The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-16
SENATOR HAMPTON'S VIEWS.
The Chances of His Attending the Extra
sesstOn-COngress ought TO
stand Firm.
charleston News and Courier

charleston News and Courerl
| A reporter for the .NeaOs and Courier was
sent to Colleton county on Saturday to search
for Senator Hampton and interview him.
After a tramp OF about seven miles from
Green Pond depot, on the Savannah and
Charleston railroad, through country roads
and paths, rice fields, swamps and thickets,
the explorer reached the edge OF ''Chapman's
Back Water Ia pond probably half mile
long by considerable width, In a scratched,
muddy, heated and generally disagreeable
and unsightly condition. Peering through
| the underground, he discovered the familiar
| figure of Senator Hampton sitting in a small
canoe in the middle OF the sheet OF water,
surrounded by the pond lilies, and whip
| ping for trout.
Finally, however, the boat was padded to
| the dam by the old colored man who COM
posed the crew, and the reporter had a talk
with the distinguished object OF his search.
Senator Hampton was looking as well as he
ever has during the past three years, his
| face being full and his complexion apparently
perfectly healthy The only visible trace OF
the suffering he has undergone since his acct
dent is the slight increase in the gray In his
whiskers. His general health is exec lent,
| except that the change from his former active
| out-of-door life to the necessary confinement
OF the past three months has developed dyS-
pepsia, which causes him the loss of much
and frequently intense pain, the end OF the
remaining portion Of the bone being dead.
The physicians are waiting to allow this an
opportunity of coming off itself, but should
it fail to do so during the next month it viii
probably have to be amputated
Being questioned as to the probability of
his being In Washington at the extra session,
he said that it was uncertain as yet, although
he would go Ii he possibly could The doc
tors rather advised against it, but he hoped to
be able at least to go and pair off with some
business before the Senate was important.
In case it was particularly so, he intimated
that he would go at any rate, as he hated, he
said the idea of not fulfilling the trust COM
mitted to him. He thought he could stand
the travelling tolerably well, but seemed to
dread the idea of having to live in a strange
place, where he would be compelled to give
trouble.
The reporter asked him his opinion Of the
action OF the Democrats in refusing to pass
the appropriation bills without the amend
ments abolishing the test oath for United
States jurors and the United States super
visors Of election, and forbiddin1g the use Of
troops at elections. He replied that he
Thought the House was right. He would
favor Congress sitting forever, If necessary,
before it receded an inch from its position.
He did not think the President would have
right to oppose the amendments III Congress
continued to urge them, as such action would
show that they were the will of the people.
On the Chinese question he expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Hayes action was right. In
the first place, he did not think Congress had
the power to abrogate part OF treaty. he
thought that body wrong in yielding to the
clamor from California.