The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-20
sERENADE.

On last Monday night number Of the
citizens of Anderson, accompanied by the
Anderson Cornet Band, repaired to the
Waverly House for the purpose of attesting
their qualification at the presence of Judge
L. C. Northrop and Solicitor Cothran in our
midst. After the rendition of two beauti-
full tunes of music, Judge Northrop was
loudly called for, and responded from the
hotel balcony in short but eloquent and
appropriate address, thanking the company
for their melodious compliment, which, he
said, was no doubt paid to the official posi-
ton he occupied rather than to him person
ally. He regretted that he could not re-
spond to this compliment in such manner
as he would like to, but he was not in the
habit of making set speeches, and besides,
during the most of the previous night he
had been riding upon rail in order to
reach his post of duty in the court room;
but, he said that if he had been riding ten
nights and sleep had to be kept from his
eyes by propping his eyelids open with
prong, he could not forego this opportunity
of expressing his high appreciation of the
noble old County of Anderson and her peo-
pie. He knew the history of this County,
and would never forget the zeal with which
her citizens enlisted beneath the Red Cross
Banner of the lost cause, under whose folds
he had stood for several years, and he would
likewise never forget that Anderson County
was the last in South Carolina to be over
come by Federal bayonets. The Judge then
complimented our people upon their pa
triotic and prudent course since the sur
render, and, without direct reference to
politics, congratulated us in common with
the whole people of our State upon the
great governmental reform which we now
enjoy as nation and as State. He urged
our people to continue in their strides to-
wards higher and mo1e general civiliza'
ton, and expressed the belief that an era of
unprecedented prosperity and material ad-
vancement was in store for US. With the
best wishes for our people, and the most
sincere thanks for the compliment they had
paid him, he bid them goodnight. The
Judge was frequently and heartily ap-
plauded.
After more music Col. Cothran was also
enthusiastically called for and responded in
one of his characteristic speeches, having
point in every sentence, and calling out fire.
quent bursts of applause. He began by
acknowledging his part of the compliment
of the serenade, and said that he was re-
lieved of the necessity of making any speech
on this occasion, because the distinguished
Judge who preceded him had so ably per-
formed that task, but he wished to make
speech to the people of Anderson County,
because he had not had an opportunity to
meet them in the last canvass, to the success
of which the people of Anderson con-
tributed so largely. He referred to the graf
flying fact that we were now enjoying the
fruits of the glorious victory we won last
fall, and made some humorous remarks
about the manner in which the culprits of
the past administration were leaving the
State. He said let them go, but he hoped
and believed they would be brought back
and sent to the State penitentiary. In con-
Guiding, the speaker expressed regret at
learning that there were divisions among
the Democrats of this County. That such
ought not to be the case, but we should
stand shoulder to shoulder and heart by
heart in the effort to carry forward the great
reform we have achieved, and thereby keep
up the reputation of old Anderson, which
achieved so great majority last year.
The crowd then repaired to the depot,
where Gen. S. MCGOWAN, one of Anderson's
favorites, was greeted upon the arrival of
the cars by the compliment of serenade
which he pleasantly acknowledged. The
General excused himself from making
speech, upon the ground of fatigue, and the
crowd then dispersed.