Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-26
From the New York Tribune.
A Talk With Senator Hampton
in New York.

Senator Wade Hampton, of South Caro-
liua, arrived here on Tuesday morning to
attend the funeral Of DR.. John Y. Darby,
who, the Senator said yesterday, was not
merely connection of his, but warm
personal friend, having been with him
during the war and having saved his life on
more than one occasion. Senator Hampton
says that his health is slowly improving,
and of late he has been getting stronger,
although stil suffering from occasional
pains. In reference to his recent speech in
the Senate, concerning the action of the
National Government towards tho South,
MIR. Hampton said
81 am adverse TO making public utter.
ances. think it is the business of South.
ern men to show by their actions, not their
professions, what course they intend to
pursue. Aud hope VIC will be able 10 do
that in little while. made my recent
speech without consultation with any one
and took the stand | therein did simply
because believed it was right INTENDED
delivering some such speech moro than two
weeks ago, but was called to New York by
the illness Of Dr. Darby. l think the
Southern people oro in accord with Tie
views l expressed in the Senate, and they
will be generally adopted. Judging from
the letters have received and the South.
crn men have seen, / can safely say |
believe they are in full accord with my
views. The South is cminently conscrva-
tive, and has always been SO. 1t wants to
be quiet; and does not want to bo the vic
tim nor the mover in anything that will
create trouble or mistrust. AS to laws
permitting the presence of troops at tho polls,
they were war measures, and oil wish them
repealed. | would never have delivered
the speech did but for speech of Mr..
Thurman's some time ago, in which he
denied, and truthfully denied, tic charge
that tho South was debating tho policy of
the Democratic party.
"1f tho Northern papers would try to
got at the true disposition of the Southern
people it would promote reconciliation. |
know that they have sent able corrcspon.
dents through the South, many of whom
have met aud whose correspondence 1 have
read. But do not think they have seen
with impartial eyes. They have felt con-
strained to writo to suit the politics of the
papers they represented refer as much
to tho Democratic press as Of the Rcpubli-
can. At least, thoy have mistaken tho truo
feelings of the South. 1t did not attempt
to secede for war, and it does not follow
that, because it did not succeed in leaving
tho Union, it still wishes to injurc it. This
is the only country the Southern people
now have, and they wish to make it as great
and as prosperous as possible The South
ought to bo credited with having prevented
q war in 1876, when tho whole country was
at fever heat over the Presidential election.
A gun fired in South Carolina then would
have precipitatcd general war. Tho
South is stronger today than in 1860.
There is no feeling of timidity actuating her
present policy. There is no desire for
another war. The South wants peace
This know to bo the feeling of the whole
people there.
There is another thing which ought not
to bo overlooked d-that whilo the South is
wholly Democratic and constitutes the
strength of tho Democratic party, we do
not intend to ask place on tho Presidcn-
tial ticket for Southern man. We want
the party in the North to place two good
mon on tho ticket, and we will support it
for the National success Of tho Dem
party. With reference to tho personal
choice Of the South for particular Prresiden-
tial candidates, do not think tho South
has made any. I believe that thcro has
been feeling that in justice to the old
ticket it should be renominated, There
arc many reasons, however, which may bo
urged against this, aud the refusal of Mr..
uondricks to bo put in nomination again