The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-15
The Heroes Of the Lost Cause
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The Heroes Of the Lost Cause =
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the cOnfederata nOnume
pointing, IN that there we. -,
from the surrounding couuL.y Lue
committee. considering the OCCASION,
had Z right 10 expect. but from the
standpoint ot enthusiasm and entertain
meu,. The mec!iuy WAS Il grand success.
Probably the raw weather had some
i1niu. 10 do with the small country at
iteulaucr, and then too, conditions are
not calculated to respuud heartily 10
auv cause which calls for money, mat
te,.s not iiow llu"itorions JUST al pr"seut !.
/ The chairman OF the committee. i. Il.
! l.es~snr, Esq. presided. aud at:"t
brirtls ,ralius the meetings "bje,:',
Cauluiu d. j. Braahaln was introduced
To talk l;, ;he audienct, which by Itiat
time had swelled considerably The
Captain was a free lance. and he luduig-
"a himself 10 "reminiscences which were
interesting. and at times the old wa:
morse would get fred up ard grow el"'
ouvnt. We know of nothing more pleas
! ing u those who have passed through
the fiery flruace' than 10 be able To
/! tell the tale TO those who viii stop long
enough in this busy life to listen. Cap
tain Bra,!liam'S pleasure Is 10 fight the
battle of the war all over and over again
and again.
The committe had assurances from
Hon. E. D. Smith. Col. James Arm
strong and Hon. f. H. Weston that they
would be present, but death III the
faulty OF ''o'. Armstrong prevented his
attendance, bushes, ,ielalei Mr.. Wts-
+; Ton and it was not until Monda. nlsht
! that Srpalor Smith stnt his regrets for
! his Inability 10 be here. Bu; noiwlth-
standing the failure Of these other gen.
| tlemsn the people were exceedingly
| fortunate in heArii,. Rou. Thomas g..
Mcleod OF BishoDri'ic.
Governor Mcleod, alter Very happy
introduction by the chairman, made one
of the best addresses Of the kud we
have ever heard, teemiu@ viii; elo.
ouence, and replete with historical
facts. the address was both entertaining
and instructive. He treated the history
of the war between the States from the
view point Of the philosopher. and his
argument for States rights was MAD
s,er piece. He argued that slavery WIS
not the cause which brought on the war.
but an incident of that momentou>
struggle. and his word picture of the
sacrifices made by those who wore the
grey. and the women OF this couut:y
was indeed Il revelation To The preseu:
generation, whose only knowledge OF
that crises was obtained from the text
books. He traced the conditions back
10 the days of the Puritan and the Cav
ilier, and showed when and we're these
two elements landed and the sections
they Inhabited, the jealoHsles, and the
prejudices, together with the patriotism
of those who stood up for their const!tu-
tona! rights. He paid glowing trb-
ute TO the old confederate soldier. pic
! tured his prvations and his sacrifices,
and his plea for the memory OF these
heroes that their deeds Of valor be kept
green was the outpourinHs uf the heart
OF one who loved To plead tie cause OF
his forebears He urged his hearers to
respond 10 the call for the memorial
which is 10 grace the court house square
that future generations might know
, as when the drum and buyle called her
men To duty. We will not pretend TO
give an account OF this gifted orators
speech, but suffice it 10 say that he
aroused the enthusiasm Of this people,
and from now on the movement 10
commemorate the deeds OF the soldiers OF
this county is an assured success The
address was an intellectual treat.
| Mai. Abe Levi vas called upon, and
he TOO spoke WORDS of encouragement,
and after his remarks subscriptions was
called for which amounted to over $500.
Metz's brass band from Charleston fur.
uished music for the occasion, and when
they played Dixie "Old Rock" and some
more of the old heroes forgot their in
6.mities, and imagined themselves hx-
ing for the order Forward March. 10
the afternoon Metz's band gave q con.
cert especially for the ladies who were
out in greater force than in the morn
ing, and again Mr.. Mcleod made u
most delightful! address.
Major Levi for the committee an
nounceo the following auxiliary com
i ,nittee. who will organize to compete
with the men in raising the necessary
funds for the monument. This com
mi,tee in Mrs. D. N. Bradhan, Mrs.
w. c. Davis. Mrs. F. 0. Richardson,
Mrs Joseph Sprotr, Mrs. S. Oliver
O'Bryan. Miss Edna Brocklnton and
!. Miss Augusts Appelt. The picture OF
the memorial was on exhibition, it is
of marble 27 feet high, capped with a
Con tederate soldier in uniform 1t is
to be ou granite base, and placed IN
the center Of the court house square.
Mr.. Mcleod was greatly gratified at
the magnificent response OF those who
contributed, and said that with such a
people there is absolutely 90 doubt
that the enterprise will succeed.
The people who attended feel under
obligations to Mr. Mcleod for his COM
log here TO lend his aid TO this great
and noble undertaking.