The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-15
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lIAMPT0N'S INAUGURATION
BORNE ~ THE STREETS on 4 MUL-
TfTUDE'S SHOULDERS.
sworn IN bv Judge Mackcv ms Governor or
south CarolinH-Ihc Inaugural Address of
the Peoples tboi - e-To-hny's Progra n,ne.

COLUMBIA, Dee. 1l.-At 4 o'clock this
afternoon Wade Hampton was ipausurated. be,
ing sworn in by JUDGE r. J. Mackey. The cerc-
mony Of Inauguration having been concluded,
GOV. Hampton was ralsed upon tie shoulders
Of the multitude and carried In triumph through
the streets from Carolina Hall to the Wheeler
House in the same block. At this place the
crowd congreRated In large numbers and calls
were made for various persons Of state fame.
The first TO respond WAS Judge Mackoy, who
was followed by Gen NJ W. Cary,
Judge 7. 1t. Cook, Gen. NJ. G. But
Ter, n. II. Myers, AMI others. Myers who Ia
one Of the colored members who have gone over
20 the Democratic House. delivered vigorous
and significant speech. Tie said he represented
a Repuhl IAN constituency aud Republican
majority Of i've thousand; but tho Republlcan
| party Of south Carolina had become obnoxi6us
IN the nostiils Of the nation and Of the civiliz,d
! world. Republic cinism and corruption were
! synonymous terms. The people of South Caro-
! lina longed for a decent government. under
which they could attend to their business and
| 1--we IN peace. without the neces,itv OF going to
| bed with pistols under their pillows. Tho
| Chamt criaiu government had been tried and
found wanting. Nhen "A government claiming
! to be republican cannot maintain itself without
being pIopped up by bayonets, its hour has
come. The Hampton government would rest
upon the confidence ana affection OF the people
| of South Carolina Of both ra'es, and its estab-
lishment would bring peace aud prosperity. lhe
/
| The Inauguration ceremonies took place In
front Of Carolinn Hell 1hc square IN front q
| the hail = dcnsely pat kcd with persons 4
! both races and the housctops were covered
| with spcctatois. Al 3.3l l.. NJ. Gen Hampton
was escorted t. the sand amid demonstra ms
of great enthusiasm. me members OF the Cen
eril Assembly occupied tho SPACE Immediately
| surrounding the stand with the crowd In the
| rear. Gen. Hampton ihtn re ID his inaugural
address. Of which the following Is AN extract:
GKNrlrNFS % ,rnE stsArr ASD llorsg o. irr.
sulciluac hat assume HE ariuons iuties aud grNe
unrrceedcnteA m ne hs ory oi tne 4 puehc tnnt
time Of the pioioundcs peace. when 40 legal oni'ci
Of ls functions. We wiincrsc ,pe,at atho,feu 70
tvoN nltrlouc heart ana intal to republican insllu
uun--Fcdtrl u ops u,to 10 promote tac eu,Cf.s Uf
| political puN. IndsmNed tnoufn shoeAed by his
people, wilma termination that no lorcc could ,u.
G1 az ~ & trsGd M cSSG tt ogty e. ,tsdy hG m gcSt
American feeni At ,ne ballot box m lre4te 1ur,
Qucs.ns oft supremacy VI the Con-ti utioA and tid
whst rhe ver4ici q ,ue people of South Carolina hn
been ou he,H not ne tom. II sreNtrae at,d tnf.ush
eNell mnd @h',e hocrn = ,cnraIed, drclarilR IN
@i s % f foS y pt r. S pe,ce "a and SI S3nir
u. for reform and hsae-t government. "e
., our drclaaton. tnal the sol, moyc wncn inspired
not ihr pal.i, amhuun fof aiy eutGcmicy. but tis
@ @ V, r. t Of me- ,SrS SuI & m nus c ,psad qsd,
and D. se cohspract When .he members q c. oi
| n,r,r te.s r, ei a ,iNi.rs Of Inc E.drrv
| ,,nv,rnt.rui CON runled tu.in AMI tueir Ger
| unrntcs of ,lrrt1n were examined nnd
| t'.., uuon hy "A corr',ll ~ lie puard
il Nas rfni these apppl IN enc, that the me Sors Of
In. t,cprtIl Nssel.ny wefe called u on t. asrtms
tncr duties a. iepres mt aty"s # r,c sitc and thai
Sy .nv 81 ~, .asih, '.,rlv.n VINO VINO won our ,huv ~
re-, %rc,ic IL ti"ir rShts by thN urs nc, a. armed
III e. \ ieg n quorum Of tnt. ,w tr House ate u acins
ua tr,ofu fiiost. quic1y withdrew from the Caito
atd tioc odd 70 orsaAi1c nat branch ut tuo General
| ~ r'llnN' iVu haIc, eNvl lhihuily O tnc hOuse
tr ~ f,ity ,nrei t-on, ~ r Nm hy ,pr'.,is ~
force uu ,Vc ,cen persons having no shallow of
I'll .I 80 Itu r. Admlitcd ats as rrprce IA a Ives
| b tn VOTES oi ncn Wh' a.. m-c.Vts were acting IN
n.rtci N'o1u NOT tIc ten'tttuun aAI You nave seen
.hr ~ 'a."hns t,L ~ l"i"iN pN "llrh 'h,h hle
t ~ ",,1r ~, ~. ,',, ~ a. ."u ' T." "a, "a "a ~ "a ~
e"., snirat'rs n. ditr t, IN, ,,.ition ~ tb. ,i
| MA-l-itutr ut hr & ul NV aim to place on rec, rd
ny soiena AMI snaAt nf, ,tes against walcl !
cunsucr sunNrs " 81 c'u hocTtl 'nd destructive o.
our iu,H oI -oN ihnlrn' .,. . 40 , ,,
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-, ,,, Al SO .tt,, 10 l,nrrai mai e,tr, NM c,iiI n
cou sand upon IT, They rccogn zcd ana crpted he
uiut udai~ut, 81 the Constitution IN good fmtn. 1hey
p.cls,d lA,n,-'yc' &C. worA reiorn and 10 cs abb "a
5000 soN.Ih''" ih'N pIohiseh TO Keep Il AZ en-
~ IN, tit nj riiit NJ M sou,, an tnrg gi upo'h,, &
i,r ma II both p.rt.,s snIul d. .s ,.la,Is
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