The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-09-29
not as a Democrat don't know and

don't care whether speak to Demo-
Gratis or Republican speak as an
American to Americans, and | say to
You to-day, You owe debt of credit
to the people of the South cheers in
Congress, to what some of the North
have called "tle Confederate brig
ade,' who prevented fi||ibustering
and stood by the result of the Electo.
raj Commissions work. During the
recent strikes and riots, too, she
eviuced her feeling by upholding the
laws and standing conservative. She
wants yon, people of the North, to
understand her condition. She wants
you to realize precisely what she &C.
cepts as the result of the war. She
wants you to understand tho motives
which, have actuatcd her, not only
before and during but since the war.
I, for myself, my friends, have no
concealments to make for the past, |
have taken part in the war, nor
would your respect for me increase
were I to offer any unmanly apology
for it. did what yon did. | obeyed
the command of my own State, as
you did yours. And you, men of the
North, were guided hy your own
ccnscienccs, as We Of the South were
guided by ours and | say to you
that up to the beginning Of that war [
used all my Influence to preserve the
Union. Cheers. was Il Union man.
Renewed cheers. did all could to
preserve it ; l did all could to avoid
a war, and when South Carolina call.
ed her sons, as Illinois called hers, !
obeyed her command, and, men of IL.
linois, l fought you as long and rs hard
as | could, and | have no apologies to
make for it. Loud cheers aud laugh.
ter. remember, especially, thai
fought the Eight Illinois, and
thought it one of the best regiments
in the Federal army. fought them
very hard indeed, Great cheering
and laughter.
Now, my friend, We went into the
war believing we were right ; 5ut
when the war ended we surrendered
and want to impress that upon you
We surrendered in good faith and
challenge a man living to say thai
from that day to this that l have VIC
lated in any degree the tenor of my
parole, or done any thing inconsis
tent with my honor as a soldier or
citizen. Loud cheers. When
sheatbel my sword l renewed my al
lcgiance to the United States Govern
mcnt. l pledged myself to supper
the Constitution of the United States
} When | took my official oath, tin
other day, as Governor of South Caro-
lima, swore to uphold it as it nov
stands, and, so help me God. l in
tend to keep it. Loud cheers. W.
, surrendered in good faith. We &C
: cepted the constitution of the United
/! States with the amendments. Thong
we opposed the latter, we accept the1
now, and propose to obey them, rigl!
or wrOng-tllat the Constitution sha
stand equal for the protection {
> South Carolina aud of Massachusetts
y of Illinois and Louisiana, and W
. have the right to ask that every cit
) zen in every State should be equ;
J. before the law and under the Const
) tuition of the States. Cheers.
) So much, my friends, for tho view
we entertained. Then we come, ap
pealing to you for peace. We com
:. appealing to you, because it is NJ
J only tic highest wisdom to rcsto'
D. peace-not only because it IS state
manship-not only because tho vel
o theory of craftsmanship and polite
c requires the restoration of peacc-b'
II we appeal to you because it is Il
T. J: very handspring of patriotism. Al
u if there is anywhere the mainsprll
o of patriotism, moving strong and pc
J. petual, it is the hearts of the poop
J.; Of Illinois.
III Governor Hampton, abiding to Il
J. story that he had been threatcne
10 treated the matter loosely, eliciti'
a much mirth, and read letter stat!u
* that 100 veterans at Rockford b;
T. constituted a Committee to send hi
Is back from here ina box. The +
- maiudcr of the speech was devoted
H. u eulogistic illusions to the State
~, Illinois in regard to it's agricultul
II advantages, to q prediction of q q
~ rioas destiny for the Mississippi VI
Is. ley, to brief al|usion to the lab
't' question, and to plea for univer'
~ education. He concluded rs follow
1T "We are standing under one fla
TO- obeying one Constitution and it
ne for US to say what will be the futt
~, of this country. Give us your he
eu and we will give you our hearty
NJ operation. We feel and know IL
IVY if this is donc-if we can have n
'rt toration of fraternity we can ma
We the people of this country understa
'ce each othcr-we feel. then, that tin
~ is a glorious future before the vii
u.s. rs: country. W. can make 1t So
l l,Is can make it so by each and all OF
'tG performing, in his allotted sphere,
o u, duty and having done that, to LEI
u the consequences to God. Hav
Il, performed our duty, looking back
vi ',' /; the past only to gain wisdom for
'au future with hope and trust in Coz
gu am sure that VIC may all say, no
w and Soath, paraphrasins tho wish
' Nv the poet, that our States may all
w. ~. "distinct as the pillows, yet one
IL; the sea-" Applause.]
,is-
for GEN, HAwLEY AND Ex-CoNFED'
it Saws Gen Joe H.wley: ~ find
pis, trouble in getting along with Conf
cen crate soldiers. Men who went
csc the war with the feeling at Il
yer hearts core that they were in the RI
she have a bond ofunion between til
H.,I oman ,vJ,n liv0 4,