The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-08
GOVERNOR HEARTILY
WELCOMED BY TARHtElS
Backwoods Soldiers OF Virginia and
Carolina Achieved One of Most
Notable Victories Of Revolution.
KINGS MOUNTAIN CAME
AS SUNSHINE IN DARK DAY
Virginia Executive Tells of Brave
Deeds Of Descendants of Scotch
Irish Settlers-136th Anniversary
Enthusiastically Celebrated.
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Gastonia, n. c., Oct Governor
Henry Carter Stuart, of Virginia. was
given a -rousinE reception at King S
Mountain today on the occasion OF his
visit to that historic point as the chief
speaker of the annual celebration of
the revolutionary engagement fought
there
Governor Locke Craig, of North
Carolina in introducing the execu-
tive from the Old Dominion. leaned
on sword welded at the famous
battle by william Depriest, who was
a native OF Virginia.
Governor Stuart in the course of
his speech. which was received with
enthusiasm by a large crowd. de-
clared that the splendid feat of the
Virginia and North Carolina back
woodsmen contributed moro to the
gaining of Independence and the es-
ia blishment Of the American repub-
lie than any other single event of the
memorable conflict.
The people of Kings Mountain
were lavish in their hospitality to
their distinguished guests. Following
the public exercises the two eNcu-
visitors were taken in automobiles TO
the battle ground. The Governor
spoke as follows:
GOVERNOR TELLS OF
VALOR'S SUPREME EXAMPLE.
Mr.. President. Members OF the
Kings Memorial Association. Cover
nor Craig, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Al we gaze upon mountain range
and follow the outlines of its eleva-
ton as II stands against the sky we
find peaks here and there which lift
themselves unevenly above the range,
then one distant peak, grand and ma
jestic. looming above them all. and
seeming 10 pierce the very heavens
In its lofty and lonely eminence. So
1t Is as we read the pages of his
tory and trace the record of the
mighty struggles between men in all
ages. We find the story of some heroic
deed which stands out through al
time and TO all mankind as supreme
example of human valor and never
falling source of human inspiration.
Such an example, such an inspira-
ton Is found on the spot where We
now stand. Here one hundred and
thirty-six years ago was battle
fought which ranks as one of the de-
cisive battles of the world. here was
a victory won which illustrated cour-
age unsurpassed in the annals of all
history. The stand of the eleven
thousand Greeks at Marathon: the
defense of the pass of Thermopylae
by Leonidas; the charge of the Light
Brigade at Balaclava; the heroic de-
Tense of the Alamo; the charge OF
the Scotch Greys at Waterloo under
Hamilton, who. with both arms shot
off. rode with the reins in his teeth;
all these have come down to us as ex-
amples of heroism undimmed by the
centuries that have gone. and to be
y ~.
to come
The deeds Of valor which shine out
from these iilustrious fields were in
defense of a position or incidents in
a great engagement.
The Battle of Kings Mountain was
initiated for a distinct purpose, was
planned more than two hundred miles
from where 1t was fought by q small
body OF independent combatants who
waited not for the necessity Of a de-
fense to arise, but went forth to meet
an invading enemy and crushed him
by q single blow delivered on q 1eld
tar away from the main army, of
which they constituted SO small a
part.
THERE WAS GLORY
ENOUGH FOR ALI.
! shall not undertake to give mon
opoly of credit to any one of the
brave oHlcers who participated in this
engagement. In such a victory there
was and ever will be glory enough
for all. Campbell. the commander;
Sewer. Shelby. Mcdowell, Cleveland,
Winston. Williams, Chornicle, Ham,
bright, Lacy, Hampton, Brandon.
Stone and their brave lieutenants and
men, whether from the Old North
State or South Carolina or Virginia,
must all have their full measure of
credit. distinguished Virginian, on
the one hundredth anniversary Of
this event, spoke for them all when
he said, Let gratitude and glory write
their names in every star that shines
Not on this field alone, but on many
theater of deadly conflict has their
blood and their children's blood flowed
in common stream. Not here alone,
but everywhere at all times through
out the century that has gone fellow
ship OF patriotic passion bound them
together with hooks of steel, and a
kindred heroism refined and exalted
their mutual affections"
II. therefore. l find myself dwell
ing on the participation of the Vir-
gina mountaineers In this memorable
struggle, and If l approach this his
toric spot by the paths the virginians
trod, please remember that /, myself,
am a mountaineer, born and reared
in the Holston settlement, whence
came the regiment of William Camp
bell and where now dwell hosts OF the
descendants of the brave men who fol-
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