The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-01
HAMPTON AND BUTLER.
Honors In Charlotte, n. c., to Our Distin-
guishcd Senators.

The unusual and accidental circum-
stances of the presence of the two
Senators of South Carolina in the
city on the same day offered an op-
portunity yesterday afternoon, for pub
lie demonstration in honor of the distin.
guished visitors, which the citizens OF
Charlotte were glad to avail themselves
of. Charlotteans have always delighted to
homer Governor Hampton as the redeemer
of his State from misrule, poverty and
corruption, and yesterday when the first
opportunity was offered showed them
selves equally pleased to extend special
courtesies to statesman who, if less
prominent in the work of reformation,
was scarcely less effective, and is true
representative of the intelligence. patriot
ism and independence Of spirit of his na-
tive State.
Gen. Butler arrived in the city day be-
fore yesterday afternoon, and remained
over one day to see his sons, expecting
also to be joined by Gen. Hampton yes
terday afternoon. The Hornets Nest
Riflemen, as soon as they heard that the
two Senators were 10 be in Charlotte,
made arrangements to escort Gen. Butler
to the depot and to pay their respects to
Gen. Hampton. Accordingly they assem-
bled in the afternoon in front of the Gen.
trail Hotel, where a crowd had already
gathered in anticipation of speech from
theiformer. He was loudly called for and
stepping forward to the curbstone excused
himself by thanking tho company for the
honor shown him, and asked them to
reserve their calls till Governor Hampton
should arrive.
The line of escort was then formed,
and he moved off to the depot in q car
riage with Col. Frank Coke, whose guest
he had been since his arrival in the city,
and was followed by quite large crowd.
The demonstration was suggestive ofthe
days Of 1876.
At the depot the crowd was augmen-
ted by the arrival ofthe cadets of the Caro-
lima Military Institute. When the train
pulled up to the station the Hornets Nest
RiAemen formed to receive Gov. Hamp-
ton. After scme de.ay he appeared with
Mayor Smith on the platform, leaning
on his crutches, and was received with
cheers, internlingled with loud calls for a
speech.
Being introduced by the Mayor, he
said that he had been in the habit of
putting Gen. Butler forward to do the
fighting during the war, and that he had
shown that he was no less successful as
q talker than a fighter, and it was his in
tention to put the Senator in for the talk
ing on the occasion, but he could not
repress desire to thank the citizens of
Charlotte for their kind expressions to-
wards himself. He remembered with
gratitude that the handsome company
which stood on his right was the same
which had escorted him to the capital
ofhis State when he went there to take
his seat as Governor, and he was no less
mindful of the sympathy and regard
which the people of North Carolina had
shown him during the past year, and
formerly in the difficult and troublesome
times in his State. His experience du-
ring the war was that wher-
ever placed, the Tar-heels could al
ways be relied on. He hoped to see the
Hornets Nest Rifemen again in Colum-
bia on the 10th of May.
II am going to Washington" said he,
"to represent my people in the National
Council. trust that while shall never
forget that am Southern man, shall
always recollect that am an American
Senator; that shall be able to subordi-
nate partisan spirit to the bringing
about of that reconciliation which we all
so ardently desire and need. Since first
aid aside my sword have striven for
peace between the lately contending Sec
tions of the Union, and I believed then
as / believe now that such state of feel,
ing will bring prosperity and happiness
to our land"
The speech was interrupted by ap-
plause, and at its close Gen. Butler was
again called on, and responded briefly
by saying that he had succeeded on this
occasion in putting Gen. Hampton for.
ward, and he had said all that could
have been appropriately said on the oc'
casion.
Governor Hampton is looking remark.
ably we'll considering the suffering he
has undergone, but moves with consider,
able difliculty.-Marlottc Observer, Apri'
10.