The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
WHOLE NUMBER 275
The Dinner to Senator Hammond: .,

The Charleston Mercury has q very. full
account ofthea proceedings AT BEECH Island
on Thursday last. Senator sHadsmopd,s
speech, OF course, was AN able ons 55EbAS
Mercury publishing full report, thus sumss
up the proceedings Of the distinguished,
Senator:
/. That if we were we'll out ofthe Union:
with our constitution and political institu-
t,on established and acknowledged, = til.
South would he more prosperous Stban.she
Is now. or seems likely 10 be, in the Union.
:, 2. That we are not likely. to dissolvetbe
Onion until some very substantiaIissue5 is
made, viz: the Forth ruling us bysa con-
nrned sectional majority, or q renewal of
the tariff, banks, DC, or direct tanjberine
with our slaves, &c o..
.. That we have already achieved great
victories over the North, and that ii. we
would unite and stand firmly, watchf1liy,
with our arms in order, on the constitution:
truth justice and our rights, with Me+alfer-
"atre OF u dissolution. there is reason, to
feel confident thatswe Cannot only sustain
ourselves IN the5s Uhion,, but control the>
country, and through it, the world. 2.
| !. That the South should review minutely
and anal yticalIy the ground of the prevailed.
opinion that We want expansion of slave
territory, and should also ascertain whether
the thing b. possible for the South with
our limited supply Of slaves, which the-Sen-
ator intInhates lie is aversc to increasing by
re-opcnlng the slave trade, and wlichs6e re-,
CARDS as wholly inprac:icable. -.
we suhjoin the report of the remarks of
Mayor Iradewell and COL Maxcy regg, of
this city:
Alter dinner, loud and unanimous calls
were made for Hon. James d. l,radcwell:
Mayor OF Columbia, who being escorted to
the speakers stand, spoke in manly. patIri-
otto MANNER After co,npIimentine Senator
Hammond, aud thanking the audience for
their call, he stated that he held nlto;poltjcal
position aud served no party. He had; all
ti'e feelings OF II Caroinial,. aud looked On.
y for h's States advancement Taking u.
retrospective and prospective view Of public
matters, from the prescntdisjointed platform
OF the country, he could see little to lopo
lor, tor the prosperity or security of the
South. The election OF President BuclIan-
an was just only not defeat He regard |
ed Senator Hammond as true and faithful
10 the convictions that had borne him, by !
!iie peoples voice, to his exalted position
lie lett assured that the sturdy trees aroIndi
tlle spot OF this Injecting would wither from
branch 10 root ere Senator HAMMOND: d:woI,ld
Yield 10 federal corruption or 'suf.cumIitl
The seductive Influences # Washington con-
servatism -
AS Senator and statesman, Senator
Hammond would he followed by him,tos
either war or peace. But he could not iii-}& =
du'ge the same hope for the future as the
honorable Senator. Nor did he see'the>
great benefits to be derived by the South
from the National. Democratic party. s,slty'
was the same whose'rumbling thpndefs. and.
dark clouds, whose cruel hours and STORMY
days could not be readily forgotten: i. was
,'te mesa same party whose banper in, the yean
1882 was emblazoned with "The Union
must be preserved ut all hazards" He
could not look at the NATIONAL. party.of to-.
oay anu forget its past history Of treachery
10 The South. lt|was ever realty to butchefs !.
'hose who did not bow down to The Jackson
standard. With this tendency and 4 con-
s,ant procl'vity 10 sacrifice its'prncpies and
'ne South Tor success, he felt that it was dan
gerous to our section. For one, he could
never bow down to ito Thanking the audi
ehce Tor the'raittention, and again compli-
ment'ng Senator Hammond. Mr.. Trade
well closed his speech in the midst Of ap:
pause.
Repeated Calls were now made for Col,
Maxcy Gregg. who stood ND from l,iseseat
in the centre Of the company, and remarked
that the invitation to speak was wholysnn.
expected by him. He had come to hear lie
speech of the statesman who had received
from the Legislature of South Carolina Tia
highest compliment ever received by any
one from any people. He had heard him:
and when lie turned to his home he would
ponder on the honorable Senator's OPINIONS e
He desired to join irr tie Senator 3. hopes.
But his only hope and the. only clsa ifcesHs
saw for the Soaih was, tharthe S,ate RIGHTS
party, placing no reliance for tie projections
of the South upon the Natiodaf Democratic.
party. should rally. to gether, and remain
steadfast aud ready resist aggression: ff,
the honorable Senator coald do', ,auqhtfo
his hopei would be done. = -