Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-12
Second Inauguration Of Governor
Hampton ,.hd Lieutenant Gov
ornor Simpson,


Governor Hampton that ho was prepared
to be inaugurated as Governor of South
Carolina under the late election, the Presi.
dent of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the clerks of tho
two houses aud tho committees appointed
to visit Governor Hampton: repaired to bis
residence on yesterday, at 2 o'clock p. NJ,
in company with the Chief Justice, Lieu.
tenant Governor Simpson and COL Wade
IL. Manning, the Governors private score.
tary, for the purpose of witnessing the
inauguration which had been authorized by
tho concurrent resolution Of tho two houses
of the Legislature.
The party left the Stute. House in car
riages, and after short drive were soon at
the Governors residence, wherc thcy were
met and invited in by Col. Wndo Ham pton,
Jr Tho Governor was lying in bed with
an expression of pain upon his oountenanoo
but otherwise Appearing to be getting on
well--indecd his friends were agreeubly dis.
appointed, for ho. appeared stronger and
much moro cheerful than they expected to
find him.
As members of the party went to his bed.
side he shook hands with them and had
some pleasant remark for eaoh The object
tico Willard, sitting by Ills bedside, held
small Bible upon which the Governor held
his hand while the oath was being read.
At the conclusion of which, taking the
book into bis own hand, he raised it to hio
lips and then signed tho oath in a steady
and legible hand, although lying upon his
back. Lieutenant Governor Simpson then
took and subscribed the oath of offioo as
Lieutenant Governor. After which Cover.
nor Hampton expressed to the Legislature,
through tho committees, his appreciation
of tho pympathy iptended him by the body
and said that the greatest regret he feels in
consequence of his painful accident, is that
he is deprived of tho privilege of confer
ring with and consulting tho General AS.
sembly about tho matters of Importance to
the people of South Carolina which they
arc considering.
The committees feeling that it would be
tax upon the Governors strength for
thom to remain longer, wished him
speedy restoration to health and retired,
not having remained in the room for moro
than fifteen minutes and rcpchod the oapi.
tol in less than one hour from. the time ;heY
loft it. Members of the committee say
that tho Governor never appeared nobier
than during the inauguration ceremony.
Throughout the entire visit ho was calm,
resolute and selfpossessed, showing cheer.
fulness which is beloved to be tho indica.
! ton Of rapid improvement.
Columbia Register.
Tho Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald says:
Congressman Evins, of South Corolina,
in conversation with Congressman Foster,
Of Ohio to-day, aa reason Why there was
little or no opposition to tho Democratic
nominees fpr Congress in this State at tho
last Congressional election among the col,
orod voters, the fact that the colored men
| have learned from experience that they are
not as we'll off to-day as when they were
| slaves, and inasmuci az tho carpet bag
politicians representing the Republican
party have had almost unlimited control Of
| the State government for the past ten years
they have concluded thot it was to tho
domination Of Tic ReproIioan party that
they owe their impoverished condition.
Ilc added that the Republican party must
have somo confidence in the good sense OF
the black race, or. the rights Of suffrage
ought never to have been given to them.
They have exercised their powors Of obser;
vation to tho extent of oondomning by
their support of Democratic nominees for
Congress, they claim that tho Republicans
were their best friends.
LONDON, December. 3.-7.fhe Times, in
ao article on the meeting Of Congress, tho.
Presidents message, and Secretary Shcrmans
report, hopes that political prudence, if not
patriotic wisdom will counsel the Democrats
to CO operate in the settlement Of the cur.
roncy question in accordance with the de-
clared wishes of great majority of tho
citizens. If not, it may be predicted that
tho prospects of the Democratic party will
become more and moro gloomy, perhaps
ruinously obscured, when tho next contest
for tho Presidency draws near. Both
abroad and at homo tho prospect is most
encouraging, if the national finances could
onoe more be established on secure foun--
dation. The dealings with tho debt arc
satisfactory, and could the currency be
brought back to a hard money basis, and
cleared of the complications of silver coinage,
there would DO no reason to question tho
prediction that tho United States arc onter-
ing upon new ora Of prosperity.
Great quantities of very superior North
ern vegetables are daily offorod for sale in
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