The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 13, 1903, Image 2
THE LEDGER. i
Thurlow 3. Varl/jr,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
WKDNKSDAY, MAY lit, 1
MEMORIAL DAY.
A l.urgo AikIIoiico 'Witnesses tlic
Fitting Exorcises?Mayor Wy
lie's Capital Address.
'I lie memorial day cxereitej
here Monday, conducted under
the auspices of the Lancaster
Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy,
were quito interesting and
passed off very satisfactorily. The
attendance, especially of old soldiers,
was larger than usual, about
sixty heading the large procession
of men, women and children
which inarched to the cemetery
to the beat of the mo tiled drum.
A committee of ladies had previously
pinned crosses of honor
on the coats of those of the vets
who had apj lied for them by certificate.
The procession was
formed at f> p. m., at the court
house by ('apt. \Y. 11. Rives,
Marshal of the day, and marched
to the Presbyterian church yard.
On arrival there the following appropriate
programme was carried
out:
Prayer by Hov W. II. Hodges;
Solo, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,
the? Hoys are Marching,'' by J.
L. Pong ? Chorus by the choir:
Hoi I call: Song, ".hist Hefore the
Hattle Mother." by the choir
with organ, violin and guitar ac
companimcnts: Introduction of
orator of the day, Mayor H K.
Wylie, by Marshal Hives; Address:
Song, "Sewaunee Hiver, "
during which loving hands placed
wreaths and scattered flowers t n
the graves of the dead >o!diers.
By special rctpiest of the Daugh
ters the address of Mayor W ylie
is published below:
ADDUKSS oK "M.WoK WYI.1K.
Ladies, old soldiers and fellow
citizens:
The gentleman, invited to make
the customary address, not being
able to be present with us, 1 have
been requested to make some remarks
suitable to the occasion.
While I feel my inability to properly
discharge the duty required,
yet, being the son of a Confeder
ntn nou? l??
?VV uw J t>\# TV OIVV|/ilJ^ 111 1 IJ I ?
cemetery, and the cull earning us
it does from the Indies of my tin
tivo town, 1 feel, that 1 would l?e
recreant to my duty, ;f I failed to
respond, but I will promise to be
brief in what 1 have to say.
We have met to day, my friends
and fellow citizens, according to
our yearly custom, to do honor to
the memory of the Confederate
dead of tnis county. The custom,
at this place, was inaugurated
some twelve years ago by the
mothers, wives, widows, sisters
and daughters of some of those
dead heroes
Much year, wo meet at the
Court house s.piure, and to the tap
of mutlled drum, march, in pro
cession, to this place, where we
listen to an appropriate address,
after which flowers are strewn
upon the gnives of the sleeping
heroes. May this beautiful ens
tom be always observed. In so
doing, wo honor, not only our
dead, but ourselves us well. An
impressive lesson is likewi-c
taught t hose children. Thev will
C5 v
want to know the reason for these
solemn ceremonies, and they can
be told of the heroic resi tanee
mode by the Southern Stales to
the persistent encroachments upon
the rights secured to them undei
the Federal Constitution, which
was a compact between the State.
and thourdi thn I'm- wl.i
tliey fought, \v:is lost, when the
Southern Cross went down before
overwhelming numbers ? yet they
can be reminded, that it is not always
in the power of mortals to
c ) i.tnar.d success, l>ut that thev i
di<i more, they deserved it.
It i- true, we now ! ave a re
united country, and livea^aiu un
tier the old llaji hut (iod grunt,
the day may never cut no, when i
the children of this fair Southland j
sinill not 1 :o t:m?;Itt the truth, that
the South, in that great conllic',
was eternally aud everlastingly (
right ?and that our soldiers who
yielded up their lives in that
struggle, died the death of martyrs
? 'l'hen:
Kfiiu tiiher th Sa?:r<d dust
or 111? w.iriiois tried and true?
Who l? ?i? tin.1 It >g of a Nations lru>t,
And felt in a came llio..gli ios si ill ;
jllat
And died for me and \ou."
And m the language ot lvij?- ]
i i n g:
'T.oul (tod of lii .' l>j willi u- yo', (
1 ,esl we forget Its. w ? fosg l."
And in thost.i utilitarian time-,
wtien the mnj< ritv of men are
thinking more of themselves ami
~ i
their material interests, than of
principles for whieh a former
generation fought and died, there
is danger that we may forget, or
if we remember, we may not l'ulJy
instruct tiie rising generation,
what principles were involved in ,
that great struggle. And how
important that tlicy should be instructed,
when the school histories,
mainly written at the North,
speak of that great struggle as a
"rebellion" on the part of the
Southern States, and our soldiers,
both living and dead, are characterized
as ?re >c!s*' and "traitors."
No?children such teach- ,
ing is cironeous ami the fact
that Ilie North prevailed r.gainsl !
us, gives the in no tight to inculcate
error. The truth is
(
mighty, and lnu.-l prevail. 'I he ,
fact, that the South submitted the <
contention, between it am! the ?
North, to the arbitrament of the '
sword, and U?-I, doc- not settle
the <jwestluii as to who was right, ,
ami who was wrong. This epies- ,
tion could not bo settled by any i
earthly tribunal. Migld and pow.
er, it is true, often decides (pies- .
lions of i igiit and w rong, in this
world of ours, contrary to the
"law and the evidence"'?but at the
great and iieneral review of
lis all, Ilto-v ipic-tion- will be set
i...i .... i .. .. i i * 1
uvii nu t uui 111 ui or i>\
power.
A false impressi >n prevails in
some quarters that slavery was
the cause of the war. Such is not
the case. It was connected with
the war, ?>111\ as a mere incident.
At the heg.nning of hostilities,
President Lincoln, himself, an i
n mined, that the Northern Stales 1
had no intention of interfering '
with sli\ery as it then existed,
l>nt later on, when the is-iio scent- j
oil donhtfnl for the North, the I
slaves were emancipated, purely I
as a war una ir . At the ado;)- '
1
tion of the ni siitntion, the iii.-ti.
tution exist 1 in all tin* Nat thorn (
{States, and was recognized in <
that f11mhi111:mi 1 il In-.- I . I.... ...?
% ?? . Ji.UV I Wll,
it is tin-, si ivi i * was iil>.ili-hetl
at the North, hii' rot e n sentimental
or moral grounds, "but
j?uteL 'or rl antic mid commercial
roast n , And long alter Iho
instil ill i"ii was alxilished hy t lie 1
Not tii : a St Mrs, their slave ships 1
brough: litem t > o.ir shores. No,
slav l v was not the cause of tiie
war.
i was brought on by tho north
putting it wrong construction on
the constitution?and that for I
political reasons. The south was I
loath to leave the I'nion, which
was formed by the fathers; hut I
after yielding, step by step, in I
the spirit of compromise?she i
had no other alternative, when
Lincoln was elected, hut to ex<
rcise the right which each sov <
cretin state had, to peaceably i
withdraw I>111 even this ri^ht j
w a - denied her, and the north 1
brought on the war, when l?y "
force of arms she sought to '
coerce lis into submission. 'The i
right of a state it? secede, or <
withdraw from the Union, is i
r,<> longt r a live question .having
boon settled, tor nil time; by
fi)re1 : but ti^ ;iii abstract prop
ion. (ho southern states were
uiiqcsiionnbly in the right, and
:ti all times kept strictly within
iho tonus of the constitution. I
have dwelt at some length on
this matter, because 1 <lo not
think it can be stressed toe
much, especially for the benefit
I' those who tiro young and
have not given the matter serious
t bought
The war, then, was forced
upon the south.
ller ri rlits hein** invaded .and
In r homo* :ni<! firesides assailed
? how nohly did her sons rally
For her defense. Without war
* 11iI?-, and foundries for the
making of arms, without even c
government, at first, she pre
pared for 111.* unequal conilicl
with a courage and determina
liur unparalleled in the history
?f the world. Cray-haired men
In nt with ago, and youths
scarcely in their teens, hid fare
well to wives and mothers, ant
through privation, sicknoss anc
even death, testified their devo
lion to their country For foui
long and bloody years they con
tinned the struggle against over
whelming odds and only yiehlet
when their armies had been al
1 >iit annihilated. President Lin
coin remarked on the battlefieh
of (ietlyshurg : "I am proud t<
claim a- countrymen the mei
who assailed those heights.'
And then, after all was lost
with what "courage and deter
inination the survivors returnee
to their ruined homes to tak(
up the struggle to support them
selves and those dependentupor
them.
All honor to the Confederate
-ohlier-, whether living oi
lead !
There living are fast passing
tway. At each yearly reunioi
lamiliar faces are inissii g. In t
e\. more years there will l?o non<
if them left, lint be assured
Id heroes, your fame is in tin
;afe keeping of the good winner
i! the Smth. They will see l<
i < I i i I r i
i, i ii;ti i.i<_* cause tor which yot
ought, fhall not lie misrepre
"iite<l inn] that the sacred memo
ie- of thai cause r.ro ever kepi
Meet). Ami as to those who
Have aire ;.I passed away :
SI"-! ivswee;ly, iii yum- ho le 'rave*,?
Sleep, martyrs or a taltcn cause!
Phonyh yet no marble column eravi s
'1 In- nil .Tim here to to pr ose.
'In .seeds of laurel iu the earth
The blossom of your fame is blown,
Viul somc.whct , wultin for Its birth,
'I'he shaft Is In the si tie.
Menuwhile, belinlf tl.o tanly years,
Which Iceop in trust your storied torn! s,
leholdl Voursistois briny their tears
And tlies memorial blooms.
Tmall tributes! liut your sloob > will smile.
More proudly on these wreaths today,
Pben when some ennne>n moulded pilo
Shall overlook this bay.
Stoop, any els kith- r from the skies!
There is no holier spot of ground,
I'han where defeated valor lies,
ity inouruiiy heauty crowned."
As a Iii ling; close to my to.
parks, I will read the following
,?xlraci ttout itu editorial iy -s
o ril i s 'f> Slate :
'P1 .1 - * t?? -
i imo is ncoutiir. i no sni<>k?
.hat wrapt. Fort Suin er\s para
pots that Aj ril day, 1^ years a-m
lias l?>nj? since cleared ;.way ami
I ho ll tti that was then and !h< r<
lowered ll >a!s once more it
Finn les on h Thar. '1 lie last
inn's echoes at Appomu I hav*
lied upon Virginia's hi!i> nndux
Old Dominion is again a l??\a
member ol iha! union n deli hei
sons eon !i n led. J . a; put
to 11: e i hi: l a incii' oi i in - at
Fort Sumter v.? re i;: A|?
pomat Ic.X, 11 na'i n V, ii had
its eoncepl dm in ! I. > 1 . gray
liaptis! clriivh <ai 1 'i . ' re<
Uolumhi !. h ii \ ii n Y i n.
capit ah Toe y eal :i. I n. \ ? in
Iervt ned i. ve hr m,Ji'
.. 1 1 - ?
iiuutu -i;;r is i. r>. j <
cilia! ion iu'! v. i. i .n o i u;
The k ill!h h i h i-n - . . i
accept i ho divi <1 % .* i H
worh m; ii - h .* ir?\ w :i p r! nl
lliO ivpu: 'ic whirl i< ir >, titfh
to sever. T.se soldiers who emu
po ed iho souli ' iirmioj i :?vc
till.oil II j> iile's s!> rn, (":?? * '? I.
I>;il I left niul therein have j11i 1
led theinscdves i.s no'd j.s ;it
M ana i.as null (MiicKutnaiijxa.
i heir thin, ^ray line h ur owinj:
thinner and nrrfyei. The coinfades
el Lee and .Jicason me
joining I heir immortal leader- on
the ether shore where I here is
vund. r the - hade ol liio J i
)ii> hy olio they are .smivii<ier
Mir lo lhe last invincible enemy
>1 inankiiul, and soon, loo soon,
lioro will ho none remaining. *
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Ever brought 1<
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busily engaged,
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The publi
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visit us on i hat
will find OUR
a creation of Ai
NESS. The Ia<
jtheir headgear i
|matchless Bonn
Heath b
There is no lovlier passage in
all English literature than that
inscription on yonder monument
in'thc capitol grounds. We love
I to recall it, and would have its
words and its meaning impress
i I ed unon i>vni'v cliilil nf (Im-i .lin i
For it tolls that this momunoiit,
* erected by the women of the
state, stands as a memorial to
i those sons of thePalmetto," who,
" true to the instincts of their
' birth, faithful to the teachings
I of their fathers,constant in their
I love for the state, died in the
1 j performance of their duty; wh i
' have glorified a fallen cau-e by
, j tho simple manhood of their
; lives, the patient endurance of
suffering, and the heroism of
death, and who, in the clarU
- hours of imprisonment, in the
: ~e i i i
i.ujJUicsmii^ss ui l lie I K )> [) 1111 , 111
the short, sharp agony of the
? Hold, found support and conso
I lation in the belief that at home
they would not bo forgotten "
IVI/lDE YOUKCt AQ/IIN
"One of Dr. Ring's New Life
Pills each nig!it - for two weeks
lr.8 put rac in :uy 'teens' ^gain"
writes 1). 11. Turner of Dump
isylown, Pa l'a. They're the
| best in the worlu for Liver, Storm*
inch and lh>w?l* . Purely vegetable..
Never grip. Duly 25c at
('rawf )id Pros', and J. K. M:?i UI
o> & Co. I )rug Store.
cfj. ' ^
Bfftra the 1L Kind Yoii H.1.P Abv.iVS Boufjlt
ST* s, C~7> . ?
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ND MiLLINi
PENINC
- or --
iay9 April 1
~r/ 7n>;.:-?r>2graia^Ft.fae?! sc^mBeaieKStoti,
rvedly popular an
IISS JUL LA SIM
1 Northern market
it care the LARGI
>-to-date STOCK ?
inery (U
> this market. Ai
: a A i? - i i
<1 mcii oy an auie <
11124' for -our formal
. Don't forgot Hi
Lay, April 1
c is CORDI ALLY
day. ^Yc guaran
M i LL1NKHY DJ
tistic BEAUTY i
lies are cautioned
until they see MIS
ets and " I sits.
IMKING&
A Street D')( 1 in V /, ?')(Gi v.
of
Yazoo City, Mbs , May J?.?A M
desperate street duel took placo tiv
. lici t' this afternoon bet veon T. A. ar
and 10 M Ivolley, on one side, tn
and U F. Birds ill, editor of 1 he ar
Vox o Sentinel, and his two hrotli- ii
er in-lnvvs, (ii!As and Doyle Dor
, se\, <?n the oilier. T
T. A Kolley whh instantly
killed ' ) a l.ull t through his
lit'urt, ami hi> brother was dun* !"
h(
^eroualy w. in?<14?1 Doyle Dor -p|
m'\ was aiiso fatally shot ami died tr
later. i ho trouble gre.v out of si
politics. !' A Kollcy was cir frl1
euit eleiii < f I be e >nnty. Birdi
. .
>all ?:w lli'1 only participant who ft|
i escaped without wounds. lie (Ji
and (iihbs l>orse\ arc in jail. tn
1 I ^ 4(1
CJ1
'V.'ie Ilea I'rcf vin'nm for
w
Chills and Fever is a bottle of jj(
i (trove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It (j(
i lssimplx Iron and Quinine and ,],
tasteless, No Cuio No Pay.
/?
V/ /f rn
.'his fllfHiaturo Is on <. vc,'; ?h<3 ({onuiw |.J<
Laxative Cro::^- . Uz Tablets
bo renit?"y th?t eun., i. ? ' .';i one ?Ia.y " '
th
l'\?l y*n ll< ney and Cap-contains
n<? opiates 1111< 1 rnii snft ly I?e given
1.1 childiHin. I'. Kngeuo Fuiider- ?j
Inirk, druggist. "ti
ERY M
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umifl n no
II III II,
II*. i
d experienced
PSON, lias res,
whore she seKST
and most
of
)ods
id she is now
rorps of assisopening
next
ic day,
st9 1903.
INVITED to
tee that YOU
APARTMENT
and LOVELInot
to select
IS SIMPSON'S '
Mer. Co.
Russia disclaims any attention
assorting sovereignty over
anehuria, but continues to move
oops the ro. This action has
ouscd Japan, China, Great Rriin
and the United States, and
ly encroachments on the part of
ussia will be resisted.
RaVELINQ ZS LANQERous.
Constant motion jars the kidjys
which are kept in place in the
>dy by delicate attachments,
his is the reason that travelers,
ainracn, street car men, teamers
and all who drive very much,
ifTer from kidney diseasein somo
rm. Folev's l\ iilnou
-J - V/UIO
lengthens the kidneys and cures
I forms of kidney und bladder
soase. Geo. E. Hausun, locoolive
engineer, Lima, ()., writes,
Constant vibration of the engine
meed me a great deal of troublo
ith my kidneys, and 1 got no rojf
until 1 used Foley's Kidney
uro." T. Eugene Funderburk,
uggist.
As the result of the spring exnination
of candidates for adission
to the bar held Thursday.
f I
even young 11:011 wore admitted
d took iho oath of attorney in
o presenco of the auptonto court
rid ay.
\ A N VTEK "S A L V K
ho most healing salvo in the worlrt