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THEPEOPLES__ORI%h VOL. 7.--NO- 32. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, -EFTEMBEiR 2, 1897. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.'I ACGREAT GATHE1 The Reunion Sixteen Hundrc spond to An Enthusiastic Conv MONUMENT TO THE Charleston the Me( The Greatest Pic-Nic Ev Sponsors' Receptic From The G(reenvilie Moun tain eer. Greenville has been the meuca of the Confederate veterans this week, and from all sections of the State they havo come to join in the largest and mncst successful reunion that has yet boon hold in South Carolina. Morc than sixteen hundred survivors were enrolled at headquarters in the club rooms, and every one was .on" on hav. ing a good time. 1or three days and nights thu throng upon our streets continued without intermission excepi when the tired but happy veterar sought a few hours of reposc and slum ber, but 4e was awake with the dawi and never grow weary of greeting hih old comrades, with whom hoexchanged tales of the long ago and recallod the times when they faced dangers and endured privations together. The convention hall was beautifully decorated with Confedorato flags and palmetto, and many of the designs were most artistic and attractive. Elegant portraits of Loe and Hampton wore on the wall in the rear of thc stago, intertwined with the palmettc and battleflags, and the old soldiers gazed with roverence and admiration upon the familiar features of thesc groat leaders of the Infantry and caval. ry. Seats were provided for six hun. dred delegates, but these were alto. gother inadequate for the occasion, and the hall was p)acked at every sos sion so long as there was standing room. Not more than one-half of th< veterans enjoyed1 the privilege at any one Li me of witnessing and participatingmj In the p)roceedings, but they would put on a relicf now and then, and in somc way they would manage to makt themselves contented with the situa. tion. On the streets and in the hal, they were invariably good-humored and not a wh isper of comp)lainL or dis satisfaction was heard during th< week. Greenville has reason to be proud oi the results. Th'le homes of the citizemi were thrown iiopen to our visitors, and it is estimated that three thousand persons were entertained (luring thu convent,ion. Not a ripple of dliscort was heard from any quarter, and ouw visitors gracioosly awardeud the palin to Greenville for large-hearted hospi taiiy and comp llete arrangem'ents fot their comfort and satisfaction. Th' big pie nic at the city park was t,h< erowning evIdenco of a lavish hiospl. tality-, when between five and sit thousand peOrsons were bountifull; supplied with the choicest, and mos dainty of edIbles. Our country friend generously su1pplemfen ted the ciforts o) the city, and brought their capaciou baskets in large numbers to help1 (eei the I mmense crowd. At 10 a. mn., after the last strains o "l)ix ho "' had diled away, the conven Lion of the Confederate Veterans wa called to ord.er b)y (Col. .Jamnes A. Hoyt whou said : "It hcomnes my duty comrades, as commander of the Gr'on yleo County itogiment,, U. C. V., ti call this convention to order. It I: /usual on such occasions to havi e* sp)echos of welcome and salutation andl Greonvilile is not dIsposed to hbreal * the record. I leforo, however, proeed( * ing any further we will invoke th< divine blessing upon our m mneting The chaplain of the D)lvlsion w ill leal * us in prayer." Theb chaplain I t.v S.. IP. H. I'llweli, then invoked God' gulidance. Coul. Iloyt then lntr'odluedu iIon. Mu L. M auldin, chairman of the comnml te of arrangements, who in appjroprint words welcomed the veterans to Greer ville, saying :"You are welcomo t our hearts andi homes now, and forove It gives me great pleasure to extend t you a most cord Ial and au lctlonat welcome, and I thank you for tihe grm honor that. you .have con ferred upo us by holding your annual reunion< ING Ofi VETERANS. at Greenville. d Survivors Re Roll Call. and Harmonious ention. IOMEN WILL BE BUILT. Next Place of ting. .r Seen in the State---The )n a Grand Success. the votorans of the Lost Cause In our city." Mr. Jas. T. Williams, Mayor of Greenville. was next introduced. lie welcomed tho veterans of the Confed eracy to Greenville, putting the city at their disposal and proclaiming that " this is the grandest and most glorious day that Greenville has seen since the days of 1861-2:3.4 when we used to hear that Leo had whipped them again." Major Con. C. Irvine Walker, then, on behalf of the Veterans, responded to the hearty welcome, and said REPLtY O10 GEN. WVAI'll.I. On ehhalf of my conrades, Veterans of this splendid division of the United Confederate Veterans, I have the honor to respond to this hearty and magnificent welcome offered by the good people of Greenville. We appre ciate, in the depths of our hearts, your kind words of welcome and your even more eloquent deeds of hospitality. I cannot do justice to our feelings, as the emnot!ons kindled almost check the utterance of a gratcful hearts. Prom the seashore and from the mountains, from th' farms of the east and the thriving factories of the west, we are gathered here to-day to do honor to a cause we all love, we all revere, and would see its truth cherished for all time. Great is the enthusiasm of our gathering. Warmly beat our hearts as we clasp hands with our loved conm rades. Yet the kindness and hospi tality of the people of this fair city quicken a thousandfold those feelings. We almost feel it is worth all the suf ferings we endured, all the dangers we faced, if t,beso were necessary, to (qualify us as Veterans, to be treated with the devotion which you are show ing us. Allow me to congratulate you, my good friends of Greenville, upon the sp)lend id success which has crowned your efforts to build up the prosperity of your city. The contrast, between war~ times and tho' present is most marked. Well do I retnmmber in those war time w hen return Ing to my po5t, in t,he field from a wounded furlough, I had to drive thr'ough your cit,y to take the train. Your street,s were dlesertedl, your men were with the glorious ar-mles of the Confederacy-everything wore the mantle of decay and ruin. T1o cross licody RLiver we had to ford it. You had a shabby 01(-time depot, also war time ear service. Now how plenty, prosp)erity and enterp)rlse abound on every hand. Many lines of railroad now enter your city, offering every comfort to the traveler ; your streets team with busy life ; the hum of wheol Ing sples~lW fills the air. LIke the st,rong men of the entire South y(ou have gIrded up your loins, put your hands(1 to the p)lough and forced a pros perit,y which is a credit to your enter prIise3 andl a comnfort and( happiness to your peCople. We real ize. to-dlay that all the wealt,h you have acquired, all tihe cheer whIIich your goodI fortunes have given you is laId at the feet of the now veneralo Votrans who to (lay meet in your city. lPor t,bem I most earnestly andl warm ly t,han k you. TJhan k you for th is magn icont reception which you have given to your fiends from all parts of th is,iour (lear -State. Theli remmen mrnce of you r glorious hos pitality will ever rest, in 0our hearts. I you continue t,reating us as you h ave begun, and I know that you will, we shall leave you with tihe doupeht,regret,, but feel thankful that, we are survivors andl as such have heun (nt,ertalined by -the warm heart,ed, generous people of Greenville. Gen. Walker In response thanked the people of Greenville for tholir ho,s pitalit,y, and he then said, "' Accord inI to our constitution the first, act, of t,be - assemle)td convention Is to pay trib)ute ito the Con federate dead. According to our constitut,ion that, tribute will I now ho read by yourin com mander and .you will respond at cortaina part,s of in t,he same with, ' They (lied for thoe country.'"' (TrIbut,e was read and( .1 rnespodedl to. a women of th ofeeay tecm - maderreading and the comrades C) answerning at inrtorvals ' God1 los tihe .Iwomen of thle Con federacy.' (Tributo 0) was rnoadl and respmondedl to.) o TIhie A dljutant,Genleral was instructed ,* to call tihe roil, which lhe d1id, the ncaimps answering. Next in order was ithe realimrg of the minutes of the last meeting, which the Adjutant General proceeded to do, but was interrupted by a motiQn t. dispense with the read ing of the minutes, which motion was carried. Major Gen. Walker then road his splendid report of the work during the past year. The report is as follows : CoMiun:s: I have the honor to submit the annual report of the dis charge of the responsible duties which you have imposed upon me, as Com mander of the South Carolina Division, United Confederate Veterans. It is with foolings of the profoundest satisfaction that I am able to report that the S. C. Division has had, during the past two years, a most. gratifying growth and prosperity. The veterans of our noble cause have appreciated the full value of the splendid organiza tion of the U. C. V., and have formed cam ps in every part of the State. I think it can be safoly said that the groat majority of Con federate survi vors of South Carolina are now enrolled in the ranks of our organization. You will remember that at the time of our first convention, hold at Columbia, November, 1895, thirty-eight Camps had been formed, of those three had died and rine wore, I beliove, dormant, leaving only twenty-six in active life. In the six months which followed this, our first convention, which seemed to awaken the Confederate interest, the growth was large. At the second convention, Charleston, April, ill.;, I reported that twenty-two more Camps had been formed in this )ivision, and the nine dormant Camps had been re vived. Since then thirty-seven more Camps have been chartered, this mak ing a total number of Camps which have been formed in this Division, nine ty-seven. Those are olicially organized and reported by Gein. Moorman, and I have heard of at least ten more now in process of formation. l'rom one of the smallest i)ivisions of the U. C. V., by the earnest offorts of the veterans in all parts of the State, we have grown, until now our Division is the largest Division of the U. C. V. We are at the head of the roll in the number of Camps. This magnificent assemblago of the trray-haired heroes of the Con federacy shows that you are foremost equally in your interest. You ar lead ing the gallant South in your devotion to, and advocacy of, those glorious principles, to support which you brave ly led themi in 18t1. This splendid demonstration, thous ands of old veterans boldly advocating the justice and the right of our cause, shows the world that you are proud of having been Confederates. Nothing can more fully show the integrity of your assertion of the justice and the righ tcousn;ss of our magnilicent effort to establish the right of self-govern mont, than your being willing, as the true me i that you are, to avow your part in the grand struggle you made for its success. 1t will prove to your children and to all future generations t,hat not having been ashamed to follow the Starry Cross, your strugglo had the endorsement of your brains as well as of your hearts. It gives me pleasure to report the action taken in the several matters commended to m at your last conven tion, and the action taken on sundry other matters which have arisen. In accordance with the resolution passed at the I8illi convention, in Gon oral Order No. 21, 1 asked from the various camps Imformnatien as to " the number of indigent ex-Cor federate soldiers in the Camp or vicinity, who would accept, if erected, the hospitali ty of a Soldiers' Ilome." I regret to say that very little information was given, and that little unfavorable to the object. The opinion of those who replied was that such ox-Con federates would prIe fer receivinmg the pension whIiich our State generously provIded and lbe allowed to live amoing their filends. A circular, August,1 l.h, I !hi, wams published, callIing attention to a u-reu lar sent the D)ivision b)y the Ladies' Meomorial Association, asking the as sistance oif the veterans to the elfoirt to properly care for our dead in Stonewnl I cemetery, Winchester, Va. I regi-et to say that the resons)io was, so far as repiorted to DI)vision iiloadq uarteirs, very moderate. TI'we Camps conti- i ted *11, one liberal Con ferato $5. The amount,, $lEi, has been tui-nedl over t,o the proper par-ties. At the time of our visit to the il'aiir Grounds at, Coluimbia, November I I th, 189Hi, an informal meeting was called of ia representativye frocm each Camp, the I )ivision and I 3rigado Commanders andl their st,atis. A plan was submittedl b)y Maj. Louis Shoerfesee to more thor oughly organize the Dlivis on. It met the unanimous applroval of all present. As it was not In con Ilict it,hL our con stitution, was int,ended for the good of the I )ivision, andl approving it, hearti l y, I promulgated it in General ( Irder No. 2)1. 1 am sat,isfied that fruj uent, meetings ai-e essent,ial to kee'ping alivo an interest ini our organi:ation1. WYithi oneO Camp~j covering an entire count,y this would hardly be prmacticablo. T1he count,y organization is Of great value. TIo securoi- both It was dlet,rm Ined to adopt the formation of the Camps ini each County Into I togi mnents. Thiis kept uip the bond of union wvithiin t,he county lines, andl the prov isioni for an nual meetings of the I igimient or Camps in the county, placed tbe or ganizat,ion exactly where it, was with 01n0 Camp covering the whole county. It stimulated the formation of Camnps ini the vai-ious neighborhloods of the county, andl gave the opport,unit,y for those freqiuent,, frateirnal inicetings which (10 so much to keep up 01ld friendsh ipsr, and st,rengthen tibe bonds which cement us togethm-. itugimients have been formed and ollicers elected Sin the counties of Ai ken, Andeirson, lHarnwellI, Charlest,on, Chor-okee, lImlge field, I''airfield, P'lorence, Greenville, Spartanburg and York. Th'le lllowing counties arc entit,led to such forma tion: Chester-field. Laurt ns, Iborxnug ton, Oriangcoiu-g, Un ion. Th''e Com mmandler of t,be sen ior Cain p in each hams been req uested to e Ifect thie org aniza tio)n, but it has not yet heen report adh. TIhec action I have taken in thiis mat, ter has been solely to fui-ther tibe grandl objects of the S. C. l)iv. U. C. V. It has met t,he hearty co-operatIon and endoirsement, of the General I lea.quairters of the 1J. C. V.I trust thlat it meets you r app)rova4 . If it does, you should take the necessary steins to inconennratn it in yur const. tution. The logal notico has boon given to all the Camps. At the samo mooting it was proposed by our Divllon Chaplain, Dr. S. '. II. l1woll, that this )ivision undortako the sacrod duty of erecting a Stato monument to tho women of the Con fedoracy. I cannot too earnestly urge I upon you the duty, yea, the sacred eI duty, of your p'tying this just t.ribut,o to the noblo women of our country. < Save the monument so generously I orected by our comrado, Col. S. 1". White, thoro is no mark, savo in our I hearts, of the splendid heroism of thoso grand women. ''he subject will 1 be presentud to you by your committee, t and I will not forestall them. I cani only say that the movement meet,s my heartiest endorsement,. I trust we may c soon be able to erect in this State a 1 grand and endurin g tostimonial to those daughters of (atrolinn, who by their herolo deeds mado it possiblo for her sons to stand unllinchingly before the foe. When considering the best arrango- t ment for the S. U. D)ivision at the t Nashville reun,ion, having had soic s experience at the previous conven- f tlons, knowing thu bustle atnd confu- I bion attending such large gatherings, i and t,he necessary scattering of our t comrades iII a large city, froml many ( causcs, I was convinced that some k lethods should be devised to gat,b" f and keep u1s togethor. This could bust y ho loune by going togethor to staying, f as many as possible, in one hotel. G o- t ing together we would arrivo in a body t and be able to keop better togetber. i '1'he intercourse alforded by the two I days consumiol going and coming, by I that much pract,ecally extended the I length of t,imo of our part of th re-I unlon. Tho represontatives of the various routes which could move uts present,ed I t,heir advan'.ages atseveral interviews, f A fter thorough examination, I decided t that t,ho Seaboard Air I. ne, reaching I by Its own and connecting lines the i greatest nutber of points In the State, I was the best, route for t,his purpose. in a circular May 19th, I81.7, I recoi- I mended that the Uourades of the S. U. I)ivlsion siould take that route. I am i glad to say that it was largoly uccess- 1 ful, and the great, majorit-y of our' veterans, I believO, went, by that route. I I)uring the trip we had thu inestimlable t privilogo of association, visited imany hiistoric spots toget.her, arrived at Nashville togeth.;r, and thus kept the t touch during thu whole reunion. j As to hotel accuotlat,ion, I mlado< terms at a mlcdiumu priced hotel, with I a range of prices according to aceomo -aations. O w Ing to circunlstances' I coul d not control, or dIllicult,ics I failed to I overcomo, wo did not receive th ac- t conodation contracted for, and tile S. I C. Comrades wore not housed as nearly i togother as we could have wished, nor a, I expjected and was promised. liu, tibe selected hotel was recoiiii11 as t,ho South Carolina rallying point,, and Veterans of our division wore always I to be found around it. At your last conventlon you passed a reosoluttioni inli',rt'1inhg mo1 t.O tkue.or-I tain act,ion regarhlllg the sOecuring of I the adoption by the State ats text books in it; sohool,s, of s51ch1 hiyt.uries as give fair and trut,hfui acf-oulnts of the South's part in the late, war. 'I'he I Stato Board of Edueat,ion had 11) neet- - ing to consider formally th text book question, before which your 0011111 tteo ( was to appear. When, however, a bil, t to carry out t,his 1im111Ortant, andl I Liherished subject. wits coisilered by thu Legislaturo, I sont a cireular to the inunlbers of the Gonoral Assembly, 3 mbmiitting your action and your views. I amil atislied that, tho Stato lI ard of Education is in sympathy with your ,entimnentr, and are doing all In their pow(er to l'v onLII01ly siehu hist,oies used0( in thu public schools of the S1.ato. I regr'ot, to callI attontlin tas fall urie of many113 UCampjs t1,)pay their duos1(1 to the IJ. C. V. andit to the division. Tbc Ad jt. (Gon. will proesent , thiis imor'e ini detail. At, the Nash11viillo ireunIon 301 Cuiumps had not paId ,hoir11 annual (Iutes, andl thoir1 vot,es would have huon lost, t,o t,hu div isioni If any1 seilous qunest,ion had10 arisoni, calling for a vote biy Camps.)5 Somio blraveo not, paId thir i iiues to thue dIvisIon foir tile) year' 18115-!'I; and10 hlav. not, paid 0 for the ciurrent, 3701ar 18!hi-i17. I(r we WInn m4oot, 0our eixpensesO wIth 1a smaltl I 11ss0s1sment, mailkO It smnaller for all. It is hardly falir thiat a part (if t,be Camps~ 11(II ho hfliar t,he eIxpenses2 inI ourred for tbo honoll 1, of al11. SIoc our011 last, conlvenatin Gen. I . I '. Mc Kissick , commander1101 of t,ho 211d firIgado, passed1( awaty, an electIon was ordered aInd Gon. TI. W.* CairwilI waIs olected. On thIe dalth of Gon. McelK Is-a sick I notillied the Camllps elf thuoI lvi - slon, In Gonr'eal Ore.ler No. 21, (if l,i s I sadl e.vont. Q~ al to rocently weI have had to mournl I'l t,bo loiss oif t,heo niobil Gen4. Samuehl1 ble (;owanf, andl thu di v!sion hits boon ad vlsud (of this greallt h1iotOnienit, of alI II old Con fondoraetos, ini General Order< No. :12. Th at the trut,h oif ou r hi ist,ory shoul i hoc proseirved and( our1 rocolrd Ilhndedl douwnI wit,out, bleii shi to postority, wo shouh1I sue to it, that, the organ iza- I LIons formed to suicceedi is In this I groat work are carcfn 11y fostered. I I t,ake gr'eat pileasuro' In commilenin lg to your at,tont,lon and leiv ing carn the 01r gaizaIctIins of theo Sons and1( 1)au1gh tIrs I of thIe Con fceracy. TIh,ese have show nii many clomn11t5 of life and1( ctrngt,h ini the atst few youris. Thle icons will be 1 1)ur1 h101rs and1 ouccessors, and It, is ouri duty' to nuriise t,bemi Into vigoirous life. I trust t,haat you w Ill titke such steps< ats wIll hiel p them 1 in the ir good( wor'k. Woe so atcustomedo to turn'i to tihei Ihaughitoi's to help us~ that It, wouhtl be i pres0umptl)ion in oiur attmt,int g any13 1 acotion to ido ,hom11. Wie could( raft bor I. ca11 upon101 them to h1elp 11s, in concl0usliun let m1e1I urgo0 you1, miy Comnrades, to keep uip your good woi'k. 11se al Iyour11 energi'~es to dra'lw int,o ou11r Orgaizaititton, not, tile. mnajoity, w hiIch now we ha hve, but every one of thle surW viing Con feedo atos living un-1 der' thIe shade(1 of the l'almetto. T1hie IIJ. C. V. is thuo only State organ Iza.t,0on oif old Con fedoorates e vur lat,t,oma pttd I n this Stato, wich o has' succoeded, andio whlahi its gaItheredia in any consldder ablo1 numnber of veterans. If we ac comp1ji lih noth ing more1' than bring n g Log(etherhO in theu our milIloist, onjoyabl e Il1 ouins, the Comiaradols who shared the dangers of thaoce~ event,ful yoars 0)1 tho war, we ill have~ accomplIshed a gron.i rdual. I rnl'lh L.hi'nk t.hat. I. give as many hours of thought and of work o tho U. C. V. as any man in thu livision. I say this only becauso I ,vant to say furthor, that the Iutonso >loasuro of our.IeunG)ns, tho moting vith old friends and Comrades, the tirring up of my good old Confodorato uomoris rewards ino a thousand fold or all tho work I do. As It is with me, am suro It is;with each of you. If our >rganization only gives us thcso more )leasurus, we will be amply repaid for tr olIorts to build it up and extend his happiness to all of our Comrades. B3ut we have the satisfaction of nowing that we are accomplishing far noro than gaining such pleasures for >urselvs. Ily these doumonstratiuns, ve are showing to tho world, and more :pociaily our childten, that we bo iove, no, we know, that we fought a ght that wo aro proud of. Wo know hat we contested for that grand prin 1i;)e, d(1' to the hearts of all freomen, nd gained by the struggle of genera ions of bravo m1on, that prinelplo stablished in this country by Washing on, andl fo ,ght for 1)y L0, the right of elf government. Though wo woredo uated, that principlo must and will lve, tho timo will conic, If it has not ready comno, when the whol world ill acknowledge tlis, and that our ountry Is better for the heroic strug 1o we mad. A consistont, persistent, ,ariess avowal of our sontitmonts N Ill 0 far to establish our right to have ,ught for them. Though only thirty 1r'43 years have passed since wo furled ur bannors and laid downt our arm1s at Lppomattox, that, we of the South can eacefully and fearlessly avow thoso rillciipius, proves that deep in the earts of the people of this country, wells an admitt ration for the p'ineiples f self government for w hiclh wo fought. 'i1s mlakes the peoplo of this country i)ral to those who so nobly, sttrtggle or these principles. Never boeforo in io hitstory of the world, its the an1 nosit,y k iniled by Iifty years of foster ng, and which cubuiatled in so bitter, tg aid d isasterous a struggle, heen o quickly and so yietly allayed. The iberty lo viiig plople of tbo inited it,at,0s apipreciaitt that we miado an tottnoraitle and a noble figit; that we ,lc+pt.ed as Ib ravo mnen, the result. 'hey know that we cont,ested for what s dear t,o t,bem as it is to ourselves,. ho sacred right of self governiment. ,Vhile L,b0 result of the wu' ias boon hat the Union has betn preserved, yet ie rig it of local self govornment, is wnlottsly guarded to-daJ by the peoplo| f constituent, parts of the lion. Thus lie very principles for which we iught, and which wrO the corner Loves on which the Southern C oni cleracy rostei, havo been taintalined brouglhiut the length and broadth of Itis fair latnd. Thoug hi beaten in rms, yet, these principles for which vo fought, provail, and to-day are tugged close to the heart of every \m1i1"cr l e itiztln. Advocate always these grand truths aught by ,the Confederacy, ani re aught by the 1). C. V., and,we will yet 'onvinto the world, Ltat, though (0 uted, we nobly iphhull iImmortal )rincil)ls, tho groundwork of t,bo iburties of all free people. Though lefated we were right.. Never lot us y ticknowledging sHtou1e or hiding our rinciplos, admit that we have been ominerod. At the conclusion of the repotrt of on. Waliker, which was frciuently in rrupted with applutso, Ad jt. Gon. lolmuos read the following report: Ma1tj. (;on. Irvine Walker, commttand g--SI : Your antuial repot'L for the ear I MUliand ISt7 reports theco itlion f the dvision whiie you assutmod cot niattid, September 20, 1895. and at this imo it realits for to to report the vork of the adjutont, general's ollieo for aid perieli, Sep)t,omibe' 20, 1895J,, to \utgu4t, i1897, as noi repotl was made \pil, I Mi, at, te Iirtst reuitonllm of Litbo liv ision, there bing n1 ot,iing of itto iet, to rltport. WIe the Liodivislin teacd<itat.rets was turn'iedh over to tmt bty ntailI, Se pt.otmtbor 25, 1895, by mty priedoe eRsor, Col. J1. G. iilawvLi,hro, the arciives oIf tite cliv ision icornsismt,od of >r'ck n flile oi 5(f Lii d civis Ion andc I J. (I. / ., gen,rali otrders" and ci reilars. ThIec rst moiincys r'eceivedi for po(st,ago., it,e., voro' ad vantcced by thm) matljor gceneral r'oml till Wailkore, i'Cvans & ( ogswoelI 'o., enabling this olleu L,I pl)tilsh or leo's anxd seutro stit,ionteriy. ince Hop ott m', 18!t), ,i Autguxst 27t, I 897, Lthis lilee itas foh lod Lth oenvelopes, dii 'ectedi, S',inod r~idt scit tout, someIc ,000 Lto 25,(t I )ies of orders and cir' itiat's, itats wvri ttmn as per lot,t,or boo)ik 1)m11 :010 letters andu it un d ri,d s oIf post,al ardls and re'ccilpt,s for' dcios, ibesidies ntalling mxanty sct,s of a ppl ical,lonts aricd utbr' blan.Iks. 'bThus it wviil be1 obser'vedi htat ihe ciutLies oIf thte acdjut,azt ger LI'S lilicO (If a livce tand 1 t gwing dliv I 11)n, lke ourxs, Limo South Cartollina i)l ision1, l J. C. V., is by no meanlils a sino10 itri,, albolt,1 that, it is a Ilabor' of Ilcvox. nt Septem ber, iMtt5, tite ci ivlsion h ad hteredct',o L,itLy -to 1. amp1s111 isavon,'t of imo, ntIitoty- seven itave boen chtar' oed3, oIf wivch lthtirty- live tire it good L,andin1g, that is itaveo)1( Itides boLl 'o the dlivisionl, andc Ui. C. V. Camp s ht have no Ilt ptaid bpOt' capbIia duo) Lto ihl) div ision for' 11M' an 1811 87 number .eventtteen ; for I18.97, thirt,y; tose thatI, ro' in arr'earts L,) Ii. U. V.- for foiur yearsi umber t)31 wo ; for' thrco years, Lwo; fo)r wvo yeat's, tree; folr Into yearti, LI) Aprl'il, M'.7, numbertlxii 19. 1d(3do time co0nsLtit ion of time iJ. C. V. only camlips that, itave midiLt thi duotS arI' lntitlced Lo vIIo. i'urange3 as it, miay 51313n11t,im older camps >f i,bo d ivision ar'e toso most, at, faut, nt tihl mattter' of1 ciuts. Andic it Is appia 'cut, that Lte Samito cautses tbat, made foodi 3111 comandcs duiniiiig thec war' hold foodit now. G ocd Olli .ors, not nceessai y popuilr o)liic3rs, make liv'), aeLtivo 3tlt~samps,.scrving11 thte nobl) p)urp)Ios 01f1 our1 Li tiltlIeboound Order, ancd in ,ih is c3onnt,lton thte acijittant genertal of Alle dilvsin woulId (impbhatshize the ad vice0 of A djt. Geni. Moormtan, of the I J. .V., Lctimeb camps. Select good ad juttants wimo will faitfully and p)rompit, ly porfor'm their ciuties and then re ,ilctt Ltim 3no l'' all titey will servo, Uamps, iiikeIo I iidual soldiers, w ill var'y aind sonic will al ways htavo alit ximunit,lon and rations on1 htand and be r'eadly to rarcit, others mtust be forced to dlo 50. 'VT exp)erties (If tbe civiysion htave been keilt down, asi no payments itave boon1 madoc for any services foi' book koopIng, tmalliIng, etc. Theii ro 1301 ts cof the ad1 jut,ant gener'al's ollico for dIvIion nar eanIta dnu itavn boon We Expect to THIS If you do not get to must not fail to come to and all a -cordial invitati pleasure in showing you of goods as it has ever lx see in these parts. W e t fall trade, and shall cidea terest, one and all, to give are now ofleriig Some Rare 3arg In l1sosonalo gootids. WO certaln lot, of Mn'lis lI' Ilats, rang ing in. pr" ist. oach. We aro bogining to roe rIght hero t,hat it will p)ay you to hc to the Itackot, and know for yout IUAUKl 'l' STt)Il" for ono dollar, are not stu.cik onl i timuch, 1. o., not I not st,op until you are saf o in tho St waIt. itd as c1011a1) astl you can buy at Wishing for you, on1 and all, gc Iiryan's '"roo Slivor, W ith Unc1o San your servants to i)liaso, NEW YORK R. ICanley, S. C. 3c0, th e o x}punrls t.o Autru st I, $1101 ho balance In bank, 'j2 98, all bills ,aihl t,o 81110 date. 'l'ho amounLs re nilvedl for U. U. V. aceotunt,, $:1u1,'.); for-t varded to Adjt. (on. loorlman onl samo30 Iato, $:ti:; in bn It on account U. C. V., 4.I10. ''hu books aro balancod to Sano lato and are roady for inspetion. *'h vork of t.h0 adjut,ant, general's ollico ggrgatt's 1mo1tint, and is rondered vith Lho alfecilon thi inctlubet nust svur feel for htis loved comnradeos of thio ;au80. I tup..1ttf u I ly, J1. G. I I m)atn.:1-, Adjt,. Gen. ('ihiof of S,ati'. Sin 13c .his report was pre pared mlialy .ainpts have paid L,bell duos.) I poln motion of Gen. (iarwIllo IL was luciduld to recoivo at. th night 1 sssion1 Ahm report of tht comnmit.Lo on Lho proiosition to bulild i mlonumnlt L t,he Jonl!durato wonllil(n. M rs. S. Iloed Stoney lits utndurtikcon to hiavo a nural tabhlut oroct,ed to tho mnlomory of the signors of the Ord i nance f Secession, and Gen. \Valkor ask('d Lht, tLhodescondalits of th sigoi<es ?tntl I int,erest,ed IocL at Lh., M ut,io Ilouso rela,livu to 1ho yroposition. 'I'ho audijencu was so latri; and thet d(illiculty of hoa'ring so g reat, Lhtt (i i,. J. I. byon, of A hbvillu, ioved that, Col. Ilovt ho r<i'uostoI to ap,point it S pcial dotal l w i Li, pul mot,to leavos to koop i:uacu and ordor. Thiingts had hon ;,r)ing ilonj qluiet,!y, when somne of the ohd so)liors want,tdt to give liro and :na1p t.o th,o Iroocod ings, 1nd called pi)on (on. I it,or' for at H)00ch. ''hi d(lntand Iietalnl) 111113'-p uliv"o, whuroup)o11 Gen. Iihitltr said ho had no id(1ln of biroakinfg into the pro 30udings, even L. 11ako o11w11Wled.dl meunt, of t,bo Ilool shown im111, but 1o h111(d at so11 o)LtiLr Limo to have iomthling to Hay whiell woiuld 1Int,er'est th Voturans. Ilo asked t,o be oxetised fromti IiIVaing anlyhinlg LI tiay at t,his LIm3e(. IIo 1said hu wias p)rofouultlly grit.o ful for thu olpi)orlIt,ity of loting 8o 33313 anyif L,ho (11ld11 lohirs, anid Lit,ts ai 4 icoro and3( hones3t, pleas1t3ar' fori LI,b' Vot,i'r 31338o LI) 0 li ach (' t,11erlIl, fior LI3E'y Ltnd he0 woiro all1 get,11ing olid ver3y fa't,. I Io tI,bon foolInIgly re(ferrl'3 to h38is a 10114Lon ing h,b fIanrl 81er'vleo11 of (,e iieralI uilat,ioni Lurne ont01 ) to dI honor 131, i LI,bat aid 801ldilor. llo thought, tha,it wa as(831 lIIttlo 1as could h)1 done33 forl,l' L ld11 8sold Ili boa11rt,i ly Li,han1kedi t,bo\ V3oI11rans1 for Ghoi ho0rior- 8IIliVwn31 Iii in311 caling on3 him3. Ca3pt. W. A Ikeni IKelly, (If Ch1arlIostonI, IIin ohlllf (If Gon,1. 10i walrd McCrady11 anid >Ll,bor3S, (11fore<1 a1 seies0 oIf reso(1Ilutlons 'OlaIti V,o L,b) dnt,h 1 o1111(f (Gen. MIcGowan. U. pon11 moilt,ionl L,bo resol1ioInis p ropareld by' Gion. McGrady'Ii 3 we're. olrdelred p I'rited, 1)h3 ring LhI readin1 lg (If LIhoso rosol u UIoII us l he nam3 Elf (G0n. 111 lampon wfas mont,1LIioneti , and( Li t this V provkd a long 13,n1 loud3 on1 Li,bu es,L Ef applauso38( f romi L,bo 0old ior's. A t, Lis jul ilet,ur 3,bo L comm01331It. Leo f romi theo Sons of V otoranS arr'3i ved in3 LI,bI hall , and Mr ~. A. G. I"''rmanl said( thaIt h( had11 Lthi honor11 (If int.roducilng a1 :1 ilegt,Ilon fromll LI,h Sons Eof V torans'1I3, wli) 8031t I,bLi (11 Irat,ornll g4roo,l ugH, 31331 hiEoI lot,rodnEld Mr a. I3. W. Shnins as11 3 spoEk3 34man11 for' 1,bo( comm333ittoio. M. SlhpkiS SpokE. bIIIllyI ~, bu3t to1 1.he po)1 it,,3( 8and 1(aid that, thei Sonls w Lre( fatheor8 had.1 undorta'L3konf, and3( toI chrish'1 L,bIr m(omorlos3(131. I ty suchi wor3k , hio. said, L,ho Sonls fel, LI,hat, theIy woro0 bEISt show I ng that,t theoy foIL proud oIf 1.ith(e1ecord 31331 doods11 of t,ho13 ~ir'trs, and31 that1.1 they33 1h3ad nothIng LI) regrot. NI) mattLor what miighut, he 83a11 (If tho Stato's 1hnpr'ovo no 03n0 had1 (Iver y13t said11 that,( tho(ro waIs today313 a hlgher (1011 (If niorals, man-3 nlora, splirit orI loylty thlan that11 whichol ac1tua1ted1 theo 8old1Iors (If the Con fodor ac(y. (Applau1138.) Upjon mitoin oIf Ma(jor' Iharlt,1 a11 com m3ittoo (If the V0tor'3a was 1.II1 pohl,d coInsistIig oIf Maj. I Iar3t, Co)l. McM asItOr' and Capt. I ticoI, to0 roturn'l the vi1si1 of the on oll8(f V0oter.la, and1( LI) 0xtend1 thoir co0ngra1.ation and11 ho0s1 wIishes t,)o1.hi Sons. Mr t. Gis Shiorfosoo, of 1l.oick 11[111, ollod the31 followIng addi-(11 1.i(ons to1 1.h( cons3titution to carry out thei r'egimen33tal or3ganl'zatIon aIgrood] TIo Artlclo IV, by alding, SctIon 2: "1n any13 coun33ty3 whOr. thore aro throc or' more' camp111s Llhoro shall b)oorganizot( aL relghnent11, comp1I0od of all the camIfl in 1.1h( county. IEach regiment, shal1 hohl( a1 convontion at least once during 1each11 yea1r. Trho convent,ions to bh called01 1)y LI,ho 00o0on01, or, in 03aso of hI failure to (10so by the commanders 0 a1 maj<,>rlty of tI~o camps of the rogl And fitrther, by adding to Artilel V Scotion (1: "Eitachl regiment shall eloc a1 colonel, who shall appIoint an ad(jlutanl to servo during his t.e.m of olmlce Tm Try Ourselves FAL L! Easley before Fall, you ;ee us. We give to one on, and will take great as nice and as cheap line en your good fortune to tre preparing for a big vor to make it to your in us your patronage. We inS - - a- - y can interost you ! We have one 100 from $1.25 to $1.75, all to go at oivo our FALL GOODS, and say Id to your dollars until you can got self how much you can buy at the We are aware that our competitors n love with us. But be euro you do ro whcre you can buy what you tywhero. od success, and William Jennings i's seal, 1. P'luribus Unum, we are ACKET STORE ULY)i & NALLY, Proprietors. eolonel shall be elected at the annual .onvention of the regiment, and shall hold ollc until his suocosPur Is in ital led." 'iE ('IOSI+ O1' THIE' CONVI1NTION. The morning session of Thursday, wvas oponod with prayer by Col. Dunlap, f M arion, who was a lighting preacher in the army, after which Gen. Walk Lr announced that )r. 1lwell would miako a fow remarks on the qubject of the inonun.t, to the womon of the Uonfecderaey. )r. 1'1woll called on the ,mips to make further subscriptions L the fund, and a thousand dollars was wcourod to bo added to the amount raisol the night boforo. ('on. ihItlor olffred a resolution that t,hree comrades be appointcd to write tiarrativos descriptive of some battles in which thoy participated, to bql road ,it the next reunion. This was adqpted. Major .1 ar. 1. Hart proseotod the itiostion of the preservation of the l%onfoulorato rolls in accordance with the plan of the Logislature. Ho ro uiestod that all rolls in the possession ii tho vetorans be sent to (en. H. L. Iarley, who has boon appointedito take 'hargo of (,his matter. Col. J. (1. llmhes spoko In behalf of Lit) moimory of the heroes buried at Winhostor, and said C. B. House, of Now York, hal offored to give $500 if -outh Carolina would raise a similar unonnt to erect a suitable memorial to Lho sohd lers of our State who are buried tt Wn hu.or. Gov. Mauiltin, on behalf of the ladies >f Greonville city and county, then in vitod the .vetorans to attend the pi ifo at the park. Col. Crittoudon sug ;cstotl that the vetorans march a few ulucls lown Main street before going Lo the park in order to allow the poo plo In the windows to see them, which wVis agroel to. A eomnunication was road from Ad jutant-Gounoral Moornan, of General urdon'ti's staT, expressing his regret at 'io being p)ruenit ami compilmenting iou Lih Carloina on the organization of its d ivision. Capt. it. 8. Desp)ortes, of Columbia, aIlod a resolution thanking the pee plo of Greenville for thoir kind enter tainmont of the veterans. Col. James Armstrong, the inimita bio orator of Charleston, took the floor to invite the veterans to hold their next reunion in the CIty by the Sea. The spech of Col. Armstrong was such as limly that gifted gruntlemuan can deliver. Uommiunications were read from the u~lty concil and the Young Men's Bus Iness League, and Col. Hoyt moved that the invitation be accepted. Goen. Walker added a fow words to the in vitation already given and the motion of Col. Hoyt was carriod unanimously. Tlhe election of oiloors was the next order of business and Colonel Coward took the chair. It was moved that the old olli cors be re-elected and this was carried amid groat enthusiasm. (len. Walker had exp)ressc(d a wish to give up his position, but it was the general des ire of the veterans that lie should remain at their head. Glen. Walker thanked the con vention for the continued corn plinents p aid him and plledged himself to a faith fuli perfoimnancof the duties of his oh1100. lie hoped that the veto ranis wold follow his lead and that tlhore would be unIty in the ranks. Trhoro were respondhinzg cries of '.We will follow you.' Tlhc brigadier generals were then olocted by their respooetivo brigades. Col. Ashury Coward, of Charleston, was cinoseni as the commander of the first brigade andl Col. Tihos. W. Carwilo, of IldXgolleld, for the second. hioth gen tlemen expressed their thanks and ap lpreciationi. Col. Coward made a hit by cailing for an old-time "Roebol Yell," which was given with a right good will, lie described ditforent occasions during the war when the yell had beoon p)ut to good use. Therer calls for Glen. Butler, who arcoso and declined to make a speooh, saying he had lived long enough to learn too much of human nature to make a s pooch to soldiers waiting for their rations. Goen. Walker then announced the coinmmittee appIoin ted to prioscuto the work of raising funds for the woman's monument. TIhie comiiinItteo consists of one comrade from eaoh county. Dr. IElwoll then took the floor to make some furthr roniarks about the work. .Judlge HIudson was introduced and -mnado some tirring remarks urging the import,ance of the Winchester memo rial. SAfter a few closing remarks from i - CONTViNUiI01) ON FOUJltihi>Ante )