The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-09-14

A dispatch to the luier Ocean from
| Rockford says: Governor Wade
Hampton spoke to-day before the Win
nebago County Pair. He urged that
fraternity and reconciliation should
heal the wounds OF war.
Wade Hampton's speech.
WINNEBAdo, Sep. IA.
At the Wiunebago County Fair J es-
terday Wade Hampton said:
Ii any evidences were needed to
prove his high appreciation OF the invi-
tation extended him to speak il would
appear in the tact that he had left his
official duties aud Travelled so far to
acknowledge the houor. The warmth
OF his reception had amply compensated
him. He alluded that this Society had
been the first among Northern organi
cations to inaugurate the spInt OF
fraternity and reconciliation, which was
now bearing such wholesome fruit IN
its invitation to jefferson Davis to
speak to them. He thanked them for
their spirit OF PATRIOTISM, 1t seemed
important that North aud South should
understand each other. Much OF tie
evil that has befallen the country
sprang from Misrepresentation OF
motives l speak tor 30 party, no
section; but for the whole country. aud
shall strive to sink every trace of paru
aud knowledge of human nature hid
under that fable told of the shield that
was white on one side ADD black on the
other and hung at the intersection OF
two roads 1t was in those days when
Knights went in quest of adventure or
III search of some chosen damsel. As
the story goes. two nights approached
the shield in opposite directions.
and after disputing about its color put
their laDcts in rest aud perilled life.
Each TO maintain his opinion. Some
thing of the same sort happened be-
tween the South aud North. The Con
stitution represents the shield. Viewed,
as it was, from different standponts
the dispute waxed warm. The sword
WAS called 10 to decide the vexed ques-
ton. and under its strong arbitrament
many soldier as brave, as gallant as
knightly as Bayard gave his life for his
conviction. 1t was only natural that
temporary confusion should arise; but
the pride of triumph on one side and
the bitterness of defeat on the other
combined to keep opposing sections of
the country apart was deplorable, ard
time. with healing on its wings. can
bind up the wounds of war. God him
self, speaking through the imm utable
laws Of nature, tells us it is our duty to
strive earnestly and constantly to efface
the dark blots which evil or disaster
may have made When the wild tor.
rent hurls itself down the mountain
side. sweeping off all that opposes it
and leaving in its track devastation
and ruin, nature, the beuificient
mother, with gentle. slow. but sure
hand clothes the hillside and valley
with her perpetual verdure and her
smiling flowers. As in The natural SO
in the whole universe. Philosophy
and religion 90 hand in hand one
teaching that matter is indestruei
BILE, the other that life is immortal.
The South has ono need above
all things peace. and to plead for peace
/ am here to. day I do not conceal
the part taken by myself in the late
war, nor would your respectfor me be-
Adcreased were / to offer an unmanly
apology. You of the North followed
the dictates of your own conscience 4;
we Of the South did the same. Let us
each do justice to the other, for with
out mutual self-respect there can be no
permanent peace and 20 restored fra
,ernity. Can yon doubt that the Sonlh
seeks peace? Look at her wasted
fields, Der ruined industries, her fearful
misrule and you can doubt no longer.
Her worst enemies have never charged
her with hypocrisy or insincerity.
Governor Hampton then !! elerred to the