The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14

fofmsF alayes, resnltins in matual advan.
tags 70 both parties, Ny old slaves are
eultivating the land on which they have
lived for ,yeare, and there has been O con-
slant and marked improvement In their
Industry in each year since their omanei.
patton, though they have not yet attained
the Same efficiency as laborers they for
meriy possessed. have promised %
church, and to pay portion of the saiaI
generally. adopted, would tend greatly 20
adding to their content and enjoyment,
result in vast ultimate benefit to she land
lord, That Eind treatment. just dea;ing
and sincere efforts TO improve their con.
dition, arc not without effect upon them,
is proved by the fact, gratifying to my
ueif, that am on my way to Miasiasipyi,
by the request of hundreds of negroes,
basides my OWE laboreis, 60 advise them
what co'lrse 20 pursue in the approaching
election there. am not ono Of those
who heliese shs.. ::,..a ;saSs Possession, oi
che rudimenta Of education makes a peo.
pie stror ger, better q. happier; "a little
learning is dangerous thing" and un-
leas moral edacatic:: goes band in har.t.
with intellectual, che seeds of knowledge
will be sown on barren Eoil, or viii
produce but thorns and thistses: but
do believe that Ia proportion as yc,i
make all labor. other than compulsory,
intelligent, you reader It profitable. II
this be true, VIC should educate the mind.
the heat end tho soul Of the negro, look
Ing at the question only In lis material
aspect and leaving cat Of confederation
altogethe. those higher and aob.eP mo.
siyes which should psompt us % do 50.
a longer experience Of his new acquired
freedom, and hin acquisition of higher in.
teiligence ,e;, teach him, not only his
dependence on the whisea Of the South.
but the. great truth which no lava caa
change,
lin every soil.
ahas those who think must govern those aho tGil.s
The old slaves ofwhom he speaks, oc-
cnpy his plantations upon the AisAissippt.
Several hundred ia numbar-aix or csghs
hundred, We kaye heaFd--they have
never fhltcred In their fidelity Co hirn.
When the war was over and they sesc
arat made fully aware of their changed
conditiop-freedom fro.a slayeFy--sss===
dom to go wherever they pieased-ethey
all, without an individual cxccptlon. de-
eermined to remain with hisa. They
called upon hiu,, asking his lesvo 60 10.
main and work fog him as :asy had al +.
ways done. Is not that triuc,ph? Has
slave.Owner ever, In the hixsG,y Of the
world, received such tribate Of loyalty
aud devotion? And why? Because hs
has bf.cn just and kind and true, 90 thc,a.
We have now secn Generui Eampioa
as = boy noted for during ana generosity
as Legislator, true 70 his convictions
Of right aud humanity, although In o
minority-.as O private, ready--aa Col
oncl, earliest In the fieId-os General,
(Bsigadler, MajaT and Liouienant,) brave,
dashing, firm and iEvsGcibte; whether
marshaling divisions TO victory. OF lead.
sng an impetuous charge, or dropping q
tear at the side Of dy.aS 500 5fi ttaaie ttaaie
field as fighting on his native coil he
leaves his homo to theSpiltage and the
torch of 0 merciless foe~--es sheaihing DTS
sword when the Conquered BANNER went
down in defeat--as planter, returning
20 the purauita of peace-as & master.
eounseliug with his devoted aeEvants---
and as man, In all situations, wo have
eeen him brave, just, earnest, cour.eoun,
firm, merciful, aud in oil things, aud
above ali, We have seen him manly an.a.
truthful. a'F
In making this portraiturc OF Gen.
Hampt0 we have felt FREQ 70 express
our high estimate OF his public services
and private character, which, from she
essential nature of the case, are iasepara.
BILE, because 70 10 o. representative man.
In discussing him, political enemies have
discussed the South, and IN ebusing him,
they have assailed South Carolina. Ac.
cc;dingly, when we demonstrate his tile
to admiration, our asgument Is not Per
eonal, but public; and when We seek TO
de!end him against malignant misreprc-
eentation, our aim Is to defend whatever
Is pure, true, brave, manly, ard ehival-
rous--in one word, whatever Is Southern
-in southern character.