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proof that your conduct is approved. The
pure gold is emblcmatic OF the spirit which
it is given to approve-a spirit tried in the
furnace seven times heated, AMI found TO
be the genuine metal.
This testimonial has Il value h.vond its
intrinsic worth. 1t will he appreciated by
You for something more rhau the gold Of
which it is roml"sc' Take it, sir. keep it.
and hand it down as an hei r-loom to Your
children, who will doubIy valnc it us Il gift
from YOU, aud as the evidence that they pos
scss the impcri>lahlc Inheritance of IN illus
trions name. [Aprau<c.
.Aicr this, he presented him beautiful
gohl-monntcd walking-canr. in behalf Of the
citizens OF Clinton, Laurcns District, which.
he said, WIS presented in the s:,mc spirit
and for the sam" purpose.
Maj. Il. \. Griffin then, with few ap-
propria,c remarks. as the organ of the ci,i-
zens of Nine,yS;S vicinity, presented Col.
Brooks u very handsome silver goblet as a
testimonial Of their approval Of his course.
DR.. G. W. PrcSslv, Of this District. bee
gcd leave to make still :,uoi,cr presentation.
He had been recently travelling IN Florida,
and meeting up with IN old gentleman
having the fires Of Carolina ar,lor still a..
! live Ill his bosom, WAS requested by him to
bear to- Col. Brooks Il cane from the orange
groves Of that young State in his name
. He had done 50, and now desired to ask his
acceptance Of the gift. DR.. Prcssy then
spoke in his own behalf, and with much
feeling. of his admiration Of the conluc. Of
Col. Brooks ~ Representative.
COL Brooks took the stand, with evident
emotion, and proceeded to respond to these
manifestations of regard and appreciation.
After expressing his Profound gratitude for
the honor awarded him 10y hi, constituents.
ncighbors and friends, he proceeded in a
speech Of one hour and half 10 discuss
the great question ot the times We are
not prepared to report Iii, speech in such Il
manner rs TO do justice to him. 1t will L,.
published in full, and we shall have an or-
portunitv then Of giving i. as spoken. We
only add that, in our Judgment, it WIS an
able effort, worthy of the man and lis DO
sitlon and the repeated and enthusiastic
cheers Of the audience indicated tl,a: such
was the general opinion.
Hon. Robert Toomb<, Cni,c.l State, Sen
ator from Geoigia, was next introduced: and
as he rose, such burst of applause as greet
ed him we never before heard from a South
| Carolina audience. Mr.. ToomLs, with his
'rumpet,toncd voice, llucncy of speech, and
intimate acquaintance with all the political
questions of tn" country. dead an,l living.
is, beyoni all question, The most p"w"rft,,
stump orator we Lave yet head. His
speech occupied one hour, ana there were.
few, we venture to say, in that vast auli-
enrc, who WEI" not anxious to hear him
another hour. TIL. enthusiasm which
burst forth in his applause must have been
highly gratifying to him, and we hope h.
may be induced thereby to repeat his visits
to our State. His clarion voice will ever
meet an echo' in South Carolina. when
pleading for Southern concert and dctermi-
nation.
After Mr.. Toombs' speech, dinner was
announced, and Of course all other pro
recdings suspended to give it becoming
Or rather be-goiny-rcception.
Judge Butler WAS the first to speak in
the evening. The latcness of the hou
rendered him unwilling to go into an eIah-
"rate speech, aud after merely Indicating
his general views, ho took his scat
1t was matter Of regret that Judge Butler
did not have more time to speak. In these
days Of painful anxiety for the veal Of our
country, the people eagerly listen to the
counsellings Of such men.
Gov. Adams, after repeated calls, arose
and spoke, with great force and earnestncss,
about ten or fifteen minutes.
Loud calls were made for Col. Orr, but
he, being about to depart on the Anderson
train, could not respond.
And thus ended the day, distinguished
for the largest gathering of.the '.grcat un-
washed that has met in South Carolina
tor perhaps twenty years.
Hon. Robert Toombs.
This distinguished Georgian and able