The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-27

tention of the Democratic party, and to
which they have strictly adhered, and of
myself as its agent, to entirely and thor
oughly remedy every abuse. Applause.
Again, at that time, land this brings me
to the subject to which the gentleman
alluded,) the Capitol of South Carolina
was occupied by Federal troops and
negro constables. 1t was in this condi-
tion when 1 went to Washington. /
went there to propose no compromise. l
went there to accept none, but simply to
say that the people of South Carolina
had chosen their own officers that they
had a right, as we'll as every other State,
to do it, and that they intended to place
those officers in the positions to which
they were elected, and if that could not
be done, that they would live under
military government. The President
was q Republican. He was one whom
we believed was not elected-a man
against whom I did all I could to defeat.
He proved himself to be an adherent to
the Constitution. He stood forward and
said that he believed that it was wrong for
the civil to be subordinate to the mill
tary authority. He gave the order that
the troops should be removed from the
State House, and remanded all the States
to the civil government under which they
had previously lived. Applause. We
recognized that he had done his duty,
that he proposed to stand by the Consti.
tuition, and though some of our friends
say that he has only done his duty, when
we look back to the last twelve years and
remember how many neglected the dis
charge of that duty and others who were
fond of doing things it was not their duty
to do, we may recognize in Hayes, Re-
publican though he is, and Democrat as
I am, a man who, in striving to be pa.
triot, had risen above the trammels of
party. Applause. recognized that !;
and when l saw him going on, standing
by the Constitution-when I saw him
taking that as guide; when l saw him
enforcing the laws and declaring that
South Carolina should be placed on an
equality with Ohio-his own State that
Louisiana should be the peer and equal
of Massachusetts, in spite of the most tre-
mendous opposition from men of his own
party, advocating civil service reform,
and carrying out the policy for twelve
years advocated By the Democratic party,
| said | would sustain him in, that policy,
and as long as he continued in that path.
Applause. And, my friends of Geor-
gia, Democrats though you are, you can
do it without the sacrifice of your con-
sistency. You may recognize him as a
Constitutional President without sacri-
cling your position as Democrats or Re-
publicans or anything else. I have
heard him speak. He announced the
firm determination not to deviate FROM
the course which lie has pursued. 1
have heard him speak as one brave sol
dier to another. I have heard him speak
to Confederate soldiers and tell them
that they were as brave as any men who
ever fought; that they had fought for
their honest conviction as bravely as the
soldiers of the Union that when Greek
meets Greek then comes the struggle,
but whoever had the most Greeks must
of course prove successful. [Applause. ]
And when I heard him say that he pro-
posed to extend the hand of friendship
to the people of your city, I for one took
occasion to assure him that he would
meet with warm and heartfelt greeting,
and I trust that when he comes among
you, at your own invitation, you will re.
member your traditionary character. ]
hope that you will show him when he
comes among you that you have not for
gotten what he has done for your sister
States of South Carolina and Louisiana
continued applause that you will give
him cordial and hearty welcome.
know that you will. Even if you differ
from him, trust that you will remember
that he is President of the United States.
and that he has shown himself brave
and true man. Applause.
only got up tonight to make my &C.
acknowledgements for this cordial greeting.
1 need not tell the people of South Car.
olina of your good will and kindness
They know of it already. But it will be
gratifying to me, as | return to South
Carolina, to 60 back with the recollection
of this warm and cordial greeting in my
heart, and the good will and kindness
which has been shown to me by the peo.
pie of Atlanta. Long and continued
applause.
As soon as the applause which greeted
the close of Governor Hampton's remarks
had subsidized, loud calls were made fol
Hon. B. H. Hill, who responded in an
excellent speech, commencing the man
hood, good sense and justice Of the Pres.
ident, as shown in his treatment of the
South. After Mr.. Hills speech Senator
Gordon stated that Governor Hampton
would then take pleasure in meeting his
Georgia friends. This announcement
was applauded, and Governor Hampton
came down among the crowd and was
introduced to hundreds of the citizens
Besides these, many of his old friends
and acquaintance pressed up to shake
hands with him. The ovation given him
by our people was truly great one, and
his coming to our city will always be
remembered with pleasure and pride.
Governor Hampton left Atlanta late
Friday night, and reached Augusta Sat;
urday morning on the regular passenger
train of the Georgia Railroad, and pro-
ceeded Immediately to Columbia via the
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad
He was met at the depot in Augusta by
a number of old comrades in arms.
CHAMBERLAIN'S LETTERS.