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


City Guards, of Atlanta, Georgia, have
been visiting cities in North and South
Carolina by invitation, and upon theil
arrival in Columbia they were handsome
ly entertained. They were welcomed by
Governor Hampton in the following ad'
dress:
My friends of Georgia, the good peo.
pie of Columbia have requested me, in
their name and behalf, to extend to theil
fellow-citizens of Georgia a cordial and
heartfelt welcome into our midst.
1 feel, my friends, that after what you
have witnessed here, after the manifesto.
tions of pleasure that have greeted you
since you have entered our State, it il
superAuous for me 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
Georgia, you are welcome, thrice vel.
come, to our hearts and homes.
We remember that in the darkest hours
of our trials it was Georgia and the
Georgians, led by your distinguished
Governor, that extended to us 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 in 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 by
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
recollections, and you will 60 back car
rying the esteem of the people of Charles
ton and of South Carolina.
Georgia's great Governor then stepped
forward, and in a Glow, measured, but
hearty tone, replied as follows:
Governor Hampton and my fellow
citizens of South Carolina, it would argue
a strange insensibility to the charms of
generous hospitality, if for myself and
these Gsorgians did not feel the very
warmest sense of gratitude for the re-
ception chat has been rendered to US
since we reached the borders of your
State. We shall treasure il as very
pleasant testimonial; we shall treasure
It as tribute of affection to Georgia
tribute which she most cordially recipro-
Gates. It gives me pleasure to respond
to these greetings on Carolina soil. 1t
gives us more pleasure to respond at the
capital, and the pleasure is still! more en-
hanced, let me assure you, my country
men, when we, ourselves, can witness
with our own 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 sons.
Sir, we, too, in Georgia passed through
the food. We were fortunate, however,
to reach the shore in advance of you !;
and while we felt some sense of thank
fulness 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 were
in hope thst we might speak word of
cheer to her. When the two pilgrims in
that famous book of Bunyan's we're cross
ing the dark river, Christian said to
Hopeful, when they.were in the midst Of
the stream, 81 am sinking; / will be
lost" The response from Hopeful was,
"Be of good cheer, my friend and brother.
I have touched the bottom, and we will
be saved" So it was in the days of the
long distress through which Georgia and
South Carolina passed, Inethe greater
danger and misfortune we heard the cry
of South Carolina in the midst of the
food, as if she were well nigh gone, and
the voice of Georgia was heard saying to
her, "Be of good cheer; deliverance is
nigh"
Sir, in behalf of the good people of
Georgia, who are in sympathy with me
and with what say here or anywhere in
South Carolina, to You, and through you
to these fellow.citizens, we return our
most cordial thanks for the evidences of
generous hospitality we have received
at YOUR hands.