The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-22

mas Deen charged With fAultS, but
among these faults hen worst
enemies have never said che was
hypoeritical, or that she spoke, with
a double tongue. 1mpetuous, rash,
she may be, but, thank God, false,
never. [Cheers1 {" 2"N"Hi1
Do you waht proof Of her sinceri-
tya Look in the recent past, and
toll me, if you can find sympathy
more conclusive than is' given by
her conduct Need II tell, you to
look back to, those trying days
when the Presidential Contest was
unsettled7 What was the Y course
of the South then 81 During the
recent strikes and riots, / too, she
evincod hor feeling by; upholding
the laws and standing conservative.
I, for myself, MY friends have no
ooncealments to make Tor the past.
I have taken part nithe war, nor
would your respect for me, be, in
creased were to offer, any unmanly
apology for it. I did what you did.
] obeyed the command Of my own
State as you did yours and you,
mon of the North, were guided by
your own consciences, as, we; of the
South were guided by ours. And I
sey to you that up to the e,beginuing
of that war I used all my influence
to preserve the Union [Cheers.]
I was Union man. [Renewed
cheers. ] T did all I could to pre-.
serve it. I did all I cou1d to avoid
q war, and when South Carolina
called her sons, as Illinois, called
hers, I obeyed her command, And,
men of illinois, T fought you as
long and rs hard OBJ T GOULD, and I
have no apologies to make for it.
Loud cheers and laughter II re~
member especially that I fought the
Eighth Illinois, and T thought it
ono Of the best regiments il the
Federal army. I fought them very
hard indeed. Great cheering and
laughter ]rnbaN ~ ;.nillU ~
Now, my friends, We went into
the war believing we, were right {;
but when the War ended We sur
rendered, and I want to impress
chat upon YOU We9 surrendered
in good faith, and ! challenge q man
living to soy that from that day to
this I have violated in any degree
the tenor Of ny parole or"done
anything inconsistent with my
honor as O soldier o. a, citizen.
[Ioud cheers We accepted the
Constitution 'of the United States
with the amendments, though we
opposed the latter. We accept
them now, and propose tolobey
them, right or wrong; that the
Constitution shall stand equal for
the protection OF South Carolina,
and of Massachusetts, Of Illinois
and Louisiana; and I'VE have the
right to ask that every oitizon in
every State should bs equal before
tho law ind under tie Constitution
Of the United Statesj Cheetsll l.9
Governor Hamptony alludihg to
the story thatihe had beet threat
ened. treated the matter jocosely,
elioiting mulch lmirth, and road O
letter stating, that onenlhundred
veterans at Rockford fihadiI con-
stituted q committed toasend him
back from here I'M box lTh6 Ire.
mainder Iof the speech was devoted
to eulogistic allusioh o,tthe, State
of Illinois inuregard toita agrioul-
tural advantagos,G to- 6aa prediction
Of gloriousI destipyIh.for cthe
Mississippi Valley, to,abriefaliusion
to the labor question, and to- % plea
for universal eduoati6nJ |! He aeon--
oluded as follows .oloy onu noY3
We are standing under,5 ono flag,
obeying ono Constitution, and itiis
for us to say what will be- the future
ofthis country.I Give ussyour help,
and we will give loyou Court hearty
co-operation. AVE feel and know
that, if this is done+4if1we can have
restoration of fraternity, if we can
make the people of this country
understand each other--swe a!feel
then that there is q glorious future
before the wholeo country ) We can
make it 80. We can riimake it }soJhy
each and all of us performing, in
his allotted sphere, his aluty ,Goand
having done that, leave, the con-
sequences to God. Q Havingh per.-
formedoour ud,ity, ldokhb' back TO
the past only to gain nhiyisdom for
the future, and using lthe present
Wisalv. and ldoISin6 .tUafthof future