The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-18
AMI&TlkOP JULY .0GATleeMN \,

NAA SAihShSiS-As. -
we copy the following advance re-
po't of the address delivered hy D.
IL. Chamberlain at Springfield, Mass,
from the New York Sun, and we
commend its careful. .perusal to those
'"f his friends who are stillTsyegetat-
ing" in our midst:
i FELLOW CrrIaENs: have been ask
ed, as 'Sontllhshei, to address you
of the North OH 'this anniversary day
of the birth of our COMMON union.
AS Il Soutllerher, l deeply feel the
significance of tic request. Gould
our representative men he brought
more frequently into contact with the
masses oryour people could 'we OF:
tener, meet, as ;to,aqy,'to' c@changc
congratulations on The permanency Of
the glorious fabric which our fathers
builded, and'to join IN the,ceprqssion
OF Sentiments appropriate to this oc.
scasicn, l know that much Of the mis-
understanding, jealous and suspicious
hatred that now ALLEVIATE the sections
%pnld disappear like the sulphurous
Smoke Of 3yohG cannon lhat htely
doomed. Therefore, come willing
ly and frankly, in the trrc spirit Of
the Fourth Of July, bringing to Mas
sachusetts the friendly and sislerly
greeting of my own beloved South
Caroline. ,:>5 ~. -
For South Carolina, the State Of
my adoption and choice. is also the
Slate of my love. Born and bred
elsewhere, with family Ties, and. do
lnestic associations elsewhere, l !, new
trthcless, yielded up to her my love
Ind loyalty when l,cntered her pal
metto-fringed borders in the dark
days Of reconstruction. went there
without money, without political in
iluenct, Without previous ncquaint-
Slice Will tic people among whom
had cast my lot, but fortified with a
strong moral purpose, and animated
by sacred spirit, stood by South
Carolina through all the vicissitudes
Of the experiment. frauyht with much
personal danger, but Of tranccndcnt-
ly great. Importance 10 civilization.
! stood by South Carolina while her
citisens grew poorer and poorer, and
only left her when unavoidable cir
cumstances compelled the painful
separation of our ways. 1t is true
that my residence is no longer in
South Carolina true that my profess
Aiohal and personal interests now
centre elsewhere, yet my heart is still
there, and an indictment for felony
committed within her borders still
binds me to her sunlt groves and
Smiling cities with a bond Of exceed
ing strength. l@al rlJr: ,.,. .tr,
Therefore, as a representative
South Carolinian, | thank you, men
bi assarhusctts, for the compliment
,tou luvs' paid to my cherished State.
An exile thanks you from the bottom
ST his loyal heart. Whatever may
have been my political course during
The happy and cvcntiul years spent at
Columbia, feel that | at least
Brought away the u!iecLionatc solici-
Jude Of my ncighbors. | feel that
they remember me, and will continue
tQ Tc,pcubcr, mc. l know that they
are. anxious to get me back. l
know that they recall my disintcrcst t.
cd acts as Attorney, General, and af-
terwarls IS reform Governor. with
emotions OF the livlicst character.
They never can and never will forget
i1lc days when !, surraunded hy men
iike Moses and Parker md -,Neaglc,
and Curdozo and Honest John Pat
terson. but dominating them all by
The force of Intellect and purity Of
motive, exercised q permanent inllu.
ance.upon Hhe destines of the below
cd Safe, 'Fhcy'still recall my Off
tial ultorance, lofty, ringing and pa
triotic, as when wrote, "Thcrc is an
Indefinite, verge for expansion Of
power before us. It is proposed to
buy S350,O0o worth Of fGrecnvilc and
Columbia stock. This, with the
si33, 900 Of stock held by The State.
will give complete control to us. We
shall have in GreenvilIc and Colum-
bia lGS miles, in Laurcns 81, and in