The crescent. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-11
fhs Press Of South Carolina and
CafosIifa statesmen. /,
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From the Abbeville-Mediufh.I I


being forced to- acknowledge the truth a
your remark that this State is eaten pI
with idolatry and changed iuto.a commu
nifty Of hero worshippsrs. That evel
since the campaign Of 1876 service ,tt
Hampton has been the measure of a man
fidelity to party and State and so it'll |
now," though allow me to add,; thank
God and few bsste men, not to so grea'
degree as heretofore. l.,, ,.;r,
That our people are enthusiastic and
hero worshibpers, to q, certain extent, is
true as>with all Southern people. but The
true cause of Shis :.tblind dolstry", lies st
,ihe doos,of, the pres, Of, South C!aroiina
which with :, some noble .except3Qps, has
become, under the lead 9t the Ne,os ,Gnd Gnd
.Comter, a set OF genuine English Apnkeys,
bowling to and bootlicking the man in powt
,er and tsworshippipg the sup, nQ matter
where, it. rises whether in Scott or
M6eslain,l .Hambeoa o. r. Simpson
This funkeyism is called e0pservatism,
but has it nas.Gecurpad q, ,yqu that con-
servatism has of. late TOO often become an
other name name for sswardiee?, Have we not
= pepEeot RIGHT to criticise our public men
who are to. q certain degree public property
and. what but, a.. dmid, weak-kDeed press
prevents cur statesmen ana public meas
dres from being as freely discussed as
those ofGc0Igia; for with regret, as veil
asa de.ire to do justice. acknowledge
that the Augusta, Chronicle and C0nstt.
tutio,aaiist,. with Its large ,circu!atig1 ip
lhis State, has done and is doing more for
eur true Emancipation in this and. other
respects chan. our own, Leading daily jour
mails. The highest sense Of duty and an-
bition with 4 large. psrt Qf. our country
press seemS to be 70. have .. set OF ''locai
heroes whom they put and push but
never. csisicise, aud al must ioip in the
grsad chorus. Of. :, :, Nah Tor Hampton .
or = 'Rah fur Simpson or be damned
and exeommuaicated. Now this is the
most con.empiible kiDd Of aupkeyism aud
It would be well for the members OF the
press TO remember that they are deprecr
ating themselves. their. own power and.
disuity, that eo.uaRs Of fulsolhe Ha,tery
donot have half the effect Or command
half the respect given to ten lines OF just
rriticism. l swear, llemphill, with such
f.wning press. i fear if this, blind idola.,
.ss ssptinaes thar an k&ex xesss, e ~
drop the :. Rah fur HaR,ptps rnd Ike,
lie Tux excisim, pxnpte is anigiyis.
Allah Il Allah and AEsea HthsglffS y
is his tfalE) puphet. ~. Aesse ssih, y,H
degenerate iuto tarse.a Wade. and ne
uberseer," for du you p1s. knoy that the
p5rty lash. the power .pf HaMpt0n s
name and influence Of ;thS, administration
were used to cuBtrol lhc. bcal ELECTIONS ~
1873 and to pack the. legislature gu. the
bond and other questions. 4, - 49,
1t is saio that revolutions purify the
social and POLITICAL world ~ storms aegihe
ATMOSPHERIC but, whether this be true
6r not it is certain tlr1,S.y 'themthese au.
eients families are put 10th: test Of prov,
ing shst .4hsy stih deserve their exalted
Positions .zadaa opportunity Is furnished
for new nru aud new families to prove
themselves The peers ofthase who inher-
tied wealth and pssaticE from heroic IN
. 'st0as ,s''es D. 80 80 ~ ~ "+as..-
arThese r,niarks brings US to stand
point. ifopI,xhich, we can haelligentiy Div
cuss the leading mesiSf this State or :she
gods within our borders, and in doing So
we cas: xery appropriately adopt the class
i6catios of great men made by Shake&;
peares whes he says: -. Sr~r,'-ss :; ::
.son,g men .ate S5r1 great, sop,, aehiete gfeat-
bef and siaers have greatness thrust upon tntm."
Hampton, Butler, Eershaw apd' 41a-
good may we'll represent tie srsk class,
or those who inherited position, towhich
they have added 2chievemenR., thereby
maintainir Z their aRcient nanse and fame.
Gary, Conuor, Wallace, Bratton aud Z
large number Of others may we'll repre-
sent those who have achisIed greatness
without any appreciable, assistaRss tn7pi
others. -. !, t,sS,.t:sii!st.i,n7s s',S,.t:i!s!.i, III.
For the third class ors}hese who have
had greatness thrust upon them such
msR.as Willard, Cook and Mackey will
do as representatives, Though | might add
some of the present Stataofiaisass judges
&c, but that l hate toameRaion gentle
men, Governor Simpson for instaaee,) 10
the same class with these political con-
verss," '.> - !" II .ee = e.,
l am perfectly willing to acknowledge
HAMPTON inherited and achiase9s great:
ness, though, without alluding to :the
whisperingS about Hardy Solcwop or the
Orangeburg dining L.think his admin,
istratiou ID. this State. is wide opeu to
criticism. particularly the endorsement OF
Hayes aud pardon before, conyiutlQn oi
Ohahberlain snd the rest of the thieves
and the surrender Of. the State. ..thropgb
sin of omissisa land eouSlissioH-, jntc
the hands of the fraudulent, bondhplders,
| am willing to admit that he is u good,
.squares brave 'man. of ordinary SOUND
Judgment but without aual lyiiGal. powers
of nliud.er originality of"any kind or any
of the marks Of genius, AS a soldier ,'ol
statesman as his War and political recvrd: