Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-05-22


r9s1 Il. geiie.i.. .Sre 0ro%Qe
win spectators OF potn sexes, an,
the Senate was unusually full ant
attentive. The Democrats were il
force, we'll aware of the power anc
eloquence Of the orator. The Re
publicans were also present to man
knowing from experience that tn,
Georgian would boldly encountel
their greatest gladiators, in theil
highest places and on their choser
ground. Neither friends nor enc
mics were disappointed. From the
moment Mr.. Hill began his speech to
the last word Of it-that is, for al
least three hours-he held his. audi.
tory magnetically enchained. 1t was
momentous, sublime occasion, and
heaknew it. He knew, too, that he
had not only to attack the most ro-
bust intellects of the Republican par
ty, but to make masterly defence OF
his cause and his people. How thor
oughly he accomplished both pur-
poses you have already heard by tel
egraph, but the electric wire has
probably not adequately conveyed to
you the tremendous energy of the
spesch and it's wonderfulspopular ex-
citement. The Dem ocrats, especially
those from the South, are bankrupt
in language to express their gralif-
cation and delight The Republi-
cans do not attempt to conceal their
inferiority and chagrin. Some of
these latter tried to console themselves
with the idea that it would help and
not hurt them; but their downcast
: looks and detected tones betrayed
: the desperation Of an expectation
that was formed upon the i;ps but
died within their hearts.
Mr.. Hill was not only lectly
equipped mentshYls.iat so4laeg TO be
in the highest Fzsi9af condition.
The last wor we; iet.like
as the first sad the last asgatnents as
:ogent. HsappeaFae# 10 grow atues-
lnely, sspSiezAeasi; - : s5sssssisi n as les
llias&D-l ba fssea ~. t5sii
tion with a .f:is;isiis:, sfs:. sooigs.az5ot emily
Of his splerz7= md v;;dilal gifts, but
the august a4tare o. us theme. He
first assailesf sens, o. ,'onlxGhg com
parative staslies, here6y the Sew
Yorker atteaspEed5S j. dzlaepstrateth that
the South did but tie Inward the
support Of the 10 ,aneas ants 5hat
the North had the arder almest ex-
clusively to bear. l'tess figures were
shown to b.an atiIait pc, fersioas OF
sscts : s1slcts and thst. if e RED to q loi5i':al
conclusion, w8nld owe the absafdl-
ty that New Yor g,aass the largest
cotton growing stafs Y the Union.
In every paFacular Slp; Gonkiings3
statistics were proven fallseiotis, and
an exhibit made tfsaz Sic South not
on]y furnished her pf,e. share to-
ward the suppc. Il thes4ogernn.ent
and the ,mmo qes.3s, batmuch more
than her porticye .oasidering the evils
that had been ioa5:9a upon aer. Ihe
New York Senate legll argument
was then riddle. @r. It'll admitting
Mr.. Conklings rs2.ai5es and cooIly
ta,ning them =a!aat isi:zi, The plea
Of MIR. Conki4g gnst New ork
needed troops OF zhe rAga42r attay to
nrotect her at tle polls was cbarac-
terized as a libel ePon taat comnon-
wealth. If" SAID 5lr. Ell, n sub-
stance, New Yofk is unwilling or
unable to protect aerself. then the
richest, most repei Gus and most TOW
erful State in the m erican talon Is
already lost to hbs@.s and the Unlon
itself IS in c si,.iit q hepeiess dis
solution. Mr. took his
nnnishment ms.s..ta and Then
he WINGED and .siess is aostrlls
belligerently; Edt ne easlally ex;
hibited good ng. ano
laughed heartily NAS. $50 OF M
party friends Nsfil
merciless logitss ii a1sn
To Mr.. Elrz tscsssie@liss
ties Mr.. II opposed :.foatf isss,al s. 8
arguu,t that d. their ss2hiszs; S;
o-the-1r-sszs4-. =. /
tracts from the Qet=.si tt.:il' sSse s%-
eyazist and the lke9isso = 81 OWL
er excerpts were press1 see a. snil'-
bilat d the lops!lea b. gsa .ea Sc
lection of authorities. AgatBss.tbe
so-called St. Jerome's plons snlvel-
ing at State Rights, the Georgian
ma9rshaled a host Of glorious witnesses
to the truth oil his position from Mad
ison to Webster. Mr.. Blame was
amazed that Madison should have go
snoken and Mr.. Edmunds astound-
ed that Webster should be thus sum
moned from the grave. The Name
man and the Vermonter essayed to
Lr.ak the force of these declarations,
Init were snuffed out for their rash
ness Mr.. Blaine assumed what DR..
Holmes calls "the gingerbread ra6-
bit expression and Mr.. EdmpndS Is
opened his mouth painfully and ieil l
back wildly as if struck between the
eyes by an intellectual brickbat. l
never cav men Of such calibre SO
easily roated and so completely con-
:. founded.
>aHaving tossed aside Edmunds, 44i1,
j: ese-and Conkling. Senator Hiil
up, almost with a protest
aurd utterances OF Gen. ho'
sSS S q the Government being a
if it were as he John
4. lit to be. Never did NOR
4 .|Sl y severer penalty fol
s This afforded Mr.. Hill
sortunity to explain thu
s. h Of this Government a.
4 of Federal and Nation
demonstrate how the Un
Elanguageol Mr.. Stephens
u Of nations" and entirely
in its composite forn, !
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