The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-02
HAMPTON AND THE Up.coUxrRY.

On another page We publish an edito-
rial correspondence 70 the Springfield
Republican, which, though protesting to
compliment the government of Governor
Hampton, is vile and groundleas SLAM
der upon the people OF upper Carolina
The letter was written from Charleston,
and this feature may account for the Sec
tionai complexion which it assumes, and
the actual ignorance which its writer
displays in speaking of the Ignorance
and poverty" Of ens s:tste lying in the
"up-country," which It aserts Is con-
trolled by "Bourbonism." Perhaps he
had been re. ding Mr.. Memminger's
speech about the South Carolina Uni
yersity, and believed his wholesale state
ments about the ignorance of our people,
or drew his inspiration from men of sim.
liar bigo.ry aud lack of practical infor-
nation. This article has been copied in
the Charleston dailies and iu the Colum.
bia Register, and neither Of them takes
issue with the statements it contains.
Therefore we deem it proper ao @ repre-.
sentative journalist of the section it ira
duces TO protest against the truth of @
portion Of ne statements it makes. It
Is contamptible slander to assert that
our people did not expect Hampton to
keep the pledges he made during the
canvass. 1t was our representatives
who made the platform of principles
upon which Governor Hampton was
nominated, and his promises in the cam
vass did not not go beyond those made
in our platform. The letter very owl
IDENTIFY seeks to belittle the people OF
South Carolina by intimatiag that they
are doing right ai,nply because Cover OF
Hampton makes them do SO. Thia we
presume Is considered q compliment to
the Governor, and as far as it g,es in
that direction ne agree with it, Gov.
ernor Hampton is conscientior1, high.
toned and honorable man, c 1t he does
not have the misfortune to be the only
man In the State with those virtues, mol
Is 1t fact that they are confined TO ths
lower portion of South Carolina. Gov
ernor Hampton neither presides over
party of hypocrites nor fools. He is thu
exalted leader of high-toned and hon
orable constituency, which extends from
the mountains to the Rea board. Gov
ernor Hampton does not make the peo
pie of South Carolina what they are, bu
on the contrary they, by their nobl,
course in 1876 and the eventful days tina
have followed, have made him one of th
greatest men Of his State. The suppor
which Is given Governor Hampton in tn
upper counties Is as genuine, as strong
and as hearty as that given him in ar,
other quarter. We do not object to an,
praise that is bestowed upon the lew
, country Democracy, for they have actot
, nobiy against immense odds, and deserv
the most sincere commentator, but a
the same time every sensible man il
South Carolina, who is at oil familia
, with State politics, knows that the Stat
3 could never have been redeemed from
Radicalism without Tho up-country, an,
, that the w-country could not to-day re
: tain control of the State without he in
, fiuence and strength which is extende,
! them from tho up-country, which tn
3 Springfield Republican sneers at for it
: ignorance and hypocrisy (Y). We be
3 lave chat the Democratic party through
. out the entire State is composed of pa
r triots and gentlemen of intelligence an,
, honor. 1t has always been 80. In tn
days that are past the up-country boastet
OF its Calhouns, its ,McDufiies, it
r O'Neals. it's Wardlaws, its Orrs and othe
? great men. who were the peers Of .h
? Haynes, the Rutiedges, the Lowndea
3 the Legares and others of the low-coun
try. Geographical lines do not mark tn,
, diffusion of ability in this State, as W,
might easily prove by an enumeration o
, the prominent men Of the present time
. There is no delegation in Tie preeen
, Genarui Assembly which has rendered
moro efficient and valuable services Il
1 the Democratic party in this State thar
the Anderson delegation, and to terri
} them Ignorant and Bourbons" is 70 ap
ply the same terms to Governor Hamp
ton himself. The letter Of the Spring
field Republican, is pack of ingenuou.
misstatements, clothed with enough truth
70 give It the appearance Of fairness, ant
was evidently written under the inspira
ton of some one holding local prejudices
Our daily papers ahonld correct such
errors, in order that persons abroad may
! not have false and unfavcrable i'm.
preston produced towards our State.
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Although comparisons are odious
thcra seems to be disposition to contrast
the management of the lnts Cantennia]