Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
GOV. HAMPTON.
HIS SPEECH AT THE GREENBRIER WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS.

GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, w. Va, August 10
Wade Hampton and Gov. Matthews,
of West Virginia, were serenaded to-
night by the first Virginia regiment,
Col. Bradley T. Johnston in COM
mand. Col. Johnston, in short
and eloquent address, spoke for the
citizen-soldiers. Gov. Matthews in
response introduced Gov. Hampton.
He informed the South Carolina
governor that this was an assemblage
of Republicans and Democrats. In
some of the companies before him
were men who wore the blue and
others who wore the gray. They
join in this demonstration of respect
for the man of the Palmetto state who
is pre-eminently the representative of
the spirit of reconciliation and peace.
Gov. Hampton received an enthu-
siastic greeting. After expressing
his thanks for the compliment, he
touched upon the struggle in South
Carolina. thank God! she
is no longer the PROSTATE state, but
the Palmetto state of old! 1t was
his pride that the victory was won
without appealing to force. 1t was
the result of the harmonious union
of black and white.-''Gov. Mat
thews has told us that in the regiment
before us are men who wore the gray
and others who wore the blue. l am
glad to see them. Cheers. l was
not always glad to see the blue; but
| used to give them as warm a well
come as could. l am glad to see
them here, shoulder to shoulder, un-
der one flag and one constitution.
Cheers. "rhe conservative feeling
of the south finds fit illustra alton in
the union of the brave boys of the
north and south. l am reioiced to
know that, while riot and blood shed
have ragged at the north, the south
has remained peaceful and law-abid-
ing, looking not only to the preserva-
ton of order in her states, but ex-
pressing in an unmistakable manner
her solicitude for the safety of the
national capital, and her desire TO be
of service to the national government.
[Applause. Thousands of men in
South Carolina indicated to me their
willingness to go north and render
the president any aid in their pow
er.-They would have been glad to
have gone and stood shoulder to
shoulder with the men they once
fought, to protect common coun-
try.
''Let the people of the north re
member this: We recognize that the
Union is restored; we recognize the
constitution of the United States.
And, when l say that, 1 mean the
constitution with all the amendments.
Applause. We have surrendered
in good faith. The southern states
now ask for equal law. Let Maine
be put on par with South Carolina.
regard Louisiana as you do Mas
sachusetts, and you will find no men
in the Union who will stand by the
constitution of the United States
more Loyalty than the men of the
SOUTH Great cheering
Soldiers and citizens of the north.
will you forget the shout of victory
while we extend the hand of fraterni-
ty? We propose to uphold the laws
IN every southern state. We do not
want strong standing army.
Cheers. We wait no standing
army in times of peace. We can
commit our interests to the citizen-
soldiery. We want union, and peace.
and fraternity. As states let us be
as distinct as the pillows; as coun-
try, let us be one as the sea-all one
people striving alike for the happi-
ness and prosperity of the whole
American republic" CCheers.l
Wade Hampton spoke the senti-
ment of the south. His sentiments
were applauded by everv l;stanar