The daily gazette., 1877-04-09
GOV. HAMPTON'S SPEECH AT
COLUMBIA.

A Columbia Is. c. dispatch gives
the following as Gov. Hampton's
speech at his reception in that city on
Friday,
"Mr. Hayes, consulting his own dig
nifty and respect for the laws, for the
people OF South Carolina and for N.Y.
sell, asked me to make no concession
to make no terms, and proposed nc
conditions; and as long as he will fol i.
low out in good faith the policy indi.
Gated In his inaugural. If he will dc
equal justice to all sections in this
country, and see that the laws are en-.
forced in Massachusetts as in South
Cafolinr, in Louisiana as in Ohio; II he
will carry out in good faith ali the
pledges he has made, and be a O astitu
tional President recognizing no party
race or section SO long, will supper,
him. l wish to say to yoH forget the
next feur years everything about par
ties forget that you are democrats OF
republicans, and remember only thai
you are South Carolinians. Show the
people OF the North that we have no
prescription in our hearts; that we wei
come him who comes here as citizen,
no matter what his politics may be.
l say again. now that the power ha.
been placed in my hands, here where
Itsok the oath of office, solemnly
swearing that would obsy the consti-
tuition of the United States and of this
State l say once more that intend to
carry out every pledge. and to be Gov
ernor of the whole people.
There enjoin IL upon you that to
reap the fruits of our victory you must
observe the laws. I no not issue q
proclamation, do mot give an order
hut | ask my friends of South Carolina
the people whom Ihave trusted and
who have trusted me and done me
more honor than any people ever did a
man ask them to carry out my wishes.
81 want every man to constitute
himself conservator of the peace, see
that there shall be no violence, and go
around and tell his peighbor that if
there is bloodshcd and violence we
shall lose what we have gained, and
to appeal to them to carry out this
policy OF peace. The emily difficulty
seemed to stand in the way at Wash
ington was the fear that when the
troops were taken out of the State
House there would be violence. They
asked abou. it.
81 pledged my honor-mark me, my
friends-I pledged my honor that not
one single man should go into that
State Rouse unless he had business
there; that would place two unarmed
men there simply to inform the clti-
zens that I requested them not to 90
there, and felt assured there would
be no violence or excitement, and that
the laws would be obeyed. Have I
promised too much for your? Cries
OF 'No, no!] You have trusted me.
Trust me a little longer. 1t is import
ant for you; 1t is doubly important for
Louisiana and for the whole country
that the troops should not be removed
until got here. When that order
comes let nobody go to that State
House. Just let it stand until I want
1t, and l will tell you when / want
it.
"Your destiny is now in your own
hands. 1t is for you to shape it for
veal orw oe. You can, by imprudence
or violence, undo the labor of months,
and bring back to us all the scenes of
anarchy, misrule and corruption
which have prevailed; or If you are
prudent and discreet as you have been
you can soon place ourselves on a
higher and better plain. l beg the
white men to show to the colSred men
that what / have said for twelve years
is true-that you are the best friends
they have in this world,
II appeal to the colored men to re-
cognize the government which is now
firmly established; to trust us fer
awhile, and as they are still in the ma
jority, and if the government have
established does not carry out the
pledges l have made them, throw cut
all the men in office at the next cleo
tion and put In anybody you please"
DLSA GREEING WITH BRO. HA YES.