The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16

stand. Ono. OF tie first Revointionary
engagements he7e in tho old fort called
:" "Ninotyrslx''syy was one in which Delaware
| men were present and mingled their
blood With yours iu tho common defence
or the liberties of oil. So 1 feel In coming
! into community SO tied to roy own pco-
4 plo III tho past with common object at
all times in government aud common
| object today, I feel o sense OF gratifica-
tom may say In plain language that
feel perfectly at homo among YOU
lGreat applauge.] Another thing In thee
1 times brought me close to you - an Incl.
dent which i think 1t we'll to repeat and
(! not wen 10 forget. ] had watched tho
varying fortunos OF bloody civil war
between my countrymep with feelings
OF unmixed sorrow. Victory or defeat
brought WOO on one side or the c!fler,
and could not forget that my country
men who fell on either sido was my coun-
tryman. 1t was terrible thing to see
leans on both aides, It was, perhaps. in
eyitabic: but It was atrnggle from which
| we should gain one great, grand expert
once, that y shall never occur again, IL
the cultivation OF tho National spirit OF
iel,owehip and mutual Justice can servo
| &c 1avert it. lIEnmenBe cheering.]
In 1860, nearly one year nftnf the last
man In tho armies in opposition to the
| Eedeinl Government had surrendered -
When there was no opposition TO Federal
power anywhere = when the Gag OF the
4 Union floated eyeryyhere, and was obey
cd everywhere, at1il fI,e surges OF ciyil
strife ran high enough TO deprive you
/ people OF the liberties which law alone
can give, and which our Constitution was
intended 70 secure 70 the humbIest. Yet
the insolence OF military power prevailed
the animosity yofsectionnltsm prevailed,
snd hero In your midst five Of your citi-
| Zans, eminent for their respectability,
/ Teil-knoWn and regarded as men OF good
order among you, were suddenly arrest
ed, taken from their homes and carried
several hundred miles away to Charles.
ton to answer to terrible chhrge-
charge false ard absurd upon its face, but
which by dint of PERJURY and malice and
tho refusal OF every principle or Justice,
they were, bYa tribunal unknown to the
laws OF tho United States and unfit for q
free country to tolerate, tried in the midst
OF Ecace With civil courts In sight and
were sentenced TO dio tho death OF felons
for crime OF which they were totally ig-
norant and innocent. It was the pleasure
Of the then PRESIDENT of tho United States,
himself Southefn7bcrn man; TO spare
their lives and to mitigate, If it can DO SO
called, their punishment TO imprisonment
Tor life on the dry rocks OF Tortugas
the tyrannlcaf military commannder.
Elcklea, had sentenced them to die, but
PRESIDENT Andrew Johnson prevented the
execution OF TINT Benteuce. They lan-
gutshed IN the Torsugas for awhile and
were then sont to Fort Delaware. IN Dela-
warc Bay, not far from my home. When
learned that five men of Carolina had
been tried by an unlawful tribunal and
were languishing under sentence tliet
no law had imposed. In the name OF the
law and for the salxo OF tho liberty that
tho law was intended TO secure applied
for and obtained from Q venerable magis-
trate OF the United States the great writ of
Liberty In their behalf Immense cheer
/ ling Judge Willard Hall has gono TO his
last account at the advanced ago Of 90 and
he has passed away TO receive the reward
4 OF tho just. In the fnce of. strong public
t5pirion ne breTsiy led the way after the
porpe.sation OF which Is the great object
OF this meeting to-day. The government
OF tho United States responded TO that
writ. The conlmandant OF that Fort
! obeyed the writ. He brought in those
men .Il, OF AAnlaorson, one OF whom is on the
stand To-day and others believe are
i Within tho sound OF my voice. The Al
I nliniatration aL Washington sailt down
their counsel and proposed TO change
tho hoinHtrnmenfalities of n government Of
law into military despotism. There
was no authority in the Constitution for
such an act, SO at the end of long argu-
4 nent the Judgment came And I wish it
/ were inscribed on the tomb of Judge Hall
aa the most honorable epilaph thaf could
be given him - That he loved the law,
threatsof powar.'' And SO from the lips
of that venerable old man came forth the
j law that She men of Carolina, uniustly-
1 iss,l.sisonesl by en unjust tribunal. Hhnnld
be set FREQ In tho State OF Delaware in
i tho naIn9 OF the law that governs t,s all
il Itwns just for such results that this battle
lot liberty was commenced q century ago,
And has been Nagad ever since, Pescs "a
i tho end OF ell righteous war, and Law and
liberty are the greet results for which
ateemen should struggls. Need ! say
poctediy two OF these mon here to-,
4 Gay, and find them part and parcel eff this
Il proap parous, manly community s ia
easing from the recital of this incl.
i dent dear 70 the merRo orles OF every snnp
Il asld Wofslall In Anderson County and of
tho deepest interest to tho whole State
Henatnr Rnynrd 4dHels with Inucil force
4 upon the duty which the people Of the
i States owed to their common country.
uonsidet yourselves, said he, ;.:Tons OF
other obflga atlons than written laws.
/ There are duties Just as olierous, as HOLY.
4 as important, which are not coined by
statutes or, consti titutions, and nn,ona.
those sen. .lments which desire to kindlo
i American nationality. want YOU to
i Ieets TO know that yon are members of
i the Democratic party OF the Nation. Re.
Igard not yourselves rs nero Democrats
-; stouItl sNtafolIua, but think of Your4i
calves as part Of that ssreat Dsu,ocratic
Guard OF Free9om tiat extsss all oyer
TINS country. Yosl must cooperate with
snne great army Every, object Of the
/ National Dom nderatic parky tends - Inc,
/. advancetn crit of the welfire, honor and
i pr...1 .1erity OF overy man Seitfin oIir
i lsmitss Mot only OF Dens oarats. but RE-.
4 pu blicaps gs 5well iotadnly Of N;iIise
men, but OF. black men as well, and ]. be-
i ileyey nay am sure, that tho best AL
4 terests of oyeiy AmerIcaa Ia bonufi IN
Il with tile SnacesS or the great Dem
4 party CT tho Union. 'ss,s
/. Efe compared tho htrngxlos of q porty
4 70 those OF an array, and said that fiie,
aa7tle principle that rnletl In one n t.iesf in
il me other. There are sDlne who y5iIf
rniae their puny resistance h; t!.e yglll of
tho majority, but such IN en- aros 1f3Tisfsss
L to TIM laes4 Interests OF flia rounfrV.3
.There IS suell d thing as treason beistr II
i loul 20 g paEty 90 treason to 4 count ~.
y y % eas5 a SSiU5;t=5 0f thet pfrEv
are 70 aecllte good government for TINT
i country w Rlopld 10 trlio Ia oiir fSartv
pns we should not Eiast IVA til our 5s,tiii.
aotey MS conviction for partvss 5s.,,lss,
W. -, ~ no and that man
Il stand by his scientlurs conVfntinYie i -
i 40 lnan who viii yield Ia ISreitItiiessl
Ial1unId ba with the SiSSrsar. IN
i my plla Der ts firhfft1sr for.
/ g1p1 gQvegt mon tse uGs oP Nj bioil
sain ina great EI 5Sfa an, 4 1Sldretv Jack
4 E9ns 5aii slke tle dew on tho rich az poor
i Blk Inote ls q great deal of truth Ia
i VI lat FeIsH ~ ] ohm 81 GalhanIi, 81. that
! slle resoa oaEce3 OF 9 country could not
X exc9EI F5lfJ FCuT 0ITIfST n -
,tlae goyernmen siug OF the safonev