The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-20
MI. Hayes and the Survivors,

vivors' Assembly to day, after an ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor Palmer,
President Hayes stepped forward
and was greeted with great cheers
and waving Of handkerchiefs. lie
said:
Ladies, Fellow-citizens and Sur
vivors Of the great War: l wish that
l was prepared to speak suitably up
on this occasion. My friend, Mayor
Palmer, in his address informs me
that in every speech made at this
great national reunion, encourage
ment has been given to that spirit of
ra'ernity, which it is the desire of
those associated with me in the Ad-
ministration to do something during
our term of service to advance. We
do not in meeting the people pro-
pose TO discuss any of the great party
questions which divide the people
who honors US with their attention.
[Cheers. I We leave these to be diss
cussed before the people by those
who may be appointed by the res
pective parties to carry on those de-
bates, but VIC do feel that if, in vis-
iting our feilow-citizens in different
States, we can add anything to
strengthen the sentiment alluded to
by the May Or, it is right and proper
that we should do it. [AppIause.
All who are familiar with the history
of our country know that. Q hundred
years ago, there was 10 North or
South, the fathers were one through-
ont the whole country. Washington
and Jefferson were side 10y side with
franklin and Adams. Darici Nor
gan and his Virgirians marched
from Virginia to Boston; they We're
at Saratoga, and Nathaniel Green
and his Cuntincntals were in the Cars
olnas. The whole country belonged
to he fathers. |. is to that state ut
harmony and Of traternal frieh dship
that we desire our country to return.
IA voice: Good for yor, and cheers
We are for the Union as it IS
[Chcers We are for the ConsJitu-
ton as it is. Cheers. With all its
amendments. A voice: That's it,
Great checrs.] We want the citizens
of every Safe to feel at home in
every other Slate. Amen and
cheers If a citizen Of Vermont
travels to Georgia or Texas for busi>
ness or pleasure. we want him to
feel at home in those States. [Cheersl
Ii citizen of Texas or Georgia lrav-
els North, We want that citizen to
teel at home everywhere throughout
Tic Union. Now, my friends, [ do
not prop Sc to detain you. | have
made Il much longer speech already
than | in; ended when / entered your
town, but you understand the pur-
pose. We may make mistakes in
method, but The sentiment we would
encourage is a sentiment of nation-
ality throughout the Union. APP
plause.] We all regard the ser> icv
Of that four years war, we regard
that period of fonr years as the most
interesting of our lives. We fought
then-thOse Of us who were in the
Union army-fought as we believed
to make this forever hereafter a
united people-Iorcver he CATER q
free people-and we rej,ice 10 day
10 believe tnat those who were a.
galnst us in that struggle now are
with us on both of these questions,
and will forever remain with us on
both Of these questions. Cheers,
long and lond.]
The President was followed by
Mr.. Key, " ho alluded as usual to his
peculiar position, and made long
speech reviewing the history OF the
conflict Of opinion about slavery and
of the conflict of arms which resulted
therefrom, deducting from his re-
view the conclusion that neither side