The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-16
WADE HAMPTON TO HAYES.
sIHROUGH the POLITENEss or
JCDGE MdCkEFD

OCDO r. n-1t
rop,rovor,v of National importance
Hampton nrd Ti,drn-rhc Governor o'
South Carolina has 40 Doubt OF Mr. TIL
deus Election WIN he be inauRurntcdf
CHARLESTON, s. c.. Jan. IA coNtro-
vcrsy has arisen concerning tho leitcr OF Gen.
Hampton to Gov. Hayes endorsed Through the
poNteness OF Judge Markey" and delivered to
Gov. Hayes bv the Judge. This controversy Is
not only Of state Importance, but IT has become
national. Gov. HAMPTON Is no professional
politician; he Is simply planter and gentle
uan, and only meant what was said in the let
ter--thst our fight In South Carolina was higher
than any political issue 1t was for good govern
nent, aud that no matter who was the future
President, he QIampton) crayed his good Offices
ln our behalf.
Gov. Hampton was before the war, devoted
Union man, and ouy went into the struggle
after II had com monced. as many others dtd IN
shat emergency. lie yielded bis private opinion
10 the wish OF the ruling number OF his imme-
diate fellow citizens. When. therefore, after
the war, leader was to be chosen to guide
bbese Immediate fellow citizons out OF their
captivity. occasloned by the war; and replace
shem and the state in full aflliation with the
Union, Cen. Hampton was chosen, and was first
nominated In THE Sun last July, on that specific
recount, so stated at the time.
For some time previous TO this occasion there
had been struggle in this state between
the friends Of Gov. Chamberlain and the
"straight outs" who favored Gen. Hamp-
con. Gov. Chamberlain proposed TO turn state
which no had been the leader, aud himself
receive pardon for the pHst As compuueut
part Of this arrangement, II must be rem m
bered that Cham beil.in could count upon the
support Of an outside fore the United states
Army. MANY good men, therefore. thought II
ID \
upon Chamberlain's part, ana SO get ON the
Track to get out OF the woods
There were Others WHO joined IN this arrange
ment for different reasons. lheie were many
CAPITALISTS Of Carl SION who lad invested In
State securities. ana who honed 10 realize upon
them by the election of Chan heriin. And then
there were some mcn In tho up country WHO
feared that the nuWin iti0n u southern man
against Chamber IN must uuuor the circum-
stances. inIure the cause of the National Demo
cratic party, to which they looked AT thai Time
as thoii only hope Of salvation.
TIE stlalght-outs ia thuse days hid no SYM
pathy for the oundnuidefs, nor dii tney
their idea Of the littlene,s II American
prejudice; but they were nxed oy one
principle alone They regarded the sasces 50
Of the national Dsnocr To pray As the only
means of their redemption. Incy knew they
might carry half the negro vote Of south Caro-
lima and elect Han ~ n or Chamberlain. as the
casc might be, oN 2u,p0 or 5000 majority: but
unless the Democracy party secured the rcins
OF Government az Washingi on their victory
would avail nothing They stew INT the II =
turning Donrd system was 50 adrlliiy cast that.
would De counted out. or tnanberlhln supsi-
died until he became useless Tor their relief
from the existing system Of ROBBERY. lhcy,
Therefore, termned TO sius or swim with tue
national party OF the Domocrlcy
The Chamberlain ID 'mOcracy. "a above de-
ecribed, were defeated M the preliminary DEM
ocratic convent NJ. and. moved by the bond
holding element among them, joined with tue
national Democracy, who wanted - lass con-
splcuous min than GOV. Hampton. IN their op-
position 10 b., & ndidacy. In this they were
endorsed by Nr. lilten. iae straiEhi-out move
~ ~ a. ..fa
nominated upon the b SIS Of worniug tor ma
tonal Democratic success. as a conuIton Pre-
cedent. Tor our STATE dcliverancc.
The wisdom Of thi- Determination H. evident
from the result. fifteen may have run l5tp Or
Loo votes henind II mpton. but lac Wuulu nave
run i6OUJor l,.vI iehini thn'nocilain; ANA II an
Insignificant man md been nominated. a@ Mr.
iliuen desired, tue LATER wound have r. ciVcd
less votes than ne Id una Hampton. llamp-
ton could no nliu- 81, his votes To IilIrn. but
II Is the opinion 81 the most impartial men that
ne bfouFht al he cuulc. and m r. t. n any
other man could. lie cert iiuh helped MIR. III
den more than Air. li4en helped nm. II thcir
ticket had uecn scpIfa @. aLd tue d \. Of ciec-
ton sufficiently lar auart. =, tnat the rrially-
strength OF the Two men and the i.-u.s they
reIrcsonted mad been 1T forward al On fne -, <.
elusive merit ot each. lilucu would nave TO-
ceivcd mucn si.a r vote tLun was cas-, and
HAMPTON niucn iser 'te in south G. rulint.
ton' aud s.Ning Wy . local ureJ Aiice la a-Aiu-
Tor les 4 n-lcunIs Ia o. ue owes to-day
many II his votes M the NortH TO TIE attitnle
nouth Gal. l'' .'"s tAn,n Du Ter Tea. II imptpu
In ths can.pfi-n, winch atfitudc coIl4 tcyer
nave leDn Brought CUT under tue leader hiS 4
thhhL triniH' ~ C"nu'ddte less pu1ui tuLn
Hampton.
:. after tnc, contest began, t.e ranks Of tns
South Ca.cliia Dsnl cr G. closed uu to 81 ct
Hampton. II wa .Oln perceived that luIcn
wa "a weight g. y l"It.u rturr than an as-
sis'gn,'. b. She iDn4r14-ts l-sue OF g.ining
votes; an ,uNtiio. e.n- iu tre excitement tho
main u 'sunH, &C Ert'tu- n +fcr'. -iul count
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com ronfse Nitn 81 - SIS J. .gf,. -ta-t. les
the - t. - J., de. f'i t.' iet utIc4gs 80