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The Dinner to Senator Hammohd:

LUZ SuaTieston mercury has yeryefuit
account ofthe proceedings at Beech Island
Oh Thursday last Senator slTaninopds
speech, of course, was 7an able ons.s iFbA$
Mercury publishing a full report, thus siirnss
up the proceedings of the distinguished
Senator:
!. That if we were well out of the Union;
with our constitution and political ifistitu-
l,on established and acknowledged, the
South would be more prosperous "tban. she
IS now, or seems likely to be-, in the Union.
=. That we are not likeIy,q to tlissolvetLe
On'on until some very Observation-Disclosures Is
made. VIZ: the Forth ruling us bysa con-
ilrlned sectional majority, or a renewal OF
INC tariff' banks, DC, or direct taIpering .
with our slaves, &c.
8. lhat we have already achieved great
victories over the North, and that If we,
would unite and stand firmly, watchfiliy;
with our arms in order, on the constitution;
truth, justice and our rights, witt, Me-alter.
nahre of Il dissolution, there is reason to
feel confident tbat5wea Cannot only sustain
ourselves IN thes Union, but control the,
country, and through it, the world. :.
L. That the South should review minutely
and analyticalIy the ground of the prevalent
oP'nion that We want expansion Of slave
territory, and should also ascertain whether
the thing be possible for the South with
our limited supply slaves, which the Sen
ator lntimates he is aversc to increasing by
re-openlng the slave trade, and which be re-,
CARDS as wholly impracticable. 49,,
we sutjoin the report OF the remarks of
Mayor Tradewell and Col. Maxcy tegg, of
this city:
Alter dinner, loud and unanimous calls
were made for Hon. James D. 1radeweli, |
Mayor OF Columbia, who being escorted to
the Speakers stand, spoke in lnany, ,patri-
otlc manner. After rconp!imenting Senator
Hammond, and thanking the audience for
their call, be stated that he held no political
position aud served no partys He had all
,he feelings ofa Carolinan, aud looked On,
y ior his States advancement. Taking u
retrospective and prospective view of public |
matters, from the present tIisjonted platform |
OF the country, he could SEQ little to lopo
lor' lor The prosperity or security of tn. |
South. lhei election of President, Buchap-
an was just only not defeat. He regard
ed Senator Hammond as true and faithful
TO the convictions that had borne him, by,
the peoples voice, to his exalted position
hc feit assured that the sturdy trees: aroIniI
ihe spot OF this meeting would wther from
branch TO root ere Senator rIIammond would
Yield 10 federal corruption or surcunEIj
the seductive Influences # Washington. con-
serva,sm. r- .'s.
AS Senator and statesman. Senator
hammond. would he followed by him to-
either war or peace. But he could not IL: ia
dulge the same hope for the future rs the
honorable Scuator. Nor did he seeTthe,
great benefits to be derived by the .Soitll:
from the National Democratic party. :lslt,S
was the same whose rumbIing thundefs and
dark clouds, whose. cruel hours and stofinay
days could not be readily forgotten: II was
!ie same party whose bnnncr i'm the year
1882 was embIazoned with "The Union
must bc preserved at all hazards..' He
couti not look at the National. party.of to-.
oay anu forget its past history Of treachery
70 Tie South. lt@as ever reatly to butchefa !.
those who did not bow down 70 the Jackson
standard. With this tendency and con-
slant proclvity TO sacrifce its'prmcipies and
'he oouth for success, he felt that it was dan
gefous TO our section. For one, he could
never bow down to it.c Thanking the. audi
ence tor theirtt,tention, and again compli-
ment'ng Senator Hammond. Mr.. Trade
well closed his speech in tue midst Of ap:
plause.
Repeated caHs were now made for Col
Maxcy Gregg. VIII" stood I'D from hiseseat
in the centre Of the company, and remarked
that the invitation TO speak was whollgsnn.
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 he turned TO his home he would
ponder on the honorable Senator's 6piuious:
He desired TO joig in Senator q hopes.
But his only hope and the Only clsa hceslis
saw for the Soa,h was, that the S,ate Rights
party. placing no reliapce fortlie rprotections
of the South upon the 'Natiohat d Democratic
party. should rally. together and remai,
steadfast and ready resist aggression: H.
the honorable Senator coald do:sughtfor
his hopeit would be done. =
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