Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-25
HAMPTON AT RALEIGH.

Governor Hampton attended the State FAR
in Raleigh last week, consenting to do 50 up;
on the urgent request of delegation Of citi-
zens who visited Columbia specially to extend
the invitation. }; Of bis presence in Raleigh;
the Observer remarked editorially: j Q saa
1t is needless to say that his presence here
is great qualification to our people, for no
man outside of her limits has greater hold
upon the affections of the people Of North
Carolina than: Wade Hampton Soldier,
statesman and patriot, be has proved himself
to be q man of whom not only his State, but
the country and the age in which he lives
may we'll beproud, for his is one Of the grand
est most perfectly rounded characters Amer.
ics has yet produced. ~ - 's3s't 1t4 e
Whether in prosperity, with money and
lands and slaves at his command, or in adyer-
sity, dependent upon his daily labor for his
daily bread in peace, surrounded BY all that
wealth could command or intelligence and re-
6nement desire; or in war, sharing every
hardship with the humblest soldier; as free
citizen of free State, or as the leader of a
forlorn hope in behalf Of his people against
the most desp potic Of governments, he stands
out presmineutly as man to be loved. and
admired No wonder that his people are
ready to follow him to the death No wonder
that they rally to his standard without;regard
to race or color, or whether native or North
ern born, for to them Hampton is the person
i6cation of all that is great and good in arts
or arms or in government His word Is to
them as law written in eternal characters up
on their hearts. During the days whentnder
his command the people Of our sister State
were struggling for their very existence, With
but word from him and armed men would
everywhere have sprung up ready for any
deed of daring, no matter how desperate, for
his people bad been outraged and oppressed
and incensed until flesh and blood could
scarce bear it longer, and yet with a. word
from him the surging crowd that had assem-
bled to rescue their capitol, and that neither
bullets nor bayonets could make quail, quiet
ly dispersed, every man returning peaceably
to his own home In the restraint he im.
posed upon himself, in that hour of wrong and
turmoil and outrage, to utter words ofpeace,
and to teach lessons of moderation, he was
grander even than when sabre in hand, at the
head of bis invincible legions, he rode in re-
sistless charge upon bis enemies. Well may
alone, nor even to his section, but TO ths'
whole country. a'@'' nsGa "ai'l :iaitsgaiq
AS we declared in. announcing his coming,
no more welcome guest than Wade Hampton
could come to North Carolina. Men Of. all
colors and of every shade of political opinion
unite in giving a most cordial greeting to the
citizen who, in. addition to being peerless
soldier, wears among bis laurels the browning
honor of being the redeemer of his State,
from a,government that for corruption and
oppression is without parallel in history.
But it is not merely as q famous soldier: and
distinguished citizen that he finds the warm.
est welcome in the hearts Of the people, but:
as their faithful old commander he will be
greeted by many from every portion Of the
State with whom he shared every danger and
every hardship. The tie that binds him to
these men, and their name is legion, can be
loosed only in death. '.-Ef.e...
On Thursday, Governor Hampton was in.
troduced by Governor Vance to the vast mul.
titude upon the grounds, and spoke as follows:
MY FRIENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 81
differ with Governor Vance in, one particular,
for believe every man and woman in North
Carolina is present to-day. It would take the,
voice of a Stentor to be heard on this occasion.
More than once have been called upon to
hear agricultural addresses at our annual fairs,
and l have had the misfortune to make them
myself, and must say to the listener and
speaker have always found them great bores.
l do not intend to infict this bore upon North
Csrolina-an agricultural address to-day.
When your Society sent a delegation TO Go.
lumbia to ask me to come here, headed by one
of North Carolina's gallant sons-General
james NJ. Leach-he said he was going to
stay until consented to come. did not in
tend to come here to-day to inhict upon those
into whose eyes had looked when in battle,
an agricultural address. came to grasp
them by the hand. I have not forgotten
them. The soldiers of North Carolina are as
close to my heart as ever. There were no bet
ter soldiers in the late war than the soldiers
of North Carolina. always placed them
where danger was the thickest, for knew I
could trust,the old tar-beel. These are some
of the memories that bind me to the old North
State. Then there are other associations. 1t
was my good fortune to command North Car
olna meu during the late war. I had the
honor to fight the last battle in sight of this
very sp t where l am speaking now. 1t was
here that sheathed my sword. That sword
was never stained by cowardice or wrong.
Though I welded that sword as long as I
could for what deemed right, since its sur
render have never violated the obligation
resting upon me as citizen of the Union.
told the citizens Of Illinois few weeks
ago that fought the enemy as long as could