The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-07-17
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gentleman 1 had known him in
former days. He had grown stout
and looked DID,. 1took q very &C.
tive part against him III the Lesgyis-
latnre when Judge Butler was
elected Senator, and I did not vote
for him when he was ultimately
elected. Bit I had a suspicion
that his friends had, in some meas. mnesas
ure, mistaken lhis political Views Views,
and would find themselves disap.
pointed in his course in the Sen.
ate, and Iso expressed myself pub.
licly. IN reply to these remarks,
Governor Hammond wrote a long
letter in which he concurred with
me in the views 1 expressed, and
said his purpose was not factious.
In a letter he wrote afterwards lie
said his purpose was "to keen
South OaroliEa wish Athe South,
and that for this purpose sehe had
given a good many votes which he
he did not altogether like" ''"'
Whilst in the Senate Governor
Hammond made a speech of great
ability on the issnes between the
North and South. This speech at
tracted great attention North as
we'll as South. His views were
those of q statesman and not a
mere politician. I received a let
ter from Judge Evans, who was
the 'colleague'of Governor Ham
mond, Immediately after the
speech was delivered, speaking in
very high terms of the effort he
had made in defence of the South
ern States and their institutions.
Whilst in Europe Governor
Hammond made aSrare and costly
collection of paintings and statn.
ary, which ornamented his house
at Silver Bluff, and were greatly
admired by his friends ani visit.
ors. Many of them were origi.
nails of the greatest artists in Italy.
lie also had fine library, and
was a lover of literature and the
fine arts. He was a very success
tul and scientific planter. In eve.
rything he was practical and wise.
Throughout lite he had a strong
conviction that it, was the, interest
of the Southern States to separate
from the North; but he was too
wise and practical to encourage
separate secession on the part of
South Carolina. His great object
was, as he said to me in a letter
alreadyoreferred to, {" to keep South
Carolina'with the Southern States"
he wrote q letter to the gentlemen
of Columbia expressing the same
sentiments, which gave great of:
fence. w ..-.... ...'..
Immediately after his election
to the Senate [ received from him
the following letter I'M "Ts-
" RED CLTFFs, 31st Dee, 1887. .
Dear SSr:-From the whole
of your remarks in tile -Moua,tain
eer on the Senatorial election, /
have come to the conclusion, that,
although you opposed my election,
you would cheerfully support me
in a course of action that would
accord with your views as to what
was best for the State and the
South. r....gesao 10 sh rrH lros-s ss
a %" From what L know of you per-
sonally and otherwise, l do not
doubt thatif ever the time arrives
that youthinkthe South and South
ern institutions Il. E.. Slavery are
endangered by Northern and an
ii slavery aggression, actually and
practically, YOU will show your
self a tho III Southern man,
born to the manner therefore
venture to write to yon (not for
your paper, nor for print,) very
frankly, in the hope of eliciting
eqnal confidence from you. -
a month ago, at the time of
my election, L thought the South
in amore safe and honorable posi-
tion in the Union and the opinion
Of the world, than it had ever
been inmy time. The U. S. Bank
obsolete, internal Improvements
checked, free trade virtually in.
stalled, and the whole tone of the an
ti,slavery party here ard abroad
lowered | and thought changed, /
did think we were on smooth water,
and might safely and honorabIy
abide in the Union and render
freely and cheerfully our mighty
contribution to it's contamination
as the greatest and noblest Empire
tie world has ever known. /.
would gladly indalge myself in
this opinion yet. ?" re e 51." , d. .' -. ~.
81 was perhaps the most unfit
man the State could have sum. I,
monedato the Senate at this time,
for | have truly and entirely 10
nored all political affairs for many
years, in the belief that I should
meyer be called for again, l trnst
you will bear testimony to the fact