The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-11-01
Julge Cookies Address at Gresnville.

In Green vile on Tuesday night, 10th
instant:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, 1AbtEs ANb GEN.
TLEMEN:-The object OF this meeting
to-night was to honor and hear from
our distinguished guest, the Governor
of the State Of South Carolina
He'ce this call upon me to address
you is as unexpected as it is flsttering
for which yom will please accept my
'hauks.
nv tellow-citizeDs, we have jnst
listened to the burning and patriotic
words Of encouragement which fell
from the lips If his Excellency Wade
Hampton to the colorsd people here
assembled t. hear him. And while
he Was speaking nv mind Intuitively
wandcI ed back to the days of Radi-
c,:l rule in South Carolina, and was
made t" contrast our present happy
o'ate with tho distracted condition Of
rur whole people. Then followed
naturally the inquiry, how was this
Great change for thescommon god of
"ur people brought abou,9 And t"
whom DO we owe All Unreasonable
uebt If gratitude tur its accornrlish>
'uenl9 feel that We are indebted to
The present Governor of South Caro-
ina for the achievement of this
grand "ictnry. And when / publish
to the world that my heart is filed
to overhowing with thanks and grat>
itude 10 him tor the redemption OF
.: old mother State from Radical
mie'"le, and his apparent success to-
wards he complete pacifica'ion "f
the North and Sonth, feel that /
>en'nre nothing. in saying that | ut
ter not ouly the true sentiment of
this meeting, but the whole people of
The State OF South Carolina. BY his
great wisdom, Statesmanship and
liberal Course, it has been forever
settled as u tact that the humb'cst
citizen Of this State, whether he be
white or colored, Democrat or Re
publican, stands upon an equality
with every other citizen before the
law. The demonstration of this tac@
aas won upon the President Of this
great Republic, and caused him to
pursue a wise and conclliary course
Ahich will restore, ultimately, abso~
lutte peace aud good will throughout
the whole Union, the accomplish
ment of which We have 60 long dc
sired and prayed for. All honor is
due our Governor, who has done 80
much towards solving the vexed
problem of full and complete pacifi~
cation Of the country. But, my fell
low citizens, in responding to your
ca ] it was my purpose in the main to
address the colored people who have
turned out in such large numbers 10
hear his excellency. My colored
telIrw- citizens, you will remember
that during the campaign Of 1875 l
advised and urged upon you the ne
ceSsity Of supporting the Democratic
party; that the Republican party was
not OrionsIy corrupt; that it had pledo
ged iteelt to reform ON several ucca~
eions, and had wholly tailed to keep
its pledges; th"s it had proved a
grand failure, except tor robbery and
plunder; and that it WAS high time
for you to link your fortunes with
your old masters, and help them 20
u Vaie the nominees of the Demot
cratic party 'O power. And that, in
doing SO, you had nothing to fear;
| that not jot or title Of your Cons
stlWtional rights would be interfere
Gllh; and that, upon the success of
the Democratic party, the old State
of South Carolina would soon be
again placed upon the road to pros
perity, and that peace and good will
would reign in all her borders. Many
of you, my clUred friends, gave heed
to my advice, and with me supported