The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
GOV. HAMPTON 1NNEw YORK
Shaking Hands Over the Chasm

AUBURN, June 20-Gov. Robinson. in his
speech of welcome to Gov. Hamnton ar the
oblelds celebration to-day. dweit LARGELY
On the contest in South Carolina, in which
me latter had taken so prominent a part.
uoN- nam pton. IN the course of his reply
sald our distinguished Governor had
oeen pleased to allude TO the confess in
south Carolina; that, my frisrds, was NOT
Il poltIcaI struggle; it rose far higher tina n
any such contest ever waged on this cnutin-
~ 1. was contest for civilZ alton. for
noIhe RUE, good government, for life itself
:! was contest waged by the peonle 81
south carolina not, aS demagopuez wauId
tell you, against No, thern men: il wax a
contest waged against carpet-ba ggers, and
when l say carpet baggers / mean nv that
''thief." We do not call any Northern mn
any Irishnan, any German, any English
man VINO settles in our midst an houesr An
honest cltizen. carpet Dagger; we well
come such with open arms; we tell them 10
come 10 our genial skies and fertile soil
come one, come all, and | pledge them i'm
llle name OF the state, a hos pitable waTm-
hearted reception. We DO not ask whether
they are Republicans or Democrats | want
20 impress this upon your minds. and | will
90 IL by an Illustration of what was done
ny the Democratic Legislature of South
Carolina in almost its rst action: A va
cancy occurred on the Supreme bench of
the state; Chief Justice was to be elect
ed; 1t was place which had been filled by
men of the very highest reputation In our
Commonwealth the names of honered
sons OF Carolina, who would do honor to
any bench, IN any country, were presented
but that Democratic Legislature elected
10 the supreme bench q citizen OF New
ork, who came to the State as a soldier
and who is Republican. What furcher
proof DO you want that we are not governed
by our precepitate feelings? Does it not
show that we have fulfilled the pledges and
promises made during the last canvass to
make no distinction on account of race
color or party? We wanted to show YOU
people OF the North that we were actuated
by the highest and most patriotic feelings
we We're fighting for every interest dear T.,
fr,emen, and thanks to the brave and true
men and glorious women of South Carolina
this v ar for good government was success
1ul. They have established it in every de-
partmenL of the State Government: they
have accom- plished this, they now propose
to fulfill to the very letter the pledges |
made, and appealed to the high Heaven To
witness that they should be carried out. /
declared that if elected | would be Govern
or OF the whole people OF South Carolina;
that ! should know 40 race or party, no
color; that all men who stood on the soil of
south Carolina, native or foreign born,
white Or black, should be equal before the
law, and so help me God it shan be done. |
am glad to say the bitterness " Ijch marked
that strife is passing away, an! | say to YOU
men of New Jrk, As l say at home, ! owe
my election to the cOlored men of South
Carolina. Thousands of them voted for me
knowing that had been good friend of
the race; knowing that | was the first man
after the war to recommend that they should
be given the right of suffrage, and l have
never yet changed my opinion on this sub
ject. knowing this. they sustained me in
large uHm beers, and am happy to say that
all the fears OF the more ignorant are pass
ing away and they are satisfied they will be
dealt with in all poets as citizens of South
Carolina. We intend to try and elevate
them, and show them the responsibility as
well as the blessings of liberty. We want
them, as other citizens of America and South
Carolina, to b6 worthy the great boon of
citizenship of this great Republic. My
friends, / must again thank you for this
most cordial greeting, doubly gratifying be-
cause it is the voice of New \ ork reverber-
ating to South Carolina.