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lewis m. grist, proprietor, j ^it Jjnbcjjrnbfnt Jfamilg Hfcfospaptr: Jfor tire promotion of tbc |loiitical, Social, ^jritullaral anlr Commercial interests of (|t Sont|. TERMS?$2.50 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. VOL. 26. YOEKVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, YTTGITST 26, 1880. NO. 35. . ? " ? . i ? iteunion of trtldtf omradrs SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATIONS! The Twelfth Regiment and the York County Survivors' Associations iu Joint Celebration. GEN. M'GOWAN'S ADDRESS, j PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATIONS.j Thursday las#, the 19th of August, was the ' day appoiuted last year in Winnsboro, for the annual meeting and reunion iu Yorkville, " ? ni i/? i n . i ry l? ot the survivors or cue iwemn oouin v^aron- | na regiment. The York County Survivors' i Association haviug in the meantime been or- j ganized, it was decided that their first reuu- ! ion should be held in Yorkville on the same day, and it was amicably arranged to have a joint celebration on that day by the two Associations. The early forenoon was cloudy and threatened rain, but later the sun shone out brightly and the crowd began to assemble from all directions. Many survivors came iu ou the previous afternoon, but by far the larger number arrived at 8 o'clock on the special train from Chester. On this train also was the Lee Light Infantry of Chester, Capt. J. K. Marshall, who were received by the Jenkins Rifles, Capt. J. R. Lindsay, and by them escorted to their armory. Until the hour for the regular exercises to begin, fine music was discoursed on the streets iu different parts of town by the Rock Hill and Yorkville Cornet Bands. At 11 o'clock the procession was formed on the public square, under the direction of Col. Andrew Jackson, Marshal of the Day, assist ted by Lieut Colonel W. B. Allison ; the Lee Light Infantry, the Jenkins Rifles and the Corps of Cadets of Kings Mountain Military School forming an escort to the Survivors, and preceded by the Rock Hill Cornet Band, marched to the grounds of the Female Institute, where the speaking was to take place. On the stand, which had been neatly and tastefully decorated by t he ladies, were seated, besides the distinguished orator of the day, Col. Cad. Jones, President of the Twelfth Regiment Association, and also Presideut of the York County Survivors' Association, Col. A. Coward, Col. Andrew Jackson, Col. W. B. Allison. Col. T. Frank Clvburn. Major J. F. Hart, Lieut. J. A. Watson, Lieut. J. R. Boyles, Ensign W. J. Kimbrell, J. C. Chambers and S. L. Campbell, members of the Associations; the commissioned officers of the companies composing the military escort; Capt. Samuel Smith, a veteran of the war of 1812; Hon. J. H. Erins, and Rev. Robert Lathan. The ample grounds of the Institute were literally packed and crammed with people? men, women and children?and at the lowest estimate there could not have been less than from 2,500 to 3,000 persons present. After prayer by Rev. Robert Lathan, Col. Cad. Jones, in a few felicitous remarks, introduced the orator of the day, GEN. SAMUEL M'GOWAN, of Abbeville, who said : Friends and Felloic Citizens:?On account of the position in which I how find myself, I have hesitated whether I ought to appear lief ore you to-dav; but when I remembered that these are my old comrades, who never failed to come up' to time?whose kind invitation I accepted more thau a year ago?I concluded that nothing should prevent me from fulfilling the engagement as best 1 could under circumstances of great pressure. The battle of Chaeronea had been lost and Greece conquered by Alexander, and he had turned his resistless career of conquest upon Asia, when Demosthenes, in the last greatest effort of his life, made that splendid apostrophe to the forefathers of the Athenians, which will live its long as language shall endure. Taunted by vEschines with the failure of his measures in resisting Alexander, the great orator, standing on the defensive, with the dignity of conscious patriotism and all the enthusiasm of his nature, exclaimed, "If the results had been foreknown to all, if all had foreseen them, not even then should the Commonwealth have abandoned her design, if she had any regard for glory, for ancestry or futurity. As it is, she appears to have failed in her enterprise?a thing to which all mankind is liable if the Deity so wills it. But never, never can vou have done wrong, O Athenians ! in undertaking the battle for the freedom and safety of all. I swear it by your forefathers? those that met the peril at Marathon?those that took the field at Platea?those in the sea-fight at Salamis, and those at Artemisium, and many other brave men who repose in the public monuments, allot whom alike as being worthy of the same honor, the country buried ! Justly ! For the duty of brave men has l>een done by all. Their fortune has been such lis the Deity assigned to each." Let no one suppose that it may not be proper 011 the part of the living as well as useful to those who are to come after us, to signalize our remembrance, admiration, and love of comrades, who died in obedience to the commands of their State, only for the reason that the struggle in which they fell was unsuccessful and their cause was a "lost cause." . It is not just always to judge from the event. Success is not the infallible test of right. For some farseeing purpose of Providence, many honorable efforts in the history of the world have been allowed to fail and end in disaster. Hence there are occasions in the affairs of States as well as of individuals, when higher considerations should govern, than those touching the mere chances of success. Undoubtedly these should be considered in all questions of expediency ; but still they are comparatively insignificant when they come in conflict with the principles of eternal truth, justice and right. Leonidas and his little band, in order to defend their State from invasion and conquest, advanced l>eyond the limits of Sparta, took post in the mountains of Thessaly and there died. So-far as the result was concerned, Thermopylte was an unsuccessful battle ; but in the whole range of history there is 110 account of men more deserving of remembrance and honor, and no monument ever erected has had more influence in inspiring devotion and thrilling with sentiments of patriotism the hearts of men, than that with the simple epitaph, "Stranger, tell it at Lacedeinon that we died here in oliedienee to her laws." CONFEDERACY FAILED. The efforts on the part of the Southern States to establish a separate Government failed. We do not propose to make any refer-1 ence to the reasons for making that effort or i the causes of its failure. These would be in-: teresting topics, but not appropriate here. It! is enough to say that South Carolina, in common with the Confederate States, united in that struggle. As a sovereign State and the common mother of us all, she reared aloft her standard and called upon every son of hers to support her standard and to defend her soil. That standard, then, as now, had upon it no stain of dishonor. It would have been treason to disobey. Every loyal son of hers buckled 011 his armor and answered the summons. | In doing so, who will venture to say that they were not in the line of duty and honor? The whole South, animated by the same spirit, became an armed camp and made a defence i which astonished the world. After varying fortune of victory and defeat; after super-human efforts on the part of our whole i>eople? men, women, and children?the banner of the New State went down forever. The armies of the Confederacy were surrendered. That of Northern Virginia folded its battle flags and was paroled at Appomattox, April 9, 1805, and the relics of that grand old army wended their way, as best they could, back to their desolate homes. This was the closing act in the long bloody drama. It has often struck me that the soldiers who had composed that army, which then suddenly ceased to exist, presented one of the most touching scenes in all history?one tit for the greatest master-pi^ce of the poet or painter. ! Veterans of the war, sprinkled here and there i with raw boy recruits?victors of a hundred fields?now disbanded?without a general to command or an army to muster in, and without a cause to defend or government to serve?orphans, indeed; without guns in their hands or organization of any kind, with 110 banners flyi ;g or drums beating or any of the | "pomp and circumstance of glorious war" to which they had so long been accustomed? their property destroyed, their country in the ; possession of the sjioiler, and themselves under the ban of treason, without bread to eat, and almost without hope in the heart, strangers in the land of their birth, penniless, friendless a d homeless, trudging their way on foot, throu ,h mud and mire, over hill and dale, back to the places in the far South, some in one State and some in another, which in happy days had been their homes. "Where once their pleasant hamlet stood, Were heaps of ashes slaked in blowd." GOOD CITIZENS. Most of them finally reached the places from which they had gone forth full of buoyant joy and hope, but oh ! how changed. The land had been swept as with the besom of destruction. We promised at Appomattox to support law and order; to be quiet, good citizens. Under the greatest provocations and exasj>erations we have done it, and mean still to do so. We have accepted the results of the war in good faith. Our State, in common with the other Southern States, has relapsed into her former condition of union under one government, and we are firmly resolved to do nothing to disturb the harmony of that government or to retard its prosperity, but, on the contrary, to do all that in us lies to promote both. We j call the world to witness that the old soldiers of the Confederacy have been as faithful to their obligations in peace, as they were to what tliey conceived to be their duty in time of war. As common citizens of a common government, we ask the rights and privileges which belong to citizens, and we ask no more. Give us this and we undertake to maintain that banner of stars, which is our banner; and if necessary, to defend with our lives this country, which is our country. For the performance of these things there are the strongest securities. It is both our interest and our duty. We pledge a word which was never falsified, and we give a hand which lias never betrayed. We are resolved to do our whole duty as good citizens, without any mental reservation, qualification, or condition whatever.' But while this is true, we cannot consent to dishonor the cause for which we fought, or write traitor on the graves of our dead companions. God forbid ! We are not conscious of having done anything which should induce the feeling of guilt. We know that we were honest and followed honest convictions at the risk of life and all that life holds dear. Devotion to the death lias generally been regarded as the highest evidence of sincerity, and in all ages and countries has made martyrs, patriots and heroes. We claim the right of individual judgment, but yield the same +o those who differ from us. We respect the opinions of others which have l>een bathed in blood, and we demand the same fo- our own, tried in the furnace "seven times heated," without shame or self-reproach or sense of inferiority to living man. We claim the privilege of exercising the common rights of humanity. We claim the manhood right to remember those?flesh of our fiesh and lxme of our bone?who struggled with us and for us; to spurn all imputations upon their honor or patriotism, and to hold them in our heart of hearts forever, whether they are still living, and hobbling about among us 011 crutches, or lie in unknown graves, marked only by little grassy niounus oil luouiuaiu siues, ui uy lonciy brooks, in dark glens or unbroken forests, from Gettysburg to the Rio Grande. TWELFTH REGIMENT. My friends, this is the 19th day of August? the anniversary of the formation of the Twelfth Regiment South Carolina Infautry, in the great struggle to which we have referred. It is also, by a striking coincidence, the anniversary of the battle of Contreras in Mexico, where South Carolina was well represented, and the first colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, General Dunovant, distinguished himself. We are here as survivors of the Twelfth Regiment for the first time since the war. After long separation v ? have met to shake once more the hand of ^ dlowship,?to look into each others faces,?to talk over the past,?to learn how many have fallen bv the way,?to call the roll, and, if we can do no more, to drop a silent tear to the memory of comrades who have received their furloughs. It is well! For some time after the war, from the peculiar condition of the country, it was not considered prudent for the failing party to have reunions of the surviving soldiers of the war. it might have had a tendency to keep alive the passions engendered by the strife, which no good citizen desired. It might have been supposed to be the beginning of a new rebellion. But that condition of things has happily passed away. I hope the time has come when we can have re-unions of old Confederate soldiers in peace, and without creating the least suspicion of want of fidelity or loyalty to the government. As I have elsewhere said, the just and brave everywhere, and especially all the old soldiers on both sides, whether they "wore the blue or the gray," respect honest convictions baptized in blood. I venture to predict that this will be the universal voice of the whole country and of the world, as soon as the clouds of prejudice and passion shall have rolled away. Such meetings are not only creditable to the sentiments of the heart, but are pleasant socially, and may be useful. They afford an opportunity to recall the scenes of the past, to recount the incidents of the inarch, the bivouac and the battle, "hair-breadth "scapes by flood and field," and to perform the grateful duty of twining cliaplets for the beloved dead. "The sad sweet offices that breathing owes to breathless humanity, can only dignify and bless." It is useful to record with public approbation deeds of patriotic heroism. Such demonstrations perform the double office of eulogium and exhortation, of rewarding past performance and stimulating future effort. Exhibitions of this character heap live coals upon virtuous ambition, and excite in the citizen that L'lowimr military snirit. which. notwithstanding occasional sneers at "the chivalry," we believe to be the very soul of independence and liberty. I congratulate the survivors upon this demonstration. We have present as the principal figures in the picture, our kind hosts, to whom we are indebted for this pleasure?the battle scarred veterans of the glorious old Twelfth?among the first to lead the way in having a reunion of all the survivors, as it was the foremost in the charge in many a well fought field. Welcome, friends! No association produces deei>er sentiments of affection than that of brother soldiers, whose common toils and sufferings, common hopes and fears, common triumphs and disasters, unite in bonds of affection winch can be broken only by the strong hand of death. Welcome comrades of the lines and tented field in times that tried men's souls?survivors not only of the war, but of lost hopes and dear friends, whose erect forms and learning faces are sadly absent from this pageant. We are thankful that you at least are with us, that you have come down to us as the connecting link between this and the past, which must certainly hereafter be regarded as the heroic generation. We are thankful that you have been spared to us and allowed to behold this day to witness the restoration of blessed peace, and your children, although much reduced, beginning j to enjoy the prosperity which flows from good government, and to receive in your own per- j sons the thanks, admiration and love of a grateful country. We have present, also, the remnants of all the military organizations which were in the war from this county, who are here in sympathy with the survivors of the Twelfth, to join in all the duties and enjoyments of the occasion. York county sent to the war more men than were considered necessary in the days of Washington, to make a respectable army in themselves. / s well as I can ascertain, she contributed t- the Fifth Regiment three companies ; to Jie Sixth one company; to the Twelfth three companies; to the Seventeenth four companies; to the Eighteenth three companies ; to the Twenty-fourth one company ; to Black's Cavalry, one company ; besides unorganized individuals who went into other commands and rendered service conspicuously in the immortal defence of Fort Sumter. These companies, with recruits from time to time, would probably aggregate two thou | sand sons of York, who left homes and I friends and perilled all upon the field of battle. J Glorious old county ! populated to a large extent by that hardy Scotch-Irish stock, which in all ages and centuries, has been distinguish; ed for tenacity of purpose, devotion to the j principle of liberty, and gallantry in the field. ; True to her historic name and her charac! ter as the defender of the milk-white Rose {of York, she presents to history this roll of honor, which adds even to the fame of a coun! ty, which includes within its limits King's j Mountain, whose glory is as firmly established as the everlasting foundations of the mountain on which it was achieved. It would be impossible 011 an occasion of this kind, to giv$ anything like a history of the Twelfth Regiment, or tell half its gallant deeds. That would require a volume. If we were to undertake it, we could not escape innqnierable sins of both commission and omission. It is to be hoped that the Survivors' Association will collect the facts for some future historian. It would lie a rich suhiect for pen or pencil. Surely there will arise*Some descendant of the I actors to record their achievements. "We can I .ittllr of.ifa ill fTfilliif.il tortus tllP MYSlt't. txiltll. yjiiij OTOio ... ? 3 that the Twelfth Regiment was one of the finest of that immortal army commanded by the peerless Lee, distinguished alike by its good conduct in camp and its gallanti^in the field. It was composed of ten companies; One from Richland, two from Pickens, two from Fairfield, two from Lancaster and three from York. Organized originally by the election of R. G. M. Dunovant sis Colonel, Dixon II. i Raines as Lieutenant-Colonel and Cadwallader Jones as Major. I have always thought that the good conduct of the regiment and its remarkable steadiness under fire, were largely J due to the high soldierly qualities of the gentlemen named as its first field officers. Col. Dunovant had seen service in Mexico. Lieutenant-Colonel Barnes had a remarkable apti- j tilde for drill and discipline, and Major Jones, in tone and bearing, was a born soldier. It is a great mistake to suppose that any association of men, without discipline, can make a good regiment, no matter how brave the individual members may be. Citizen soldiers, fresh from the pursuits of civil life, especially need the iron hand of discipline. Col. Dunovant soon resigned, and Barnes became colonel, and he devoted all his capacity and energies to the care and discipline of the regiment. In the progress of the war many changes took place from casualties, pftnhotions, &c. Other good officers commanded the regiment?Jones, Miller, Bookter. Clybura, Ken- and Bell?but it is believed tliat it never lost the effect of Its esrly training. The first impressions are always the most lasting. It is unnecessary to say that the Twelfth Regiment was in every battle in which the brigade was engaged, from Mecha'nicsville to Sutherland's Station. No one knew it better than I did, and I always regarded it one of the best regiments in the Confederate service. Generally selected for the post of greatest danger, the gallant Twelfth never failed. Some general idea of the services of this model regiment may be formed from the simple statement of the casualties in its commanding officers, which is 110 exaggerated expression of the comparative losses of the whole regiment. Three colonels fell at the head of the regiment while leading it to victory?Barnes, Miller and Bookter. The Twelfth was always a part of the brigade, known at first as Gregg's, which was composed entirely of South Carolinians, viz: the J? ll'St, 1 wenill, liurieeiiui, r uiuiA-eiiwi aiiu Orr's Regiment of Rifles. THE OLD BRIGADE. This brings in view the old Brigade. In its presence let us pause ! That glorious body of men, witli whom, by day and night, in summer and in winter, in scorching heats and in cold rain, sleet and snow, in joy and in sorrow, in victory and in defeat, we marched, suffered, hungered and fought. Who that was a member of that command and now survives, can recall without emotion that little but compact body of brothers as they appeared in the camp, 011 the march, or in the dee]) column, or the lengthened line of battle ? Memory delights to bring them back to me at the hour of daybreak, when they were in the act of breaking camp and renewing for the day the business of marching and fighting. The whole scene is before me. The gray streaks of morning are just ap]>earing in the East. The field and staff are mounted. I hear the strains of Seagle's band and the drums beat to arms, and I see the different regiments forming and marching into line. The Brigade, as an organization, has ceased to exist. It has passed away forever, but there are memories connected with it which will never die. The Brigade was formed about the middle of June, 1862; while the army was before Richmond. It was placed in the Light Division of A P Hill wliioli wns a nart, of the famous corps of "Stonewall" Jackson, who in his marches never seemed to remember whether he commanded infantry or cavalry, and hence was known as the "foot cavalry." This corps was pait of the grand old army of Northern Virginia, which, as Swinton the historian says, "Carried for four years the fortunes of the Confederate South upon the points of its bayonets." The old Brigade was present at all the great battles of Virginia, from the first struggle before Richmond, until they fired the last shot at Appomattox. It is not believed that any similar body of men, fresh from the comforts of home, ever fought move battles, assisted in gaining more victories against superior numbers? or endured more in the same period. Their record is not inferior to that of any military body ever organized, not excepting that of the Old Guard of Napoleon, or that of the Tenth Legion of Ctesar. This is making a strong statement, but we believe it can be maintained. In three years, whose summers were spent in constant marching or fighting without supports, reserves or reliefs, and whose Virginia winters were passed in constant exposure and unremitting toil, five regiments, never having five thousand men in the ranks, lost in battle 1290; from disease 1129; and from discharges for disability 1151 men ; making the startling aggregate of more than three-fourths of their original number. It is matter of record, taken officially in the last days of its existence, that very nearly every man then in the ranks had been wounded once, twice or three times, so that in the little remnant of true men, who stood firm to the last and witnessed "the huge eclipse" of Api>omattox, there were more scars than muskets. And at that time the Brigade was one of the largest that was surrendered. We are informed that there was only one larger, and tlyvt was anotlier South Carolina brigade, then so well and gallantly commanded by General John Brattoil. During the winter of 18034, the army lay on the banks of the Rapidan in Orange county. It was a hard winter. Many had fallen in the previous campaign. The end seemed to be no nearer. The clouds were gathering thick and fast, and as misfortunes always come in bat-! fnliAnci if irni! nlnimn^l tluj fltVDD VO I kijiwiiBj 11/ uamicu viiciu tuu ilaw jvmu term of service of the soldiers had expired. In this emergency, in one of the darkest hours of the struggle, the members of the old Brigade voluntarily came forward and unanimously re-enlisted for the war. This act thrilled the whole army and inspired fresh courage. Xo higher exhibition of self-sacrilice, devotion or moral courage was ever given by men. The Confederate Congress passed resolutions of thanks, the original manuscript of which, by the kindness of a friend, is now in my pos-! session. THANKS OF CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Enrolled joint resolution of thanks to the oflicers and men of McGowan's Brigade: Revalued, By the Congress of the Confederate States, that the thanks of Congress are due and are hereby tendered to Orr's Rifles, the First, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Regiments of South Carolina Volunteers, composing Mc[ Gowan'a Brigade, for their patriotic devotion to the cause of Southern Independence, as manifested by their recent action, unanimously reiterating their determination to serve during the war. In thus renewing their pledges, after nearly three j years of arduous and gallant service, they have I met the expectation of their country and are eni titled to its approbation. THOS. S. BOCOOK, Speaker House of Representatives. R. M. T. HUNTER, President, pro tern., of the Senate. Approved, February 17, lSf>4. Jefferson Davis. * The collapse of the Confederacy came suddenly on the battlefield, and on that account the official reports of the operations of the last. great campaign of 1S04-5 never saw the light, { and some of them were never made. I had thought that it would lie interesting to give some account of one of the most remarkable campaigns of which we have any knowledge? that wonderful wrestle of the gladiators, in the death struggle from the Wilderness to Petersburg?but the subject is too vast. I cannot, however, resist the temptation to give an extract of General Wilcox's report in regard to "the bloody angle" at Spottsylvania. His | report was lost with his baggage, but he had i previously given me a copy in his own hand! writing of so much as related to our Brigade, which was preserved, and is as follows: EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF GEN. WILCOX. "Artillorv and infantry llring was still heard to the left on Ewell's front, and this continuing with increased violence, the Commanding General directed me to send a Brigade to the support of that part of the line. McGowan's Brigade was ordered and reached its destination and went into acj tion about 9J or 10 a. m. Being directed by Major-General Rhodes, it took position 011 the right of his line, in support of Harris' (Miss.) Brigade, and to assist in filling up the gap on the right, caused by the capture of Johnson's line. Mc1 Onwan'u "iirumdn was on the left facfiof the salient. which had been held bv Johnson, its right resting about one hundred and fifty yards from the salient now hold by the enemy, who also occupied near one hundred yards of the right face of the salient. In getting into position this Brigade was subjected to a terrible firo of both artillery and musketry, and lost severely. Among the wounded was its chivalric commandor. as* The report then goos on to speak of the operations in other parts of the field in which the different Brigades of the Division were engaged, and thon again returning to McGowan's brigade continues': As previously stated MeUowan's Brigade had lioon orred to reinforce a parXof Ewell's line, and put in posit fofMmthe loft face of the salient that had been held by JdhtiHUUla.Division. This Brigade wits in part intermingled with Kar-, ris' Brigade, but extending beyond its right and resting against a traverse, one hundred and fifty yards from the salient, the enemy being on the other side of the traverse and extended to the salient and then down the right face for a hundred yards as thick as they could stand. In front of McUowan was a ravine and pine woods; this was also occupied by the enemy in very strong force. From 1)4 or 10 a. in., these two brigades remained in lliis position, without support or relief, till 4 o'clock the next morning, and all this time under an incessant and heavy fire of musketry. On parts of the line the opposing forces were separated only by the parapet of the rifle pits; pistols were used freely by the officers; the muskets of the men would often touch, and frequently the aim of the rifle would bechecked by a blow from the butt, or a punch from the muzzle of an opposing gun from the other side of the breastwork. Our men bad the direct fire in front, ancka raking tire from the right flank and rear. There is no parallel to this tight at the salient in this war, nor any that I know recorded in history, since the introduction of fire arms. For eighteen hours there was no suspension of the musketry fire. Cartridges could be brought to the breastworks on the left, and then passed down to the right by hand, and this was done till our men were withdrawn about 4 o'clock in the morning, to the line in tne rear, constructed wuiietne ngut whs going on in front. The enemy had disappeared from this part of the lino at day-light, and had probably retired about the same time that we did. To appreciate properly the -severity and intensity of the fire on this part of the line, I may be excused for reporting the fact that several small trees were cut down by the continued striking of the eneniyir musket balls; these trees were in the rear of our line, and one ofthem an oak twenty-two inches in diameter. Tt was visited afterward by the Adjutant-General of the Division and by one of my aids-de-camp and measured. It had rained much of the day, and the pits were on some parts of the line over ankle deep in water. This was reddened by the blood of our fallen comrades, and more than once it was necessary to remove the dead from the pits to give more space for the living. The Brigade lost many brave men and gallant officers in this protracted fight." Where all did their duty so well, it is hard to discriminate; but truth requires that we should make one distinction, which I am sure no one will regard as invidious or unjust, and that distinction is in favor of the private soldier. None deserve so much commendation, none so covered themselves with glory as the privates, those hardy men who carried the muskets and bore the heat and burden of the day. They fought not for distinction, office or fame, but from devotion to country, the instincts of manhood, and the love of their dear ones nestling in their distant homes, from whom often came to them, in the field, the wail of sorrow. The monument of the Confederate dead, which proudly stands in the shadows of the Capitol at Columbia, erected by the affectionate and pious gratitude of noble women, whose inspiration of merit is infallible, has elevated in the highest place, upon its very summit, the life-size statue of a private-soldier?a brave, true-hearted volunteer? with all his "accoutrements on." musket in hand, and ready for duty. A little bronzed and worn, but looking every inch a man, there he stands, night and day, in fair weather and in foul, in rain, hail, sleet and snow, as was the habit of the original in service. That soldier is the representative of men as noble and time as ever took the field for home 01* country, and at the same time the correct expression of the universal judgment, that the privates are entitled to the first honor, and that he is the right man in the right place. The battle flags of the regiments did not afford space to inscribe the battles in which they were engaged. Omitting many nameless affairs, the regiments were entitled to have inscribed 011 their banners, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, Slaughter Mountain, Second Manassas, Ox Hill, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Botteler's Ford, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Snicker's Gap, Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Jericho Ford, Second Cold Harbor, Riddle's Shop, Petersburg, AVeldon Railroad, Jones' Farm, Deep Bottom, Fussell's Mills, Reames' Station, Gravelly Run and Sutherland's Station. The names of their dead would fill all the tablets of AVestminster Abbey, and although they were without coronets or armorial bearings, truer men never lived, men who are entitled to receive from their country some such recognition of their truth, virtue and fidelity as the great Abbey gives to England's immortal dead. To speak only of the officers and staff. There was the first grand old commander? "Brunswick's fated chieftain." Maxcy Gregg was a perfect type of his State; firm, unyielding and sometimes apparently stern, but always just and conscientious. He united the firmness of Cato with the courtesy of the chevalier Bayard. A lawyer by profession, he was always inclined to a military life. In his manner and modes of thought he was a soldier. He was a good disciplinarian and a stranger to fear. lie had rendered service in Mexico as Major of the Twelfth Regular Infantry, and was the very first to tender his sword in the war in which he fell. His heart was thoroughly in the cause, and his spirit delighted in the fight. The soul of truth and honor, he never spoke more sincerely than when lie sent the well-known dying declaration, "Tell Gov. Pickens that if I must die, I die cheerfully for South Carolina." The llrst field otlicer, whom the Brigade lost in battle, was Augustus M. Smith, the dashing Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Regiment, who fell at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1802. Wealthy and prosperous, he was not only willing, but eager .to risk all in sustaining his State, young, handsome and always splendidly mounted, he was known as "the Murat of the Brigade." indisposed on the morning of the battle, he should have remained at his quarters; but his impatient spirit could not be restrained, and he fell, one of the earliest and most loved and lamented victims of the war. Next in the order of time, is the name of Jehu Foster Marshall, Colonel of Orr's Regiment of Rifles?a lawyer and politician?the darling of the people, representing Ablieville in the State Senate. He had seen service in the war with Mexico, and was mentioned by General Quitman for distinguished gallantry at the Belen Gate in the assault upon the City of Mexico, lie fell at the second battle of Manassas, August 29, 18(52. South Carolina suffered fearfully in that battle, losing six Colonels?Means, Moore, Gadberry, Glover, Leadbetter and Marshall?and even in such a galaxy, she lost no more devoted son than Marshall. Memory calls to mind your own lamented Colonel, l)ixon II. Barnes, who was as amiable in private life as he was impetuous .in the field. Wednesday morning, September 17, 18(52, the Brigade was at Harper's Ferry. The famous fortress had fallen, but orders came to proceed post-haste to Sharpsburg. The day was hot, the road was dusty, but the march was hastened into the double quick by the thunders of the distant battle on the banks of the Antietam. The Brigade arrived not a moment too soon, and, worn and weary, was thrown into position to resist a flank movement then taking place. The Twelfth made one of its impetuous charges, and Colonel -Barnes fell. No braver soldier or gentler knight ever bowed his proud crest in battle. The campaign of 1803 began with the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, where the Brigade lost two Colonels?0. E. Edwards of the Thir; teenth, and James M. Perrin of Orr's Rifles. I Col. Edwards was popular with his regiment | and devoted to their comfort. He was commanding the .Brigade when he received his i mortal wound. lie was distinguished at 1 home, having represented Spartanburg several times in the Legislature, and in the army lie ! fell at the post of duty. How shall I speak of ! his associate-in death 1 From long personal friendship, commencing in boyhood and extending through college, a partnership in the practice of the law and intimate association through the Mexican war, I cannot trust myself to speak in fitting ?terms of my life-long friend, the devoted patriot, gallant soldier and Christian gentleman, James M. Perrin. 1 can only rei>eat what Mr. Caldwell, in his truthful and excellent history of the Brigade says of him : "The public trusted him, his friends loved him, his loss was deeply regretted throughout the Brigade, and his memory never ceased to be cherished." Far in advance on the picket line, close under the thunders of Gettysburg, July 2, 1803, fell Capt. W. T. Ilaskell, commanding the battalion of sharpshooters. A modest, gen tie, unassuming youth, highly educated, both in head and heart, kind to others, unsparing of himself, with a body that never tired and a spirit that never quailed. 110 braver man or more lovable character, yielded up his life that bloody day. As the war approached its close, the death ijhdte-fell thick and fast. The Whiter Camp on the liapiduii was abandoned May 4, 1804, and the last great campaign- was opened by the battle in the Wilderness, May 5, where* he gallant Col. John L. Miller of the Twelfth fell; and the sound of the cannon in the Wilderness had scarcely ceased to reverberate, when Col. 13. T. Brockman, of the Thirteenth, and LieutColonel W. P. Shooter of the First, yielded up their lives at Spottsylvania on the morning of May 12; Major T. P. Alston, commanding the First, fell at Jericho Fora, May 21st; Maj. W. M. lladdon commanding Orr's ltilles at Deep Bottom, July 28 ; Colonel E. F. Bookter, of the Twelfth, at Jones' Farm, September 30; and on the extreme light of the lines at Petersburg, in the marshes of Gravelly Run, at the very close of the war, March 29,18G5, fell C. W. McCreery, Colonel of the First. In this last long death struggle, none were present hut the ever faithful, and all these were soldiers, whose devotion to duty was as true as the tried tempers of their own bright blades. There was another who deserves mention here?Abner Perriu. Ambitious of military e. i:i-~ XT? ?1 ill.orl Uoorrl rkf lillllt;, liae JUUllg i.lUl Veil, lie iiou uvoiu V. battles and longed to follow to the field some war-like Lord," He came into the service as a Captain in the Fourteenth, rose to be its Colonel, commanded the Brigade at Gettysburg, was made a Brigadier and assigned to command a Brigade of Alabamians. When the salient in our lilies at Spottsylvania was taken, his Brigade was one of those flung into the bloody angle to recover the works. He knew the peril, but was resolved. Going in he met a wounded friend to whom he said, "When you next hear of me I will be dead, or a Major-General." So saying he rode into the boiling, seething vortex of blood and flame, and in a few moments fell covered with blood and radiant with glory. A State which could produce such men as these?and they were only representative men of the whole Brigade?owes it to herself, to her character and to her citizens yet unborn, to enroll their names and keep their memories ever fresh and green. What hallows ground where heroes sleep ? 'Tis not the sculptured piles you heap! In dews that heavens Tar distant weep Their turf may bloom; Or Genii twine beneath the deep Their coral tomb. But strew his ashes to the wind Whose sword or voice has served mankind And is he dead, whose glorious mind Lilts thine on high ? To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. At the conclusion of the address, which was heard with marked attention by the vast crowd in attendance, and after music by the Yorkville Cornet Band, the President extended an invitation to the ladies, the visit ing military, the members of the Association and all others present, to repair to dinner, which was spread in the rear of the Institute building. Provisions had been bounteously contributed by citizens of Rock Hill, the people of the*county, and in addition to the abundant supplies from this source, the committee of arrangements, consisting of (Jol. W. H. McCorkle, Capt. R. H. Glenn and Mr. Jos. R. Witberspoon, had not been unmindful of their duties in providing liberally for the wants of the inner man. Five tables, one of which formed a circle of the spacious yard, groaned with an abundance of delicacies and substantials, a feature of which was an abundance of barbecued meats, skillfully prepared in the most tempting manner. This department of the arrangements was under the immediate ^supervision of Messrs. S. Anderson McElwee and C. B. Byers, and Fred Jones, colored, the latter of whom had charge of the meats contributed by Rock Hill, and well and satisfactorily did they accomplish their duty; as in fact were all the duties of the committee of arrangements performed in such a mauner that the utmost order and decorum prevailed at the tables, where not less than fifteen hundred persons feasted. With the dinner, which was one of the successful features of the day, the ceremonies at the Institute grounds terminated. YORK COUNTY SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION. At 10 o'clock A. M., the York County Survivors' Association met in the Court House, and was called to order by Col. A. Coward, First Vice President. An opportunity was offered for those who had not become members of the Association, to enrol their names as such, whereupon the following presented their names for membership : A. L. Nunnery, Co. A. 17th S. C. V.; J. M. Adorns, Co. I, Gtli S. C. V.; H. F. Johnston, Co. B, 6th S. C. V. ; J. A. Stuart, Co. B, 5th S. C. V.; L. T. Wood, Co. H, 19th Texas Infantry ; J. J. Fewell, Co. F, 5th S. C. V. ; J. A. Bell, Co. F, 5th S. C. V.; S. D. Barron, LaFayette Aitilery; J. D. Gaulden, Co. II, 18th S. C. V.; J. B. Adkins, Co. E, 17th S. C. V. ; W. G. Dowdle, Co. K, 17th S. C. V.; J. M. Williford, LaFayette Artillery ; W. N. Abernathy, Co. II, 18th S. C. V.; S. B. Howe, LaFayette Artillery; E. Preston Williams, Co. II. 1st S. C. V. ; O. A. Gwin, Palmetto Sharshooters ; C. II. Simmons, Co. F, 5th S. C. V. ; Joseph W. Neil, Co K, 17th S. C. V.; L. W. Jackson, Co. F, 17th S. C. V. On motion of Capt. E. A. Crawford, it was Resolved, That the present officers of the Association he elected by acclamation, to serve for the ensuing year and until the next annual meeting. In accordance with the resolution, the following were declared the officers of the Association for the next twelve months: President?Col. Cad. Jones. First Vice-President?Col. A. Coward. Second Vice-President?Col. Andrew Jackson. Third Vice-President?Col. W. B. Allison. Fourth Vice-President?Col. W. H. McCorkle. Fifth Vice-President?Capt. J. D. McConnell. Sixth Vice-President?Capt. E. A. Crawford. Seventh Vice-President?Capt. G. A. Patrick. Secretary?Maj. James F. Hart. Treasurer?George II. O'Leary. ?Insenh F. AVjiUace. On motion of Col. W. B. Allison it was Resolved, that a committee of three be appointed to prepare a memorial tribute 011 the death of Capt. li. II. McCosh, and to report the same publicly, and transcribe it upon the minute book of this Association. Col. W. 13. Allison, Maj. J. F. Ilart and Joseph F. Wallace were appointed such committee. Ou motion of Major J. F. Hart it was Resolved, That this Association accept the escort tendered by the Jenkins Rides, the Lee Light Infantry and the Corps of Cadets of King's Mountain Military .School, and that the Association move in procession under their escort to the Female Institute grounds, where Gen. McGowan's oration will be delivered. It was further Resolved^ That the thauks this Association i be expressed to said commands for the compliment tendered ; and also to the Bock Hill and Yorkville Comet Bands for their services 011 this occasion. On motion, the Association then adjourned. In addition to those who became members of the York county Survivors' Association at the meeting on Thursday, the following is the enrolled membership : Wm. B. Allison, Lt.-Col. 18th S. C. V.; W. H. McCbrkle, Lt.-Col., 12th S. C. V.; Andrew Jackson, Lt.-Col., 5th S. C. V.; Asbury Cowardj Colonel, 5th S. C. V.; James F. Hart, Major, Washington Horse Artillery ; G. A. Patrick, Capt., Co. B, 5th S. C. V.; R. H. Glenn, C'apt. Co. II, 18th S. C. V.; E. A. Crawford, Capt. Co. K, 17tl. S. C. V. ; S. A. Smith, Co. F, 5thS. C. V.; J. W. Beamguard, Capt. Co. G, 18th S. C. V. *, H. C. Conner, Co. G, Palmetto Sharpshooters ; Geo. II. O'Leary, Co. G, Palmetto Sharpshooters; M. V. Darwin Limit. Co B 12th S. C. V. : W. E. Er will, 1st Lieut. 1st S. C. Artillery ;T. V. "Whitesides, Co. G, 5th S. C. V.; Wm. B. Williams, Co. G, Palmetto Sharpshooters; It. T. Gillespie, Co. G, Palmetto Sharpshooters; J. T. Sumnierford, Co. K, 17th S. C. V.; J. J. Miller, Co. G, Palmetto Shari>shooters ; John Knox, Co. F, 5th S. C. V.; Alfred Moore, 5th S. C. Y.; W. N. Elder, Co. A, 6th S. C. V.; John D. McConnell, Co. E, 5th S. C. V. ; John H. Barry,Co. B, 5th S. C. V.; S. L.Campbell, Co. H, 18th S. C. V.; Cad. Jones, Col. 12th S. C. y.; S. A. Glenn, Jr., Co. II, 18th S. C. V.; It. N. McElwee, 5th S. C. V. ; J. A. Watson, Lieut. Co. A, Pith S. C. V.; Lewis M. Grist, Capt. Co. A, Pith S. C. V.; S. S. Smith, Co. k; 18th g. C. V.; Joseph F. Wallace, Co. B, 5th S. C. V. ;* Jofiil McCullough, Co. H, 18th S. C. V.; W. L. Roddy. Capt.X'-o, 24th S. C- V.; 1). D. Moore, Sergt. Co. K, 5tfc Sr-& Cavalry; Perry Martin, Sergt. S. C. V.; W. G. Iteid, Sergt. Co. II, 12th S. C. V. ; J. M. Howe, Palmetto Sharpshooters ; D. C. Williams, Co. F, 17th S. C. V.; R. H. McCosh,* Capt. Co. K. 18tli S. C. V.; D. Cornwell, Co. K, 1st S. C. Cavalry; A. Friedheim, Co. k, 4th N. C. ltegiment; W. J. White, Co. H, 4th S. C. V.; R. T. May, Co. E, 17th S. C. V.; S. G. Keisler, Co. H, 12th S. C. V.; J. C. Witherapoon, Capt. Co. D, 1st S. C. V. ; Allen Jones, Co. II, 12th S. C. V.; R. J. Ilagins, Co. I,12th S. C. V.; J. J. Hagins, Co. A, 5th S. C. V.; E. R. Mills, Capt. Co. E, 17th S. C. V.; Iredell Jones, Co. A, Hampton Legion, and 1st Lieut. Co. B, 1st S. C. Artillery ; David Gordon, Co. B, 1st S. C. Artillery; J. M. Ivy, Co. A, Hampton Legion ; John Rattaree, Co. B. 5th S. C. V. ; W. L. Roach, Co. H, 12th S. r* tt t? t* i ? j n ? ?. ri. t? /ij.1, n r\ u. v. ; u. r. Aision, i^apt. ^o. n, om o. v^. V.; John M. Morrow, 2nd Lieut. Co. C, 17th S. C. V. ; J. Eeatty Williams, Co. K, 5th S. C. Cavalry; M. H. Currence, Capt. Co. C, 3d Bat. S. C. Reserves; Samuel M. Scott, Co. A, 12th S. C. V. ; Wm. W. White, Co. B, 12th S. C. V.; John B. Whitesides, Co. B, 12th S. C. V. ; John G. Parker, Co. B, 6th S. C. V. ; Robert W. "Whitesides. Co. B, 12th S. C. V.; W. B. Smith, Capt. Co. B, Palmetto Sharpshooters ; John J. Hunter, Co. H, 18th S. C. V.; James M. Whitesides, Co. B, 12th S. C. V.; John P. Hambright, Co. G, Palmetto Sharpshooters, and Color-Bearer of the Regiment ; W. S. Moore, Capt. Co. ?, 17th S. C. V.; I. D. Witherspoon, G>. A, 22th S. C. V.; W. T. Wilkins, 2nd Lieut., Co. C, 14th N. C. T.; S. D. Simril; R. D. McKnight, Co. E, 5th S. C. V.; Tillman M. Grant, Co. E, 5th S. C. V. ; Chesterfield A. Lanier, Co. II, 18th S. C. Volunteers. 'Dead. MEETING OF THE SURYIYORS OF THE 12th REGIMENT S. C. Y. The Survivors' Association of the 12th Regiment S. C. V., met in the Baptist Church in Vnrlrrillo of 1ft n'oln^lr A M nn Ttinrs^flU the 19th of August, 1880, it being the nineteenth anniversary of the organization of the Regiment. 1 he meeting was called to order by Col. Cad. Jones, President, who after making a few remarks appropriate to the occasion, declared the meeting ready for the transaction of business. Lieut J. R. Bojles, Secretary of the Association, read the journal of the last annual meeting, and the same was approved. Lieut-Col. T. Frank Clyburn, of Lancaster, was nominated for President of the Association and unanimously elected. On taking the chair, he thanked the Association for the honor conferred upon him. On motion, a committee of five was appointed to report business for the Association and nominate the remaining officers to be elected for the ensuing year. The following were appointed: D. J. Carter, Co. I; L. M. Grist^Co. A; R. G. Whitesides, Co. B; W. J. Kimbrell, Co. H; 8. W. Ruff, Co. F. On motion, the meeting took a recess until 3 P. M., for the purpose of engaging in the ceremonies of the day, and hearing the address of Gen. Samuel McGowan, to be delivered on the grounds of the Female Institute at 11 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The members of the Association promptly assembled in the Baptist Church at 3 o'clock P. M., Col. Cad. Jones in the chair. The chair announced that the first business of the meeting would be to hear reports from the various committees on statistics. T.iont .T A Wfttann nf f!n A mflmhfir nf the committee for that company, reported on behalf of his committee that up to the present time it had been impossible for his committee to procure sufficient data upon which to make a satisfactory statistical report. With the few facts at hand as yet, he deemed it impracticable to attempt making a report, deBcient as it must necessarily be, and he therefore asked that the committee be corn tinued and allowed until next meeting in which to make their report. Reports to the same effect were made by statistical committees of companies E, F ana H, when it was moved and carried that the chair appoint new committees for this purpose, and urge upon them the importance of making as full and complete reports as possible by the next annual meeting of the Association. The following were appointed as said committees : Co. A.?Lieut. J. A. Watson, J. C. Chambers, Capt. L. M. Grist. Co. B.?Lieut. M. V. Darwin, It. W. Whitesides, W. W. White. Co. C.?Capt. J. A. Hinnant, Lieut. J. R. Boyles, S. W. Broom. uo. jj.?ts. it. .rerry, \v. 11. nrown, ineui. Wade Reeves. Co. E.?Col. T. F. Clybum, T. J. Belk, C. J. L. Moody. Co. F.?Geo. 8. Iliniiant, W. A. McDowall, J. R. Harvey. Co. Q.?Joseph Ilollman, Capt. J. C. Nevilles, Lieut. Thode. Co. H.?W. G. Reid, A. K. 8mith, Lieut. A. M. Black. Co. W. G. A. Porter, S. II. Iluey, W. B. T witty. Co. A'.?Capt. J. C. B. Smith. The committee appointed to nominate officersfor the ensuing year, reported as follows : First Vice-President?Lieut. J. A. Watson, Co. A. I Second Vice-President?Silas W. Ruff, Co. I FThird Vice-President?Capt. J. C. Nevilles, Co. G. Fourth Vice-President?W. II. Brown, Co. D. Fiftfi Vice-President?J. M. Steele, Co. II. Secretary & Treasurer?Lieut. J. R. Boyles, Co. C. Surgeon^Dr. II. G. Jackson, Co. A. Chaplaim-Rev. J. T. Brasington, Co. I. By vote of the Association, the report of the eommittee was adopted. Col. Clybum moved that the next annual meeting of the Association be held at Lancaster. Mr. W. H. Brown proposed Winnsboro. Mr. D. J. Carter proposed Walhalla. Pending discussion of the claims of the respective places proposed, Mr. Brown withdrew Wiwisboro, when, by a rising vote, i it was decided that the next annual meeting of the Association shall be held at Lancaster on the third Thursday of August, 1881. ! It was moved that the chair appoiut a committee to make a selection at the present meetirig, of an orator to deliver an address before the Association at the next annual meeting. The lhair appointed as said committee, W. J. Kimbrell, L. M. Grist and S. W. Ruff, who after retiring for consultation, reported that they had selected as orator for the next annual meeting, Capt J. H. Kinsler, of Richland. The report was adopted. It was moved and carried that a committee be appointed to wait upon Gen. McGowan, and in the name of the Association tender the thanks of the body for the able, instructive and interesting address delivered before the Association this day. The chair appointed as said committee, Allen Jones, D. J. Carter and J. A. Watson. It was then moved and unanimously carried that the name of Gen. Samuel McGowan be entered on the roil of the Association as an honorary member. r/ On motion of D. J. Carter, it was Resolved, That the thanks of this* Association are due and hereby tendered to the citizens of Yorkville, for "kindness and hospitalities received at their hands ; also to the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, the Cheraw and Chester, and the Chester and Lenoir Railroads for reduction of rates over their respective roads to members attending this meeting of the Association; also, to the Lee Light Infantry of Chester, the Jenkins Rifles of Yorkville, and the Corps of Cadets of the King's Mountain Military School,' for their voluntary offer to act as escort of the Survivors to the speaker's stand; and also to the Rock Hill and the Yorkville Cornet-Bands for the fine music furnished during the dayT^ The Association the? adjourned.?^ The following is a roll of the Survivors of the 12th Regiment who attended this meeting of the Association: Company A.?Lieut-Col. W. H. McCorkle, Capt. L. M. Grist. Lieut. J. A. Watson, Capt. I. D. Witberspoon, William Coonrad, D. J. Jackson, J. C. Chambers, E. A. Black, W. A. Burns, R. Coonrad, R. E. D. Currence, J. II. Crawford, John L. Davis, W. E. Jackson, D. A. James, J. W. Lawrence, J. M. Lindsay, John T. Massey, N. B. Roach, James Malony, R. A Rhea, N. M. Sandifer W. R. Sims, S. M. Scott, James Blair, Wm. Ferguson, W. P. Hobbs, T. M. Gwin, S. E. Jackson, James A. II. Hall, J. Webb Parker. Company B.?J. B. Whiteside, R. W. Smith, M. R. Nichols, L. B. Sherer, J. T. Bigham. J. W. TemDleton. W. A. Templeton, A. L. Wallace, 6. Hagahs, W. A. Sherer, E. P. Castles, J. B. McFadden, Lieut. R. L. Simmons, J. D. Kell, II. Westmoreland, R. J. Love, J. M. Whiteside, R. W. Whiteside, R. G. Whiteside, Wm. Wallace, W. W. Gaffney, J. B. Porter, W. C. Childers, J. A. Dowdle, Ross McKnight, Lieut. M. V. Darwin, W. W. WTiite, Capt. T. J. Bell. Company C.?Lieut. J. R. Boyles, D. L. Carter. Company D.?W. H. Brown. Company E.?Lieut.-Col. T. F. Clyburn. Company F.?J. R. Harvey, Silas W. Ruff; George S. Hinnant, James Tims, Joel Mc- >. Meekin, Joseph McMeekin, J. K. Cook, W. P. _ Gibson, Thomas Anderson, W. A. McDowall. Company H.?Col. Cad. Jones, W. J. Boyd, W. J. Miller, C. H. Williams, A. B. McLain, A. M. Black, A. Tims, J. N. Steele, Allen Jones, W. J. Kimbrell, W. G. Reid, John Shillinglaw, G. E. M. Steele, Fred Jones, (colored,) T. J. Roach. Company I.?W. G. A. Porter, S. C. M. Rood, D. L. Adams, W. Crenshaw, W. B. Twitty, J. B. Shehane,~D. J. Carter. ??WMM Grumblers.?There are many people in the world that might be classed under the head of grumblers. Nothing ever seems to go right with them. They are always looking on the dark side of the picture; they seem to think it has but one side in all their affairs, and that is the dark. They would not see a ray of sunshine, or of good fortune, if it fell in their pathway; bo accustomed have they become to choosing the bad and leaving the good, that they say Providence never smiles on anything they undertake, while he rains down his richest blessings on others that are no more deserving of them than they. They cannot bear to see another ?!? A. Li?: e i:r~ eujuyiug Hit) Ui<S?lU}p VJ1 uio UJUIO wau vuvj do, without murmuring and repining at their condition. You never hear an expression of thankfulness coming from their lips for any favors they receive. The grumbler not ody renders"himself unhappy, but also every one with whom he associates ; for murmuring8 and complainings are not pleasant and harmonious sounds to the ears of any one. A grumbling and fault finding disposition never did enlist the sympathies of any one; but on the contrary, it gains their contempt and hatred. A grumbler and a. mature Christian are two irreconcilable characters, for it is impossible for the grumbler to love a Master whom he regards as doing all in his power to injure and make him unhap{).y ; while it is the duty of the Christian to ove his Master with al". his heart, and to bow submissively to his will in all things. + ^ Animals Undebstand Oub Language.? Animals have much more capacity to understand human sneech than is generally sup posed. The Hindoos invariably talk to their elephants, and it is amazing how much the latter comprehend. The Arabs govern their camels with a few cries, and my associates in the African desert were always amused whenever I addressed a remark to the big dromedary, who was my property for two months ; vet at the end of that time, the beast evidently knew the meaning of a number of simple sentences. Some yearc ago, seeing the hippopotamus in Barnum's museum looking very stolid and dejected, I spoke to him in English, but he did not open his eyes. Then I went to the opposite corner and said in Arabic, "1 know you; come here to me." He instantly turned bis head, and thereupon came to the corner where I was standing, pressing hie huge, ungainly head against the bars of the cage, and looked in my face with * touch of delight while I stroked his muzzle.* I have two or three times found a lion who recognized the same language, and the expression of his eyes, for an instant, seemed positively human? Bayard Taylor. Uses op Buttermilk.?Bathe the face in buttermilk, sour of course; it is not quite agreeable we know. Take a soft rag an<?dip it in a cup of buttermilk and wash every part of the face, neck and 'bands. If there has been a greater exposure to the sun than usual, after washing the face well, squeeze out the cloth and just wipe the skin cff, and let it remain without washing till morning. You will be astonished to see how scon the freckles and tan disappear. For keeping the hands and skin soft, there is nothing equal to buttermilk. When one gets burnt with the hot sun, one or two bathings in buttermilk will cause the smarting to cease, take out the inflammation and render it comfortable quicker than any remedy ever tried. There is something in the acid contained in the buttermilk that does the work. When one has stained fingers with either berries, apples or nuts, it will remove the stains almos't immediately. It is particularly cooling to the skin. You will never try any other lotion for beautifying the complexion after using the buttermilk ; if you can obtain that Two Irishmen were one day engaged in roofing a house, when one of them lost his hold and fell to the ground. The other hastened to him and said, when he found him prostrate and still: "Mickey, Mickey, are you dead ?" "No," replied Mickey, "not dead, but speechless 1" ' * * _