The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-22

! At this juncture some of the pa
| per lamps caught fire and efforts
were made to extinguish them.
General Hampton. (continuing)-I
| do not like to have a fire in my
rear. daughter and applause.)
Gentlemen, l came, then, solely
that 1 might thank you for the
courtesy that you have extended
to us and to all the Southern States,
and that I might explain to you
T why it was that we were here and
what good we hope may be effect
ed by our presence. 1t was de-
| terr4ined by as when we came on
that We would take no part 10 this
eonvention-no prominent part
not because we, felt that We: were
| not the, equals Of any other dele
gates, but solely because we were
] afraid that we Of the South-eut
| off as we have been for the last
few years from the political world
1:-if We should indicate our prefer
FENCES, we might accidentally Sc
tlect men. who would bring defeat
upon the great Democratic party.
We determined then that We
woaldlet the Democracy of the
United States, in convention as
sembled, indicate who was to be
their standards d-bearer,. and then
that we would come up in solid
tphalanx and pledge our firm sup.
port to the nominations. Acting
eupon that, we cast our vote for
President ofthe United States, An
drew Johnson wao had stood be-
tween us and. ruin. {Applause. }
We wished to show him that we
appreciated that kindness, and to
pay him the compliment that was
due to him. It was then, seem
ingly, the wish Of the Democracy
to- take the great young states
man Of Ohio, and: when that ap-
peared-te be: the case South Caro-.
| lima rendered him her support.
| Then that distinguished soldier,
that SON of P Pennsylvania, whom l
have, met on many a bloody field
| (applause), and who T take pleas:
ure in saying was one of the most
gallant Of your soldiers, Gen: Han
| cock Cloud cheers, when his mar 2
! was presented we took him; up
| and We voted steadily to the last
for him. And when the name Of
Horatio Seymour, OF, New York
| (applause) was presented, aad
State after State rolled on to swell
the grand acclaim, our little State
| came next to. your own and de-
| olared that he was their choice
emphatically and fully: These,
gentlemen, were the reasons which
induced us to take the: course we
did, and, if we have been mistaken,
| lam sure Of one" thing; at least;
that you wihbelieze we have been
INSPIRED but by one single motive,
| and that was to promote the sue
cess of the Democratic party.
| (Cheers.) It has been the earnest
desire of the South since, the war
! closed to join with the Democratic
party, and I-want you all to know:
that if we had been willing. to 60
to the, Radical party we could
have made any terms that we
Echose but we determined to take
defeat with the Democracy rather
than by sacrificing our principles
Ito gain success, with the Radicals.
EEApplause.1< We believed that if
| we were true to those principles,
lif we were true to ourselves, that
God would not forsake us, and
that those, great principles OF
American liberty, the great under
lying principles Of the Democratic
party would triumph, and that we
| would at last be free and delivered
from the ruin which has been i'm
pending over US. And now, gen.
tlemen, you of the North do not
know, you cannot conceive the
condition of the Southern States.
! IA voice, "My God, I can?'] [ am
glad that you can. But [ will
only state few facts, for it is a
theme upon which dare not trust