The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-29
Speech Of General Hampton
-. .>. In Baltimore.

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>s5Fhe Baltimore tESun" of Satur.
day. says: There was a crowded
attendance On Thursday night al
the, Democratic headquarters" to
hear the remarks Of General Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina. He
vas accompanied on entering the
hal, by Gen. Thomas F. Bowie:
General Fitzhugh, of Kentucky:
1iamberts Cuttings, Esq, and other
prominent citizens, and his appear,
anee was greeted with repeated
cheers. Gen. Hampton said:
1 acknowledge many. reasons
Why a son of South Carolina
should make open acknowledge
ments to the State of Maryland.
In!l776, when Sonth Carolina was
in-aadark :gloemy@period of her
history, ,and oppression rode over
her fair domains with iron heel,
almost as bad as now, the first ray,
Of hope that came: to. her heart,
elouded and dark with despair,
Has the sound Of the bugle Of the
cid Maryland line: tApplause:1
She cannot forget how the sons of
MARYLAND, under DeKalb, fought
sheasder to shoulder with our pa
tttiotie sires, with Marion, Sumter
and the rest of that. noHle host.
she cannot forgot how they fought
sE Camden, when DeKalb gave
- ic ats e;pwpens and at5EotaW:
sss sss ssgerf forgotten the names
oEgnsll lwoos, Howard, Williams
and, ,Gist;gsLet ME- gay that some
ayoar .noblest and best sons are
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sIsspng in that soil, snd that
South Carolina will bold ,tGeir sa-
eredadast till earth and skies, :8o
ssas are rent in twain. [Applause. ]
But there are still warmer
reasons whyI should make my
acknowledgment, for I remember
that when I was a soldier in the
glorious army of Northern Vir-
ginia the sons of Maryland swept
across the, borders and again stood
sias. by. side with South Carolina
ina great contest for liberty. Tap
psause.] For three years COM
mandeda regime ent of Marylanders,
and here, on their own SOIL, among
fheir aequaintances and friends, I
wish to say that among all the
bra1e and true. men Of that i'm
mortal army none were .trueE and:
braEer than. Whtte's battalion.
lApplsuse.] lt'betonged to what
was called the Laurel Brigade, and
VIXEN It's Brigadier General (Ros-
ser9 expected sharp and decisive
work, I. always knew it, because
Whites. battalion was in front
He .ased to order Colonel White
1if he met the enemy:to ride over
him." and it would have to be a
very strong and very bold party
Indeed that White would not ride.
oEsr. Some e7of those gallant men
may be present; if not I hope my
goieo,may reach them, that they
may know that their commander
prays for their happiness and pros
psritY..: As they were brave and
trne-snd honorable soldiers, they
muss ssncw, with that same fidelity
skey displayed in time Of war, de-
vote themselves to the arts and
thepursuits ofpeaee they must,
as then, devote themselves for the
benefit Of their country, to uphold
the, constitution, the Union and
the laws, and 60 to work, as the
most effectual means of so doing,
for Seymour and Blair. Zap
plause:l 1t is scarcely necessary
for me to give this advice, possibly
as every man I have met in Mary
land is for Seymour and Blair.
General Hampton referred to
the arrest of fourteen respectable
citizens of his own county by the
military authorities, upon the
charge, of murder, and who are
now undergoing a trial before g