The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18
GOV. SIMPSON

a most responsive cheer from the assembly
and the platform. He said When Moses
reached the banks of the Jordan he sent
out spies into the land Of promise that they
should behold the fatness thereof We
have not come, fcllow-citizens of North Car
olina, to spy out your land to possess it as
did the lsraelites of old, but to rejoice with
you in beholding your beautiful aud boun-
tiful mountain region, where your health
full climate bushes on your cheeks and the
abundance ofyour lands is displayed in the
wide hospitality which has spread these
far stretching tables around us and covered
them with the rich aud juicy flesh of your
own hocks and the bread OF your own hill.
sides apd valleys. / came heie, fellow.
citizens, rather as spectator "a behold
and enjoy all this fair scene before me, than
participate in the proceedings of the day,
but your committee ofarranSements thought
otherwise, and as | always have made it n
rule in life to do, l answer as best l can
the demand made upon me as fellow citi-
zens OF common country and as the Gov
ernor of South Carolina, your nearest sister
across the border. 1 have no fitting words
with which to respond to the warm welcome
of your justly honorcd Chief Magistrate
This day is one, f :llow citizens, on which
North Carolinians may justly and proudly
recall the past The signers of the Meek
lcnburg declaration have the right to claim
the honors of this day. 1t can never be
forgotten that the men Of Meckleuburg led
the way in the glorious path Of duty which
American frecmcn can never, will never,
forego. Applause and cheers. So we
ACROSS the border celebrate our 2Sth of juno,
when the British men:of.war retired before
our reeling ramparts ,ablaze with rcsistless
ardor of Carolina freemsn. So, again, we
celebrate the 22d of FEBRUARY, the birthday
of our first and still our greatest President
the Father Of his Country. These days
should never be forgotten. 1t is wise, it
Is good Tor us all that we should come to-
gether with one mind and heart OH such
occasions and learn to dwell together as
brethren of one fold.
Peace has its triumphs as well as war, and
this work, which is opening a great link
with the affiuent West, is just one of the
triumphs sufficient to awaken the pride aud
gladden. the heart Of any people. A half
century. ago Hayne aud McDpffie, with.
others. iRadgufated THIS fansS syheiief -
What these men of generous an1 61tnin9
patriotism failed to achiesr ina kxir dky
and generation our Duncad and 81 Eoies
mon and McAden, and Geofgis E1steli;
and Union and Spartanburg, H&nderson.
and Buncombe, have glorioassy accom-
plished in our day [Great AM fspeated
applause.] For surely, surely, low,clti-
zens, what is so nearly done now ith eve.
~ d'ficulty and doubt put behi ms, win
not now be deserted in the NOM Of fiual
triumph. Your Governor has kid chat
North Carolina will not deser| fhe rood
work, and South Carolina will a be found
wanting. [Great applause.] Th3 6overnor
then dwelt at some length on To 80 natu,.
raj sources ofpr"Gress agrisaisuy5 6namerce
ana tn!G mechanical arts and l6sist8d that
there could be no-true-isssesS hon these
thrco factors Of national strength moved
not harmonious together. He then con.
cluded in fine appeal to the blessings of
peace-sayiug with fine voice and much
fervor: If | had the voice of an archangel
and could reach over these swelling noun
tain ranges billowing up around u.s. would
proclaim it to all my countrymen in every
section of this wide Union, on this the
birthday Of American liberty, peace on
earth and goo6 will to man, as the one good
thing above all others needfu amongst the
sons of this great land, where it is only to
will it for our people to be free and happy
to their remotest posterity, and where it is
only necessary to pursue the peaceful indus,
tries Of life..with the ardor our people have
ever exhibited in the field to make us the
richest as well as the freest people ever
known to history. The Governor sat down
in burst of applause, and his remarks
seemed to have been universally admired
EX-GOVERNOR sENTER, OF TENNESSEE
was then introduced and made most bust.
ness like, sensible and able speech He
said he had como 600 miles to reach Hen.
Jacksonville, little over eighty miles from
where he resided. He had come from the
daughter Of North Carolina to join with
the mother on this auspicious occasion, when
the men who had shouldercd this great work
were casting about for the ready means tc
push the whole matter to final consumma
tion. The speaker said : AS the daughter
Of the Old North State We want you tc
take us back to the bosom of our old mo
ther. (Applause.) And we want you to dc
it now 1t is useless to tell tho men who
have achieved what saw, in coming here
through the mountain passes, how to do it.
They will find thsS,s3 out of the present
snap. They will not consent to stand