, 1877-09-14
His Declaration Of the Honor Felt
in Accepting Their
Invitation.
An Address Delivered, with but
Very Little Agrfcul-
turc in It.
Some Very Pleasing Metaphors, and
Some Very Unbecoming
Mgressions.
The Honor and Dignity Of The South
Represented in Ample
Utterances.
sam Gary Plays tho English Language
to tho Limit for an Hour
and q Hall

to tho Limit for an Hour
aHQ q 0als
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ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Wade HAMPTON,
aosefnor OF eouth Carolina delivered an ai'
ursl soc,cty thi, aflcruoon Thcr,. wrr,. nearly
N nm ,,s,,,,.. -, H. ,r".,,,,a Tnn r:aae.,.a.
wa - c.eortea to o. TIC ' r1oupds n By M the norktuld
, H'nes o1'u narof" L,sht ol'af'l' q laFee nn'!'-
tho s{caker'a stand Cor. HAulnt1u wat H.
trnl,t1d bv The HIM, NI1,,am i.,tl,r,n. Ren,c,
.,nt a,,rc in t,,nor.s. tor M. ,,,.,r,", ~
MIL LA7rEnr sAlD:
Fr.,ow .c,r,xxss: sake ocearI.n a, The ejoto
81 mo;t 1asfa .asmes waen The nt9dus af
sjon r. I'm ~ tat hi. II mi III t,,at IL ~.
qaircd @ to ~ rr"n'o,c sas ~ ihe g .et.ie vi sn prns.
l." N, ~; t ,rnc. nnd h,r,,nx ,,at, ~ r..n,i
and tbat ion.f Of tYtnrn.hy at,d of w,llpg un1;Y
shouli neryadS iii u'Htr viz, fxrI "A xou fcri um"o
tisr eui.i.cts T,tr di,t.n.ut.hr 1,r,.rr ,&h', il
ia n,jIrr.s yoM 10 div II Of national frrntntoI a.
an ADVOCATE Of these tl.tlr, which pii desire, nr
whsc! nre es.en.ia' to Tue prosperity and union Of
Whine hnro fnuntr Agricultural snciety, t!lc plca.-
nsr Of Introducing to yon Con. Wade Hampton, Ut
so0'S ea'o'na: mnc "ne W., ass'e ysn
Mn. pars,ursT axn .TxLtow. CfT,z.xs: II ony
cvileuce ~ were nsedc, to psosa ny hyi. appryels. IT,
aa1esr ~ s reu an ts necas,nn n Mau .urc1s l.,
f"un IN TX thc IA fart tiat basc trarr'e ,norr t9 ~
taoasanl II. 'qiies M i or'sI thst ny ask,oxlsa::
In ucrspn loud nrnan.c i, at,d viii tuuT III
hcaftiiy aud coTiay. It vsscr me jnfnltc pies,nrs
hat M inTrncy becn rYrn far jnusrr a,,, ut,ns r.
stny ~ sIyht thst nris ~ IT,. tuI.sr ,nd
thc w'.rn'th Of yoaT srertins. would amply com;
shnn arhrrcy hhyn felt II ie ia tsnvr nv mi.
csal dnstcp to participate In an occacion of th!s
sort however gratifying might he til. call made
bago Agricultural Soeicty carried With it
surp 4 srKc1AL Wn1anT
4 ,ssssa fson ~. s Snss o!et; fss .
yeats ao, hatorr tic pasty 4na tec.tona b.crncts
th,t /. Fir = hsp1]; pf;s!ns ; sxay bad soatsi,
/ n insusirsa thst spirit ot fratcrnity and nc.
oseilatIon which ~ now bearing sueh
iii casscs OF this broad land Of oat. As s.,ota:
uro 1us . dat1 10 cons ;;on. mr. tsf dlst.u. hpn,e
- Tr1o1ic EYYours N
In behalf Of reconciliation, and to pledge you my
n,nst hrnrty co.oncfntion in thle rood WurE. snd
II nv sn0rts en- however silently. eontrihnts
townfla In. Restoration OF peact-n nsscu cordial
III is establisnmcnt, permanent In il rrsul,s, mi
Inn0rabu tu III lts cunditionb -..lhcE indeed iry
mtsst,,r hrsu viii nal nsyo tecm in yain tp"t
| tbs t.atfotm North and suuth eau meet aud ia u
patriotism, should surely bo found con.tsut ani
ardent in thu hesrs OF tho people OF ll,,nois fUi
/ fhrjr Htata Ia Itself thu ptyspftu. Uf a. noble d
| nat,ioti.m ~ cyer iusplred the human hear.
| rllE MOTHER or roun srATK, yInuINIA.
| vhon shr RVS th1s grand Wc,icfn don,ain-an ctn
| niru in Iu doninlous-tu tt,a common cause. did
70 l,rcamse shc prefrf.rd tbo gvoI Of tho whpls
| coauiry to lee tntIty,luaj akrra d,zetncut anj
you wanli be unworthy "f The heroic lineage yos
| ss,i ths lcsson II should rtfpelualiY teach you
In complying with your ,ntitat1nn to address
| ms ihot could best cnrry out tho purposes you
haye in. view-lf conlpreh bend them Arisht-b,
t taking
! iAnnyn FIELD ron Hy REMARKS
tnan tho discuts,on Of urcIy AGRICULTURAL subject.