The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-04-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Sickles' Address to the Charleston
Board of Trade.

General sickles' Address to the Charleston
Board of Trade.
The following is the address de-
livered by General D. E. Sickles at
the dinner given by the Charleston
Board of Trade on Tuesday evening
the 2nd inst. 1t will be read with
interest. General Sicklcs said:
M'. President and Gentlemen: |
thank you for your kind expressions
of confidence and commcndation.-
The relation I bear to the people of
the Carolinas, while temporarily
charged with the supervision of their
government, imparts additional inter
est and qualification to the honor con-
1errcd upon me on the present occa-
sion by so many person of conS!dera-
ton. I presume some of YOU may
expect from me intimations as to my
line of conduct. I shall Tot, I fear,
crafty even reasonable degree Of
curiosity on that subject. But at all
events I may, without departing from
the reserve imposed upon me by my
official position, and its responsibilities
and duties, tell YOU what I shall rot
lo.
First, I shall not for a moment
think of depriving myself of the able
and efficient cooperation of my old
friend Governor Orr. Great cheer
ing.l Nor shall l fail to avail myself
of the aid and assistance Of any other
civil officer in South Carolina, who
performs his duty as zcalously and
faithfully as l know Governor Orr
aaas cndeavorcl to discharge his duty.
IChecrs.
Gentlemen, T am sure I can add,
not only for myself, but for every Off
Ger Of the army of the United States,
serving under my command, that
undcr no circumstances will we sane
s1on any act of injustice, spoliation
or wrong committed upon any citizen
of Nortl, or South Carolina.
Gentlemen, I will offer to you an
other assurance: you have my authori-
tv for the statement to capitalists,
traders, to manufacturers-to all who
desire to embark in your agricultural
field Of labor, and to all who wish to
invest moneys in your securities and
in your lands, that the military au-
tlorities will do nothing tending to
impair the value Of your possessions,
or to increase the risks of those who
have heretofore embarked i'll enter
prises on your soil. Whatever We
can do to strengthen confidence in
YOUR resources, and to promote the
material prosperity of the Common
wealth shall be done.
1 concur heartily in the confident
expectations which have been cX-
pressed as to your future. | am one
of those who believe that there are few
things impossible to Americans. |
believe that the civil and political
misfortuncs, the disasters in trade
and agriculture, the privations, hopes
and discouragements YOU have saaer-
ed, and which would have crushed
almost any people who had not extra;
ordinary energies, perseverance and
faith in the future, will all be con-
qucred by the elasticity, vigor and
fortitulc characteristic of the Amcri-
can people. There is nothing in the
history of South Carolina that sug,
gcsts that you are an exception to
these traits of our countrymcn. II
may not be nubecoming in me to say.
although you would perhaps refrain
from saying so yourselves, that, in
the war which has just closed, the
people Of the South have shown sucl
resources, and the ability to employ
them, and such energy, and resolution
and courage, as will, if wisely direct
ed, surmount greater difficulties thar
any now before them.
+ will go further, and venture ;
suggestion in reference to your linz
of action. Of course I shall not tres
pass upon the political arena; for a
to that / am as much disqualified q
his Excellency the Governor, thougl
not by constitutional amendment
GLaughter. I shall abstain, as az
required to do by the duties of m,
position, from any allusion to tn
political bearing of any matter whicl