The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31
RE CONS TRuc TON,

Letter nol Wade IIampton, Of ssssh.
Caroline.
The following h ths concluding portion Of wada
aamptoa . letter various citizens OF Columbia e.
who asked his advice wth regard 10 their aesisa 10
the very important matters 70 be submitted 10 Ne
people Of the stais:"-
To return TO the consideration OF The h.
construction aciA What Inducements do the advocates
Of these measures hold out 10 as 70 accept tnon Ces
they promise rs peacef Look a. Tennessee ana sean
what kind Of peace 10 have. Can they promise
accep able State consitutioaons that win nos DO
iuterfsred with bv Congressf Look a. Delaware Mary
Land and Kentuckv-three 'ioyal' sovereign States
which are to DO put trial boTors star Chamber COM
mtee ON the charge Of NOT having republican constr
The radical rulers expressly declare thai their
not siualtiea" Can they promise even thaa doubt
rni.ed '' s,.,ss; I''I refer yoa 70 RsSiueiy.
whose Representatives are ignomin'onsIy rejected
because rebels voted for them hnt suppose that me
State accepts the proposed by the mi iary bilss
from her Councils ,ss inssee, 'Ss ssrsrisness sss
her iustre that instead Of these noble quail es ana
vr'nes. she commits her political de-in!cs to the guid
that she adopts constitution dsfranca forever the
men who, In obeying her command to defeHa her. -
licvsd that they serving God; thai she
Bu,.-ignomnsus purchase---hors rspo.s.
WIN living rse ,os and ID. Ero. 70, \. g. thee
Suppnss abe does all things and tho radics
th.n gracisy permit her to send her representatives
IoSnass, Calhoun, Hcr'uias, Preston, 0hsvsS,
Havne, Hueer and their glorious ecmpssrs7N
should sind men there VINO take the OATH rathsy-
than that should remain unv' presented i0nkery'
Can the pscs Of the trust those VINO couid q VIE
that she shonId not he represened IN the balls ~
Congress nnt her Delegates can enter e ~ rec men
EQUALITY ana rights unmps red'' When that day comsp
shers be restoration Of the Cnieo facl = wes
as IN thsrg; when North and South forgvfpg The pak
Az Il,
scme common ground, where the honor the ngnts anc
spec,sS. sa. until that dsv dues come. in the
words OF Patrick Henry, "Gentlsmen may cry peace
pa's but ,h.rs Is no p..s ~. r ss isa
expressed, think II Tar preferable ne ave snouae -
main In its present. condition under M ary rule mas
that Il should give measures which We
believe Illegal unconstitutional and ru nous i "
and firm belief that the oiuniary acceptaneT
on,v SOUTH but to the whole country evils fas
greater than anv We have yet suffered. Tne Nc5tnf
aS. &c r.s.s his fact but as surely south %
victim IA Irresponsible aud uniicensed power 10 surely
yin the NorS lose ns' Run y. % as s001a ~
,s,o the duss the Norhern people wni 80
but the 81 nsr ~ ,ss
Of any political psrtv shas nav b. in the ascendaney
ax uron all who differ With rhem laws nnaathor.ed p
the constitution u the United Ssaes and We shall os0
that career ~h,ch Win lead steadily throug4
confusion anarcby and blood 70 tie certain overshie1
Of republican institutions and frss government nsnsv
ereiss ~ The 1eht accorded 70 all these military bk
IN 0proes their adoption By oil lawful means ~ IN
assent dissent on this question, advise them. -
nesy, record the latter - folly ard solemny p
sible Let every Register and eass IN
vote against the convention since tho ausssie4
will DO made on that issus
AZ II n Of the last consequences 70 maintain the ean4
snicabe RELATIONS which have heretofore existed p,
tween the whites and the blacks cannot too strongly
rsirerate nv counsel that oil ella sse should euvst
harmony ana exercise forbearance Let our people ~
member tn the negroes have, - genera RUS -
havsd admirably and that they are IN no manner ~
spopsbls for the present condition OF suAira c0oel
they In the future bs mised bv wicked or designing
men, CONSIDER how ignorant they necessarily er
and let u.s. only the more, try 20 convince them sne
We ara their hest frienda Deal With them With peneoA
their sdvancement and enlightenment Do thiA ana
the negroes viii not only Learn 70 trur you ous me
will appreciate the tact 90 evident To M thai
can do without far batter than they can DO wsh1
we're prason expressed perfect willingness. y -
impartial suffrage established ~ the SOUTH and believe
that this opinion Is entertained not only BY large ma.
al the sans class among the b'acka deprseass OH
versa suffrage, uot only on general principles bus -
p-caiIy IN the bsfors becanss deny she nehe
in rte sistcs The supreme Cour, has decides III
negro 10 . ctssu q the Unrsi ssatss and Cons
gr~ss cannot reverse that decision bv an acA the
States how YER competent Ia cobfer ensenship -
negro and think il 10 the part Of wisdom that eeoA
action should b taken b. the Southern stsisa We
have rnxed the freedom OF the blacks and have
placed this fact beyond all probability Of doobt denial
Or recall Let % recognize In the came frank msenee
and q fullv their political nRhs also Yor myself,
confess that perfectly willing 70 constitutions
adopted b. StNs couferrinR the e'ecve franchise
on the negro 90 grscs. ne sam. ':~. :: e 3
OF this privilege BY establish Ne sligh educational ~
property qualification for all eiassss u.x,ros