The Opelousas courier., 1868-10-31
A Letter from Wade Hampton.

The Daily Nescs, of Charleston fS.- -C.)
Of the 2lst inst. publishes letter from
Wade Hampton, in reply to Wisconsin
LAWYER, who requested him, in view OF
the wide spread Misrepresentation OF his
course, to define his position as to the is
sues. results and consequences of the
war. Gen. Hampton says: :
"The main issues involved in the war
we're secession and slavery. The first
the primary one, the latter brought in at
alater period. IS p 4 =
In regard to these adopt fully and
without reservation the principles an
nounced by the late National Democra-
tic Convention in New York, and in the
words of the platform promulgated there,
consider these questions as settled for
ever. / accept this as the result accom-
plished by the war, and as its logical
and legitimate consequence. ..~.'i'
aThis have done from the day the
war closed, and have counseled our
people to look upon it in the same light.
i was strongly in favor of the action
taken by this State eonferring on the
negro equal civil rights with the white
man. and m ore than q year ago ! advo-i
Gated the policy of giving to him, as soon,
as we had the power to do 90 legitimate
N.sufrage based on qualification The
Democratic Convention held here in
April last, recognized him as an integral
part Of the body polite, and declared
that it would, whenever the party came
into power. grant him partial suffrage.
The State Central Club has just re-
affirmed this resolution, and / have no
doubt but that this declaration is sus-
tained by a vast majority of the white
citizens OF the State. 7dsl}tf tts ,=sss.sigl lr-s
10 I'VE regard the reconstruction acts ais
unconstitutional, but we look for their
overthrow,, not to, violence, bat, in the
language, of q resolution unanimously
adopted by the Democratic party in Con-
veution assem- bled, to constitutional
agencies and peaceful remedies Alone
We invoke a decision on the constitu
tionality Of these acts from the only til
buual competent to pronounce on them,
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and we are prepared In good faith to
abide by that decision asgat i.sra7@r raaf
ut may not be inappropriate here, TO
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spread by Radical papers touching these
acts. In these / have been charged with
having dictated that portion of the DEM
ocratic platform relating to reeonstrucr
ton. This charge Ihave more than once
denied, and I do so again most emphatic
ally. The sense in which spoke of the
words unconstitutional, revolutionary
and void,,' as being my plank in the
platform, preferred to them as eonsti-
tuting the plank to which I, as welt as
any other Southern man, clling for safe
ty." IT LAY III y B. sa5s 80 s-
The letter concludes as follows: 'tf the
people of the North wish to build up o
strong and lasting Union, let them be
magnanfnlous and generous to the South;
let them confide more fully than they
have. done. to. the hanor.of our people,
and they viii meet ss cordial and heart
felt response ~ 81 ~ stsi.-a pas 3. aaF 5ss
THE future destiny of the Republics is
in the hands of the North, and upon its
action depends whether there is again to
be Union, based on fraternal feeling,
or one held together by the iRen bands
of military rule."< e staso1 5s 81 H.
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sSUPPosE. = Suppose Sey ymour and
Blair should he elected Suppose Sey-
mour should die--be ''put out of the
war" rebel fashion. Suppose Frank
Blair, the candidate of the rebels, should
then, as he would, become President
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Suppose yodr grandmother was your.
grandfather. Suppose Ben. Butler was
an honest man., Suppose you knew half
as mach as you think you knew. Sup
pose the moon was made of green cheese,
and you were skipper in it. Suppose
Gust for fun) that Grant Isheuld join the
temperance society, and stop talking
horse. Suppose the great sts'snaik" in
Tennessee wassa tadpele- all covered
with chicken, feathers. rSuppose you
were arrested for knowing more than the
law allews,p or because your ears are too
long Peaasalraaia Standard. Z f.ss I .,,s s,,s
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