The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-27
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"oAoeS "Hu "ulcS Ill Ine WOrlQ.
Tho place Of meeting, where the
stand had been erected, was in q
woodland in tho triangle formed b,
tho Ninety Six and Cokesbury roads
one mile and quarter south Of the
square, the property Of the estate of
the late Lieutenant Governor James
II. Irby, Gather Of the late United
States Senator j. L. NJ. Irby.) The
marshalls of the day had been promot-
cd on the field-for there had been
mighty little planning of details for
the gathering. However, this caused
no confusion, for were there not hun
dreds Of Confederate cavalrymen,
and was not every lad, rs we'll, at
home in the saddle9 There wero
enough of Hampton s old Legion to
have Differed brigade.
The procession was led by carriages
with the speakers and there were pro-
badly no more than half dozen car
rlages and phaetons in going order in
the county in those days. They were
all used. Gen. Hampton, I think,
rode in the carriage of the late Col.
Rutherford p. Todd, the last COM
mander of the Sd South Carolina regi-
ment, and the candidate for State
Senator. Col. William Dunlap Simp-
son, the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, who succeeded Gen. Hamp-
ton rs Governor, and was then elect
ed Chief Justice, being Laurens
man, and idolizcd in the county, of
course, received ovation second only
to Gen. Hampton. Indeed, nothing
better illustrates how completely and
fully the personality of Hampton per-
vaded the campaign than the fact |
that he remained the central and tow
erlng figure, even in the presence of |
local leaders of more than local re-
nown. One hears nowadays great !
deal about other leaders of Seventy
Six, of Butler, Gary, Hagood, Brat
ton and Goumans, and no one would
charge me with substracting from their
splendid fame. but the simple truth is
that the spirit Of Hampton, in the
hearts of his people, lowered like the
figure of Saul anon" his brethren in
the eyes Of the Hebrews. "Hurrah for
IIampt"n!' was the cry whose echoes
never died anon" the hills, and in
that cheer WAS victory.
Some Musical Features.
One or two visiting brass bands.
from Cirecnvillc and Ncwberry, per
hapS. were in the procession and the
Laurens Band was probably not as
noisy that day as it was wont to be
as at "radical" meetings, when a
conservative amount Of discord was
the road to ultimate harmony and
peace.
AS the procession moved along
South Harper street one could see lit
lie of it, the dust was so great, but
now the hoofbcats could be heard in
spite Of the yelling and the crash Of
band music. Frequently, too, there
was singing, sometimes by a single
company and sometimes by two or
three, and then down the whole line.
Many old tunes were used. but "John
Brown S Body' was the favoritc to
which tho riders usually came back
after futile attempts ut later airs.
The country boys, and the villagers
were country boys then, were not we'll
acquainted with Snat chcs from popu-
lar comic opera of the day. These were
the words to "John Brown that
the red-shirts sang, over and over
again:
well hang Dan Chamberlain on a
sour apple tree
AS we go marching h-o-o-me!'
The second verse substituted some
other name for Governor Chamber
s and so Oh down the list. Nobody
remembered then that Mr.. Chamber
ain was an angel Of light by the side
If other "Radicals," for the battle
vas on, but have heard in the midst
IF that campaign prominent Demo-
'rats speak we'll Of him, especially Of
lis personal courage and ability. '
A County on Horseback. 8
1t was said at the time that the pro-
'ession numbered 1890 mounted men,