The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-15
From the. Danvill" Register
Sergeant Ratcs in Danville.
AN ADDRESS OF wEIcnNr

ll"N''"N OF the progress Of Sergeant
bates, who undertook to walk from,
ickSbnr%, Miss. to Washington city
ANA carry the Un'cd States i,ag. He
left Nlcksbnrg on the lZ;h Of January
last and rcpcE"d the Virginia soil Satur.
Gay evening the 4th inst. lie came
Gown the Piedmont railroad track and
arrived at Danviile about Il quarter past
d p m, walking from the depot up
cT'lShead sirc"lto The Tnustalt house,
brHrlnT IAS flag 20 The breeze 4 con-
SidrraDle number OF persons assembled
AT NE n"tel to So" the Sergeant and
hear what hn mad to say; and nj the
request OF some citizens, }. +. Eicklcn,
hSq, President First Nationa, Eank,
made brlr; lmnromptu address, tender.
'hg nm welcome to the State. In
RECEIVING The Sergeant, Mr.. FIcklrn
Faid
| SERGEANT BATES. Gallant soldier
bearer OF The sacrcl c,nblem Of your
country's greatness, we welcome vou
among" rs TO yon @c orcn our doors
and hearts and bid you God speed on
your noble pilgrimage TO your aud our
co"nlrvs capitol. fou now FIRST press
tn" sacred s"I! Of "Oll Nirginia"-
tread hghiIv for you now breathe the
| ar OF ah'' view the Sccnc' Of the hours
OF - ienry, "Rnndolph' ami Mar
S"""; lonF progress will soon place
y"' o'l 'heir immediate play grounds
ana wnerc rest thri: honorcd remains :;
Jo'h "!'si US noble standard bcarcr, in
| reverence Tor thclr memory and IN en-
| t''''nS 'hcir patriotic examples. We
S'o''" DC ia!Se, sir, I" onr honnrcd drnG,
| 10 apprar now before vou III any other
S''se Than as supporters Of the late IN
n"PpY struggle now closed. We labor
TO lorS"' 'hc past, and a Virginia wei.
com" Is tend''ed you. Your country
IS our country ! Your flag is our flag !!
| Vi' h'arch Is imp"dcd by present lcgis-
'auon' YET our every step is to the "mu
SIC OF me Chlon
Aronad yon stand the broken irag.
'""";'S 0, Two gallant regiments from our
H'u$; nH",r blood has brdewcd every
nn;1'e ,lr!u OF Virginia. and the bleak
| "ihS "i bel'JSoNrH drank the lltc.blOou
"' a Ga'lant commander, yet sir, this
nope remnant OF heroes ling"r around
Wv W." war;! h"aflS ana no malice,
'"o''S'' 'Hcy 40 0heF!sh and revere the
memory OF th"lr comrades u arms
10Y E"oh"h'S i-"avc in"m to weep /!
Tasting your eyes nov, sir, to The East,
may me la'ler 'nd os Your pilgrimage
'nr'nGh this sacred soil be bright with
ne expressions OF patriotism ard 10y"
any lI"" your c2"u'rvmeA, ana with
yo"f nc&i'A n;l;npalrc~ may You soon
come IN we" OF oar connry's CAPITA,
! ana inspired with The treSl: memory Of
on your line Of march, plant you, ,r.os.
ared flag On :thc tonmos, p:nnac;a NJ ,hr
"1,alonal l,als o. LEGISLATION I" lho, lis
folds may fan the Goddess Of Libcr,v y
and be forever mcmcnto ,LaA iii,
Gaion is one and insep,rab],.
THE conclusion OF these rcmorIs
Se~s3an, Ea,cs made n polite bow
returned his thanks and OK used him
self from responding further bv s,v-
inc that ,ha, he was no, sncok;uo
man. 0
we understand from ,h,sc who con.
vr.ard with Srro ant Bates th,I hc de-.
! cares he has no WAGER on his t.ot
| though others have made be,s mn, il
and that h,s chief object N uuder,ak;nc
! j, was TO show to The North ,ha. y
Northern man could carry The Goo
through the South wi,Eont being mo-
Tested. lie stated that he had been
kindly treated throughout his Journey.
On Sunia; morning The SERGEANT ),n
taking it foot FIR Richmond. cxpcc,nr
TO arrive at that city on "Wednesday,
the Sth inst.
-,
WHIPPED BY ANOTHER CoLonED Man.
a discussion occurred, Yesterday after
noon. near lIia,inarkc, between Bcvcr-
,:!y Nash (bo radical candidate Cor
! Senator from iis Dis'ric,) and Jack
Prrcival, an ablc.bodicd colorcd man,
(who, we believe, supports the Demo-
cratic ticket, y"lstivc to the commuli.
cation published in yesterdays Hhon,1,
| aGGrrsepI In HE woul] .bn Senator hu