The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-09-23

DONG 90, he seSid that stsie FsSp,s @
Charleston had intended TO tender I,
their distinguished arisi,or from Georgi
t,he compliment of serensde. In lhi.
however, ,iey were disappointed, an,
j. was q np,iceable fact that 50: area
WAS the eSbusiasm thst prevailed il
the DefnocN;ic patty throughout III,
State thai ,lfre was not Il baud left i,
Charle,ion. rhey had all beef, called
away 10 atteT meetings in other por
lions Of ths country. The charm o.
music, howeFr, Was not required TO dc
honor TO our distinguished gue,t, " hose
name was hofpred throughout tho land
lie then alllded 10 The fact that the
Democracy bsl Lac, assembled on this
same spot 10 Ply a attribute to worthy
son Of South Qrolina, and now they
bad assembled p pay attribute 10 a no
bic son of our is,er State, Georgia.
He also alludedto the similarity In the
lives Of the twS Gene,als, and TO the
fact Of their be1g members Of the great
NaIional Democratic Convention, in
wlich the men bo autographed each
other on the ba;e field, had now thrown
aside their amp, grasped the olive
branch Of peaceland consulted for the
good Of the comhon country. In that
great council Of he whole nation, be
said, there was NJ he whose record was
prouder than thai Uf our distinguished
guest but lif and deeds spoke mis-
highest eulogiuufand Il only remained
for him TO in,rodee General J. b. Cor.
don. of Georgia. 1r ss-2
This announceSent was hailed with
Tremendous shorA Of applanse. Ia the
midst Of which @neral Gordon step
ped f"i ward, andkaid, in substance:
Ladies. gentle,tn of the Committee
and Fsiioio Cti3s Of South Caroli,
ma In aphea,i before you to take
COUNSEL Tor the pst Of liberty and to
-eturn you my Acknowledgements for the
compliment You kve. paid me, gree,
you with gladnes 1 do this because
am the bearer { glad ,idings from
your slater Stak Georgia. In that
State, ] am haPpto say, tbere no long
er exists divisih in sen iment. All
her people, are one mind, and the
public gatheringlbave almost ceased to
I've interesting. ffn the singular una
nimity Of senlimit that perSades them
They have becoH slmost uniuteresiihg,
aud are but me1 grand pagean's. Il
ia curiosity, h friends. TO find a
Radicnl in GeoIa. You may GO TO
one section aud k Tor them. ami you
are told they mol here bot in the
next county. b there and you are
told The same ting. SO ihs, i, Is almost
impossible TO g one. The white peo
pie are uni,, d all the good locking
colored pcoplehaye abandoned Radi
calism and joiH the Democratic party.
Now why shot not this be so with
youi Why puld not The descend.
ants of Ruilete aud Msion be less
true to the nhciples for which they
fought so mob than the descendants Of
the old patriol Of Georgia. :, -7s~.
The speakdhe briefly reviewed the
tauses Of the le war, which. he said,
was a wsr ofheories, Of differed con-
structions oflhe Fundamental law Of.
The land, ,hdonsiiiuiion bf the cotin-
try. In all es, at all times, since the
formation ofhe country, everywhere.
from the grd forests Of Maine TO the
shores of Flkla,. from Massachusetts
10 South Ca3na. ft,en have Offered In
opinion rs td,e ,,igbis OF ihs several
/ Statea nnderse Constitution. We be-
Iieved that ybad q right to secede;
| the North Hieyed differently. The
South advo&d her right aud attempts
ed 10 exercj il. The Argument was
carried to I battle field; the argu.
.nents Of %is we're chaheed to the
arguments jhulleis aud bayohe,s, aud
IL remained edhdeciaed until the surren
der of tbC6nfederate army. He
would nev@ v@elieye that the exercise OF
that righJas treason. He did not
/ intend TO er disloy but his would
never be hand 10 trace dishonor in
the sclioI the brave Southern men
who fell ibe field, and gave out their
life blood defence Of principles they
deemed and sacred. .,,sy...,
Tbs whecided this question. that
| bencefortte would never sgain at.
I tempt s9ion. We yielded hence
] forth odrbs;ructiop Of the C0nsIitn
zion, andcepted the Forlhern con-
s,ructionWe surrendered secession
and arceA IJuicn under the C,,b,ti