The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-10-18

my act; as ] have bad but one hope to
i've with her, so now Ibaye but one desin--
to die on,her soil aud be laid in her bosom
II am wrong inevery thing else, know I
am right in loving South Carolina know I
am right in believing that, whatever glory
the future may bring our reunited country,l
it can neither brighten nor tarnisb the gloryi
Of South Carolina. She has passed through
the agony ard the bloody sweat, aud as we
now return her to the Federal Union, let
Ievery man do his duty brageIy before the
world, trustfully before God, remembering
each man for himself, that be is South Car.
Gilman. She has been devastated by the
invader, reviled by the hireling; Knocked by
the weak-hearted; but SHE has accepted the
| Invitation to retnrn--accepted it In good
| faith, with the assurance of q word better
than a bond; ard now, no matter what she
gives up, az matter what there is ia. endure
! and to forget, let US all do orr duty as be-
comes her children accounting tour chiefest
honor to stand by her in evitreport as well
as IN good report honor alike to livewith
her and to die with kerS!'' .
The scene was in tie highest degree dra-
|matic-the venerable old man standing be-
tween the platform and table, with q sup
porting hand on each, and speaking in the
| most impsssioned manner. with a Clear, re-
lsonant voice that easily filled the whole
church every member Of the Convention
sitting with strained attention; the gale
lries bending over in silence, the better to
see and hear; a clerk standing near thefeeble
Hnguenot Carolinan to pass the glass Of.
water while he spoke, and reach for him his
/ staf when he had conlnded.
\, After reading this, given BY the correspon-
dent as his only sample Of "a rambling, old
/ man's speech, We cannet bring ourseR to-
imagine that the applause it ELECTED was
merely out Of personal feeling for ~the old
man eloquent Such language as given
faboye was well calculated to stir the'feelings
Of every Carolinian to their utmost depth
On the third day Of the session the vote
was taken aud resulted -4yeas, lO5; nays, 8
The correspondent says:
And so South Carolina, after nearly FIVE
hos d,stroyea M hsr l;y;nr ma yery n;s1
DESTROYED herself comes home there ars
M cheers or shmzaas--no salvoa az artillery
and changing Of glad bells, as when she set
up the proud palmetto standard -only stlg.i
gestiye silence and The eloquent catching:
IA hrea,h Of 8 multitude 81 men. s
The three nays we're those d MI. Adrieb
and his Two colleagues ifrou, the Baruwell
district, He explained that, as Tie dorhi.
lnant party had conducted the war for four
wears on lie theory that no State could get
out Of the Union, be could see 20 sense in
repealipg any ordinance Of secession.
Mr.. Ilrich is described By the correspon.
1spondeut as .sthe leader Of the impractical
Ible. uncononered clement the men who
are sGlien ~ spl'elu'' 'ns uu'a"p1 ule
AS TO the passage o. tbe auoiision y Wy
slavery ordnance tne correspondent, al !,
lg'Vlng tne ordinance y lh1ouucel' anu 'ue
many amendments te =, says; -:
!hey were determlnen 70 pave 'he y ms y,
tor'cal iaol, ana nnally, y vow = lpeu' y
.ee g Eve io,oW ~ hoso Was