The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12
SENATOR HAMPTON'S SPEECH.

Col. Randall. in his correspondence to
the Augusta Chroni,h anil C5usi;tnti0n.
d(isf, says cf Senator Hampton !, recent
speech
Gen. Hampton addressed the Senate
to-day. that il. he read Il composition.
Standing on his good leg, he rested the
stump of the other on his desk, and. in
That position, perlise'i from slips Of pnpr
what he had carciAlly prepared. T',c
style and wMrrr OF the essay were ex
cellcnt. 1t was rather .cntimen.a. than
argumcntativc. The Democrats listened
with courtesy The galleries several
times applauded. The Republicans.
with few exceptions, either paid no at
tcntion ut all or were studiously indif-
ferent. can only repeat, what has so
often been said, ,ha. the Senator who
reads his speech instrad of speaking it
ma, get one audience Of respectable pro-
portions, but can scarcely hope for an
other. On the stump in South Carolina.
Hampton was u genuine orator. strange
to say, ~ n Senator, he docs not even
attempt oratory. His composition will
he read by Iii. constituents with much
qualification, anu, likely enough, it was
mainly intended for them.
From Tie ". y IH0rhi.
Wade llamptons speech in the Sen.
ate is one of the most effective, perhaps
on the whole tho most effective, Of all the
appeals which Southern legislators have
rs yet addressed to the reason and con
science of the North Gen. Hampton is
the mCst conspicuous Of all the "Cunfru-
crate Brigadicrs" now in the political
front Of our affairs. Such speeches as
that Of Senator Hampton md that of
Senator Baynrd which followed it yestcr-
day make II as impossible for the stall
warts to misrepresent or for the country
TO misunderstand the true temper of the
Democratic party Upon the issue between
the President and Congress raised by the
extra session, as Senator Wallncc's expo
sition OF the identity between the present
demands of the Democracy and the
views formulated IN Il bill by Chief Jus
tice Marshal eighty years ago has made
u 'of the staIwnrts to misreprcscnt or for
the country To misunderstood the su.
preme constitutional Importance of that
issue.
Washington Cor. ~. y Mrnhl.
There is feeling among Senator Wade
lialnptons friend. that he was treated
with scnnt courtesy by the Democratic
senators. 1t is very unusual to oblige a
senator to begin m important speech, and
moreover his first speech, in the Senate
ut 80 early nm hour IA half-past twelve,
when the Senate is not commonly more
than half full and the public anxious to
hear the speaker has not had time to
reach the Capitol. Common courtesy
and fair de ling on the part of the Dem
oc attic senators should have led them to
make better opening for Senator
Hampton. AS it was arranged whether
purposely or out of mere careles sness and
disregard for him il not known-ae was
obliged to take the floor at so unusual IN
hour that the crowds who desired to hear
him had scarcely reached the galleries
when he was done and had snt down,
and a great many people wcie disap-
pointed. II was noiced also that his
sensible and patriotic utterances were
very coldly listened to on the Demo
cratic side, and tho Post, the Democratic
organ hero, gave them the coolest of
cold shoulders.