Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-04-13
HampuOn,s Promises.
WILLARD's HOTEL, Washington,
March 31st. 1871.

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To The President:
SIR: The result of the conference to
which YOU did me the honor to invite
me has been such as to leave on my
mind the conviction that you sincere
" desire 10 see a peaceful and just
settlement of the question which is
distracting our people and injuring
seriously the material interests of
our State, and l trust you are equal
Iy convinced ofmy earnest wish to
aid in accomplishing this Happy end.
AsI may not have the pleasure of
seeing you again on this subject 1t
may be proper to put before you IN
the fullest and most definite form
the assurances given you verbally.
Irepeat, therefore, that if the FEEDER
al troops are withdrawn from the
State House there shall be on my
part or that of my friends no resort
to violence to assert our claims, but
that we shall look for their malnte-
nance solely to such peaceful RENE
dies as the Constitution and laws OF
the State provide. l shall use all
NV authority to repress the use OF
exhibition of force in the settlement
of all disputed questions, and this
authority shall be exercised in such
a manner that the peace shall be
preserved. We only desire the es-
tablishmentin our State of govern
ment which will secure to every cit
izen, the lowest as we'll as the high
est, black as we'll as white, full and
equal protection in the enjoyment
of all his rights under the Constitu-
ton of the United States. No one
can be more deeply impressed than
myself with the imperitive necessity
of establishing cordial relations be
tween all classes and both races IN
South Carolina, for it is only by these
means that the true and enduring
welfare of the State can be secured.
With a recognition of the perfect
equality of every citizen before the
law. with just and impartial ad-
ministration of the laws, with the
practical, secure exercise of the
right of suffrage, with a system of
public education which will open the
sources of knowledge to all classes,
we may hope to see our State soon
take the position to which she is en-
titled. 1saai1 41an
It was the patriotic hope to aid in
the accomplishment of these high
aims that called me from my retire
ment to become candidate for Gov
ernor of South Carolina. 1t was
through the confidence of the people
of that State that l would honestly
and faithfully carry out all these pnr.
poses that l was elected their Chief
| Magistrate, and I feel profoundly
that peace can be surely preserved
there and prosperity restored by as
suring our people that the "right of
local self-government," so promi-
nently brought forward in your in
augural and so favorably received
| by the whole country, is to be
promptly carried out as the rule OF
your administration. l anticipate
the ready fulflIment of the just and
reasonable hopes inspired by the an
nouncement of the policy you have
unfolded, policy which found a re
sponsive echo in every patriotic
heart, as indicating purpose to ad-
minister the government IN the true
spirit of the Constitution,
In conclusion, permit me to assure
YOU that ! feel the strongest conf
| dence that the wise and patriotic
policy announced in your inaugural
will, as soon as 1t takes shape In ac-
tion, produce such fruits that the
whole country will enjoy the bless
ings of peace, prosperity and harmo,
ny.
Thanking you, sir, for the courte,
sy you have extended to me, and
with my good wishes, am. very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant,
WADE HAMPTON,
| EovaruOr of SOuth Carolina