The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
WADE HAMPTON.
The State Honors Itself by Erect
ing a Monument
TO HER HEROIC SON.

TO HEB HEROIC son.
Memories of Sixty.Four and Seventy.Si'
r. vived In the Scenes In Column.
bia Last Week Attending the
Unve ling of the Hampton
Monument.
The impressive ceremony Of the IN
yelling OF the handsome 5000
bronze equestrian statue OF Gen
Wade Hampton, one of tho worlds
greatest cavalrgman and South Caro-
uns's greatest statesman and most
lovable son, carried about fifteen
thousand people 20 the city OF o.
lumbis on Tuesday Of LAST week.
Main street, beautifully decorated
In Confederate colors, wss thronged
10 on q big Cay Of fair week, and tbs
long procession representing the Con-
federate organizations Of sha State.
the schools and colleges, the National
Guard organic 4tions, the executive,
judicial snd legislative branches OF
tho State government was cheered to
the echo Us it moved down Main
street from the post office. thence
ar>uud the capitol building opposite
ths stand erected for special guests
by THE SIDE If the statute which faces
the capitol building from the east.
The %outpcuriig IF the crowd from
all over the state, and the enthusiasm
whicn marked every detail Of the
ceremony, manifested an interested
and heslthy csrscit! On the part o.
tho people generally to genuinely
honor = really sreat man. Tha mill
tsry genius OF Hampton at the Tine
of his remarkable campaigns In Vir'
ginia attracted the a6mtring gas OF
the. world az the time, But that be
spent q great fortune rs we'll as exer'
,ised with still greater effect his
splendid fighting capacity through
the four years great struggle, was
not what most endeared him to the
hearts of his countrymen, nor yet was
it his grand work OF redeemtng his
prostra to state from radical rule and
negro domination in '76, when the
greatest self. control and headwork as
we'll as undsunted courage were need
cd to bring success to q very difficult
and delicate undertaking. It was bis
great loving heart that prompted him
to give Sll-his genius, his whole lilo,
al well Is bis propsrsy-to his people
that mas given him q permanent place
in the hsalts of ali who knew him ir
life or are acquainted with his Init
mate history.
Hampton was q type Of the great
South'S old time sr!stC cracy, natures
a%ristocracy, whose ~staadards are III.
tollect and character as well Us cul
tare and refinement and means ano
power. He lived close to nature ant
Was strong, being & physical giant as
we'll ss q prince in marD.rs. Ia
went TO wsr . millionaire, with . big
fortune for those Gays, and he died s
poor man. But none has died with a
richer heritage in all the things that
make men great and entitle them to
respect and admiration. he gave his
genius Is q c~avslryman to his state
after advising against secession.
Then he came home and wrested bis
state from northern thieves In Ghe
teeth Of federal bsyonsts and became
it's strong governor at q time 1t need
ed q big man and r; unded cut his
career with many te,ns in the Unitsd
States senate.
The procession, headed by a Gordon
of police and bands Of music, was 10
charge OF Maj. Theo. G.. Barker,
grand malshal Of tho day, and him.
self q splendid figure OF tho old times.
It was escorted by q squad Of Hamp-
toms old cavalry under Col. L. J.
Lipscomb, Governor Hayward and
staff and Brigadier General Vile
Jones and staff, Of the national guard
organization, came next and these IN
turn were followed by the Citadel
cadets, the Clemson cadets, q com
pany from Porter Military academy
at Charleston and the national guard
organization Of thu state. Next
Major Thomas Carwile and staff OF
the state Confederate division follow
sd by the veterans and Sons Ct veter
ans. A bevy Of pretty women anc
girls bearing banners closed this sec
tion of the parade. N. 1t came s11
carriages bearing these: Gen NJ. q
Butler, the orator CT the da}; Bishof
Ellison Capers, himself 3 distinguish
ed Confederate genera; Maj L'wn'
des, Chairman ]. @. Marshall, OF the
monument comnlsoloD, +. W. HucE'
stahl, the monument &c. p:or, Gov
ernor. elect M. f. Ansel, Fresiden,
BENJAMIN Sloan of the South Caro-
lima University, Hon. R'chsrd l.
Manning of Sumter, Col. B. A. Mtr
gan, superintendent A Coward o.
the Citadel, President D. B. johnson
of Winthrop college, Hon. r.. M. Sea-
brook and Rev. MiRell, Hampton
grand children IN charge OF Col
Wade b. Manning, his chief aid d.
camp, Mayor T. 81. Glbbes, OF 70
lumbia, and Mayor 4. GoooWyl
Rhett Of Charleston.
r. 80 ,,.i,oorad that thpYa Wefo be