, 1877-12-03
Gov. Hhmpton's Message to
the Legislature Of South
Carolina.
Pledges Made During the Cam.
paign Of 1876 to Be Re-
deemed in Good Faith.
Excerpts from the Specc! Of Robert
To0n,bs ia DenuncIation Of Ueor.
gins New Constitution.
Lattor Of the Ancient Allen Declining to
Be Candidate for the Senate.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

GOV. uAMrroN's MESSAGE 70 1uE IEo1sI.A-
rUnE.
Following arc extracts from floy. 1fampton's
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"...'" ". 'ue @oth ut
Twelve rnontts ago We witnessed condition
Of things which threatened tho cxfstcnce OF Re-
pub,ican fnstt.uttoua Under f1r ancient tyate.n
nr Cnn,tI,u,;n.1 f,,.asn,.n.,, '"1 r,,n ,r,,sta
..,,,...s H.. IT,,
eou'''fy Was coh'ulsco ny natldhas ro'ltlea'
contest, which assumed such portcntous shape
tlIat every atrtot dreac1, as It's fearful result,
civil wnr. Amid Tie t,tr,rs aml Tho nrri1. ~
ut, on.,,,,.ir,, ., f.,',,n..,, s,,,,>, 49,,
s"!s .u". "s''''' VIC uo'esn'eat u "uEh wv
constitute part WIS p'aee'l IN power ny the
1eople Of tho State. Eneo,npassel BY danvesh
as novel - they wcrr startling, wc lookc.l In
voln II, h,storv f,r ~, II,,t,t -, ,,,,,,,n -.
,r,,,', ox"a..a', ~ o, ."e 's"s ,.'.. ~ Su'ss u"
"''en .Ape''snee a'""o u" sN"' 1ho Iep1cs
setattSes u tic pcup'e. cf'ose't rs their rulers,
wrre called un to fulfill aa ilel duties aatd to
assume M rrave re.nontJtd1it,c. as have rrrr
,e.n ,m,y,soI a, ,,rn r., h,,.,,, ,r,,,,..,
'',..,,, ,.,' ,.'''",, W. 'sa' "u'sA,' "'auo''
could haso Drought lis snfeIy through the dan
rcycrcntiy give thanks to Him who a,onr has
wroupb. ffis prcat tte,tvcra,,rc, fh,r s,atr +.
roho,,i,,o.a.t. .sa,,, ,,ra,..n. .,.s,,.,,-''. .
se''apllHateo' p8aee prevails lnfouehoat otlr
borticFs' the laws arc Inpartfnlly enforced mud
fulir respected: goodwill between ull glasses Is
rauldty obllterutl1r the aut,uostfrs uf the na.t.
healt! licsscs our pcople a,ll The lasors ot our
husbai,tlmyn have Lee's crowned will abundant
gratitude for the blcssit,rs which layc i,r,.r, 20
layislIy Gcstowel upo,l t,a: imt. wh,,c II ln.
eoli,cs Us 10 acsnowle'ire these gratefully, We
or Them. ''''' "'''
Tic slrst ste, in tht, t1frcrtlon ia FIR II. r.,
u.,scrrc, in perfect guol fatl,, tic plr,1rre made
during t!n canvass which resulted in our st,t-
Inn conservative and tllour,,ttuI tut,n If il,t,
stutc Ar. th,rou3Ilv nnIf"'i' an,f fiat ,hntr
renrc.rntntiycs viii Il. found IN mi nss%s, rt,
them. Will impartial Justice IL thu a,lf1Inlstrn.
nrrfccs Equality o; ali citizens mtmisr tins ,aw.
vii, Tic ass,,raucc 81 prutettton IL, all IN fhir
riellts OF person and uropyrtv. and viii inst'
literal. and wholesome legislation. Nc NAV fook'
viii, nsa,iro,1 cumfucc. 70 nj, rra .f nrace n,,
nrusner,ty in our Stutr. '~'~S "''@
1'i. rrc,,it If the H.nsc must liz rn.+or.1 :,
mud n1uintaiucl ut, It. atlc;cnt hisl, cllarartrr
Irfore We can make coou our nronfscs .'f rrs
tion shn o1,rc hcl1. and L, wliri, il sinI,,E n
mr. h;1,hrst ent mi mr. mills, n,nitt ~ ~.
restore her, Tl,ts Object ca,l, frci ct,nynrc,i.
be- arco,nnlt.he.l by this t,cnerai a.s,,nhfr'
without Imposing upon our Impoverished pcy.
njr IN uncruu, burden, ASH I;nn,miestn,, wna
an,aintrd by to eslatpe at liz l..t sc,si',, Mas
to cot.siucr this subject it would be nremnt1,r,.
If rot tNJclcate, In mo to ,nnto nnv
HnH1ftltt ftafJ1fnfnEnGutEbH3 III vnr ~
thcir report. and / venture nuw nn1y tn
ernress the hono ti,at untcr m tJrrn,s ta;,rn.
viii rr,niIilufit,n titrct r in,llrect In ,o,,,,to
minced, Rep,uiklfiow ruukd JriuV iat,;t1Sft III.
u.tsr uad trpuLH entail iuf,i;bt f};.arac- FIN
t,ubI}c ,lcbt III, surely be co aJI1,.tcd thai
,,tsr,ei ria rrt. If ..rc.lit"rs shofi tt,t ~,
Violated or in1pnlrcd. Thu yer, fact Ia tint oa n
n,t.,ru @ M araist Witch nc rcs,cdy cxis,s, si,onli
make tts Legislature Ioubiy careiul Uf tl,u IN
trrosts f crcs,itors. wvso sold ,rotctnn NJ ~ T.,
| lie houvr OF the debtors, -
material PROSPERITY, to wbtrj, bsg t.' rsii NJ.
tentiou Is Tilt OF tc frer srlItn,ls. t,winp -.
circtnstanccs with Which yoa arn ianI,tar. ti,r M
fa.iltics fur the education II oi,r nronln tnvc
not iHc,,, as ~, Whit wo lcsircd aud cxpoctsl
~ whtr' Tc nr,, tnnrc sornn1y "s tna.,
that Ut placing Witltln tEc reach Ut Mi rlasscs
tir, means of educatlun. / earnestly i,Iro,s.,
yru,r favorable action on this subject. ruts,n.
mend liz rutilication Of thr e,s..titutio,,"i
Amendment rcrar,lfug tl,a tax to silnsrt frcs
| srI,oo!s, adopted BY tils yutcrs vi tic last
election. From, Tho l,snls wliIci viii thus r b.,
nulI tar our srlouis can Du put ~, :, f"timr nf
ppsst',In,.ss' ~ ~''@' w F4' va . 'oo'''t' oA
Tlc action Of the General Assembly q. the
last u session co.,tstnp|atc.I tic rcopcne of shp h
thp Statr. a,II tilu Establishment Of I si'nlnr NJ
t"sIit,,,i.,n fr tiI" bln1 Ths ,,tnn \. rs. r,..
-. ,vfsr mil wciIronsilirr.sl. "nt rncc,n,,,nm.i
I'm, a,ri, measures IN. tnksn mt TIN nrss""t sns.
sion as tl,ay ho necessary ior ts succcssfl inaa1.
@urntiut,. In no ,aoIu ca,, thu fuutis rrstriht.1
~ r." aonfc If tbr atatc b., n1,'r tui,ai,
,,r" wisHv ar n,,,ro nrs,fJtnbiy rsnc,"i" sS;yn,
hy irving Il, tiu,r rhfl'Irrf ..{,cnn ami ,m,,tn
n,ans ~ HsrMirif,,. kmuwjr.lrr' A"A ''''P''
;Ths ta1rs ieviei at vn1r last xc..ton hov,
b,.,, rcrr r.ncr'iiv ,mtl' tInisn nsvn,.nt 1.i1
tiv, ~ ~ ;In,r mi nnty ,,n,,ani m ,,n,,a., ~;
Ham In virw al thfs flrt, ami m" n,i'iit iiti"i
~" ihat r. ,,,onv ..as"* ihn ,,rn.",s;s ~ ~
ta7cs was isauc.l, rccuin.nend tI,at you extcud
such measures VI fgliel 10 acItnqhene taxpayera
ua ~ Your olseret'oh may seem flFoprr. He'
saues l"esu ~ !" 'oso postestS Aas pto,
ysars ther, ara many in ti, Sta1a Vim ars ~
rcars fur eeycral yeara past. In many in.
st4,lrcs tho la'M!s Of tfle4o parties hlve