American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-31

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our forrfa:h hers in the grand old days
of the revolution were before us. In
F he name Of that common heroic an
Icestry. by the memories Of every
battle. field OF the war of lndepend-
encp. let onr diSSenSi0ns cease Let
good will and brOtherly lCve cast out
all Old bitterness, and let lis ali
hasten the day when Massachusetts
and South Carolina may stand once
more, band warmly graSped III haad,
under the Old ancestral root tree and
beneath the Old flag. Ny fellow clti-
zens Of Sonth Carolina, [ thank You
/ for the attentive audience yOu have
giver TO ne, although fear | have
been tedious and perhaps some Oh my
views are diStasttfui to yOu. ! have
icare1alIy avoided any attempt to stir
your feeling or amuSe yOur minds.
/ It did not seem to me an occasion
/ for eIoqueuce, If | had It, or hunor II
/ | felt it. | am drepiy and s"ri uSIY
impressed with the difficulties under
which YOU labor, and the dangers
which threaten oar system Of govern.
Imunt, and ! have spoken seriously
|hccauSe / felt serious. Whatever
fmay come Of il, shall feel amply re
/ |warled il bv any chance may have
turned one heart TO a calm, patient,
earnest, honest effort to forward, 50
/ far as il it lies, the restoration OF the
/ CONSTITUTION ana the Union.
GEN. WADE HAMPTON.
At tire conclusion of Mr.. Adams
speech, Gen. Wade Hampton rose
and spoke as follows:
He said that he congratulated his
| IfcllOw.cit zcnS on having heard d
voice from the other end Of the anon
Your committee, lie said, as instruct.
led. nave done all in their power to
|obtain Northern orators and states
|Incn to come ami speak among Won,
| but all Our efforts were of 10 await.
! At last. however, one has come VINO
bears the name of the man whom
/ Thomas Jefferson styled "thc great
Iupfrndrr and pillar Of the DecIar2-
/ ion OF Independence" He has talk.
led 10 vou ca mly aud considerably.
would say word or t"o III re-
SponNp, not for al oi South caro- ma,
Dut for part. | wish i1m to carr
. back thr assurance 'iiat "At t''i'.
.ar" u"lt on tAt S"G}oe' TT SIy-s,'o.' Sc -, .,.'
land slavery. aud acknowledge the"
Ito bp settled forever GrurIaI
Hampton 'itn wen on ~ - ''''.' u
ms own po5'iloh AS li'N ~ "s'l' ''I
Ibl tAr hrH' ~ I''"'- "'"' ''S iS7''.',
. the war lie rN NI'i''''e' ".S ''>,'I '.' ''''
. mat tlr "a'''i I"'',', .''''Io.I =.
ia IT." Democrat c 'i'''".'n N"N l'>
plank 10y S'N',- was ms ',..,. 49,.
rs lt was Tue 'di'N "l E, r. ''''''' =
IihlN. Iir cane" 'H' a., ,"'''' ", -'I
| Adams to tine p'"terd.n@S % "'
| DtmorIhtlc COZ t",'"'l H',.' y. w
iiumull IN API''-l,' i"S'' -" ",' N''',
|rN-oNe GiN'rI'IN oi l1t Nl"l' "N''''' '''
their Willingness /" GIVE '"' ~. ~
Suffrage win t"e same 4u'""t,'I I,,'"
.A~ III NA>~drH"St,'S' ne ~" ~
Adams Wonld 'til ms l't"lie ma no
otiieNeu 'A"'' "'I'""-n We W Ut y"
mistaken, we were I'"uI'ui' S''. {, y
ana hnhofaple' ana Mil'" nc Io','
them lI''f' ne "o'','t "ecoii' '''H',
mucd oi MS MISSION u ""i 'noHs ""''
/ peace
tn be bi.Ot"d paTtisans. You must
of course feel d deep interest In the
success Of those who esponSe your
cause, aHd you may properly exert
.all legitimate influences To promote
their Success, hut you ought not TO
shut the door to aid from any SOU Ce.
| have already deprecated unreason-
able and unii3tinG0lShrd ieStlilty 10
the Republican party: l would now
warn YOU against an absolute ana
exclusive devotion TO any party. u
the Democracy succeed IN clccilnG
their candidates You Aiii be Subject
.ei to temptations rs trying as the
demand upun your sulterauce may
prove in cISa Gen. Grant is chosen.
lla>ty. ii.-tou~idnIed. passionate, vi
o!ent action in the event OF Demo
cratic success would hc almost sure
in the end 10 tara to yonr di>comtit.
ARE and render ynuv last estate worst
than the first, aui yet it will rcqgir,
a good dead oi Sclt.c0mmsnd to con.
troll the reaction from this derres
sion; but the country even in that
|.yeut will he So evenly divided, and