Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-29
CEN Hampton ON the SITUATION

| General WADE HAMPTON hes written a
letter to General d. H. HILL, which is
published. giving the reasons that convince
him the true policy Of the South is to alb
stain altogether from all participation in
the next National Democratic Convention
They are j:
let. The Southern delegates ia a national con.
vention could exercise no influence in shaping
the policy. mailing up the issues or selecting the
candidates FOR the next contest without seriously
| ipjuring The prospect of o democratic triumph
| That this would inevitably be the case 10 proven
by the result Of the last democratic convention,
where the very presence of Southerners was used
TO prejudice the action and to defeat the candi-
| dates OF our party.
I'd. If the eoutsern delegates could Tot with
propriety exert any Influence in the convention,
while their mere attendance in it ight result in
infinite mischief to the democratic party, it lie
surely the part of wisdom to refrain from parti
cipstine ia the deliberations OF the convention
| 81. The Northern democracy will have to bear
the burden of the fight in the next Pre- sdoata
choose the field aud select the standard. b. arers
| The letter concludes
"Of course, in pursuing this policy, We
should take care to have our conduct and
motives fully understood by our Northern
friends. We should say TO them tbas VIC
are actuated solely by tho desire to promote
the success Of democratic principles aud
democratic candidates that we wish to
leave them free to act as the best iutere SITS
OF our party demand and that We pledge
them in the contest oil the aid we can give,
only asking them to give US "a good plat
form and as acceptable candidates as thes
can. When the platform is announced
q 11ko ~
OF the South can rAtify the action oi the
national convention, and they can nSe
every effort to secure the success of THE
party, for on its success depends t., cxI.t
ence Of the Southern States"
We give place to these extracts feom
General HABrroSs letter, with eolha d.
gree Of pride, ss his views are in such exact
accord with those we have from limo &c
| time presented for several months past. Nc
are more and moro satisfied of their force,
The nearer we approach the Presidential
election tie greater becomes the effort oil
of the Northern masses against tho reorie
OF the Sonth. Holden, 10 the columns Of
| the Washington Chronicle. revives the OLD
cry Of rebellion - Judge Bond, from the
bench, sounds the tocsln Of Radical alarm
Ku- kiux COMMITTEES in Washington Cay
and throughout the South are preparing,
with fendish delight, the weapons Ct hate
and sectional discord. The old feelings
against the South ero to be revived and
intensified il possible. La Congress, III
the columns of the newspapers. and from
the stump, at least, the ''war OF tic
rebellion" will be fought over again. Ia
deed it has already fairly begun.
| It seems to us that under these oircnin-
stances wisdom and good policy require
that the Southern people shonld withhold
from any active participation in National
! politics. We are satisfied that any other
course will be attended with evil. OuE
sympathies tend only to weaken; our inf n
ence aids TO defeat.
We can do more good by remaining
quietly at home, pushing car canvass
firmly bat unobtrusively. and letting oni
ballots, rather than our speakers and
papers. chow our interest in national poll
tics If The electoral vote of the South il
to be source Of strength, rather than 0:
weakness to thu National Democratic can
didate for President, il must be cast with
out clanor aud with judgment.
Gard from, tAe 1an who Challenged ths
Governor OF Louisiana-The Governor
| Threatened with On CowhidiDR.
John A. Walsh. OF New Orleans. who
challenged Gov. Yarmouth TO fight duel
but whose invitation was declined for off
II
O letter from the Governor, has replied IL
q column long card, in which he says
"As to the violation of good morals,
that I may have been guilty OF in Offering
Iyou money, / urge the plea of the vel
known fact TO this community, that you
were never known to sign bill in which
there was money, without being paid fol-
liz. ! desire TO purchase the unsigned bill
In which there was profit, and, knowing
you as we'll as did, / offered you money,
but in your judgment not enough,
sgxeed to take it, when too late.-
Certainly you were aware that
knew you were not an honest man,
and my proposition was made to one
who had time and again, even OF that
early date. prossituted the high Office OF
Chief Magistrate of this State. y =
You have corrupted every department oi
the state government you have polluted
and degraded the judiciary for your OWE
base purposes you have urged the pas
cage Of such laws as opposed and ground
down the people of this State. all for the
purpose Of satisfying your insatiate desire
for money you have insulted the women
and profaned the religion of our section.
and now you come before the people, clad
as you are, in robes of deeper infamy, il
that were possible. and ask them to be-
lieve you. / win l. we for the contempt
ing prospect that when the Executive
togo. under which you have so ignobly
skulked. shall fall from your shoulders, OF
their being more suitably embellished with
iuntanned leather"
The harbor tolls collected at Havre fol
the Chamber OF Commerce towards the
works in the port amounted in August to
81 ,934f., and for che previous months Ia