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

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always the best evidence of the interest
taken by people in any cause. The very
best of order was kept, not single dis
turbanco of any kind occurring during
the day to destroy the harmony of the
good effect OF the speeches made by the
distinguished gentlemen who addressed
tho immense throng of listeners.
Early in the morning the mounted
companies of Red Shirts, and hundreds
of citizens, both white aud colored, male
and female, young and old, in buggios,
carriages, wagons and on foot, began to
arrive and enliven our streets, and by 10
o'clock the whole town was crowded.
The mounted companies, carriages with
speakers, and the bands repaired to the
Fair Grounds, where the procession was
formed under the command of Gen. w.
W. Humphreys, chief marshal of the day.
and proceeded to tho grounds of the Car
olina Collegiate Institute in the following
order:
Palmetto Band.
Carriages with Speakers.
McGowan Artillery, Capt John S. Smith,
Commander.
Companies Of Mounted Red Shirts.
Colored Brass Band.
Companies of Mounted Red Shirts.
The whole procession consisted of about
], 200 or 1,5OO men, and reached from the
Fair Grounds to the Public Square. At
about IL o'clock it arrived at the grounds
of the Collegiate Institute, where COM
modious stand had been erected by the
Town Council, in front Of which seats for
the accommodation of about 2 500 persons
had been arranged. The speakers stand
was beautifully decorated with evergreens
and flowers, and in front bore full-sized
portrait of General Hancock, above which
were these words in large letters, made
of evergreens, "Our Next President"
On either side of the portrait was this
quotation from Gen. Hancock's General
Order, No. 40: "The right of trial by
jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of
the press, the freedom of speech, and the
natural rights of persons and the rights
Of property must be preserved" To the
right of the stand was suspended the first
red shirt made for the campaign of 1875,
which at that time was worn by Colonel
A. ]. Sitton. of Pendleton, who first con-
ceived the idea of adopting tho Red Shirt
as the symbol of the Democracy as sa-
tire upon the Bloody Shirt campaigns of
the Radicals of the North. The whole
crowd at the stand amounted to not less
than 5000 or 5000 persons, large num-
ber of whom were ladies. There was
also quite number of colored people
present, most of whom had on red shirts,
and who came in the procession with
their respective companies.
After several salutes by "Old Reform
er ;" and the Pendletoll Red Shirts ordi-
nance, and piece or two of martial mu-
sic by the Bands, the meeting was called
to order by Major E. B. Murray, County
Chairman, at whose request Rev. J. E.
Carlisle invoked the Divine blessing up
on the execises of the day.
Major Murray then rose and said:
The revolution of another four years
brings our people to the consideration of
| those great interests which are involved
il campaign where the National, State
and County officers are to be selected.
Four years ago tho people of South Caro-
lima were burdened with IN oppression
never exceeded and scarcely equalled in
| the annals of any country protesting to
enjoy the God-given heritage OF liberty.
/ It is neither necessary nor pleasant to
dwell upon the misrule and crime which
! we then endured in the form of law and
| the name of liberty, as defined and prac
| ticed by the horde Of cormorants who pol
luted the stations of power and trust in
! Anderson, at the foot of the grand Blue
i Ridge, beneath the classic shades of those
walls and these very trees, the first great
meeting was held in that glorious can
! vass which was destined to redeem this
proud commonwealth from the nisfor-
| tunes which had befallen her. It was
here that the first red shit was worn and
there hangs the first ono made in that
canvass. It was grand canvass, inspired
by lofty sentiment and noble purposes
One hundred years before our ancestors
| began the great revolution which gave us
the heritage of liberty and the birthright
of freemen. Then wo, when the sands of
time had measured up the first century
of our countrys glory, wrested from
Vandalism those institutions that are
dear to every Carolinian, and redeemed
the civilization Of our State. To-day we
have assembled for the purpose of per-
petuuting the redemption we have won,
and also for the purpose of assisting in
the restoration of our grand union of
States to those principles of government
perfected in theory and illustrated in
practice by Washington, Jefferson, jack
son and that great triumvirate, which is
the boast of American craftsmanship
Clay, Webster and Calhoun. These are
the principles which animate the Ander-
son Democracy to-day, and in furtherance
Of them we have distinguished orators
present to address you. The firstgentle-
man have the pleasure of presenting to-
day is one whose face was never seen be-
fore in our midst, though his name is
known, honored and loved in every
household in this County whose fame
mired in every hamlet in this broad
country, from "tha rock bound coasts of
Maine to the golden gates of California"
- the man you. would rather see Presi-
dent Of the United States than any other
man in America He does you great
honor in visiting our County, and does
so at no little Inconvenience to himself
know that you appreciate his distin-
guished presence, and that You will man
itest that appreciation by giving him
your silent and undivided attention. I
will not longer delay your pleasure by
Introductory remarks, for no words OF
mine can confer honor OH him. who is to
address you or increase your admiration
for his exalted patriotism and statesman
ship. Fellow citizens, I have the honor
to present to you the Hon. Thomas L.
Bayard, United States Senator from Del
aware.
SENATOR BAYARD's SPEECH.
esteem it happy chance that has led |
my footsteps to your homo. Two weeks
ago could not have conceived it possible |
that the duties and occupations that sur
rounded me i'll my home, distant many |
hundreds of miles from hore, would have |
brought me among you. But am glad
to come and mingle in your counscls, for
/ feel there is nothing that I have ever
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