The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-22

GpTHCH OF WADE HAMPTON.
General Hampton said: .&
Mr. Pres;denl, ladies dRtg Gentlemen: I es-
teem it high and f1elted privilege to be
asked to paricipsts with youein this celebra-
tion. Language canh dt conya the profound
dthsei ny S gssss sas asbs ssy as
captabia klato llaio .fecdges the approval of the
people q South Earolfna. IS; 4 ss.s ss-tss9 :
~ any sasE I'D a1an kSs.b beens dqubly paid for his
efarts ri Sphi isfg abef liberties and indepen-
dence ofshs HsSts ,s:- 9.hereyatI have
BEEN mypld dSsnSadss and hlloM cisers have
ettendsda hasE gsad kindly greet
tam mthego0dppiniont formed Of me by my fell
loW.citiEeps and The only motive which has
sustained me through the trying times nf So
called peace is devotion to the .State.l II came
Is Mead great and stupendous cause. The
etocsin Of war Is no longer heard. Instead OF
zhlood-red banner hold in my hand the snow-
white banner Of peace, with the names OF wor-
mom snd Blair Will not my old comrades
folloy he i61er this pure, spotless banner
With the same devotion; patriotism end gal
siantry that they did in days gone by q lCries:
ssYes, we wiIl.sI knew that you would. -.T
The contest we are entering upon is haught
With raYer and momentous Issues. We are
STRUGGLING for free government, TOR the rights
and principles handed dow.i to rs by our fore
fathers, and for the privilege Of governing our
press in Washington would institute will end
with the election OF eur nominees. The hor-
rors Of Radicalism we must prevent, and 1t can
only be done by exertDg every energy that
Providence has placed within onr power. We
have dust emerged from 8 disastrous and
bloody war, and have no desire to see another
sweep sover this country. What we want ID
:peace. SYou have established q noble and en-
Visible move the history OF the world, and
win sustain that reputation 30 long as life
lasts. You wilfnot, CANNOT submit to negro
Z domination. Mississippi, our gallant sister,
has given ten thousand majority to the De-
mocracy. We can accomplish as much, but it
cannot be by folding our arms and displaying
8 masterly inactivity. Our very lives depend
-upoulthA sfeat issues involved. We must rise
IN sfhe strength OF our might, strike of the
shackles that bind us, and remove the iron
heel OF despotism from our necks. In No.
vember next the great and mighty cohorts OF
the Democratic party will rally as one man,
and by electlng their nominees, return peace
and prosperity to down-trodden Southern
land. Carolinians, you must exercise the
eanae devotion, zeal snd patriotism towards
the Democratic party that you did to the lost
cause. Nothing on earth but the success Of
that party can save us.
South Carofina claims place In the picture,
and this party will see that her rights are 1 u1-
Carolina must be ruled by Carolinians. We
swear BY the Eternal God, by all the hopes OF
the future, by the memories Of the past, and
by our children, that thls government, given
TO us as heritage by our anceseorss shall be
the government Of the white man. tGreat
cheerinS.l The old government was honored
at home and respected abroad; taxston was
light and plenty blessed the land. The pre-
sent Radical rule is Q. .by-Word and reproach;
. taxation is heavy and want stalks abroad. The
peace offered by the Radicals is the peace OF
the kite 10 the dove, OF the wolf to the lamb, Of
the burglar to his victim. The peace we want
plenty over smiling land, rebuilds our waste
places, and makes everything blossom as the
rose: The Northern Democracy have sworn
that the constitution shall not be o,erthrown
by Radical rule, and that the rights Of the
States therein guaranteed shall not be in
tnged or destroyed. They and they alone
bsy ns t. ons FORTUNE is sns a
ed and launched with theirs. The soldiers OF
the great armies of the United States that gal
lsnt1y fought us, have extended the right hand
of fellowship to us, and We have in good faith
accepted it. They are willing that our dignity,
saussyS sna Se Dc e16epp Of
and know its bitter depths. Now. we want
peace. [Cheers.l These men who talk fppant-
" Of war never faced the cannon's roar and rat
lie Of musketry. They always sought safety
in ignominious fight, avoiding every peril and
danger. The party in power charge us with
as base falsehood. They think by 80 dong
to clear themselves and heap the crime upon
us. They endeavor to remove the Executive
from power to paralyze the Supreme Court, and
by military tyranny and despotism to crush out
. the already bleeding and mangled South. We
claim that we are the heralds Of peace; that we
have e1erted every legal and consistent effort,
and are still exerting them, to re-estabfsh this
once proud government upon o peaceful and
lasting basis.
The 80 called Legislature in CoIumbia is the
embodiment Of ignorance, folly and barbarism.