The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05
The HmHisOrtslI


Orangsburg, the immortal 81. N" re-
turued to our town on Wednesday last,
April I'd, and delivered lecture.
Fortunate Orungeburg to be honored
as the place in her State where ~. NJ"
delivered his first lecture; the place
Where he FIRST ''lifted the veil" aud first
mot the "prsSsure. - Ms" recep
tion here was an ovation. TIE public
halls wer' placed at his disposal and
business was closed at an earlier hour
than usual to permit all to see aud hear
him, on whom the press had lavishcd
such laudatioDs. At about "a o'clock
the Firemen's Hall was ablaxe With
illumination and vast concourss of our
citizens eagerly hastened TO enter aud
obtain seats. The hall was soon jam ned
and to use the immortals own language
'as the Irishmun said, it was full inside
and full outside"
At length u. N" arose aud com.
menccd the uttcrance Of philosophy and
oratory of an immortal quality.
The veil ras lifted and all eyes beheld
entranced the philosophy and truth
of our sectional differences and det.cted
the philosophers stone that would
"split tho difference"
The pressure of prejudice and one.
sided vision Was met and overthrowu.
A chair VS. placed npou the stnge.
A vacant chair, but the dramatic imagi-
nation of the orator filed it with
philosopher. Gen. Grant entered and
sharp debate ensued. !. was sublime
ventriloquism with the vcntriloquism
left out. 1t was imagery of terrific
ef1ectir" power. II Was eloqucnce peo-
pling the room with beings, whose
presence was telt with artistic and
dramatic force OF spell A master
with the voice, the thought, the action
Of theatrical oratory, called beings from
absence and from death, aud babe them
thrill the auditory with the startling
developments of y philosophy that had
attained the truth of the difference, tn
remedy for the Misunderstanding, the
charity for the variance, the forgiveness.
for tho opposit on and the union for the
alienation
A long bench was placed athuart the
rostrum. A bare bench, ~ if from
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 soldier, ths Democrat and the
Republican each very politely said tha,
his opponent was fright the way he
locked ut it," Profound philosophy
Each was rish. the way he looked at
ii; all were wroDs for looking at it as
they did what they all wanted was
somebody who had not looked at it tSe
way either ono of them had" This war
the consummate climax Of the philos1-
ply; this the apex Of truth.
The veil was lifted! Out Of tile
Veutriloquial imagery, q statue seemed
to rise, grand and towering pointing to
star where light beamed upon him
from the angel guarded precincts which
are the hsbitason Of trWh. Upon the
statse are craven IN characters of sun
light 81. N" The statsc is gifted with
voice, and the admitted oracle Of
Peace. its tones majestically torstold the
millennium Of Reconciliation.
One trenblcd rs the consummation Of
the profound philosophy was attained
by the sublime processes Of rhetoric and
logic; and one felt ike "saRna off ones
shoes" aud wershippiug as the kyht Of