Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-27
Wade Hampten's Spes:h.

Wa-s Ha4uPISu SPessi'
We SAID, the other day. that Wade iiamp-
ton had not denied the correctness OF the
Staunton ! irginida's report of his speech at
that place. Since then the Washington
Post has printed what purporis 20 be an eN-
tract from private letter fron Cen. lamp
ton, in which he says: Il neither used the
words attributed to me, nor ANYTHING ap-
preaching them i'll III. aiming alta reri!eN-
Ell aid almost discouraged" Unfortunate
" for Mr. Hampton, there is evidence from
his own side that he did use substantially the
words attributed 10 him. The Stanton IN
dicator, Democratic paper, painted report
of his speecli. and comparison of the two
reports will satisfy any candid person that
the IIIrgiaiaH did not invent and put
into lIamptons mouth sentiments and
phrases which he never uttered. We print
side by side some extracts from the tw" re-
ports of his speech:
From the virgnian, From the Nin'!'cit'r,
Repl peih'l
80 it is thai l. Ike SO Many OF me d'arrs'
of The veterans VI tch 'iuh NJ " w
The Canteieracy. am giiii ana You, NhSih-
trs,nus ut the honor and ians shnuid Know that
pfoud nI the glorious evrIS soldier no mailer
heritage halueathed 10 where from, who Stood
h., hy hes Lee and her hy ynu, IL Jealous OF The
St.,u,.y,,l lIrL ;rn ;ailis. and honor OF Var
.lnil. and feels per
>onal Interest In The
memories nf l"r aud
Jackson.
w.. haze always looked We Of The south feel
I. her To lead and we that she Is leader. She
know Ilai she has The has taught rs liat ile
right To do So We path OF duty is the pain
Know her history and Of glory applause AMI
we know thai Ia seek have come here now 10
ing the pain ut duty she ALLURE You hN the gorirs
has ever fOnni iae way OF The past, 10y me hopes
10 glory. | sdJurr Won OF tue iu'ufe, 10 iesi Us
by your traditions. by all again AS YOU have led US
tina, Won hold sacred 10 in the past. moi always 10
lead again, Virginia, as victory tut always 10
,uu have done hereto honor.
fore-noi always 10 vic
tory hut always 10 honor
Co.si irr trhaf Ie. ami Pause before You cast
.IlcksJa ,cOg,i dc IT, they your vote. Think hor
acre dlicr. These arr the Lee could haze fot'd
sam, p,inc.p pies for trhfch tLink Of rhat Jackson
r,,y rsuJA, 10, IA. ptdrs rod hare done before he
Remember The fF tLo ir0uid hare cast rofs cat
0ouJfd r,Gth their Lrs- 'aidfsi 10 diriGs his be-
blood ca lirditiid's sol. lortd Virginia. dsE
and Il, Ho' abandon them you % remember those nh"
,io,r Remember that upon hare disi your soH,
uour r0icf depends The ana 10 remember that The
saccsss 81 tie Democratic principles that they died
pd'ty- FOR are GJdiH ga Hia' 10
lay.
The editor Of the Tiyy;Aian, OF course,
stands by his report, and We think. in the
light of the above evidence, that he will he
believed when he SAYS:
That part of the report was made by the
senior editor of the Jirginida, and is true III
every word, and no one who respects the
truth. that heard the speech, will deny IT,
General Wade Hampton. United States Sen
ator from South Carolina, in a speech de
livered in Stanton on tho Goth of July,
stated that the principle for which the
Democrats were now contending was the
same that was at issue during the war, and
for which Lee and Jackson fought and the
Southern soldiers died No explanation or
qualification can modify the sentiment
enunciated. and any attempt to explain it
away would he nothing more or less than
qualification General Hampton gave ex-
preston to the sentiment quoted, and there
is no rubbing il out.
1t is not essential to the truth OF the report
of what General Wade Hampton said at
Staunton, that il should receive his en-
dorsement What he was reported as having
said he did say, and said it deliberately. We
heard it with our own ears and cannot be
mistaken The New York Herald and Gen.
eral Hampton would both consult prudence
ard self-rcspect by dropping the matter. The
further it is discussed the worse il will ap-
pear for General Hampton, if he docs deny
it.
No one in this community ever questioned
the correctness of the report. Democrats as
well as Republicans commented particularly
on the speakers declaration that the prin-
cinlas involved in this issue were the same