New-York tribune., 1879-06-12
TALK WITH WADE HAMPTON.

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FEELING OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR CLAIMS THAT THE
NORTH MIsUNDERsIANDs THE soUTH-vIEws
OF sOUrHERNERs AS TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
DATES-CoLoRED DEMOCRATs-THE NEGRO EX-
oDUs.
Senator w lde Hampton, of South Carolina ar
rived IN tins city on Tuesday morning TO attend
the funeral of DR. John L. Darby, who, the Senator
said yesterday not merely connection OF his
but warm personal friend, having been with him
during the and having saved his life on more
than one OCCASION Senator Hampton says that his
heal is sicwly improving, and of late he has been
getting stronger, although still suffering from occa
sional pains. In reference to his recent speech in
the SeEate concerning the action of the National
Government toward the South, Mr.. Hampton said:
&" am adverse to making public uttcrances.
think it the business of Southern men to show by
their actions, not their professions. what course
they Intend to pursue. And hope we will be able
to do that in Ittie while. Imade my recent speech
without consultation with any one, and took the
stand therein dld siGiply because believed it was
right intended delivering some snch speech more
than two weeks ago. but was called to New-York by
the illness of DIR. Darby. | think the Southern
people are in accord with the views | expressed in
the Senate, and they Will be generally adopted.
Southern men have seen. can safely say believe
they are in full accord with my views. The
south is eminently conservative and has
ALWAYS been SO. 1t wants to be quiet,
and does not want To be the victim nor
the mover in anything that Will create trouble OF
mistTuSt. AS To the laws permitting the presence
OF troops at the polls they were war measures, ana
all wish them repealed. would never have delly-
cred the speech did but for speech of Mr.. Thur
mans some time ago. IN which he denied,and truth
fully denied the charge that the Sonth was dlctat
ing the. policy, of the Democratic party
" If the Northern papers would try to get at the
! true disposition OF the Southern people II would
| promote reconciliation. ! know that they have
sent able correspondents through the South, many
| of whom have met and whose CORES spondence
have read. But do not think they have seen with
aa To suit Sfs Sc pSSs dsS aaGS te
| sened. refer as much TO the correspondents OF
| the Democratic press as of the Republican. AT
| least, they have mistaken the true 1eeIing OF the
south. II did not attempt to secede fOr war, and it
does not follow that because it did not succeed IN
leaving the Union, it still wishes to injure 1t. This
is the only country the Southern people now have.
and they wish TO make 1t rs great ana as prosperous
as nosslhle. The South ought TO be credited with
having prevented war in 1876, when the whole
country was at fever heat the Presidential
election. gun fired in South Carolina then would
have pTecipltated u general war. ihe south is
stronger to-day than in 1860. There is no feeling
of timdty actuatlng her present policy. There Is
no desire for another war. The South wants peace.
This know TO be the feeling OF the whole people
there.
THE SOUTH ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
"There is another thing which ought not to be
oyerlooked-that while the South is wholly Demo
cratic and constitutes the strength of the Demo
cratic party. do not intend to ask place upon
the Presidential ticket for Southern man. We
want the party in the North to place two good men
on the ticket and Will support 1t for the
National success OF the Democratic party. With
reference to the personal choice of the South for
particular Presidential candidates, do not think
she South has made any, | believe that there has
been a feeling that justice TO the old ticket it
should be renominated. There are many reasons,
however, which may be urged against tins, ana the
refusal Of Mr.. Hendricks TO be put in nomination
again seems TO render IL impossible. don't THINK
the Soutb cares a copper Who the next Presidential
candidate may be, as long as he Is q strong Ma
tional man. They do not care where he comes from
or what bis financial views may be.
"Some of the papers have transposed my position
in tbe vote on Senator Coke's resolution to dis
charge the Finance Committee, in their reports OF
Tuesdays proceedings III Washington on the
Warner Silver bill. was opposed to the warner
BILL and should have voted against 1t las reported
in THE TRIBUNE). was paired with my colleague,
who is in favor of the bill think 1T was indlscreet
to bring the subject up during the present short
session Of Congress. am perfectly willing TO have
n bi-metalhc currency when we can esiaDllsh
proper ratio between gold and silver. have been
a consistent hard-money man. This is the position
have always taken, and which announced when
nominated as Governor OF South Carolina.
POSITION OF THE NEGROES
'There is a great deal of msapprehension in the
North as to the political condition of the negroes in
is bound TO be a Republican, because he is coored
man. But know personally many colored men in
South Carolina who have always been consistent
Democrats, and have suffered i'll consequence;
There are only $4,000 white voters in my state and
90 600 coored voters. The latter, Therefore, hold
fhe balance Of power When WAS elected Goyer-
nor there were only 105O0 votes east, and only
2l3 scattering votes thrown against me, ana was
undoubtedly elected by the cOlored voters, who az
that time had all the machinery OF elections IN their
hands, There was not quarrel or "A list lght III
that election. The Republicans could not put "A
ticket in the field because the cOlored people were
satisfied. -.
- think it Will be great misfortune for the
negroes TO migrate IN large numbers To Kansas lhe
climate Is not suitable for them. My OLD held hands
in Mississippi, where cultivated plantation sent
to me and asked my advice about going TO Kansas
/ tod them they were treemen now. and had the
night to 90 If they thought best, but that did not
think they would find the climate suitable. adj
yIsed them 20 send delegation of one or two of
Their most intelligent men, on whom they could de-
pend, 10 view the land and make report think
MANY who have already gone will die there during
next Winter. and that ninety y-nine out or 100 VIII
want To get back before Spring Indeed, some have
returned already.
al have talked more than is my custom, but
want to see the country settled and quiet, and my
only object in going to Congress was to help bring
il about" ,r :,
Senator Hampton expected to return to Washing
ton last night.