The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-26
HAMPTON AT ROCKFORD.
A Political Address in the Best
Meaning of the word-There is no
Resisting its Grand Patriotism
Comments of Leading Newspapers.
Erom the Chicnpo Times

From the ChlcoSO llIueS.J
The address Of Gov. Wade Hampton at the
tanned no words on the subject Of Agriculture.
The subject matter OF the address was wholly
political. Not in the sense In which Cover
nor Hampton seems to nave useu that %oiu,
fear that 1 shall violate the proprieties OF the
occasion by giving you o political speech;
He meant q partisan speech. 10 nave mnae
n partisan speech would have been TO violate
the prophecies Of an occasion which broupriL
together men of all partisan labels, or all di-
verse and conflicting opinions. '%preIudices,
superstitions and habits Of mild on oil polit-
ical questions, past .prcserit and future, who
came not to hear whp.. an advocate or an
opponent OF their get notions would nave to
say, but to hear Whuteiyer might be said upon
II Topic OF tibli3 Importance from a stand
point ABOVE aLy that American partyism Is
wont 70 assume. For a conspicuous public
lAan, RI any man, to have gone to Rockford
10 make a partisan speech before the assem-
bled proprictors OF Winne6ago, Woui1 nave
Gov. Hampton, or my capable man, to deliV-
CIR an address before them upon a broad polit,.
cal question, Of general public interest, oouid
be regarded by no reasonable person as In
Gov. 1Iampton'sbddress, was t~hroughouta
political address, In the best meaning OF tho
from the South to the North On behalf Of po-
litIcal fraternity and national fellowship.
It was an earnest an eloquent protest on be-
half Of the Southern people OF the slnSefity
order, and of their desire to shake hands with
the Northern people in token OF political con-
citation upon n mutual understanding that
iinht for nIir wispr Guidance in meeting what
hns 10 come. Its kew note WA the declaration
If tho sneaker that "the chief thing tina I
had in view in coming here was to promote q
the North and the people of the South"
AS one of the most convincing manifesto
lions of a sincere desire among the Southern
people for peace and reconciliation, under the
new p%oiiticaI order of things, Gov. Hampton
alluded to the attitude of the Southern rep
rcsentatives in the exciting Presidency con-
test last winter. For more than ten years
unworthy domagogues, seeking to keep alive
The hntrrds encountered by wal rs n means of
Tettin" the snoils OF office, Gov. Hampton
lid not describe them by these words but the
been saving that the Southern people wanted
onIv All onportunity to precipitate another
rebellion. The Presidency contest presented
am opportunity.
were called, had thirsted for the gore OF an
other internccinc war, as Northern waivers Of
the "blody shirt said they did, their opportu-
ty was come. They had but to unite with
The Northern purtisans of Tilden, declare
him the President, and inaug urate violence
In South Carolina. already at the brink Of
war. hut they did not embrace the oppurtu-
r "f The Very men who we're said to- intend
nn4ther rebellion Mt the first opportunity,
wore the men who. when the Opportunity
came, turned away from pretended allies Of
the NORTH ahG stiaied III retng tG ~ poa,c:S
R ~ MI. rttrf I'm Tie actual condnct Of the
ne ,ntiwe mem or tho So,th' in the pres.
enGe oi Cno GppoI.uhrsS ,h"t Inv hnI had
peliloh, 70 Tue GonciustEn Ia VA. ' nmd I"N
war enousn "Hu .oanOniIintin MFR the new
slrea peace a,u tminnS u.as nrnsanted Nv
polltiGal oruer Oi Lhlngs, mms pannST nLhiuiitnE!
umpto VIII great iolce nIra nu,,rS
and must have madc n Strohg IMPRESSION up
on ms heareTS. uo, pros,dont Inv "the
Ihat MT. fiayes WIS iIcsiuent ~ 81
S~outh"-oy Tue people laacly ~ lene.i hrigo-
ny Inc repTesentatISe .Sonieteia se otSS"-
uieIs, WHO NasI ueen g. it,H" ~ ~ 20 un
ousiy al inc N0rtm ny sn otiy % har rnEEo MI III i y,
fact beyond nd any : ground ,r OF dis nu Tho H nHdn IT.
ny neen toL ui S,ono u",osvy R h ons excantion
iousaaae a. tha, praSIJnncr Contest Mr.
- H.vos usnmid Soynr have orrn1ied tho axecu.
hayes Woulu r ~ r%rnoSS J E,s shm,rn - b;S Con-
Ilfe sAIl,Ih. III. IinSe2 "u 90 1T,
seriousness OF tnls iact III tle G9u,Se ~ ~
government 0%ara tnG S sou, t nS tha nend
fruit Which Mcf that policy has borne and is 5ear-
ing III p[instnE anoI ! soa,iIna hat,neen the unnss
a y q - t y u,n nnrrnerIv hSstfIe %scctinns sur .
paeso VI tmo hInh ,hern 20 n roosnnnbia
pa snn am ~ vInr co,Id nossiS,v have resnlt.
dencial office For Mi which the country has
tn thank not HAYES Int the "Confederute brig
o1ias
""
From the st. Louis republican
Wade Hampton's admirable speech at Rock
ford Ri hrjnps int consnIclons view the re-
oarkahia aud interestinr fact that Southern
Statesmen have become the most notable ad.
600 aS of iTnIoniSm Hanrblican stntesmen
VIZ, sJHa''I hs1 = gpeat deal td saV about natinnal
Vii ton " ,sarS oao hava yarv little tn cav
ohnEt ~ nov. tho hnrden Of their sneech Is
liver the overthrow OF the Re-
nnhIican marty in the south: complains
api,n,,t tha lpsS ~ nn,y.r IN the mart nj The ne
"roes and nrcdIcti"ns NJ fnture trouble to
S ont nf y solid South, They have remit
fad the Iinion id.a 10 Southern men. and
Southern men have cspoused it and are pro
t;t;nm ~ Nort%arn fea,ine Il, 1891 And there
~ not . sinn ~ hvnls"r,s,s and ins,ncnr,tw in
y sien 'yEpnUU 49, .nnI,a t,,iv
oGu1nfln -. nos. = d. nP f"rd. s"Thy.
Sn',h I ha sai 49, ~ nIbaprSaad VIII ranits hui
'oou.n n - shosa 70 liz tsr ,yorrt spnnniosh a w
nnS.nr sai ide Che wos hvn"criticoI' or hat she
sn sle With a double o5 Sp
,ham IiuJppt 70 he. tLeM ara no ionuer secsss,on.
suey Giuii'i " oe; my So arrso. oittad 90,
ists, Incy T"uiu 1os SeeetG pIo ~ 49,,
tncy ~ouio not u!ssoive lne CnioL ~ .tsS
nao inc power; they ~ou!u nov oNeltnIow t.c
government II they naa tnt choiCe OF uoihs
contrary direction. the Hungarian lnSur-
gents against the Austrian empire OF 1913 are
not more sincerely the champions and sup
pOrters OF that empire to-day than are the
Southern secessionists the champions anu
supporters Of the Union to-day. The political
situation with us IL changing, and Coy:
itnnnptohs patpiotlS traoates = me b nmna
doctrine are not less q sign OF ma chanEe
IMAM they are Inc adiniraD,c TDtiS,nce T