The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05
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April I'd, and delivered lecture.
Fortunate Oruugebu.g to be honored
us the place in her State where ~. NJ"
delivered his 6rs, lecture; the place
whore he FIRST "lifted ,he veil" aud first
met the pressure. -. Ms" recep
tion here was an ovation. The public
halls wer' placed at his dispoaal aud
business was closed at an earlier hour
than usual to permit oil to see aud hear
him, on whom the press had lavished
such laudations. At about "a o'clock
the Firemen's Hall was ablaze with
illumination snd vast concourse of our
citizens eagerly hastensd to enter aud
obtain seats. Tho hall was soon jam med
and TO use the immortals own language
'as the Irishnan said, it was full insid.
and full outside"
At length u. N" arose and com.
menccd the uttcrance Of philosophy and
oratory of an immortal quality.
The veil was lifted and all eyes beheld
entranced the philosophy and truth
Of our sectional differences aud detected
the philosophers stone that would
''splil tho difference"
The pressure of prejudice and one.
sided visisn was met and overthrowu.
A chair W placed npou the stage
A vacant chair, but the dramatic imagi
nation of the orator filed it With
philosopher. Gen. Grant entered and
sharp debate ensued. It was sublime
veniriloquism with the vcntriloquism
left out. 1t was imagery of terrific
effective power. II VAS elo1uence peo-
pling the room with beings, whose
presence was telt with artistic aud
dramatic force OF spell. A master
with the voice, tho thought. the action
of theatrical oratory, called baings from
absence and from death, aud bade them
thrill the auditory with the startling
developments Of philosophy that had
attained the truth of the difference, the
remedy for the Misunderstanding, the
charity for the variance, the forgiveness
for the opposition and the union for the
alienation
A long bench was placed athwart the
rostram. A bare bench. N if from a
school house house in vacation, but the
eagle flying Imagination of the philoso-
pher seated class upon it. The clsss
was ca,echised severely and responded
most unanimously and appeared most
friendly. The Uuion soldier. the Con.
federate soldisr, ths Democrat aud the
Republican each very politely said that
his opponent was fright the way he
looked ut it," Profound philosophy
Each was rish. the way he looked Mt
it; ell we've wroDs for looking at it as
they did; what they all wanted was
somebody who had not looked at is The
way either one Of them had" This was
the consummato climax of the philoso.
ply; this the apex Of truth.
The veil was lifted! Ou. Of tie
reutriioquial imagery, statue seemed
to rise, grand and towering pointing to
star where light beamed upon him
from the angel guarded preeiucss which
are the habitasion Of truth. Upon the
statue are gravon IN characters Of sun
light 81. N" The sta tse is gifted with
voice, and tho admitted oracle of
Peace, its tones majestically tors,old the
millennium of Reconciliation.
One trenblcd as the consummation OF
the profound philosophy was attained
by the sublime processes Of rhetoric and
logic /; and one felt Ike "faking off ones
shoes" and wsrshiPpiug as the light Of
sho truth bust upon his view.