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The Press and Banner By HUGH WlfcSO.V & W. (J. BENE'] Wednesday, May 21, 1879 The Confederate Monnment. 5\o more interesting ceremony hastak en place in South Carolina in a genera tiott than tlio unveiling of the Confede rate Monument in Columbia last Tues day. After many years of patient anc persistent effort* sustained throughou tliAt period of her history during whiel this State has literally been prostratcprostrate politically, .prostrate commor cially,?the Ladies' Monumental Assoc! a'-ion has brought its pious labours to j most successful close, and now sees tin fruit of those labours in the strikinj monument which no* adorns the groum of the State House. 'Which to admin the ftost, it is hard to tell?the nobh purpose of the Association, or the wo manly heroism and devotion exhibitcc in the accomplishment of that purpose Now tho work is finished, the weary la bour of raising funds is ended, tho nion ument to the Confederate dead has beet unveiled*. As might have been eicpectec the occasion was attended with all th< pomp and circumstance which could b( bestowed by the patriotism, love and devotion of our people. Columbia put or her gala dress> and crowds of visitor? flocked thither IVoin all parts ot tho State men and women, soldiers and civilians In other columns our readers Will lisid i full account of tho interesting proceedings which we copy from tho Charleston Sexes and Courier? a journal that took a? much interest in the celebration anc' spent as much labonr and pains upon : complete description as if the scene hac been in Charleston. We publish the oration delivered bj Octi. John S. Preston. It is seldom tha we have the pleasure of printing so elo quent a speech. It contains many fin< passages, wnich of themselves woult stamp the author as an orator of tin highest rank. At the same time, main will regret that Gen; Preston did not ex purgate from his oratiou a few fiery pas sages xvlwh perhaps prudence shouh huvc excluded Greenville awl the Diocesan Conven tion. The convention of the Protestant Epis copul Church in tho Diocese of Soutl Carolina held its xumual session last weel in Christ Church, Greenville, heginninj Wednesday, May 14. Bishop E. W. B Howe presiding. A large number of ho and clerical delegates attended. Rev. J 1). McCollough ivas re-electod secretary jind ho appointed Rev. Ellison Capers as distant secretary* Rev. John Johnson of St. Phillips, Charleston, preached thi opening sermou, taking as bis genera subject the unconscious testimony born* by science to the truth of revealed relig ion, a subject which he handled will f reat learning and ability. Bishop How* delivered his usual address to the con vention on Thursday. It was a most ex cellont discourse dealing practically witl the ditticulties of the times. It will b? published. Uufortunately Bishop IIow< was far from well in beulth duriug th< session of the convention. Happy is that people who have no an nals, and suroly happy istlfc Church thai has no heated discussions. This year's sossion of the diocesan Convention wa.< marked ;>y the absence of excitement anc discussion. The business transacted was mainly routine, and the convention ad Journed on Friday forenoon to meel next May in St. Phillip's Church, Charles * ton. The lay and clerical delegates enjoyet their visit to Greenville, and uo wonder The Greenville people opened their hospi table doors and spread their boiinteoiii boards for the members of the Convention and did everything that kindneu and courtesy could suggest to make theij eta}* in Greenville pleasant and momora ble. In spite of nomo thunder-showers of short duration, the weather was pro pitious, and the bustling town of Greenvillo looked its best in its spring livorv mm ^ Historical Sketch of South Oarolini Military Academy' We have received from Mr. C. I Walker, the Secretarj* of the "Associa tion of Graduates," a copy of the abov< work, written by Colonel John P. Thotn an, Superintendent of Carolina Military Institute, Charlotte, X. C. TheSkethis published by the Association, the princi pal objoct being to "place the record o the Acadcmy in permanent shape. Tht perusal of this Sketch of tho Academj from the pen of one of its distinguishec . graduates will prove interesting to al who were ever in any way connected with that institution, which is numbered amongthe honored institutions of tin State in ante bellum days. Only a limited edition was printed, in'.tended to cover tho cost of publication Copies may be had of Walker, Evans A Cogswell, Charleston, S. C. Bound in . clotk $1.50 per copy. In paper ?1.00. Rct. J. Hidon, I>. D. During our recent visit to Greenvillt we had the pleasure ol meeting frequently with aivi seeing a good deal of our ole friend the Bev. J. C. Hiden, D. I)., of the Greenville Baptist Church. Although w< were therein a lay delegate to tho Epis> copaJ Convention, ho comported hirnsel; toward uu ^Itkea very?brither." It is Itard to tell which side of his character i> most to be admired, and whether to bim beetas aorian, as a minister, cr as at editor. Am a man ho is a most genia! companion ; as a minister he draws t< bis ehurcb every Sunday evening crowd? of people of all denominations ; as an editor lie is making the Baptist Conner tc be read from Carolina to California. On( ina? in his time, no doubt, plays man? parts, but Or. Hidon plays many parts at the same time, and they are good parts Sewn aad Conner- -Newspaper 1-u ?:'JSi&Jz-,; iL:. ternrto. . Tho reader# of the Pre** and Bannci will be struck with the ability and enter prise of the Charleston yews and Couria as displayed in the excellent account ol tho UHveiling ceremony, a large part o: which wo extract fiom tho columns o; that Journal. Although Charleston is at a conBiderable distance from Columbia the Wednesday morning's New* ant Courier furnished its readers with ton j columns of small type, describing Tucs day's proceedings in Columbia. Not on> Jy was the account full and particular, bui it was remarkable for its arrangement subdivisions and "sub-heads" and for iti freedom from oven typographical blun ders. What Southern nowapaper car ?qual that jourifcxlistic achievement ? Pianos and Organs.?Grand Introduc tion Sale. Ono tnousana Iirsb-viiwtn ui.iuuiimiiu from best makers to bo placed in Southt-rn homes for introduction and advertise mcnt Pianos. 6 Out. 8125. 7i Oct. $150 Organs, 9 .stops, $57 ; 13 stops, 5571; Mirror Top, 13 stops $N<>. Choice instruments at lowest prices ever known. ( yearn written guarantee. 15 days test trial. (/'bickering, Knabe, Mathushek Wober and Southern Gem Pianos, sMa *on A Hamlin and Peloubet & Peltoi Organs inclined in this sale. A clcai tiweep; no reserve; new instrument.' fresh from Factory. Only sale of th( kind aver carried out in the U. S. Foj introduction sale circular, address Lud den A Hates' Southern Music House, Savannah, Oa? the (treat Wholesale Piant end Organ Depot of the South. 4t. If yon wantagood custom-mado bug ay, call on T. ('. Seal, old staud of Seal it Sign. * _ . THE MUTILATED BIBLE. ?j -1 Enquirer's Last Shot at 3Ir. Martin, j r>; Editors I'rrsx ar.il Maimer ; I 1 1 j Mr. Martin's lengthy reply to the questions ,! contained in my communication of ^:!d nil., j - j amounts dimply to tins. 1st. He pleads gull-j ty to the charge of huvinu used the words ' mutilated Bible" wlili reference to all Chris-1< . | tlnns other than believers in l'resbyterianism j and "ju8tlfles" their use. to employ a legal | term. '.'d. He disowns having employed the. j language "Arminlan and otUer bodies of! . j Christians w?ight tw considered churches, Ac." and desires to substitute lor "might" the j words "an1 properly." ' . | With regard to the tlrst. part of thissumma-1 j ry, 1 have'only to observe that inasmuch as Mr. Martin thanks <?<nt that for "nine days I j past he has been permitted to labor shoulder j to shoulder, heart to heart, hand in hand, M t j with his Itaptist and Methodist bivtliren in a most glorious revival," it. is evident, thatj | their mutilation of the Jtiblcdoes not amount.' -1 to much, and that therefore, we are to con- M I st.rue his language on that point in the sag- 1 ' [ gested "Pick wiculan sense." 1 suppose also J' . on the same principle it is to he so construed |( wltii reference to others not Baptists nor Metli- ( I j odists. With regard to the second part, I am 11 j happy to know that Mr. Martin did not use j1 the language attributed to him in your re- j1 I' port, and therefore, of course, my si riciures j , II are cheerfully withdrawn, as also my jtixta- j 1 position of the I'ope of Home anil .Mr. .inn - , > ) tin, which was conditioned upon tlie cotreel- j ness of your report, as you will remember. I s Ami 1 am reaily to make any reasonable j - apology for the comparison, if it he felt that , apology Is needed. ' As for the rest of the article, it is only a new version of an old story, opening the * door to a controversy that has been racing those three hundred years or more. Into this controversy I must respectfully decline to enter, believing it will neither advance the 1 cause of truth nor promote the wcllfare of the kingdom of (.Sod. I To prevent any misunderstanding I desire > t to state that on the morning of the day on! j which my tirst communication appeared Mr. 5 Martin asked me the point blank question, I . I "Are you Enquirer?" audi replied in the! I affirmative. Insofar, therefore, as he is con1' ci-rncd. the communication was not aiioiiy- j j | mous, for he knew who the writer of it was! | before he began to prepare his r?;ply. Anoth- j , I er inaccuracy I wish to point out and I am j done. He says I made the "very common | ' mistake" of confounding Calvinism and, i> Presbyterian ism. A careful perusal will satisI fy him that I made the distinction, while lie i ' | overlooked the fact that I did. My words II were "1'resbyterianisni us a system of doc j friwM." Webster and Worcester will inform 1 " him that the term "I'reshyter'anism" in-! | eludes both the doctrines ami the discipline of the Presbyterians. My qualification, | 1 therefore, is strictly accurate and correct, I and he has made the mistake, and not I. In conclusion, allow me to thank you very I much for the use of your columns: to extend I , I to Mr. Martin inv grateful acknowledgments I I for bis courtesy, and to subscribe myself t j still goodn&turciily, " ENijl'IKU. j j COLORED TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. | J Some Reasons v,nj it Miouiu oe urgaiiized* ' ' Editors Press and Manner i In your issue of the Ttti instant appears an | article from the pen of in.v friend, V.'. \V. Frazler, who is much better prepared for | 1 newspaper writing than I am, ami whose ini thils never appear in public print, only ho- ( neath some useful article urging the colored , teachers to organize a colored Teachers' In- , . 6titutc. I No one favors such an organization more | than I do, though I am not Informed what j the object <>f it Is. Yet It must be for some ; . good purpose, for it originated among our , white friends whose standing in society is , > second to none, and who for education and re- , c flnement rank among the moA civilized na tions of the globe. They never untake any-1 ? thing without ascertaining all the advantage es and disadvantages contained in it, and | their hands arc always ready to help the ( f needy. We (the colored part of the population! are in a dungeon of ignorance, and | nothing will help more to light hp our path i< through the dismal valley t httn to organize; ourselves into some society imitating our I ( " white friends and walking In the paths so' brilliantly illuminated by them. ' Let the colored teachers come out and or-1 gani ze the society and arrange the matter so j 1 as to have a general review of it by the Hon. , Hugh S. Thompson, while ho Is canvassing i> the State In August, reviewing the white so- , cieties. Nothing will do more to prove our title to the posititlon we occupy, and no civ- j l ilized community will appreciate such a a movement more thau those among whom i " we live. Our pecuniary chances to educate ourselves . 'at this time are very limited but let us over " come them like Columbus, Franklin and otli- i . I !>! niiir, liv iHlii'i'llt Itlinliflltion of ( our minds and time to study, and while pre-! ] 5 paring our minds to tench those entrusted to i 3 our care, let us endeavor to make tor <?nr- j selves a character. Let us fall into the clian- ? J nel of morality and there remain. Let us do- | vote our time exclusively to the culture and j civilization of ourselves and race. Ignorance ] - and Intelligence will not do well together and j . as intelligence Is the most powerful we may ' expect that it will rule this country for ages i I to come, and let. jis net in the path of Intelll- i genceand as it passes It will leave us a spark i 3 to illuminate our paths. j I ('apt. John Smith saved his life l>v showing i the Indians his compass, and telling them i * wonderful stories about it, and Columbus al- j . so created wonder among his fel low men by i Ills wonderful knowledge of astronomy. So | t then we see that intelligence is power that i can be used for a good or a bad purpose. i Let us organize the society. f ENOCH \V. LINDSAY. ? District Conference of the A. Jll. E. j Church, for the Abbeville P. E. 1 District of the Columbia Animal Conference. < COKESHCKY, 8. C., May l-'Uh 187!?. Mr. Editor, according to previous appointments the District Conference above named convened in St. Paul Church in this place, ] " .May U, Kev. J as. T. JilUter, jTCSliunu. I i , Devotional exercises were conducted h.v . Ilcv's. S. II. Jefferson, S. K. Wilson, II. 15. - Prcssley, and Brother IX Carter. After ?i short and a few appropriate remarks the Conference proceeded to business by the election . of Hev's.S. II. Jefferson and J. Win. hikes as secretaries, C. l'ierce Nelson, Chief Reporter for the Christian recorder, the pc.pic's watch* man, and the Abbeville J'rvxs and Banner, t lie otliciul organ of the county, and one of the best conservative paper In the State. The Rev. F. Ilammltt was elected assistant reporter. The bars of the Conference was then fixed, and Brothers L. K. Jackson, F. ('uniiinirlutm, was elected niarshalls, hours for meetings and adjournments were fixed, to meet at St a. in. and adjourned at 1 p. m. Alter which the chairman auuouncod the following committees. On P. E. Assessment, f?. II. Jefferson, B; C'? Irviu. On part of lay Delegates, J. T. Stewards! Lh Curter, F. Cunningham, L. K. Jackson. On Finance, C. l'ierce Nelson, L. 1>. Clay. M. IX Morris, F. Cunningham. t <tr. ni.Klli. Wrirvliin I' Pierce Vplsnn (ieoi I ' I j T.biffiunj; j.\Viii.I.i"k'es. ""J ,1 On Literary Institute, S. H. Jefferson, J.i ' Wm, Likes, C. Pierce Nelson, Prof J. W.! II Morris, A. M. , | On State of tlio County, S. II. Jefferson, G; l IT. Strickland, J. Wm. Likes. Prof. J. W. , Morris, A. M. Ou Greenville Mission. L. D.Clay, S. R;l I Wilson, N. Childs. i 1*. K. Council, S. II. Jefferson, R. C. Jrvln,! " C. Pierce Nelson, N. Childs, Win. Contain,! . i Edward Perrin. On Printing, S. II. Jefferson, J. Wm. Likes, ' C. Pierce Nelson. i After the reading of the above named committees, Conference adjourned, to meet at the stated hour. Afternoon session was brief, the claims of the Greenville Mission and Payne institute, were represented by brothers linker and! 5 Strickland, which resulted in the pledging of each brother the sum of one dollar to the ' Greenville Mission and live dollars each to [ the College. Prof. J. W. Morris, A. M. was j introduced to the Conferenev, and address > the meeting in soin every feeling and appro,! priate remarks. At the conclusion of which lie invited the conference to attend the An. / ninrnfMicpineiit of Payne Institute. ? ' which was to take place on the evening oi l I j May Olli, the conference accepted the Invita-' i iitioti und attended the commencement in a ! ' body. ] 5! Alter which it was pronounced by our best 11 ?| arbiter n icroinl affair, and reflected much j i | credit to our esteemed Principal, J. W. Morris j J ' j A. M. also the dainties, wliicli was prepared JI I j tor the children May Party, und lor the I wearied Itinerant, was really even too much , 1 >) tor an epicurean preacher, for all looked upon i 5 i the Pastor und Professor with an eye of envy. |? 8A.HBAT1I APPOINTMENTS. * { j St, Paul 11 o'clock a. m. Kev. .1. T. Baker, 3 i j ) o'clock p. m. J. Win. Like*, 7 o'clock p. m. S. | It. Wilson, College Chapel, II si. ni. ]),J1. t Allen, 3 p. m. F> Hummltt, .St, Join* II a. in. | r H. B. Pressley, K. Perrin, Pinny Grove, 11 < a. m. J. 11. Kcitt,T? J. Stewards, our Sabbath j I day journey was indeed a great work lor the . , Lord. *, Spiritually it was a great field day for the true believers in Christ, liy aceessution to , the church (32) thirty-two converts (3) three. t Financially, it wax a success considering the | . scarcity of money, receipt for tile day at St. , Paul Slfl.fi. Other points were not reported, i j Reports from the several com m It lees were |i I called for and reported accordingly. P. K. , "Isalary, (S25.a0) seven hundred and twenty-1 . I five dollars. <'ollected for Payne Institute j ] ' j during tin- meeting ($11.lo) eleven dollars and ! i I fifteen cents. Upon the adoption of lite re-if I port of literary, a literary institute was or-j j gauized, with Ucv. Jus. T. Baker, President,11 f S. H. Jefferson, Vico-President, J. Win, Likes 11 - find K. C. irvln were elected secretaries,', II Viitirimi TVrrin Treasurer: ('.P. Nelson. Cor-i \ I, responding Secretary. After which confor-j I once adjourned to inect at S o'clock p. m. to j i bear the educational sermon by Rev. S. il.i I! Jefferson, which wassublimcd and In conclusion too much cannot bo said in encomium] i j of the several discourses, delivered during the . j conference, and among them were the intro-1 ^ I ductory sermon l>y the itev. Wni. Hurgess, j f ! which was unsurpassed on such an occasion.; i i! Our people at Ookesbury were blessed beyond . r : comprehension, the address of the Presiding j I , j Elder was received with great attention, and j t by appropriate resolution was ordered to belt '! spread upon the face of the journal. Hev. 11 . | Joel W. Townseud, of the M. E. Church c ! South, was introduced to the conference by h 1; the Presiding Eider and was Invited by tlie'f j brethren to Address the conference which was | j j warmly received, by resolution. After three i' j consecutive days sessions, conference ad-U Ijourucd. li C. PIERCE NELSON. Reporter. 11 < | ? J We dowlsh somerlght good woman would ! 1 take our friend Wilson, of the Abbeville |t ' Prrxs mid Jiumicr, under her charge. It seems i \ | to us that he sets up all night to tind out i : whether we read bis paper or not. We ask ' 1 j his pardon, however, for our mistake iu put-! < j Ting mo .tnuuviiie papers in opposition w? uiu ?i i fast schedule. It was (ho Anderson papers we i 1 j Intended, but tliey are quieting down. (Jot 1 , i married, Hugh. got. married. It will settle j . j your nerves and make "j o sleep o'nigths."?! u j | Union Times. it 'j "Sufterer" writes its: "ts It wrong"to kill a f man who plays In a brass band and lives | J - next door to you?" Well, that depends a 1 r great deal. If he plnyn 1 lie E-tlat, and has ' -'been playing seven or eight years, It would 1 .j be very wrong. Hut if he plays the tuba, and ^ : has only been practicing about three weeks? j' '! kill hltn, kill hlin at ouew; go into his house ! * land shoot lilin: we send you the loan of a ] i gun by this mail ,?JJur liny ton llawUcye. j J . j Am, manner of repairing rlonc l>v T. 0. ( *!Soul, utpricca to suit the tiinoe. " * In Our Patriot Dead. IS TEARS AM) LOVE 1TE BUM THE J It SWORDS. Hreenwood liring-s Memorial Flower: to Decorate the Graves of those who Foil iu their Country's Service. * Speech by James 11. ltiec, Esq., Mai io, i?ry. (Xiiirty-iSix Guardian.) 'Mflirx nf the Manorial Axxocialion, Fellow Soulier*, and ! cUow-Citizens: The air is heavy to-day Willi precious mem iries. We meet to wreathe with llowers tin ;raves of our dead. We have chosen the an liversar.v of thcdcatli of Jackson, the grand st figureof our struggle, as the most aus]ii ions hour f<>r these oH'crings. With each re lurring year we come afresh to bury am >ruisc our fallen heroes. Is this right??am s this wise? It is rujUt, because II is founder id the principles -of Ktcrnal Justice. It ii vise, for the development of individual am latioiinl character is moulded by the exoin ilars continually before the view. The nen srul sentiment of reverence for the depnrtci >as been specially erystalized arom.d tin neinory of those who have fallen in the dc ence of their country. From the earliest times nations have pah lose attention to mausoleums for the depart rd, and Ihe civilization of a people has bcei lie measure of their care for Ihe dead. The Eastern nations buried in caves anc xcavations in the mountains and in tin olid roc*. AbrahanHioiiijht Mticpelah, ant he princes of Judali spent large sums ant ti,,. <ifi|] to build and dec rale their tombs, Babylon lavished lici wins to prepare tlic lust resting places o lerchlldreii anil to umkv them as eternal ai icr hills, ami so embalmed their bodies as ti >reserve their lineaments to modern times I'he splendor ami accuracy of inscription 01: he tombs of the Persian kin^s at l'crsepoiii las been the admiration of tin; ages. Tin lubitntions of the dead vied in costliness a ik pletulor with the abodes of the living, ant vcre far more permanent. The tombs of tin 'iiaroulis, the warrior kings of Knypt, live ii he Pyramids, the most stupendous and tin nost perfect mecliauical triumphs of anuicn .lines. Greece paid equal honors to her dead lie oes, and added the further element of plac ng these homes of the dead amid the haunt! if the living, that their presence might be t oiitinuai inspiration to her children. Ar :cinesla built to her husband's memory i :0111b?one of tire "Seven Wonders" of tin tvorld?an oblong square, -ill feet eompas: itid i:U? feet high, called Mausoleum, from hi: name Mausolus. The Grecian youth walked iiid breatiied, and sported, and studied, am dept. and triumphed under the statues o liieir great ancestors. Home crowned the triumphs of her arm, rt itli tlie products of the civilization of he more cultivated neighbors. She dcspoilei the cities of Italy ; she impoverished Hie sa :red soil of Athens, and made her poor in teed, bv removing the treasures with whicl genius had enriched her history. Tlic tri iimphal arches t?? Ikt heroes still attract Ho man devotion to Roman valor. In modern times England and France tiavi typified I he warrior nations of t lie world fhey liavc vied with each other and tlx; an cients in the use of money and art to conse urate and perpetuate the memories ot tliei [lead heroes. Thcv have embalmed (heir pa triois in verse and history, hut they have no neglected to give them that local hahitalioi Mid presence that is perpetuated by art ii marble and brass. They have not rcarec splendid individual tombs to such an exten its the ancients. The nations of an earlie tlaj1. without a written literature and tin wonderful perpetuating power of the pros# were driven to the enduring monuments tha urt could carve and build in the metals am stones. The moderns have raised costly am nlpgant tablets to the departed, but the livirij presence is seen and felt most powerfully ii the song of the poet and t he pen of the lib torian. Legislation, poetry, history and ar have united their powers to make ever greet undfresh and eternal the virtues of the he role dead. Napoleon, mere man as he was, recognize! lids element of power over the hearts c Frenchmen. Every battle order and ever; civil paper appealed to the devotion n Frenchmen 1o France, love of liberty an< country?'the sacred fame of a people tram in it ted from a noble ancestry. The worli lias never witnessed greater exhibitions o virtue ami valor performed under any slim iilus. The young conscript died in eefctasy ivrapped in the eagles of France, the windlnj sheet of the honored and the loved of even ige and every conflict for France. Every prl fate soldier sought immortality under tin ;'ro=s of thf Legion of Honor, and ever; Krenehman knew that when disabled bj ivounds and service mother 1''ranee had lav shed her treasure to build him a homeLes Invalides"?where he could dwell ir ilenty and ease?where, surrounded wit!) tin laintlngs and sculpture that im mortal I zee French prowess, he could shoulder his crutei ind show how fields were won. Frederick the Great founded I he lmmorla louse that is now the wonder of the world ind the proudest memorial of his glorious eign Is the home for disabled soldiers a .'olsdam, with the inscription: "La-si et in .icti mlliti." England to-day lives lu th< memory of the deeds of her great men rtiehard at Acre, the Black l'rlnce at Crcssj ind Agincourt, William at the lioyne, Wal aeeand theHrucesin the Highlands, Glen lower in Wales, The lirlton. the North nen, ot adventurous memory, tne l'lcts am Scots, the Angles and the Saxon cherish aeli and all, their individual heroes, ant ire welded into a homogeneous people undei lie Inspiration of great deeds and chcrishei Memories that live In every English heart t nerved L'raddock at liu'^uesnc. It mndi rt'olfe die happy at Quebec. It lmmortalIzei S'clson because he immortalized dutv. I juried "six Hundred" to death at iialaklava Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of tliein, Cannon In front of them. ft made Havelock illustrious, and to day bid letlance to the blood-thirsty tribes In Soutl Yfrica. England has placed her dead on ai mmortal roll, and Westminster Abbey, will ts grand and 1'reUed arches, embalms th liost precious dust in all her wide domin ons. America carries on the record. The nam ,r Washington isii talisman, and alter a ceil :ury ol' achievement Ills memory Is a shinin; watnple to every child horn oil Americas soil, iiis fame and name grow purer am jrighter with each succeeding cherished an livursary. Kach Stale has its own prcclou lames I hat they will not let die. South Carcj ina has her Moultrie, and Untlcdge, am Marion, and Sumter, and I'ickens. Universal custom and universal sentiment hen. shows it wise and right- lo honor tin lefoic dead, (iod lias implanted such ctun Jons in every well regulated breast. This es >ecially is an obligation on us to iionor thosi ivlio died lor Hie country and for others surely he who cheerfully yields life for an ither should possess his highest regard am . ateciu. (ireater love hath 110 man than this, tha i man should lay down his life for his friend I'he cultivation of respect lor great men am ;reat deeds make great men. \Ve are mould ;d by our associations, and when the younj :row up amid noble and inspiring exemplar; hey unconsciously grow great and uobli themselves?great in virtuous actions, am ;reat in devotion to truth and honor. WVurp l.ln?n t??-rl:i v \v;i I fc iter ill 111o lialll! )f the wise ami good of every ape ami conn ,ry. We mm to pay i ho lust sad services t< hose we Jove, those who loved us ami diet or us. Have we ever realized the extent o heir sacrifice? What whs it? They pave u| fiends, family, country, life, and all tha nukes life valuable. When the war com neneed these men were young, buoyant am all of eager expectation to taste and cnjoj llie sweets of a welI spent and long existence I'lie soldier had tillediomite brothers,devotei listers, a fond and tender mother?sacrei netnory !?a lather leaninpon his strong arm rlends lied to him by hooks of steel, ant navtie a nearer and dearer tie than all?a nev nade wife resting on his manly breast, or! ovely and loving maiden to whom his trull >vas plighted. Life was very dear and sweet lie walked these streets in thr joyous lltish ol >'oung manhood; he sported in this plad sun Ight; he dreamed of the future in this sof liooulipht ; he drank in the sonps of these ilrds, and (lanced in the festivities that clus ,ered like (lowers around his pathway. Hi ireathed this delicious air; he drank Ihesi >ure waters?the same air, the same water: ihc same sunshine, the same friends whom 11 (Jod's infinite mercy, we now still enjoy Hut where is he? From every hill and vai ey and stream echo answers. Where? When ndeed? lie lies In a soldier's grave, on tin udiouk Manassas, and no sjone marks hi: cstinp place to turn the unfeeling. lie sleep! inlieetled In the swamps of the James, will jo requiem save the solemn cry of the nigh iird. lie lies in a strange land, on the soli o Pennsylvania, at the foot of si hill fitly callec 'Cemetery," and better still to be known ai he field of blood and ruin. His bones an ilciirhiiurat. Donelson. Vlckshurif. Nashville 'hattanooga, Atlanta, Maybe they are a Petersburg, the last ditch, or, saddest of al it Appomattox, where the Southern crosi A'Ciit- down in a bloody and cloudful sky. They are gone forever?gone back to tin nerclful God?gone from all these sweet as -odations of life; cut down like the fiowers;ut down for*is?cut down for the country Vnd shall we, who have their heritageo tunc?shall we, whose pathways are lightei jy the blazing beacons oJ their virtuous sac i flees, not cherish their memories? They died for us, we say. Not so! Thej ive l'or us! they live to-day! they will live hey shall live forever in the hearts of grace ul and admiring countrymen! History tenches it! Conscience approve! t! Love of country demands it! And tin inlversal sentiment of humanity blesssei tint a)>pluutls such recognition of departcc vorth. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents arc spread, And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac, of tlie dead. We raise no hostile flag over their graves iVe arc waving the standards of peace. Orie ind atlection, twin sisters, come to this sol iuiii service clad in the habiliments of woelot war. Like the untutored Indian, we have mried with the heroes their arms and muni ions of war. \Vo commemorate their virtue: o learn lessons of wisdom and transmit hem to generations yet unborn. This solnn. iiiwi tmii-hinir memorial scene elves oicc to the plaints and sorrows of our" suf cring land?a land itself vocul with the raisesof Iiit sons, her hero children. livery Mountain pass lias its legend and its talc 01 taring unto death. Kvery swnmp litis Its onely grave, that carries a poem In Its narraion. Every stream is noisy with the deeds ?f its dwellers and its dead'. lie who sits by the graceful and beautiful lappahannock recalls Fredericksburg and ;hancellorsville, where the Southern linii vaved so proudly in the summer air. lit vho wanders in the valley and wets his fetoeks in the laughing Shenaiuloab will be ivvro.Mtc with a thousund memories of pride ind joyous exultation as ho rode with llainp< on and iSutler, fir marched with Jackson, lood, ICershaw and .Metiowan. Hut, we re cat, these memories are everywhere. Tilt' iir is thick with them to-day. We come. t<: leek Willi tlowers the graves of uiir patriot ieiul?to strew these fresh and typical everrreoiisiind roses over their tombs. We reach hum nil with our lira lis. We drop roses at 'rcderieksbur;.', Sharpsbui'tr. Gettysburg, .'hancellorsviiic. Richmond, Petersburg, Aplomuttox ar>d Ilcntoiisvlllc. W'e scatter evTureens on the blue grass hills of Kentucky. >Ve strew I he roses over the mountains and alleys of beautiful Tennessee. W'e deck the 'Fatherof Waters" with garlands, that he nay wash the wounds of Missouri, Arkansas, >oidsianix and Mississippi. W'e have wreaths for Alabama and the Km>ire state, from the mountians to Mir ecu, ,ud wo bring the cyprcss and myrtle und aa?n???tmmm aWwy uro? ? wild flowers to cover the head of .Sumter, of rp]iri Moultrie unit Wagner, and the beautiful iuo*her in her tears by the sea. W2 scatter our evergreens over our eapital. . for sin? has sprung from her ashes. The ' Mii-rtiMiirnr ovliii.iwp nf her remuneration isprc- Soilio : sen'yd in the promised ceremonies of Tuesday 'next, 13th of May. The shaft that was In 11101 the stone has come forth, a tiling of beauty _ and Joy. After years of toil tlie glorious re- lul 51 suit will be reached on that day. The women of Carolina have wept and prayed and labortd to raise this monument to the dead. The condition of the State, nnd its possession by the alien and the stranger, precluded Stale ^ f'o aid. They have depended tiloue on private f subscription. They liave sowed beside all i waters, and now their harvest time has come. j Their labors were supplemented last winter I by an appropriation from the Legislature, and the sun will rise and set upon such a . . -1 scene its Columbia, In till the pride' and glory , j of historic memories, has never witnessed I. .. . before. South Carolina, through her daugh-J. . . ters, will unveil a shaft to eommeniorate her' - j warrior dead. Her streets will be erowdM , \ . -I with the veterans of the war. Men jj - stood shoulder to shoulder on a hundred j - lields will gaze with tearful vision on. the j..." 1 scene. Living heroes will do honor to dead j t l'ernoM. Itnive hearts that dualled not amid | i the shriek <>r shot and shell?patient toilers, | s who have struggled and sullen-d and uttered ^lls)u.l 1J no complaint in the fourteen years of desjier-1' '' ' j ato conflict against, poverty and oppression] -1 and wrong, will gather to pay tribute to dead >ri,e" 11 comrades. Men on crutches will preside, I J men on crutches will lead them, and men on I. -1 crutches will take the place of honor in the!'',:.. | column. Carolina will he therein feeling, r;'... 1! and she will uncovcr her head as that fapinions line marches onward. The orphans ',i 11 of the war will he there, ami manly hearts . land manly arms will close around theiu, anilj; ir . I j when that siiaft Is unveiled, not only the im: mense throng before it, hut Carolina will be {J/.j..'., II on hor knees, with bared head, to ask Al-lf,' 11 mighty (iod for blessings on the loved and j, . - lost. Lot us, loo. remember to-day those who . ' r j came back to us on crutches? those who lost ' , * f limb and health and periled all for country. j*' . j We too often forget the dead, and, ah ! too of- |Jv ? ten forget the living. Kuch community has . . i in il those who, by the calamities of war, are | .. ,, ij disabled. It Is a badge of honor to them., > j Let us see to it. is not a badge of ingratitude '. s tons. It matters little whether we like the ' , ' 1 individual or not. This quesiion has noth- , . I ing to do with it. "NVe confess that we never! ;] > . pass a one-legged or one-armed man without j !J{ 1 ' i feeling like coming to the front and giving, ' s i him a salute. Let us cultivate sentiments so I ' t j honorable to the human heart. The orphans' h' V" too, of the great struggle?their protectors 1. V ! - gone, their support gone, turned over lo pun lie charity. Give them protection and guid- ' ' ' s ance. I,et thein feel that It is theirheritage? !.' ? ' t not a dole of charity, but an indefeasible right;. - for theru and a precious privilege for us. ', jji-ol, i un uic jiiuuiiuiim>, u.v un-i-i.-n, wii ii >v....... b and plain, wherever n shot was 11 red or a soulj1 j, , s went out, there goes our sympathy, and wo f - t ,i., s crown the spot with 1 lowers, emblems of our j j , , love anil our crat it tide. i JJ'J i Anil this to-day is woman's work, shn was j ,' f true in war?she is true in peaee. She raises '1 monuments to the unknown and the unre-i|lu"^_ s eorded dead, and we raise monuments in our .. ' r ] hearts to her beauty, hor virtue and ln-rpat-;, r"?/ II rlotic devotion to country. |'. We slrew llowers on the graves of our dead .... .. - comrades, and we invoke the smiles of heav- j . , 1 en upon them ami our country. i j.V'kV Sleepsweetl.v in your humble craves, ! merit Sleep,martyrs of a fallen cause; jl'his* ? Though yet no marble column craves The pilgrim here to pause. | ^ ^ In seeds of laurel in the earth 1J I. St: The blossom of your fame Is blown, | Con r And somewhere waiting lor its birth jt'omj * The shaft is in the stone. , I'diiii i ! Me'!( i Meanwhile, behalf the tardy years Ipanv l Which keep in trust your storied tombs, {Vmii I Heboid your sisters bring their tears IMorrl t And these memorial blooms. I Wru. ? Stoop, angels, hither front the skies! There Is no holier spot of irround \"i t'| Than where defeated valor lies. !,*?, ? i] Hy mourning beauty crowned. inoni } j jiyi), J , j '\vh > The Azov Folks in Liberia. . iinee Among the passcnyers on the New York p re.se . steamer which nrrsved hereon Saturday were "I"1' Spencer lieeves and his two sons, colored em* )V:,S R ierants, who went, to Liberia on the A/or. In rai i They are now on their way home to Mlllirtgci .... ii iv.i1.,,, .11, ? |,i ! ... | viji(% im, awvw h?*buiw MfiiwM nih OI ,. lion among numerous oilier points, respect-; j,,.,,,, if I ing the negroes who went .from this point l<? f r *" %v Liberia: ' . I Okni Adams, Ninety-Six, aeed 12. lie nn<l ,,r nn I his family arc nt I'obmna, and are Caring very I0.j 1. f! badly ; "sometimes they eat ami sometimes I they don't." .Jallies Johnson, nged "<i. Is nt Pohnma,'. . ; Is a skillful hunter, nml makes out tolerably f,c ji? ?! well. i..ir? Moses Mason, aged 411, has married a rich ' | Liberian widow, and is comfortable and sat- i.^i / , Istled. 1 , . Matt Matthews, believed to lie dead. milm Joshua Phillips, aged .'IS. carpenter. Is doing n finely; children all at school, lie has lost : one ehiid. , Abrum Bohlnson Is farming at Pobama.; . > Doing tolerably well, but suHering from an . ulcer in his leg. i]in , Ned Wilson, aged 16. dend. Family farming , ' 1 at lVilmnia. and "Just hrcnthln'." . pHontswaln SelKler.a^ed.j". Kdgefleld county' ! dead. Daughter "vvaitin'on rich niggers." I 1 Jackson Smallwood, Edgefield. Doing nothing. "Most Dead." j C'tesar White, Edgefield ; wife dead. Ills estimate puts the number of deaths **t: TllO ; over onv-lialf the souls landed.?Stirs unU i , . i Courier. . V01 j TIjo Latest Musical Wonder. TinTheOrgninette, representing organ and or1 ganlst. music and musician. Not a toy, but i |>rp"j J the most marvelous instrument of the age.jji f ' I'lays from one to a thousand tunes. Nolim- , it to either kind quality. I'lays Hymn tunes, [ j,v j... ? popular songs, polkas, waltzes, Heels, quad- .,j tj|( ' rillesaml hornpipes with perfect accuracy, j '1,1,1,1, 1 A mere child can play it. Constructed on the i ln?ss principle of a cabinet organ rnd plajs auto- jinlui( matically from tunes on perforated paper.' In handsome case,2 ft. long, 1 It. wide and 1!., ? 1...1? v. 1" " ii. in^ii. i ii<<; mi miuiiis ikiii ?' * *. . ; noor K Extra tunes !' > mils each, friuinintced '1 it woi give more stsitfKlsictictn for the money limit j o,jK j any other musical instrument in the worm.. t|10 st Agents wanted everywhere. Send for ('('.";thc I ? script! vc circulars. Address, M'JiI.'KN it j,OWt . HATKS, Savannah, Ga., Wholesale Ii- ] ?,on,i, * ern Agents. ^j,,rtli< We need not, to he physicians to know Wl < when we have and how to cure a cold. Wt*} nu'i't i can lmve a special physician always near hy j "('r " I keeping convenient a hottlo of Dr. l'.nll's I "<nvs - Cough Syrup. I'rlce, 'Jti cents, I erect? S trout. 1 The Temperance Column.IS Tltf squat Edited bv west s price REV. J. Jj. MAUTIA, with ; KEV. I). J. .SIMMONS, 10^ KEV. It. N. PRATT, At REV. .S. II. JEEFERSON. hilm \ J Oil III I , . . j |j,?rS ; i J The Drunkard'* Homo. x Night's sable curtain wide was Aims piclu l| In lengthened fohiso'er hill and dale, ' And nature's twinkling lamps were hung, V.!S!! J In tearful silence o'er the vale. ' Miss tour ^ ^ A feeble taper pierced the shades, their II Where stood a cottage, low and poor. ? fl And whispering winds Sighed through the !!'KS,V . glade ' t And moaned around this cottage door. ()| tVi I j The playful kitten, wearied grown, ' *'* Sat by the hearth, in listless maze. '','v'' And the ttouse cricket's chirping song , i II Seemed but the dirge of other days.' '?,! ?ta.l. , I A female form, in sorrow elati; t | Moved slowly in this midnight gloom, ^ ' i* Her eyes so dim, her heart so sad, , , 1j sue looked ft specter from the tomb. evi'ri I And folded in her trembling arms, of osc r A sweet l>ut dying infant lies; f - "With all her hones, with all llscharms, unve1 t' Thin precious gift train heaven dies. scats ' * .. . ifi, cornn A tiiolher r ponl is In boroyes, lim? r A mother's lieart is tilled with grief, i-ltlze i No friendly ear to hear her cries. s >"o friendly hand to give relief. ,j At) . i Alone she fiends beneath the stroke, Simp: Yet grasps the hand that, holds the rod; der. : Alone she drinks the bitter cup. woiili j And yields her treasure hack lo God. Klllsc * andt ? Once and again, she kissed its form, > That bud of hone she could not save; t And while her heart in anguish mourned, <"), n f Alone, she dressed It for the grave. dome I be Th s Eut. where was he; whbonee hnd led, | ut it ; With youthful Joy, and manly pride, linn. 1 , This fragile form with fairy fread, of 'i h t And at the altar, claimed His bride. ' oir 1 ii < Where was he, whose approving smile. give t Was once the sunshine of that home, unloi - Whose presence lingering hours beguiled, not cc And taught affection not to roam. to he sacrei ! 'Neath that same roof where nature weeps, thee, f And youthful hopes are drowned iu tears,! exam 1 The erring one uueouselous sleeps, i sons. -I Unmoved by grief, uimwed.by fears. j noble I from ' 1 Ah ! onee he looked on rosy wine. i l-'nthc ! And listened to Its siren song: j menu And now he hows to folly's shrine, all's d And worships with the'glddy throng. ovcrr ? j tin it. ' Such are the scenes which Bacchus brings, i "nit s J When sheltered 'ucath fair 11 vmen's how- [ tect a I crs, ! Slay i And oft the asp, with thousand stings, j lastin Lies coiled among llie fairest flowers. j 'hat ?Fountain, i thong bvls!; 1 ' to bo History of Alcohol. j May t j- Alcohol was Invented 0.10 years ago, by the . I son of a strange woman, Hagar, in Arabia.! J,. . i Ladies used it with a powder, to paint thein- l. j ?l selves that, they might appear more beautiful, . and this powder was called alcohol. During | M, ', 51 the reign of William and Mary, an net was |y' \ I; passed eneouraging the manufacture of spir-1 j'* . | its. Soon after, intemperance and profligacy | ;' prevailed to such an extent, that the retailers | . in intoxicating drinks put up signs in public i; , I nlaees. informin<r theneonie that, f tiev iiii'rlit . get drunk for a penny, and have some straw to f; gel sober on. ij In the sixteenth centnrv, distilled spirits , , . | spread over the continent, of Europe. About n,.,V( ;1 this lime it was introduced into the colonies, fll'. *... | as the United States were then called. I The first notice we have of its use In public ...met I! life, was ninong the laborers;of the Hungarian .pi,,., ;! mines of the fifteenth century. In 17">1, it was i .}. >; used by the Kngilsh soldiers asa cordial. The' C(),r,,,s alcohol in Furope was mnd-- of grapes, and ' ...j >| sold in Itaiv Spain - ;? medieine. The| Wl>lcli [Genoese so., . ward made ii from grain nnd | |K.^i, ^ .'sold it as a medicine in bottles, under the m],..i ,I name ol the water of life. Until the six-! ^nf'j ! teenth century, it luul not. been kept by t lie | I i i apothecaries, as medicine. Image ?] During tlie reign of Henry YFI., brandy was i lllu( a| ! unknown In Ireland, and soon its alarming {vulori . j ell'ect Indticed the government to pass a law | ru?, j 1 prohibiting its manufacture. About 1".H years I >fo 'J'h ago, it was used as a beverage, especially .(|.!tv? ,: among the English colonies of North A nieri-1l-ls .' ea, under the preposterous notion that it. pre-1 .. . [ vented sicknoss. and miulc men fearless > words : the Hold uf battle. It was looked upon ns 11 L _ ' ! sovereign spool tic. Such Is a brief skcteh of .,n,i t, :! the Introduction of alcohol Into society as :i j.i(1(.(|j j beverage. Tin'history of It Is written In tlie t| w , wretchedness, the tears, t he groans, the pov- nnt| j crty and murder of thousands. It. has marched the land with the tread of a giant, leaving hoarls the impress of its footsteps in the bones, sin- , ' ews, and life's blood of the people.?Hekclvctt ' ise Wlio Died For Us. I" Account of the interesting Cere-! dies in Honor of Our Fallen He- ?' s, Columbia* May 13, 1870. fr ft THE GRAM) PARADE. lnmn which the City Could not ?ntaiii--The Dressing of the ! y l?4 4 I P< | HI line of march led straight up tlicitl Main street to a point, aliout. two ti s aliove the postottlee, where each pla-jrti vhceledand retraced its steps. It isjei ,o imagine a more brilliant and stirring i ei tliau tills portion of the city presented j 01 g the progress of the parade. The de- s( otis were not so profuse as on llanip- II L)ay in 1JS7??, hut they were sutllelent gl in a beautiful and graceful edging to nine of the picture and Increase its ef- h The most conspicuous object in Main ill was a tremendous United States llugia uded over it from the top of a building I ai l side to the lop of u building 011 the cc 11'1 sun. which had been obscured during 17 eceding portion of the day, shone out ai e line lungtencd upon tho. array of rt ring steel, which llashed back its rays as j di j eye could reach, looking from the; is House. It may be truthfully said that i In ly could not contain the column, for as tl bled itself and wheeled its platoons behe hill above the postollice, the rear!.. I tile State-House yard. "One long j " ingllneof steel,'' accuratey describes e rtiu st reet during t he progress of the 1. The varied uniforms, with their pic|tio Mendings and contrasts of colors, . icod the beauty and brightness of the J-J icle, while over the whole waved and ned (lugs and pennons brilliant and 11 iful in their fresh paint, shading and )' g; and still other hags, state and Unitites, more beautiful and far more glori- *.'! 1 Iwlrtiiticrs uinl thflpil cliilness. dved as! of them were by tlic blood of the moil i ^ or? them, iiiid glorified as nil were by |l' rillhuit deeds of the men who followed 'l. To complete the beauties and harmo- 1 f the picture tliu shading ol more ddll- u olorlng was supplied by the draperies of . dies who oeeupied tlie windows and nies ail alonKt.be route. The march was ewhat tedious one. but none of the men red to slack for a moment in thcstcadlif their drill, and tlm mass of marching viewed from the ground, presented all gh the appearance of some Kigali tic! of clockwork. J Hired* of incidents, grave and gay, I I be related which occurred along the! The sight of the old bnttlo-tlags and of irvlvors who bore some of them seemed | >ve and stir the people more than any-1 f: . In inany instances as the tattered,!' , mot defaced emblems were borne by!: ling from their stalls, Indies, and men i] iirned aside to conceal the tears that I I collie. | ., entire body was brought up on thowest,' if Main street, and presented arms as a ; J ssion passed before it, which certainly)' ed and received the honors of tlic day.; v*. onslsted of the survivors of I'll,-' lumt-rrii I,r.v!ivi.-Yr t V Mexican war, commanded l?y Capt. W.! P uiley, sitiil embraced the following: I?' lpan.v A.?A. C. Moody, James 1'owrcrs: any H.?D. i?. Culp, George \\\ Curt is:. iany I).?A. Delorea; Company F..?Rain (] iwan : company H.?T. J. Mackey ;('om-1 n U.?Fj. II. Robinson, II. Judge Moore: t iany II.^-W. It. Stanley, II. Heard, It. N. M isoii, K. l'rice. T. Bejrirs, Jerome Miller,[| Mooney, 1!. Hutchison, Samuel John* n d. It. Clark: Company 1.?J. A. Hillings;: < , iany I,.?.1. II. Williams. i ,, i>, Thomas Stone, of the Alabama llegl-jf of Volunteers; A. F. Carrol, of Com pa- i ,, .')!li Infantry, United States Army; M. j, nhani. United states Army. ? en these survivors had fonned in the r if the procession a littleboy came up and j i( nted a wreath to be placed on their flair. } (( 'apt. Stanley announced that the give.r L grandson of one of Uie members then i nks. t run sritvivoits 1 [> Confederate army and navy, nhnihrr-1! robobly I.V>.commanded by Hen. Win. 'allace. These veterans rnarelvd tor with a picturesque itriiorimr of former! ^ sent ranks or situation, and wereappa- j i vus fully and cordially fraternal as ever 11 inpaizn or bivouac. Their appearance I | xeeted not only with presented arms. f itli enthusiastic diet;rim: from one end \ i" 1'ne to the other. The two bodies j with them eiirht baMlc-ilairs, each bcintr 11 ml testimonial of the valor of those who |? bllowcd It. . j ti the same procession the veterans were ; < ved by carriages confnininir thcladies of j ( oiiumentai Association and various ills-j r ish'-d irnesls, all of whom were voclfer-j t cheered as they passed by the military. | ;i on as this procession hac'l entered the j j -IIon?e eroniifls the military fell in be-j \ it, and little time was lost in assembling i t the stand to witness the ceremonies of c i>y. IX THE CAPITOL SQUARE. Arrangements Mudo for Hip. L'n- ^ iling--I>istingtiish<Mi Person ft pes-- j tier of Ceremonies. ; ( scene in the Capital Square beccars de- I [ion. To the left of the main drive and I dialely north of the monument wasj d the-irand stand from which the ora-j >f the day was to he delivered. This was j Kslve structure, jV> b> .'JO feet, surrounded j ilustradi sand supported Willi columns i corners. The woodwork was entirely ; n from view by the wreaths, evergreen, i and flowers which wlllintr and skilful ' ; had prepared. The columns were sur-j ited with State flairs, and from the top of j ar which rose from the centre oftliej were liuinr garlands of cedar, forming. as; * re. a canopy over the scats below. Upon \ )iliar, about twenty feet from the floor ofj and. wn? placed a transparency, bearini: j 'ollowing Inscription: "If I am to die I give my life cheerfully for the'inde!iice of South Carolina." 'J'o the South, ? stand and facing it stood the monu-! , veiled from the public gaze by a shroud ilte cloth. To the south of thw monu-j , and somewhat to the west of it rose a' f seats reaching as high as the first win-1 of the Capitol. This tier of seats was i [ d together with other similar seats in of the SUite-hou?e, for the especial use I ?ladies,nml at the hour nppointed fori ing the ceremonies every inch of space i leenpled, and H,000 fair faces were turned , rds the stand. military upon entering the Capitol e wore formed en masse to the east and . of the monument, and the intervening covering several acres, was crowded Indies and gentlemen who weve unable' tain seats. ; RSONAI.?'WHO WEKK ON TICK STAND. j II' M. Governor Simpson with (??n. I K. Preston, the orator of the occasion, j s anii, followed hy the Itev. Klllsoti Ca-1 md the Itev. William Martin, ascended ! eps leading to the stand and took the| provided for them In the centre of the! re. To the right of Mr. Capers, who sat | iovernor Simpson's right, were seated Chevcs Mcl'ord. Miss Jioherta Heck, ! Vav l)arL?an mid Miss Heverly Means i ,'onnt; ladies whose fathers liiul given, I lives for the T.1)-.t Cause, and to these < t ii daughters of Carolina. nil clud In spot-! rliitc, lutd appropriately been assigned onor of unveiling I In* tnonnment. To i gilt. of those sat the hoard of directresses j monumental Association. To the left | 11. I'reston who sat at the lefi hand of! rnor Simpson. sni the ltov. Win. .Marttnl was to deliver the dedicating prayer, j * lion. Mc'iowan, cx-tfovernor Bonham, < Hamilton, (ion. Hratton. (Jen. Moisc, ! ' 'ol, 1'. C. ( nillard. nrul totheleftof these t nnien in especially reserved seats, were j I Col. J. ('. llaskell. Col S. L. I.eaphnrt, < funics Fraserand Col S. \V*. Uowan, four * nifeilerntcs, who had each lost an arm. j i'Iio had been assigned tin? pleasing duly i :ortini; the youn Indies from the stand > monunient and assisting them in the I lling. Totherear of this front row of I were grouped the olllccrs of the .several < mnds in the parade with their eolors < nlor bearers, and a number of prominent 1 ns and victors. t I 111. .If. . . >.?. ( lfteen mlnntesaflqM o'clock, Governor >, son culled (lie imnicnseinultitude to or- i iiiid announced that 'the ceremonies < 1 he opened with prayer, hy the itev. j in Capers. Gen. Capers came forward i itfered the following prayer: l GEX. KIjLIHON CAl'CHfi'.S I'KAYEK. 1 iiost gracious God, our Creator, our He- t r and our constant benefactor. Blessed | y name, that- it hath pleased Thee to f , Into the hearts of the women ot Caro-it 0 raise this monument to the memory U y servants, thn hrave men who died in ! c ilemn discharge of their duty. Blessed 11 iy name, Holy Father, that Thou didst j hem grace to endure and to stand fast ] j the end of their course, that they did Hint their lives too dear unto themselves | freely laid down in dcfenee of the most!11 1 convictions of their souls. We thank 11, G thou inspirer of ourlieaits.for the good j pie of our fathers, our brothers and our Slay we follow then' in all that is true, : and good, and cherish their memories! a generation to generat ion. Here, O J Joly ! s ?r, we have assembled to dedieato to the s jry of our brethren tills work of worn-I fi levotion, and with earnest faith in Thy c ullng providence toask thy blessing up- t Accept this ottering of love from hearts c i!lorc Thee, Heavenly Father, ami pro- t nd preserve it from all harm oraecldent. r t ever be dear to our people; may it lie n (1 g oiessing 10 ourrMaie uy reminding us i true tirtucs a re. indistruc'nble, that j b h the fill of mail be denied by Thy all- ' ft jrovidfcnee the character of man is ever i tl preserved niul precious in thy sight, jii iiis mtiinii'it'iit iiear to tho stranger a n int. testimony to the costly sacrifices In i true hien musi. ever oo ready to mako ] l> nrtlnjr and defending their principles.' o t remain for rtges to come a witness of iy veand honor Carolina's.daughters be-j p ipo i the memory of Carolina's heroic j ft and when our people assemble through j w representatives in tin: Capitol to dls-ifi nthe important trusts of legislation, ii he silent soldier on his noble; obelisk o id them of the self-sacrifice and courage I it i a faithful discharge of duty ever de- V s. . It ited in the presence of yotiflc'r sacred \ h e consecrated to thy truth and worship, I si his monument, Holy Father Uo a fJilih-; U inboi of peace to our people. The peace . gi I comes to tne good conselMice iti thelei of life's disappointments and trials. !w eace which comes to the believing heart ] it e time of trouble. The pface which > li i to the steadfast soul which fears no ai Hi thee at hand to bios. Tho pe.aee oi i submission brings only when duty has si lone and Thy will, Holy Father, is fill- j tl now, O find, our Heavenly Father, Jt* he haudsthal will unveil I he ever-dear i tl of the Confederate soldier. May they I O II of Carolina's children in! true, to fh'o w ?nd the virtue which power did not cor-1 tl nor death terrify nor defeat dishonor: IX ee, O Lord, we bring our service of; b< rand speech,ami ask Thy b!e?sing up- In in (lie namoof ilim who laid down His j n< i* sill ni:ink in<i. iiiid ?n:iV llw> i?l( ?n in>n I ' which will he spoken to us by thy hon- j I! ervant to-day ho words of soberness ' ci -tit>i. and prove a blessing to every ; hi ni; heart and strength to us all. And so . God,unlo whom till hearts are open or 1 desires known, and from whom no to s arc hid, elcanKc tht> thoughts of our I 1 i by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit of e may truly love Tliee und worthily ) bl oaBOBBfaaMMMMBamainHa ngnify Thy holy name, through Jesus irist. our Lord. Amen. THJS ADDKKSS OK UOVKRNOll SIMPSON*. ^ At nie conclusion 01 tins prayer governor linpson again came forward, and said: The dies of the Monumental Association of this ty, aided by the ladies of the State, have i'cii struggling lor years tornlsc tho necesiry means to erect a monument to the Con- ' derate dead ol' South Carolina. In this ef- r rt. they have encountered many difflcul- f es, trials and vexatious delays, but with I ?inan and a cause like this, there Is no sUch 1 'ord ns fail.and they have at length Sue- I >edvd, and to-day that monument is to be i ii veiled, add their work will havebeen iTonc. es. yonder it stands in all its beautiful proortions, a splendid specimen of perfect, art, nd long may it stand and lung will It Si-tiud, lough voiceless and silent, yet speaking In iiirs of unrivaled eloquence of the heroic L'cdsof those noble men whose remaiils lie i torn lied upon almost every hilltop aii'd In . cry vale In this beautiful .Southern laitd of irs. and long may it perpetuate the noble ntiments and principles which encircled ic deeds of these men with such a halo of ory. As a part, of the ceremonies to-day they live selected Carolina's mosteloquent libn to fliver mi address, one In whose veins llows portion of that current which long years io Inspired those electric words which llash1 from the soil of the Old Dominion over the Diitinent, gave birtli to the Revolution of 7(1, unsheathed the sword of Washington, id called around him that heroic Imnd of :volutionary sires by whom its indepentNice was achieved. Alter these remarks it i needless for me now to say that I have the utior to introduce Gen. John 8. Preston, of lis city. { Gen. Preston then came forward and devered the oration which la published IseWhere. UK VEILING TIIK MONUMENT. At the proper point. In Gen. Pronton's oraon the committee of gentleman above menoned came forward, and through an avenue trough the crowd led the four young ladies revlously mentioned to the monument,each ne of whom was stationed at one of the jrners and held one of the ropes attached to lie covering in her dainty little hand. At a iven signal from Mr. Walton, who superinmded the unveiling, the ropes were drawn nd, as if by magic, the covering iloated to lie ground, and the monument stood fortli in II its beauty. The clouds which, had up to this moment iwercd in dark and threatening masses over lie scene, rolled aside, and the bright rays of te sun shone down in splendor upon the roudly-erect head and noble features of the ildlcr-statue which crowns the monument. ?< the light streamed down upon the scene 10 eyes of the heroic symbol seemed bent. wards that Heaven where rest the souls of io departed heroes of the Lost Cause, and mi the vast concourso of people arose cheer Iter cheer, which resounded through the apilol, and subsided only to be renewed grin a.-- one of the citizen soldiery mounted ladoer and placed a victor's wreath upon lie stat ue'8 brow. The scene at this stage of lie cercmonies will never be forgotten by any rlio were present. As soon as silence could be restored, Gen. 'rcston resumed his oration. The concluding ' ords of the orator were heard with thutdeep | llonoe which speaks louder than words, and i liowed how he had toadied the tender chord | f memory In every breast. Gov. Simpson then introduced the Ttev. Vin. Martin, who delivered the dedicating rayeraud pronounced the bencdletlon, as mows: I'KAYKR BY THE RKV. WAt. MARTIN. From everlasting to everlasting Thou art Soil, mid with Thee are the principles of eteriai truth. Justice and mercy. In behalf of lie true hearted pious women of the s-'tate ,-ho have erected this beautiful monument to j lie memory of our fa tilers and our brothers nd our sons, who sacrificed their lives in tie-1 tiec of their country's right, and in Thy i innic we do solemnly dedicate t his memorial ribute, humbly praying the blessing of Al* | nimbly (iod to rcafcforcvcr upon the mothers, i inters and on>1 in* of our Confederate dead, ,ud that He willWothe and comfort the beeaved and sorrowing here and everywhere: I ,nd now may the peace of Ood which passeth II understanding, keep your hearts and ninds in the knowledge and love of God, and if lils Son. .Icsus Christ, our Lord, and the ilchsinii of Uod Almighty, Fattier. Son and loiy (ihost, come upon and remain with us ill evermore. Amen! TIIE SAI.UT1-: OF TilK HAY. The ceremonies having been concluded the iVashiugtou Artillery tired the salute of the lay with their full battery which they, irought up with them from Charleston. Sicven guns were fired in quick succession | roin tin' central drive in the capital square vhere the battery was stationed. The imuensc multitude which could not have I lumbered loss than 10,iliH) persons, then be-! ;a 11 to move towards the centre of the city, tnd as the sun sank beneath the western ho. lzon1 he niagnillcent,monument erected by 'itrollmi's noble daughters. to Carolina's he olc dead was left to the silent watching of lie stars, and us ilie marble soldier stands done In the gathering shade* of flic evening, ;ar.insr wisttully towards the setting snn, J vll! endeavor logivu some lde--t of the great vork which the ladles of Carolina have ac:omplislied. OT,I) TIRTUADF. I'rosentntion of n (Confederate Congress Resolution of Thanks. A pleasing Incident occurred in the parlor >1' tin.' Wheeler Ilou>o this morning. In the tresentiiHou by Judge T. J. Mnckey to Own. ttcdowuu, mid the survivors or liis old irigade, of the original Joint resolution passed by the Confederate Congress thanking that onimand for unanimously re-enlisting for .he war, in February, 1MI. This valuable word was rescued from the wreck of t he ,'onfederate archives, and its existence bus ilthcrto been unknown to the conuuand n whose hwnor it was passed. .Trnr.E mackkv's si'Krccn. In presenting the resolution Judge Mnckey iaid : Men. MeOowan and Comrades, Members of irr's jLille s. the Fint, Twelfth, Thirteenth md Fourteenth Regiments of South Carolina in In 11 try, composing McfSowan's Itrigaile? 1 lave ici|iiesle>i the attendance of such of the itirvivorsof Mctiowan's l.rlundo as could be onveniently assembled, that I might perform i duly to tbem which Is as pleasing to me a#i t Is unique and unprecedented in Its clmrnc;er. Ry a singular cbanee, within the past lirce days t here have eome into my possesdon several valuable records of the late war, 'rived from the wreck of the archives of the 'onfcilerate States. Among them I noticed in unpublished joint resolution of the t 'onederate Congress, which nowhere appears in be published acts and resolutions of that >ody, and which relates to McOowan's Krigide. I will read the resolution, which is as bllows: "Ku rolled Joint resolution of tlianks. to the Wtieers and men of MeUoWan's ltrigade, onsisting oforr's Rifles, the 1st, I'.'tb, l.'ith uid Hth Regiments South Carolina Volunei.'i's. "Ji'c.iolvrd, By the Congress of the Confede-aloStatcs, that the thanks of Congress are I lie and are hereby tendered to Ore's Hi ties, he isl, ll'th. i:stli and 14th Regiments S. C. I'.,comprising Mc(rowan's iftigade, for their j wtrintic devotion to the cause of Southern .ndependenee as manifested by their recent u-t ion unauimousiy reiterating their determi- j lation to serve during tiic war. In thus relewiin; their pledges after nearly t-nrec years >r arduous and valiant service they liuve met lie expectation of the country, and arc cull-1 led to its approbation. Til OS. S. IIOCOCK, Speaker of the House of Reps. ] It. \V. J1UNTKH, i-rcsiiient pro icin.senate. Approved February 17, IKlil. JKI- KK11S0X DAVIS." Tills resolution, 1 am in lor me J, which iliould have l>ecn communicated in general jrders to the command indicated, was never wcommunteated, and it is to-day presented hirteeu years after the government wliose udgmenL it embodies has passed away from iinoux tlic nations of the earth. It is preiciitcd, bowcvttf, on nn occasion when the H-oplc of South Carolina have assembled to lluslrnte that feature of Southern character vhicli has never before been presented to the listorlc eye?tliat quality which leads these j )eople to erect cosily monuments to celebrate leieat. 1L Wiis the custom of the ancient rrcrk and Itomau to mark no spot oil which toman <ir Grcelau ai ms had met with ilissus- ! 1 nr jihhi miu'iii i?? uu um vnii.'u in uui pi t.v ricc to-day illustrates the fact thai the dead ioldicrs whom it commemorates, although I ailing in disastrous war. yet saved the honor | >f our people. This particular command, in 'e-cnlisthig on the 1st of l-'ebruary, ISOI, in he darkest hour of the Confederacy, illnsratcd a rare devotion to the cause for which hey hail taken up arms, and caused the nilscof the Confederate soldier everywhere o heat quicker and stronger with renewed tope. 1 havedeeined li not improper, therefore, to present, to Gen. Samuel McGowan, ho worthy commander of McGowan's Hri;ade, and my comrade in two wars, this olliial record, relating to the splendid soldiery hat formed his command, that he may hold t as trustee for them, and as itu fitting custolian. Gen. McGowan in accepting the valuable nomento of his command, responded as foluws; GKXKKAI. MCOOWAS'8 PKI'I.Y. Jiulgc Mackcy?l came to Columbia to hnnr ,nd not to be lieard, II. was my purpose imply to aid as an humble Individual to well the grand pageant of the day. I eoness, sir, that I am surprised by tills hnppy inident, and I have no words at my command o express iny thanks on behalf of my late iiintnand for Ibis most valuable gift. We hank you heartily for seen ring this valuable ecord and delivering it to those who are most ecply Interested in Its preservation. Up to his hour every member of the lirigade has I een profoundly ignorant that the i'on-l nleratc Congress had noticed our action in Ills regaru. i romi'iiiuiT wen uieoay wncii 1 11 bivouac on the banks of Ilir? Kapldan tlio I icnibersof my command, officers, non-comilssioned orlicers and privatesoldlers,assent-1 led to doterminc whether they should reii 11st, for the war, srnd although their thrca ears' term of enlistment was about to exIrc. they unanimously resolved to re-enlist >r the entire war, and to stand by our cause bile n single Confederate flat; remained unit-led. I was then proud, and am still proud, i the reflection that there was not one man ; ut of all the five regiments that composed ly brigade that uttered n dissenting voice. >'e were then acting history and not writing I . \Vc were not building monuments then,!. ut earnestly endeavoring to do deeds that) lould deserve monuments. We did not now that our resolution to re-enlist bad ever | one beyond Gen. Leo's headquarters. This 1 icomium by Congress never reached us. but f 1 e were content in the consciousness of hav-': ig done our duty. I can say, with strict I delity to hislorie truth, thai no brigade or: ' riyarmy was ever engaged in more battles, ] r performed more arduous service in toe ' ime period of time than that which I had 1 le honor to command. I At the final breaking up at Petersburg it j i ."isascertained otlleially by the adjutant of. < ic brigade, who is here present, (Col. S. j j Dtlirnn. of Abb. ville,) that ihere were more j' ounds on the bodies of onlcers and men J lan there were swords and bayonets in line, o more splendid record tlian this has ever) :en achieved by soldiers, not excepting the > iimortal Tenth Legion of Oesar or the re- I iwned Hid Guard of Hie First Napoleon. s In t he name or t hat co'nmanu, i iiiiniKyou.' Khali keep it lor them /ificredly us tlio oili I recognition of their j>?st achievements ! ilint high body which represented in their! vcri'ian capacity the people of the Confed-! nleKtates. and as a pledge of our demotion ; duty In the future. j The presentation was made in the prerciico a la' -.'e number of ladies and 6f the assumed military, l;i A WORK OF ART* Hie Confederate Soldier iii Marble. 1 TIIE MONUMENT The Monument Is about fofty feet high. Hie statue lit the top Is eight feet hteh, and opresents a Confederate soldier holding his ( ;un with fixed bayonet. He stands with ono bot erect and his lace looking boldly to the 'ront. He wears a cape, the I eft side of which s thrown over his shoulder, a slouch hat,and ill the trappings of a soldier on duty.' On the front die-stone boncath is written THE INS011IPT10N: This monument Perpetuates the memory . <i Of those Who, True to the instincts of their birth, Faithful to the teachings of their fathers, Constant In their love for the Stute, Died In the performance Of their duty; f M ho \ IT.i.-o nlnrldi..! .1 (Villon /..i.iun 1 By the simple manhood of their lives, ( The patient enduranc<?of su tiering, 1 And the heroism of death ; t And who, * In the dark hour* of Imprisonment, i In the hopelessness of the hospital, I In the short, sharp agony ol' the Held, 1 Found t Their support and consolation I In the belief That at home they would not be forgotten. t On the rear die-stone the following : Lot the stranger, ' Who may In future times . Head this Inscription, 1 Rocognlzn that these were men Whom Power could not corrupt, 1 Whom Death could not terrify, Whom Defeat could not dishonor, And let their virtues plead for Just Judgment ' Of the cause In which they perished. Let the .South Carolinian ' Of another generation Who may read this scroll of honored names 1 Kemoinbcr That the State taught them IIow to live ?nd how to die, 1 And that from her broken fortunes She Kas left to her children The one priceless legacy of their memories, Teaching all who may Claim the same birthright That Truth, Courage, and Patriotism Endure forever. Qn.tho west side of the base wero tho words: TU SUL ill I'AKULKN A'!S JJKAU 1801. OK TUB 18C5. CONFEDERATE ARMY. On the oast face of the base tbe following: ERECTED BY T1IE WOMEN OK SOUTH CAROLINA. On the front of the shaft is carve<l a palmetto tree, with a shield beneath it,on which are cut. the letters "C. H. A." On t-hc east and west faces of the shaft are the emblems of army and navy of tho Confederate States. AUTHOR OF THE INSCRIPTION That Part for which there wits No Room on the Monument. Tim Inscription was prepared at. tho requestor the board of directors, by Wm. II. Trescot, Esq. After It had been sent by Mr. Treseot It was found that there were only two faces of the die on which it could be engraved. The dlrectoas therefore, to their very great regret, were compelled tonsk theauthor to allow them to leave out the sccond column which was a* follows: Those for whom they died Inscribe on this marble The solemn record of their sacrifice, The perpetual gratitude of the State they served, The undying affection of those Whose lives The separation of death Has shadowed with an everlasting sorrow Scattered over the baltlc-tlelds of tin;South, Hurled in remote and alien graves. Dying niisootbed by the touch Of familiar and household hands, Their names are graven here To recall To tliclr cbIItlreii und kinsmen How worthily they lived, llow nobly they died: Aud In what tender revcrcnco Their memory survives. COST OF THE MONUMENT. The Committee Overcome Many DifflI cnlties Before the Obelisk Reaches | its Final Resting: l'lacc. ; In August, 1S71, the Association thought I they had collected sulllelent money to Justify I thorn hi purchasing a sljjht on which to oreef the monument, and they bought the lot on ] Taylor's Mill over-looking Sidney l'ark and Ihe valley of the Comraree, For this they : paid the city of Colli nib la SHOO cash. | A contract was made with Muldoou, M'ali ton <fc t of Louisville, Ky., to have the ; monument made ami erecteil. All the mem1 hers of this firm ami all the arcbitcct.s and workmen employed on the monument bej longed to the Southern army. Tho granite for the foundation was given to the AksocIiit 1 Hon by Judge John S. Green from bis quarry i on the Congaree near Columbia. TiCK FIIWT LOCATION. | After work had been commenced on Tayi lor's Hill It was found that there was a subi stratum of quicksand below the soil of the ' hill which rendercil it unlit fur the purpose. the wight or the monument being too great ! lo be supported on a sinul I area of unsound i laud. Completely discouraged, the Hoard of ; Directors were now at a standstill, because : they had not only spent this large sum of money uselessly, but they could not find another situation 111 Columbia which would answer their purpose. Under the condition of both the State and city governments tbey could not of course ask them for a place to put a monument to the Confederate dead. THE SECOND J.OCATION*. While they were in this condition of ! trouble, Dr. J. W. Parker, President of the | Board of Directors of Kim wood Cemetery, j kindly eatnc forward and otl'ered them the ! crest ol the bill which crowns the entrance I to the cemetery. Moving the foundation and | laying it on this latter spot cost the sum of j j The marble portion of the monument was inadeat Carrara. Italy, and it was brought to I Columbia in September, 1S75. By the terms ] of the contract, Messrs. Muldoon. Walton ?t I Co. were to he pah! So.'XW when the base was I 1 put up, anil the whole price, SlO.fluo, was to be; I paid when the monument reached Columbia. Uut the Association not having raised that I sum, they merely received the boxes, insured the monument f<;r its full value, and had it carefully stored away without opening it eveu for inspection till they could honestly claim it free from debt, though tho contractors generously deducted $1,200 from the original prica and oirered to put up the monttI ment and wait till the Association could raise the money. Tho monumont was stored ! In the premises of Mr. Howie, to whom they , paid Si:t*> for storage. Tho insurance cost i i tliein n ? TiuiiiJ a.iu, 11 i.-> nirimu, it s i.a.ti ItESTINO I'l.ACE. When the change from Hadlcal to Democratic rule occurred lu the State government. the Association begun to hope that. ! they might erect the monument In the State Iloiise grounds, and at the session or the Legislature for IS77-78, they sent a petition to that body asking permission to do so. This was not "only unanimously and cordially granted, hnt they passed an act directing the Secretary of State to advance in every way the Intercuts of the Association. A large number of the members moreover contribut d one day's pay to aid them. In 1X78 the Legislature passed an act appropriating to help j pay for the removal of the monument to the State House grounds. Again many ofthel members contributed one day's pay. Since! that time the work has gone on rapidly and j uninterruptedly until now this beautiful , memorial stands complete and consecrated to Its holy purpose. It Is a source of great gratification thut there has never been a drop of Intoxicating llquor to aid-In paying for II, nor has there ever been a raflle for that purpose by the sanction of the Hoard of Directors. No means has ever been used to raise money for It that the nios; scrupulous church man or religions person could object! to. The ladies will shortly publish a correct statement showing from whom tho money was received and how every cent was expended. The following summary shows the gross amount received: Collected from all sources,.; S10.502 811 Interest on same, ;. iWl .501 Appropriated by the Legislature, (150 00 j Total S11.734 40 j While the monument remained here before ereetlon. the Assoclatfon paid interest on their debt, to the eon tractors, forwarding to them such sums as they received from time to time, and these were deducted from the j principal und accruing interest. Three Cheers for MeGowan. When the military wore in lineTuesday to allow the carriages containing the distinguished visitors and the ladle* of the monumental Association to pass down, as the carriage containing Gen. S'am McUowan passed the Irish Volunteers and the Richland Volunteer Hide Company, the two companies gave three rousing cheers, with hats off, to t hei r ?al Ian told brigade com mandcr.?Columbia lici/i.ilrr. ( A Correction. Editor.? rrriu and J}aniwr: In your last Issue appears an extract from (he productions of the fertile imagination of your Green wood correspondent, "iju id Nunc," which I would beg to c^rcct. He says: "The Palmetto and Kxceisior clubs will discuss the following query publicly the ttli Krl-I day night in May?"\\ hich is the man conducive to civil liberty, rtientai cultivation or physical suffering"?committee of decision, Col. J. II. Hice, Kev. Mr. .Smart, Mr. J. C. Maxwell. In the first place, he h?s misstated the subject of discussion, which is "Are wo indebted for civil liberty, more to mental culture than I to physical suffering. ' In the second place, ho *tvic nnf wnll IntVirniM nc tn i h f\ I Y\m in I f t<?n I of decision, us Col. J. II. Bice, lias never consented to act in suirf capacity, and has ollicial-, ly given notice of His inability to serce.) While we thank "Quid Nunc" for hi* courtesy1 *hown us, In respectfully inviting tl>e public i to witness the exercists. yet we suggest, that1, tie will hereafter be more particular us to the ; facts. MKMIlfcK. ; * ["Member" should have noticed the papa-1 L?le typographical blunder by which "more" j was made "man," for which ho should havej ;iven the "devil" his due, and not blamed Quid Nunc." Editors, Pretxand Jhimur.j The habit of hissing i>ets, or of handling ind surely breathing tiicir exhalations, is 'requeiitly thn cause of epidemics that ?!? (troy whole families. It is a lilthy habitat test, but if mothers will understand that Hie >et cat or poodle communicates ils diseases >f throat and'mouth to' the child who carries lie beast in her arms, we would have less of : hat class so fatal to children. A writer in : lie Hellish Medical says "!t is a source of langer that should be widely known and >revented."?Ureaivilb: Njws. Hkmt sir'ar-curod hams at .Mr. \V. T. McDou i1 ild's. ?i ? RT* A Tribute to Woman. INHERITED OBLOQUY DISPELLED BY WOMAN'S LOVE. Jen. John S. Preston's Oration on the Occasion of the Unveiling- of the Monument Erected at Columbia to flip rnnfnderatA Soldiers br the Women of Sooth Carolina. When the people of Israel fled from their ppruMon. the Uod of their fathers bade hem befcf good courage, und hlH hand closed he waves 01 the sou over the countless hosts if their pursuers; und their prophet stood ipon the bunks of the holy river, and In the lame of the Uod of their fathers promised hem liberty, und for u country ull the land rom Lebanon to the Euphrutes and to tho iVestern Hea, und the promise was fulfilled. When the patriot orator delivered his eufegy >n llie heroism of tho Greeks who hud fallen 11 battle, he stood In view of Marathon and Uilamls?whence Greece hnd driven the Per* ilan Invader ?nnd redeemed her liberty. A'hen Marcus Brutus stubbed the usurper In he Roman cupitol he cried aloud and bade .he father of his country hail; for "Lot the :yrant prostrate in tho dust, and Home again s free!" With all these, on the banks or the lurdan, on the shores of tho /Egean Sea, In he Capitol of the Ctesars, the theme was Liberty triumphant and redeemed by the blood jf martyrs sacrificed to her truth, and that <acriilce redeemed Israel and Grecce and Koine, and made them free again. Much Is the kindling majesty of the theme of those who praise the men whohuve fallen triumphantly In the cause of human liberty. [Cheers.] To preserve tho memory and hold up to tho veneration of posterity those who have devoted their lives by heroic deeds toa Just and holy cause, Is a duty which imposes a sacred obligation on all people, whether they be the bonoflcarles or the suliercrs from those aobions?whether they be redeemed or lost. My countrymen, we are not In view of the promised land; we are not by the resounding sea beneath whose surface the Persian ships lie shattered; wo do uot stand on the "Seven Hills" and overlook regenerated Home; wo lire not in the presence of pauns and laurels, wreathing the spoils of victory, heralded by the shouts of Joy and tho songs of triumph, with klmra and priests to consecrate them; but here we stand on the dust of desolation, wet with the.silent tears of woo, mourned by the dirge of defeat; ond over this du-it these women have builded this monument. Yes.Jt is thus: and yet hero, Just here, beneath the hip.i of heaven and amid the georgcous bloom of nature's spring-tide, would to God I could persuade my trembling lips to give right utterance to tbe emotions of my soul?the sacred reverence which lllismy heart, the burning thoughts which crowd my brain?om I look at this scene and try to rise to the solemn and mournful majesty of our theme today. Oh, my countrymen, that I could say, that I daro my, with the Athenian: "It Is "Liberty! Liberty! Liukkty!" [Cheers.] In every attrioutc tills monument Is an anomaly. It is without precedent, without example?almost without analogy in human history. It is true a column was placed in the pass of Thermopylae with the inscription : "Tell Sparta we are here in obedience to her laws." Aud that column became a sanctuary ; an altar revered by all succeeding ages. The names of the martyrs and tlfclr battered shields and broken Javelins, wero carved upon It, and a mnrblc lion placed near It us an emblematic guardian?as near to it as that statue of Washington und that "Palmetto" are to tills monument. It is true the Athenians, after regaining their liberty, placed a cenotaph at the Plrteus In honor of Themistoclcs, who having b>?en outlawed for treason^ afterwards won that monument from libetated Greece. And almost within our own day, within this century, an earthen mound was raised on the bauksof the Vistula in honor of that Thnddous Kosciusko who was the trusted friend of our Washington, and fought for our liberty, almost in view from this column. Poland, his country, was conquered, subdued, aud parcelled out among her conquerors. But the devoted patriotism aud heroic virtue of Thaddeim Kosciusko won the reluctant reverence'even of the despotisms which had crushed the liberties of Ills country and obliterated its. name from the maps of Kurone. [Applause.':J And the Emperor of Russia tendered his own sword to his jjrlsoticr, tne Polish patriot, "No." said the !l(.TUf " I uu nui uccu n uiu, x uuyu iiu tuuutry to defend." Robert hco needed no sword after Appomattox. The bodv of Kosciusko was burled In the toinbof kings, and all the women of Poland wept and wore mourning at his death. In Rome I could And no fragment of ft monument to Kola dl Kicnel?the redeemer of dark centuries of shame and oppression. His only garland Is a withered leaf from theblastod trunk of Roman liberty? "While the Tree of Freedom's withered trunk puts forth one leaf, E'en for thy tomb a garland let It be." When asked lu the streets of Rome,"Where are the monument* of Roman liberty?" the Kalian patriot took from the ground, at his feet, a handful of shining dust and said, "Here is Home." Go to the banks of thatfast flowing river? along which rich culture gave exulting opulenee?sending wealth, rellnemeiit and virtue beyond Its borders, and there, pointing to tin? now barren ear in say, "Tliis l? Carol I mi." (jo to the proves of academies there, once resonant with the voices oI Iseieiiee, 1'hllosophy, Virtue and llellulon? now in gloomy silence?and say, "This is Carolina!" Hut still more: I search history in vain, 1 reason upon the ethics of patriotIsm in vain, lo Hint an example or a principle Horn which to deduce tlic slightest JustitteaHon, or even excuse, for this monument lielore Hie world, it is bulit by these mourning women of a conquered people, and here today they dare to dedicate it to the memory of | men who devoted themselves to a cause which they lost, and are thereby branded by the world as traitors to truth and to liberty. Yes, these dead soldiers, to whose patriotism, valor, virtue, honor ami truth?those pure and holy women, with tears of pious gratitude, lire dedicating this consecrated testimony?stand to-day, and In memory, before the world as defeated and degraded traitors. Their land has been desolated, their "Cause'1 proclaimed infamous, before the nations ol the earth; and yet these chnstc women come here, and In the light of the sun of lieavcu, and invoking with holy und solemn rites Mod's own very' presence, consecrate these names to the admiration, gratitude and rev croncc 01 ineir cniiurcn. ii.uuu uiiu tnuiuun' e.l cheering,] They go to those churches anil commune with the Mun of God at his altar, ami then coine here, unci build an altar to Treason and Infamy. It Is strange, It Is very strange! 1 speak It in humbleroverenco, that not even at Hie Cross and Tomb of the Son ol (iod did the women kneel with a surer trust In.the Divine Truth for which he died, than these women do here kneel to-day, by the monument their hands have raised iti testimony of Lhctruih for which the Confederate soldier died. [Cheers.) They arc pure and chaste women?the followers of the meek and lowly Jesus from Hethichem to Calvary?and yet they bring their brothers, their husbands and their children hero to-day, and bid them kneel at the base of a monument they have devoted more than ten years of their lives, to celebrate Treason. Defeat, and Juiamy. Oh, It is very, very strange! Human example, human logic lUil to remove the veil irom this mystery. There is but one solution. Where can Jt be found V lilcssed be the Omniscient (iod, who knows all Truth, It is found In the outpourings of Ilis own eternal truth over the lieurts and souls of these women of Caro Una, and by their acts, uudur Its dictates, by their deed here to-day it Is proclaimed, before (iod and man, that the world's outcry of shame and infamy is a lie, a deep-dyed, damned lie, and that this monument to the Confederate soldiers is the emblem and the substance of Truth, [Great cheering and applause.J Yes, women of .South C'urollua, by all that is sacred on earth and before God, by all that is true, you arc .Justified in placing this monument here, on this spot, as the altar, the sancluary_to which, in pious pilgrimage y at may lean your sous in all the days to come. I More cheering. J You have made this ground holy for all coining time, and here today those who saw these men fall on the battlefield and those who have grown in reverence of them under your tutelage, come to the sanctuary to invoke blessings on you. and to worship the valor which demanded this monument and the virtue which has builded it. And now, you maidens, whose fathers died on the buttlc-llcltl, unveil their cfUjry to the View of the men and women for whom they died. Some of you came into life after their death, and therelore your veneration is but tradition appealing to the Instincts of your nature, which llows with your life-blood from the pulsations of your hearts. For that veneration you need no aid of association or. of memory. It lives in every faculty of your existence. Memory may be lost in oblivion, L'nnu'ti tin nruwtnsv*. In nhp<lipnn* to her dictates. kneel in tin* prldeaml the purity of filial piety,anil dedicate this monument to the Truth for which your fathers died. Their Justified spirits are approving your net. And now, my coun try men, standi ng by tbls consecrated symbol of the gravest event in our history?the grandest and most pregnant event in the history civilization on this Continent?if wo look back through the time of twenty centuries we may see the mlgbty Republic of Home, glowing sublime with the power of a thousand States; hercurule chair on the thrones of a hundred kings, and the arm of Roman liberty awing a subject world/ prostrate ut her feet, to the decrees of right and Justice?'when her laws were more powerful than the commands of men, or tho cohorts or soldiers?anu mm decrees are still her monuments, challenging the admiration an<t the adoption of civilized nation* On the tomb of Alexander of Macedon was written, "This Is the grave of Alexander; hlsmonumcnt lstwocontinents, They were the world's couquerors. The monnment. of our conquerors is a consolidated power from the Atlantic to tha Pacific?from the Lakes to the Gulf, The graves of onr soldiers are the?sodden earth without a name on which these Indies three days ago placed pale white flowers. Their monument is but subjugation and obodienco?honest obedience to the consolidated power of their couqtfcror. True philosophy and the rol>gl6'n of Jesus Christ teach us that the hand of Ood is at all times In tlie dispensations of Providence. W? dare not scrutinize His purposes.-atrd mortal ingenuity cannot penetrate His designs. May all His visitations to us be nics&igos of mercy to bring our faith closer to Him?fo* the liberty of a people is the gift of God. [Cheors.J This monument of smne is plated on the spot, where these women stood shelttrJcs* in the bleak winter night, with theiT old iften, and half naked children gazing thltherwirfd at their crumbling houses and the thfag.f sacred to God, but not sceur6 from many burned to the ground by those who had alula the men whose etligv overtops that column. It looks toward that scene which you all must remember, for It is seared with Are on your hearts and brains. Go, ladles, and call your sculptor here and bid him complete his half-told tale, and carve there, in deep relief,your own images, crouching and shuddering and huddling around the base; and then, if he can, give it the supernatural power to lit tl-rtne Volecs <(I ?(? mill U'l Kir us 1111 IIII<<<Itoncto tin- crackling tlanics of homos and tlie shouts of your pursers. Is nut tills monument meant In part to commemorate thai scene" Many of you remember Columbia before that day and night, how beautiful the dear old town was, with Its quiet, deep, shaded streets, its comfortably cheery-looking houses, surrounded by gardens bright with evergreens and georgcons with flowers redolent with Nature's sweetest Incense?Its people, happy, cheerful,and busy in honest and prosperous toil. Wo all knew ti'di other, and every one trusted his neigh hor. and gnu tie Charity waved her wand and sceptre over us. I remember it. About ten months before its destruction I had come from the liat!le-iields around Richmond, where the thunderbolts of war were flashing perpetually. It was a bright morning in the narly May. The earth was moist with dew, Lite buiuiy air was Uuk-u with the perfume ?ppfiaji?? and sparkling with the glow of flowers; tbo shaded Mtreettf calm aud quiet aa If the war woo not raging. It won very beautiful an I walked up to thin very spot, as familiar with every foot of the way, with every tarn and corner tut with my own home. I went baclc in tiia imitio.rioMn fur fiwav. and came here again one March morning. lu hunting for a uorscl of food for my wife and children, I lost toy way among the smouldering and still smoking ruins, and wan slckencd by the stench of decay and death. The conqueror was In the Capitol then, and In that temple. He was lu your house, and mine and all were shelterless. Like Sylla, at Athens, hedid not come here to learn our past hlstoiy, but to punish rebels; and of course, he uonld not pardon the living for the sake of tbe dead. The day is past?the scene partly changed. The memory U here?the record Is there? and there. When written history shall trnly record the struggle, which ended thus, every leaf may be dripping with the tears of grief and woo, hut not a page will be stained with a stigma of shame. [Wild cheering.] Tbe women may wreathe their cypress around tbe fetters of martyrs and plant willows which ? overshadow the laurels they bare won; their { anthems may be wallings over unmarked graven, and their songs, sounds from the shattered strings of Memnon's harp sighing over lifeless images, but not romance nor poetry, not history uor mono mental stone, has recorded a lale of braver devotion, of tliAn that ?rhi/<h ti>llf til? story which in told by thin monument to tho Confederate soldiers. [Renewed and prolonged cheers and applausc.1 Hl? buttered ImaRO it on this marble, his tame on earth, oven with u?. Ik now bat a pale and shadowy plmntom: his immortal spirit, by the deeds he did for his country, viands Justified in tho presence of a God of Truth and Right [Applause.] And for what ' cnose" did tuese twenty thousand Carolinians die. aitd by their death win this tribute from holy women uud tlilw justification before their God t For answer look for one moment at the annals of that conutry which tho God of their Athers had given to them?as its citiscnsanddefenders? the highest trnst which can be reposed In men, the liberty, the power, and the welfare of a Commonwealth. Our fathers, by their valor, achieved that liberty, and tor n* expanded the Inheritance and gave us a commonwealth, reared by Wisdom on the foundation of Truth, and with the richest fruit* which such liberty can bestow. Jt was a form of liberty attained by as heroic valor as that which drove the Persian hosts from the shores of Oreece. On lis absolute principle was erected a superstrnctnre of government every attribute of which tended :o preserve and purpctuate that liberty, and Wl puril/. UU1UUCU UIIU CAnVliUfH auu er??u.?? vlrlutf. Its prerogatives and It* responsibilities were regarded an perfect for all the pur* poses of government. For a time It sectned to give netlvc reality to the dreams and aspl* ration and the toil and struggle* of mankind * In all the preceding age#?other nation* bocame confident In Its perpetuation, and that contldence wns seemingly Justified by fifty years of enlightened and progressive order. [Applause.] To its own peoplo It had become iin article of religious faith, and it was to up* hold, advance and perpetuate tills sacred form ?to maintain that absolute truth?and to realize that destiny that these men. in that immortal faith, went forth to the death grap* pie. Thpy died lor the Incarnate principle their fathers had given them in sacred trust; they rebaptlzed It In their life's blood, carry* lng with them In death nothing but Immortal honor. And here?to-day?I defy you, and these women defy the world, to look throng it* history and find a people who in devotion to that truth, In heroic valor in Its dcfencc, in calm cndunuiceaud fortitude, in meek suomlssion to and humble reliance on the Ood of all truth. In the very religion of patriotism, stand before tho men whose names are on this monumenc. f Loud anuluuse and cheers.] No, my countrymen, hutmtn action hears no record of higher virtue and braver sacrifice tnan thut which tells the struggle, the fall# and the woe of the Confederate soldisr. The assertion I* beyond contradiction that nevef In the history of national defence was. there displayed a higher and purer purpose and courage than was manifested In the Confcder* ate States. [Cheers.l That .never In fouf years was there crowded iu the annals of war a more brilliant record than that which marked the career of the Confederate armle*; [Cheers.] Tlicso armies contending against anreneony who. having the world for a stores house was multiplied by defeat^for three years won Incessant and glorious, though fruitless victories. Their lines were not taker! by their assailants. The tension of distance may have opened them?It was never done by retreat. [Renewed cbeers.1 The reason wi.d that every Confederate soldier felt that not only his country's liberty hut his own personal lionV>r was at stake In the defence of that liberty.. [Cheers.| I see here men who led these soldiers from # the IIrst gun at Sumter to the last feeble flash at Appomattox. We all saw the wild enthu' slasm with which they began the light, and the stern, religious courage with which they met all its terrible trials. [Cheers.} You women saw Hie armor gloaming bright polished by your houds. and you saw the battered shields and the broken javelins. I ask you. did you ever see one "trembling Arlsto? demus come skulking back to Columbia ? Is there n Carolina mother here, who Hpartan like, denied her son, or a wife who cried "shame!" to her husband? [Cheers.] Here, armmd this monument, you see the inutilat' edremnnntof that soldiery. Let tbem answer to tills generation,and to posterity. Did you, sir, (turning to Geu. Capers,/ at hulnt**!' see a trembling hand or a whitened cheek f (To Geu. Hagood:) General, when ten thou' sand pounds of powder tore the earth to fragments at Petersburg, did you see a Carolina soldier skulking behind the mounds and shut-* bviCT? uriuiivcci V?I;?IVU wjih instantly filled by Die remnant of the South Oirollna Brijjmlc, driving baelc ton times their numbers, and strewing thegronua wllli their dead. [Enthusiastic cheer*,] And when IAre, hi Appomattox, surrendered hts .right thousand empty irnnsand.broken sabres the raxKed remnants of the South Carolina Brigade were there, [cheers] ax their full foils had been among the first at Manassas. Women of South Carolina, these are the men to whose valor you dedicate this monument.* Tliev are your fathers, yotir bwithers, youi' husbands and your sons. Are you Instilled in building tiiis monument, and inolsteulug it with protid and sacred tears ? And who are the women wbo have done this act of sublime piety 1 The Athenian statesman in his oration ovef the dead of Salamis uud Marathon, suM but one word of the women of- Athens. It was, , "Your greatest glory is to keep the virtues the Gods have given you." 80 let it be. But neither Athens nor liome, nor the world, has f^iTcir wobiu^ui'K uuvri*/ wuiucu mivro rhi- ?- i ry excel* these now hore by this monument In deep devotion. In dimwit, active, efficient working sacrifice. I Loud cheering.] I offer but one lllustrutlon. It I* in view from whore we stand, Hecull to memory that hospital down thereby the railway station, ill which these monument builder* fed, clothed and minted seventy-flvc thousand woondnl and sick and dying soldiers. [Cheers.] Had that hospital escaped destruction, Its walls w>uld have been us grand a monument to these women ns that granite and marble is ta the dead soldier. It was a rare spectacle of moral sublimity/ They shared their own clothing, they stinted their children's food, not to send by hireling* or slaves, but to take in their own hands, on Ihcir own shoulders, lood, clothing and medl' cine down that hill to the hospital. These dnlnty gentlewomen bore those bardeusdown there, and administered them even to tbrf hour when Sherman's shells, aimed at the hospital and the State-House, were flying over their heads. You mm have seen these falr< delicate women, wasted, haggard, tottering i beneath burdens which might have crushed i the stoutest of us. [Chcers.J Amid all the 1 glmstllness of that woeful pageant, year atter' I year they waited, praying for the nick und wounded soldier and staunching his death wounds. But It I* not here only In Carolina these tilings were done. My olHce and dutifw in the service gave me tho fullest knowledge, from the Potomac to tho Mississippi, of their labors and their sufferings! their sacriflccs/ their heroic courage, their sublime, almost superhuman fortitude. It Is a tame tale to me now to read of Spartan and Roman wives and mothers. I have seen with my own eyerf hundreds, yes thousands, of Confederate women whose story makes dim and pale the proudest records of Greece and Rome. [Cheers.] My office wo* to gather aud organize the soldiers for the tleld. It gave me no" trouble. They came to the flrot trumpet call i their sabres sharpened and their h tversacks tilled by their wives and daughters, *nd with them came the voice* of these women sending prayers and blessings with all tint wns dear In life, thus tearing cm tbeir hearts and offering them In the name of a God of Truth Ji on the altars of their coBhlry'* Liberty Irt faithful resignation to ills will. They worked for as, they clothcd fls, they fed us, and send-* lug ns forth to the bottled eld, they prayed for ns, and now here they offer sacred and solemn rites and sacrifices over our dead/ rchecrs.l Their reward and recompense will dc that their works and their prayers will bo accepted by a God of Troth, wno in His good time and way Will give lo them nnd theirs true deliverance; and here lotnls monument to which tliey have called us to-day. the children's children of these women will came in reverent adoration of the caune It commemorates, nod In pious gratitude to the men who illustrated that caoae, and to the' women who consecrated this memorial. and in their prayerti, here kneeling to an ffamutabic God. will bcseecb him, by the mlghti-, ness of His arm. and the overshadowing of His spirit, to giVe them tho?c jtreat an<l excellent things for which their father'! died? Troth, Right and Liberty. [Long arid loud checr*;] And now, wmnci) of Sotith Carolina, each One of you, appealing CO that ever present and Eternal Power, "By her pride in tfie soil %hleh has given ber birth, Bfr her teiidetcst memories jraftieretfoA earth. By the Jecacy, blood-bought and prcclous,' fchich she WObld leave to her children?the right to bo fre<s! By thealtar wncrc'onec rem the hymn ana the prayer, j By the, home whith 116b scared in iU solitude there, ! By the pangs she haa snffercd, the ills she has bofne, | By the desolate c^fle through which she must mourn, nu hk vou.3 tnc ?<*? vrcumeu in me car oj ncr God, ^ I By the faith the reptfaei, oTi Fdfatr, In Theef" ?She dedicate* this monnfnofttto thes61dlers who died in the Confederate Atmien. FOR SALE! PFPOND HAND HOME SHUTTLE ; A f*jB\VINO MACHJKE, In good repair. I Mattes';V lock stltcji ttird can be, uscrl with either Trand,or foot, havmR a table with a ctfvt'r. Price *10.00 Cash. 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