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 Chronicle and Constitution
alist, says of Senator Hampton's recent
speech:
Gen. Hampton addressed the Senate
to-day, that is, he read composition.
Standing on his good leg, he rested the
stump Of the other on his desk, and, in
that position, perused from slips of paper
what he had carefully prepared. The
style and tetMper of the essay were ex-
cellent. 1t was rather sentimental than
argumentative. The Democrats listened
with courtesy. The galleries several
times applauded. The Republicans.
with few exceptions, either paid no at.
tention at all or were studiously indif'
ferent. I can only repeat, what has SC
often been said, that the Senator who
reads his speech Instead of speaking il
may get one audience of respectable pro.
portions, but can scarcely hope for an
other. On the stump in South Carolina
Hampton was genuine orator. Strange
to say, as q Senator, he does not even
attempt oratory. His composition will
be read by his constituents with much
qualification, aud, likely enough, it was
mainly intended for them.
From the N. Y World.
Wade Hampton's speech in the Sen
ate is one of the most effective, perhaps
on the whole the most effective, of all the
appeals which Southern legislators have
as yet addressed to the reason and con.
science of the North. Gen. Hampton is
the most conspicuous of all the "Confed.
crate Brigadiers" now in the political
front of our affairs. Such speeches as
that of Senator Hampton and that o.
Senator Bayard which followed it yester.
day make 1t as impossible for the stall
warts to misrepresent or for the country
to misunderstood the true temper of the
Democratic party upon the issue between
the President and Congress raised by the
extra session, as Senator Wallace's expo
sition of the identity between the present
demands of the, Democracy and the
views formulated IN bill by Chief JUS
tice Marshal eighty years ago has made
it for the stalwarts to misrepresent or fol
the country to misunderstood the su
preme constitutional Importance of tha
issue.
Washington Cor. N Y. Herald.
There is feeling among Senator Wade
Hampton's friends that he was treated
with scant courtesy by the Democratic
senators. 1t is very unusual to oblige s
senator to begin an important speech, anc
moreover his first speech, in the Senate
at so early an hour as halfpast twelve
when the Senate is not commonly more
than half full and the public anxious tc
hear the speaker has not had time tc
reach the Capitol. Common courtesy
and fair dealing on the part of the Dem
oc attic senators should have led them tc
make better opening for Senator
Hampton. As it was arranged-whethel
purposely or out of mere carelessness and
disregard for him is not known-he was
obliged to take the floor at so unusual au
hour that the crowds who desired to heal
him had scarcely reached the galleries
when he was done and had sat down
and great many people we've disap.
pointed. 1t was noiced also that his
sensible and patriotic utterances were
very coldly listened to on the Demo.
cratic side, and the Post, the Democratic
organ here, gave them the coolest Of
cold shoulders.