The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-27
Bceclicr OH the South.

WAsuINGTON, March 10-In his lee
turc on "A Circuit Of the Continent" !"
which Mr. Dcechei delivered here last
night, he frankly confessed the surrender
Of many misapprehe relative to
the conditions and prcjudices of tho
Southern people. During his stay in
the south he frequently spoke of the
pleasant impressions which had been
made on him both by his kind reception
and By his observation of the new South
ern civilization. These utterances were
considered as influenced in some measure
by his surroundings and present sympa.
thies. They have, however, only been
en- phasized by the deliberate, we'll di-
gcstrl opinions formed in the retrospect
Of lis visit He left New York and
travelled West to San Francisco over the
Northern Pacific, of which great enter
prises he and Horace Greely were among
the first promoters. From San Francis
CO he came down through the Southwest
to the Gulf, thence back TO York along
the Atlantic coast, making literally a
circuit of the continent on about as large
scale as possible. He travelled over
Is, 900 miles and was absent from Brook.
lyn l22 days, not one of which was rainy
! where he was. His outline of the scenes
along his great circuit and the descrip-
ton Of the great resources of the North
west we're in Beecher's strongest. But
no part of his lecture was so entertain
| ing as what he had to say c; the South.
Said he: "For long time VIM. Lloyd
Garrison, Wendell Phillips and / were
| the most hated men in the South. Now
all that is past saw no trace of it on
this visit. New Orleans was the first
rcu! Southern city visited, and there l
met a warm welcome. l found intelli-
| yence, kindness aud hospitality on every
side. As progressed through the South
| continued to find these things wherev-
or went. The condition of the country
| is most hopeful in every sense. l saw
evidences OF this fact in Savannah, At
| lan,a, Macon, Augusta, Charleston
everywhere. Macon and Augusta are
the Two pret,icst cities ever saw. The
people of the South are just as much
reconstructed and just MS patriotic as the
people o! the North. Everywhere
among the Southern people is pervad
! ing love of the Union. They are as
! ,.ru.;,i uf this country ~ the AoFlh IL
They are ready TO defend it and to CO.
operate in any great movement ior H.
! advancement. They are as eager iQl
t education. and are building up great
educational system. They arc honestly
| in favor OF educating the negroes, and
are doing it," Mr.. BeSshs5 sIras slaooF"11d Ha
these points with his usual iorce. IL,
said that he was proud of the South, and
that no man could tell what iss iuture
would bring forth. | never heard him
speak more eloquenlly: 1t was pleas,
ure to see a man of his great mind lay
aside all the prejudices of his life and
honestly utter his convictions among
people who had shared his mistaken
views. lie has been fearless always, in in
speaking what be- believed. HIS Wosd -, e.
to the real condition of affairs in the
South, as ia the real sentiments and
aims of its people will stand against the
lury Of thousand cheap demagogues
achieved only hy keeping alive the pas
siot.s tina. ali good aud intelligent men
in all sections wish to see buried forever
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