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"THE OLD SkXTIf. Mxxi-rzxo .vI PIL.tNI.C TO RRiYcAL Till ME 1 11o E oy Jc.. A Good Turnout of the Su-vivorm.-Form ing the Volunn-"akl i, e"--Saii ttin Site Old Battle Flag--The Exorelmos at it, Court House--Dr. Orler's Addrosg -B1us ness Meeting of tile Association--A Fin Dinner-And a SplIondid Success lin Ever. Particular. The Seventh of August had beei looked forward to with great interesit b large uliimbers of people in Fairlield That diy had been selected, som months ago, for the second annual re union ofthe survivors of the Sixt1 Regillint, South Carolina Volunteers The coming celebration was of inter est not oinly to those who fought in th ranks of the Regiment, but to the peo plo of 1alifield, wvho live i pride it the honorable record of that command Composed largely of Fairfielid Ime, the R1CgimIent made its n1am1e familin as household words, and il all itU deeds of soldierly valor youngr and oh alike have ever felt. a lofty pride Under such circullistanlces it wNas lat ural that a gegneral interest should L felt in Thursdtay's celebration, anm that expectation should be oi tip-toe forsome weeks beforehand. The ar rangements for the reunion hadt(], o: course, beei left to the Fairfield stir vivors of the legiment, and the sever al committees had been. busily at wor for some1 little time. How well they did their work, will hereafter be seen. On Wednesday, by the evening train, i number of the Survivors Irriv ed, and this number was largely in. (creased by those who clime inl thelir' oWn coureyances. Bly ten o'clock oi Thursday morninig all aid come who could be expected, an1d t(he pro(;ngtrmme for the day wis promptly set in m tion. The Gordon Light. Infantry, who had been invited to act as it special es cort to the Survivors, assembled proanptly at their usual reinle.vous, and, preceded by the Citizen.;' Cornet Band, marched to the College greein, where the procession was to be forimied. Under the direction of ex-Adjutait 11. A. Gailhird, the companies of the Sixth were formed in line. It, was rather noticeable how readily the veteamis took to the ranks. It had beeii, with nearly all of them, fourteen years since they obeyed the command to "'fall il." But they did ''fall i'" prolilptly, an11d with the air ot men who were quite accustomed to the thing. 'le comnpa ies "counted ofi" by twos, and wleni the command was given, "Right face 1' the mien obeyed tland "doubled ip" with the promptness of t'ellows who were used to that sort of thing. They did n' want any of your "Futrs righ ," or "Twos right," or "light forlward, fours rIght," or any such new-fangled Uptonisms. They preferred Ale good old "Right faice," attllIirdee. The line being formed by the Adju. tant, the commni~id was ti'rned oveir to Col. Jams. I1. Rion, who hmad beeni se 10ect(d as acief' marshal ofthe dlay. As the Colonel st.00d facing the line, omi reporter healrd an old Confed. "Hie looks just thie sanie as lie did iha '61, don't, lhe?" ''Yes, sir, ho does ; lie ain't changet a bit, by gracious." '-No, sir,~ net one bit ; he'.s just the same--" Right then the cornumad was g'iven-~ ''Battalion, ilght-fae!" ''Foriwardl -March 1" and the column moved oil in the following ord(er: Citizens' Cornet Rand. Gordoni Light infantry. Field and Stail'. Company A, 6th S. 0. V. Company F, 6th S. C. V. Company II, 6th S. U. V. Company (G, 6th S. C. V. Company I, 6th S. C. V. Company 11, 6th S. C. V. There was ono reprecsenitativec froir Company C, and( 0on0 from 1), who IN' inwith some of the other companiies. The line moved downi College s' reei to Congress, and1( down Congr'ess to thie n. so. Oin reaching Markei street, ta o Gordoni Light Intfantry wheeled i'to line, halted, and came (< 'present arms." The3 veterans thet passed in review, and wcie halted ii front of the court-house. Just ait thi moment the0 battle-flag of the Rtegi mont was brought fromi headquar'ters borne by Lieut. James Drennan o Company A, and escorted by a color guard of four mon01 from Compiany I and four from G, and placed In th, line. Colonel RIlon called on1 the vet erans1 to ''salute their colors," and tb response camne in volley of cheers tha made the air ring. The Reoglmenit then marched Into th courit-house, anud the crowd followed soon filling the building beyond it, seating capacity. Geneoral John Biratton called th meeting to order, and Introduced thi Rev. Hi. B. Pratt, who opened thie pre coedings with an appropriate pryer. General Bratton then rose and spok as follows: GENE'IRAJ L nRA TTON's 8PEE1CHI. .COxRADtis-You, have alssCmble4 once again for the advancement of' th purposes of our Association. Vaii would be any attempt to expr'ess th mingled feeligs with1 whIch I gree ont-anor is It necessar'y to miak t, fr dubtessthe occasion stli's I~ us all the same conflicting emiotiom deeply inetxpressibly saol andt y gloiously inspiitingf. It carries 'n bae toyou enhusastic resplonse t the call-of thle State for your ser'vicet Through the sickening dIrudgery c the camt of instruction, through thn Shigher tet of your unselfish, dutlft devotion, re-enmlstmont Onl the spe Where your term of service expired throngh the Weary mar'chiesand heav ba test ofaprtraco war, ay a 'ove~ 1, to bring us at last to ovei eiihru~ng disastor, 4efeat and ruI b o weood net trover'se the wvhul - ld of wvar for cause. Many an hoeu ten1so enicotiol. J fidllIl iel cite. by wia of, illusltration, oe short hour's lwor' of wich1,1, so far as I know, there-it no 'cord, no report having ver bien Iaiado ot ift. It, wats OnI a hidy whno "the colors.'" tihis . identical stand of egiors, was nazdo by "pecial order I1 your Cuolonel, the only guide to the Regimn it, that you keil 1the 1oalehu 11(vS e of the Seconld -lrigade of the First Divii in th. Sbut1 tIe of' Seven Pies, which excited r o much ot adiing coIiiient. ill high I inilitarv circles at the tiio. In thaItI brief hour you broke and dispersed the eittV ill four distincet, combalts, in eachofwich you we're greatly out . ntuerdbeating himk bnitek Cor. about. , two iniles. Of course, 111' coinra'iitles, 'v li so iniuch vas Itahieved, it vls - necessarlily Jattenlded withl Never() los~s 1 to oui'rsel ves-Imlore ita One halt. Oi . this lield Captains ( itstoii and C'osby, .Lvies and Phiniiney an1d valker ai'u too m1an1y ofour 1ilve oficers and Ine1 poured out their lives for' South Carolina, illed th( f1,ull 1ieasure of,! Iheir diu ty without regard fo cost or dalgr, leaving hile coist(I(equees to the Gott of' their niaf.i ve land. I L was not my fmtorte to be wNilth you; but overiwIelit ngly sad inust )1s have been yoir1 Ioil taIl, aid t he glooin of' mourning11) overhutng your hlivounac fIres onl Uhat night. l1in . ven thent, mllv 'o0nades, you kiiow that. there is not, only consolation but i power ink the thougIt ofhieroic action at nd d(tily nobly (10110, t(hat cii 111t1 it li lo orglorv u poll the sad and ghaust ly sc'ene of' at bI'vout oil the battle field. Closely connected with and deeply interesteda Is 1 wias il tha Reghielt, I have always felt a delica:y, perhaps flso, in sounding its pr'aises iutid ni n0ouniicing itS Aeioic dleed; an1d I had hoped that the (distinguished soldier who was at that, ltime brig-afdier-genier III c(oluinlanding the brigade, would ho with uts to-day an(d fell the story ot Seven Pines. 3ut, Imly comrades, General Richard .1 Aideisoni, haiving finished his work here, has beln stuImmioeo1d to join his anld onel greatt chielainl, am11 is'now)%% onl the oth sideest i ng in the shadt e wi Jackson anItid (Gregg Itld Ithe vast. atriI of' our comriades over there. Soul it Caioliia had nto ilore devoted smi. or valiant and distinguished warlrior tii ha that Iiodest aiid 1111miiig geItle m1an1, "Figlhting Dick Aldersoln." [iApplause.] Soil have, my)% comlrades,) to-day for'tmed aam on i thes c.'h)olrs, niti ni11rlched wift Ithei to imartial mui tsic . And alhough they are the en1sit"gi 01o no Cou nt-ry, but, lierel f lite bitt Ie filg of' a. crushe1(d cauSeI. 11;d 1ar1 no0W, in (IheI eyes of' the world, tile symbihol t r de feat, 1 fhil to dist'over onl your brow i fite fhintest shade of a shadow of slilliun. [Applause.] Yoit followed itin i it davs of' its glory :il p0wrII, whiVel it. was borne proudly tihiroighi the stornt of haititle to wave over VIe tories wol. Cruished to eartl, .itod den in the dust, yoti still cling to iI with tenderness. You have literalh' followtd it .tlroliugh good repor. anil through evil repIort.. Whalt higher evidenlce could be pt'oduced of' God given Con.ScioIisness of' (lie right ? Whatever it. nuty be to others, my conrades, it is to Its at s1acled relic 4' thie tiIne w'heni we were all liiated by' oie colinio spirit of selt-salcrii tig de'vot ion1 to count ry. (Apyause.] But 1 amnk enicroachiig Ilium the regu ha' Order of' businiess. It is lm1y pleas ing dluty to introduce theo orato'r of' the ber1 a1 farlou' ith, wh'1o, by his genftle dishharlige of duit y, endeiar'ed himnself' to uis all. I Jo w~as kntotked out1 of' ser'vie abhnug wounid ; and oni comIig hiomei enisted'( in thle ser'vice of' thle Chiurchl Militant. We havne all watc.hedl with pr1ide and1( graitient'ion his conlst aney andit ev'en-temlperetd coura'igeo in thie pt'r stit of' his dtyfI th rough alIl thle dle pre'ossinmg anid dlesper'ate glooml fthat wveighedf upon the Slate, and his steady growlh ansld devetlopmientf to hi.~iher an11( hilgher sftagets of' useflnt Itess, iimtil we enniijusty c laim for' hitu thaot he has wonm his spurs' iiln t hat ' ser ic. lio neteds n1o intr"oduct ion, when 1. fell yout that the llev. 1)r. G1rier is our1 owi n 'ave bov, Moftd iat Grier. (Pr'olonged apiplauise'.] Dru. C rier thon r'ose, and af'ter thie ap1 plause had subsided, 1he said: "'Generial, allow mec to thank you for' yolur kind words of introduct'ion, llow.. ever deeply I may feel that what you have said 1s undeserved, I amn yet none (lhe less grateful." Hie then contlined as follows: J'ellow-C(it(i'zcus, and( Co mrades o~f the S'.dth. R/Iegnt'n: This is a sigh't flhat mioves anid stirs mys hear't like a vision of' f~he deadi. '"it. is like a dreami when 01ne awvaketh." Staniding here, in this pr'esence, in the pre'sene of' t hose mein, im the pr'esence of' flhis ol flaig, plantied righitly in this Temple do I hiat ed to the cause otf Trt hi and Justic'e -what mnemoies crowd upon1111 me In a miomnt the (dead past is reCsurtrectedl. Fr'omi its cowdedtO~ gr'aves, green and h'ag4rant, ten thlousand1 fourms start m ito life, till mind anid hear't are f'ull too full for ultteran~ce. It is seventeen years, t he 5th otf May last, my coim r'ades, sinice I looked io youur faces. Ilow wvell I remnember it.! Every~ in cident of fthe brief but v'igorouls ighlt. is distmneIly before me1. And eslpeetal I ly do I rememl1)ber', and1( I feel tha~t I mnust mentlmion if, the mnagniitlent ad vanllce of the lleghnenit in face of. the eniemy anud unlder' a rafttlinig fir'e, as the Colonel gave the ordeltr, "For01ward( m nac'ch!" TIhe line was perfetr~-ev'ery mfani was in posit ion, everyl' miIoeent wav'is ats pr'oper andit exact ats "dre~ss 1ar'ade." it wa the steady tr1ampj of - eg ular's, withl all the pluick, hig'h re.. solve and~ unquenchable enthiusjism of' 1iery' Cr'usadrlas. [,Applauise) Yout had many a battle atter' that, but you never behaved better fhan In this~ fIrst fIght. And it' I hu Sixth IRegiment hand done nlothing else but advance ats it didi I into the light at Williamtbur'g- If It 3 had( been then disbandled, It would ihave 1nirnish~ed suchl an exhiitioni of 3 per'fect dIrill, soldierly b~ear'ing and t daun11tless courago as would have earni a ed high praise ft'om fl'ienmd and f'oe. SThat aget was itself a splenid prIomiso ,--a pr'omnis which was nobly redeem t di oryears of hard service. 0On ( ha dy you1 received1 youur baptism of' >llire, and1( 1 r'eceivedl my discharge. . To-day wve meet agaiun, and1( call theo f r'oll. How.matny are absent, Ihreyer' t absent, n'om these delightful gather 1 ings. t ".NIo Round can awake thema to glory again." ,In maid-imo of their days and in the glory of their strengu h, they lai themi I solves 'willing victims on theo altar' of' B their consutry. But though they an - swver not our1 call, and though we 8o0 .them not, yet they speak to us, to our 3 hearts, and~ they anpoal to use by all e that 18 sam-na an~A hoym n n..fs to clerii thoir Imeim(ori0v, vindiente their rnlotivos, andl, laS, b'ut, nlot, least, to Car0 fo' their thiiiies. We owe It tO them1, we owe it to ouIrselIves we owe It. to history, to assert onl all proper occausiois with holn est, 1maly sincerity tle Convictions which led to Sait-illees iilparallheled in this centitury, iuI to declare the real issues at stake inl It conflict so stuiiend ouisand appalling". There is gre-at dangrer. ls , i aillowi others to linake outr histor~y For us", we >Iermi111't, lit Irrith to be perverted a111i Olr selves to I b pIaed ili a 1il:18 posi t ion.. It is Siirwisin g how gelneral is the in-ipi ssior 111 IIt. hIverv was thle iste--that wVe 1,6ught1, Cor its lxerpetit ity an11d estelsiol, while tih North fiughtt f1 its abolition. This impres 341on1 is w1ide-td, not 1 oy 1iong tolse who rie inteireste d inl 'fbsterin g it, hil t1unIonll , ourselves. It is, as we conceive, a grave and radical inistake, and we Cannot allow Suich at view to inCor'i (at it self I* into 1istory wyithioutii aI) eariest proltest. It was the oce: S:on, aid only the occasioli. of the it.ileII; aId ( d'ettol ol' lhe PeI(culhIar instiltioni was In lin ridetil, and only ailn ilncident, of its priogiress and ei'd. To show thatt we are 110t speakinig at raidoii, or pre aiing a tlhory, you have this dis lineti and elmplitic annointceet by fle Federal Cunglres*.s Ifte. tlie wa'r ha bry openevd-"1tt (his war-.is not prosecuted .tr the purpose of'over thling(IW ili. or interfbring with It(e rights LoIr est ablished ilst it. lions o)1 lie Sout h L'rn Stles." This clear t it xplicit LiSClaHimIr by a codlpelit Iuttioritv IuSt be tiCceIted a s sat isIetorV an11it :oinclusive on the Federal side. As to Lhe ("oifed(eral es, we were avlways (is posed to reseit in(dignantly the charg liat we were lightliling odlmt lincelyv sellish consideratiols-thaLt it, was the low S irit. of zeal for' A fi'icaii slavery' whiicI hillIled fhie Souttlerln StalteS to lat last and coifesSedly desperate Int'auei', at witidI'avwal ti-oil1 lie Unioi. No, genteni31, whito (lie Ilestion of slavery figu'red promilent ly im (Ie beginiling, .ldprogress :111d ter riintit on1 of' our St ru-g.le: while i t as 1e 11 1ediat e topie o dist'uissioln and Igitat ion; while it waNls Ina.de the0 sub jecvt o inlllli1ie:lble deciaratlions and ieoluions ,- he core and inarrow of lie dilliculty, the kerniiel and ess(ln1C >(i thispute, is to be th1und in the litagonoitic views uld ilte rprelat ionls >f tilvery natir anud structure of tle -Oerinnen :vt it sCl. It, was.; a dithri nice that reahiled t1 lhe idmiilnilal a1w o' the 1id and that u-iuck at the rery heart. of lilt' ConsOtiuiol-thle me party holdiing that. this is a1. gov rimtof, thle people, an~d the other. hat this k i aoonient ot Statles he hlt((lIr View ath 11nrbly expressed > one of' the gtreTAl-t SStIaItS1e01' ol om'. nitiy, and lie a Carolinlian, in these vords: "1/csolred,, That. in delegatinig a >ourioni of their powers to be exelrcised >y Ole I'ederal Government, th1e States 'lainIed, severally, Ile exclusive 1t1ud .(l ightv tihei Ili r owN1 doiestic ill tittiOIs 111d poliev. to the full extenit o which tho e powers wvere niot. 11ihus helegat-ed, an10d are a1lone respolsible or them ; and that, any interm Ieddling.. I one1 or1 llore Silies, or' a coi na ion1 of* the cilizens, with(I the domtiestie' list iut ionls aInd poliee of t(e others, )11.tiY1.4y grinal, political, mora, or. 'dtigiouis, or inder' alny pretext .I hat 'ver, with a view to their alterationi Ii subve~'rsioni, is tirot war1iranted by thie homeist I ic pece aml tanquility of' thle staites5 interferedi& Wi (h, sub)versive ot lie Ohijee's ((Ir whiich thie Conistitution, i':is fihmed, alal(, by niecessary conise hlenc, tedinig to wea2keni an11'1destroy he Uionl itself'" lIn that delara'tio y01 ou have a state n1011.1) th (1( ol)wers of 'lihe gover'innient iiid the rights of' the States--a (((eela1 'at ion that. wais enidorsed, thatnt was bearitily maliminitted, hy (lhe whole Solu( ut- ldclaraitiion t od im iws retsisted'1 iy those who he'ld that. slaveiry was th1e ''sum1 of' all v'illainiies,'" ai11( lihat as a doi nest ic inst itu tion it coiul ( ot ehtiini, an1d should not receive, the prlotetion of1 di hle CJonst ituLt ioni. IIi're was1 2 a~ ldifeence tha~it d uilssionC Ion 53ession and( con1ilwOIlise onily wideneidl. iand yet. oned s(o Vita and p10 racticail thaiet it iiiust. be set(hld. A ir yeari1s of' bitle and 01 fierce agiliat iou, alleir thie iniosft11 mai'est, perlsistenit eft'l'(s to ini rrfere1'( wvith the( Irst itlittion1, af teri (lie Wowed 1pu1rpose0 that 11th'onf lidt was rrepr~~iessiblhe, t heln the filnal step1 wals aken ill then variiouis or'dinaetlIs oif need( notl niow lie dhiscuissedl. Th~lei wereC wIise statesmn~ iamil 'iincere,earn'l TIhie truth is, (lie ('ase was veCry muiich like that of' Ihli mani who waIs very' tbud ot' mrushirooins, and( wvenit to a scient if'ic frid'I~ and1( as5kd im how lie 301u1d tell a mushiroom fromii a toad1 stool. Tfhe wise man r'eplied3: ''The inly way is 1)y eat ing it. i' it kills you it is (lhe toad-stool ; if it doesni't it us thie muiishiroom." I rathier thlinik se This, hiowever, is by' the way. The point thiat 1 wish to piresenit, is that the warl was niot in ifs pimaiitl cause "priio fthat we staind upon high'er gr'oud, [that we wcro' conteniding for rights tid pr'incip~les which are as real, as presenut andl as precious to-daiy as theuy wei'e in 1860, allhIough it is nieari seven Leeni yeariis SiniceI lull emlancipat ion pu'oclamiationi wais issuedl. [Applauso.] .l' eywee piiples of' thle governl menut, andl so long as the gov'er'nment 3xists thev will live. rThey may be ignuored, i-hey may 1)e triampi jledl under toot, but they cannhot be desti'oyed or Diradicatled, withhout changing (thi. v'ery Lormi of' the g'overnmlient(. Andl ho wh'o 3uiposes03 that. with (lie emiancipationi of' the shave and the abolitioni of (lie peculiari ins5titution, thercleor'o aill raue0st ions of' diflercucoie alre se(ttledl, wll 111nd hihnself' sadly disap1 >ointedl. WtV it have we witniessedl ill tie laio extra sessin otf Congi'ess? Did we not havie here'd a d1iscussioni as protr'acted, earnest, vital, and, I haud a~lhnost said, as able, as Ill thie Conventin aof 1787, when tile very3 pr'inciples pf (lie gov [preted? What radical diver'gence of opinin wias (developed1 ill ref'erenice t~o the very questionis stalted by.-Mr'. Cal hioun iui the r'esoluutioni alr'euady quioted. And( who 110es not see and ('eel that (his is but (lie oplein~g of'a great strug file, and1( that if we have laid aside the IimlplemenC~ts of wvar, yet that our1 bat (.10s ar'e to be fought over on iloIds2 happily, whiei'o victories are bloodlessi 'hils is onme of the lessons of our con test whichb desei'ves special emphasis. It dId bring to the fr'ont certain ideas, It did give a distInctive promlience to cer1tain1 important pinci e11s, and winl for them a plale whleli they tculd havo secured in no other way. And when men of other' nationis and othtor fl~,sy/tandiig aghast at h Iiete acidofte situfpen '~ striugule shiall ask thomnicves 'awi in ii ,' auimotig a people intelligent, highly c(vI Ied an i1d thItoroughlir 'eligious ' will Illey be coItent wIt I the an1swer that. it was a m110o oitburst of human Passion? Will thbey acceit, the stt ment that it was an ebullition of Rlefy hate gelder'od under' a semil-tropleal suit? When we of this day read the wonderful story of the Enaglish W'vo lution o' 16-18, when we see such niw is Il IIapdten, Ireftoin, Vanle and Cromi well staking their all upon the is-s, do we reward iU rational, does it mneet the Iinoray retuin-t0itents of' tle case, to say that tihetse m(n,11 earnest, grave and si liauhily coliscientious, were rcstless discontents, eager tor cluige and (lintuiig ti nder Ohw just restraints ofr a Wel olordeiel governmenlit? Such a theory woulld not be iec'epted even by Ile iost prejudiced Cavalier. No cart'eful and impartial student of history (tan, fail to see (hat, English liberty civil and religiolus, wis bound up IllI that tevolution; an1di that If Naschy anid Marston 3Nloor- had ntever been iolugli, Mlagnal (Chirtii would have 'be Utille obsole-te and th( le Entaglish Par-lia mentl, instead of' being, as it now is, lie l'earless representatiive of freemen, 'would have been the tool of absolut 1511. "So wo imayak be sure that tlio historian of the f1utre as he gathers up the Ihets of Oui conflict, as lie races out, its causes vith the penetra tion a"lnd patience of at philosphker, willI ild thiat. it was with us ts in the warsI of the PelopoIIssS, perpetuaited ill the nicomparabhle niariative of Thucy- i dides. 110 Iill find that there wias still "1a cotsolihtting Sparta aid a tlemocratic Athiis." ile wvill find that he w'ar wits no sudilei explosion of ai I mob, bit, teal'utl and disils irois its a voleiiib erutption . it was like it. preI ceded, long )pieeded, by the deep toned initteri'gs of its wiatl. AIotler featttIU of our st'ugglI ,which deserves mention was the capac ity For action aid enduraie on the part of the Southern soldiers Which it r'evealed. The arni of the South was not made Ip of a laborin class. Its rantks were tilled with Tose Whose work ias in doors,wit h clerks and pro t'ressional en, and wit h f1armers whose lands wer( cult ivated by slaves. They weie totally ittaecustoned to liardship and severe toil. Their livinfg had been etsy aiid comfortable. As anl evidence of i le chliaraete r of' many of the volin teers and of their blissf'ul ignorance of' iaita'rv servi(Pe, I would stiate that an neq1li;ti nieu of' mitie started to the arm with a pai' of slippers, a dress iatg'own aiti anit umtbr'ella. [Latug~ly ter aind applaiutse.] While this ias aI eimellinniiey that ias rare, there w'ere tholisaIds who, at home, shri'ank 1from11 exposurte and who antitcipated t he most sorious consequences from t fthle hard life of thte camp. In all the wars of modern times it wllod be diffli cult to fild lii arm' consist ing so largely of gent lemen. h'ltere were hun dreds in the ranks that were the orna llents of tdi' profession-inen of tile highest culture and of eminent tailents. It was confidently expected that but few iwoild be able to eidure tle fatigue of long, hard marches, the exposure to heat ad cold, the coarse fire and scanly allowance of the army. 'ihe result was simply marvellous. ''he youth Who had spent his days inl 4 ease, who kn-ew-i nothmiigr of' lal'or.ex- I cept ts le made it a pleasure, whose 1 lifte was ani alterntilon between books F and manly sports, developed into the f tough, wiry ad tireless veteran. With an intelliget adieciation of the cause f'or wvliicht ho was fig'htingth al.tutlnagmation Stuntulted by a ftnil.. imity with classic literat ure, anecit1 an td mioderni, he( tharew arocund~ his hiardl lot a drapery of' r'omance that resisted every alpproach of' (.nnuil, that relieved 1 htbor01 anid toil of Iteir' wearisomeness, i tutd that. brightented sacr'ifice ito en- a thtusiasmt. I kinow no bett er' illustr'a tion of' all this thtan the Sixth Rtegi-1 miet. Rea'id over its nauster-roll ; trace balck to thiei' hiomes~ the men01 whose nuamies yot tind thtet'e; acqulainit your self with their early lit'e, and1( you will tinid thew fullest confirmiat ion of' the stttiteiets tnade. it' I tmight be 1par1 dlone(d I le allusiont, I wold r'efer' to the me'ss wit h which I was associated; and 1 do0 so simply be(cause I knew its imetmberis mtore( itiimately thanit I knew iots- I wats oitly a high prtivate. [A ''rebel yell'' frotti onte of' the Sixth.] Much o'bliged fori t hat shout, sir-it (hoes myt haeatgood. [Cheers]. That mtess was inade up of' three lawycis ttot the one that hind the untbrella [(laughiteran itd cheerts)J-our' y'oung men *Just. graduallted, and( lfour youths too younig to htalv completed their educa tion lbut, who possessed ample means Ii liht purpose. And yet these men ghor'iedl in hardship, anid the very pr'os pect of' a lotnmarchi or a difficult ser v'ice otkfered anl opportuniity to test their p)owers at which thtey rejoiced. It strungii themi to atn eniduranimce andh diar ing! which the old1 legular' might rival, butt could not outstrip. [Applause.] W hat was tr'ueof them was just as true of othert's. Anid whenh we retmember the straits to which we wet'e reduced ini the last stalges of' the war'-the des peraic energy of' the expiring throes when we rmemebetr that, the army was often fotr (lays wvithouit r'ationts, mnany of th e soldiers barehteaded, bar'efooted and in rags, nmakinig ('creed mar'ches in thme most tirying weather; whetn we r'ememiiber these things and remember mi conntion with thetm that (lie spirit of the arm'iy neverI failed, and that it onily suttcumbed asB A ppotmatftox loomted up) and~ whten surrendtiuer wais manifest ly inevitable, we have ant exhibitlotn of loyal antd heroic devotin, patient eundua nce atnd self-for'getfulness such as thtis worldl has rar'ely seen. [Ap plause.] And there are tales of quiet su lerintg, itoble darinig, sublime hero 15sm yet, tuwritten antd untknowti which deserve immtnortalty. Most of these arc fortever buried In the gray blanket w ith thie deadi soldier'. Alnot hter lesson of our str'uggle, or' r'athcr our defeat, is that though stipp~led of out' proper'ty aind left imn poverilshecd, we sttll hatve a noble ini heitanco1110. Who does ntot r'ememiber' thte darik dlays Of '65, immnediately after thie stmrrlenrl'1-the gloom anid despalir that settled on thte whole South? I can never forgret htow my heart's blood was chlIlledI wheni I heard sotme of' the wisest antd most judicious men and succeesslfull planter's of our Staito declare thtat wve could not lIve wvithi such free labor as we had. Thereo wats a tempo rafry par'alysis and suspension of our whlolo agicultural iterest. Every whleel of the great machinery stolpped. Your cook fled in a ntighit; [laughter.)" your wvalitn maId tried to catch her the next night; [Iaughitor.) youtr waits lng boy stood on his heoad in the front yard and thaniked his Maker that free dom had come dlown; [haughter.) your field hands eilpt the weary hours away uinder your aplo trees-slept all thte more Roundly ecause Lee Sar'rondered uder alt applo tree. [Laughter.] There was to most complete disor ganization hai de rallaion of the wvhole labte eyet ~t. F4edoral. garrI sons ruled everyto i and city.'-Every court of Jnstie was nranctinanh di solved-all the forms of law set asido. Aid when you add to all this the deep )rivate grief's of almost every 110118 I10d, you have a picture of desolation and woo such as has never yet been drawn on canvas. Such a condition of things might well appall the stout, est heart. But how soon the clouds broke awav With the revival of hope, the pulse began to beat strong and healthy. The old soldiers, who were the strength of the land, readily Rdapted themselves to the situation, mid that same courage and fortitude which Ihad woll such dIistinction In the munp and field now re-appeared under It neW naom and in a iow role. A magnificent opportunity was - offered to evoke all the native force, the latent cnergy and the industrial tact of the Soiti. That opportunity was prompt ly embrabed and heroically impiroved; and if all was not done and ias not been (10110 that might have been, yet thf world justly accords to uts at this day w onder'ful recperative power. The material growth and prosperity of the South since the war is a bright page in ier history. And yet there is very 'Iimufch aid to be possessed"-worti it lands to be reclaimed, new indus Lries to toster and develop, fiactories to be built. There are lines of trade oin sca and land to be oponed up. And rbovo all there is the credit system to be killed and buried. [Applause.] Dur educational interests too need re onistruction. The coinmon school iysten is not all experiment. It lias proven eminent.ly a blessing inI other :ountries. But with us it is to be ope eated in ciI'cumstaices altogether novel 11d peculiar; and it will require wise, 4killt'ul and patient mnagelnelt at the lands of those who have charge of it iniong us, to prevent seriousevils. One iopular impression in* reference to it nust be removed, speedily and thor )mighly ; and that is that. the State appro *)rialtiin is suillcient to frIn'ish )rinmary md academic education to our children td y outh. The mistake must be cor ected, that because a mani pays, a 1chool tax therefore his child is to be duciated. It may et, as it. may fairly slaill, a little schoo'ing, but it will be r elementary and superficial unless he State appr1opriationi is supple nented. Tins and other features of he system demand the eariest consid 'ation of every thoughtful citizen, hat it iay 1become to us whatit elainis o be-a, national blessing. We have too an ihilieritance of Ia ional glory. Under the sensitiveness is to States' Rights-a sensitiveness ,bat has been tostered and rendered >erhaps almost morbid by constant kggressions aid by our late conflict ve aire iln danger ot' cherishing s0110 hing of indiffeironce to that possession vhich is ours by every right of pur ,hase and inheritance, and which no .ontiagency canl alienate. This coun ry), has at glory. It is known and hon )red not oily throughout the civilized vorld, but to the remotest corner of ifrica and Asia its ensign Is the recog ized symbol of Intelligence, Freedom, 'ower and Progress. Inl this glory ve have a share. We must assert our ,laim. We are countrymen of Wash ngton and Jefferson, Webster and verett, Clay and Benton, as well as jahoun andLegai6. And shall I not, in this presence, add, wo aire country nen of McClellun and Hancock as well Is of Lee and Johnston I Shall we dlow petty jealousies and local preju lices to ro'b us of that-noble birthright f tionas glory wvhichl our fore atrssecured at suchl a cost, guarded vith so much care and tralnmitted to 1s with suchl Supreme satisfaction? ilhall we not unite withl every section f 0111 country inl cherishing and per1 >ctualmg this national gireatness? shall we not leave to those who come iter us tile pr'ivileges which bless and listilguisih our age and country? If his is done we muust cultivate that larmliony of feeling and that unity of murpose whkichl Religion, Patriotism md( In1tere'st alike enjoinl. Tis land is me--inl language1 governlment and nlterest. And while there are diversi mcos of haibit, social customI and agri mltur1al products, is it not a diversity >f corrIespondence rathei' than opiposi -ion-a diversity by whiich "each part mlpplemeirnts the other, anld ini which th1ere is always tihe basis for tile truest mid deepest unity"?. The wvise inlven or takes the air,' the iron, the foel, the fire and the "water, and out of lis diversity developes, in marvelous yomibmiations, a unlity of strengthl and power that makes tihe stefam-engine a wvondter forever. Indeed, this princi ple of unity is the mneasurle of human pr'ogmress. And whenever human leg slat ion ando codes, nationlal and inter' Ilationlal' shall eduIcate men01 to a pr'acti ::al mreognitionl of the oneness5, not only f commilunlities anid States, but of the immianl family, theni you will have 'eachled tile grand ideal of the social itate and tile yeai' of jubilee will be rin. And just as we of thlis country 1nury 0,our amnmosities, though not our prmi~Ciples; as we for'get our enmities ihougth not 01ur heroes; as we accord to otheris and securle to ourselves the lust acknowledgment that honest con victions of duty amnd ardent patriotism mnspired alike the assault and tile do femice of Sumter--just to that extent miay we hope for that gfenuine Reconi itruction, that real union1 which de 91>ises formal mesolutions and senti mnentail Frourlth-of-Jl y utterances. [Applausc.) Surely this is possible. aotes have done we may do. If IFondalismn has melted away, if the WVars of tihe R~oses live only ini history if clanshipin Scotlamid haslbeen wipid nut, if the Pr'ince Impeorial forgets Waterloo anld fights f'or Enhgland, shall we of this coumntry be less magnani mousa? If this questiomn were to be do Dided by the soldiem's, and mnot by those who am'e "invincible imn peace butinvisi ble In war" [laughter] the br'each would have beeni heialed l ong ago, and the dilsgracful pr'oseription, the angry Driminlation, the bitter, partisan legis lation of the last few years wvould not have p~erpetuiated strife. [Applause.] [t is amn easy matter to rouse passion when it has scarcely subsided-it is aln iasy matter to fall into a consuming Nlamne embers that are still glowving. 1'he prlofessionlal politiciani finds here 11n opportunilty so temptimng thlat he lets no occasion slip of servinig himself by stirring the passions and proejudices of men. We must get above thiedema ogue. [Applause.] We must bId im play upon another string, or rather we must say to him If lie would strike melody In our hearts he must sweep all the strings and evoke a blended har nony from the grand lyre. It must be the musio of thie spheres-each State, as a planet in Its own orbit perform lug Its work as a part of lthe grand whioieoand all held together not as in the republics of antiquity RY1omran legions, but by a law of affinity, that prinil e ,of moral' gravitation that attrae inen to what is good and true which binds the universe- to God: . -sh~e iig we may feel perfeotly uero-th6 passions- anL pretndices of his cday and honr will anhamd. Tile men of other times wiM sift the right and the wrong of oor groat strugglo. Error will be overtaken and crushed, truth will be resurrected, arrayed in her 6wn peerless robes. In the certain hope of that resurrection, we rest our vindication with the future. Now, we hang our harp on the willows. "and the 8ound of its strings is mournful." "Thena another song shall rise." And in the words of the wiord mystic Os siani "it shall chant the chiefs of other times doparted." Our comrades "shall hear it in their airy Hlall." "Their dim faces shall hang with joy from the clouds." "Fitgal shall receive ls fame." (Applause and cheers.] Dr. Grier's address was a masterly production, and was heard throughout with tie closest attention. More than once during its delivery, the glisten ing eye of a veteran showed that the words had struck a tender chord, and revived memories well calculated to touch the heart. TIE SURVIVORS' MEETING. General Bratton now announced the meeting open for business. The min utos of the meeting last -year were read and confirmed. The comniitte appointed to frame a constitution for the general organiza tion submitted a report. The con stitution suggested by the committee was thon read by sections and unani mously adopted. Reports from the Committee on Sta tistics wore then called for. Several responses were made, showing that cou liderable progress had been made. Afor-- some discussion as to tihe best neansof gatheringand perpetuatingthe statistics of the Regiment, Major Coker moved that the secretary be in structed to send to Colonel McCrady, of Charleston, and procure blanks such as those used4>y the State Survivors' Association, and that these blanks be hereafter used by the statisticians in preparing the different rolls. Ti - mo tion was unaiimously adopted. Lieut. J. 11. McDaniel, of Company F, suggested that some method should be taken to gather statistics of the com panies in the Regiment befoi e the re organization. Mr. G. J. Patterson suggested that this would fall within the work of the county statisticians provided for in the constitution. No further action was taken. Major Woodward offered the follow ing resolution, which was unanimous ly adopted. Resolved, That the thanks of the survivors of the Sixth Regiment be tendered to the Rev. W. M. Grier for his admirable address; and that he be requested to furnish a copy of the ad dress for the publication in the Fair field and Chester papers. Mr. G. J. Patterson moved that a committee of five be appointed to nominate officers of the Association for the ensuing year. The motion was adopted; and the following-named gontlemen appointed as the committee: W. T. D. Cousar, T. W. Brice, Edwd. Shannon, E. B. Mobley, W. Floyd Jackson. On motion, tihe Association then took a recess for dinner. TIE DINNER. Immediately on taking recess the survivors and their invited guests pro ceeded to partake of the dinner that had been provided. The Gordon Light Infanitry and the survivors formed in line and marched to the appointed places. One of Mr. T. R. Robertson's storehouses and the store formerly oc cupied by 8ol. Wolfe, had each been provided with three rows of tables. Each guest had a plate filled with abundance for two, with a glass of ice water,while chicken in all its forms,corn pies, vegetables, bread and cake were spread in profnsion, lemonade was abundant, and not "pic-nie lemonade" either, the ingredients of which are said to be cold water and a bucket. The survivors wvent for the good things with the same alacrity they were wvont to display in the good old days when they charged, and captured, well stocked camps. But though they did their duty manfully, the sad fact must be told, that they cannot inscribe this charge upon their war worn battle flag. This dinner was about the first thing in the history of the Sixth it failed to get away with and utterly demolish. The onslaught of several hundred veterans Is a big thig and it lastcd half an hour, but at the end of that time they had to beat a retreat, while from behind the tables a number of unharmed barbacued sheep, hogs and beeves, metaphorically put their thumbs to their noses, and with a gyratory twirl, yelled defiantly to "cut and come again." It is a part of the unwritten history of the Old Sixth, as of all wvell conducted military comn mands, that in days that are no more they slew many a vagrant goose for fear his quack would betray them to the enemy, as it once did ini Rome, and stuck their bayonets into many a savage sheep that had threatened to bite them and give them hydrophobia, and wrung the neck of many an old farm-yard rooster to prevent his sh'ill clarion from waking up the bugler to sound reveille in the morning. But every dog has his day, and on Thurs day the sheep and the geese and the pigs and the chickens had theirs, and they licked the vets, out in a most shameful manner, ran them oil' and then sat down and cried because they had no more appetites to conquer. The meats were done to -a turn, and the hash--well, the gods of Olympus would have pitched their ambrosia out of their plates, and rushed poll mell in search of hash, especially bar becue hash such as Mr. John A. Robertson makes. Before leaving this branch of the suhjeet we must* mention that the cuisine was in charge of Mr. Rt. E. Ellison, Jr., and lie was ably assisted by Messrs. John A. Robertson, Thmos. Hobbs, Rlobt. Crawford and T. J. H. Murphy, whose skill in barbecuing is as well known as is the glety of the Sixth. A committee of ladies assisted, and to them is due the admirable spread and the neatness and tempting disposi. tI6n of the edibles. The hldis were-. Mrs. N. K.,Rabb Mte. H. B. MoMas-. teli, MrN. D. it. Flenuiken, Mrs. 8. RI X iat Ma l )r DunlevyMr..' J. 11. Cummings, Mrs. J. A. Brice, Mrs. Mar T. Phinney and Mrs. J. M. Elliott. What could the world do without the ladies? No use to discuss that question. It wasn't a world until they wyere made, and never would have been if Adam had boon left alone to boas the job. AFTER DINNER. The organization met at 8 o'clock. Capt. Cousar on behalf of the commit too submitted a report recommending the election of the following gentlemen as >ermanent oflicors: President-Gen. Jno. iratton. Vice-Presidents-Capt. 0. A. Wylie, Chester; Capt. R. C. Clowney, 1air field; Capt. B. P. Alston, York Capt. Richard Cantey, Kershaw; Maj. J. L. Coker, Darlington Capt. Wn. Brand, Colleton; Lient. '1. W. Brice, Edge field; Capt. Wi. Camp, 3partanburg. (Thte Executive Committee was au thorized to select a vice-president to represent Greenville.) Secretary and Treasurer-Henry A. Gaillard. On motion the report was unani mously adopted and the above named gentlemen declared elected. The President then announced-the executive committpe as follows: Col. J. 11. Rion Lieut. T. W. Brice, Capt. W. T. D. &usar, G. J. Patterson and Jno. C. McFadden. The Executive Committee was in structed to select an orator for the next annual meetin . On motion of Mor Coker, a com mittee consisting of Col. J. H. Rion, Maj. T. W. Woodward and, Capt. H. A. Gaillard, were appointed to draft resolutions relative to the death of Lieutenant General R. H. Anderson, to be incorporated in the minutes of this meeting. The resolutions are as follows: Whereas, GENERAL ANDERsON, the survivor of a hundred battle-fields has lately fallen by the resistless hana of Death Resolved, That we, the survivors of the 6th Regiment, S. C. V., express our great and heartfelt sorrow at the in telligence of the death of that great soldier LIEUTENAT GENERAL RICHARD H. ANDERSON, under whom our Regi ment served on niany a hard fought field. Resolved, That in GENERAL ANDER SON we behold a leader whose courage and skill obtained the confidence of those he commanded, while his unas suming manners and high qualities of heart won our esteem and afiection. Resolved, That the State may in all time point to the name of RICuAnD H. ANDERSON, as one who well illustrated South Carolina Chivalry, he being in camp and in private life without fear and without reproach. Resolved, That a page of our perma nent records, appropriately inscribed, be dedicated to the memoi y of GENE RAI. ANDERSON. On motion of Mr. Patterson the Secretary was requested to transmit a copy of the Constitution to the vice presidents of the Association, and to urge those living at a distance to or ganize County Associations, and on deavor at least to have a delegation to represent them at the annual meetings, also that they procure all statistics of their respective commands, to forward to the Secretary. It was then resolved to hold the next annual nectino, on the first Thursday it August at Blackstock, and the Exe cutive Committee was instructed to make suitable arrangements to enter tain the survivors at that place. Thanks were then returned to the Gordon Light Infantry and the Citi zens' Cornet Band of WVinneboro, for their services on the occasion. Several letters wvere read, which will be published in our next issue. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. ROLL OF MEMBERS PRESENT. The following members were pres ent: Getn. John Bratton, Col. James H. ion, Maj. T. W. Woodward, Maj. J. L. Coker, MIaj. James Pagan,. Capt. HI. A. Gaillard.. Company A-Capt.W. T. D. Consar, Lieut. J. S. Drennan W. C. Hilcklin, Robt. Blanks, Jas. Gladden,' Jesse Gladden, Jno. Fudge, Chas. Sibley, J. P. Gaston, Thad. McFadden, W. H. Crain. Company B (York)-Sergt. J. Z. Porter, Corp. H. F. Johnstonr J. H. Coltharp, John B. Erwin. Company C (Kershaw)-Not repre sented. Company D (Aiken)-Lieut. Thee. W. Brfce. CompanyE (Darlington)-Reprce sented by Maj. Coker. Company F-Capt. 0. A. Wylie, Lients. E. M. Shannon and J. H. Mc Daniel. Sergts. S. M. MeDill and E. P. Mobley. Corp. W. H. McConnell. Privates Win. Cornwell, E. Dunlap, E. Blair, 8. N. McConnell, C. 8. Wilson, W. if. Hardin, J. D. Boyd Jno. Flen niken, G. J. Patterson, Eamnuel Kil gore, Beonj. Macon. Company 0--Capt. J. D. Cureton. Sergte. W. HI. Williams, W. M. Nel son, H. A. Glenn, Corps. J. C. Tinek er, A. M. Yonguie W.2. Gilbert. Privates Robert Bankhead, Peter Bird, J. 0G. Brown, B. F. Boulware Win Cameron, W. J. Crawford, R. E. Elli son, Jr., W. R. Garrison, J. Hal god, Win. Jamison, W. F.' Jackson,$S B. Johnston, W. W. Kotehin M. King A. W. Ladd, 0. D. Ladd, 6. E. Lert ner, J. L. Lemmon, D. N. Mann R. F. Martin, 8. D. McConnell, J.*. Mo Creight, D. A. Miller, C. Muller, T. Rains, M1. Rains J. L. Richmond, D. H. Robertson, &. ii. Robertson, 0. Shuley W. Sloan, E. Taylor, L. W. Woon. A.Wotan, J. L. D. Company H-Capts. H. WV. Dixon and Rt. C. Clowney. Sergte. C. Brice and R. W. Brico. Corps. T. S. Brice. Privates J. C. Feaster, T. D. Feaster, W. H. Kerr, J. B. Montgomery Jos. Neviatt T. R. Sterling, WV. B. 'S'mon ton, W. J. Weir, D. T. Wier, Thos. Trayor, W. B. YOnigue,- James A. IR. M.Dnvy .GodnHn Dul, Jacob Baker, HL M. UpsonW . M. Gran.-- Fee, Samil. Phiips; reoempany K .(Clarendon)-Not rep-. WH AT k8 THE MATTEaR?--WJh go p ale, so languid? Are you sick? Evi ilently, your' liver is not doing 1ts duty. Youi cannot live in comfort dr pec until, you are relieved. 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