsnasore $4,000
brorze equestrian ststue OF Gen
Wade Hampton, one Of tne worlds
greatest csvalrymsn and South Caro-
nns's greatest statesman and most
lovsble son, carried about fifteen
thousand people to the city Of 90,
lunbia on Tuesisy Of lsst week.
Main street, beautifully decorated
in Confederate colors, was throngee
IS on . big 0sy OF fair week, and the
long procession representing she Con-
federate organizations OF the State
the schools and colleges, the National
Gusrd organizations, the executive,
judicial and legislative branches OF
the Stste government wss cheered tc
the echo as it moved down Main
street from the post cflce. thence
around the cspitol building opposite
the stand erected for special guests
By the sice tHe s52te which faces
the cspit>l builctug lron the east.
The outrcuripg G: she crowd from
ali over the stats. and tire enthuslss
whicn marked every dstsii OF tbs
csre uony, nsniresEed al interested
and heslthy capacity on the part OF
shs people generally to gehutuel!
honor 3 reilly sr.at nan. The ntE
ts,y genius Of HAMPTON at the . m
Of bis rersrs cle csnps!gns IN Viz
gints attracted ch acmiring gsss o.
the world at the :iU> But that ne
spsnS great fc-tuns as vel as sxsi
ssseG with stlll greater effect DIS
splendid fighting capacity througS
the + ,ur years great struggle, was
not whst most endeared him to the
hearts OF bis countrynen, nor yet was
it his grand work Of redeening MS
prostra!e susie from radical rule ana
negro domination in '76, when the
greatest self control and nesdwork as
veil ss undaun,ed courage were neso
ed to brins success TO very difficult
snc delicate undertaking. It Wss hls
great loving heart that prompted hin
to give aG-his genius, his whole life,
IS well IS bis prope-sY-so bis people
thst has given him permanent place
in the hearts Of all who knew him IN
life or are acquainted with his intl
mate history.
Hampton was 3 type OF the grest
south's old tine aristCcrscy, natures
sristcc,acy, whose staodsrds are IL
tsnect and character IS we'll as cui,
tare and renEemens and mssns aoo
power. &c livsd close 20 nature sno
was ssrong, ce,s.g phTsicsl eiant IS
well as prlucs in manners. 81,
vent to vsr millionaire, with q big
fortune for those Gays, and he died .
poor man. But none has died with .
r.cner heritage IN all the things that
make men great snd ent!Sle them 70
respect and admiration. BE gave his
genius as cavslrynan to his state
after advising agsinst secession.
Then he came home and wrested bis
state f1om northern thieves In obe
teeth CT federal bay yonets snd became
its strong governor st 3 time 1t need
ed . big man and rounded out bis
csyeer with many terms IN the Onluec
States seDSte.
The procession, headed by q Gordon
of police and osnos Of music, was lo
charge ct Maj. Theo. G. Barker,
grand marshal OF the day, and him
self 8 splendid figure OF the old shines.
Il wss escorted By squsa OF Hanp-
toms old cavalry under Col. 7. j.
Ltpsconb, Governor Heywsrd snc
staff and Brigsdier General Willie
Jones and staff, Of the national gussc
organization, csne next and these 10
turn were followed By the Citsoei
cadets, the Clemson cadets, a com
psny from Porter Military academy
AZ Charleston and the nstionsl gusro
organisation Of ths state. Nfxf
Mstor Thomas Carwile and staff VI
rng state Confederate division follow.
ed nv the veterans and sons ct vster.
ans. A beyy Of pretty women anc
girls bearing banners clcssd this Sec
tson Of the parade. Next came siS
csrrisgss bearing these: Gen n: q.
Butler, the orator of the day; Bishop
Ellison Cspers, himself : distinguish.
or Confederate general; Msi. Lovl.
6es, Chairman ). Q. Marshall, OF the
monument commission, E: W. auck.
stshl, the monument sculptor: Gov
ernor.elecu N. T. Ansel, President
BENJAMIN Slosn Of the South Caro-
Inns University, Hon. Richard I.
Manning Of Sumter, Col. 3. A. Nor.
gan, superintendent A. Coward OF
Enc Citsdel, President D. B. Johnson,
Of Winthrop college, Hon. F NJ. Sea
brook and Rev. MikelI, Hsmpton's g
Grand children in charge Of Col.
Wade q. Msnning, his chief aid de
csap. Mayor T. 81. Giboes, OF Co.
lnno,a, and Mavor 3. Goodwin
Rhett Of Charleston.
Ibls esunA.ec mat there were be.
tween ten and fifteen thousand visit
or nented by the cisy's popuia'
uon, all business hsving been suspend
ed In honor IT tie OCCASION. 4 1es'
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