The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-17
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GENERAL ICKLEs' nEaAnK5.
! COMRADES. FREsps AND FELLuw-C1rlzEss No
l ono could receive thi, welcome without grateful
ninl OF tho affectionato attachment OF INV old com
rados; yet another prof Of tho Indulgent regard
OF my friends aud elow,citisons. / pray you,
Con. Sharp, to accept my thanks for the comrncn,
dation you hare bestcned upon my services. And
my thanks are thousand times repeated to this
| large assemblage tor their hcsrty endorsement of
| Your address. This Meeting brings hack glorious
| rocolieetions OF dan.en you brarciy met, OF
shcriiices Son have rlIeprlully hnrnu ni Snur
fortit,,de under reyelsrs when many At hnup
were responding; OF .pur victories nobiy wnn of
Your generosity for the vanluiBhed. anu of your
mniovable faith in thu success Of our arms anil in
| the good Providence which would preserve and
| prrpctuatc the republic. j am glad TO sec vo,,
arc not unmindfu of the fratcrnal ties which bind
the Oil army together IN true and tried brother
tical, which would disturb their harmony and i'm
pair their usefulness, they can do much TO pro.
mote the benevolent objects of their founders and
families All honor I'd Tho Grand Army of tho
Republic. CHEERS, While the American people
cherish in grateful remembrance the fidelity ai,l
valor which saved tho nation, they will not
suffor the sacrifices ol long years Of war To
DO wasted. In tho prosecution OF tho war no
ins,u1an aMsd On no GaIy no man loud aPpnuso was
the terms Of peace the will nr the majority Of the
loyal people represented in Congroas iioud cheers,
must be Ghoyca by all departments OF the Govern,
mont, aud by every citizen, every magistrate and
every soldier. The destiny Of tho renubic is safe
in tho hands Of the who put down tho rebel
lion. This not the tir,o nor tho occasion for mo
to discuss any personal or political issues. There
nro matters OF deep interest to nll OF u.s. now on
gnging public attention, about which should like
some day to know ynnr yiows, and possibly you
may desirc hereafter to know mine. (Crics of 'ycs"
and checrs). shall not refer to my recent service
in tho Carolinus, any farther than to declare that
l have obeYed all tho oHlcrs have cror received,
anu that have faithfully endcavorpd to cxer-
else tho authority l possessed for the welfare of
the people committed to my charge, according to
The truo intent and meaning of the laws which
lau to govern nnl regulate my notion. Much
remains to DO done before our beloved country Gun
enjoy he ropose mud security you won for her at
Winchester and Richmond. The encmies who
arc now on their parole OF honor to obey tho
laws OF tho lantl. They agreed by that parole
to accept md abide BY tho terms and conditions
Congrcss should impose for their readmission into
tho Union, aud for such qualified, genoral or par
ttnl restoration ot civil rights should DO yoilc-
sailed to them. believe that parole will be kept:
but il will oniy be kopt whenever tho Government
III all OF its departments, is agreed in executing i'm
good faitl and without hesitation and without
Garil, tho laws OF the Congress Of tho United
States, passed by tho representatives OF the Peg
Ple Tho will OF the puuple who put down tho re-
bellion must be executed Then anl not until
then, shall We have peace. Let ,Is have faith i'm
tho future. Lot no ona take counsel Of tho timid:
whoever may he tried and found wanting the
army of to-day-the armies OF 16G5-the citizen
soldiers of the republic aud Grnnt their inync,ble
leader, will never fslter, never fail.