The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
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Colonel Aikcn's Speech.

Aikcf, OF South Carolina, delivered
o1 Thursday, from the central stand
- an aUn'cncc Of thousands. The
10 unsl ID u genuine Southcrncr, be-
ing "n orr ,inal Shareholder, and sub
tuuucDtly an Gtliccr in the Confederate
',rmy. lie j. Il member of the cen.
:.hi Cra0"e executive committee, Mt
~, 'ngl Oh, and came here at the
irv:tat.on It tho Agricultural society.
Int county oranges were present in
f.. force, nnd besides these an i'm.
mrnfo concourae Of people not of that
Oruer. lie was introduced by Dr.. j
Is. Whining, of this city, chairman Of
the committee on public guoats, in
tho following very handsome speech.
DR.. Whiting said
"Gcnt(cme1s Of the Roch Ciounty 4 gr
ricu'Iural Society,"
Your president bids nc introduce
tc you the speaker for this annual
harvest fcstal day. have unusual
satisfaction in the performance ofthis
duty. because it brings to our
minds, with emphasis, grand old
memories Of Il grand old Common
wcalth-tho Eoufc Of Marion, md
Sumter, and Mouitric, and Plckcns,
ami R"ilcdge, and pinckney, and
poinsctt, and tAc Aikcns-namcs 40
tamilar that tho mention of them
calls back, not their deeds alone, but
their forlus and faces pass before us
animated into lifo /; and We sec again
the men who have helped to mako our
country's history ilIustrious, aud
whose names will be remembered nud
rcvorod 50 long as tho deeds Of patr::-
OTIS and heroes and statesmen arc re-
mcmbcrcd and recornted. Op from
such state and from such IL people
comes TO ua to-day d':Stiuyui,h- l.
cd cltiSo"; and although his tile is
suggestive OF camp and field, and the
trcad Of the sentinel, tie sword
which he welded has since been re-
turned to its scabbard, aud in it's
stead ho bears on his bosom tho pillow
and the sIcal-- cmLlcms of oth,r
fields from which arc garncrcd the
wealth o. the na'iou, and upon whose
successful cnilnrc the prosperity of
our country 50 largely dvpcn,s. lie
comes to US to speak upon the peaceful
arts OF husbandiy; and surrounded AS
We arc By cur ilocks aud hurds, and
10y tho fruits of the bouLtllul harvest.
which tod has give" Us, 1t is bclit.
ting that We should give him such u
Wc!rpmo rs the surroUn'.iu..s seem to
invite. And III behalf o. ,hc farmer,
OF Rock county, whose broad acres
are indicative Of their genera Is
hearts, hid Linn welcome. Ladies
nnd Scntloncu, | have honor in in.
t'oducing Colonel ID. W. Aiken, Of
South Caroliua."
The Doctors remarks voro my.
Plaudcd, and we fancy that few could
'naVe performed his delicate task 50
admirably.
Colonel Aiken was also warmly
grootcd upon HIS "ppcaranco, and
procce1ed without much formality to
ah'rp though temperate nrruiyn-
mcn' OF mon"polists, both in govern.
ment and individual form, VII, con.
fp're to cn".t tho faru.rr anu uroy
upon his energies Abiding to tho
Frotalont opinion that "any fool
could make n farme:,' tho Colonel
Vigorously rcfuted the idea, and as
serte" with much warmth that more
education wastho needed requirement.
In'* r"n'ark gained the speaker MANY
1'iends IN his hudicncc who responded
"Ish loud applause. lie claimed
that The secret grange was the place
TO geS TINS information that its pro.
Jec,crs dcSlyucd it for promoter of
those : oci"i ,irtucs, and that practic,;
knu "iclGo i tho farm which cye,y
EIier Of the soil stood in need Of. As
20 politics, he affirmed that the truo
E''ngc" kept loo. from il, only claim.
"e 'hcr right 20 vote for granger
"h"n he was opposed by n car 5i"ute
"ot Il nembcr of the Order. lie was
opposed to tariffs for rcvcnuc or any
th'ns else, basing his opposition upon
the broad ground that tho system
worked injury to tho producer, in
that At denied his God. given ri,ht to
hny where no could buy tho chcapcst
md sell whcro he could sell tho
dearest. Politicians and the 10000
nocdtcss federal Office holders were
the curse otthe country, and Congress
was an Augcan stable that ought to
be cloansed. (Checrs.)
lis +: Trade views were of the
most radical charaoter, being sub
s'Antial!y that Tho oranges should bo
taN>hed with nothing save the lop-
ping off Of MI tho impositions of nm
'mqu'slous tariff. Tho patent laws
were sharply assaulted, tho speaker
"rGulHg that ii years was long
enough for patent to run, and that
"extehsIons' should not be granted
except with important restrictions.
jig c'"l"cd that the Mississippi river
was the natural outlet for the pro.
owe. unco 'f this section of country, and
that water com munication was far
chnHper better than tho facilities