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if the grievances of the colonist Were
not redreessed before the Septembe
following, no merchandise should be ex
ported to Great Britain, Christophel
Gadsden, against the protest of his col
leagues, declared himself ready to adopt
this measure, though it brought ruil
on his state. %
On the 18th of January, 1775, South
Carolina again resolved to stand firmly
by the demands Of the colonies, and 81
blood be split in Massachusetts, the son!
of South Carolina will rise in arms
Three months later the blood of sMassa
chusetts was split on this spot. How
truly, to the end, the SONS OF South
Carolina kept that resolve history hal
recorded Oh her imperishable pages
|1tF Is record which the sons of Massa
chusetts and South Carolina, which ev
cry true American, will recall with
patriotic pride. Time forbids me tc
dwell on its incidents. It was a spiri
which rose high above all personal OF
local interests and feelings, o spirit
which bound together the man Of Bos
ton and the man Of Charleston, Massa,
chusetts and South Carolina, by the
great bond of common determination
to maintain the freedom which theyehad
inherited land which belonged to them as
men.
I come citizens, to remind you,
on this great day, of this early, unbroken
friendship between Massachusetts and
South Carolina throughout the whole
revolutionary period. Differing howev.
er widely in lineage, in habits in institu,
tions they were still bound together by O
common love for civil freedom. Togeth.
er they watched the beginnings to tryan-
ny, together they planned resistance TO-
gether they declared their independence
from Great Britain, together, with theil
lives and fortunes, they maintained
that declaration through the long war,
together they devised the Fabric of gov
ernment under which the public has
grown to its present proportions, togeth-
er they long labored to build up the
strength, prosperity and the glory OF
America. Those precious memories OF
the past are secure. To-day, at least
we may call them. At Lexington sure
ly South Carolina may still claim place
to do honor to the common cause oil
America liberty and independence.
RE-UNITED FORESER.
I know that I am commissioned here
to-day to say for South Carolina that she
joins with equal gratitude and reverence
with all her sisters of the early days in
honoring the 10Th Of April, l775; that
she claims her share in the glory of the
struggle begun at Lexington that as Of
old she made Massachusetts cheer in the
struggle, so now she unites with her in
these patriotic services.
1t IS not for me, it is not for any one on
this OCCASION, to speak of later events in
which those two ancient allies stood face
to face as enemies. Who that has an
American heart does not rejoice that
back of alrthe recent bitter struggle here
lies the gracions heritege of those COM
mon labors and dangers and sacrifices in
founding this common government?
Who that looks with d ust eye even en-
the recent struggle does not now see, on
either side, the same high elements OF
character, the courage, the devotion to
duty, the moral lineaments ofthe Adam.
ses and Hancocks, the Gadsdens and
Rutledges, Of q hundred years ago!
Who that has faith in the destinies OF
America does not see in this earl y friend.
ship-aye, and even III this later con-
flict-thc potency and promise Of that
coming union under whose protection
liberty shall over walk hand in hand
with justice, wherein the north and the
south, reunited in spirit and aims, shall
again respond to every call of patriotic
duty in the old tones of Samuel Adams
and Christopher Gadsden, of James Otis
and John Rutledge2
-. al al
in South Carolina. If in later days she
has erred, forgive her, for even then she
dared and suffered with courage and
patience not unworthy of its strength
in its days when Gadsden and Rut.
ledge illustrated her civic wisdom, and
Sumter and Marion her martial p0rwess
"Magnanimity," says Mr.. Burke, sis
not seldom the truest wisdom and
great empire and little minds 20 Ill to
gether." -,
Fellow-citizens I offer you to-day tht
fraternal, patriotic greetings OF Soutf
Carolina--of all her people. She marche:
again to-day to the music of that unlol
which hundred years ago her wisdom
helped to devise and her blood to &C.
ment. There in that hallowed union
endeared and sanctified by so many
blessed memories, and radiant with 81
many proud hopes and promises, there
there she must live or bear no life. -
Oh, welcome her anew to-day to the olc
fellowship! The monuments OF mar
BILE and brass which we build to-day tt
the memory of the fathers will crumbl'
and corrode, but there is one monumen
which we may erect to the hearts of al
the American people, acre Perenn'us-
the monument of q reunited country
a free and Just government, IAN indie
structible union OF indestructible states. J
Garibaldi wore the traditiona
costume when he was sworn in tht