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'-3 VOL. IlLMANNIN6 ('LAREI)ON CONTY, S. C., WED)NESDAY, -MAY 4, 17 O 0 CALOU.N UNVEILED. G RiAN V 'I Vl0 X LND) - MAI; NilICENT CELEBATION. S t r e e r--ittiUZni. " Great Proc eion--Other E'- of th'e Day. (From tie _e-* v nd , . o; ri r. ..pi ) Robed in sunshine, redolent with the varied perfumes of her numerous gar dens fanned hither and iLither by ex hilarating brcezes from the aeCa, Charles ton, re iing inl of i bay, m a mos: g v.ciComce t herguesson C-d'is oy balmy. It was ial the h.ets adi combined to make a giorio)uu. a perCect day. The heavy rains of MounJay had washed thae paved streets as clean as a new floor, showing off to great advant age this wonderful work of Mayor Courtenay's administration, and giving the soldiers the best marching route to be found in the country, while the rain and wind together had eool-d the air so as to make military exercise a pleasur rather than a fatigue. Man :cemed I unison with the ekments, and 'rom ear."% dawn, when curious visitors began to; roam the stre-ts, until Lte at ghtr, when the last roysterer returi-:d. tohi, lodgings, all went smoothly ::.nd happiiy. The astmbly at the Battery, the uro cession througah the streets, the cere monies at Marion Square, were all grand spectacles, attended by immense throngs and successtulv conducted. At an early hour the city was astir from the Batterv to the Forks of the Road and from the Cooper to the Ash ley, and long before te time for the formation of the procession gay crowd, were wendi.ig their way from the remoter quarters of the city to posuions where a view could be ob:ained of oze or the other of the great events of the d'ay. Later, the streets were enivened by military companies marching t) anid fre, and the music of numerous hauds tilled the air. By 12 o'clock the Battery and Marion Square were black wit: the im mense throngs of people, while, on botl sides of the mile and a half of Meeting street, along which the procession was to move, and on East and South Batter and King, Calhoun and Meeting Atreets, enclosing Marion Square on urLcee su ez , and the Citadel on the oh-:r, piazza, balcony, window, p pet ane other point of vantage was oec.pI b" eager spectators. M-Uany of the. reop waited patzently for ho urs, ai i crowd lingered at M arion s:e 'r. the last act in the unvei e r n.el had been perfoxmed. Ntitaa the excitement and enthu- a (,,f tn& day, and the unprecedented nmber of visitors in the city, no accdei or is turbance of any kind occurrnzd to mar: the perfect success of the celkration. Truly, the ladies of the Calhian Mon-. ument Association may congratulate themselves on so brilliant a termManon to their many vears of earnest and con secrated labor. The asseubla;ge o! ws tingnished persons was most notable, the gathering of visitors from au part,; of the State most flatterng, the miliary display the grandest th.at Las been 'een in Charleston for many a lvng uay, a-n( last, but not least, the orator anid the oration were worthy of the great man whose memory was honored. THE PnoCEsIoN A 3IAGNIFICENT PAGEANT. Betimes in the morning the military were maing their preparations for ren Prompty at noon the vast crowd ,of soldiers and citizens who were to take part in the procession were got into line and the grand pageant mused off in three divisions. Meeting street from the Battery was by this time entirely blocked with peo ple. It is estimated that there could have been not less than 20,000t people gathered along the route of the parade. The approach of the column was herald ed by an almost endless procession of street cars, which had been prarked at the Battery terminus of the City Rail way. Then came a single policeman and the procession itself, which took thirty five minutes to ps a given point, and which was composed as follows: The chief marshal and assistants. Governor Richardson and statr with Adjutant General Bonham. Music. General Huguenin and stalf. Musie. Regiment of visiting troops compris ing the following companies: 1. Gordon Light Infantry, of Winns boro, Capt. W. G. Jordan, Lie-ut. J. W. Seigler, 32 men. Uniform of dark blue trimmed in light blue, white cross belts and blue and white epaulettes and blue kepies with white feather plumes. 2. Governor's Gluards, of Columbia, Capt. Wilie Jones, Lieuts. E. E. Calvo; and Geo. K. Wright, 35 men. Uniform cadet grey faced with black and trimmied with gold, grey kepies, white plumes, epaulettes of white and gold. 3. Richland Voluntee~r Rideo, of Ca-: lumbia, Capt. Chans. Nennham,. Lients J. K. Alsten and Chas. Crancaberg, 30i men. Un iformn cadet grey trimmedu and faced with black and gold, white ana gold epaulettes, cross belts and kepie, with white pompons. 4. Cataw ba hRiles, of Rock Hill. Capr2t. Allhn Jones, Lieut. R. T. Fewell, 30 men. Uniform cadet grey, Laced anu trimmed with green and ge-id. 5. Greenville Guards, Cap~t. J). M. Patrick, Lieuts. P. W. beyles atnd Wil liam Hunt, 30 men. State re-gulation: uniform. 6. Abbeville Rijks, Capt. W. C. l'e Gowan, Lients. A. W. Smith :nd . I. Lythgoe, 30 men. State rcgainu form. 7. Darlington Guards, Cap. E: R Mdclver, Lieut. .i. K. Melv-a ct? Lieut. J. S. Burch, :x0 amen. Enl.m olive green, faced with b.uf and rim r'tn with gold, green kepies with white an green pompons. 8. Florence Riles, Capt. J. u. i'loe Lieuts. W., M. BErown anda . 1,e Neill, :30 men. State reguh:aion un'i form. 9. Sumter Light Infantry, Capt. n. F. Wilson, Lieuts. R. A. Bry'u, . C. Phelps and L. W. Pick, 30 mu. State regulation uniform. Jmi.sen. R. N. Rishbourg, of Cc lumbia, commanded the comparies o. the 2d brigsde; Brig.-Gen. W. E. JanC of Darlington, the companies of :he :i brigade. and Col. .T. Q. Marshall tho o the Palmetto lle inient. Music. Beaifort Volunteer Artillerv. Capt. B. B. Dms, Lieut. A. P. Pri.leau. mo1. The company is uniformed iU g .rey trimmed with crimson and g and paraded as infantry, with muskets ind apsacks, -,,resenting a splend3id appearance. Judeed, the Entire regi meut of visiting troops attracted much attention by their handsome appe)carane, their soldieriv bearing and their evolu BAttaior of Cit avel Ca.det , 100 stroug, iUt. A. L. MilS. U. S. A-, comuund ing Get iet.W. H1. Alrn. adijnlant. X r.t eolmpany, Cadet Capt. C. b. .ishey, Licats. H. A. Bruynson and E. E. Lee. Second company, Cadet Capt. G. A. Luce, Lieut. L I. Bagi al. Third company, Cadet Capt. R. R. Jeter, Lieut I;. L. Clark. Fourth company, Cadet Capt. W. L. Bo:-d, Lieut. E. A. Laird. Music. First Battalion Infantry, 4th brigade, Lieut. Col. L. DeB. McCrady; adjutant, Lient. F. J. Devereux, &urgeon Dr. P. G. DeSausure, Quartermaste r Lieut. J. ! Hi&nizs, Judge Advocato L:~eut. C. B. Northrop. 3. G:.rman Fusiliers, C pt. H. Schachze, 4S men. 2. Palmetto Guards, (color company,) Capt. E. L. Bull, 45 men. 3. Irish Volunteers, Capt. C. A. Mc HIugh, 30 men. 4. Montgomery Guards, Capt. D. D'Nei-, men. 5. Washington Light Infanfty, Capt. J. Lamb Johnson, 52 men. Drum Corps. Second Battalion of I-afantry, 4th iriga de, Capt. B. H. Rutledge, com anuding. 1. Sumter Guardls, Crspt. S. Hyde, Tr., 1 men. 2. Carolina Rifles, Lieut. H. M. iucker, Jr., 30 men. Irt Muric. First llegiment ot Artillery, Capt. F. WV. W'agener commanding. 1. Pioneer Corps, Capt. F. Melchers. 2. German Artillery Band, Capt. An Ireas Wagener. 3. First Company German Artillery, limzounted, Lieut. J. F. Mevez. 4. Second Company Battery, Lient. f. F. Lilienthal, total'150 men. 3. Lafayette Artilery, Capt. 11. L. P, Bolger, 10 men. Fird Brigdie Cavaltvl, Gn. C. St. X. 1. German us-ars, Capt. J. Ancrum im*.,J 5me.t *. C - ight Dragoons, Capt. d3. Eutr Light Lragoons, Capt. J. S. orcher, 20 Men. CIVIC SOCIETIZS, ANI) CiIvnNS. The secon and the third division omprised different civic soci-:ties, to ether with citizens and ladies i:vited to e present at the ceremonies. The fol owing named bodies were represeuted: St. Patricks Blienevolent Soc:ety, Ger nan Friendly Society, Mechanics' Union .\o. 1, Vunde'rbilt B0,-Levolent Associa-: ;on, all of Charleston: the High School aid the Cullege of Chariemon; the south Carolinai Division of the Travelers' Lrtective Association; lodges of the Miasons. the Knights of Pyrhias, the )dd Fellows, the Knigbts of Honor; the Jmmissioners of Marion Square, the >)icers cof the South Carolin Militar\ academy, civil and military oficers of he United States, civil and military >ficers of this Stato, members of the state Senate and House of Representa :ives, and surviving oflicers and mem ers of the Palmetto Regiment. The Lades' Calhoun Monument Asso :iation was represented as follows: Oflicers-Mrs. Geo. Robertson, presi lent; Mrs. H. W. DeSaussure, vice presidient; Mrs. Joseph Walker, vice ~resident; Mrs. Joseph Blackman, cor :esponding secretary; Miss Fannie E. D~eSauasure, recording secretary; Mrs. M. A. Snowden, treasurer. D)irectresses-Mrs. Joseph Aiken, Mrs. S. Atkins, Miss E. B. Cheesborough, Miss Maria C. Cheesborough, Mrs. Louis D). DeSaussure, Mrs. Marion DuBose, MLrs. Elizabeth W. Fitch, Mrs. Cornelia GIraysen, Mrs. Mary Gregg, Mrs. E. C. Legare, Mrs. John A. Leland, Mrs. J. Lockwood, Miss Marianne Porcher, Mrs. Samal. Stoney, Mrs. T. J. Pickens. At 31arion Square. The scene on Marion Square at the outset of the ceremonies at that point formed a brilliant and impressive pic ture, the features of which can scarcely 'ce described in the cold language of print, but will remain indellibly fixed in the mind of every one who was present, as actor or observer. The great plaza was crowded to its utmiost borders with such an assemblage as is rarely seen anywhere. Every coun ty in the State was represented in the curong. The dwellers in the city, who seemed, indeed, to have come together from every side in obedience to a corn mon impulse, found themselves lost in the mulititude of their visitors and be came as strangers in sight of their own) honat s. For a conisiderable di:,tance in everv direction around the statue and -peaker's stand, people were massed together so densely that it was impossi ble to pass the iing barriers. They who were without could get no nearer, whiie those w~ho constituted the charnm.d ianer circle could not possibly have escaped( from their position of high priv JXge by any means short of a balloon, r a battery of artillery, or something of that general character. Far out from :he centre the })lza was crowded a .;reat decal !s, thickly for comfort, and f h "t *ch o the ei ow " is indeed. a ,an 1 a co::.:rsoa purose between him ao give I1nd I h imwo recivs it, there .a.bjn quei*.'to wha1tever that all south Caron:: had e'common olbject in vie y.,iray Looki*'g down fromn ny poin t o\ vantage the grec:t square resented. for the mou part, thle ap eaac oft a se of '~ iucanl heads-or 1 ne cunen' de witig in steadily :.l - udits u:ores without visibsy raising gceeal level. A great wave had duLy. dashed against the grassy slope runt of the battlemente~d Citadel, and ~e:many waits stranded high and dry ,n its green summit and sides. The Citadel itself seemed to be staring with all its hundrd eves. arA1 leiv1early wide open ' 0b. t w0ldecrful spectale pr nt t i i t So much az -od of n ig h linevs of the' ti-wr hi blotted Cat for the t:'e te cro'w cv'e the p!aza. the siei' and t.h. 1adway alike with a com::w:2l~ m ul o ifiaei ty, and prouin. 1tecrosmrs sio'n tat Lite s ready m.nti~holed hadl burs' its eurbstone *:mil.a ehiow, and o-esoe to -he foot o the prfceipitous o)rii'..wii V 1. T 11 C " zi hI t 1 1S, (1 fQl brIck hills, e'ml. T eriek hills, of course, had id ini thiemn. The meahrshould.1 !'o dropped al. this point, therfore tc avei o.,~ile em barras-ent. Elvr viedw from base ment to atti' w fl oig't, f:tir roof's as thoug h id a -o pav < stme ior thir owners to fail or, if emergeney required. The belfrV of the Orphanhouse, a quarter of a nule away, was seen to be filled with spectators. 1 The church steeples nearer at hand sud denly assumed an air of peculiar bleak ness and extraordinary roominess as to their outside, simply bccause of the, wasted spac they afiorded to the view in so makred contrast with all their sur roundings. Tie Stage which occupicd a large space between the monue1nt and Calhoun I stret, was searcely less cronded than tile gronids around it, aid presented a E trly auin-atcd appeIrance on every account. Thve decorations were of the most elab orate kind, perhaps, that has ever been t displaved in Charlkston. The idea run- t nins tbrough all the work was that it t should be typical of South Carolina's garden and forest products. For this reason the pine, palmetto and laurei an peared eonspicuously among the general I features of the design. i The view of the stage from any point t in front was exceedingly striking. First i might be noted the lavish display of flags; city flags, State flags, our national flags and 1 Igs from the mtheads of C nearly every ship of every nationiality in t port. These were particularly notice able over and around the speaker's pavil- 1 ion, and of themselves wouldhave been 0 a conspicuous feature. e The next noteworthy detail of the di- a play was the long and wavy festoons _of moss, which were stretched along tie whole front of the stage. From the middle point of the reverse curve of each S loop depended a graceful and emblem atic laurel wreath. These were twenty- h five in number. and were contributed bV 1 a numibe-r of ladU1.s of Charleston. IM mediate!v above e .ah-reatb rose a 'taff from which a Ila- 'o.a ad "y, and' i deed. as alrc.iy s td the win'mber Uf, banners and n i* c ts the br-ze which stirred thot,.u 1 riife in keepixg with the dutte of er~i-:""ent around th-e no 0 'n et. Twvo of the most remiarkahle, and at; t; the same time most appropriate of the details were palmettC- trees, one on cither tj side of the pavilion. They were brought I to the city from Kiawah Island, and t] were about thirty feet in height, and ex cellant specimens of the tree. Against each of these trees was placed a shield, ; on one of which was the familiar "Dum _ s*iro spero," and en the other the equal ly familiar ''Animis opibusque parati." h The speakcr's stand was literally on vCoped with ?ltgs, and on the orator'se desk was placed a magniticent plateau of roses. The whole Cffect was exceedingly , attractive, and was commented upon a favorably for the good taste displayed in the arrangements, and for the magniti- 'i conce of the exhibition. i Immediately under the waving boughs f4 of these symbolic trees of State and un- tf der the "folds of an immense United States flag draped bet ween their feathery ti crests, sat Mr. Secretary Lamar, the orator of the occasion. On either side and in the rear of his position, were b grouped the distinquished gentlemen i who had accompanied him in his patriotic miission-S, cretary Fairchild, Postmaster General Vuav, Senator Voor hees, Mr. T. B. Ferguson, assistant: United States commissior' - of fisheries, and Mr. L. Q. Washington. Colonel Reginald Hart, a distinguished member of the New York Bar, though not con-! neted with Mr. Lamar's party, was also present. The State was well represented by its most prorginent living sons.E Among the number of those who were on the stand were: Governor Richardson, Lieutenant Governor Mauldin, Senator Hampton, Senator Butler, Mayor Courtenay, Con gressman Ihbble, CXongressmian tiemp hill, Congrssmasn Edliutt, ex-Governor Sheppard, ex-Guvernor Bonhiam, ex Governor Magrath, .Judlge Simionton, Judge Bryan, Gen. John Bratton, Gen. ? Rudolph Siegling, Gen. George 1) Johnston, Gen. James F. hIzar, thle Hon. W. P'orcher Mdles, Gen. B. '2. Rutledge, ex-Attorney General Miles, Speake Simions, Comptroller General Stoney, Judge A. C. ilaskell, the Rev. C. C. Pinckney, the Rev. C. A. Stakeley, E Judge Aldrich, Solicitor W. Perry Murphy, Representative C. J. C. Hut son, Col. S. B. PLickens, Solicitor H. H. E Newton, Col. John B. Palmer, Col. Robert Aldrich, Adjutant General Bon- E ham, Mr. Jos. W. .iarnweli, Major H E. Young State Chemnist Cshazasl, 31ajo W. 1 H. awly, thie Rev. John 0. Will By 1 o'Cck the crowd had settled into sca order as could be expected from s lrge a concourse, the military had as suimed the.ir pilaces, adding greatly, by teir a~Opearanice, to the attractiveness of the scene, and the ceremionies w.ere be gn at that hour, witour the dlh and cofusion usually ineiden"t to public oe theiollowi? adde 'u'eadc'::gc Laics antc id iellow-Citizr:hisis 'h memor 've 0 iver a th dayl ot oxi soew'n tund ndte: pmu~ii wga rever shile ino Cwlddow ad btaerge I from ethis apailbl surand cethigou tir damuesonu ity and hosade were. sad and silent spectators of these public eomnon impulse, to our iulustrious dead. No one, however young, who wit uessed that public demontration of respect and affection can ever forget the 26th of April, 1850-an entire city shrounoed with the emblems of mourning, whuilst nacated thousands preserved ,or i-oursa continnous and profound ileie-. "Te grief tLat does not speak, A.hi'; rs.3 tI., 'r-fraught heart." The last ofiices discharged, the re aius o1 .ioim C. Calhoun were buried 1er, in the heart of this metropolis of ,ouLl.n carolina, coided to us as a rcei-ms tus:, -which our people have ateched over with jealous care, and at vhose sawzz-?stion the 'State has raised l:he i'mp .ig tomb whie' now encloses TLis thirty-seveuth anniversary day Vit-e til same devotion to t'le mem >rv o; ie iltlut.rous dead. It is, how !ver, peculiarly touching, as the day of uccessful euh1iination of the work of he women of Carolina, in perpetuating he name and fame of 'John C. Calhoun. "Whatever transports us from the )resent to the past, from the near to the emote, widens the mind as well as in tracts it; makes it reflective, sets it ree; whatever recalls to us eminent per ons, their commanding intellects and ngaging parts, above all their fortitude nd stlI-sacrifice, reinforces our man lood, and encourages our virtue." The enduring bronze that is uncover d hzer. and will here remain a witness o coming gene::ations of honor and -eneration2s, is the tribute of Carolina's aughters. It is sacredlas their thought, heir sentiment and tLeir labor. The ruth, the purity, the nobility, the in ellectual and moral greatness of the ead, are exalted in the gracious keeping f their tender and loyal hearts. All honor to them in their work of atriotism and lovfe. All honor to them a their unfaltering following, amid dire rials and fateful struggles, of this high urpose, and its final achievement this ay. To them be our gratitude for rear 2g this grand memorial, that will for ver keep before us the form and coun enance of him whose mind ruled so iajestically in life; who, whatever may ave been the fate of some of his public pinions in the logic of events in his Lmtry's history, has this day the hom- 1 ge of his countrymen everywhere, for is vast intellectual power, his high ioral purpose, his unbending will, his nsullied public and private life, and his preme devotion to duty. An appropriate prayer was now offered y the Rev. Chas. Catesworth Pinckney, I :ector of Grace Church, Charleston. TrM STATUE rUNVE >. After a brief interval the appointed gnal was given, and a band in the idst of the pl.za suddenly poured forth ie iii ring strains of 'Dixie." The ust multitude instantly recognized the ruiliar strains before half a dozen notes ad sounded, and began to cheer. In ic same instant the cords were drawn F the hands of fair young girls, the gs that had closely draped the statue o to this time mysteriously quitted leir place and floated away to the height the neighboring standard, and the ajestic form of the great statesman ood revealed to the eyes of his people -to Wevring high above their heads, as : had towered in life above the men of is day and generation. It vas an iml)ressive moment, and its gAficance seemed feit by every heart the assembled host. The shouting as quickly succeeded by a deep silence, 2d eve-ry eye became fixed upon the ern, bronzed face. The attitude of the gure is that assumed by Mr. Calhoun Ldelivering an address, and it seemed >r a few moments as if the people felt iemselves to be in his presence and ex cted him to speak to them again in i long-hushed accents of wisdom and aning. The silence was more pleasantly oken, however, by the voice of the ving instead, and "the Rev. Chas. A. takely ieading the following ODE, BY MIsS E. B. CHEESBOROLGH. len Truth looked from her starry heights And called for champions brave, :e heard the summons and went forth His native South to save. :er balance in his honest hands Fair Justice eager placed, iile Wisdom, with her radiant crown, His subtle genius graced. he Constitution was his star, And guided by its light, :e strove to steer tae ship of State Through the darkness of the night. 'isonuor, worse to him than death, He sternly kept at bay, don the whitest heights of Truth, Serenely took his way. ivincible in logic stern, All potent in debate, ec sent the arrows winging back To the envenomed heart of hate. ec bore the odium of reproach While battling ior the right; .is prophet voice in clarion tones Foretol the coming night Fe andsU would set o'er fields of blood, And stars shine o'er the same, hen War's dread torches, hot and red, O'er Southern homes would flame. prophet of the eagle eye! 0, p~atriot without stain! hou'st given a priceless gift to us In thy untarnished name. or this we've sought to honor thee, Great champion of the Truth; ri mai wenid have this hallowed spot A Mceen for our youth. Aa jun uig hither they may learn To ittle tuer the right, er~ rt's ori!!amnme aloft, Unda.uad i the fight. IIro"ugh eHl 'ur golden jasmine bowers, And tiruughc magnolia's bloom, ou naew' wait on wings of love, Thy honored name, CAL HOUN. loat it above the' city's spires. And o'er ti-e bay's blue tide, ell how he battled for the South, And lbattlihg thus-he died. e woinen asa no brighter fate, We seek no loftier fame, Than thus to link our memories With his immortal name. I While History weaves for him her crwn, The fairest ever seen, Carolina's daughters long will strive To keep the garland green. SECRETARY LAMAR S ORIATION. Immediately following the reading of this ode, Nayor Courtenay introduced Secretary Lamar, who delivered a most able and eloquent address upon the life and character of John C. Calhoun. Mr. Lamar spoke with like earnestness and ease, his voice being modulated with the skill of a trained orator, while hi:, manner impressed every he-arer with his own deep interest in the subject oft his address. Tt is needless to add that his audience showed that interest to the end, as was manifested by the attention with which his words were followed throughout, and the hearty and sincere; I congratulations of these immediately around him when he gracefully retired I from the front of the stand and resumed t his seat. The Rev. W. F. Junkin then read the following ODE, BY MRS. MARGARET J. PRESTON. a [Written by request, for the unveiling of the Statue of John C. Calhoun, at < Charleston, South Carolina, April 2Gthi, -9 1887.] t 2 Stand forth, stern patriot! calm, severe, I As in thine hour's supreme elation, When eager Senates thronged to hear The voice that thrilled a listening na tion. t Step from thy civic chair; receive The homage which thy people render: The best that grateful hearts can give t To keep thy memory fresh and tende1. im. Our City by the Sea, while yet Disaster lays its grasp upon her, Remembers her inviolate debt Of pride and reverence, love and honor. e C Her spires may rock, her towers may fall, Her centuried grandeur sink and perish; Her homes be ravaged, roof and wall, And ruin blast what most she cher ished; Yet while one spot stands firm and fair, Safe from the elemental riot, We'll place our patriot-warder there, .T Sublime in his majestic quiet. vI.1 Through life his watch knew no surcease; What then, if in the far Elysian, Through the clear atmosphere of peace, He holds us still in vatic vision! vni. The eye so keen to note the wrong, The v ice so firni for law and order; Shall we not own their guidance stron 1 From mountain crest to ocean border? d With reverence for the power that led a His mind to each profound conviction, e We bow beneath his haud outspread, t And here receive his benediction! P x.a, rI ERTH,* with her mirror, at his feet, 11 Gives back, without a wane of glory, is whole consistent life, complete As some clear page of classic story. n: Stern JUSTICF vows, by sword and shield--p Her robes of regal state upon her,- '.1 hat she, as soon her scales could yield, a< As he-his Carolina's honor! e And in her sovereign majesty, tl The CossTITrioN, with her token st Spread open on her bended knee,-s Not one of all her fasces broken- w [ooks up to him, whose giant thrust Still kept at bay each pressing foeman; Ready todie,-if die he must, "Pro Patria!"-grand as any Roman! See! Hisra takes her diamond pen, To trace with calmness unimpassioned, rom first to last, his life,-for when Was statesman's life so purely fash- b ioned?- t sI xIv. So tireless in its aim to wage a The war of' splendid word and action;-; U So staunch amid the rant and rage o. Of envious and ignoble faction;- i xv. So like a lighthouse on a rock, When fast the surges swirl, and faster,; Still warning those who did bat mock, Of tempest, shipwreck, wrench, disas ter! bi ti et, erc the onset, doomed to die! Disdaining place, and fame and favor: jI -"My country !"-still his latest sigl' ti "I would have staked my life to save h< her!" XVII. Ea,-when the stress of peril came, And war's wild ravage sore bestead them, E'B would have led her hosts thirough tiame Of battle, even as Hampton le2d them' Ee would have died, like gallant Bee, As if a martyr's crown had crowned him, To guard his State's dear sovereignty, With her Palmetto ung around him: Fair Carolina! Mid the names w That blazou thy heroic pages, Whose record all our reverence claims Whose words go sounding down thejuo xx. Place hrzt. piece foremost, proudest, best, The name hire cut. whose splendid Blown henceward,-North, East, South alid West- t Remains your heritage of glor-! The four allegorie figures on the base >f the toinmeot represent Truth, Jus- fl ice, The Coun;titution and History. ] The benediction was then pronounced )y the Rev. John 0. Willson .nd the s< :rowd dispersed. d THE sALL-T2. a: The Vice-President's salute (4 nine- U een guns was fired at White Point Gar- t en as the statue was unveiled. The t iring was done by a platoon of the Ger- i ti aan Artillery, under the direction of dajor Geo. W. Bell, of General Hugue- ti in's staff. The guns were handled by 0 lie veteran members of the corps, all of E rhom paraded at the Calhoun funeral - hirty-seven years ago. istory of the Monument. Various plans were set on foot for the rection of a monument that she ald be rorthy of Calhoun. In Charleston an ssociation of the military and fire de artments was organized and progressed t D successfully that in 185 a chai ter was otaiied, so as to put the association on permai.nt basis. The funds collected _)rerem time to time turned ever to Le Ladies' Association. Other organi- ' ations were formed for the same pur ose, and made some progress in the rork. But it was reserved for the P Vo0:.iEN oF CARoI.I:A, who in all ler his- M >ry have not only inspired her .,ons to :c-ir best and bravest deeds, but have ver been ready themselves to strive P ith hand and heart for her honor, to A ndertake and accomplish this sacred t uty, never forsahing their noble pur- si ose through the palmy days of peace, h ae terrors of war and the greater evils f the years that followed. Un the 2:d of January, 1854, eleven tals' mt at thle rsiecCe of one of so eicr number in Charleston for the pur- 0 o'e of forminug an asociation -lo aid 0) ie Calhoun _lonument Association in t >lecting a sas suftieient to baild a Im "onu1ent to the memorv of Jolin C. M ahoim." They proceeded at o.ee to m rgain ze, framea and adopted a consti ntion, in which the socitty was styled o ie "Lai-s C lh'oun alonument Asso ation," proiue(d tat any one might L eeomea menbr en payment of one Llar iLo i. treasury, cieeted oilicers, . A prepared a cireabr to be distributed t O, i i r State, and m rue ial 'rs dto thL young l e. -.li. va sent to alt af the :hIo , ar 1s. first ilicers re - esident; Mrs. dhn .I. lu id and I'rs. l ieijry Gray, -so ago.td :.s IL. S. Potter. corr-pond- s bi IetIs \is Maria Cheuisbor Lge, re'ordoi~g sereetr, and Miss 1. su aerwads Mrs. Snowden,) f easurer. Irs. Monk removed from o harleston a few nonths later, andI Mrs. Pe eorge Lobertson became preeident, is id has held that oflice to the present th me. A nuniber of ladies were also cted "dirctresses, wao were charged f it' the general conduct of the atfairs of, !e Association an vith the special atV of obtaining contributioas and ex nding the membership. In i513 the As-ociation was incorpor :ed, and the fund, which had been u xrc:ly invested, wL..e tran.ferred to . Le corporate uvaie. A committee of ro :omient gentlemen were selected to Ivise and aid the ladies in the manage ent of their affairs, and in 1838 they : ported that the Associationi might safe- th underIake toe erection of a monu- thi ent to cost $,000U. re: TIEl LATINGi OF THE (OINER-sTONE. er The 28th of June, 1858, was appointed bu r the laying of the corner-stone of the ag onument, and on that day a splendid qe ocession, comprising the military, the *9 asons and other civic societies, and ifl comanied by the ladies of the Aso na ation in carri'ages, was formed on the no attery und-.r commandi of the late sp en. Win. E. M1artin and marched to in e Citadel Square, where the corner- Pr one was laid, at a point eighty feet uth of the salivport of the Citadel, ith Masonic ceremonies, conducted by .W. Grand Mlaster Henry Buist. it a freestone block, two feet eight inches co: de, and one foot two inches deep, in- gr ribed: 40 The Corner-stone I. of the8 Calhoun MIonment, LAid by Henry Buist, su 3A. WV. Gutad Master eif Grand Lodge, A. F. 31. of S. C. o June 2tih, A. L. 558. fe The first step accomplished, the memn-e rs of the Asociation did not relax O ir eflerts, bout encouraged by their ceess pressed vigorously on. Plans and estimates were discussed, a waen the war broke out the work of ern ilinag the mionumenit was on the eve th. acompihment. Then caum the ur vears' struggle w'itu Its tris an I sa kme Ton scvr is to theecourage:~ c sieidea of '1's Snowde.s the caue dag thiis priciod, that the $eiuCtion owe its continuedcexi ence . a in he on property, shaepreserted t t oi the. Association. When Sheraman' irned Columnbia she passed thr-ough St se fearful days and nights with the curs of the Association stitched in .e folds of her dress, and, taking no ought of her own losses, held inviolate r sacred trust. s .wrm Tm:w~n.sat When the war was over it was tound at suen was the character of the in .stmnns tfflt screelv one was V~ihu . e.j O o.e aL cit dui. tie , Sw'r 'a Conf-Li Leratiurrene and t'll, but there stil , ra (' a a nenntU act"u ' iy ' availL' OUmeL tt IChIi" miht 1e)earne out.u re pl"c'd in the' hands of Col. P. C. Lailard who, an 1b4. presented .. com- :i ThA.oeio having been reorga~n- rie d, the prop~osition was made, aCai met ith I'vor i' many quarters. that zue:; ad in theij.r h auds should be ns d for i hn Le endiowmenlit of an eduicationali insti-| io for the young mien -or young~ -, men t th Stae, apropiatey de i-'P ited to the memory of Mr. Calhoun. t seemed to many to be almost a iockery to expend this large sum on a iere ornamental monument when thou inds of the people he loved so well -erE unable to give their children even .e rudiments of education, and that no ionument could be more in keeping ith his character and the wishes he ould himself have had than a school )r the training of the young. But there was a serious difficulty in ie way. Very many of the original ibscribers to the fund, among them me of the largest contributors, were ead, many had removed from the State id were inaccessible, and it would have een assuming a very grave responsibili for the comparatively small number iat could be brought together to divert .e fund even to so laudable a purpose. Ider these circumstances the Associa on appealed for advice to a committee gentlemen, consisting of Messrs. enry Gourdin, Isaac W. Hayne, W. . Porter, James Conner, Wilmot G. eSaussure and W. J. Bennet, all of hom had been warm friends of the ssociation. It is sad to note, in pass .g, that not one of them survives to e the completion of the work they ere so much interested in. These gen emen being unable to reach a full ,reement, on their suggestion the ques >n was submitted to the Hons. B. F. unkin and Henry D. Lesesne two ex tancellors of the State, who, after reful consideration, delivered an opin n, in which they held that the invest ent of the funds in the manner pro )sed would not be the kind of monu ent intended by that word as used in e Constitution of the Association. Accepting the dicision the Association oceeded to carry out the original plan. general meeting was held on the 18th March, 1876, when it was agreed that e general design of the monument ould be a bronze statue of Mr. Cal >un upon a pedestal of native granite. A committee of gentlemen, with Major enry E. Young as Chairman, the AL ciation having been deprived by death the invaluable services of Gourdin, cned a wide correspondence with the w of obtaining an artist to execute e statue and design the base of the >nument, and in 1879 they recom mnded to the Association Mr. Albert E. irnisch, a young artist, a native of iladelphia, but residing and carrying his profession in Rome. Mr. Barn :h came to Charleston <md submitted reral designs, one of which, with some )difications suggested by the Associa n, was accepted, and a contract was ide with Mr. Harnisch for a bronze tue of Calhoun on a pedestal of Caro a granite, and four allegorical figures, )resenting Trath, Justice, the Consti ion and History, for the sum of $44, 0. The funds of the Association had been skilfully managed,andso wellinvested, it they amounted by that time to up .ds of $60,000, thus allowing an ample m beyond the cost of the bronze work : the erection of the foundation and destal. The base of Carolina granite thirty-six feet square, the height of a stone work thirty-three feet and df fifteen, making the whole forty-eight t in height. The statue of bronze, cast at the San chele foundry in Rome, represents Calhoun in the act of addresing the nate; he has just risen from his seat d the cloak winch he wore has fallen on the chair behind him. The allegorical figures which will sur and the base represent Truth, Justice, nstitution and History. THE SARCOPHAGUS. [n 1883 the Legislature appropriated sum of $30,000 for the erection of sarcophagus which now encloses the nains. The marble slab which coy ~d the tomb was taken into tihe vesti le of St. Philip's Church and leaned minst the wail. In the great earth ake of last August it was thrown avn and broken mn two just above the cription. The vestry of thle church weo recently had it placed against the rth wall of the churchyard, near the >t where Mr. Calhoun's remains were erred during the war, with an appro ate mnsenption. some Opinions of "Evangelists." ~in editorial in the Nashville Advocate itains this sentence: "1'hank God the sat body of Mlethodist preachers is nposed almost solidly of evangelists the best sense of the word." 'That is od, and if the saying of Dr. Price, of aston, who seems to have studied the .ject, is true, the evangelists in the rst sense are not Methodists. We ght to be thankf al for that. Dr. Price rs that "the greed for gain-'the ac esed thiret for gold'-lies at the bottom much of the evangelistic activity seen these days." The New Yorh Chnstian .vocate has no misgivings on the sub t, but boldly asserts "there are five ndred hypocrites, imposters and inks of one sex or the other getting air living as temperance lecturers, mngelists, etc., in the United States i Canada." That is a bad showing, t only proves what has been often d: "T1he pe~ple love to be hum ged." In this matter they obtain >erienlce at too dear a price. God bid that we should throw a straw in way of any man who honestly tries do good; but, brethren, make every anger show clean papers.-St. Louis uthwestern Advocate. He Dreaded the Story. 'You are charged with meeting Mr. ith on Broadway last night and as dting him withi.1 tive minutes after i saw him," observed the court to a soner. 'What is your defense?" 'l did it iii self-defense, your honor." 'In self-defeuse? He didnt strike 1 first, did he?" 'No, yuhonor; but you see his :ewon a race down i Kentucky and ,dnt seen himu since the event. "-Ex. t is no fougcr questioned, it is ad :ted, that the blood of man is im ving. The children of to-day are ter formed, have better muscle and aer mindls than our ancestors. The se of this fact is due more to the tral use of Dr. Harter s Iron Tonic n any other source. * Iowt of Persia is very rugged, hence the