The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-30
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

ivy Nu"iuo, VI htlalCa, GeOrBia, nave
been visiting cities in North and South
Carolina by invitation, and upon thei,
arrival in Columbia they were handsome.
ly entertained. They were welcomed by
Governor Hampton in the following ad-
t,To5a:
My friends OF Georgia, the good peo-
pie of Columbia have requested me, in
their name and behalf, to extend to their
fellow.citizens of Georgin q cordial and
heartfelt welcome into our midst.
! feel, ny friends, that after whit YOU
hpve witnessed here, after the manifesto.
tiOns of pleasure that have greeted YOU
since yoE have entered our State. Il ia
superauous for mo to tell you that you
are welcome. Speaking not only for the
people of Columbia, but for the people
of South Carolina, say to you, men of
GaOrgia. You ere welcome, thrice wei.
come, to our hearts and homes.
We remember that in the darkest hours
of our trials it was Georgia aad the
Georgians, led by your distinguished
Governor, that extended to us o helping
hand. We are bound to you by ties Of
"auld lang syne," and also to the distin-
guished soldier who led Georgians to de.
fend South Carolinians IL the day of
their need.
My friends, / trust you may have q
most pleasant visit. / can say for the
people of Charleston, in advance. If bv
anything they can do they can make that
visit agreeable, you will go back home
feeling sure that the visit of the Gate
City Guards has left only the pleasantest
seooilections, anu you will 20 back car.
rying the esteem of the people of Charles.
ton and of South Carolina.
Georgia's great Governor then stepped
forward, and in slow, measured. but
hearty tone, replied as follows:
Governor Hampton and my fellow.
citizens of South Carolina, it would argue
O strange insonsibility to the charms of
generous hospitality, if for myself ac..
these Georglans did not feel the yery
warmest sense of gratitude for the re-
ception that has been rendered to us
since we rea' ned the borders of your
State. We shall treasure it as yery
pleasant testimonial; we shall treasure
1t as tribute of affection to Georgia.
tribute which she most cordially recipro-
Gates. 1t gives me pleasure to respond
to these greetings on Carolina soil. It
gives us more pleasure to respond at the
capital, and the pleasure 10 still more en-
hanced, let me assure you, nv country.
men, when we, ourselves, can witness
with our ON eyes what we have long de-
sired to see--the helm of this good old
commonwealth In the hands of one of her
true and worthy cons.
Sir, we, too, in Georgia passed through
the food. We were fortunate, however.
TO reach the shore in advance of Won
and while we felt some sense of thank
iulness that we were rid of the hard
trials through which we passed, there
was no JOY In our hearts, because we saw
our sister State in distress; but we we're
IN nope lhpt we might speak word of
cheer to her. When the two pilgrims in
that famous book of Bunyan's Were cross
ing the dark river, Christian said to
Hopeful, when they.were in the midst of
The stream, Il am sinking; will be
lost" The response from Hopeful was,
BE OF good cheer, my friend and brother.
have touched the bottom, and we will
DO saved" So 1t was In the days of the
long diatress through which Georgia and
South Carolina passed. Intthe greater
danger and misfortune we heard the cry
Of South Ce1olina in the midst of the
i!00d, as il 4iie were we'll nigh gone, and
the voice of Georgia was heard saying to
her, "Be of good cheer; deliverance is
niga."'
Sir, ip behalf of the good people of
Georgia, Who are in sympathy with mo
and with wat I say he7a or anywhere in
South CaroliEa, to yon, and through you
to these fellow.citizens. we return our
most most oulGinl thanks for the evidences Of
a,generous hospitality We have received
at your hands