The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-06
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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, 1880.
Governor Hampton GrowiiiK info Fseyto,iil
si.i aa prominent Caadlcuts.lJ hnA
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II Is well known that Gov, Tilde1ni a.ySijl
make an effort in 1880 To claim refi6mE.
ination for the Presidency, and he VIII
have large following, beeahae his naost
arcent partisans think that he waa elected
to that office In 1876, but under the forms
OF law 1t was HANDED over TO Rutherford
B. Hayes. Hendricks, who Rss Tilden's
chief competitor, will Pin 1880, be an I'm.
compromising candidate $, that Ia be will
accept no second place, We do notthink
the next time he can be overslaughed by
Tilden. Hendricks is now ulannvreing
TO unite ali the conflicting Deinoo4ia if tti5S :
elements In Indiana into a eolid wedge
for himself. He will have o large fol.
lowing among The greenback Democrats
OF the West. but we do not think either
of these former candidates will carry oGs
the. prize i9 the +, ..,,. ;f,u.
we think the two growing men in the
ranks or the Democracy are Gov. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and Col. L..
q. @. Lamar, of Mississippi. Hampton
Is especially growing into favor, and he
oniits 10 opportunity toiiAcrease t.sapopl
ular regard. In the esrly summer he at
tended the anniversary celebration Of the
Shields Guard at AubuEn, N. Y. His
manner there was very popular, and his
speech was SO thoroughly national ana
IN good tone that II even disarmed the
criticism OF old anti-slavery men. In
truth Wade Hampton had never had 90
much OF the respect Of the North as after
that manifestation. He has had recentIS
another occasion to show his hand, aud
he has performed his part with similar
ehect. He has been sojourning at Green
oTier Springs, West Virginia. Governor
Matthews introduced to him q regiment
Of State militia composed of fRepublicans
| and Democrats. Hampton then felicit,
ously addressed them as follows: ~,
After expressing his THANKS for the
compliment, he touched upon the str,,p.
gle In South Carolina - Now. than,
God she is no longer the PROSTATE state
but tho Palmetto State Of old / It was
his pride that victory was won without
appealing to force It was the result of
the harmonious union of black and white
Governor Matthews has told US that the
regiment before lis are men who wore the
gray and others who wore the blue. I
am glad to see them. [Cheers.l was
not always glad to see the blue BUT I
"scd 10 give them as wa: :, welcome as
l could. am glad to se, this spirit of
fraternity. ! am glad to SEQ them here.
shoulder to shoulder, and under one fac
and one constitution. TCheers.1
"The conservative feeling of the South
finds tit illustration in the union of the
brave boys of the North aud Eouth. I
am reejoiced TO know that while riot and
bloodshed has ragged at the North, the
South has remained peaceful and law.
abiding, looking not only to the preserva-
tion oforder in her States, but expressing
IN an unmistakablo manner her solicitude
for the safety Of the national capital, and
her desire to be cf se-y;ce &c :.:S rational
government. [Applause.l Thousands
of men. in South Carolina indicated
to me their willingness to 20 North aud
render the President any aid in their
power. They would have been glad to
have gone, and stood shoulder To- shoul.
der with the men they ohce' fone1t to
protect common country.
Let the people of the North remem-
Der this: We recognize that the Union
is restored; we recognize the constitution
OF the. United States. And, when I say
mat, mean the constitution with all Of
itsamendments. Applause. We have
surrendered In good faith. The Senthern
S.stes now ask for equal lawa. I ss
Maine be put on par with South Caro-
lima, regard Louisiana as ynn do Massa-
chusetts, and you will find no mon "a th /,
Union who will stand by tho constitution
| of the United States moro loyalty than
the men Of the South. [Great cheering. |
Soldiers aud citizens Of the North
will you forget Inc shout of victory while
we extend the hand Of fraternity We
propose to uphold the laws in everv
Southern State. We do mt want O strong
standing army. Cheers.l We want no
standing army Ia times of peace. We
can commit our interests to the citizen
soldiery. We want union and peaceisnd
fraternity. AS States, let us be as dis
tinct us the billows; as q country let us
be one AZ the sen-all people arriving
alike for the happiness and prosperity of
the whole American republic fChesrs,l
It will be observed that Hampton laid
particular stress upon the good feeling
subsisting toward him among the colored
people Of South Carolina. The whole
tone Of, the speech is really broad and
national, and calculated to produce q
kindly feeling toward Governor .Hamp.
ton in all the Northern, States. Now, Ii
he proves himself so fair and Just In Bis
administration OF the laws owsrds The
late slaves, but now free men, that inc
complaint whatever arises from his State
and he also evinces' executive ability te
retrieve the disotdered finanues 81 South
Carolina, he will also 60 further TO max;
himself man of mark rah,al candidate
for the Presidency than any. .ther Dern
crat. Lamar has been eler ted Senator
and we hold that will shei q his Presi
Dental aspirations, fof.th5 feason that Z
Senator, however iidistinguished,ii & ineye
reaches the Presidential office, and ",
think Lamar also lacks theiboid frank
ness OF Hampton in accepting the &C
operation and copartnership with South
ern negro voters Lamar accepts III,
constitutional amendments: but hel i :.
not, do 1t with the .hesrtiness whicl
Hampton displays, and, therefore, Hsmp
4 ton will have, more Of the popular regard
TOR We believe the millions are unchenee
ably bent upon accepting the amend
ments, both in lettes and IN spirit. ,nrYr
Hampton has been o bold, and ,squer
rebel. Tho people always have resnec nee
for such men, willie Tiiden a8d ifI8eS As',
dficks, though living in the North, nav
been sneaking rebels-that. is, copper
heads-nnd we believe that q much large
portion OF the voters Of the North would
If q Democrat is to be e'chos9i to the chie
magistEacy Of Ghe nation; prefer d ffsAi
: of the class ofWade Hamptonl6r Colone
Lamar 70 the cold, nopsine and oaIcuIa
ting politicians, like Tilden or Hendricki
. The people, will never, forget that Samitnie
, j. Tildeh used his cehdeavors to for1enn
anarchy s:cl:y a..d civil gsrna hAr4..A aissnanS5
commission had decided against hin
| while Wade Hempts ten. lamar. and man