The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-12
anaersua gntellige'teer.
Renewal Of Gov. Hampton's Pledges.
WASHINGTON, March 81.
tn the President:


SIR: The result of the conference to
which you did me the honor to invite me
has been to leave on my mind the con-
viction that you sincerely desire to see q
peaceful and just settlement of the ques-
tions which are distracting our people
and injuring SO seriously the material
interests of our State, and I trust that
you are equally convinced of my earnest
wish to aid in accomplishing this happy
end. AS I may not have the pleasure of
seeing you again on this subject, it may
be proper put before you, in the fullest
and most definite form, the assurances
given to you verbally. I repeat, there
fore, that if the Federal troops are with
drawn 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 mainte-
nance solely to such peaceful remedies as
the constitution and laws OF the State
provide. shall use all my authority to
repress the use or the exhibition of force
in nthesettlement of all disputed questions,
and this authority shall be exercised in
such manner that the peace shall be
preserved. We only desire the establish
ment in our State of fagovernment which
will secure to every citizen, the lowest as
we'll as the highest, black as we'll as
white, full and equal protection in the
enjoyment of all his rights under the
constitution of the United States. No
one can be more deeply impressed than
myself with the imperative necessity of
establishing cordial relations between 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 the recognition of
the perfect equality of every citizen be-
foreth law with a just and impartial
administration of the laws; with o prac-
tical, secure exercise of the right of suf-
frage; with 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 entitled. 1t was the patriotic hope to
aid in the accomplishment of these high
aims that called.me from my retirement
to become candidate for the Office Of
Governor of South Carolina. 1t was
through the confidence of the people of
that State that would honestly and
faithfally carry out all these purposes
that was elected their Chief Magistrate,
and I feel profoundly that peace can be
surely preserved there and prosperity re-
stored by assuring our people that the
right of "local sell. government" so prom
inently brought forward in your inaugu-
ralsand so favorably received by the
whole country, is to be promptly carried
out as the rule of your administration. I
anticipate the ready fulfllment of the
Just and reasonable hopes inspired by the
announcement of the policy you have
unfolded-a policy which found q respon-
sive echo in every patriotic heart as in
dicating purpose to administer the gov
ernment in the true spirit of the consti.
tuition. 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 it takes shape in action, produce
such fruits that the whole country will
enjoy the blessings of peace, prosperity
and harmony.
Thanking you, sir, for the courtesy
you have extended to me, with my best
wishes, I am, very respectfully your
obedient servant,
WADE HAMPTON,
Governor of South Carolina.