The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-30
STIRRING ADDRESSES.

by Gen. Wade Hampton and COL
James H. Rioh in the recent Demo,
cratic State Convention. THEY will
be read with interest
Speech of Geh Hampton.
Mr.. President md Gentlemen oj
>the Conventions: In accepting the
honorable post to which you have
called me, that of your standard.
boarer i'll the great struggle for
reform which you have Begun, 1 do
so with the most grateful q>rrecia-
ton of your kindness, and the most
profound sense of the high duties,
the grave responsibilities, pertain
ing to the position. }A the better
days of our country, when the
'surest passports to official station
were found in the ability the hoh-
esty "nd the integrity OF her public
servants, the most distinguished
sons of South Carolina looked upon
the Chief Maghtracy of tile State as
the goal of their highest ambition,
and the best reward Of their public
services. If men Of whom CaroliaAa
is justly proud, held in such de-
served estimation the distinction of
being thought worthy by their fell
lowcitizcns of the highest Office in
tho gift of the State in the days tf
her prosperity and peace, how much
more highly should t esteem the
honor you have done me by calling
ne Unanimously to lead you in this
hour of gloom and peril You are
struggling for the highest stake for
which IL people ever contehded I;
you arc striving to bring back 20
your PROSTATE State the ihestimabl@
blessings which can only follow
orderly and regulated liberty, ,inder
free and good government We be
lievc that these blessings can only be
secured by complete change i'll
the administration of our public
affairs, National and State, ahh be-
lieving this, ostr sympathies and our
interests lead us naturally and
inevitably into alliance with That
great party Upon whose banAers are
inscribed the watchMords of
:Democracy--reform, good govern
mcnt, hard money and home rule.
You have endorsed and ratified
the platform of the Democratic
party adopted at st. Fouls, and
planting yourselves firmly on that,
you look forward hopefully and
contidently to victory in which
you will not only share, pNt to
which you will havc contributed.
The platform which you have
adopted here ia go catholic in it's
spirit, SO strohg in it's foundation.
80 broad il, it's construction, that
every man i'll South Carolina who
honestly desires reform can find
room to stand upon it: With such
n platform, where our citizens of all
parties and I'LL races can stand
assured Of equal rights AMI full
protection, you can surely bring
back to our distracted State the
great blessings Of good govern.
4ncnt.
AS for myself should T be clcvat.
ed to the high position for which YOU
have Nominated me. my sole effort
shall be to restore our State gov-
ernmont to drccncy, to honesty, to
economy and TO ihtegrity l shall
be the governor OF the whole peo-
pie, knowing no party, making no
vindfcative discrimination; holding
the scales of justice with finn nAd
impartial hand, seeing us far as in
me lies that the laws arc enforced
IN justice tempered hS mercy pros
tectihg a'l Glasses alike, and deyot~
ing every effort to tho rcstt,ration
of prosperity and the rc establish
mont Of honest govtrhn,ont.
Thanking yo,b goiiticmcm fef the
honor you have conferred upon mo,
and invoking the blessing of God on
your praiseworthy effort to redeem
our State, I here pledge myself
to work with you in that sacred
cause with all the zea], all the
energy, NIL the ability, and all tho
cohstancy Of which I am capable:
Speech Of Col Rion.
At the close of Gen Hamptons s
speech, Col: Rion one Of thr mem
bcrs of the National Democratic
Committee, was called on to adj
dress the Convention. He said
that ut meeting of the National
Democratic committee ut Washing
ton, and later i'll conversation with
MIR. Tilden at Albany, the members
OF the committee, coming from ali
sections Of the Union, represented
that there was an uprising Of the
American people for the purpose OF
overthrowing the Republican, party
and they told me that everywhere
tho Republican party had to resort
to the stale cry of "rebellion." The
main dependence of that party
seems to be founded on "bloody
shirt" arguments and on tho use
of the United States army itself
which is nominally employed foi
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