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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2f>. 1885.
THE "NEWS AND COVKIKH" ON | ?
1MAQK HKKAKING. {,
Wo agree fully with the iW??/ * ftmt *
Courier of the 17th. in its criticism
.?? Uie action of Ihe ilnanl <>f Visitors ,l
- Put WO UiKKCIll rrii. ?lly niul omphali-|*'
Cftlly from the reflections in which our s
metropolian ?6n4eiDpt>rHrv indulges up- 11
on the subject of "ir.conochism" in
?outh Carolina.
The tone ami plane of Shut portion or '
the ariicle am so far below tlie standard s
of a leading daily of the prominence s
and importance of the yam and ('our- s
Ior that amazement mingles with the P
.disgust with which we read it. *
Jt will be a gratification to the friends
of the editor of that, pap.-r to know that
it Ik said he was absent and probably
did not write this demagogical article of .
which wc have hoard nothing hut con- s
denization. (
Wo copy the Inst paragraph of thai |
article that our renders :nny see of what p
,wo write: ,,
"A little iconoclnsm is now in order in h
South Caiylina. It is time to select for
public offices the men who are absolute- ^
ly fit for those places, and to disregard t
nhsolutely the notion that rank in the *
Confederate annv, or eminence at the tl
]W, or a a lon-r pedigree (of a hundred u
years or thereahouts) is an all-sufficient
qualification for any post of honor or
trust. Who are the hest inen for the 11
places to be Allied ? That is the only C
question. It matters not a jot whether
thoy. spell their name one way or another
; or whether their name lias a flavor
of France or of England ; or whether a
they have, or have not, a great-gra'ndfa "
ther who signed the Declaration of in- t>
dependence, or who would have signed j(
it if he hnd had tlio opportunity. Tho
image-breaking, we fancy, is about to
begin. We would not allow it to tako
the shape wh'ch wns taken in Europe,
where the noses of the i in aires seemed c
to be singled out for especial opprohriuin
and attack. We would leave in
peace the prohosces as well as the toes
of these good old images. But give us
tho best men for the places, and the hest
nlan fcr ever}' place. A good point to J
start at is right here in the South Carolina
Military Academy."
Now the writer ef the above article
cannot exceed ourselves in admiration
of that principle, essentially American, (
which teaches that merit alono is the *
criterion of fitness foe public oflice. ^
We have nothinir but unmitienti'd wn.
" jC
tempt for that man who depends for po- ii
Bition solely upon the name and fume y
of his ancestors. We are heartily in fa- 11
vor of that democratic doctrine that the ?
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highest places in the public service are J V
open to the humblest citizen, if lie j v
prove himself worthy. But we have no . J.
particle of patience with that jtpirit ?hnt j J.
pervades the article above quoted, which j r
seeks to array feeling against him whose b
father and forefathers have been ill us- 0
trious and have left behind them names *
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that arc honorable and famous. y
Is it a disgrace t? have had "a groat- t
grandfather who signed Ibo declaration K
of independence, or who would have
signed it if he had had the opportuni- r
ty ?" Is it to militate against a man that a
his father lived and died a gentleman ? v
*?..? laun in me vyonieueraie army, or
eminence at the Bar, or a long pedigree t.
(of a hundred years or thereabouts) on ji
the part of ancestors to operate against (*
the rise and progress of his posterity V ''
Our contemporary the .Medium is *
even now insisting that the Kuperin- ()
tendency of the Citadel shall he given t
to one who has ''smelt gunpowder." v
if the opinions of this groat daily
" be correct where is the incentive v
to establish and maintain a good s
name, to live lives of integrity, of 1'
honor, to seek promotion nnd fame, and ff r
our children are not to be benefited c
thereby if they "prove themselves worthy a
to bear and sustain these honors? We 1
. have read much in the last few years of ^
such stuif as the Heirs mid Courier v
"7 has here written, and we have grown o
pick and tired of it. ?
By all means let promotion depend *
upon qualification and fitness, irrcspect- ?
V
ive of race or name. Iii.lt hy no means, fi
let promotion bo denied, because In1
who seeks it had a father.
P ? ?
THK MORAL OF IT. ?
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The Stock Show is an earnest of what ti
pur people are doinjr in the line of
i progress and development. It is an ev- ^
hlence of the truth so often repeated t]
thai for successful farming, for a home, t?
( 'there is no place like this upper portion P
pf South Carelina. In spite of two sue*
i,
cessive yoars of drouth and almost a
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failure of crops it js plain from the ex- ii
'(libit of fine stock of every description. ?
and the samples of field crops, that our ''
people are prospering^ a ml goimr on lo
v-1 prosper. It is plain tlial the country is ai
growing richer year by year, that the
farmers ore realizing from their labor, a
# 1
; . Butficient surplus to indulge in (lie profi- w
table pleasureof diversifying th?*ir 'alio:-*. ,|
? It in an evidence of what this country is u
?- capable of doing, and making. And the ''
moral of this.story is, do as tho people }!
of Ninety-Six are doing?plant oats-ami 11|
wheat and corn and raise catth' audi if
SSL sheep and horses and hogs, nud then ns l'
^H^unuch cotton ns you please.
kelson, Ksq., of Camden. S. C., p
HHmfcninatcd by the Democrats h
I C&H?ty, to succee'd Col. E. o
ft M-lliifel^afe^egisUture. Tie is "
K a you^mB BlliSh!"8*1 character ^
? and fine a?M j^prodlct will 8
i.
INJU8TXCK.
There cnn he no doubt that Captain
i. J. Walker was a most efficient memer
of the Railroad Com infusion ; hut
u> Xews 'tint Courier does an injus- I
e<\ which will not m^et the approval
f Captain Walker?to the other nietners
<?l the Commission when il inti
iates thnt he did all the work of the
lommissioii. It is well-known that tho I
hairinttn of the Board, Governor lion- li
mil and the 'flicient Clerk Mr. liartlet v
otli of whom livu in Columbia do near- s
f nil tho office work, and that the |i
hairman docs most of tho work of in- 1
Ducting tho llonds, which is by no J
?oans light or oasy. ti
The JV"e?\v ami Courier will not be u
nppy till, with tho aid of certain oth- v
r papers and persons in the Stiito it has 1
ucceeded in destroying the Commis- s
ion, which bv the way it at ono time i
npported. When that time comes the I
eoplc of the State will ilnd that the ?
Commission was of some use. I
THK VERY MAN.'
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Tim Snnrfnn Itunr I/r.filIl7 sil'rcvsts I
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lie nnmc of I'rof. It. 0. Sums, of Lime- <
tour* Institute, for Superintendent of tlio !l
lilndol. lie is the very man for the place. |
Io is n graduate of the Citadel, is a |
mo disciplinarian, and has had years of I
xperiencc in teaching and governing J
oys. lie is in all respects competent
a assume control of the Citadel, and at <
lie same time discharge the duties of a >
'rofessor We are sure he would muke s
lie Academy popular. And under his j
dmiuistration we would have no fear
f the perpetuity thereof. By all means j
lake I'rof. Sams Superintendent of the t
litadel. 1
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The It eg inter and Jfeias and Courier j
re much exercised over the talked of t
new deal," in rstate. offices. Our poo- ?
le up here ore not bothering a'?o?t polLics,
they are happy over their pood
rops, and interested in gathering them.
Mayor Conrtenay is proposed lor fJovrnor,
next year. He savs he don't
rant it. All right, we can stand it.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
i Letter Train (3eu. Johnson liagood?
A Full Statement to he Laid before
the Leglslafue.
Baknwei.i., August 21, 1885.
To the Editor of the SYars and
Courier: At its late session in Charleson
the hoard of visitors of the St?te
lilitary Academy, with a full attenr\
f tiu irt?i?ikoms ?> * ! f/v 1 ? ' 1
uuvx. W. I%n (UV?UticiO? IlilU IU Ut'ill Willi
omplicated and delicate matters afteotng
the welfare of the Academy na ^
roll as involving the rights and fetings
of individuals.
They acted upon the issuus presented,
iving to the public at. ihe time, in as
nief terms as possible, the results ut
rhicli tlicy had arrived; proposing ?!.so
o themselves in due course to lay he- .
ure the Legislature, in their annual
oport, a Tnll statement of the facts and
easons upon which the nclioji was
tasod. This is the usual" course, in
hedience to the mandate of the Act of Asembly
establishing the military school
hat the board shall "in each and every
ear make a minute and full report ol
he condition and management of said
ediool to the Governor, to be by him.
;ud before the Legislature."
Another consideration inducing the
cucvhcu ?i me ooaru at me tune ol its
ction was a silicon.' desire to avoid
rounding the feelings of individuals by
living unnecessary notoriety to w! at
issd been done in the conscientious dis
barge of painful duty Finally, newsinper
discussion contemporary with the
xorcisy of discipline, however teiu*
ifrately conducted, must injuriously'
fleet u military institution. A standing
rder of the Academy forbids it to t
dicers ami cadets while they sustain j
hat rejatoin, \nd should the board
oluntarily embark on sucU a course,
nd the range <tf the discussion by posibility
involve these persons, , then i
rouM bo presented the ungenerous <
peotaelo ^f its criticising in the public ?
riots those who by it were forbidden to v
cply through that channel c
These considerations, iti which I fully i
oncurred, were conclusive to the board
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M* tii-ivi uuiii'ii me poHiiiou it tpnK. !Sinci> t
In* adjournment of (he loard cointnuni- t
ntions have gone to the press from in<li t
iduals n IVected, or from their friends. v
,*liich with the meagre statement offi- 1
inlly tnmle by the hoard, have been ;j
atle the basis- ?>f wide-spread discus- \
ion. This discussion appears to m<? to t
e based isi part upon a misapprehension I
f facts, and I know it to bo without a
nil knoweiJjre in the matter. i
The chairman, while the executive t
flieer, is onlv nne member in seven of It
lie board, and they are gentlemen of in- v
ividua! record and the habit of individ- t
al assertion. Ho must ca"rv out its policy t
s indicated to hiili until* Ilie board sit- r
ingttssnch itself changes it. That body f
ecessarily meets to pass upon apptica- t
ions for beneficiary vacancies in the f
i cade in v in about three weeks. It will <1
lien be open to them to decide whether t
:> retain their Hrst position, or, under v
resent circumstance*, to .give to the n
utdie, io'adv^nce of thoir report to the
.egislatiire. a full stat?n?ontof the facts n
nd reasons which controlled its action n
i the matters which have been so gen- ?
rail}' commented on by the l'ress of t
lie State. *
A'lr.it vit conclusion is reached willba (
ictntcd hy the intercuts of the Academy ?
b they see it. ' ' *
Le'tmo'ndd, in conclusion, thnt the
oard of visitors individually and col- s
actively the cravity of the duty
*iLli which they luvo been intrusted in ?
he Management of one of (he chief cd- ,
c.itional insli1111'.otis of the State, and ?
hey recognize to the folli'Ht extent their jI'Hponsiltility
to the people of South
'nrolin? for the Wisdom an?f fidelity of
lint management. In reporting *o theLegdature
they obey the law under w hich
liey "are appointed, and r"port to the . "
eople through their Representatives. '*
'hey shrink crom no criticism. If just, j]
, jnuHt redound to >tlie benefit of thu I
icademy, which with them is above 1
er8onal consideration; if just, they 11
ave confidence in the sobriety of sec- ?
nd thought to make reparation. It is t,
ot tho flrat time a? sons of the State ii
hut th?y have been called upon to do d
Itcir duty to her, irrespective of con- !j
equences to themselves. a
Johnson Haoood, Chairman.
-Mv wi? sV a iVb'A' \v ' IS
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The Gallant 7th.
A RE-UNION AT NINETY-SIX.
iUtlinslasin over ttao Battle Flfljf? Address
by (Jeneral lion ham?InterestInir
Letters, and a (Jood Tiuie (JeneruHy.
No Regiment of the Stnto Volunteer
"roops during the late "unpleasantness"
ms a better record than the old 7th. It
ras commanded by such men as Kerhaw,
Kennedy and others, and cutnlosed
of the citizens of Abbeville,
Cdgeileld, Kershaw and I lorry counties.
Cinety-Six, bring a central point, a roil.ion
of this regir.'.ent was lu-bl there
hi Fridkiv, the 21st instant, and
vas well attended by Abbeville and
Cdgefield survivors, considering tinliort
noliec that was given of it. A re)i>rtcr
of the M i:ssi;ni;ku was present,
nit is largely indebted to the courtesy
if Adjutant John II. Iiuict, of Batesmrg.
S. C., who was Secretary of the
noeting, for ninny of the facts reported.
The meeting was called to order by
Jol. 10. .J. Goggins, of Kdgotield. the
ust commander of the Regiment, and
\djutant .1 oli 11 II. lluict, of llatesburg,
icted as Secretary. Preliminary to the
ransaction of any business, Adjutant
lluiet presented to the survivors the
ast battle Hag of the Regiment, which
lad been entrusted to his keeping after
he Regiment had disbanded in Virginia,
i'lie fla;? shows hard service, havimr
iron pierced many times by halls.
I'here was enough of it, however, In
stir tip the enthusiasm of those present,
mil us it was again unfurled to the
ireozo, it was received with a regular
/onfedorate yell. To show that the
survivors had not forgotten their trailing.
Oapt. J. 1!. Brooks was appointed
o rally the men around the Hag, which
hey did with great agility.
The meeting was opened,with prayer
iv Ilev. (!. YV. Hussy, ft memherof the
tegiment. A call of the rolls shoived
hut tiie following survivors were present:
SAMK. CO IIAXK.
T. S. Henderson, K. Private.
J. It. Wright, ti. Sgt.
W. A. Wright, M. Private.
J. It. McW'honcr, 15. '
J. J. Davis, H. "
J.. It. Williams, K. Coms'y
Win. N. Park man, I. 2 lit.
A. .T. Ilolt. (J. Private.
?). K. Devore, K.
-I At r -- '
\V. I Ml UK', ' \i. "
II. C. King, G. 2 Lt.
.John T. Tatbtirt K. l'rivato
P.V.Davis. C.
M. N. Bvrd. K.
(?. W. Vance, . I. Private.
John T. Coleman, , G. Corp'l
A. S. Honknight, M. Sgt.
T. C. Chile.", C. Private.
A. 10. Duncan, M. Corp'l.
A. P. Devore, K. Private.
W. II. Kidson, M.? "
W. J. Ailon, G.
II. C. Clary. G. Sgt.
L. X. Bland, A. Private.
W. G White, K. Sgt.
D. \V. Jay. C. Corp'l.
?F. V. Dnl'fie, M. Private,
.f. P.'Cook, C. Corp'l.
J. C. McClane, C. 1 U.
John Lyon, C. Captain.
\V. K. Cothran, C. Captain.
H. C. Dotl.son, G. Private.
D. V. Wright, M. * "
A. P. Honknight, M. Captain.
John II. Ilniet, M. A?lj.
M. A. Whittle, M. 1 Lt.
XV. V. Henderson, B. Sgt.
J. C. U. Itancle, K. Sgt.
II. Burnett, G. Private.
Jnincs Mitchel, K. Captain.
J. W. Wise, M. Private.
J, A. Agnew, B. Sgt.
I \\7 1?* - I J- ?'
u. . iicynoius, iv. fsgt.
G. W. Bussj', 1. Privntu.
K. J. (Joggins, I. Lt. Co).
J. 1'. Hamilton, G. Private.
J. H. Brooks, G. Captain.
F. O. Townsend, %G. Com'y.
\V3-ytt L. Holmes, K, Sgt.
K. S. Reynolds, lv. Private.
.John II. Watson, M. K-jt.
General M. L. Bonliam was then inrodnced,
nnd Addressed the* survivors
n substance, as follows :
OKNKHAI. IMXUAU'S RPKEOII.
General Bonhain said briefly, lie had
10 speech prepared for this interesting
iccasion ; his time had allowed him to
:omt? Himply to meet his comrades, sur ivor*
of the gallant 7th S. C. Vol.. and
inconrage as far as life could the organ*
y.ution of their proposed survivors' assoiiation
; it is a laudable object and he
rusted it would succeed ; be alluded to
he gallantry exhibited l?y the 7Lb, with
he rest- of the Brigade in preparing to
i*ceive the enemy at Fairfax C. H., on
Jth of July, 1861, as their bayonets
jTistened in the sunlight in their adduce
from Flint Ilill upon our posiiou,
and of their disappointment when
lie}- were to retire according to Gencr1
Beauregard's plan, instead of receivng
battle ; the cause had been lost in
his case, but the principles for which
iit'y nan contended would last foro\wr;
vliy lost, it doos not now beoonie us
o enquire ; but it was from no fault of
ho soldiers of the 7.th an?l of their
omrades of the South, who exhibited a
krhting quality never surpassed ; that
ho State should give pensions to the
amities of those who fell in battle or
lied in the lino of their duty, and for
ho-?b survivors who wore'disabled by
rounds or sickness received in the line
if their duty ; he hopud they would
crtect their organization and that we
nay meet acrnin with the survivinjjcomnanders
Kershaw and Kennedy pwsnt.
whose engagements had prevented
htir Imjng present to-dnv.
Short spirited speeches were mailt* by
Jolonel CSogginx, Capt. J, II.. llrooka
nd Capt. \V. E. Cothian, all of which
re re e:ilhusiastically received.
The survivors h*d invited fliidge Ko>hnw
and (Jeneral Kennedy to be pros-,
lit with them, hut both wi re detained
t home. They both sent loiters to
heir comrades. ami as they nre too
ooo to b<? lost, we produce them in
nil.
-jrwu: kk':s;jaw's j.ktfivj.
Cajm.cs, August 11<:li, 1S>V
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( Uiv 7ili Ucgin.-ont of S. C. V. (jtimrndos :
lirctutiHlniiGert prevent mo from enjoying i lie
lourikii'i' niul li.<nt?r of mooting with yon on
bejiccihuipii ut'yunr reunion at Xiuuty-Six, u?
had Imped it would bo my privilege to do.
cannot ret'ruin however, giving intersiice to
few thoughts which occur to my mind in
connection with the oecnaion, an n*t wholly inppropriato.
The annnls of the Seventh
avo never been written, though indelibly
[T>pre?iM>d upon the tablMi of the pant, by
eeda of unaurpwaed heroism and devotion
n tho snored cau?e in which yon periled
Ife, and all that render* life dear, save honor
nd truth and God-given right.
Your* war on* of those r-eeitacntst first
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I
organised under State authority, to sustain
iho assertion of sovereijinl v?the lirst response
of her youthful and chivalrous aons t<?
ih?? callpf their mother, standing ntu'mar the
nation* of the earth, a frco, sovereign and
independent commonwealth.
You witnessed thv fall of Fort Sumter,
ami supported the guns which impelled the
surrender of (lie heroic Anderson, there receiving
the baptism of tiro.
You we: e among Hip foremost of tlu> regiments
to rally to the cull for aid from the old
State ot Virginia, mother of States and of
Statesmen.
Y*u shared (ho dangers and the glories of
every great battle fought upon the soil of
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. You
planted vour idomlv flair fal* in the front on
the plains of ('hickamauarn. and dyed its
turbi.l waters with the Idood of your best and
bravest. You shared the disasters, and en- I
dured the sull'erings of I,ongst reel's winter
campaign itinid the mountains of Tennessee,
and crowned vour splendid career as soldiers
at A veryshorough and I'.entonsvillc, amid tin
dvillir Ihl'OfS of I'oiift.di.vjint*. l.?( inn ?nt. ;iv
etio who 'ins I Ik- rijrht lo speak. t !>: I your noble
record lias never been stained l?v a single
failure to perforin (lu> ilntv of Ilio liour, at
any susil sill hazards. Surely deeds like yours
should liml ils chronicler.
As I ivriUs memories? multiply uiul cr< wd
the mind. Incidents anil adventures more
limn would till volumes press fur utterance.
Tin-re would be no want, for material for the
historian irlio witnessed your achievements
and your sudVrinys. Hut this is not the
lime or the occasion, nor mine the pen for
such work as that. It must bo left to some
less busy brain?to some more accomplished
pen to perform this grateful tas'c. I.et mc
mention a few facts, to which your historian
mav refer.
Vour regiment numbered when it entered
service; in Virginia, 1 presuiTie about one
thousand men. Of these the statistics showthat
you lost in battle six hundred sixty men
at the following places :
Malvern Hill, 2 officers and <18 men.
Suva ire Station, 1! oflicers and 80 men.
Maryland Heights, 0 oflicers and 107 men.
Sliarpsbnrjr, 10 oflicers and 121 men.
Frt'dorickbursr, 6 officers and H'> men.
ChancellorviUe, l.'l men.
( ettysburp, 18 oflicers and 92 men.
Chirkatnaujiu. 11 officers and 72 men.
Knuxville. 11 men.
Hean Station. -1 men.
smi mi*iimi;, i mnciT iimi 3 men. Total
GOO.
In the lmllie of Chiekaniaiign, the entire
strength of llic regiment present for duty,
whs :i2 officers nnd 215 men. Of there, yon
lost, as 1 have sai<l, eleven offices ami seventy
two tnen.
This record includes nil the engagements
up to the Wilderness enmpaign. In that cami
priign, from the Oth May to .the 25th June
1S04, including the buttle of the Wilderness,
oltyslvitnia, South Anna and Cold Ilarhor,
j with the intervening skirmishes, ami the defence
of Petersburg to that date, your losses
were 10officers and 150 men. From the 28th
ot July in (be Valley, to the 2'Jt!i of August,
18(M, when we encamped at ltrucctown, you
lost 12 men. In the skirmish in front of
Strasburg, October Ittth, you lost 11 men.
On the H.-d and 1:1th of September 1H0-1 vonr
losses were 6 men. At the memorable engagement
of October 10th, that day of glorious
victory and disastrous defeat, your losses
were 2 officers and -17 men. I regret t-> have
to add that I have no further reports of your
losses in battle. The total of your losses
which 1 have given above is U'lt officers and
men, out of a regiment of a thousand, with
other battles of which the casualties are not
known Many of you, my comrades, hear
uiiiiii your onmes marks of thin noble struggle
: some it I" you, maimed and broken, arc
doubtless in penury and want, and men arc
found who forget your sufferings and sacrifices
inbehalf of your native State, yet your
names arc written on the rolls of imperishuble
fao e, nnd tlie generations to coine will
bless your memories and emulate your noble
deeds, hives like vours are not lived in vain,
for somewhere in tiie future, Ktcrnal Justice
must provide meet compensation fur all you
have (lone anil suffered for your native land.
Wishing yon many happy re-unions in the
criming years, "villi the best of the blessings
which 'lie future may have in store for our people,
I am with great affection and respect. \ our
friend and comrade. Jos. It. Kkusiiaw.
(iKXUKAI. KkNNKUV'S I.KTTICtl.
Camden, S. 0., August 19, 1886.
To the Survivors of the 7th. Itcgimcut S.
C. V., Dear friends and comrades.
I regret that mr engagements are such as
to prevent niv being with yon on tlu< 21 -t.
in&t. It would afford me inexpressible ph-n <nre
to look once more in your faces, ovi-r
wliich twenty years have doubtless made
many furrows and grasp your hands employed
for the same period in civil pursuits: hands
which when 1 last grasped them lia-.l just I li.i
down the sword, or inusket borne for four
years, in defence of vour country. It would
he a pleasure commingled with sadn .' s for
our minds would revert to those who sleen on
uisiaui iiciua, oral home: brave gallant .souls,
na true ami noble men as ever rallied,
in I l*o defence of truth justice, nnd
puis less be the Southern heart mid
palsied the Southern tongue, that dare call
thein "IJebels." As I write Maud, Hani,
White, and a host of oflieers and privates of
vimr band too numerous to mention, rise up
before me; my mind reverts hUo to Manassas,
Salvage Station, Shnrosburg, (iettvsburg,
Chicamnuga, Ktioxvillc, the Wihlerneim,
Kichmoud, I'etersburg, lientousville, and
scor?*s of tights and skirmishes, in all of
whieli the 7th. was ever to the front, ever
ready and ever true. Tne achievements of
jour regiment, in common with the whole b.-ie*
ade deserve to be perpetuated in song, and
story. From llrst to lust, you lost nearly as
inanv men as you carried to Virginia in ISO I.
What n record: And when you furled your
tattered tlag with a leniuant only to rally
around it, vou furled it without one spot or
blcmir:h on its blood stained folds. Vou
have cause to be proud,*comr?dea, of ?'our regiment!
And you should tell your children.
| that thev in jurn may tell it to theirs, ami
thii.i send it down the ages to the remot^At
generations, of thcglorics ami achievements of
your uoh'e eoomiond. It is v??ur duty as
well r.s your privilege.- While the obligations!
vou should I eel, as true r.i~n to your
country arc imperative,ami we have ut las: a
common country, with one ilajr, and one destiny,
yet the past is sacred to us, and those to
come after us, should know and appreciate
what we fought for and what we did. It is
right, aye, it is a duty we owe, not toouraeiveg
alone iii justification of our conduct, hut to
Vindicate that of our dead comrades.
It will not detract from the full measure of
an enlightened citizenship, on .the part of
your cuuurun, out oil the contrary, conduce
to : heir more thorough appreciation of their
duties und responsibilities, to know -that historic
M<>od courses through iIteir veins
And if your mentis permitted, you should
erect n monument at some centrai point to
commemorate your dead. In th'a day of
gush ami Keutiment.il tears, there nrn some
who in I heir apparent anxieties lately to show
Ihcircniirc reconstruction have lost sight of
what is becoming, and dignified. Their conduct
is tno dramatic to be real. Let us ri.->e
to the fullest measure of duly and let us meet
those, who were opce, "our foes, on common
ground, each, aide - doing homage
to its heroes n"d commemorating its dead,
and cherishing their menmrius and looking
forward to the future as a united people,
without demanding any repentance. This is
well and good. Beyond this we are nut culled
upon tb go. and no Southern man would go.
Your reunion is a happy thought. And as
you recall the.icenea through which yon have
passed, the fatigues of the march, the danf:crs
of the fluid or the incidents of camp
ife, may you be stimulated to assemble uverv
year, and thus be brought nearer and nearer
together, as the rolling years shall thin vour
ranks more and more- Wishing you all the
happiness and jsrosperir.v, which your devotion
to duty, in tlicjAin k days of your country's
peril entitle, 1 enclose a sentiment and
subscribe inyticlf your friend, and Capt."
Brigade'Commander. J. I). Kennedy.
The 7th. Regiment, H. V.. V. No more jfal
font or ddvoted band of pat nuts ever afepped
(AtlietM]inf drum. May (loJ bfons and pr<>?per
i<s survivor#.
Aftor the rending of these letters,
which were received witfi applause,
O.ipt. John Lyon, offered the tho following
resolution, which v.*as unnni inmts-ly
adopted ;
Jiexoh'Cil. That wo^tho survivors of
the Seventh Regiment, Suito Volunteer
Troops have n re-union once a year.
That a cnnunitoe composed of "one
from each company ho appointed,
whose duty it shall be, to appoint the
time and place of mot-tins, inako iu*
rangement* to have refreshments furnished,
and if possible procure some
one of tho survivors to deliver an address
on tho occasion.
? - ' J ?. V il
The following wns lli?> committee ap
I pointed under the resolution: ft. N
[ Bland. Co. A; S. J. I>.ivis. 15: Capt
John Lyon, C ; Lieut. .1. ft. Cunning
ham. I); Oapl.James Mitch*1', ft; C. K
Henderson, ft. Capt. J. H. it rooks, (i
''apt. llenrv Addison, ! ; Lieut. Willin
11 M. I'mkinan, I ; Wyatt ft. "Holmes. !
K ; .lolui C. Uhcueck, ft ; Cnpt. A. 1'.
B luknight, M.
The following suh-comiiiittoe on nrrangements
and invitntion was also ap
pointed: Cnpts. .1. 1ft Brooks, .lohn <
Lyon, Wad" ft. Cothran. .1. C. Williams
and Col T. A. Hudgens.
Tin! time agreed on for the permanent
orgaiii/.ation was December, loth 1885.
at Ninety-Six, at which time ii is hoped
there will he a large gathering of th?
survivors. There heing no further l>n
<iness the meeting adjourned, anil tin
survivors sought semetlting for the inner
man. mine host. Turner serving din
r.cr to many of tliein.
ICOITOIHATi NOTIOS.
(i":ieral Hagood, as Chairman of the
Board of Visitors of the Citadel has
written n very dignified and dispassionate
letter In tli f? .VpM'V //>?// / '/IJil'/or I
nncnt the criticisms of the press upon
tho action of lite Board in tho Scliiruior
cusc. He says that the Hoard has
not made public tho r<-asous that influenced
its action, because they arc requested
by law (o lay them before the
Legislature, anil because they tleein that
any newspaper discussions of the actions
of a governing body of a military
academy tends to destroy discipline and
proper respect for authority. In view
of these facts let further judgment be
suspended till the report comes and
makes known the motives actuating the
Hoard. They arc good and true and
tried men and deserve this consideration.
1'n warrantable Fling.
The ungracious and invidious comment
indulged in by the ^Vc'fVf and
Courier of the lDth. whilst speaking of
Captain I.egare Walker's retirement
from the Railroad Commission, impressed
us at tho time as the most unnecessary
and gratuitous disparagement of the
remaining members of tho Hoard. The
/{(>!/>star would bo among the last to
find fni.lt with anything said in praise
of Captain Walker, as be and his
friends have occasion to know. Hut in
saying a good word for liiin, why go out
of the way to disparage the Commissioners
in charge ?
The Chairman of the Hoard, General
M. L. Honham, has had charge of railroad
supervision from the very inception
of the policy. His experience and
intimate acquaintance with the whole
subject and the good judgment shown,
as well as the courtesy and fairness
<vhich thy roads admit to hate received
at his hsnds, besides the distinguished
services he has rendered his State
through a long life, should at least have
shielded him from the following impudent
discourtesy :
' There was implicit trust everywhere
in Capt. Walker's fair-mindedness and
thoroughness, and it is feared that the
Commission will scctn very weak without
him."
Wo detract nothing from Captain
Walker when we say that all questions
that shall come before the Hoard now,
will be dealt with as fairly, handled as
thoroughly, and decided as firmly as
though Captain Walker were still a
member ot the same. Hut why complain
? This is the 1Vacs ami (.'oiiricr's
way, j'ou know.?(Jolumbitt lteyistcr.
ADVICE TO MOTHKUS.
Arc you disturbed nt night and brok<
n of your rest by a sick child suffering
and cryi.ig with pain of cutting
teeth? If so, send nt once ami get a
bottle of I?lrs. Winsi.ow's Soothixo Syiii:p
i'oit Ciiu.imnx Tekthinu. Its value
is Incalculable. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately. Depend upon
it. mothers, there is no mistake about
it. It cures dysentery and diarrhiua, regulates
the stomach and bowels, curts
wind colic, softens the gums, reduces inilumation,
and gives tone and energy to
' the whole system. Mas. Winsi.ow's
Soothiu Syjiim- for Ciui.iuikx Tketiuxo
is pleasant to the taste, and is the pres
cription of one of the oldest and best female
nUrses and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price 25 cents a
bottle. o-ay 72
Zv&tv Cold Soda Water.
We nreahow selling this cooling and
exhilerating summer beverage. We
manufacture our SODA WAT II from
the purest nml best materal, and guarantee
it to be as good as that made an}'wbere.
Give it a trial, only 5 cents a
glass ait speed t\r N cullers.
Watches, Clocks ani<l Jewelry.
Mil. II. I). Hf.ksk, of Abbeville, is prepared
to do all milliner of repairing of Watches,.
Clocks mid Jewelry, und will pay all express
diaries on work e?ent lo liiin from stations on
the and U. road. He ahvavs keeps in stock
a handsome line of Jewelry and IMated Ware
at moderate prices. Send in your orders.
Address, II. 1). Kkksk, Abbeville, S.
17
ICoiVeshiiieiits at the Palmetto.,
Thomns Mc'Oettigan, of the old rcliaW?
Palmetto Saloon, invites his many
friends to give him a call during Court
week. The Palmetto Suloon is well
storked with flrst-tlass refreshments.
69
A. E. llogert;,
Wholesale dealer in Corn, Flour, Meal, Mea .,
Hams, I.ard, Hran, Suit, Molasses, Sugar,
Coffee, liice, Soap, Ac., will deliver good*, at
any point on railroad at Abbeville priccs.
Dittnrn hitvincr nUvuvit unit fiir nrii-im ua no
Iiuro advantaged that few up-country merchant*
have. A. E. Koueks.
l"
Mr. II. II. Murphy, nn excellent machincst
of G men wood, is in towri. ready
to repair your machine on reasonable
terms. Ho warrants his work find
brings good testimonials from responsible
parties. Ho may be addressed at
Greenwood, nnd will repair miichines
any where in this or Laurens County.
July 15 2t lit
Emory'* J.ittl? Cathartic in the h euUiid
only reliable Liver Pill known, never fails with
the moat obstinate en son, purely vegetable,
nugAr-coaffrd, tantelcs, harmless, no griping '
or unplenaant effecta. DruggUta dell tiiem
?15 centa
Most! Meat I ! Moat!!! Plenty of
grease in Abbeville once more. White
Brothers have just received 25000
pounds clear rib sides. ;
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BUSINESS NCI CSS.
Luces! Lures !! Lacks'.!! in cimIIi-ss v.i
ici.v at While iii others*
A full line of ileudy Mixed Paints,
'nun iioti 11 <I to K'1 Hon si/.es, :i I ways on
taiul, at Speed tV Xeufler's.
Mr. Jason Simpson sells some of the
>esl machines ever hrouglr. to this market.
lie recently sold tts'a White Ma
chine, that gives complete satisfaction
It is light running, simple of construction.
ami durable. We can with safety
assure those wanting a machine, of ilirline
qualities of the White. 17-1f-7 I
(GTTkVI7CJ '
?ah i: Cheaper
Than Ever.'
W B ARB now Ht-IIiii?x :i lirsl rale J
No. 7 Stove,
FIXTUHKS AND l'll'K CNMl'L'./lT.
FOH $13.00.
A liKTTElt (JllAUK
NO. 7 STOV ! :,
COM 1'IiKTK, FOR *15.50,
and a still better No. 7, Complete, for
$1050.
No. 8s sit $17, $18.50 and $20, comnlp.tr>
These arc all goo:l stoves and warrun
ted to^give .satisfaction. (Jive us a
cal 1.
TL W. Lawson & Co.
August 19, '85. 128.
PIEDMONT
INSTITUTE,
1MCKKXS COUIIT IIOUSK, S. 0.
For Boys and Girls.
NEXT session begins Wednesday, flic 2d
of September.
Students prepared for nny College. Misses
Aiken and llolliugsworih have just returned
from an extra course in Washington City,
and offer superior ndvantages in Music, Painting
and Drawing. Situated in full view of
the IPuc llidpe?beautiful scenery, pure air
and water, goml societv, no saloons in the
eoiintv.
Tuition per session of 20 weeks, $7.75,
$9.50, $13.50 and $20.
Hoard in private familes, $10 per month.
Send for Catalogues to
W. M. McCasi.an,
l'ickeus, S. C.
August 19, '85. 125
g C. MILITARY ACADEMY,
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THF,
BOAHl) OF VISITORS.
The following BENEFICIARY VACANCIES
exist in the South Carolina Military
Academy, wliieh will he tilled by competitive
examinations before Hoards to assemble in
the respective Counties, at the County Seats,
on the 18th September next.
The forms of application for permission to
appear before saiu Hoard will be furnished on
uoplicHtion to the ''Committidingotticer of the
Citadel," in Charleston. These forms must
be tilled up and returned to the Chairman of
the Hoard of Visitors, at Barnwell, on or before
the 12 day of September.
IIKXKKICI AllY VAC ASCiKS.
A hi eville 1 Newberry 1
Aik?'ti I Oconee I
Anderson. ... 1 Pickens *. .1
Chester.. I Kielilmwl- >
('(illi'liin 1 Spur'nuburjr I
Oroon ville I Sumter.. . N I
(Jeorjr t?>w?i 1 Union 1
Kcrsliiiw. 1 Williamsburg 1
JOHNSON* II A(JOOI),
Chairman Hoard of Visitors.
August 19, '85. 127
FOUTZ'S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS
No IIorbr will die or Colic. Dot* or Lcxn Fetkk.
If Foittc'a Powders are med In time.
Font*1* Powders will oure nnd prevent lion f'Tioiin*.
routz'a Powdurs will prevent Oapw* in Fowls.
Fontr.'s Powders will Increase the quantity of milk
*nd cream twenty per ccnt., and make tlio butter Una
anil sweet.
Fouti"s Powder* will cure or prevent almost rvkhy
Piokasi to whlrli Morses and Cattloaro subject.
FoXTZ'a powdkrs will oiv? satisfaction.
Sold everywhere.
DAVID Z. POUTS, Proprietor,
BALTlMOat, MP. ^
TITRNTP SEETl !
TURNIP SEED!!
w K have just received a lur^ st" >k ofj
Landreth's Fresh Turnip
Seed, All Varieti38
H. W. Lawson & Co.
}?ii 28-tf 20
Job Printing
OF A.V, Kt <T )4
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NEATLY and PROMPTLY EXECUTED
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?AT THE? I
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M c s s e 11 g e r Office.:
Over n hundrod pounds new typo specially
fur priulivg Briefs, just received. I
For Sale at'
this Office, a
SBVEN-COLUMN WASHINGTON HAND
I'RKSX, oh good as now. Sold in order
to bit.v h larger press.
"MBHHtNOMT," J
Jalr 1, 1885. Abbeville, S. C. i
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Tiio Lig'it Running
New Home.
rpiiK x ewr Home Machine haa become one of
.A. the* most popular itiachii.cs now Hold,
and is rapidly superceedinjr all oilier machines
and attachment. It now taken the lead in
sewing machines. Almost noiseless, simple
and durable beyond all dispute by those Iliac
have tried them. The New Homo is unsurpassed
in light running ami leads the worbl
as a family machine. Over two hundred of
these New Home machines have been sold in
Abbevile County it! the past two years. Th<r
self-setting Needle combined with all the Iat-_
est improvement s. These machines are sold
upon mouthlv payments and are within the
reach of all in need of a Sewing Machine.
Payments made to suit the, purchaser. Yon
cannot itilbrd to do without one of these ma
cmiit's wiumi yon can fret it on such chh.v
terms. Cuinc one nil nnti sec tJiu New Home.
Von will Imv no other. For sale bv
K. M KKATON.
Abbeville, S. (7.
July 20th '85. 12mo. 118
Cotiraa & Perrin
HAVK in stoch it complete assortment
of
Drugs, Mo<licines, Chemicals,
Dye Stulfs, Vnrnishcs &c.
^LSO ALL TilK POPULAR
Talent Medicines now in use,
many oT them Non-secret preparations,
consisting of the very
host Cough Mixtures, Dispeptic
ami Kidney preparations, Rhoumntic
and Neuralgic preparations
and Rest Liniments for Man
and Ilorse.
THE VERY BEST FEMALE
PREPARATIONS.
J^YDIA PINKIIAM'S Female Remedy,
P.RADFI KLD S Female Regnlator.
irni VPU) 1IVM1PVH ?. V.v
HDiunuu iimi.iui.il Allif JIV I II Lll'3
Fill KM).
SHOULDKll BRACKS and SKI11T
SUlTOltTKUS,
so necessary to Woman's comfort
and health. Also Abdominal
Supporters, Campbell's depositor,
&c.
RUITIIUK instantly relieved by using
the Celebrated l*ry Truss.
The only truss giving an upward and inward
pressure, same as holding the rupture
up with the hand. No pressure 011
the hack. Xo thigh strap worn. 1st
premium and medal awarded at Cincinnati
exposition 3S84.
PKYOU'S VILK OIXTMKXT. The
best Corn Cures. Corn and linnion
Tads.
Also excellent preparations for
Chapped Skin, for restoring Vigor
to the Ilair,Jor Preserving and
Cleansing the Teeth.
QUI! MXK OF
lE^HSTOY GOODS
will be found very complete?
consisting of Colognes, foreign
und domestic, Hankerehicf Kxtruets
in great variety, Toilet
Soaps from the cheapest to the
finest.
HAIIi. TOOTH, NAIL, SHAVING,
SlIOK AND CLOTHES
BRUSHES.
CO.MI1S OF ALL SOKTS.
ALSO ninny articles for Household and
Cooking Purposes?
Unking Powders, Extracts and
Spices, and Vinegar.
Close Attention Given to
PRESCRIPTIONS at all
Hours, Night and Day,
December 2-1, 'R-l-tf 19
SHERIFF'S SALE!
R. H. Cade against A. W.and R. Frank Cute.
?Execution.
By virtue of on execution to mo dirocted,
in the above stulnd case, I wilt ju'U to tlu>
liiglieat biddtfi, nt Public Auction, within flui
il'Ktll limn 3 III SilIC, III AUIII'VIIII! l.Olin MOIlSt",
i?n the 7t 1* day of September, A. I). 1885, tliofollowing
described property, to wit: All
that trad or parcel of hind, situated, lying
and bein>r in tins I'onnty of Abbeville, Ntaio
i>f Month Carolina, containing
NINETY ACRES, . . more
or h-ss, the property of A. \V. Cole. . .
Also all that tract or parcel nf land adjoining
the above, containing
EIGHTY AGUES,
moro or le.irt, tl?n property of II. Frank Cole. ?B8
Hounded by land* of J. K. Calhoun, James nB
McKelvy and others. Levied on mid to'be h|
jold art the property of A. W. and H. Frank VH
Cole, to xatiafy the' aforesaid execution and VH
:osta. Terms?Cash. o
J. F. 0. I)t I'rk, fflg
Sheriff Abbeville O'onnty. H
August 10, '85, 129. . s
Dross Goods. A very handsomo line
embracing many styles *nd prices , a
Smith &Son. 1
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