Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-01


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The H"mpton-Ha: COZ ,'a""' npro" = Sc ''>
The N"u York Her Csionous' oAlo
correspondent, uader da7 !9Sh uIt., says:
Judge 5. J. Mackcy, gath CaroIiua, wb
came here yesterday wiz special meSsap
from Wade Hampton t. Governor Hayes, re
malued at the house & the latter gentIcwa
! !. native ot.S.,ath Calu&ua, having ynna =,
tne VI. xcau lwar When !rul,een wars oIS a..
w,D tf.rse rahdas Tor bravery. Ne was aIso >
rtfi.er lul lthe Coutcie,a;e army aud wasr.:
2.raiei@ ounded several Iimes. He ra. u
ar}rr>t|1pportcr OF Gny'rnor Chsmberlair u
=. rs be remarks, "Ghimocrain se!dao. 10
-.,he baser elGmeuts Of III par y" Mr.. N tey
then became Ge0era II upton 5 warm 'ud
aud made canvass .. the State wit I'M,
speaking 10 the luer@t OF Hampt auu
Hayes. lie said tEls vas done with imp-
tons consent, 50 as To allow Hamptc ~ de-
vote himself entirely 10 tie discussion State
ISSUES.
Mackey canuot be charged With be +! uar-
row partisan, for as a j lag. io rsnd, * de
clslou GU Secretary Tal.'s rider re- ve to n-
tlr 'datou of voters, M.ckey c! the
Graud = u,aiating that 1T COZ. u'es In-
umidatio, em mployers 70 seek dlctate 10
empoyeel r-.s 10 how they sha 'ote, or lor
employees to threaten 10 .1luseo work Tor
persons who do not votr. crrtair.ay
Mackey assures Hay .h.n. u her General
Hampton nor Governt alec, Nortu Caro-
lioa are willing to >us,..u N,rr rn 'mncrats
10 their threats OF war TO prev Hayes ioau
guratioo. Mackey gave spec promlueDce TO
the statement that oetner 9 ruor Hampton
nor the other leading uen u,IS State ught
TO make terms with Hayes nope OF sau'ng
offices or controlling patro {. Ih.lr course
Was actuattd by the teei that Hayes had
been fairly elected ami q re to prevent the
nattou from being pluuyed.lo civil war. They
believed Congress mus, tile this question
and the South would at,..Sce III their decls
lon. Ii Northern dem. is should see 1T to
bring about War to prem; the inauguration
OF the legally elected z P,idcat they, 10 doubr,
would expect help from orth or South Caro-
lima, but, on the contr; they might expect,
il it was necessary, to II ucn Of those States
arraysd on the side of n.tonal goVern mcDt.
Judge Mackey referre%O recent conference
he'd at Governor Hau:ou's house. at which
Hamptou had said ne al voted for Iideu,
but that be did not this he mad been elected;
If he had been he did, thluk he could do as
much for the South / Ha;es could, for this
simple reason, that s,Id"os war record was
such that people of th Nr;h we're suspicious
OF him; and, although i: sight desire to treat
the South fairly, his w psitiou would make
him hcsitating aud Iui. None doubted
Hayes loyalty, auds .at yer concessions he
might make to the Sn,h Iulng his term
would not be msconstlci.'
When asked what Etnpton proposed ID do
waiting, firm in the bet thai all will yet ue
we'll tor hlm.
lu reply to query to whether he feared
bloodshed in his StateaS consequence OF her
having two Governs, Macacy says: No,
not uow; we did fear soue tune age, when
it was reported that lambcraln proposed to
scud his negro niIitiaut to cDlorce the collcc.
tlon of the seventeen i'll tax. Ii that had been
douc the militia woulccIt1lnIy have been de-
stroyrd; but it is no, said thai Chamberlain
will not do this" b added lone federal sol,
dicr is all that is nded to guard our State,
because he represer this great government
aud is as good as an rmy. We could, if VIC
W w,ntcd to use themcail into Immediate ser
VICE y, 900 splendiGo dlers, but we do not
need them. We TIT the government to do
what is fair.
Mackey further id that just before leaving
home Governor Iupton had said to hin,
TELL the Norther people that NY great de.
sire IS to restore % State to It's proper cVlllza-
llun to open 1t u 10 lmm grafton from Tue
North and to welQnc Northern brain, muscle
aud capital to ourotat; and our homes on the
plan OF full soci ant business cqu. .ity with
our own people.
La response toa quetlon as to what news
his people got 9 10 he teellug Of North
ern democrts on the siuaton. llackey said
they "were continually receiving assurances
that the democrats o Ohio and Indiana
were ready TO make var to iorclbIy lnau
gurate T.ldan, and tht the democrats OF
South Carrliua w>re uged to Participate 10
the movcm .ut, but thes demands were dis
couuteuauced ty Gov. Hampton aud other
leading men. lie said Is people really cared
little who was Presldentso that they were al
lowed TO rule their own cate.
He re.orred to Hauptn's great popularity
among coorcd meu, and)ald high tribute to
their faithtuIness, saynaherc was an "undl-
visible co-partnershlp xlStlog between the
freedmen and the Southru people.
Mickey sad he was VII pleased with his
talk With Governor Hays. He was satisfied
that Hayes treatment the South would be
lair auu honest to all class and that he would
seek to control the Soutkrn States by kind.
ness aud justice, rather tan by force.
General William Pres,u, OF kentucky, an
old personal FREUD of Gteral Hampton's was
in Cincinnati to day, and esolved to get all the
tac.s by addressing Hamlou on the subject. ;,
The toIl,wins telegram,etween the two will
explain how far he succeed -
CINcINNrI, Dec %. 1876.
Cor Wade Hampton, CombM. j. g.
AteIcgrAm trou Columns, ONO; announces
'ha' uise Mackey, 10 yur behalf, has made
woro>ltons to Governor tayes to support him
lor President against Goprnor l'ide1, recos-
1z."r Hayes as legally eletcd, and Offering TO
SIulpp1rt him against the horthern democracy
lhl> | do not believe, but is inlurlng the de-
1aeracy here. Your wise nd nopic course mas
Sf"uEthened my long tricnship lot y'a. 10
my lu -mcnt there should prompt aen'al
aal ttls submit to your ccislon;;
10 this the following replywa maoe mao ;o-.
COLUMBIA, 5. G. Dec ~ 1910.
oGep William Preston, Cacilnat'' Oh'o = =
NJ Que is au uorlZ ed TO ma declarations lor