The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-10-04

VOlL. lA.-NEW SERIES.
HAMPTON'S SPEECH IN GREENvILLE.
We are indebted to the columns of the
Ncps and Courier for al admirable report
of Gov. Hampton's wise, benevolent and
well poised speech, which he delivered on
the 18th instant, at Grceuville.
Mr.. Chairman and my Fellow Citizens of
Greenvillc: A little more than two months
ago left Columbia with a view to attend
the meetings at Spartanburg, Greenvillc,
Easley and Pendleton. 1 came with the
view of attending those meetings, because
supposed should not have another op.
! portunity to see the people of the noun.
tain region. wanted only to thank them
for what they had done in the last canvass,
. .as kkney That, Ess ,n64ecessarY 70 speak
Y6sth0 ctsul - e s IL a5s9t
Spartanburg-worn out by work and bro
ken down by confinement, responsibility
aud anxiety-I was stricken down by i'll
ness, and from, that day to this have been
unable to meet my constituents. 1 almost
fear that am not able to do so now, and
if should not be able to discuss all the
questions 1 should to-day, or if 1 discuss
those do touch upon in an incoherent
and disconnected manner you must recollect
that strong as has been my constitution
am not made of iron, and that che work
aud cares of the last two years have left
their mark upon me.
1t was two years ago that came into
this county to plead the cause of South
Carolina. When your Convention of Au-
gust, 1876, with unanimity never sur
passed, did me the honor to nominate me
as their standard bearer, came to those
glorious mountains under whose shadow we
now stand, to rest Tor few weeks and to
digest the plan of the campaign, and from
there came into this Piedmont region to
speak to tho men of the mountains, to dis.
play our flag first to them, and to call upon
them to rally under it aud fight for their
hearths, their homes aud their tatherland
1t was no accident that arranged that part
ofmy programme. Communing alone with
nature in those grand solitudes l had con.
sidered what would be the plan of opera
lions, and l determined to 90 first to the
men Of the mountains. Liberty, they say ,
has always loved to dwell upon the noun.
tains, and came first to her chosen sons.
With the right Of our line of battle resting
on the hills Of Georgia, and our left exten.
, ding 70 North Carolina, knew we would
ssswcep ererYthjux trfpre ,.,ss; ,st,
ares 81 pssflosiin kndled Hsfs SS6fd be, e. q
Aected throughout tho State, aud was
right. They were caught up and carried
on until every hilltop glowed with them,
and tho slogan raised in the mountains was
re-echoed from the coast.
| have not come, however, to speak about
the last campaign. Every man and woman
in the State, and every child that remem.
bers anything, remembers the glorious work
OF those days. I have not como to speak
to you of that campaign, then, but Of the
future-to tell You of the campaign of '78
You-your Convention which recently as.
sembled in South Carolina-have sent your
old standard bearers again into the field
You have placed them upon the same broad
catholic and liberal platform which drew te
its support the honest and conservative mer
of all parties aud both races in the las
great struggle. Ycu have reiterated unan
imously the principles which gave life, ant
strength, and victory to that struggle, and
--nnca- -agaip You call lunon. all citizens of th.
shoulder to shoulder in the coming fight
You have declared that the policy Of ~
should be the policy of '7S. The Demo
cratic party of the United States counte
nancey no prescription on account Of birth
race or color, and you have solemnly givel
your adhesion to the declaration of princi
ples announced by our National Conveu
ton.
That convention declared its acceptanc
in perfect good faith of the recent amend
ments to the Constitution of the Unite
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