The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-11-30

GUS asw WADE HaNIPTsON. = hes
General Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina, being about to leave that State
for an uncertain period has issued an p
address ] ta his il fslloF-citizens than han ing
them them for ;t1e the large vote they gave him
for for GovsrnHoaFs sgHas BE1l He y ssys he was a not
candidate @ Il diat having llg wishdrayn in favor of
n Mr 0rr who 90 consented to run at the
earnest sarppssst request atsedf IF the State Conxsption,
apd4 s4 At :a gre great personal, ll, inlaonyepienoel
Gen rsJi 3 slFes other r reasons fslss for refusing
e Pe sne fasndidate; s1sasidA Among gR1 them the
i9iloylnsi 'HtsSg Ut si,re4ot sysIdsif Ell G9ida
II was unwilling to do anything that
Might cause politicaf contest n 1h the State. tai 3
Thought chat no good could arise ie a at home home
from such a contest, whilst II might nigh do d
Infinite mischief abroad. II The President "A
the United States had exhibited not .onlvls I
strong disposition to protect the South from
the radiealism of the North, but to .reiinstate
us in our civil and political rights. I feared
that my election by embarrassing 8 him bin in
his labors and policy = might incidentally do
harm to the State.''' ,sA,sss Z ~ y.
Gen n. Hampton then proceeds a &c to .a;i, give
his ideas Of what he sooneeiyes to- be the
duty Of tbeapeople Of the State iunder
present circumstances. The following SSiinas
is what he says on the subject: 81 beet 80 81 4
.elsf For years past # has been the boast of our
State st that there was but one party withinlhear
limits. Commendable and vital asS that
state Of affairs was during the war, il is
scarcely, if at all, less so now. Every asso-
citation Of the past, every duty ofthe pres,
ent,' every hope of the future, bid Us still to
stand shoulder to shoulder The work
beforeus demands all the patriotism, aall the
conrageu all the lenduranceof our whole zpeoa
PIE. Let no partylstrife,l no minor issues,
no petty politics, divert, US from the great
and pressing work Of the hour. That Of re-
anifnating, as far as possible, our. PROSTATE
and bleeding State, and .rrehabitating her as
speedily as may be withthe forms, the rights
andlthe sanctity of government and Of law.
The bark which was launched a few years
ago, amid such Joyous acclamations, which
was freighted with such precious hopes, and
wi9icEwas waited on BY such earnest, pray.
ers, has suffered shipwreck. 1t behooves
usv as wise pen, to build of It's broken tim tim.
bers, as best We may, raft, whenever we
may hope,toreaclfa haven Of rest and safety.
IT may be that when the forms rs 5of govern
ment are restored and freedom Of speech al.
lowed to us, your late convention viii be
subjected to harsh criticism and its action
imIlppgned,b mp Should such, pnhappils, ,ibe the
case, remember that you, thepeople ofSouth
Carolina, accepted this convention. Is part
and parcel of the terms Of your su1ir-rreender.- s1i-re
The President had no shadow Of authorfittt.
1 admit t-under the constitution of the Uni.
ted States-to, order q convention in this on
any other State butt as aIconqueror, hehad
the right to, offer, if not to- dictate terms. -
The terms offered by him you have accepted,
and you are bound by every diictate, Of honor
and d'manliness9 to abide by them honestly,
and to keep in good faith the pledges YOU
have giyen;boI do not myself concur fnlly.in
all the measures adopted BY convention,
but ] shall cheerfully acquiesce in the action
it took to carry out faithfully the terms
agreed on, and willingly accord to it high
praise for the manner in in which it discharged
its arduous and unwelcome laborss.i N(
similar body ever represented more largely
than it did the dignity, he learning, the vir.
tue and the patriotism of the State, and ]
am, sure that it was actuated by pure and
high motives. Entertaining these, views,
think that II is our duty to sustain the action
ofthe convention in recognizing the aboli.
ton of slavery, to support the President o,
the United States, so. long she manifesto q
disposition to restore all our rights as SOW.
ereign State, and to give to, our newly cleo
ted Governor a cordial cooperation in his
grave and responsible duties. Above all.
let,us stand by our State her record is hon.
orable, her iescutcheon untarnished. Here
is our country-the land of our nativity, the
home of our affection. Here all our hopes
should centre here, amid charred and
blackened ruins, are the spots we once fond
ly called our homes; andhere We buried tht
Eashes Of our kindred. IAN these sacred lie,
hbind to our State, and they are intensified
Eby her suffering and her desolation. s.--.,,s.
I Cen Hampton concludes by saying
that at he ihe Is 3 induced to issue his addres;
solely BY an honest and sincere hope Q.
contributing 1ha bbuttiinng his mite to the welfare ane
honor Of his State. s
A Wire IN Tkout BL e.. PRAY tel
me, my dear, what is the cause Of thos.
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