The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-04-06
Governor Hampton in washington

wAsHrxorox. March 29.--Governor Hampton,
accompanied by Attorney General Connor and
Senator elect Butler, with committee Of Char
lesion capitalists arrived here this morning, the
welcome to Hampton from Rich@ond to- this
point being as warm as further South. There
was no public reception, and the party went
quietly to Willsrd's Hotel.
The following letter was addressed to the
President by Governor Hampton this morning
WILLARp's HOTEL, WASHINGTON, March %
To the President-SIR: In compliance with your
invitation, am here for the purpose of uniting my
efforts with yours TO the end of composing the po-
litical differences which now unhappily distract
the people of South Carolina. l beg you to
believe that my nxiety to bring about the per-
manent pscifcation Of that State pacifcation
in which the rights Of all shall be safe aud the
interests Of all shall be protected-is as sincere
as feel assured Is your own for tho accom-
plishment Of the same ends. My position for
years past in reference to the political rights OF
colored citizens, and my solemn pledges given
during the late canvass in South Carolina, that
under my administration oil their rights should
be absolutely secure, should furnish q sufficient
guarantee of my sincerity on these points, which
appear to DO the subject of special anxiety. l
have the honor to ask at what hour 1t Will be
your pleasure to receive me.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, WADE HAMPTON.
..-. Governor Of South Carolina.
The President returned an immediate answer
by Colonel Rodgers, his Private Secretary, and
Governor Hampton, accompanied by Senator
Gordon and Attorney General Conner, will wait
on the President at o'clock.
l. T. M.-Governor Hampton, Senator Cor
don and Attorney General Conner arc with tho
President now. They will lunch with him at
at o'clock. The conference promises to be
prolonged. The four gentlemen are alone.
PooR Mr.. HAYEs.-Our correspondents at
Washington, whose letters we publish this morn
ing, treat with great severity. the conduct of
the Fraudulent President in going back
upon the promise of his inaugural address,
and in failing to respect the pledges given in his
behalf to the Southern representatives for the
purpose of securing the final declaration of his
| election by Congress in compliance with the de-
| cison Of the Electoral Commission.
While we print their observations as worthy
| of serious consideration, we do not wish to go
altogether the length they do of condemning
Mr.. Hayes as meaning from the first to delude
| and betray the Southern men. His fault seems
| to us to be weakness rather than deliberate de-
pravity. lie is kind hearted man, very fond
of appreciation. JIe doesn't want to be disa-
greeablc to anybody. lie would like to make
the South happy and to have it support his Ad-
minstraticn and praise him; but he is not anx-
ous to offend Mr.. Morton or Mr.. Blaine He
| is not prepared to break with the leaders of the
Republican party and, above all, he hates to
say positively before the country that Packard
who is Governor by just the same title rs
| Hayes is Presidents the creature of fraud,
and never was elected at ALL Thus, poor Mr..
Hayes is turned about, now in this direction and
now in that, changing his mind every day, or
oftener, and doing at last, not what he meant 70
do when he began, but exactly the opposite
They have been talking about his new policy,
but the truh is, he has no policy at all. lie is
not his own man. lie does not control what he
calls his Administration. lie is powerless
against the forces that produced his elevation,
just as any feeble, undecided, common place
character needs must be under such circumstan-
| ces.
| No man who gets Office rs Mr.. Hayes got
this one, can be worth anything in it. Fraud
uent President, even if he sets out with good
motives, is bound sooner or later to make him
self ridiculous and also dishonest.-N. y. San.