National Republican., 1878-10-05
THE CRY OF MULTIPLICATION.

HAMPTON made himself sufficiently ridic-
ulous in his bombastic fanfaronade of
scorn," which Governor RICE very prop
erly returned to His Excellency rs q piece
of iusolent impertinence, without now being
egged on by his men in buckram' to fresh
fields of dersion and contempt II any
thing could possibly add to the nbsurdity
and righteousness of this performance it is
the suggestions of the Post-erior, which at
tempts to invest it with an air of dignity
and seriousness. The whole affair, so far as
HAMProS's action was concerned, was
farcical piece-of impertnence impudence,
and insolence, totally divested of the digni-
ties and amenities which attach to respect
able official intercourse. He had made o
demand for the delivery of KnIProN, who
is Republican, against whom charges had
been trumped up, simply because he was q
Republican, and for the purpose of punish
ing him for offenses of which he protests his
innocence. The case was referred to the
law officer of the State for examination and
an opinion as to its merits. That officer
carefully investigated 1t in the light of the
law and the facts, and advised against
KINPToN's surrender for good and suffi-
cient reasons. Under this advice Gov
ernor RICE declined in very proper and
respectful terms to honor the requisition
and surrender KIMPToN to the tortures of q
State that is ruled by an armed banditti
organized TO prosecute and destroy all be-
levers in the Republican faith who dare
to assert that faith publicly. This was fol-
lowed by q gross insult on the part OF
HAMPTON to the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts, and that insult was gracefully but
forcibly thrown back in his face.
Now comes the tug Of bombast on the
part Of HAMPToS's henchmen-the latter
demalions of Democracy and the debris Of
the rebellion-and right Loyalty do they
serve their chivalrous knight. The Post,
erior, which bears the, crumb- basket of the
Democratic party in this section, and sub
sists upon its precarious gatherings, now
gives utterance to the following piece o.
imbecile and muddled prophecy:
And II Governor HAMPTON proceeds to as
SORT the rights of his State, Mr.. RICE will b
compelled to listen to "rebuke' which, in
stead of Refinement of SARCASM" will b,
the soberest kind of dead earnest and from
power which not even Massachusetts, can af
ford TO trfe with.
1t Is difficult to extract any definite idei
Of what this rhetorical bunger means BY
the above Jrutum fnimeR. Does it mean tina
HAMPTON is to raise the banner of Stat
Sovereignty as "the soberest kind of deaC
earnest" and " the power which not eve
Massachuse It's can afford to trihe with /?
If so, then So 18th Carolina can unearth tn
old slave drivers whip and crack 1t aroun
the ears of Massachusetts, rs soon as II suit
its pleasure, and then we will soon lear
who "can afford to trifle" with this question
If it is proposed that an appeal be made t.
the Federal Government under an assertion
of States Rights, then let 1t take that shap'
and the sooner the better, for then the pion
eer of nulliticatiOn will soon learn that til
sovereignty ofloyal Massachusetts, is clothe
with quite as much prowess and omnipC
tence as the first rebel In arms during tn
late attempt upon the national life.
South Carolina will learn, if she prefer
10 push lnls NuI iNllhSli tilu
the arbitrary power that is exercised With
It's borders, irrespective of the COnstitutio
and the laws, becomes weakness under q
attempt to push itself beyond certai
cearly-defned geographical limits in
northern direction. 1t will be taught tina
while the Constitution confers upon ol
State the power to make requsition upC
another for the delivery Of citizen upo
an allegation of crime, it clothes the Sta
=, upon which tie requistion is made with {
, equal right to decide whether the case
one that will justify the delivery rs q mea
ure of justice and right, and to say wheth
d or not the demand shall be met with a
: quiescence or refusal. This right Mass
/. chusetts has exercised under its own sen
IS of duty, and the case is now before Il
= American public.
!, 1t will not help the cause Of HAMPrC
n for his followers to set up the cry of Nul
"a nr;Itinn nVoinst MaaslchusRtta for the A me