The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-25
Remarks of the Hon. Alfred uuger.

Our correspondent at Columbia has sent us notes
of the remarks of the Hon. ALFRED HuGEn, made
in the Convention, at Columbia, on the 18th inst,
in reply to the oft-repeated charge that South
Carolina has not been republican. The address
was made in seconding motion that Governor
PICKENs' ordinance should be taken up and consid-
cred. MIR. II. spoke as follows:
Mr. President-I second the motion because it is
necessary to the respectabilty and individuality of
the State. The State passed the Ordinance of Sc
cession, and though differed with her, 1 loved
and went with my State, and I am for the individ-
hesitate to go into debate, and have doubt
that you may have occasion to call me to order.
If you do, attribute it to the feelings of eighty
years and the influences Of heart that never knew
any other feeling than love for his State. Icannot
agree with Mr.. Orr that South Carolina is not Il
republic. If not, I have no brthright If this
State is not republic, how did it produce John
Rutledge, Cheves Lowndes and Calhoun? Iknew
the State when it was an honor and q privilege for
any man to take a part in her society, and know
personally when Carolina .geatleman was pass
port on both sides the Atlantic; and would not
| have valued that passport had not believed my
| self republican.
| 1 remember being in the city of London at the
time of financial crisis, and was thrown among
men who spoke much of money and some OF
| politics. On one occasion they were speaking of
| the bonds of different States, and asked if was
buying. said that was not; but that L would
| give par for q South Carolina bond, and learned
| with qualification that none were on the market
have no d6ubt that have q weakness for the
| house in which was born. AS I expected, I am
exhausted before finish. Here he complimcntcd
| Mr.. Dudley for n conservative speech, and con-
| tinued If we are to desert the old Constitution,
and every man is to use his scalpcl, having no
| taste for science, must be pardoncd ut feeling
| pain. 1t is but cdpm noo,fu: but yet it has my
| love. If South Carolina had not been republic,
she would not have sent Col. Orr to Congress-
and given him reputation on both sides of the
Atlantic. Even he would not have been strong
enough to have stood without her republican form
of government.
| My voice will probably not be heard again.
| stand upon bridge one foot resting upon the
| abutment of Time far behind, and the other on the
| abutment Of Eternity, not far ahead. 1 do not
| speak because doubt the vitality of the State
We're not entirely identified with her interests
should doubt my Legitimacy. She has a glorious
past, and her present fills me with emotion.
will not trespass again upon you, but ask leave to
say to those. many of whose fathers were my as
my country's liberty; and however large is that
country, South Carolina is to me the centre. We
have passed through an agony and a bloody sweat;
and now say may God speed every man in doing
his duty bravely before man and truthfuly and
hopefully before God. Let South Cardinals word
be as it has always been-better than her bond
Let no Carthagenian faith form part of her char
acter. No matter what he has to remember-no
matter what he has to forget-let every man feel
that If he goes back to the Union he goes back
faithfully to the Union.
Applause greeted the venerable Nestor at the
council board OF State in agony as he took his
seat-for though the Convention is not united on
many subjects, every man seems to feel the ne
cessity OF speedily and honestly restoring the State
to her place in the old Union.