The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-10
Hampton OF columbia.

ton at Columbia was IN all respects
a good one. 1t was decidedly one
OF the grandast oyatiops ever ten~
dered to n public man in this State.
Upon the arrival Of the train bring.
! ing tue governor, the committee of
reception and other citizens, there
was an immense crowd at the depot.
AS soon as the car stopped Governor
Hampton stepped out and was es-
corted to the coach provided for him
by n detachment of the Hornets
Nest 1tihemen, of Charlotte-ope of
the finest bodies of men We have ever
seen. While the Governor was walk
ing from the car to the coach, the
crowd kept up n constant and enthu
siastic cheering. The coach was
beautifully decorated, and was drawn
by four handsome bay horses. The
carriages containing the governor
aed other distinguished gentlemen
were placed in line, the military or
CARNATIONS in front and The fire
companies in rear. All along the
line of march to C,lrolina Hill, the
governor was greeted with loud
cheers, beautiful bouquets and the
waving of handkerchiefs, Arrived at
the Hall, the governor ascended a
stand on the same spot where he
delivered his inaugural address. This
stand was of course beautifully
decorated. In tho vicinity oil the
windows and house tops were fllcd
with ladies and children.
After some fine music by the
Post Band, Capt. w. b. Stanley
delivered neat address Of welcome
to the governor, to which the latter
responded, and spoke IN substance
as follows
GOVERNOR HAMPTON 8 ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chairman, my countrywomen
and my countrymen Of South Caro-
lima: Travel-worn and weary,
l have come back to my constituents
Those constituents are the true
people Of South Carolina. Coming
here, 1 find a welcome which has
stirred my heart to it's inmost depth.
1t 10 not welcome that conquered
people would render to a conqueror.
bring no trophies from the battle
field, I come to say that the cause
in which we fought--the cause in
which you made me your standard
bearer-the cause Of truth has been
victorious. Once moro tho banner
of South Carolina. not carried
through bloody fields, but through
those moro glorious ones of peace,
floats over astate free, disenthralled
and redeemed-~not redeemed by
blood or by violence, but by the po-
teiltial agency of the ballot. Honest
men of South Carolina, of all races
and parties, were determinedsto wipe
away the scandal which had so
long disgraced her history. Our
fight was for very existence. The
civilization of two hundred years
was being blottod out. Our govern
mept was passing into the hands of
hostile aliens and strangers. Plac
ing our cause in tho hands of God,
we made one grand effort to re-
deem South Cerolina. Determined
to 60 down with banners floating,
you fought battle never aqualled
in the annals of American history.
scarcely realize the grave issues
that were dependent upon those
days Of peril and gloom. 7 did not
realize until I went to Washington
that O muaket shot in this town
would have meant civil war on this
continent. And what stopped it?
Cries of "You, done it i, "YouI"
champion u No, my country
mon, it was because the peo.
pie Of South Carolina are the
most law-abiding people in this
country; and because they had
risen above the, considerations of
party. determiuaI 10 aave thass