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mjmw. 'Unveiling of the Confederate Monument in Camden. BIGGEST DAMAHDEMi! Em WITNESSED. 'Hampton Holds his Hearers. rasamls of People Vita tbc Dazzling Display. hXFLE liNTEIt I'AP'MENT KOU AM. Bi'ipr ttiefvh of tho Momimeut A?80?iatluQ. j With that spirit of patriotism which lias over characte rl/.ed the women of tho noutb, the boblu women of Kersjmw hare lust ended u work tijioti which they have Vtm engaged for scores of months. i?, \ The marble shaft Joel erected in Mon ^Vimcnt Park will ever stand ?f? a living v?;lt net's to the patriot Urn and devotion of tlio fair and honored wouh-ii of Kershaw, fe.; [In April, 1872. tho " I.ikI i t'd Memorial pMMOciution'' was organized in the l'res bvterjan Lecture Room. The principal purpose for which this body wii? formed Wf'S to protect and cherish t lit* mounds v*tpf"th which oui fallen braVes lio bur ie<rv >l\js. Henry W. Pc3iiu.?surc wao elec ; ted ptasldeui and tilled that office for : | wo or\tl;ree tertus. Upon her tcmovtd from Cstwden, Miss Charlotte M . Ilr.y kin ww cl\ohcn to till the office of presi dent of the Association, tliu duties oi |>vhlch wereVllschargcd with a marked decree of abMity and devotion. Miss Doykln was succeeded, an president of tliu Association by Mrs. Alfred E. Doby, whoso devotion Co tho noble cause lo which she was eng*jg? d was (milked In tho highest degree. \ The present officers of the Memorial A*** .chit loo are Mrs. Alfred E. Dob j, PrelOdent; Mrs. James l>avl?, 1st Vjce President ; Miss Emma Keyuolds, 2nd Vice president; Mrs. J. ft !?>. Kennedy, Secretary; Mis. J. W. & MeCurry, Treasurer, 1 Front the day of the organization of the Memorial Association the hope, was entertained tluit they uv>uld ho able to J-rec't a monument to the* memory of the | lii'Mve men who gave liiolr country's ? honor ; but no stops were' taken in tiiis | direction until the year 1S?8U, when tliu v "Mouument Association'? was orgau 3 ized, l?elng an ott'-shoot of tho Memorial ^Association. i Mrs. II. Damn wjia chosen president j, <>f this branch, and no more earnest, de voted and faithful officer coujd navo been ? selected. Active work was begun In September, H 1880, and with unremitting (efforts the raising of funds went on. Circulars were sent out, hollcitlng contribution*, which were responded to in a gratifying manner. ' Entertainments weje given nml several hutidrud dollars raised In that way; tho total amount wdscd by the ladies up to this time being $1,097. In 1882, the coniraot for building the monument which wjts unveiled yester day was given tn Mavhew A Son, of Co lumbia. The ph'.n and inscription were ngcced upon, and work was begun. > Tin.' 20iii of June, 1883, was selected ns the day upon which tho monument would he unveiled, ami Senator Hamp ton was invited lo deliver tho oration on, ' t lie occasion. j l,-oi' the past four weeks great prcpar rf' etlon* have been going on. It was de termined to Invite M- vera I military com panies to puriictp.ile in (lie ceremonies of the day ; and a committee wasnppoln f ted to extend invitations and nr range for the entertainment of the military, flow this committee has diccharged the oner ous and extended duties with which they were charged Is best recorded by the magnificent result of yesterday's ccf chratluo. ' Hub-coin mittees were sppolnted throughout the county for the pur pone of raising funds and provisions with which to unlet tain our guests, and right nubly did our people respond to the call made upon them. During tho whole of Monday and Tuosdny the general committee was busy arranging for the entertainment of the soldiers. A commissary was opened and provisions (toured In from every, quart*?. Committees Here appointed to take charge of Quarters, as follows: Academies ? B. H. Boykln, chairman, In uluirge of the Governor's Guards of Columbia, and the Lancaster Greys. DelW Store? 0. G. Alexander, I chairman. In cliMi-gn of the Columbia ? Flying Artillery, Montgomery Guard* of Charleston, Washington Light Infan try of Charleston. Town 11*11? Frank P. Beard, ohalr man, In ohar,-?j of the Richland Volun I' teers of CohiniUt^ the Sumter Guards of Charleston, i>?: (Jordan Light infantry of Wlnusboro. the Edlsto Rifles of Or angeburg, and tho German Fuslllters of Charleston. Clybftrn Building - J. P McDbwall, chairman. In charge of the German Ar tillery of Charleston, the Darlington Guards, Palmetto Guards of t harleston, Lafayette Artillery of Charleston. Latham Store? J. W. Dopaci*. chair man. In charge of the Irish Volunteers of Charleston, the Sumter Light Xnl'an kk" wy of Sumter. > Latham Uowso-Rlchhmd Light Dra goons. v Bunk Building? W. L. Arthur, chair man, In charge of the Curolliet Rifles of Charleston. Too much credit cannot be bestowed upon the admirable manner In which each cttelrman and his esslstaute per h formed their dutlt*. | ) ,w Tho first train artlved fron> Columbia i At 10:15 a. til., bilt.glng tho threu Co lumbia eomnaules. and a number of civ j |lw|ii Trains continued arriving every half hour until 12:80. Tho companies were marched from the i if pot, to the places assigned I hem, where they were I . received by their hosts, and fed and I rVat?r$a.,r *ornn m-oountortho p>irmh\ He., wo Hfu forced to drn\v upon tint Mica and >urUri "Governor Thomp?on, Keiiu tor? H"hiptou miiU Butter mid it Urgo tin tuber of notable* wore bring hund aotnoly ofitertiiihed At the DeKalbllouiv, wlivt-o ii vectiMlou wh? 1i?1d by thorn. It Willi hoptft that the pnritde could tako jiluco Mini H woe deelgued. ,that dinner ahpuld be gWon tlto command* nfi* rwartl but *o ot?ny ?une hungry Mid Uwf? wee eo mnH? d?Uy thai tluTiMMn rlHiit' moureo* m?ntloin<d y#Mcra*y w?r? ? nllfMl out, tiiid tho vie tou royitlly t?n*t Or), From different cutiM* difficult to tituoriftln, cx&pl tlnit two ot' the coinpn iil<? arrived Mi tho ln*t moment, th? lino iilt ii whs to have moved i ?i 1 JO did not lorni fhHy tint II M m in. Th? t<ky wma clt'ur, tho dust iwhigpretiy well i.n.i by ytMicidny'e rid it, but tho nut i wm hnklu#'. The oompiuitee kept1 <*UtMMngl tn tho beat w?r? very reetlve About tho delay. Tho Hum wa* formed on Jlroad ?trout, tho right resting on Jtutlodgo a up the loft on IXjKalb #trwst. The prominent civil gu??t* ?ud J.?dlo? Knit* indent A w-o?>t;?n.ni offlceye having been mm! in c.-trrUgo* at tho head of the Jinn, tho Hue n??rcb*dtb rough Brood k-Knlb, through Ih-Kulbto I.ytfletoo, % Lytttofim to I^nunme and Irttirrttt tu th? Interaction o i vt whrro tho monument ktoml*. i. Canftey wee chief marshal, M. Bill mm! Od. II. K. Dnlt<v<? and Dr. T. H. Brig. Gen. Ou iguai d BWbar Json com. ntauded the brigade. On tbc march th? 4 follow lug ordtr was observed: Oratoi and guests. Kim Regiment Billet, Col. Vv. M. Brunt, of Uiark#n, com matuilng. St. Patrick'# Band, 13 piece*. Huiatcr Guards, Capt. C. K. Hani, 41 men. Carolina Bide Battalion, ono com pany, Capt. S. Y. Tupper, Jr., 30 men. Montgomery Guards, Capt. J. F. Ited dlng. SO men. Palmetto Guards, Capt. O liter AJ. Butledge, 35 men. Irish Vol uuteer*, Capt. Win. E. Breose, 38 uien. Detachment Washington Light infautrv, 30 tben, Lieut. J. Limb Johnston. L>e tiu-hment German Fusilier*, l<leut. 11. H. Schroder, 31 uien. German Artillery and Pioneer Corps, (.'apt. F. W. Wnge imr, W) men. fcourth Regiment, Col. II. K. DuBose. licrslmv Baud, 13 piece?. Gordon Light Infantry, W Inns born', Capt.^ Jordan, 33 men. K<iMo Rifles. Orangeburg:, Capt. O W. Brun* s<?u, 8J men. Richland Volunteers, Columbia, C*pt. , J{. N. Bichbourg, 33 men. Luiiiviatitr Greys, Capt. J. 11. Fitzpatrlck, 33 men. Governor's (iunrds, (. olnmbia, Capt. VViliu Jones, 3*2 men. < :uudeu Helicon Band, 9 pieces. Large body of Confederate survivors on foot, wealing miniature Confederate battle rt.igs as badge.*. Columbia Flying Ar tillery. I, lent. K. B. Theut leu, t wo guns, one oil i ivd to a ml 'accept t'd by the Lata ert" A rtlllcry for the occasion. Lafa yette Arilitey, fch'r^t. Major C. L. Du Bom'. 10 men, ultli cue gun of the Co. luii'.bl.t Artillery. Rlehlnnd Light Dra goons, Capt. W, 1). ^tailing. 34 men. Cranny's Quarter Cavalry, C apt. I?. L. i ll burn, 3U men. Kershaw Troops, Capt. T. J. Aiiciuui, 3J men. The Ker shuw (j mi n.1#, L'apt. W. >1. Shannon, 'JO lucn, nc (i-il ?* escorts during the day ami did good polit e duty. The parade wim very handsome. The men mnivhcd well ami the varied uni foim* made a blight and panoramic spectacle. A i lite end of the route laid down in the programme the brigade turned and marched in review by the plum) before the Governor. The stand wilt about 30 feet to the Went of the mon ument and whs exquisltc.'y decorated with Southern taste and appropriateness. It wart massive and broad. Its front ami columns and nrcheb were wreathed in evergreen.*, sprayed with palmetto leaves, fringed with gray moss 'ind and Btarn'.l with great magnolia blossom*. Over the front were the scarred battle tl.t *i?? of Nelson'* beseoih li.tf n lion and lite Camden Light Infantry; at t lie corners were Confederate llags bound in crape. Like all ainden stand* it had carpeting, awning, marbletopped table#, ai.d arm chair*. An inmicn.se crowd occupied tin; broad MpiKiv at l he corner of BiohiI tind Lauren* streets. Tlio orowil out ride of the military is estimated at 0.000. Humlcreds of Indie* in vehicle* and on loot, tunny old veteran# and hunt# from :di quarter# were present. At 3.85 P. M. 'the Rev. Samuel H. Hay ofl'crcd a fervent prayer, nod Co). I'j. M . Boy klu in :i brief speech mudu a stirring, eloquent and Impassioned in troduction of Senator Hampton, who rising amid the applause of the great tudicnce and nrtlilerv salutes *.dd : Hi'imtor Hampton'* Adilrru, Among the Athenian* it Wits estab lished by liw t luir in tho solemn rites of sepulture for those who fell in battle a lie should In*, pronounced over their itunb, ami when Pericles whs se lected to discharge this duty to those who had fallen at Marathon, he began tin* uoglcsi of funeral oration* in the follow ing words: "The greater part of those who have hitherto addressed you frnui this place have not failed to commend the legislator who superadded to the other observances enjoined by law on thi? <h chsIoii tiie oration, as honorable to be pronounced over those who arc brought hither from the lleld of battle for inter ment. To myself, however, it would have seemed sufficient that men who by ilcedfc hr.ve evinced their valor should by deeds (such as you have beheld in this ublicly solemnized sepulture) have their onor illustrated, and not that (lie vir tues of many should be endangered by being entrusted to an individual who may acquit himself well or ill. Whereas, to hold the middle course and speak even tolerably well were perilous on a subject when even manifest truth is hard to he established. For the auditor who has personal experience of the transactions and is well -('fleeted may, perhaps, mink some circumstances treated short of what he knows to be the truth ; while he who Is unacquainted therewith, will, if he hear anything beyond the reach of his own nature, through envy regard lias an exaggeration. For thus far only are the firaists bestowed on others endurable ; as ong as each may judge himself able lu perform something of what lie hears; whereas, whatever Mirpasses their own powers excites their envy and then their disbelief. tilnce, however, the obscr* vanoe of this branch of the solemnity has been judged }iro|M>r by the wisdom of our ancestors It becomes my duty?while I thus conform to law and custom?to en deavor as (a r as possible to satisfy the wishes and meet the approbation of every one present." It seems to me, my friends, .that there is profound wisdom In these words pf the great Athenian or.it or and statesman, for It is beyond the power of language to commemorate in proper terms tlie deeds of those who, actuated by tile unrest patriotism, the Huhllmeat sense oi duty and the highest courage, gavo their live willingly ?N DKFKNCK OF THP.IK COUNTRY. And If even Pericles felt himself Incom petent to discharge properly the solemn duty assigned to him, with what J I 111 deuce and humility must I approach the snnie difficult task ! It Is true thai among us no law compels tho performance of this lite, but its obscrvauco I* rendered obligatory and saerod became the w omen of the Bouth demand It. Their wishes, with every true Confederate soldier, are commumU; their words are law; for throughout the length and breadth of the stricken South these noble women are trying to keep green the memory ot our hcrolo dead, and to leave lu mir chil dren enduring memorial* ??f those who (oil In our cause. No ta-k can be more sacred than this, and no hands go nt to perform It tenderly as those which have undertaken It. Tho?o of us \\ hose for tune It w as to light under THE rOLDfl or THK SOtHIIKHN CMOS* know how we were ohcered and cn oouraged by the sublime faith, the con stant devotion, the unflagging patience of the woman of the South; we remem ber with greatful hearts the tender care bestowed on lis when languishing from -wounrfft or lllnesn; we recall with deep emotion the welcome home tlioy gave nc when, with all but honor lost, we re turned t<l Oil!' dmotato firesides. and w< own never forget that they with icndci hands and loving houri* discharged tin last sad rites lor those of our comrade* who were brought home to sleep till tin resurrection morn Inthe bosom of tin land they had I DTKI> TO DUFI.NI>. Yhrw net# wotthl, of thvmeelvct, l>e Ruf Heleut to frtvo to our women not only tho ftrwt pi too in our tti'Hi't*. but the Hr??t in konor, Whert the true htntory ?four great wur rl?:ttl bo written. All hnnoi, tben, to *.h? womon of tho South I Tliolr conrngr wn? higher than our*, their pn ttlotUm pur?r, thi'lr ?u(V?rlng greater, their devotion to our ghu*h more unnel ft*h, their faith lu Ita triumph more purnwt and their iwlgnntion lit lU dc fvNt rnoro (M Knitted. I|cr?, aseUewhcre, nil over the (tooth, ihey arc lovingly faring tor the Micro*! ifnut of our hePHM, and to theJr lab<?r of lore we own yon (lev monument whkh *U?nd? Along with that of fAtt MAYB D*?4i.?, nn?l I?ll0. like HI#, of rinuntlcM ooumgr uneh?k?n fidelity. devotion to duty tmd lie role death. Ills, while perpetnntlng the fmrw of a bravo ?fl)ldf?rf oomoiemo rule# u entswMful rebellion ; thS*, to our fallen Mldleit, *wo only ?how o??r love. Qwr reVerenoe and our plt.v. Rut *o i<ng ?u U tlfl A Itn ApoilenM i*Mti rr t?i.vur<U ho.iV en Ol?v children and our elilldreii't chii d.cu will be tolvl ihr no#> of the men to whom it U dcdkatted, and uur wHumo. If hoc our men, will always repel with ?corn and Indignation (he imputation that it mark* the place where traitor* Bleep. I feel pit jr. mingled wlih con tempt, fur those *ho pander to the pas sions which caused the war mimI who ?trive lo keep alive thai sectional . ani mosity, which ever;' patriot must de plore, hv denouncing the men of the tiouth us re he!*, and (commend to tiieir consideration the eloquent word* or Vox, England's grunt orator and patriot, when he sahl: "The term rebel Is iu certain mark of dUgrsce, for all the great aj?oa tic# of liberty, the savior* of their coun try, the benetinotors of mankind in all ages, ha\e been called rebel", and we even owe the Constitution w tilcli enable* us to sii in i Ids ilonso to n lebciilo.i." At this i?<Ji?t t lie 5 (Maker paused. His young ladies In white, Mrs. lticharUs'Mi, Mies NHmmi, M1?s Kllso l>ob^, Marie KirUaud, Miss Hes?de hirkland, and Slist* CUm ley, stepped forward from Hie stand wearing miniutttro Confederate ling* on their bosoms, and agisted by several gentlemen pulled the cords of the monument drapery. It fell oil', and :t* t Iim handsome chad was .revealed a great cheer rose, the band played Dixie, and the artillery thundered a salute. Senator Hampton then proceeding, said: We of the Smith were NKIKUKK Tit At TOK3 KOIl RhBKL*, nor was our warin any |ii\>|kt ?;n*e a rebellion ; it w?* strictly m civil war, grow ln>c out of conflicting Interest# h ml different constructions ol the Constitu tion, by * 1 10 opposing cnl ion a of lilt' country. Words are something more than mere symbols; iliey me often po tent to give a wrong aspect to things. ?We should iheieloic not accept the Hip. pant phraseology in which political dem agogues brand the Southern men who (ought :inil died lor a cause which they honestly la- 1 h* vim I to hi- right ami jus* Far bo it from mi* to say onu word 1'iat would tend to rekindle the lire* of sec lional animosity. I w ould rather strive to smother those tires in Ilia ashes they h ive left. The cause for w liieh w e fougiit has failed, and it is t lie duty of every patriot in this broad laud of ouri to en deavor to OBLITKK.UK THK PAS8I0N6 engendered by (lie late unhappy war and to lihike this country ? now consecrated to freedom lor all time to ctmiv ? the hap py abode ol prosperous iiiul contented Iri'cuicn. The result of the war estab lished the integrity of the I'nlon, mid ibis result we all knew would follow its tlie legitimate consequence of ihe defeat ofnu?arms. When we laid down t ies arms we acccpicd tills inevitable and logical eoiulitiou, and we tiro bound n>* every dictate of honor and of go id f.tllh not only to yield a ready oho.lh'iice to the constituted authorities of the Union, but to give our best services to our com mon country. Hut w hile doing this a? patriotic citizens it is not Incumbent on us to place with our ow n ham's TllK IIUAND OK TRKA90N on the brows of those who fought as bravely, as honestly, as conscientiously for the rig', u ns t bey saw it, as did our forefathers of the lievoltii ion, m as even men did on this earth. Weri? we to 10 so we should deserve and receive the contempt of every brave ami honorable man who met us in battle, mid we would incur the scorn of the whole world. Nor can til it "ill ore perfect union" contem plated by our lathers he ever possible f the citizens of one portion of tin- Repub lic are to be kept in that union merely on sutlVrance, tolerated but suspected ; con tributing their full share to tint siipp >rt of (lie govei 'iime.nt but not participating in its (iireclhm ; hearing its burdens but not sharing its honor*, ami feeling that in the home of their tattlers they are but unwelcome intruders. No government w hich derives all its just power and an thority solely from "the consent of the governed" could exist under such ho anomalous condition. TO MAKE Tin; UNION PKMPECT it must hi* composed of equl and ho mogeneous Slates; to render it perpetuai It mint hcjiisf, recognizing in tne ad ministration of it? atuh'irity no favored section, knowing no North, no South, no East, no West , but one grand confede ration of Inn and equal Stales upheld by the love ol its citizens, and ruling and protecting iliein by Its benellccnt sway. That would be Ihe perfect Union for which our fathers fought an I prayed, mi I such is the one that would bring en during pence, universal prosperity and profound contentment to OUH WHOLE COUNT II Y. Can this consummation *o earnestly de sired by every lover of his country ho ob tained '} It seems to me that the signs for the accomplishment of this object me suspicious. Time, with its southing in fluence, has mitigated those ih ioe pas sions which dominated men of both sec tions of the countrv niitl of all parties during the war tind immediately after it ; a closer contact between the people of the North and those of the South ol late lias taught ftoih parties to understand, to respect and to appreciate llio actions and motive* of each other in ?re tnlly than hitherto; both flections i,re begin ning to comprehend thai neither can be puruuiueiilly or solidly prosperous with out the will of the oilier; slavery, the fouitful cause of hide riifsg and siritV, has been abolished forever; commercial and social connections arc dally drawing nearer together the late opposing sec tions; the wounds made by TIIB HAV AQK HAND OF W.Ut are known xot only by the scars with which Time has mercifully covered them ; and true and brave men of all section* and ol' all parties are turning from the darkness of ihe past while looking hope fully to the brightness of the future. It Is a significant Htul noteworthy lad that (ho very men who are ton-most In she effort to secure honorable and lasting re conciliation are those who met each other on llie battle-fields, and l donb; not if the men of those, great armies w hich for four years grappled in a death struggle had been charged with the duty of set tling the terms on which the South should long since have enjoyed a peace honora ble alike to conqncrois *uid conquered, and we should have been spared llm w rongs, the suffering, the shame and the humiliation of Reconstruction. Itrave men who have met In battle "foemeu w orthy of their steel," are apt to be gen erous to a disarmed foe. and the men who are doing to bring about reconcilia tion are those who stood most bravely and loyally by their respective colors during th? war. It is fresh In the re membrance of all of us how cordially our noble fellow-citizens of Charleston wel comed t nr. BOLDTKRH OF COS SIX ictr recently, and the people of tliftt State lire even now preparing gealotndy to rcoll>? locate to our gnlluut ftoKlltii'c in rl^lit royal faidilon the wulcoine given them In the <,liy hy tlif. Sen. If, then, tin* active participant* In the late war rim meet their former enemleft on trleiidlv term* ns inflow-citizen* of it reunited h'nl com mon liountiy, nil holding the same In terest*, cheering the mme purpose*, hound l?y the imuuo de*tluy it ml seeking ilir ?ain? end*, *urely th* political dem Mgoguo*, the uion who wt?re cii. /en* In war >i i m I toldler* In pence, ciiii no longer rioterd the advmitof mo honorable recoil i filiation Hint ti bleftted peaee. Tlio bnt | tieileld* whereof! otir fearful oonte?t wim waged and wb?u e *hot and *he) I ploughed tr.tel furrow* are now teeming with the fruitful product* of man'* lniln*try ; the frowning buttleinenta, wh#iiee of old death wnt th'ivlt with HUCli frightful pro dlgullty, lire crumbling to dunt; the wild flower* bloom is l ? W ?? over lb? grave* of F. der.il an. i < onfe I ?? r ;i t ?? dewd ; the gen tle, dew* : > 1 1 c I i li?' Nofr r.i i ? ? of lieav?-n fall ta i i k ?* . to?>, on (In* l?*l renting | > I ?? ???? ! T>n c.m v * vi> i iu hi ?? r , lin I ilir 4^ia<i ?>iii*?)iin<* throw - it* glorious i llnht on Him I i i i I v i;i "indx wluMV sleep : ?'< it- In Kid - i *(?? b.ive -oldlcr* oi tlu North an I >>i ilw v?'.iih I .?>?*? ti l ? -? n? longer, ihi*v <Iuiii,>oi | ?.? ?? ?? Tuiij rog?*th? r, i " WitUitig till th# Last ((real reveille tint it ftumtnon them to r?tle?t! on bljfb. Until the'. dread trumpet ehall ewekeo theiu tli<wu buried beruee will ?i?rp i? peace, ?';>ry Willi K>;oiuu r#ttnJ The bivouac of the dead." IXir kind mother, Natme, toai-hee uh by her grand and |*crpvtual leteoliS thnt the wouihU lull bv war hit? not titorti* I or Incurable, mid liUtory Inculcate* t l?v name jrrvat truth. I need only to refer to our mother, uouutry t<?< ou? UlUHiiy tlon from the many which ml/ht be giv en. Tim descendant* of I,nuca*ter and Yoi k, of CuvmIUt and of i'urltuu, have buried forever the fend* of their ances tor#. i,:ui nil alike boa?t with Just pride that they are Engllfthmen, protul of the If lory, the grandeur and the jerque** of their country. The wouuria Inlllcted by civil war oii Ruglnml have long tiuce healed. hii<I may wo not liojie that time ? will apply the name healing balm to th??*e from whleli America, child of Kngland, i* im?w buHVi Im,*? If thH hopo can tui ' realized a grand future Me* before till* country, and In its own ward march to great m?*? and power the South, that be loved South of our*, w hich lias ??> long been clothed In mourning, will not lag behind, but sho will l>c lound, an In the past, contributing her (nil nharu to tho prosperity, the honor, the fame and the glory of the great Uopubllc. We auk, though, but In no arrogant spirit, that our Conner enemies may do Justice to our motives and our conduct. We a* wit that wo luive been honest, sincere ami con *clentIou.?. We recognize the Integrity of the U nion and ?i?k Ki-ricKHACY ov tiiii coxsrrrcTioN a? amended, and hh clti/cnsof the great Republic wo claim nil tho rights gunr> cntcod by thai Constitution. We iu.k no mote; we never can be satisfied *vil )i Icm. ll it isc eonnvls govern tho authorities of the country ; if jnMiee rules mid Ira t?*rn:ij relation.* aru cultivated; If tin; tint*.' shall come when the Northern n look with admiration on the herolo coun^o, the unsurpassed fortitude, the Indomita ble energy and the Incomparable pluck displayed by tho South, nnd the South fan earned ly strive to imitate what Is best at the North, n e shall see a restored Union in fact as u; !' as in nunc. When, like the clii/.en of Koine, when Iloine jtvayed tho destinies of tho world and It wan Ills proudest boast to say 4*I am a Koman citizen," so will every man over whom waves t lie Hi# of the LTnioii feel a pride in declaring (hut he is an American -?iiiztMi. It requires only mutual forbuar utce, concession and generosity on the [>:it't of TUE LATK CO.STKNBTnO 8KCTION8 :o bring about this result, and surely -'very ?tate?inat:, every lover of his jouutry. desires to we this end reached. And It can l?e attained without the loss ?f self-respect by any honorable man, N'ortli or South ; without any unmanly legradation, without the sacrifice ofyno lionest conviction or of one cherished >rinciplc.. The great questions which tcie ill issue with the North and the Jouth and which were loft to tho inbi r.imont of war were decided against us, >ut t lie sword never has decided and lever will decide a question involving a jre.it principle, 'ihe final Judgment "as o the actions ot man rests with h higher ribumd than any on this earth, and to hat last great court of appeal must every liiesiiou of right and wrong bj submit ed. But wo have olivine command to field obedience to constituted authority, ind it is the duty of every good citizen vlio receives the protection of tho G >v M nmout. to ?>l>ey its laws. For our con riciions we are responsible alone to our itt'ii conscience* ami to our G kI. If*. ;kc hero is no inconsistency In our giving 0 the Constitution nnd the law under vhtcli tie live an earnest, conscientious aipport, while we hold in tender rev ireuce the memory of the men who died or the cause \>e held to be Just ami right. A e respect the North lor honoring thoir lead and their living; we should bo re ipec:cd for doing the same; and we fee. hat n e a re discharging one of t he h igh ist duties ot humanity when we turii tsioe from the daily avocations of lite to lo honor to those whose foilty has been dim* ti even unto iie-ith. No'proplo are ivorthy to live who lack reverence I'm heir heroic dead, and I pray that the hue may never come when ?jiik iiumdle OK.tvr.3 or oun SOLD1KIH 'hall not be deckel with tho fairest loners of spring, or that these honored no turnouts in your midst shall no longer i ?i ake i emo; ions of pride and of pity for lie n.Cra n y oi Dclv.tlb, of D'.ckcroon and if I ho ( Oiifi: lofaie lie id. Ill ii iiohle tlbnte to the gil'tc I and lamonted Gen. l-Vttigrow. one of the most brilliant .vr.ters of this day, William lie try Tre? ?ot, uses language so appropria.o to (lit K-casion and so much mot e elnqueutl.t ill. hi I v^onld do tint 1 cannot refrain Irom quoting it. "And thus it happen ??!," he says while spin ;ing of the sacri lieos of our people, *\ li.it the very llowet nl our youth were inowc I down by the reaper Whoso name is Death iu the rich harvest fields tthicli human passions ami civil strife had at list ri | >c - >od under the pe icetul skie? ami on the unslaincil soil 01 1 1 1 e new Kopublic. For there was not u community ih the South Irmn which the younger men of mark, the men whom tlieir people expecie l to take the places ami sustain the ehar.tciOrs of tho lathers. ? lid not Ii.MiO i t?i lake up the heavy bur tleu o)' their responsibility. And if in or.limtry limes it is one of the saddest human experience* to .-ee the sudden do st t iict inn of groat gifts, the extinction ot fair promises, the uncomplotod ami frag mentary achievement of useful and hon or;. bin live*, ulih Hint i bitter regret mus' we not, review that long list of the dead whose virtue?, whose genius ami whose youth wo sacrificed in vsln. To the mem ory ol these men I think ue into a pecu liarly lender care. 1 hey went to rioaih at our bidding, and tho simple and heroic language of one, not the least among them, spoke the spirit of all. "Tell the Governor," said he nst lie lay dying, ' 'thai it 1 am lo die now 1 give my life cheerfully for the Jiulepeudeucc of South \ arolimi." "Thoir loaf tins pcvUhed In tho (creoii, Ami iv bile we urcntlie bmieriln the mm 1 he world tvhloli otwllu ivhut Is d ..n? I* cold to alt thai mlgbt have been." '?Of the great men of ihts *dvll tvnr history will lake cure. The issues were too high, the struggle too I'antou*, the consequence* too vast fo? them to be for got te.i. tint as for those ol' whom 1 speak, If Indeed Ihe State la the mother whom they so fondly loVeU, she will never forget ?hem. ^be will speak of them, fu a whisper it muet be, but In tones of love that will live through all these dreary <lar?. From the children that survive to her her heart will yearn foruver toward* the enrly loet. The no ble enthusiasm of their youth, the vigor ous promise of their manhood, their, tin perfect nnd uti recorded achievement', the pity of their death#, will so consecrate their memories that be the revolutions of laws and lustim.loiiS, be the changes df oii'toms and fortunes what they may, the South will, living, cherUh with a hollei and stronger loir; and dying, If ttte she must, will murmur with her la test breath the names ol' 'THR CoWrKDRWAT* DktAl) ' 'When 1 Ihlnk of Pettlffrew mnl men not unlike him, flixl think thnt even tlu-y could not mm* u*; when I tu?e tlmt the oaiim) wlitoli unlt?*< out *U their virtue* h nil employed nil th*lr ability hit* boon j perintltteil to uliik in utter mini Wht-U 1 ' find Unit tlui j<re:it principle* of eontrltn- , t'iou*l liberty, tin* pure nml well onlerml i Hootaty, the v ?*<??>?* l>l *? iiiwtltuiloiiB In 1 whieh they llve?l ami fur whlcti they ' <lieil h:tv?f bofcu nllowotl to |KM lfh out of | ? lie Uiul, I fuel tut It' In t ) nit. Southern i t-.-umf Ihefe nni*t hive I?o?mi emue l<*ni i Irlf inl*tii'<e. But when I lo ik buek Mjjnlii upon ?ueh II V"8 itmj ilc;ilh<. when 1 w tliv virtue, the intellect >????! t h?* (?iiui'M^e vn liii'h Were pllfil hl<xli in r<.il i linjt ?? irrillce fof thin very enu-e, I nil' itrit unlr** < i i> J li.n )ilt?r< (I tiif pr.i !-,ip:?v Mel n??:lv<? ? ?t" In nun eon ? ! < t ? ? i i*?* ..<>t wholly wi.i> t. I t ? ? I M.r tii.it \v li:?t?.- vcr in iy ht il.f fit ik , , em If our oblldran are wi??r ibin w * _ Ind our children** children live umler new Uwa and a in hi Mrutige Institution*, batory #111 vindicate our purpo*o wlitu ?b* 4 xp%nlu4 our error*, and from geuer atloo to generation she- will bring back ?or a >a? to the gravea of th?*<te anldletv of tlia South mul call (Intra, aye. even In the AiIIuow of a prosperity we elmH nut aeo : h|'ljli it liuly ground; It U good foi you to Ik; bore!" Q >d grant that lliU pitrlotic Iiojk* may Ije t ?i I tl ll?'?i ! Q<m> grant that our country inrty enjoy a lull iimj of pn??perity hs great na the iiioki ardent p ilrlot Can w-eh. Mini may our children through nil succeeding ni^s valerate th?? luriuory and project the fame of tbe?o okxo ?oi.dik<m or thk sotrra ! Tiiey nrw worthy of *11 honor; for braver, cruwr, more devoted and more puttiotle ineii th?n these never Ute?l for Hit- land they loved. I know, iny friend*. how many homes have been uiado desolate hy the death of the gallant soldier* whom the .Male mourns. I know ih.n many a father'* heart yearn* for the boj who should hurc been the pride ami prop of 1 1 1.4 old a^e, but who has Joined thnt vast army of (lead heroes whom* we arc ihmv honoring. I know h*nv many n mother. n? x he strewn rtnwt m on the i ([rat m of our dead, like Ha<-hel "weeps for her ehildrun and tefuses 10 be coin fortctl b?-inu>e they mv not:" but oui sons died in the Ci?ch:ir*{f of their duty, and Could we "\\ Ldi thun a fairer I'eath Y" "I have prayed to the ^o.U," said Xenu phen, when told that his sou luid fallen in battle, "not tor my i?oii to be immor tal. hut to hu bra\??." and if pntt ioiimii could RtiKtaiii :t p t>r:iu father in thi' dentil of hi* child, surely t)>o saint* fUiitiuietit, aideu hy Clin bUvat-d spirit of t. iiiisihud ty, should t.-aeh lis to bear our beiv.ive ment? with ie>iynati<>ii. for we loo',; for win;! to an utermil reunion with t li? >?-?? who are not lo<t but un!y "^"iie before." To you, WOMEN OV TIIF. 80L'Tn, bolo:: ? Uic high and s u'tpd ? ! : : t * " <>f grard iug l Ik: grave? ol these dead *oldier& of the s nith?^uty which so fai has been nobly discharged. You have another duty to perform ? It Is to teacn your chil dren that while serving their country faithfully tliey must cherish as among their proudest heritages the memory ol the men who died for the South, Teach them to bo worthy of their fathers, ti* love their native land mid lodcicnd their liberties forever, if neod* be with their lives, i need not exhort you to proM-rve these cemeteries ? these God's acres ? sacredly. You have nuide lliem f> >r our warrior-dead; you have dedicated them in the intuit' of the Most 1 1 ijjh ; iu your loving care they will bo forever safe. I Blessed bv God and protected by wom an, no holler spot* can be found on earth. "And Freedom hallows with her tread Tho hlluiu oil lea cites oi 1 1 10 dtt.id; For beautiful In dtftllh are they Who proudly fall n her array; And soon, oh OodilesHl may w*. bo < Forever more wim thein or thee!" Upon the conci'islon of the cere monies it the stand, the crowd dispersed. The soldiers had meantime rclreaied to the quiet tdiadcn of their respective1 head quarters and were again "watered" and "smoked." The trains began to leave town nbout six o'clock, and tluih clooed the grandest effort olJ Camden lias ever tuadc iu this line. The doors of many private icsl dences were thrown open and the ho. ? pltality <?f the town was cx'.ended tu our visitors generally . The 20th of June, 18S3, will ever re main in the memory of our people as t lie grandest occasion our town bus ever witnem-d. The monument was made by Maylicw it Son of Columbia, and is of Gothic style. There are three ba>e* to the mon ument, tour fcctaiid'Six Inches in height,] made of Wiuusboro' granite. The shaft, of marble, is four feet in circumference und eifjht lewt in height. The base Is live feet square and the entire monument is Cw cnty leet In height, its weight be ing about 40,000 pounds. The chiseling ol ornaments and letters has been skill fully executed. On the llrst face of the die appear two swords crossed, on one side of which in r.decd work are the il^uics "ltiOl" and on the 01 her " 16C">." On the second face in large raised 1 characters is a laurel wreath enclosing the letters "C. t>. A.*' On the third face In sunken letters is the follow lug inscription: 'i'h is Monument Is erected by the Women of Kei>haw t ouuty In memory of II 0 r It l' a v e Sops who fell during the (Jon federate War Defending the Itiglit ?? and Honor of the South On the fourth face Is inscribed the ful o wing : They Died for Home and Com try and are gratefully Remembered wherever they lie. ConntlesR hearts have conned fhelr story ; Countless hearts grown braVe thereby j Let us thank the God of glory We had *uch to die. tul'TIl CAItOf.lNA RAILWAY CO. > PASSHNOKlt Dl'.l'A RTMKNT. HCMKDULB OK l'AHBKNOKR TRAINR. On and nfier l?Vi?riuiny, 41 It. Ph?w<m>k??i rrnlnn will run n? follow* until fnither no* lee. ( No train* nre run on Camden Branch >11 Suud%y?.) TO COLUMBIA. ,01* vc ? 'nmdeu O.-lJn. m 4.10 p.m <?>i\vc Citiixlrn Junction ft.tiVu. m o.;? p. in Vrrive CoMwubtu ll^Hn.iu lf.H6p.ua KHOM COL U M HI A. lifRvc Cplnmliin tt.oo*. m. fl.M p. nt trri v* Cniuilen Junct'n H.'Aift. m. 8.48 p. in \i live jCumden 1.4 0 p. m. 10. 12 p. m TO Oil AKLEttTON. Leave Cnmdcn 0,4ft ft. m. 4.10 p. m l.i'uve Cuinden Junction 9.00 u. in. ?.f> p. m A frlvi Chnrh>*lo:i 1.06p.m. ll.30p.ul KftOM CHARLESTON. I tiOnvo rimrleMon 7.00 ft. bo. 8.85 ft, rn Arrive riimtlcn J'.U'n. 11.8ft ft. in. d,48 p. in Arrivo t'uimten 1 40 p. in . LU.I2 p. m TO AUOUHTA. (,cn*t> Cuuuton <t.4&ft. m. S.OOp. m I.tav u ChiikUhi Junction 9.00 n, in. 0 M p. nt Arrive Angustu 2.00 p. ni. 7.13 ft. m ' FROM AUOUfiTA. Lonve Aummtft 7.0) ft. m. 0.00 p. m Arrive 1'iimi'fn Jnuct'n 8.48 p. in. I|.:i5n.m Arrive Camden 10.12 p. in. 1.40 in. p C0NN?.CTIONft. Cdhncetlou* inftde nt Columbia' * Ith Co lumbia und Orcenvill* ltnllroud both Wftjrt to ftnil from nil point* on ttmt itoud nn?l on Ui? Hpiutftiiburjj, Union \ Columbia A Mpftr* tHnburx A Avncvulo Hnlln.a'l*, m,o witti the Charlotte, Columbia, A auk uxta ttutlrond to ftint from till poln'* North. V ? :h wnyi, by tr.ilm Itmvlnrf Camden ut#.40u ni.twuUr/lv Inu i?t IO.t-2 p. n?. Conneotlon* mftdent Annuel* mid from nit potnt? W?ftn?d HoutU vlaUeoritift U. K. mid with Ceii l ml H. H. Connection# made at Charleston with HU'iunerU to ftnd from N*w York on Wert neftdny*, A l*o with Chftrleetim ftnd Hftvan Duh null way rotr MftVauta h ftnd ftif points Mouth. Connection* made nt niftckviile w>th Kami well H. K. to ftnd from Ham well by ftil Lrrtl tin on AUKimtft plvUion. On HMurdny* ROUND TKIP TICK MB nr? nolil to ftnd from ftil Hmtlon* nt ?>ne flrnt cl?M fnr? for the round trip, debet* ntinc *ood t.H Monday nOon to ?etnrn. fcxeur*lob ticket* ?ood for lOdny* nre regularly on gnle to and from RUitfttlon* nt ? e?-n t* per mite for round tr/mW)U<lH TICKK.TP to nil point*, can be pnrchftiied by ftpplylny to J. JONK.H Afent. Camden, V. C. JOIIN P PXtCK.Oen, Mimnjrer, I) C. A i.iiHM (I en. I'aa*. Ae?nt A fme ?iook of ct'iolieiy tv iro h.irse ?licev tWk n*i'.v cof!Ve nxe*. tnlchetn, )??ie*ft*. '{ *ftwt, nU^er*. packet Wnl?e? knivr* ami fori;*, spoons, wmw-, lockn I hMp#*. ilrinr'nu UnWi\?. ftnil vnr?oo? f*nl in ihii !ino :o<? nuinoroui t>> "iriuion ? Uf * . I) C KlHKl.KV. Tl.? Hugh 8. Thompson ? Ifl A ?? i At I) <' KlvUUy'n, (tnlj to l>? irifd wl> *fpri'ci*tc4. CHARLESTON ItC)^' WQ^KS &.'~R A. l/ES RQQMSl S3 tail t? ? ? J3 *A*tA !*+.<?. PLAIN BLIDE VALVE and CUT-OFF ENGINES. MARINE, STATIONARY and PORTABLE D0ILER3, SAW MILLS, GRIPT MILLS. COTTON OINS and PRESSES, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, OOQ GEARING, Etoam and Hand PUMP3, PORTABLE FORGES and BLOWERS. BELTING, PACKING, OILS, FILES, and General Mill Supplies. HUGHES' AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ENGINES, for Eloctric Lights and other purposes requiring Btcady. rollnble and economical power. This is the simplest Automatic Engino in the market. Ropairs by Competent Workmen. Chargas mod orate. Q-EO. "W- WILLIAMS &c SOJNT, Wrlto Ibf Prle?s mid mentloti this pnper. CliarlCHtOIl , Sj. C. 3 Sir BK.'V. Cru>itn Ctieece anil Maccaroni, Mir.co Meat, Jellies and Preserves in 6 lb fail*. NJackcral in kits an-l retail D 2. K1RKI.KV. RODSON'8 1'OH'ON AND COIIN KKIt- I TJUZKK. UOBiSON'S COMPOUND ACID PMOSPIIATK ] These grades arc rich essentials. coni?tllii? j tin* flrRt-cliiKs articles, carofnll.v prepared | from Ue?' iuuteru-1*. Our Inn# expei loni'o ; In the irmli*, toicetlwr wilt) Prof. r>ltt!|nir<r* 1 tuinlysiH, are guarantees (knit tboy lire adapt" m1 to iti# wants of consumers. For kuIo at mnrknt rales tor cash. time or cotton. J N\ It O.N* ? .SON, (H Ki-l H ly PROFESSIONAl. NOTICE. The undersigned hnve ttiis d.ty entered inio a copartnership fir ilie practice oftheir profession. Dr Moore \>ill attend to all ihe general practioe. Dr. Dens will only attend io his ofTioe and obstetrical business and wlien called in consultation. If Oe. Moore is absent when his obstetrical onset occur Dr. Deas will attend tlicin if defircd L. II. D11AS, M. l?. A. A. MOORE, M. D. Nov. 23rJ, 1882. D.W, JORDAN &C0. The death of eur senior partner, D. W. Jordan, will make no change in the firm nutoe or style of our buslneits. The sur viving pnrtuer, II. (J. Carrison, will manage the business And will endeavor to conduct ?.t in <vety manner tvisfaotcry to in pat rons. The I T on vo owes its sncces* in the pant to FAIR DKALINO, GOOD GOODo and LOW PRICES. This will be in motto in the lu lure. Respooaible pari ies in need of advances can be aooommodatcd. |^T"Cluano, Acid Phosphates anl Ger man Kainit tor sale t55TGite us a trial Feb. l-2m. D. W. JORDAN it CO. CornI Corn:! Best CORN selling ai PO cent# per bushel ?U W. A. ANTRUM & CO S. Cow Peas Wanted. 1 ,0(>0 Dushe's of COW I'EAS wanted by W a ancrum&co. f&q&h/ FLQumi 150 1-/\ Bbls floor n'co and cheap ?W DaUM UROS. 150 SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSC !.'? A 11* ?>. 1 Im tniriy-tli!' U annual meeiit-jr ol thin Association will be held on Wednesday , Apill 2">tli. 1888. nt Yorkville, ?<. C. JOHN PORRK8T, M. D. Retarding Pecrei ^rT. Geisenheimer & Watkins DP.ALF.li :n Gitocaa/ES. LIQVOt'S, TQVtlCCO, AC. We beg to call attvMi n u. ii.e tuvi tl..r we have continuity i'> si n j FULL LINE Or GfcOCEHILS. whiah we offer te ni a* !????? i r c< ? a? can be obtained at anj vine in * ?!t? .in Our stock of LiQLUora, liicinoivi, Is of the brsf brands i.ud m?. w.inl.j ft ?? attention of the pnM.e #8T*ne ture ?o pi*" u? a ???>'1 n* *<? t> Satisfied we are ahle .id w !h?ff f i n ft you both in quality ?>( p. ????<? md pre.., Goisenhci tier & Walk*, is Jan. 20. if Everything is fufcUritia i ATT?Ml)ttl.MviSJi ?? h v;<. Milk Punch at the I *.-? = i: .1 Mint Julep* at the In- tiili.liii ?? M11. Apple Toddy at the De?iiii>i.u?i il.u. Sod a Cooktnllt tit (hi* DHinonlm B:ir. tirrn mul Rovk at tin- belmnidco Bin Rock And Kyo nt the iVImmdco Bui . En Kllpp* ut the Pelmmiii r> flnr. Ciltm-t I um-h nt the Dt'ltnohtro R*r Mixed drinks nt th*- Delnio?m\? Bur Sherry I'obblvr* ?t the I'elinonii'o Umi . Apple t itler on Ici? nt tic lMmi?nl?'o Bm. Heer on ti'e :i t ili?* I ><?! :>>? iiivo H ?? r Kpecl/tl hi rnnfcetn<>i:tp nnule ulih f.un Illo* for Bft-r nt the Drlu oniro Br.r. ):iii 9ft. (ID WANT TC SAVE MONEY In buying Oroc?it^>** It nr>, *pml your t>r<U<rn lo Welch & Eason, W ti *?!??? 1 AtiU Ket.?il f tuliri In CHOICE KAMIt.V k FANCY ORoOERIES. WIN PH. I.lQt'OKS. TEAS A l?'l <10 A US! 127 \ 1 !*l , P W c?rri?r M it , i.'HAHLts.BTON, a <: Wriv i< cirfy nn W ?r'rn'-i t fO'H. in! hf?v*' ??? V 1 bit v>. 1 >?'fi iv I 1 union Ubiny; low | ? 1 ^ s HOLIDAY (iOUDS In <i 1 .-Hi Vh t ict y 0aV< ouniry Mpto'iSflt* *?!?!? irt^ a?i ?? ' Bor'ni'M' 0! Entt.i'v i1i-?>oeti??? will t n i r > ' tll#>. t? ??????? lo r^Ti-^lril J VM.b ll? t' i mil; f i-( l'nckin<! *>.>1 fr< e * . for catft'OjJ"? n I f rive nt no 2.I ui 18 83! KTJ3W A-nniVALS OF DRY GOODS, JPfRMSS COQfiS, CLOTHI3STG, HATS, SHOES, THE O-aaaiem Headquarters for Hardware. j@iii? e. 0i4i. l.?I PORTER AND DEALER IN ENGLISH A.nD aMEUIi.'aN HARDWARE & CUTLERY, lr.>n, S^e:), NnPs, f'nat i o pr??. Mill Stones, Holtinsr Cloths, Stimt M\ -liinev I'i'cu'nr Snw, Mill lion*. J-'uflMr J'aot, Onrrinpe BmMin^ a n<1 Trimming \Tntef.i\ls If -J.* Ilnhbor n n ? 1 Li-ailii-r *? ? : i -> r: . l.'iirpenterp, Blncknuith and Tanner a Tool*, Housekeeping and Eur niuhing Hnrilwhrr, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Mine. Cement, Plaster, PniniB, Oil*, French nnd American Win low 0 mi ft t-n I'i-IoIb, Shot Bella, l'owder Flunk*, Powder, Shot, Etc. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, COLUMBIA, B, C, or The *>'!'jincs? of t lie lute JOHN I". DIAL will be continued ftp )>oietofcie '?>' '',0 underpinned. MAHY A l'IaI., Fx^cu'ru J? 11? 8in m o A. D KENNEDY. Hardware A Specialty, j KinbriH'injf * line -.t Pointer*, Orp*n tcr*. Hlnek?uitrh itiid < r?o|>?v<t' Tool*. < ut, Wiuu/liC, !?' t? ? ki ? y. m '??! FiullhlHg NmUd. PuekM hin? 'i'uolv ( uttlfvj*. I I DRV GOODS! Staple and Fancy. i 1 s \l)LH.e.Li\ \V LI I OH WARS I LKO<. IvKitV, Si. I lot tf-.r i * HATS & CLOTHING. POWOKT'. SHOTS and SlfSLt* R?p< ciftPy for Brooch I<ontf?oj J GlIOUERIKS! fl,>avU and Tatic-y. I Cms fitilcHcfl With Con'. I ~ BOliTX ^ililOKN!" I I "~mm) m ciuuisi A. I> KENNEI>?.