The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-01
From the Columbia Phoenix


dressed to me. proposing to form a colo
ny TO enigrate, / take this method Of
answering them, not only on account Of,
their number, but because Of the want
of all mail facilities. The desire to leave
country which has been reduced to
such a deplorable condition as ours and
whose future has so little Of hope, is
doubtless as wide spread as it is natural.
But | doubt the propriety of this expa-
triation of so many Of our best men.
The very fact that our State is passing
through so terrible an ordeal as the pres.
ent, should cause her sons to cling the
more closely to her. My advice to- all
of'my fellow citizens is, that they should
devore their whole energiesto the resto.
ration of law and order, the .re.establish.
ment OF agriculture and commerce, the
promotion of education and the rebuild
ing os onr cities and dwellings WHICH
have been laid in ashes. Teaccomplish
these objects--the highest that patriot
ism can conceive-I recommend that
all who can do so should take the oath of
allegiance to the United States Govern.
ment, so that they may participate in the
restoration Of civil government to our
State. War, after four years Of heroic
but unsuccessful struggle, has failed to
secure to us the rights for which we en-.
gagged in it. To save any of our rights
Ito rescue anything more from the
general ruin--will fequire all the states.
manship and ALI the patriotism Of our
citizens. IF the best men ofour country
those who for years past have risk
ed their lives in her. defence-reluse
TO take the oath, they will be excud-
ed from the councils Of the State, and
its destiny will he committed of ne
cessity to those who forsook her in her
hour of need, or to those who wonld
gladly pull her down to irretrievable min.
To guard against such calamity, let all
true patriots devote themselves, with
zeal and honesty of purpose, TO the resto.
ration of law, the blessings of peace and
10 the rescue of whatever of liberty may
be saved from the general wreck. If,
after an honest effort to effect these OBJ.
jects, we fail. we can then seek home
IN another country. A distinguished citi
zen of our State-an honest man and O
true patriot has been appointed Cover
nor He will soon call convention ofthe
people, which will be charged with the
most vital interests oil our State. Choose
for this convention your best and truest
men not those who have skulked in the
hour OF danger--nor those who have
worshipped Mammon, while their conn.
try was bleeding at every porc-nor
the politician, who, after urging war,
darednot encounter its hardships-but
those who laid their all upon the altar
Of their country. Select such men, and
make them serve as your representa-.
tives. Yon will then be are that your
rights will not be wantonly sacrificed,
nor your liberty ba-tered for mess of
pottage My intention is to pursue the
course recommend to others. Besides
the Obligations I owe my State, there
ar" Others of personal character which
will not permit me to leave the country
atpresent. ] shall devote myself earn.
estly, if allowed to do so, to the dis.
charge of these obligations, publ, and
private. In the, meantime, | shall OBJ
tain all information which woald be de,
sirable m the establishment Of a colony,
in case we should ultimately be forced to
leave the country. Invoke my fellow,
citizens-especially those who have
shared with me the perils and the glories
of the last four ycars--to stand by our
State manfully and truly. The Roman
Senate voted thanks to one of their
generals, because in the darkest hour Of
the Republic, he did not despair. Let us
emulate the example Of the Roman, and
thus enttle ourselves to the gratitude of
our country, Respectfully, yours,
asx WADE HAMPTON.
| JEFFERSON DAVIS. The correspond.