Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-23
Hampton I'm Virginia,


Governor Hampton I'm Virginia.
GREENBRiER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, August l6.-There was an enthusiastic
aud patriotic demonstration at the main front
Of tho hotel to>night, eloited by tho prescnta
tion of Governor Hampton. of South Caroliua.
here. The several commands wero in limo,
and the whole company, comprising visitors
from many States, poured out from tue par
lors and ball room. After welcoming airs
from the band Of The first Virginia Regiment,
its colonel Bradley Il. johnson, delivered a
neat Introductory address.
Referring to tho fact that in tho late labor
disordors tho services of his regimcut woro
promptly rendered to tho President for nny
defonco Of the National capital, and he doubted
not that like tender of citizen soldiory from
the South would have been madc had It been
necessary he instanccd the fact also that in
tho ranks of the Matthew guards Of West
Virginia, among the troops present, wcro men
who had worn tho blue und mtn who had
worn the gray in tho lato war. and this
was type Of tho reconciliation which tho
men of the two armies would have the coun.
try exhibit.
Governor Matthews, of West Virginia, also
spoke, ooqucntly welcoming Governor Ilamp
ton to West Virginia, and rejoicing in the
reissue of South Carlina from tho worse than
Egyptian bondage which sho had suffered,
through tho efforts of her distinguished
ciuzons, tho progress of which tho people Of
tho two Nirgnias had watched with deep sym
pathy TO its final happy aud peaceful consum.
nation.
Governor Hampton responded with warmth
and directncss. lie felt deeply the lopors
dono to his State by this hearty cordnl de-
monstration, not only by tho people of tho
two Firginias, but BY tho representative, of
so many States here present. lie appreciated
tho value and Importance of the citizens SOL
diery as the safe reliance Of the States, and,
in case of need, by tho general government
itself. We needed not large standing army,
for under equal laws and the proper admins,
tration Of the constitution Of the conntry-and
that constitution South Carolina accepted
most loyalty, with all its amcndmcnts--thc
men Of tho South would rs readily stand forth
as the men Of the North hereafter in support
of the government of the Union. The contest
in South Carolina had been wagod for the
equal rights Of all under tho constitution, aud
on that basis alone and he thanked God thnt
South Carolina, 40 long known rs "thc Pros
tratc State" was now again "the Palmetto
State" Sho long appeared almost without
hopo, but tho spirit that animated her in the
Revolution still survived, and more indcpens
dcncc is achieved. 1t was most grateful to
witness the spirit Of fraternity aud peace
which was now spreading over the land, and
which he hoped tho policy of reconciliation,
Of justice and honor would oonsummatc for all
time. Had the libcrai,y and patriotism that
animated The brave men who met each other
in arms during the war prevailed at its close,
II full reconciliation and perfect fraternity
would have been established long ago; but
those who were invisible in the war were 10
the front when it was over. and their malsn
influence had delayed tho happy result now
being attained. lie was glad tho blue and
the gray mingled in the West Virginia
Guards; and he recognized that it was q great
honor they had paid him and his State in
appearing here to welcome linn. Time was
when hc had not been so glad to meet the
blue. though no always gave them as warm Il
reception rs he could, lIo was truly glad to
meet ihcm now, and never more warmly, bnt
In q different sense. by unison and fraternity
ho hoped prosperity would come to all.
The speeches generally excited much enhn.
sasm among tho large audience, especially
some Of the points of Governor Hampton.
WASHINGTON, August l5.--Tho Cotton Re-
port OF tho department Of agriculture makes
an unusual showing of the condition of the
crop for tho month Of August. no material
decline being apparent from the status in
July. The general average for July was
nincty-thrco and four tcnths, in August
ninety othreo n" State averages stand
higher than in August, 1876 except those Of
Louisiana and Fiorid2 Tho States of the
greatest production, especially those West of
tho Mississippi, arc those re. ting highest
cond;ion.
Estimates arc as follows: North Carolnn,
SS; South Carolina, SS; Genrgin, So; Flordn,
03: Alabama Of: Mississippi, 90; Louisiana,
JOG; Texas. o6; Arkansas, %; Tennessee, 90.
On the Atlantic coast there is frequent men
ton of inferior iruting. In tho Carolinas
there has been too much succulcncc Of growth
Georgia and Alabama there has been some
injury from drought, bnt the weather has
been lately more scnsnnaElc. 1t has been too
wet in much Of Mississippi. Some cotton in
Tippah County has been abandoned from this
cause.
In Louisiana the promise is extraordinary
In Concordia Parish the best crop since 1870
is expected. Tn Union the best sirco 1860.
The prospect IN Texas is marrcd by the an
pcarancc Of the caterpillar. More than hall
Of tho counties reported arc infested by cater.
pillars, not seriously ms yet, except in q few
cases in Layacca, the bulk Of the crop is de-
atr.cNvcd.
In Gons,..lcs acvcnty-fiyc per cent is com.
pleto wreck whc."te orevcntivcs were not used.
Poison is successful, J applied by prudent
planters. The caterpillar ni."s appeared IN
Tho parishes of st. Iandrcy, Ric."'anu, ana
Claiborne, in louisiana; in perny, M:'coS
and Conccuh, in Alabama; in Colan:bia,
Florida, and in Brooks County, Ga.
Tho communistic feeling in Ohio has as.
sumcd such strength that State Convention
of the VOL kingncn'a party was held in Cincin.
natl, on the llth Of August and adopted
a platform and n State ticket. Ono of the
plnnks Of their platform reads as follows:
Rcsolred, That in the coming political cam
paign wo invite the co-opcration of all voters
who believe that to tho laborcr Justly and of