The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-01-27


we room wo would like to givo moro
Of this magnificent address of Mr..
Hfll:a
"THE SOUTH IS HERE AND HERE SHE
INTENDS TO REMAIN"
] do not doubt that am tho bearer
Of unwelcome messages TO tho gon-
tleman from Maino and his parity
He says that thoro arc Confcderatcs
in this body, and that they arc going
to combine with few from tho North
for the purpose of controlling this
government. If ono werc to listen
to the gentlemon on the other sido,
he would be in doubt whether they
rejoiced more when the South left the
Union, or regretted most whom the
South came back to tho Union that
their fathers helped to form, and to
which they will forever hereafter con-
tribute as much of patriotic ardor, of
noble devotion, and of willing sacri-
fice as the constituents of tho gcntlc.,
man from Maine. Oh, Mr.. Speaker,
why cannot gentlemen on tho other
side rso to tho height of this great
argument of patriotism? Is tho bos-
ON of tho country always TO bo torn
with this miserable sectional debate
whenever q presidential election IS
pending? To that great debate of
half century before secession thore
were left no adjourned questions
The victory of the North was abso-
Lutte, and God knows tho submission
OF the South was complete. But, sir,
we have recovered from tho humilia
tion Of deteat, and wo como hero a.
nong you and ask you to give us tho
greetings accorded to brothers by
brothers. We propose to join you in
every patriotic aspiration that looks
20 the benefit, tho advancement, and
the honor Of every part of our com
mon country. Lot us, gentlemen, of
all parties, in this Centennial year in>
deed have jubilee Of freedom. We
divide with you the glorics of the Re-
volution and of the succeeding years
of our national lifo before that un-
happy division, that four years night
Of gloom ard dospair-and SO wo shall
divide with you the glorics of all the
future.
Sir, rly message is this: Thoro arc
no Conledoratcs in this House; there
arc no Confedorates anywhere; there
are no Confederate schemes, ambitions
hopes, desires OF purposes here. But
the South is here, and hcro she intends
to remain. Enthusiastic applause.
Go on and pass your qualifying acts,
trample upon tho constitution you
havo sworn to support, abncgate tho
pledgos of your fathers, incito rago
upon our people, and multiply your
infdelities until they shall be like the
stars of hoaven or tho sands of the
seashoro, without number; but know
this, for all your iniquitios tho South
will never again seek remedy in the
madness Of another secession. Con
tinued applauso.] We are here; wo
are in the house Of our fathers, our
brothers arc our companions, and wo
are at homo to stay, thank God
Much applause.
We como to crafty no rovonges, to
retaliate no wrongs, TO resent no past
insults, to re-opon no strife. We
come with patriotic purpose to do
whatever in our political powor shall
lie to restore an honest, economical,
and constitutional administration of
tho Government. We como charging
upon the Union no wrongs to u.s.
The Union never wrongod us. Tho
Union has boon an unmiXcd blessing
to every section, to evory State, to
every man Of evory color in Amorica.
We charge all our wrongs upon that
"higher law" tanaticism, that never
kept q pledgo nor oboyod a law. The
South did sock to lcavo tho association
OF those who, she beloved, would not
keep fidelity to their covenants; the
South sought to go to horsolG but, so