The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-04
sLURs ON HAMPTON.

The Neirs and C5trier, ir an iusolent and
malicious article under the above cap
slcn, ss-s!SFi5 Z ;ts usual style OF arro-
gance an article which appeared In the
INTBLLr0ENCER two weeks ago, speak
Ing Of tho prevalence OF tho rumor that
Governor Hampton was actively pro-
noting the interest OF one OF the guber-
Material candidates In this State, and that
III so II would DO tho source OF discord In
the party. II this rebuke had como from
some paper In tho State which had always
been All advocate Of Gov. Hampton, It
would not provoke from us tho scorn
which tho TRADE of the former Cunning
ham -Chamborlain organ asakens In US.
Lot 1t be remembered In tho very begin
ming that this dictatorial brother OF the
press mislead very many good people in
Charleston into voting fer Cunningham,
Yankee Radical oHice-seeker, for May
or OF Charleston, against Gen. John A.
Wagener, pure and competent Demo
cratic citizen Of Charleston. Let It also
be remembered that this paper, which
now seeks TO constitute itself the cham.
pion Of tho distinguished and beloved
Senator Hampton, did not always stand
80 true and loyal in his defense, but at
ono time WAS fierce In its advocacy of
throwing him overheard for the purpose
OF taking into tho arms of the Democracy
ofthis State puritanic carpet-bagger-
Gov. Chamberlain. The Neusa aud Courier,
to be plain, did not help to enthrone Gov.
Hampton In the hearts OF our people.
He docs not need its fulsome adulations
now TO retain his place In tho esteem of
his fellow-citizens. We will not at this
time go beck Of the time we have referred
to with tho Ncios and Courier. II is enough
for us to remind the people of this State
that as the Nctcs and Courier did not begin
the support of Governor Hampton and
his policy until it was Obliged to do 30
by .he overwhelming pressure OF public
opinion, 1t is but natural for it to try to
mako up by blind trucking, nay, we
might say, boot.licking, what 1t lost in
fealty by Its late conversion from Cham
berlainism. Tho INTELLIaENcER was
originally an advocate OF Governor
Hampton's policy, and helped to nomi-
nate him for Governor over the Ne,os and
Courier's opposition. Tho editor of this
paper, rs momber OF tho Legislature,
voted for him as United States Senator,
and took pleasure In doing 80. He Ia
great and good man, who reflects honor
on his State, and of whom his State Ia
proud, for which tho INTELLIaENCER IL
glad. This does not, however, make 1t
treason for us to differ from the Senator
whenever we please. As our readers
know, we have heretofore differed with
the Senator on some very important
questions. He was in favor OF tho State
paying oil OF its pretended debt. We
were opposed to paying tho fraudulent
debt, and the Supreme Court has inva,i-
dated over million and u half of the
very bonds tho Governor wanted paid.
Wo leave 1t 20 tho people to say who was
right, reminding them, however, that
tho Netvs and Courier was also in favor of
paying oil. He was in favor of re-open-
Ing the South Carolina College, and so
was tho Neirs and Courier. We were op-
posed to 1t. We differed from the Coy
ernor on several other questions also.
Ho thought Mr.. Hayes great and good
man, and travelled over portion of the
South with him, ecting rs sponsor for
him. We thought Mr.. Hayes fraud
and an enemy OF the South. Now our
position towards Governor Hampton is
just this: We think him great and good
man, worthy of any position in the gift
of the STATE, and would take and always
have taken great pleasure In voting for
him for any Office in the gift OF the State.
This does not, however, mean that wo
think him or any other man infallible, or
that we would be willing to vote for all
Of his friends. The Nc,ps and Courier saws,
In effect, that the Governor has picked
us up out Of the mud, and, therefore, our
obligations are unbounded. We, how
ever, think tho people of the State have
done some Of this for themselves. Gov
ernor Hampton no doubt helped I'M
mensely, and for It tho people have hon
ored him greatly. They have done as
much for him as he has done for them,
and 1t Is not to be asked that tho people
subject siieiiis6i % III iIiui us slaves. a
higher honor has been paid him. He is
Senator elected by the votes OF free and
Intelligent citizens, and not tho enforced
representative of parcel of slaves. Gov
ornor Hampton's wishes controlled the
last nomination for State officers, and the
report was in circulation that he was
now seeking to control tho next conyen-
tion, and what we said Yves ints1.dod to
hriug out tho facts which have been
given us by the Register. Governor
Hampton has simply expressed hie
preference in tho matter as citizen,
which is not Objectionable, and 10 not
engaged In manipulating tho canvass In
any way. This is right, and our Sena-
tors eminent good sense fs shown in
such course. The Neirs and Courier Is
fond of dlctation. It's course has split
tho Democracy OF Charleston, and It
would bo willing TO split the State il It
could have It's own way by so doing.
Governor Hampton, however, is wiser,
moro prudent and moro patriotic than
the Nety and Courier.
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