The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-22
General IIampton's Lettcr-The Policy
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ASAA~ HSsSSA esSaAe SeaoStA
lis. Minnesotasto promiqe9s physician
Of this CITY. The writer iha person Of
intelligence aud influence. As he gives
us General Rampton's letter from u
Northern stand point; We believe it, will
be read with interest by the public and
receive due econsideraions from our friend,
Gen. Hampton, whose views it 80 con.
siderately critioizes. We now present
the extract referred to, and take OCCASION
to invite from General Hampton suo, n
reply as his disinterested patriotism and
his good judgment may suggest:
MENMEAPon1s, M1NNEsoTA,
October Ii. 1871
think you know Gen. Wade Hump
ton well. am sorry that I do. not, ex-
cept his public aud most enviable fame
II you do know him we'll. 7 want you to
present me to him, as you know mo to
be as true Southerner US even Gen. H.
himself Present me, in ull respect aud
honor, and tell him TINT Ills letter Of
the 9th September last, addressed to
Gen. D. H. Hill is published in North
ern papers. and is the subject of much
comment with Democrats and Republi-
cans with the former regretfuAy, and
with the latter e:ruitingiy, as being of the
'unrepentaut rebel" sort-more ''Sonth-
ern Confederaoy, &c.; all sorts OF do.
viltry. as usual, in these puritanicul at
mospheres. I understand the General,
aud 80 do mauy honest. faithful, ma
tional Democrats-all Of thom respect
ing, and not for an instant doubling, his
perfect sincerity. But it is certainly an
unfortunate publication, because it is
misconstrued. Comment is nude upon
his expressions, viz: he speaks of 'the
policy to be pursued by the Southern
States in the next National Democratic
Convention" II concur fully in the
views you have expressed au to the i'm.
propriety of The South taking any part in
.quent use of the word ''aue.'' as meaning
the South. 80. You road the letter criti-
cally, soifh tie DieU and desire to fnd
fault with it. as all the Republicans do.
and you will see how open it is to objcc-
tions in the feelings of enemies, nnd yon
know how eagerly they hastep to make
use of them. The Generals three "ren.
sons" are also, in part, wrong-bcing, at
least. unjust to the Democrats OF the
North no,o. Iknou of whnt write.
It is the HEARTFELT wish of the national
party in the North that their friends
(the Democrats of the South) should
unite with them IN the convention; that
they should be there to sustain them. All
know .thnt-if Grants muskets do not
,prevent-the South will vote unit for
the national Democratic nominee. and
there is abundant reason to fear that if
the South should not attend and act in the
coventiou, that no proper conservative
national man would accept the nomina-
tion. What high-toned, just, liberal,
III candidate would accept nomination
of u disjointed constituency of half of
Q convention? Ohl no. I pray you do
not countenance such plan; it is all
wrong. God knows ''the South" has
entered enongh-that disunion has been
enforced long enough! Let not the
Democrats of the Southern States con-
tribute, by any aot of theirs, to this dis
union. Let them come up-accepfing the
situation, however right or wrong. in the
most friendly, cooperative spirit posi-.
BILE, and meet the Democrats of the
Northern States. who, I know, you
know, all must know. are tired, weary.
worn-oat in this long-imposed, informal
disseverance. l am sure of the senti
ment OF the Democrats in the
North. 1 W1sh you could have
heard an old gentleman from Maine.
who sat by me just now; it would have
gladdened the heart OF Gen. Hampton,
or any patriot; you would have though.
that you were carried back to the days
OF Jefferson and Webster, and Of Clay
and Oalhouni ii.Iu
Ny dear friend. let US heal tie breach;
let all national Democrats uniie; let Us
~ -t.k a a. \
we shall ,oin; and. as Gen. Hampton
says. preserve ''the existence of the
Southern States" IF Gen. Hampton
could know me, my hearty sympathy
with him and his cherished ''Sonth," 60
nobly defended by himself, as I hope
you can and will explain me to him, he
will not think these honest words amiss.
a REIGN OF TERROR The cores
pondent Of the New Y. rk Herald, writing
from Columbia. s. O.. under date of tina