The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-30
WADE HAMPTON.
= specimeu Rebel. Deserving of In
dozing by Bayon.ts.

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Correspondents c ncinAsti e qulrerI
Governor Wade Hampton is ahJut
sixty years OF sge-oetween iiitytise
and sixty, perbaps-I do not know his
exact age, but he Is not over n one
nor under the DINER. After the estate
OF his father WAS divided he entered ut,
on prosperous career as q planter he
owned u; one Eine Ii thousand slaves.
Ill. spent some time abroad, and esp :
ciaily in unglaHd lie has NOR, OF an
English than SJuiAeri bearlng in his
conversation, which las none Of that
Southern twHng, such as IS prominent
IN Ben HILLS talk. Most Southern
Statesman seem To nave an sntlpaihy 10
the letter " as the EJglish 10 10 th,.
letter in, and tney -.ight II on every
occasion. Hampton srco Il wife died
= few years sitce. aud ne Is 4 second
time whoever, When secession was
determined on, and the over act WAS
committed. Wade Hampton went with
his State lie raised aud equipped the
Hampton Legion. "a thousand men, al
MS own expense, and. Fastening TO Vir
ginis, participated IL Tine ;irst conflict
lie had a younger brother stricken
down on the battlefield before his eyes.
De wa all shot 10 pieces in the terrible
fight toward the ciose OF the war. lie
was in Columbia when cid Tomahawk
Sherman made his PEDESTRIAN tour.
When Sherlnau's bummers came
over the Congaree Gene al Hampton
retired at the other extreusiIy OF th.
town ia order 10 avoid Difficulty
Since the war ne has lived here, and
endeayored 10y his counsels, his n.iiu
ence and ms action, To- guIdr the peopi,.
in paths OF peace. For ten years SsLth
Carolina has been AT the mercy oi tn,.
carpet-bag adventures. Ine fire
eaters have held themselves aio,t
from politics; many oil them aiaye not
voted at all When Wade Hampton
consented to make the race fur gov.r.
nor it breaths-d new life and hope into
the better class OF society Honest X =
pnolicans, black aud white, united wltE
Tue Conservatives aud there was one OF
the most vigorous political cansnss-s
ever held IN the State. The legitimate
result should have o-en-xlIh the
heaviest vote ever polled ia the State
majority of 1900 instead 0,
100. the Radical Returning Board
thought u would be no trouble to VIE.
out this meagre margin, and they dld
II. There Is anarchy in South Carolina.
and the United States troops ar. sas.
tanning the rebels and rlscals. tn.
Northern people will never realize III.
terrible state of affairs here uatil i;
roosts near their own doors, and If this
thing eau be done with impunity, and
Ia open day IN South Carolina, the day
is not far OFT when United States sol
diers will use the dvors % the State
houses in the capitals OF Indiana and
Ohio. When this happens, then the
Northern people will begin 10 b. indiy-
nAnt, and talk about the death OF ciyl.
libsrtyf aud military usurpation -
Wade Hampton Is about SIX feet high
and magnificent specimen OF robust
manhood HIS genial lace is Covered
with side-whiskers, and it always wears
a look Of sunshine His forehead il
immense. full aud square He Is not a
brilliant man. bCs h- 10 n sure man He
IN conservative. cool and careful Hei.
mild IN he's manner aud unassumio.
He looks like sell-to-do farmer n
u poor Speaker. and xr;t~s better
than he talkA He mas q large brn;n
and Q larger heart II d his hear,
rather than his head that gives him d.
wonderful control over this turhu,en,
people. they love him almost 10
idoiatsy. His word has mors Law
n e than al the l.vs
enacted BY Cnamoeria.lss negro sta,e.
mea dc y gentlemen clos 70 anger
and 70 sctiof,, bar bold aud daring Ia .
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