Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-07-20
Gov. Hampton at Elackville.

AT tile recent meeting OF the sur
vivors Of Harris Battery at Black
Vile on the 4th, after the address of
Gen. Conner, Gov. Hampton, being
called on, made short speech, direct
and to the point, which was intended
not only for the BarnwelI ear but 70
the ear Of every county in South
Carolina. His almost prophetic
warning as to our policy in the fu-
ture comes to us in these words:
"If would add anything to what
he (Gen. Conncr) has said, it would
be to assure you that the victory is
not yet won; that on your conduct
during the next two years depends the
future prosperity of this State;
whether your future shall be glorious
and happy, or whether it will be like
the dark past OF ;,:e last ten years.
Will you serve God or mammon2 If
you listen to dcma,ogues, to mon
who will harangue you, and who will
tell you that the glorious pi aiiorm Of
1876 was well enough for promise,
but that you should not heed the
pledges made then, say you may
as we'll relinqu sE the fight right now,
ior South Carolina will soon be re.
turned to the hands Of those who
misgoverned her two years ago."
It is an undsputed G,ct that there
is not to-day, in Orangcburg county,
that unity and moral /. :cngth be-
cause of a compact organization
among the Democracy that marked
the people two years ago. A luke
w, rmness and almost Grim nal indif-
ference have seized the people in
scnle sections, to be accounted for
only on the ground that cur people
- sssehsecure from the dangers which
threaten I'll en-; they think the battle
has been won, the enemy's ranks have
been broken, their leaders put to
fight, and the rank and file demoral-
lied; therefore there is no need of the
''eternal vigilance" of which our
party leaders and the press so often
speak. We are no alarmist but cir
cumstnnces, which surround us, point
to vigorous campaign, at least in
Orangeburg county. Meetings are
being held in the town and country
always at night, and often secretly,
Mt which q perfect organization is
being made and plans ranged to
contest every foot of county ground
SO far as Congressional and Legisla.
tive candidates are concerned. IF
straightout radical ticket be plausi-
BILE they will run it, if not they viii
throw their whole strength with an
independent ticket, upon which their
rankest Radicals might find n place,
and elect it. Such n ticket is spoken
of already i'll our county, but will not
be made up until the County Demo
cratic Convention shall have put
forth lis nominees, then certain dis.
appointed office seekers, sore-heads,
or Democratic, Radicals will come to /.
the front with a Peoples, or q Citi-
zen's ticket, made up of Semi Demo.
Gratis and whole Radicals and snil
into Office upon the Azor, craft to
be managed by black pilots only.
Surely lour people will understand
Gov. Hampton when he asks: "Will
you serve God or mammon?
Gov. Hampton clearly and en-
phatically lays down his policy in
the following strong sentences:
II stand on the platform of '76,
squarely and fully. Ass for my
official career, l challenge any man
to put his finger Oh single act OF
mine which is not in &C cord with that
platform. The people Of the State
gave me that platform rs chart and
compass, and | have used 1t rs my
guide We have accepted the plat
form Of the Nutiona! Democratic
party, which recognizes the equality
Of every citizen before the law, and
We must abide by its rules"
ANY other policy will bring defeat
in Orangeburg Us sure rs it be at.
tnnnind Prnmisna and nln1naa Lnuo