Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-26
WADE HAaPToN's LETTEE,
The state Above EverythiuE--His Ser
Vices 10 h state.

Wade Hampton in leaving the coun-
try, has addressed a letter to the people
Of South Carolina, thanking them for
the vote they gave him. The spirit OF
the letter indicates the kind Of men
deemed fit for q Governor by q few
scores less than half the votes Of the
State. In closing he says:
The bark which was launched a few
wears ago, smid such joyous acclama-
tons, which was freighted with such
precious hopes, and was waited on by
such earnest prayers, has suffered ship
wreck. It behOOves US, as wise men, 70
build Of its broken timbers, as best we
msy, a raft wherewith we may hope 10
reach a haven of rest aud safety.
II NAV be that when the forms Of
government are restored, and freedom
Of speech allowed 20 Us, your late
Convention will be subjected TO harsh
criticism and its action impugned.
Should such, %unhappily, be the case, re-
member that YOU, the people of South
Carolina. accepted this Convention a.
mart and parcel of the terms of your
surrender. The President had nOshadOw
Of authority, I admit-u13er the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States-tO order q
Convention in this OF any other State;
but as q Conuueror be had the right to Of
fer, If not 10 dictate, terms. The terms Of
fered him you have accepted, and you
are bound 10y every dictate Of honor and
mauliness 20 abide by them honestly,
and 10 keep the pledges You have given.
l do not myself fully concur in all the
measures adopted by the Convention;
but I shall cheerfully acquiesce in the
action ID took 10 carry out faithfully the
terms agreed on, and 1 willingly accord
10 il high praise for the manner in which
il discharged its arduOus and unwelcome
labors. No similar body ever repre-
sented more largely than it did
the dignity, the learning, the virtue
and the patriotism of the State, and I
am sure that il was actuated by pure and
nigh motives. Entertaining these views,
] think that il If our duty to sustain the
action of the convention in recognizing
the abolition Of slavery, to support the
President OF the United States so long as
he mauife.Js @ disposition TO restore all
our rights as a sovereign State. and
70 give 10 Our newly elected Governor q
cordial cooperation I'm his crave and
responsible duties. Above all, lei Us
stand by our StaUe-her record is homo
rable, her e-cutcleOn Uutarnlshed. Here
is our c0un-ry-the land Of our nativity,
the home of our affection. Here all our
hopes should center; here we have
wOrshiped the God of our fathers here. 7
among chRrTed and ~blackened ruins, are
the spots we once fondly called our
homes and here we buried the ashes Of
our kindred. All these sacred ties bind
Us 70 State, and they are intensified
by her suffering and her desolatiJn.
And, as a child, when soaring SOUNDS modest.
LIN close and closer 70 the mothers breast:
But bind us 10 orr land The more
trust that you vii pardon me for thus
.veniuring to counsel YOU. Believe
me, rhst il Is in no presumptuous
that I do SO, but solely in an
honest, sincere and humble hope Of con-
-nbuting my mite 20 the welfare and
honor Of State. What / have said
has been evoked by your recent mani
-est8tiOns Of kindness to me. This I
ihsu cherish as n Of the proudest reeol-
Of my life, for it assures me Of
FOUR belief that 1 have tried 70 do my
iuty. 1t only remains for me, In bidding
'ou 1RreweIl, TO say, that whenever DE
tate needs my services she has only to
ommand and shall obey.
an very respectfully and gratefully. vapr
allow citizen. WADE HaFTfrGE