The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-22
sPEEsH o. HON. 3. f, percy,
III the 2 |5le Meeting IL Ike Court
II sc, GreenriNe, s. O. on. Non-
aoE, lhe Ed doy IF Julv, 1865.

| MN. ClAIRMA,;:: This puh;c meet.
ilg of he ,IlZ~:.s Of Erye:lvliie Is one
Of dec, '!uNl.iat'on auLa Sorrow. !
cruel and h!ocdy "ar L%s swept o,er
The Southern States. One I.un.ireu
and fifty .ionsand o; our hrav,st and
most ra'ialt men ha3te {ai!@n on ihe
fields - >atj!r! The lo..j IS tie,
with mo- ring widows and o,p'ans
There Is :. rccIy house il Which
there has not i'esn weeping, i,,r SONS,
loved one lost: Three THOUSAND n1ii-
lions OF iotlars maze been spent oy.the
Southern e,'afes IN carrying on this
war! A,. now We are called uron to
give l!o t,:r millions of slaves, worth
'.>o t..uu> n millions OF dollars more.
Our coQn Y has been r;,vage! arc.
iesolate,: Gar lies, towns nnj VII
Lagos, 49, sHrnou!ele,iu@ r;lit- Cen
Q'er."c I. mic, occupy the country.
Ihe GOA. rrAcy las l.!ivn. and We
have been eltivcd If ali cjy: cotcrn.
mcnt .nG political r-htS. We have
neilher Law n"r r~,,cr... There j. ~"
pro;c>t;an u itit, !.>.!tv or II, i,ert..
Every wue in,.I~ is G-u ora:z,to.I.
rapnc ;u,l taur4e!, iIun-ec 20 star
vtiiou ;tr@ upon u.s. ial ,nov We
NEE. Rs u L.<gfacet -and >nI.ju.a...ri
people, 10 ps;i: ::rn Tie co"qu,i.3 10
restore o"t u.s. .!.;s! Sucil.arc Tie
, tier tyuita Il seceSS;on,
How oia1rcnr, Mr.. Cl4ir:uan, in
ipi.e, pink and c;i,rac..r, was th.,
mec,ii,., Of the citizens # Gteeatne;
J!~t i,c yee.s :go, il. ,hi, same .bnii:-
"y. winch 'uauulsEatel thi.; most t..ta::,
s',odl and ,is.shQns .evriui:on. The
t..A;;"o>. 'ss<ai i II II - ~ IL. on.
locking 'oNar.S bis cou., (, t use, I
saw ,:oN'i oi Persons :ushiuy in.
compnSs.d Of college boys "nl ,|~i-
professors, sercla.'i>, :eri.anrs, doc
tors, lawyers "'l:! i'.lyr. from ,!lc hotels,
wi,h a >p;:uAin- "I iar:mc,s a"d Ian
!ers. Snm .r:':,; tie ,"hic s,v:.k-
iu,- com;uentr. :..a Ne air vs.. irnt
with tie W; . as! -. ,juro; ;pp!:s.>p
q the cN.'ity! a.jll,u:c ..'hc .aer.
-xtra&a@ vt tua oe.nav;ution, OF H..
Union, the iou,!cr wrv. ;.,r .hoy,s q
app'ars,. /! rcpru;cl il my !4evr; The
h.etnor":''e v,la1 o! Cn;is. = uthey
Jc1Yirc ~ ~. Ht4 1+,2ta not t.tiui sI.r
DC" II; lpInG WAS ,!lcn iiI.rd' w:!tn
the wora- f. .lo..;.igs rs u !hc future.
| though / n.c<"a ii. tho cvi, rl;t.h
have Sinre n''.iicn our oe'rvc, cyu;-
try. Eat ny !oIi,.r:l inil!,@:.>a vas
gone, aal ~: voice w#s o"cil l,.s4- to
stay Ne y" r.; an, cxcItc>! feelings @.
~: lcl!uv q zyns.
We ",e Al Tat ,:;,e. NJ Chair
man, toe N st r:">r.ror., free and
happy POI < en- the t,rc ,Nr-.hs earth.
TAe sun had nev,r sio"e On an eiupi.c
or nat!au Wuo~e futt,c vas more
bright and giorious B';t ..e p,..iic
mind ha,!. unfortunately, been i.rc
raled, in t';o Southern States, ior
Thirty years past, tjr an cll' It a. d:s-
union The :eA,}e had l.ecn iua4ueJ
to believe 'i'at dis.ni,', would hc a
quiet blessing, and that j: m!gI'.D corac
without war and boodshcd! .l'ine
leading politicians of the Soa'h wolc
anxionsiy waiting for some plausible
pre!eXt ior .cce'ing iro" tho Amer
can I nioH. The election OF y bra haEl
Lincoln President Of the United State
by a SECTIONAL party, at the &csth,
was regSrdeI as Il favorable oproltu-
nity ;or accomplishing their ion@
cherished purposc. We were told,
alter tits event, that there WAS no
longer any safety IN tie Union Tor
slavery OF of:" constiut;onal ri5hss!
Let Us NO. see, Mr.. Chairman, if
there was &Ry truth in his assertion.
Mr.. Lincoln va, elected IN direct con