Year: 1865

TO THE EDITOR OF THE COLUMBIA PHESrx.


SIR-Numerous communications having been ad.
dressed to me proposing to form colony TO emigrate
take this method Of answering them, not only on
count of their number but because Of the want OF all
mail facies The desire leave a country which has
been reduced 20 such deplorablc condition as ours and
whose future has so little Of hope s doubtless az wide
spread as II Is natural But doubt the propriey Of
this expatriaon of 50 many OF our best The very
fact that State pass through terrible ordeal
nj present should her TO cling closely
10 her Ny advice all my fellow citizens In that they
should devote their whole energies TO the restoration OF
law and order the re establishment OF agriculture and
commerce, the promotion of education and the rebuild
ing Of our cities and dwellings which have been laid in
ashes To accomplish these ohecs--tho highest that
patriotism conceive recommend that all who can
do 40 should take the oath % allegiance the United
States government that they may participate in the
restoration OF civil government TO our State.


War after four years OF heroic but unsuccessful srug
gle has failed 10 10 the rights for which we
engaged in H. To save any OF our rghtsio rescue
thing from the general run-wl require all tie
stacsmanshp and all the patriotism OF our citiyens II
the best men OF our counry-thosc who for year past
have fisked their lives N her deience-rcfuse 10 take
the OATH they Will be excluded from the councils OF the
State, and its destiny Will be committed Of


those who orsOok her In her hour OF need or TO those
who would gladly pull her down 20 irretrIevablc ruin
To guard against such calamity let all true patriots
devote Themselves with zeal aud honesty Of purpose to


e restoration oi law the blessings OF peace and to the
Of whatever Of liberty may be saved from the
general wreck IT. after an honest effort TO effect these
objects we fail, We can then seek home in another
country.


A distinguished citizen Of our state--an honest
aud true patrol--has been appointed Cover.
nor. He VIII soon call a convention Of the pco-
pie which viii be charged with the most vital in.
tercsls OF our State Choose for this convention
your best aud trucst men not those Who have
skulkcd io the hour Cf danger-nor those who have
worshippcd Marnmon, while their country was bleeding
at every porenor tho politician who, after urging var
dared not encounter its hatdshps-but those VINO lmd
their all upon the altar Of their country select such men
aud make them serve your representatives you Wil
then be sure that your rights viii not be wnnonly sac
ncod nor your liberty bartered fo mess Of pg'ge Wy
intention IS to pursue the course recommend 70 o.he
Resides the obligations owe To my Sisle tu're are
othcrs Of personal character which VIII ~ permit mc
10 leave the country az prscnt shall devote myscli
earnestly, " allowed 70 do so 70 the dls'A'tc W u'ss
obligations public and private In The meantime shall
obtain oil information which would be dogitabe IN the
establishment of y colony In should Ultimately
bc forced 10 leave the country invoke my fellow cltl
yens-. .espcriay those who have shared With M The
pcrp and the gorio n the last four ycarso stand by
State manfuily aud truly ihe homan senate voted
thanks 10 ono Of their ecncrns because Tn the darkest
hour of the republic he did not despair Let us emulate
the example of the Roman and thus cn,ite ourselves 10
the gratitude Of our country Respectfully, yours
WADE HAMPTON.