The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-08
HAMPTON AT DARLINGTON.

The following is an outline of the Gov
ernor's speech at thu Darlington County
Fair last week:
Ladies and nly FEllo,o- Citizens of Dar-
ington-I would be wanting in proper
feeling did fail to appreciate the warmth
of your creating &C Gay. A little more
than O year ago came among you to
plead for cause dearer to my heart than
life-the cause of South Carolina. 1t
was not for myself. did not represent
any party. It was only my good fortune
to be chosen as your standard bearer, and
| have never yet gone into fight that /
did not expect to win. We knew that
for years the State had been plundered
by these strangers to her soil who, by the
help of the army, had gained possession
of her offices of trust and power, and the
people rose as one man. and By the reace-
fil agency of the ballot drove them out,
and to-day we can say with Pride that
Carolina is once more governed by Caro-
linians.
But, my friends, you must not expect
too much. The misrule of ten years
cannot be done away with in dny.
Some are now saying that the taxes are
too high. Ycti must remember that we
have the honor of the State in our hanje,
and hor just debts must be paid. We
mean to put the credit of the State schere Il
,rds before the aoar. The building up of
her waste places must be ne duty of
every citizen on her soil. 4 ~ advice to
you is to let politics alone We lave no
great national electione on hai.. now, aud
we must devote every energy to the pros
perity Of the State. When ! spoke to
you during the canvass last year I said
that every citizen of the State, no matter
whether borL on her soil or not, no mat
ter OF what race, was entitled to ell the
protection OF hoF laws, anG thai If was
elected Governor they should have that
protection. Since tho establishment of
the present State Government they have
had that protection. and arc now in the
enjoyment Of every right and privilege
secured to them by the Conesitution and
laws. I want the colored people to be-
come landowners, for then they will be.
como conservative. want ~ go the
people of both races living in peace to-
gether, and on friendly terms with each
other. If one is in prosperity the other
will be also, and neither can 60 down
without dragging the other with it.
These have been my sentiments ever
sinee the war. In 1868 canvassed the
State In behalf OF candidates for Governor
ana I,ieutensn5 Governor, and If you
Fruiuuin5r ! tiIcn Bsii exactly what am
saying now. ] have always believed
that If we would pnb forward men of our
own State and mako the issue against
misrule we would win.
AT last our people, driven almost to
madness, rose up and said that the State
was ours, and that we would have it..
And not alone to the men of South Car
olina is due the great work, as nobly as
they endured the terrible trial; but to
1;.. ,S:es:: 7: 7.i:o By their siS: prayers and and
example, encouraged the faint-hearted.
and frowned upon him who would DO
traitor TO 60 sacred CAUSE. And now
to-day, as I stand here, .Le Eepreaenta-
tive Of tho people of South Carolina,
thank them in the namo of the State.
lJust then rose, thrown by yonag
ia iTsty III ffTOnt OF inc staGd, was caught by
the Governor, who bowed his abEuoWf.
edgments.) NY ftiends, we have gained
. great victory, but there Is much still
for us TO do, We have our wasto places
to rebuild, and we have the terrible ex.
perionce of the last Bixteen years to warn
US. We who ara now here may not sec
1t, but our children's children will reap
the benefit Of all that we now do to make
the people of our dear old State oece
moro prosperous and happy.
Tho Governor here retired, amid q
shogec Of houqueta and rounda of ap-
plausa from ell present. 44