Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-10-19
Senator Hampton's Speech

auae"och W OcuutOr ljauptOu uS lOilOWs,
MIR. Chairua., Ladies' and my Fellow
citizens: | congratulate you upon this glo-
rious demonstration, and congratulate my
Self thot, oucc again, have tho plcasmo of
greeting my old trcuds of Charleston. Ap
plausc. The distinguished friend who just
preceded nc mcatipned tho tide of cmnion
that surged through his heart, as Charles,
ton boy, when onoo more he stood ou the
place Of his birth How much more
strongly that tide must surge in my heart,
for l, too, first aaw tho light in Charleston.
| The earliest rcmembranccs Of my life are
connected with your historic city, and tho
oldest tricuds Of my boyhood who are still
surviving arc near; the frieuds Of my y-tnan-
hood arc left around me still; but many and
many Charleston man fell by my side
while upholding the llg of South Carolina
md tho Coufedcracy. EChecring aud APP.
plauac The times have passed but roughly
since | saw you last, but through ali the
sorrow, through all the triuls aud through
all tho sulferings they have brought, your
Kindness has been increasing. and my
affection for Charleston and her people has
been unlailing. [Arplnusc aud cheering.
come, my friends, once ,porc at the call
Of my old mother to add my voice to those
who arc to speak for her, for South Carolina.
conc once again to appeal to the mcn,
aud more to appeal to the women of South
Caroline, they who saved the State in 1876.
tremendous cheering and enthusiastic ap-.
plausc. como agnu, not us leader, but
as private in the great army that is march-
ing on, as | believe, to assured victory.
come TO plead for tho oil State, TO tell YOU
| hat hp dan c1, a,
as great rs those which menaccd her ia
1876 | come to tell you that she demands
that her sons should march shoulder to
shoulder to rescue her, to tell you that he
who is not with her now is not of the
Democratic party, the only party that eau
give you justice, cquaIity, right, gopd
Sovcrnment aud home rule. tel! you that
he who is not with US, with that party is
traitor to his State. Prolonged applause
and chcciing.] | care not how he gloss
over lis reasons; care not how with
luncycd words &c Genes TO tho people and
says that lie is more yrtuous than other
people; l care rot whether lie comes in the
name Of tho people ana holds up the fa!nc5
Of Grccutackism, for J. recognize but two
parties, and there are but two, one repre-
scn,ing the Intelligence, the patriotism, the
virtue, the honor and the grand old tradi
tons OF our grand old mother; ana the
other, call it By what name you may is
Radica'ism. Applause. DO no, call it
Rcpublicunism, for it woud be u sur upon
the name CT Rcpuolicanisn to call this by
hrid mongrcl party in South Carolina Re-.
publican. Applause and cheering |
am Democrat and an active partisan, but
NY experience in Washington has taught
me hat among tho Republican party, even
among the Etrlwar;s, there arc men who
are honestly fnilo%iug their convictions Of
right, u,en who arc anxious aud willing to
do Justice to the South men who like every
other patriot n Amcrcn are strivin. to OBJ
llcrate :hc force of scctionalsm have
seen there men OF great honesty of purpose
aud patriotism and Of great ability who are
Republicans. | therefore when | speak to
nigh; Of Radica's Of South Carolina mean
that party which stole the State government
cf South Carolina, which held it BY the aid
oilhe bayonct, which coniiscatcd her we,l,h
and which brought shame to the cheek of
every honest man in the State. And that
is the party which is now seeking TO get
possession Of the State Government aglin
the party which cones to you unGer the
irSidious name Of Grcenbnctism, ratified
ond aided by whoa? by the old Radicals
Of South Carolina, who ought many of
them, now to be in the State Pcnitcnli,ry.
Laughter and applause. My friends Of
Charleston. arc yon willing that those men
who for MAE years, when darkness was 50
great that it might almost be felt, when
every true man covered his face in shame,
are you, The men who bore all this, the men
who show ad durinG those days !nrti.ud,
even %reutcr than the courage you Displayed
III war- w;liua. by your apathy. slnneness
and Your Indifference, or 10y your dls,lIec--
tion 10 place South Carolina, bounl hand
and foot under th,t rule again and leave
her once more the prostratc State? fCrirs
Of No No! AIN told that there is disuf
fect,op in some quarters Of South Caro!ina.
Wei now, MY friends, il there tc any disaf-
fcction in our State, can any evil, or any
fnn2ied evil, wl;ich has groTn up under
Democratic iuc &c rcmcdicn ty restoring |
R41icai ,ulc il South Ca,oIini? ha.dy /
think so, aud yet some Of uEr friends are
trying that desperate remedy. AS said, | |
AN Democrat, pnd my idea Of true docs
trnc Is that the majority should rule.
Nov il our party have comuittcG any
wrong, il they have made any mistakes,
and DOUBTLESS they have, for no party can
be free from ;nistnkas, can you not
remedy them within the party
L: there is any disailection, if the I.cgislat--
urc has passed any laws that are injurious,
can you not nominate and elect to The Lcgis.
iaturc, men that will repeal or modify those
laws? 1t strikes me that for patriotic men
that Is the true course TO pursue. Some
says that the Registration law is an unwise
one y sufficient answer to that objection