The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-23
ssLet Us Have Pcace.',
Patriotic Speech by Gov. WaBe
N mt Inn.


On Thursday night last Governor
Hampton, of South Carolina, and Gov
Matthews, of w. Va, who were al
White Sulphur Springs, Va, were SER
enaded by the First Virginia Regi-
ment, Col. Bradley Johnson in COM
mand.
Governor Hampton received an en-
thusiastic greeting. After expressing
his thanks for the compliment, he
touched upon the struggle in South
Carolina Now, thank God! she is
no longer the PROSTATE State, but the
Palmetto State of oldv 1t was his
pride that the victory was won with
out appealing TO force. IT was the
result of the harmonious union Of'black
and white. Governor Matthews has
told us that in the regiment before us
are men who wore the gray, and 9TH
ers who wore the blue. / am glad to
see them. [Cheers.] 1 was not always
glad to see the blue; but used to give
them as warm welcome as 1 could.
1 am glad to see the spirit of fraternity.
1 am glad to see them here, shoulder
10 shoulder, under one flag and one
Constitution. ICheers.1
"The conservative feeling of the
South finds fit illustration in the union
of the brave boys of the North and
South. / am rejOiced to know that
wEiic riot and blOOdshed had ragged at
the North, the South had remained
peaceful and law-abiding, looking not
only to the preservation of order in
her States, but expressing in an un-
mistakable manner her solicitude for
the safety of the National Capital, and
her desire to be of service to the Ma
tional Government. fAppiause. =
Thousands of men in South Carolina
indicated to me their Willingness to go
North and render the President amy
aid in their power. They would have
been glad to have gone. and stood
shoulder to shoulder with the men
they once fOught-this time to protect
a common country.
Let the people of the North re-
member this: We recognize that the
Union is restored; we recognize tie
Constitution of the United States.-
And when I say that, mean the Con-
stitutiOn with all its amendments
Applause We hGve surrendered i'm
good faith. The Southern States now
ask for equal laws. Let Maine be put
on a par with south Carolina. Regard
Louisiana as you do Massachusetts, ,and
you will find no men i'll the Union
who will stand by the Constitution of
the United States more loyalty than
the men of the South. [Great cheer
ing.
Soldiers and citizens of the North,
will you forget the shout of victory
while we extend the hand of fraterni
ty? We propose to uphold the laws
in every Southern State. We do no:
want a strong standing army. Cheers.
We want no standing army i'll times
OF peace. We eau commit our inter-
ests to our citizen soldiery. We want
union, and peace, and fraternity. AS
States, let us be as distinct as the bill
lows as country, let us be one as
the sea-all people striving alike for
the happiness add prosperity of the
whole American Republic" [Cheers.
The sentiments were applauded by
every listener. They are in happy
with the fanatical and hypo-
critical cant of those who, for twelve
long years since the close of the war,
have been sowing the seeds of everlast-
ing hate, and trying to keep alive the
bitter strife for the purpose of partisan
gain.