Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-09-03
Another Speech from Gen. Wade
HAMPTON.

A large Democratic mass meeting wa!
held in Anderson, S. c., on the 18th inst
Gen. Wade Hampton was present. The
Charleston News reports his speech, ant
we make the following extract from i
to show what the rebel element at the
South thinks of the loyal meu there
What kind of change would these meI
white men, for he is talking about
them) who opposed the rebellion anG
aided in the work of reconstruction have
if the Democratic party, with Wade
Hampton, Forrest, ValIandigham and
Seymour at its head should again come
into power:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
esteem it high and exalted privilege
to be asked to participate with you in
this celebration. Language cannot con-
vey the profound depths of my feelings.
Believe me when l say that no earthly
reward is more desirable or acceptable
than to receive the approval of the peo-
pie of South Carolina. If any one man
has been doubly paid for his efforts to
achieve the liberties and independence
of the State, l am he. Wherever l have
been my old comrades and fellow-citizens
have extended hearty welcome and
kindly greeting. 1t is my firm purpose
and resolve to retain the good opinion
formed of me by my fellow-citizens, and
the only motive which has sustained me
through the trying times of so-called
peace is devotion to the State. 1 came
to plead great and stupendous cause
The tocsiH of war is no longer heard
,.lI
my hand the snow white banner of peace,
with the names of worthy Standard
bearers inscribed thereon-Seymour and
Blair. Will not my old comrades fol-
low me under this pure, spotless banner
with the same devotion, patriotism and
galIantry that they did in days gone by?
fCries: "Yes, we will."1 / know that
YOU would. 4 You have borne
wrong and oppression with sublime pa
tience and magnanimous fOrtitude. You
gave larger vote against the Recon-
struction acts than any State in the
South. These scalawags and traitors
should be branded with infamy and
eternally stigmatized. They have dis
honored their State and heaped everlast-
ing shame upon themselves and their
families. There are no words In the
English language to express the utter
contempt entertained by me for these
renegades and traitors. They and the
carpet baggers are like the base vulture
that comes to fatten on the living re-
mains of its victim. The word scala
wag is used by drovers to describe the
mean, lousy, and filthy kind that are not
fit for butchers or dogs, with their hair
growing the wrong way. Gov. Vance
says they are like the Irishman's horse
when turned loose cannot be caught
when caught are not worth a id red
cent Don't listen to them. These fell
lows would sell their God as quickly as
they have sold their country. lCheers
Fair daughters of Carolina, great deal
can be done by you. Frown down every
thing that tends 10 injure our glorious
party. Use your influence now as you
devotion to the lost cause
scorn any man who will not come boldly
up to the rescue of his country. If we
cannot live in this country-if forced by
an inexorable decree to ieave-we will
pack..up our household goods and seek a
more congenial cline.