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CITADEL C0A1MENCEM EN
SUMTER'S OPERA HOUSE CROWDI
BY HOSPITABLE ADMIRERS.
Co). CowArd'ri Touching Ktiuiirkrt -Co
grcsituiiMi McLiiiirttii Dttllvtir.i im K
cjuriit Adtlrens- Flrttt Honor Meu-Tin
ty-Stivni OculuatPH.
SUMTKK, June 30,?Before an am
enee that tilled to overflowing t
prettiest opera h?use in South Caro
na, the commencement exercises
the South Carolina Military Acaden
were success fully brought to
close today. The exercises of 001
mencement week began Sunday mor
ing with the preaching of the bacc
laureate sermon by Rev. Lucius Cut
bert of Charleatin in the Sumt
opera house. Monday's exercises co
sisted of the review and inspection
the cadet battalion by the board
visitors.
Last week the meeting of the boa
of visitors was held at the Jerv
tTmiee There were uresent Ge
Johnson llagood, chairman; Col.
P. Thomas, Col. C. S. Gadsden ai
Gen. Edward Anderson. All of t
ex officio members of the board?Go
Evans, Gen. Watts, Mr. May field, M
McSweeney and Gen. Dennis?we
absent. Not much business oth
than the usual routine of hearing ]
ports was transacted. Maj. Reese, t
nf and chemistr
pi ViWJOUl vra |/4?J w.ww _
tendered his resignation, which w
accepted with regret. The board w
elect his successor at their annu
August meeting.
The entire first class was passed
the board, all of them being allow
to receive their diplomas.
An hour before the time appoint
for the exercises to begin this mor
ing, the interested people of Suml
began filing into the opera hou:
When the superintendent arose
make the first announcement, star
ing room was in demand and conti
ued so throughout the exercises, <
spite ihe very warm weather.
The people of Sumter have been t
lighted to have the Citadel boys wi
them and have exerted themselves
give the cadets a delightful tin
That they have succeeded will be t
tified to tomorrow by the many cadi
who will board the homeward-boui
trains with regrets at leaving me oui
ter girls behind them. 1 have hea
of one, and there may be others, w
has decided to remain a few da
longer, not being able to tear himsi
away from a certain popular belle.
The music m the opera house tl
morning, as on all such occasioi
was furnished by the Bavarian bac
On the sta^e were Gens. Johnson ?3
good and Edward Anderson, Cols.
3. Gad&den and J. P. Thomas of t
board of visitors; ex-Judge T. B. Fi
ser, Judge O. W. Buchanan, Ci
Coward, Lieut. Bond, Maj. Ree!
Maj. Mazyck, Lieut. Stokes, Dr. J.
Heyson, Dr. J. H. Furmau, Mayor
J. Bozzard, Hon. J. H. McLaurin, t
first and second honor graduates,
P. J. Garris atd B. J. Murphy a
others.
The exercises were opened wi
prayer by Rev. Dr. N. W. Edmun
of the Presbyterian Church.
Col. Coward then stepped forwa
and spoke briefly- He said that i
three separate occasions the people
Sumter had invited the corps of cadi
to their town; but on two of these <
casions, previous engagements p
vented acceptance. The third ivi
tion was accepted and the Colonel s?
that since their arrival here the tre
ment they had received made th(
regret that they had not been here i
three years, not that other count
had not entertained them hospitabJ
too, but that the pleasures of the pi
are generally dimmed or forgotten
the enjoyment of those of the presei
The Citadel always was andalwa
will be an institution for the ent
State. Col. Coward said this is a m
able time.
On this very day in the capital of tl
nation that sprang into such sudd
existence and whose short life vi
marked by so many deeds of herois
thousands of veterans of that bloo
war are now gathered together a
listening to the rehearsing of th(
deeds of heroism. It is htting tl
such an occasion should be linked
memory with this commenceme)
and tnerefore, at the suggestion ol
member of the board of visitors,
presented for that member a Conf<
crate pin to t&ch ol the two gradua
seated on the stage. The pins rep
sented the battletlag of the Confed
acy.
The band here struck up "Dixl
and like all other southern audienc
this one was unable to keep still un<
its inspiring strains. Long may it
before a southern-born man or \
man can hear "Dixie" without i
blood tingling through and throu
the body. Col. Coward tnen int
duced as the orator of the day, C<
gressman John L. McLaurcn, w
spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of 1
Board of Visitors:
1 am fully sensible of the high co
pliment, you have paid ine in selecti
one, not a graduate of the Citadel,
deJiver your annual address. I c
claim, however, a lineal descent,
if I am not a son of the Citadel, 1 ai
ion of her the C. M. I.
I am afraid, however, that my v
e rated Preceptor, Col. Thomas, (v,
sils over there) will tell you that 1 \
a "prodigal son," but if he <
1 would tell him that he n
er killed any fatted cal
lor me, fall on my neck and do a
weeping, nor put any rings on my 1
per. but fed me on bacon, and wh
he did fall on me it was to put me wa
ing post with a nine-pound musket
my shoulder instead of a ring on :
linger.
It hasn't been so long since I "wi
the gray," but that my heart can thi
with every emotion, that pulsates
the breast of a cadet on a coalmen
ment occasion. When I look ii
urkiiv erpeWmintr with vnilthflll 111
memories of other days Hood me, so
tender and sad, others joyful a
pleasant. Fifteen years and it see
tuch a short time. Some of the brij
young faces that set out with me
innwi.Qtr lioiro Irmcr Kppn rnld
UJW JUUlUUJf ? ?
death, other lie wrecked and strain
on the shoals and quicksands, wt
all of us are middle aged men, fr
whose hearts the stern reality of J
has dressed and driven the Ireshn
and poetry of youth. Not one of
has lound the world of which
dreamed in the glorious days of ycu
manhood.
I have always felt that the four ye.
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iv (of stern military discipline, with i
enforced habits ofsolf control, and tL
~ example and inlluenceof a man who:
guiding star was duty, had been wort
more to me than any scholastic trail
? iug received elsewnere.
I THK SOLDI Kit Sl'lKlT.
The first step towards success anj
_n way is to irrbue the boy witli the spir
~ of the soldier, for life is one long ba
t'e, and it is the soldier spirit that wir
success; the timid and irresolute ar
crushed, run over, and the coward d<
io- serts, while the trained soldier, fertil
in expedients, tactful and resolute
pushes steadily to the front, until su<
cess crowns his efforts or death claim
?1' him as her own.
^ "SEEING THE ELEPHANT."
G[ I have often thought of that prodiga
sou who left his father's house to
'a the world, (wo call it "seeing the ele
pliant") and wondered what woul
iiaveheen his fate had he been Iraine
;a_ four years by Col. Thomas or Co
jj. Coward. lie would have seen the elt
er phant, no doubt about that, one as bi.
as J umbo himself, and possibly 4,spen
his portion in riotous living," but whe
af the funds played out, a Citadel bo
would never in the world have fed 01
the husks left by theswine. lie woul
have killed the fattest pig in the bunc!
^ ate spare ribs and backbone, and tb
j* inner man well fortified (if notliip
a(j better turned up), with the airs am
graces born in the "City by the Sea,
" he'd have fascinated the old man
[r daughter, married, and put hisfathei
ir^ in-law to tending the hogs. Then wit
er plenty of leisure entered politics, gon
re. to Congress, paid the mortgage oil' hi
father's farm, provided for the goo
brother who stayed at home by a
appointment to a 4th class postoflicc
?12 I know some of the "boys" who hav
(aj made almost as wonderful a record a
that. A Citadel boy would aever hav
gone sneaking home in rags and ta'
ters, whining and shedding "crocodil
tears." ITe would have pulled himsel
e(j together, redeemed his mistakes, an
n_ when he went back home, gone wit;
er his head up like a man. If he had to b<
je come as a hired servant and fed o
husks, he would have gone as far a wa
tl.Amc oc nrvtcihl^ fhtt.ncrf'd hi
id- ilv"" f B? ?
[n_ name and not disgraced his family b
je. admitting that he was a miserable lai
ure.
je. TUK CITADEL
th It would be presumption for me i
to the presence of men grown gray in th
ie. service of the Citadel to say much cor
es- cerning its history and work. Ftrmi
2ts me, however, to briefly allude to il
ad genesis, because in its original concej:
m- lion it is closely related to a fet
rd thoughts that I will express later,
ho Col. J. P. Thomas in his elegac
js work, gives a most interesting accouu
blf of the early history of the Citadel. I
1822 Denmark Vesey, a free negr<
lis organized a most formidable insurrec
is, tion in the city of Charleston. He wa
id. one of those bold, strong characters
[a- who are born leaders of men. O
C. Sunday night, June 16th, the negro
he were to rise, and suddeuiy seize th
ra- arsenal, guard house and otner depos
dI. tories of arms, then reinforced by th
se, country negroes, were to sweep th
L. town by fireand sword. Through th
J. defection of one of the conspirators
be me plot iauea, ana vesey wuu so veic
S. others was tried, condemned and exe
ad cuted. The alarm caused by thi
threatened outbreak led to the enlarge
th ment of the a;-senal and other militar,
ds posts. Ten years later came the nulii
tication excitement of 1832, and $200,
rd 000 was appropriated for munitions c
on war and as a consequence greatly ir
of creased the importance of tne arsenai
els A garrison was kept up until in 184<
)c- Governor Richardson conceived tb
re- iJea of using these military posts a
ta- schools, holdiDg that as they had to b
lid maintained, it would only be a smai
at- additional expense to impart instiuc
;m tion to the young men constituting th
all garrison. Thus we see that the origi
ies and purpose of the Citadel was fc
i- mi hi if rlpfpTu'f* and that the scholasti
r ~ 1
ist ieature is a graft upon the old truoli
in Therefore in purpose and practice th
at. Citadel bears a close relation to the m
kys litia system of the country, and I d<
ire sire to express a few thoughts on th:
ot- line, for in it are some of the germ
which must give life or death to us ?
iat a republic.
en TWO RESOURCES OK NATIONAL SAFETY
'as In national life, in the tirst outbrea
in, of war or civil disturbance at hom<
dy there are but two resources for prote<
nd tion and safety. They might like h<
jse tels be classified as the "European
iat and "American" plans,
in EUROPEAN PLAN,
nt, The first depends upon a*large slant
f a ing army, drawn irom me ramcs t
be civil life. t? be maintained in idlenei
id- at theexPense ?f ^e producers. Cor
tes &titutin? iQ the bands of an ambitioi
re- and b?M executive, a perpetual mei
er- ace to popular rights.
AMERICAN PLAN.
b," The second depends upon a patriot;
es, and we^ organized militia, ever pre
ler ent, rare^y seen, quartered among u
be not' in camps and fo'ts, but at the tir'
ro- side, in the counting room >nd ^
:he workshop.
gh FOUNDATIONS OK NATIONAL UREATNES:
ro- It has been well said that with th
>n- decadence of the martial spirit the d
ho ca/ of the nation begins, hence ever
AA?v\n maono t rv fnoh
uauuu auupus auuuo uicauo kw *
Lhe this spirit, varying in degress from tt
dance of the savage to the science an
m- c.ilture of West Point.
ng In a critical analysis of the tlemen
to al foundations of political econom.
:an there are two essential factors upc
for whose proper understanding and a
u a plication, the progress, perpetuity at
stability of our government depend
en- First. Political wisdom, manifest*
ho throagh broad Statesmanship,
vas Second. Courage disclosed throug
did the martial spirit of the people,
ev- The former embraces, the apgrega
ves ability, learning and experience of tl
11V nalinn urhila thfi lftttftr is a SPIlUe
in- justice and right, backed up, with ?
en unfaltering determination to prote
Ik- both at all hazard of personal dange
on what we call, Statesmanship, is simp
aiy a careful study of the past critical.
and honestly compared with the pre
ore ent, for the purpose of securing a log
rill cal and common sense application i
in the future, militaryism, in plain tern
ce- is courage and manhood, trained ar
ato disciplined to act in concert withot
5pe ers. It is 1be scintific adoption <
me courage to the best and most eft'ectr
ind methods of self defense and protectioi
ms Upon these two elements rests tl
;ht progress and perpetuity of every fr
on government, to their highest develop
in ment, civilization, stands, irrevocab
led pledged.
tile Where I say that the military spii
om of the people should be developed,
life do not meau the spirit of war, in tl
ess accepted parlance of the day, since
us consider that there is a vast differem
we between the two terras, 4,In the mid
ng of life, prepare for death'' says tl
scripture and who will deny its soleir
ars truth. Likewise, runs the old adag
' . . ~ i ' -; 7 " - - - --
ts "in time of peace prepare for war,'
ie and none I fancy will question its wis
5? dom or prudence. Preparing for war,
h does not mean war, anymore than
i- preparation for death, means death
itself, since both are precautionary
measures applicable alike to the frail
r- ties aud weaknesses of mankind,
it The age of chiralry with its feodal
t- system serfs and slaves has passed
is away.
e No longer dots brute force with
g- shield and battle axe settle and cone
elude compromsies. M j longer, doss
>, personal courage as disclosed in
single combat, challenge the
is administration of mankind and
make and unmake kingdoms.
The science of mortal combat, now
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,e action and that com pinnity of purpose,
. wnich alone brings out and utilizes
j the utmost limit of courage and euj
durance.
I The martial spirit of our people,
j'. may be ever so intense, their courage
a eversodaring but withouta knowledge
of the scientific principle? of war,
n their efforts would be futile. The
v obligation of every government is good
[j wholesome laws, honestly and imparj
tially administered, with ihe develop^
ment of such governmental power,
0 as will protect from internal strife,
? and defend her citizens from foreign
i foes.
? The military development of the
is European system tends toward a des..
potism, because the martial spirit of
^ the nation is concentrated in a mae
chine called the army. With us it is
s diffused through all the nation, dwellj
ing in the breast of every man worthy
n so be called an American, supplement
j ing manhood and developing that in
g dependence of character, which alone
s designate the citizen of a great Ree
public, a Republic whose greatest safoi
guard must be, that in times of nae
tional, peril, each individual feels, that
^ he face death, not for the whim orca^
price of king or Emperor but in dek
ieuse of home and country. That he
will share in the benifits of the cona
test, or feel the iron band which fol
y lows defeat and disaster,
is A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION.
y Look at Appomatoxl what became
1. of those two great contending armies
of more tnan a million men.
D-a *?n /?A m f n rv /] on/1 II Ml r? r?
JJIttVC, 1U (iCillgUli L au u guuuiiuf;.
la bloody battles, lor four long
years, the courage of eacb, bad
. been tested to the uttermost.
U Yet when the end came, and the Godg
dess of peace, unbailed ner face, tbey
disappeared, as if by magic. Under
the warm rays of the sun, the snow
and ice on me mountain side melt
and together begin their journey to
t the sea. fcjo did these great armies
Q melt into the common mass of citizens
j and together take up the task of reha
bilitating a common country.
^ Citizens first, soldiers from necessi,
ty. To lay down the musket and
^ sheathe the sword, in order to engage
,g in more peaceful pursuits, was a pleas'
ure instead of a task. In Europe,
where the professional soldier predome
inates, and standing armies are the
e rule, such an event would have been
' followed by anarchy and bloodshed.
' If to day the vast standing armies of
j Europe were disbanded, a reign of
lawless terror would ensue. This illustrates
the difference between the
machine soldier, who fights for his
king regardless of the right or wrong
* nf iho r>nntmir?nc ariH thfi fMtirrtn
soldier, who stands individual as a
part of the contention?one, the nar.
row interest of the mercenary; the
I other, the embodiment of patriotism
>' and personal responsibility.
e OUR MILITARY FJRCE.
S The Anglo-Saxon race has an ine
stinctive dislike and distrust of standII
ing armies, regarding them as a menJ
ace to popular liberty. Even in Enge
land, it may astonish those not conn
versant with the "Mutiny Act," to
>r learn that "the raising or keeping a
c standing army in time of peace, with
in the United Kingdom 01 ureal ari6
tain and Ireland, unless it be with the
i- consent of Parliament," is against the
3- law. The first standing army in Engis
land was that of Cnaries the Fourin
is and consisted of only one thousand
is cavalry and four thousand foot. It is
curious to note from the Bill of Rights
' in 1689, even down to the present
k time, how jealously the people tnrough
their Parliament have guarded tnis
3" dangerous power. The people are
5" right in their dislike for standing ar"
mies, ail the more so here, because in
our country the whole tendency at
present is toward centralization of
i- power in the hands of the Executive.
Add to the prerogatives already usurp53
ed, an immense military force, and no
i- notfintate on earth would wield the
IS concentrated power of the President ol
the United 3tates. It would wipe out
the last barrier, and the autonomy
and semi-independence of the States
'c would be forever gone.
s" Yet, my countrymen, the time is al
si hand when the size and efficiency ol
e" our military force must be increased;
ie at every session of Congress bills are
introduced along this line, and in facl
3. the business sense of the country feels
ie that present conditions are inadequate
e- to our needs. The real question is,
y how shall it be done without furthei
Jr centralizing this great power in the
ie hands of the Federal Executive?
id With the advantages of a great ant!
powerful nation we have its dutiei
t- and exposures. We are an active, en
7, terprising people. With unparalleled
>n rapidity we have developed this con
p- tiuent, and now side by side with the
ia other mercantile and manufacturing
s. nations are seeking the markets of th<
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can't get rich by swapping dollar:
;h among ourselves.
Under the law of the "survival oi
te the fittest," our merchants and munu
ie facturers must go out into the marl!
of of the world and take their chance
in To do this, however, witb every ex
ct tension of commercial boundaries
r, there must be the ever present militarj
ly force to protect commercial supremacy
ly This is the secret which has mad<
s England the commercial mistress ofthc
ri world, and enabled this lictle Island ol
of tradesmen and shop keepers to levj
as tribute on all the sons of men, be
id tween the Rocky towns of Corfee, anc
h- the burning sun of Hindoostan. Iti
of "symbol" may be the British Flag
re but the "hiding place of its power, if
a. within djrk and frowning lines of ar
ie tillery" Her encroachments in Soutt
ee America, has well nigh driven u:
e- from those markets, while our policj
ly in Alaska is not one to be admired.
Look at Cuba! right at our gateway
if oinrl Am* fnitamn nolinxr nprmitQ u<
Jv" ,?""jt r
I to be robbed of markets, that of righ
ie should be ours. The Spanish tariff ex
I eludes our products in favor of Eog
3e laud and hampers and embarrassei
st enterprising Americans, who have in
ie vested fortunes in Cuba, expecting t<
in
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; GRAND AND GLORIOUS.
i THURSDAY IN RICHMOND ECLIPSES
1 ALL FORMER OCCASIONS.
Ifuparalelled Kiitlniittasm?South Carollph'h
Place?Coveted Palmetto Branches--'
0?n. Hampton and Our Sponnor--Tom
I Woodford'*) ReapotiHe.
Richmond, July 2.?Today has been
beyond all question the greaest in
the history of the historic city of Rich
I ruontf. Jt was tne crowning evcui ui
the notable sixth Confederate reunion
when nearly all of the living leaders
of the war were present and when
they had for their distinguished guest
that well known Union soldier and
patriot, Corporal Jas. Tanner. The
three day's meeting of over 100,000,
Confederates ended in the laying'of
the cornerstone of an imposing'monuraent
to be erected to the memory of
Jefferson Davis, the President of the
late Confederate States.
This was what caiieu irom me norm,
the west, the east and the south every
old Confederate soldier and sympathizer.
For four days and over they came,
thronging in on every line of railroad
until the hospitable city of Richmond,
with its grand hotels and open doors
of every private house, were so taxed
that the overflow reached the city of
Petersburg and adjoining villages,
and filled their homes with welcome
guests. During these four days the
streets and houses of public reception
here have been packed by a living
mass of Confederate humanity. The
demonstration surpassed all previous
events in the history of the city, and
as far as the crowds present were concerned,
overshadowed all former occasions,
when the south sent her representatives
by the thousands to honor
the memory of her distinguished leaders
and sods ia the ex-capital of the
southern Confederacy.
vat.t. iv i.jvh!
No sooner than General Gordon bad
announced the adjournment of the
Confederate reunion convention sine
die with three expressive raps of his
Chicamauga tree gavel, than there
was a rush of the veterans to get into
the appointed locations in time to fall
into the line of procession, which
moved promptly at 1 o'clock p. m.
There were 20,000 men in line with
100 bands of music and 200,000 or more
on the streets to witness this grand
parade of youthful military cadets,
stalwart militiamen, and venerable
gray bearded and battle scarred veterans,
who had seen service on the
hard fought fields of Virginia.
ON HISTORIC SOIL.
The latter retrod the streets which
35 and 30 years ago resounded with
the martial footsteps of the armies of
Lse and afterwards of Grant. It was
a great day and nobody who witnessed
the parade, the heartfilt devotion of
the men in line and the enthusiasm of
the people on the streets, would do
otherwise than declare that it was a
day consecrated toAmcrican manhood,
patriotism and valor. The spectacle
was inspiring, and as the bands
passed playing "the Star Spangled
banner," "Dixie," "My Maryland"
and "Yankee Doodle," every man and
woman felt themselves a truer American.
Nothing could have been more auspicious
than the weather and all other
conditions for such a grand occasion.
The Drocessioa. ihoueh prompt
in forming, was somewhat delayed by
a divergence of the cavalry, artillery,
the Virginia and North Carolina regiments
of infantry and the carriages
containing the distinguished guests
and young lady sponsors from the
States and territories, so as to take in
a portion of Main street.
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE
They joined the veterans at Fifth
and Franklin streets, and for nearly
two hours this grand parade of young
soldiers and old heroes, with its bands
of music, flags and banners, marched
along streets aflame with national and
southern colors and greeted at every
Doint with the cheers and plaudits of
the women who were either daughters
or mothers of the old Confederacy.
The column, including as it did every
branch or the military bervice, made a
i splendid appearance, an 1 would have
been deemed an American gem in
New York or Chicago.
BATTLE-SCARRED MEMENTOS
In the line were numerous mementoes
of the late war in the shape of
bullet-holed and tattered Confederate
i battle flags, uniforms that had been
worn on many a bloody field, knap'
sacks, canteens, muskets and rities
that bore evidence of service in many
a campaign. Two venerable old soli
diers carried fiddles with which they
entertained camp life during the war.
i Many had empty sleeves and many
! others wooden legs, but they stood the
; fatigue of the four hours' march with
"II fn?tifnr)u hot phuMfltprizftd
) an buo lotwibuuu iiuuu
t thorn over 30 years ago.
i Gen. Gordon, chief marshal, and
i staff headed fhe procession, and his
escort was the corps of cadets from the
1 Virginia Military institute.
5 HAMPTON SALUTED EVERYWHERE.
Then followed the children's brig|
ade, 250 in number. Gen. Hampton
i and staff took position in front of the
. Carolinians, and the old cavalry hero
I was saluted at every move and turn of
. the procession, Governor O'Ferrall
5 was at the side of Brig. Gen. Phillips
, of the Virginia State troops, which in3
eluded the Virginia and North Carolij
na regiments of State troops. Then
3 followed the Worshipful Grand Masonic
Lodge of Virginia, escorted by
f the Commandery of St. Andrew of
. Virginia, No. 13 Knights Templar,
k and by tne Blacksburg, Va., cadet.
Next, the orator of the day, Gen.
Stephen D. Lee, and staff. Tne first
i cavalry regiment of Virginia, comf
manded by Col. Charles Euker.
Davis Monument association,
j Mrs. Jefferson Davis and faraiiy.
? Invited guests.
f Sponsors for the southern States,
r Memorial associations, etc.
Council of the City of Richmond.
[ Major General Tnomas A. Brandi
erer and staff.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues'
5 battalion, escort to the Virginia Yete.
rans division.
[ Grand Camp Confederate Veterans,
j Department of Virginia.
r Col. W. A. Smoot, grand commander.
West Virgiaia Veteran association,
i South Carolina Veteran camps.
L Mississippi Veteran camp*.
Florida Veteran camps.
Alabama Veteran camps
3 Georgia Veteran camps.
Louisiana Veteran carap\
, Texas Veteran camps.
Indian Territory Veteran camps.
OlanhnmA T?ri"i1r?rv VfttprAn c imns.
Arkansas Veteran camps.
Tennessee Veteran camps.
North Carolina Veteran camps.
Kentucky Veteran camps.
Missouri Veteran camps.
Maryland Veteran camps.
District of Columbia Veteran camps,
rtnns of Confederate Veterans.
Veteran cavalry division.
The cadets of the High school from
Washington, as well as the District
Veterans made an attractive feature
of the parade, and were complimented
all along the route.
SOUTHERN BEAUTY.
The lady sponsors and their maids
of honor, rode in separate carriages
and made the brightest feature of the
procession. Each sponsor waved the
tlag of the State she represented and
all of them were royally cheered as
they passed through the brilliantly
decorated streets, crowded with southern.blooming
womanhood and loveliness.
The Society of the Army and Navy
of the Confederate States in the State
of Maryland, escorted by the Fifth
Regiment Veterans' corps, wa9 in the
procession. The society ia the only
organized body of veterans in town
which is not affiliated with the United
Confederate Veterans. Many of its
members, however, are also members
of Herbert and Buchanan camps. Col.
George R. Gaither ia in command of
thfl vetarnn corDs and Capt. Georcre
W. Booth of the society. Gen. Bradley
T. Johnson is president of the society.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis r xle in a carriage
with the Hon. J. Taylor* Ellyson
and (Jen. Peyton Wise, and she was
every where recognized and cheered.
Miss Shelby, daughter of Gen. Shelhv
of Tennessee rode a fine horse
through the whole route of the procession
and was greatly admired. The
procession reached Monroe park about
4 o'clock, after a very trying march to
some of the older veterans.
MASONIC FUNCTIONS.
Here the Grand Masonic lodge of
Virginia took charge of the ceremonies,
and escorted by the Knights
Templars, reached the site sele jtea for
the Davis monument, where a stand
for the orator and distinguished guests
had been erected. When the privileged
crowd had been seated and the
Richmond Blues and other military
organizations placed as a complementary
escort to the Templars, the Masonic
cereuiuuica in iuo ut^iug ui a wtuoisLone
took place, concluding with the
following proclamation by the Grand
Marshal:
"Oyez! All within the sound of the
gavel take due notice that the craft
has ceased from their labor and that
the corner stone of the Jefferson Davis
monument is now true, trusty, and
well laid by the grand lodge of Virginia
in its 119th year."
After this announcement Hon. J.
rrt t mi -!J l - * 4.1 r\
layior Hiiiyson, presiaem 01 me ivavia
Monument Association, came forward
and called upon Bishop John C. Granberry
of the Methodist Episcopal
church to offer prayer, and the eminent
divine delivered a most fervent
and appropriate appeal to the throne
of the Almighty.
A1 ter this Gen. Stephen D. Lee, the
orator of the day was introduced and
spoke as follows:
qen. lee's address.
From a graceful exordium, explaining
the purpose which had drawn his
vast audience together, Gen. Lee asserted
that It was fitting that Jefferson
Davii1 remains should rest in Virginia,
which he characterized as the
greatest of all States, the battle scarred
producer of warriors and statesmen.
But for her generosity in ceding
her vast territory to the Union, Kentucky
would have still been her's, and
be would have been born her son.
Many presidents, statesmen, soiaiers
lie in Virginia's soil -from Washington
to the present time-'none greater
tnan Davis, but more fortunate.
JEFFEKSON DAVIS MOCJRNED.
Throwing a glance backward, he
showed how, 31 years ago, the man
whose memory they had met today to
honor, lay manacled in a casement of
a strongly garrisoned fortress, charged
with the most atrocious crime known
to man?treason and murder. "And
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yet," ne continued, "neuiea, uy millions
more sincerely mourned and
deeply loved than any other man in
the history of the nation. If his enemies
had succeed in putting him to
death he would have been the most
conspicuous figure in American history.
WFlEN THE MI3TS CLEAR AWAY.
Gen. L9e expressed an abiding belief
that when the mists of passion and
prejudice have passed away, the calm
light of justice will give the right
niche to each Ggure in history.
"The descendants of the men who
burned Joan of Arc", said he, "now
regard her as a character of heroism
and beauty. The posterity of the men
who hung witches in Salem as a pious
duty, now hear the story with horror.
The descendants of the men who today
look on Jefferson Davis with unkind
expression will see him as we do?the
stainless gentleman, the gallant soldier,
the devoted patriot, the pure and
gifted statesman.
THE ISSUES SETTLED.
Gen. Lee declined to discuss the
causes leading to the war. The war
had settled that secession is impracticable
and the amendments to the Constitution
have adjusted all other differences.
The Southern people have
fully accepted the results; they accept
the present aud loyally commit themselves
to the future.
Passing to the early days of secession,
he predicted that the future historian
would note with astonishment
that the Southern struggle for independence
began, not with committee's
of public safety, with declarations of
the rights of man, or enunciation of
the mightly doctrine that governments
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sent of the governed, but it began with
public statutes, general elections and
constitutional conventions. Mr. Davis
himself rested, in his inaugural,
the case of the new nation at the bir
of the public opinion of the world, not
upon revolutionary but upon legal
right.
REUARDED AS AN EXPERIMENT.
He quoted the junior senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge) as saying
that when the Constitution was adopted
at Philadelphia, no one, neither
Washinatnn Hamilton. (Jlinton nor
Mason regarded the new system as
anything but an experiment, from
which every State had the right peaceably
to withdraw. The Southern
States only exercised a right which
had often been threatened by New
Eagland, and which was generally
conceded to be a constitutional one.
THE SOLDIER AND THE MAN.
Gen. Lse concluded a glowing eulo-1
gium of Jefferson Davis' pure, private
life, his exquisite courtesy and gallantry
as a soldier, with the declara-'
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tion that liis dominant characteristii
was his fidelity to principle. It wa:
well said of him: "He bent to non<
but God." He came among ua as i
Roman born out of time. It was im
possible for him to ask pardon so long
as he felt fie had done his duty con
scientiously, as he saw it, and he was
never forgiven. One after anothei
his great comrades entered the beyond
until he stood alone, but he nevei
wavered. He passed from us a sterr
and majestic figure, broken but nevei
bent.
Gen. Lee quoted from a speech de
livered by Mr. Davis in the Senate ic
December, 1860, in which he declared
that the union was dear to him as s
union of fraternal states. He argued
from this that Mr. Davis was opposed
to disunion, and thai at the conference
called by Governor Pettis of Mississ
ippi,of the representatives in Congress
from that State in I860, Mr. Davis de
clared himself opposed to secession &
lone as the hope of a peaceful remedy
remained.
As a president, the speaker though!
Mr. Davis may have made mistakesHe
was a constitutional ruler, not a
revolutionary chief, but when the
night of defeat was darkening and the
dismantled ship of the Confederacy
was sinking beneath the waters, he
stood at the helm to the last.
A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION.
He referred to the popular demonstration
of affection which always at
tended Mr. Davis' appearance in pub
lie, and referred with deep feeling to
me uccaaiuLi wneu uis rem iius were
ea route to Richmond for final burial.
No conquerer's march was e/er hall
so triumphant. In the capitals through
which it passed, his body lay in state,
visited by thousands, and everywhere
along the way the people, old and
young, thronged and stood^i^un
covered head day and night alon5lP*
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ranroaus as mo iraiu runeu uy, iu ioa
tify their devotion to the dead. It was
spontaneous; it was universal.
A TYPICAL SOUTHERNER.
General Lee's peroration was a mag
nifirant t.rihiitA to Miv D.i?is as thf
typical southerner.
"As a soldier, his brilliant and
promising career was cut short. He
hao no opportunity to develop the
great qualities of Lee, the prince ol
commanders As a stateman, he
did not quite reach, perhaps, the
commanding staue of Calhoun, to
whose work he succeeded. As an orator,
he may have lacked the impetu
ous ferver of Yancey, the splendid de
claimation of Lamar?ae surpassed
them all in his majestic strength, the
chaste beauty of his thought, and hu
thrilling earnestness. But Davis wat
greater than tnem all in that he com
bined them all. He was an accom
plished soldier, a great stateman, and
a consumate orator. He waa the typi
cal southerner of his day and of alJ
time.
"Around him stood that marvelous
group?Lae, the flower of chivarlry;
jacKson, me genius 01 war; xuuuius,
the thunderer of debate; Benjamin,
the jurist; Campbell, the judge; Bledsoe,
the scholar; Hunter, the statesman?men
fit to measure with the
knightliest. Yet, frjm the vantage
ground of history his sublime head
lifts itself above them all.
IN VIRGINIA'S SOIL
"It is mete and fittug that the
ashes of the great should rest in Vir
ginia's soil Round him sleep the
mighty ones who have gone beforesolaiers
who won American liberty:
jurists who gave it perpetual form:
statesmen who tilled iw nig wnusiara
and made it honorable throughout
the world. Lat Richmond be added
to Mount Vernon, Monticello and
Lexington. The south has committed
the keeping of his ashes to the mother
of States and statesmen. L?t him
sleep in Virginia, where every river
?l * ? * *?1 kamaiom q r? /i
wnispers ui ijuuicueraw uoiumui, uuv
and every hill was crimsoned witn the
soldiers1 blood. Let him rest in Rich
mond, his capital, the city which h
walled around with the breasts of the
bravest of the brave. His memory is
safe with you. You were faithful tc
the livine, you will not forget he dead
"In calmer years, when the lasi
ember of sectional feeling has burnec
out, and the last cord of love has gent
ly bound the hearts of all Americans
together, fathers will bring their little
children tn this SDOt and tell of a pur<
great man, who suffered for his peopl*
and for the right, as they under
stood it, and how for this thej
loved him as they loved n(
other. Long as yonder river shall rol
its tide to the sea, it shall behold nc
man more knightly.
"He was a very perfect gentli
Irniahf" Mav t.hfl storv of his life hi
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sweet in days to coma, and, at last al
men come to understand Jeffersor
Davis.
The benediction closed the exercises
and the great and weary, but still en
thusiastic crowd began to leave Mon
roe park for places to quence thirst, t<
appease hunger and to obtain needei
rest.
THE RETREAT BEGINS.
Tonight the city is resonant witl
the sounds of departing camps an<
their bands Dlaviner the airs of''Dixie.'
The serenade to lira. Jefferson Davi;
at the Jefferson hotel by residents ant
visiting Mary landers, accompanied bj
the band of the Fifth Maryland regi
ment, consisting of 40 pieces, was oni
of the notable events of the night, ant
was attended by all the celebrities a
the reunion.
THE UOVERNOR'fl RECEPTION.
Governor O'Farrell gave a receptioi
at the executive mansion tonight a
which visitors from every State in th(
south called to pay their respects t<
Virginia's distinguished governor.
When the reception to Mrs. Davis a
the Jefferson had concluded early to
night, the lady way taken to the Ma
sonic temple, where she was greete(
by a large assemblage 01 the sons an(
daughters of the Confederate veterans
This, with other social reunions con
eluded the meetings which, have beer
[ productive of so much good feeling at
Itendant upon the sixth annual reun
ion of the United Con federate veteran:
and the laying of the corner stone o
j the mounment to Jefferson Davis.
Itroke up the Gang.
St- Louis, July 1.?What promisee
to be one of the most dangerous gangs
i k.tonfoitors nnftrjitinfr in recent
UI WUUVUtiViw.w 0
years was captured by secret service
detectives at 1521 Pendleton avenut
this morning. Those under arrest an
are Dr. Adelia Walters, a lady homeo
path, Ralph Creese, W. H. Miller ant
Walter Creese. A search of the hou?
disclosed a complete outfit of the tin
est quality, including all the neces
sary paraphernalia for making photc
gravures of United States currency
A further search resulted in the find
ing of a number of negatives of Unite<
States bills and a quantity of blacl
copper plates.
** -"~M
I WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
l WEEKLYREPORTOFTHE CONDITION
IN THIS STATE.
! Cotton, Cora, Rlc? and the Fruit Oropa
I Generally Favorable?The Melon Crop
ThreatanedJWith Failure.
\ The following weekly bulletin, issued
by Observer Bauer yesterday,
covers the weather and crop condi(
tions for the week ending Saturday
I June 27, and in its preparation were djrg
i used-reports from one or more corresI
pondents in each county of the State.
WEA.THER.
( The week under review opened with .
normal temperature, but the heat
i increased during the week so that by
the end it was from 6 to 8 degrees
, warmer than normal, the average ;
r having been 3 per day for the week. ' ,
The average of 33 stations reporting
L mean temperature was 82, and the
normal for the same period is approxi- r||j
mately 79. The mean ranged between
, 84, at Kingstree, Oak wood, Clenuon }$?
; College and Waterloo, and 77at GKUi- jSH
, sonville. \
The highest temperature for the
week was 102 rebortea from Qilliaonville
on the 26th and -101 reported |
reportrd from Blackville on the 27th; J
the lowest was 61 reported from Spartanburgon
the 21st. . ' rl I
The rainfall was poorly distributed ^ J|
and came mostly in the form of show- ,jS|S|
s ers, which 'Were very partial. In the
central and western counties ine rain'
fall was very light, while over the ^ 1
l eastern portions of the State general- ijgV
, ly there was a slight exoess. Crops .^si
i are suffering for want of rain in Un- Xjsm
I ion, Edgefield, Lexington, Barnwell,
Fairfield, Aiken, portions of Newber- .j&Mv
N^g^Laurens, Anderson, Oconee and
GreeJ^iiigibut as yet corn is the only
i crop needm^PK&seriously, and that
has suffered "'i"m!
moisture but whicha raiuwMflina
umnlr aw f otta ttt/mi 1 r\ n 111/tlr] tr womo/lv
Tf UVIV Wi W I! v TTVU1U AUUJW?J , ?
The ground is too wet in portions of * _3e
OrangeDurg, Darlington, Florence i
and Chesterfield where farm work was
, somewhat retarded. The following a
, heavey rains were reported: Black- %;JS ^
f ville 2.07, Florence 1.15; Charleston laM
: 1.78; Kingstree 1.55; St George'aL82; '3tm.
St. Matthews 1.59; Yemasaee 1.41;
' Tiller's Ferry 1.53; Gillisonville 1.87;
Anderson 1.11: ?lloree 2.80; Effingnam
1.81; Darlington 4.52; Columbia ,
1.33; Chesterfield 2.85; Society Hill
i 2.38; Clio 2.00. It will be seen that .-^|s ;
s with the exception of 1.11 at Ander'
son, all the heavy rain fell in the
eastern half of the State. In addition :jaB|
to the above, "iz stations reported rain|
fall for the week in amounts ranging I'-Jjg
i from 0.03 to LOO inch.
The average of 39 stations was 1.10, jja
[ and the normal for the eame period is . < .
approximately 1.31.
I The rainfall in Darlington on the
24th was phenomenal. In the town -pjj
of Darlington, and a few miles north
and west of same, it was estimated gj
that more than C inches fell. The
4.52 reported above fell 3 miles south?nsk
nf Dftrlinctnii. ~ ^ .'' S38I
( There was aa excess over the usual
amount of sunshine, except in the
eastern and southeastern portions, .'3?
where the sunshine was deficient, and jM
was only about 40 per cent, of the
possible. In the western counties it ('
ranged from 70 to 94 per cent, of the
possible, the normal for the State is * *'||
approximately 68.
CROPS.
The past week was generally favor- .
oViln fnr nrrtn HnvAlonmAnL hat therfl X'Sw
1 were exceptions in the western coun- ~
i ties, where it is too dry for corn^ and _..?Q
1 in the northeastern, where it is too
1 wet for cultivation?excessive rain in ;^j
i Orangeburg, Chesterfield, Darlington, v|?
1 Marlboro and Florence interfered ^
I. with field work; never the less crops
s over the whole State are generally jgM
well cultivated and free from grass.
) The reports on corn, for the first Hajfl
> time during the season, are unfavora
i ble. Corn is firing badly in Florence, J?gS|
? Kershaw, Berkeley, Lexington, Barn,
well, Hampton, Aiken ana Marlboro. Jzjjm
t Is needing rain in 11 counties. Too
I much water on bottoms in Orange
bur#. Insects damaging stands in
i Kershaw and Lexington. In places
s it is tassellinglow, but sinking well.
i It is being laid by generally, although
3 late corn still "being plowed. The
- heat during the latter portion of the "V^|
r week seems to have been injurious to '
> corn, but the crop as a whole is still
1 very promising.
i There is a decided improvement in
COttOQ over iue previuua wow. xjiuo
9 have not yet entirely dissappeared, but
9 nearly so. But little damage resultd
1 from lice, and that is being rapidly eni
acted under the favorable influence of >3
the prevailing heat. Cotton is gener- yj|
, ally blooming and fruiting welL Too
much water in bottoms in Orangeburg
- where also stands are very much
) broken. Is needing rain in Aiken Is
1 loosing lower leaves in Cherterfleld.
Is generally clean, well cultivated
and in a very promising condition.
i Sea Island cotton doing well lately.
1 Tobacco made fair progress and is ? 3sg
" beinc tonned in Kershaw and Flor
s ence. Tne crop is very irregular as to
i growth, even, in the same held plants
j range from a few inches to four feet
. in height, in Kershaw.
g Cane growing well generally, and
i rice very much improved and free
t from parasites.
Melons generally inferior being
small and poor. Fungous disease of
i vinfts seems to be spreading. Lice int
jured vines in Charleston and Barns
well.
3 Peas are coming to fine stands generally.
About all planted that will be.
t Fruit generally scarce. Peaches
i and apples still dropping and but few
. left to ripen. Seasonable berries coni
tinue plentiful. Mulberries ripening,
i Grapes needing rain in Oconee; are
rotting to a considerable extent before < 3
ripening.
Sweet potatoes are growing luxuriantly.
Too dry in Aiken and EdgeHeld
to continue transplanting.
Gardens are in good condition
where there was plenty of rain, but
are not doing well where rain is needed.
Fine solid heads of cabbage are
reported from Greenville.
I The army worm has appeared in
' grass fields in Charleston county.
t
3 Cut His Own Throat.
3 Chattanooga, July 1.? Jamei < "^1
i Pinkney, a prominent merchant of
Cressville, Tenn., was this morning
1 found lying unconsciousin a pool of his
a own blood. An open razor was clasp*
ed in his hand and his throat was cut.
The jugular vein was severed and he
- soon expired. Deceased sent his wife
. out of the room on an errand that she
- might not witness the deed Anxiety
1 oyer business affairs is thought to have
c led him to take his life. Pinckney
had considerable property.