The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-29
WADE HAMPTON.

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GJgernor Wade Hampton is about
sky wears OF age-uelween fttytive
and slAty, perhaps do not know lis
r,t,, age, but he Is not over th one
nor under the otner After the estate
ol his father was divided he entered up
ON "a prosperous career rs Il planter lie
owned AT one lime thousand slaves.
uespeut some time abroad, and espt
cmlly IN England lie has more OF an
Enplish than u Southern bearing in his
conversation, which has none of that
southern twaug, such as Is prominent
I'm Ben Hills talk. Most Southern
Statesman seom to have an antlpaIhy TO
the letter "y, ss The English ao TO the
letter IN, and they sllgh1 II on every
occasion, Hampton's seco u wife died
4 lew years since, aud he IS second
time a widower. When secession was
determined on, and tho over acc was
committed. Wade Hampton Went with
his State, lie raised and equipped the
Hampton Legion. IL thousand men, at
his own expense, and, Fastening 10 Vlr-
gluin, participated IL the hrSt conflict.
lie had younger brother stricken
down on the battlefield before his eyes
lie was all shot to pieces III the terrible
funt toward the close OF the war lie
was in Columbia when old loMahawk
sherman made his pedestrian tour.
When Shermans bummers came
over the Congaree General Hampton
retired at the other extremity OF the
town in Order to avoid difficulty
Since the war he has lived here, and
andeuvored 10y his counsels, his lniiu
ence and his action, 10 guide the people
in paths OF peace. For ten years south
Carolina has been at the mercy OF the
cnipet-bag adventures. The hire
eaters" have held themselves aloot
from politics; many OF them have not
vo,ed ut all. When Wade Hampton
scented to make the race Tor COVER
nor it breaih,d new life and hope into
the better class OF society Honest Re
publicans, black and white, united with
the Conservatives and there was one OF
the most vigorous political canvasses
ever held in the State The legitimate
result should have been-with the
heaviest vote ever polled in the State
majority of $4,000 instead OF
1900. The Radical Returning Board
thought II would be no trouble to wipe
out this meagre margin, and they did
it. There is anarchy in South Carolina
and the United States troops are sus'
tanning the rebels and rascals. The
Northern people will never realize the
terrible state of affairs here udtl il
roosts near their own doors, and il this
thing can be done with impunity and
in open day in South Carolina, the day
is not far off when United States sol
diers will use the doors to the State
houses in the capitals Of Indiana and
Ohio. When this happens, then the
Northern people will begin to be lndlg
naut, and talk about the death OF civil
liberty |" and military usurpation!'
Wade Hampton is about six feet high
and magnificent specimen OF robust
manhood. His genial face is covered
with side.whiskers, and it always wears
look of sunshine. His forehead ID
immense, full and square lie Is not
brilliant man, but he is a sure man. lie
in conservative, cool and careful He Is
mild in his manner and unassumins
lie looks like well-to-do Iarmer lie
is a poor speaker, and writes better
than he talks. He mas large brain
and larger heart. 1t is his heart
rather than his head that gives him his
wonderful control over this turbulent
people. They love him almost tc
idoiatry. His word has more law
in it than all the laws
enacted by Chamberlain's negro states
men | He is gentlemen slow to anger
and to action, but bold and daring in =
crisis He has spent all he had for his
State, and now loves South Carolina
and the Union thousand times more
than the beusted patriots who are con
spring to DIES roy both Wade Homp
ton never stole anything--he is an hon
est man He wasa rebel j therefore
he and his people have no right tina
thieves and negroes like Chamberlain
and his hackers are bound to respect
Lo, . live the Republic that is built O
fraud, ignorance and lascality HOY
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