The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-09-21
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GanEryIILr. 5. O, sept. IS. ls7e.


to wake up :;once more" that you
may here word from this point, as
have been, as it were, passive cor
respondent. Now it is time I had
spoken; not because everybody else
has, but because it is now the duty of
your correspondent to declare a plat
form, and without any long preamble
and numerous. resolutions, / say to-
myself, "Nix?" Your big feet can find
room on the broad AMI expansive
breast Of tho inevitable and ever
praisoworthy, noble and patriotic old
war horse, General Hampton; who is
as noble and patriotic in peace as in
war, and who loves. his native old
South Carolina, not for, the sake alone
of living the remainder of his few days
in her bosom, but for the remem-
branco that his progonitors are all
resting their ashes in her noble dust,
every particle of which, though filS
thily contaminated, mourhfully now,
he would see purified, and spend and
be spont in the purifcotion of such
generous and noble soil as hers. l
would build q corporial monument of
our many candidates, and / would
place Hampton top shoaf of all, and
though tho structure would be high, 1
would place ono If my big feet upon
the sea shore of honesty, and the
other upon the breast of his nobleness.
without the shake of o muscle or the
twitch Ot nerve-I could stand in
safety. .....
Now, I have indicated my plat
form and have given my reasons, and
l would hope every man in the State
may step at least for this once upon
the same plank and bo sheltered be-
meath his patriotic flag ofhonesty and
reform. What q noble deed would
our Republican friends execute if
when thoy meet in convention, they
would ratify tho candidacy of Hamp-
ton, and give him unanimous eleo>
ton rs chief Of all, as ho assuredly
would be if elected by lis own party,
and as l am bound to 20 iovo he will.
We have had somo string times
in our city, as you no doubt have seen
from our city papcrs-oourts, conven-
tions, clubs and lectures. All have
CLAIMS upon our uUtenuou. woutu
like to see everybody and talk TO all
nay, if l had it in my power, would
place myself upon Paris Mountain,
and would call aloud TO tho people
of tho whole State, and l would say,
stop! stop!! and think whethcr you
are for honesty and reform? Then act
upon reason, common sense, and hon
or, and leave those birds that have
preyed upon the vitality of cvcry
vostago OF honesty, to trail their
cropped wings in tho dust of shame,
and to bury their hated fangs in the
grave of dishonor, irreserectibIe, world
without ond. You may hear once
more from your friend,
| E. ....... NIX CUM AROUSE.
p. S.-Whoope-e-e! And now since
: - great Democratic jubilee here on
the 7th, I have greater platform TO
stand on than ever. Well, Mr.. SEN
TrNEL you should have been here, and
you may have been, as there wero so
many could not see all; for such a
time is perfectly indescribable, is the
best description. 1t was a second
CentenniaI-"a big thing" Why, it
would take volumes to tell it all; and
then the half would not be told, and
yet so orderly a crowd 1 have never
seen--Only two arrests having been
made by our very worthy police DUR
ing the day, and they were released
before night. But l neod not tell you
Of anything that occurred, as you
have noted the publications OF our
city rapers.
l hope old Laurens is having as
good q time to day. Lots of people
have gone from here to that point,
and are there to day. And may tho
ball roll on and on, until November
may bring US all peace and good gov
ernmont. N. G. A,