The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-19
raise FRIENDS OF the Nesrvcs.

We invite all candid men and oil those
who have at heak1 tEta,sGl lnra of che ne
gro citizens of The oSlshj % cont tennplate
the political canyass now proceeding in
South Carolina. sa@ s. n
The rival caadlaasM fpr( (6ssernSs IS
that proud old Stats are Gen. Wade
Hampton and Gov. Chamberlain. The
one ID II man ofspotless reputation. 1t is
true he was foremost among those who
vebeiled against the rightful authority Of
the United States, aud fought uninter-
ruptedly during the civil war; but he
maintained throughout that bitter time,
as he had before and ~ he has since, &
high and deserved character for gallantry
ata ts5ih fThesGtbers.4 anian who has
cdasosteA With sthes thieves who eave
plandeTeI South CasoliIle, and has
sharea n tlieir, spoiis. Though oflate
he has put on the pretence Of integrity,
yet he is an out.and.out political fraud.
Hampton ~ man against whose honor
not even his worst enemies venture to
allege anything. When, n few weeks
ago, the State Was in turmoil because Of
Disturbances growing out.of antagonisms
between the blacks and whites, Cham
berlain, instead Of remaining ut his post
as Governor Mt Columbia, abandoned the
State and hurried to Washington to ask
the aid Of United States troops 10 help
elect him again 10 the saine Office. Only
lately has lie returned to South Carolina,
having obtained the soldiers for whom he
asked.
But the most significant thing 10 tho
South Carolina canvass is the attitude Of
Gen. Hampton toward the negro citizens.
A proud man, bred amid all the race
prejudices of the State in which slavery
before the war had its securest footing,
accustomed n look upon the negroes ~
his natural interiors, people to whom TO
grant favors and from whom none couid
be asked, himself large stakeholder and
the very type Of the aristocratic South
Carolinian, Gen. Hampton is now t.a-
versing the State, arguing with the en-.
franchisod blacks, seeking to still their
fears OF the results Of a Democratic auc.
cess in the coming election, and solicit
ing their votes To the end that peace aud
prosperity may again dawn on SoIth
Carolina. 1t Is spectacle we'll worth
the contemplation OF all men Who doubt
the cand0r of the South In accepting the
results Of the var, the citizenship of the
blacks, and their entire equality before
the law. Gen. Hampton is known TO
the HegTue5 tiiToug!io;: :hc State as no
otiseflof the native South Carolipiahs.
He 10 familiar tn every cnlDred citizen,
and Ia respected by them all. We doubt
not that in casting away the gpreiudices
against the negroes fostered by his rear-
ing under the conditions which siavery
imposed, and in patiently instructing, rs
he is doing, the black voters as to what
arc their true interests, he is gathering to
his support large following of these
previously inisled people. One hns only
to read Gen- Hampton's speechea, bear.
ing in mind his proud truthfulness, to zee
how fi,if, cohstderate, and honorable his
intentions toward the negroes are and
how sincere his purpose to defend their
rights equally with those of their fellow
citizens of lighter skin.
Nothing has occurred since Che war
which more surely indicates tho safety Of
the negrnes' privileges as enfranchised
men and lawful voters, than this CANVASS
ofi Wade HamptoB in South Carolina.
It affords happy promise that that
plundared and outraged State may
this year redeem herself from the
thieves who have rioted on her re.
sources, aud that the political division
which has hitherto been drawn on The
li1se fcoiorinay bs obliterated. All men
who wish for the prosperity nj the South
and the happiness Of the negro, should
join In praying for no auspicious result.
-New York Sun. s