The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-22
rcnsr,estop journal OF Commerce.

ECharieston journal OF Commerce. =:
Mr., President,-I am happy to state that
at the meeting of the National Democ ratlc
Committee at Washington, and also In per-
sonal conference with Governor Tnden at
Albany, allthe intelligence received with
reference to the prospects of the Democratic
party were encouraging. The members Oh
the committee, coming from all sections OF
the Union, represented that there was
general uprising Of the honest American
| heart to overturn the corruption Whlcn mas
! crept in every department OF the Govern
ment under the control of the Repuphcan
party. And they said that that party were
thrown for their defence, not upon the plea
of not guilty OF the corruption charged
upon them. but had to resort to the stale
crv OF "rebellion - and the bloody shirt
THAT they seemed to depend for sue
cess upon this appeal, and upon the
use Of the officers OF the Gov
eminent and upon the United states
army. That the army, while nominally en-
ployed to prevent intimidation, was really
| EMPLOYED for the purpose OF intimidation at
elections. told them, and think spoke
truly, that the blue coat had no terror Ior
ms That as we had had warm front Tor
| them during the war, so we had warm side
for them now. That while we know that
the army sympathize with us in the humili-:
alton OF having standing army amongst us
in time OF peace, we also sympathlze with
them in the shame they must feel IN seeing
their cloth employed as constabulary ana
detective force. instead of being employed rs
soldiers Of great nation should be. Weare
| not afraid of the army being brought to bear
upon us for any purpose desired Dy the
party that employs them.
| At the meeting Of that committee each
man came charged to be correct and truth
ful. and there was no reason to eXaggerate
ANYTHING. They all thought that at the
next presidential election the country would
be redeemed. And what / have seen in
this Convention. the plan adopted for the
campaign, has given me great satisfaction.
! The moderation and conservatism that seem
TO characterize our plans and purposes, the
| energy and activity displayed, the determl-
nation announced to carry the, State by
every peaceful and Just measure, but by
peaceiul and Just measures only, are such as
rive me great satisfaction. For this was 4
Doint upon which the National Democratic
Committee were very much concerned, and
the advice which they gave me, and
through me to the whole State, may have
been out of place; for see q determine
ton to resort to no means that will iniure
the National Democratic party.
They say that we in the South, and par
Aticularlv in South Carolina, must allow the
Republicans as few arguments as possible
of the bloody-shirt kind. We must give
them as little grist as we can for their out
rage mill. We must resolve that we. our
selves, will furnish no arguments OF that
kind; but they say that we may be forced
unwillingly to contribute. That the party
who manipuatcs for the Republicans at the
North have it at any time in their power to
draw draft upon any southern State for an
outrage, and that they could even fill it up
with figures, stating how many negroes
they wanted killed, and the draft would be
duly honored. They could so manage
things as to bring about such occurrences as
they wanted. And the committee advised
us to be careful to prevent this as far as pos
siblc. They advised us to bear with provo
cations even to such an extent as that it
would be doubtful II forbearance was vir-
tue. .... SIS.
Mr.. Tildcn inquired about the prospects
OF affairs in South Carolina. told him we
had what seemed to nc an almost impossible
majority to overcome; but when told him
OF the manner in which the State govern
ment had been administered, how we were
subjected to taxation that amounted almost
to contiscation. to more than our surplus
income; how this burden was not confined
to the white Democrats alone, but extended
| to every one OF even the poorest colored la
borcrs and when I. told him that had
seen i'll my town poor colored man going
round with subscription-list asking for a
| dollar or two dollars to save his little pro-
pcrty from being sold for taxes, he said it
| Of of fai1 tn
the State under those circumstances. He
said, g Nominate Il straight-out ticket
[cheers], and the colorcd people will see it
and have the manliness to assert their rights
by Il full vote" s.... .... ... .
! He also said 8 [ do think South Carolina
can be carried for the cause OF good gov
eminent, and carried by peaceful and lawful
means; and would have it understood
that ii would i'll become me, the candidate
OF the Reform party, to, be elected by any
except honest means. Ny election would
indeed be Shamif brought about by fraud
and Intimidation at the South. I want a
fair election !; and While they will charge
that they do not have it, fair election is
wi hat they dread, for they know that upon
| Il fair election they will be defeated every
where, especially in every southern State.'
| must again express my satisfaction at
the conduct OF this Convention. We have
had differences OF opinion. We have had
hot debate upon the policy OF postpone
ment or immediate nominations. But that
matter was settled, and from the time the
decision was made there has been perfect
unanimity. We have all agreed upon
straight-out nomination, and we have lnani-
mously chosen General Wade Hampton for
our standard-bearer. And General Hamp-
ton, like the South Of which lie is the head
and general representative, and like the
PROSTATE State in particular, OF which
he is the Immediate representative, is
constantly misunderstood and misrepre-@
sented at the North. He is considered
by some as the embodiment OF rebel
lion. They forget that manly foe is
never 4 secret enemy. They forget that
he who welded in war the unsullied sword
wears no concealed stiletto when that has
been sheathed in time OF peace. They do
not know that OF all in the South who en-
gagged in that war. and these include all the
manhood OF the South, none have more
firmly made UP their minds to abide. by its
results than General Wade Hampton: It is
also supposed that lie isnot disposed to abide
by the present settlement OF the issues
which have divided this country. They do
not know that while he, like many OF lis, never
did like the measures taken to settle those
issues, yet he and. we know they are now the
laws of the country, and have accepted them,
legislation. Their mistake will be corrected
nounces his views upon that point.
few exceptions, and these are the excep-