The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-28

would take the resolutions II they would
allow me to add but three words, which
you will find embodied in the platform
| / added this: And we declare that the
Reconstruction acts are revolutionary I'M
constitutional and yoid.'"
With regard to the negro vote he SAID;
"Apr ee among yourselves, and act firmly
nm This agreement, that you will not en-
nloy any one who votes the Radica! ucke.
tjss All means that are placed IN your
hands 10 control this element" And IN
conclusion: "Whether kind fortune per-
mits me to spend the rest Of ny uSy ~. ~
this fair land have loved 90 wen, Or ~,
verse fortune forces me TO wage the patue
Of life under other skies wherever may
be-ahould this dear mother OF ours caii
her sons together to defend her affairs, II II
| lie and yolition are left 70 me, none Will
respond more Cheerfully or promptly
than myself That meant South gar
olina. .,..5..,s.l,
On the 2lst Of October, 1868, he publish
ed a letter defining his position, contain
ing the following passage: THE man ~ 10,
sues lnVolVeu III Lne WI "etS .S-..s
and slavery-the first the primary one
the latter brought in at later PERIOD. ~
regard to these ! adopt fully ana Wltn9 y
reservation the principles announced ~
The late National Democratic Convention
I'm New York. .a.. We regard the re
ronstruction acts as unconstitutional, bu
we look for their overthrow"
The Charleston Is, C.) Ners and Courier
acting on Hampton's suggestion abou
withdrawing all patronage from Repnblt
cans, laid down the following rules to b
observed in the ordinary avocatons:
II You want aporter, employ a Demo
III II you want driver, employ a Demo
vi II you want waiter, employ Demo
il you want tailor, employ Demo
il you want a plasterer, employ Dem
II you want wood cut, employ Demo
IfyOu want gardener, employ a Demo
crat.
Tiyou want a shoemaker, employ Dem
ocrat.
II you want beef, pork, mutton, ETC., pat
ronize Democrat.
II you want a Whitewater, employ
Democrat ,
II you want servant, employ thu
daughter OF a Democrat.
II you want tinker, employ a Demo
crat.
II you want drayase done, employ I
Democrat.
II you want a blacksmith, employ
Democrat.
II yoh want a bricklayer, employ 4
Democrat.
Iiyou want carpenter, employ Dem
ocrat.
ii you utpainting done, employ
Democrat.
Ii you want shaving or hair-cuttint
done, go to q Democratic barber.
II YOU want cook or washer.woman
employ the wife, daughter, or sister oil
: Democrat.
Yetit was Wade Hampton, Governor
South Carolina, who in his inaugural 40
dress as Governor, in aspeech to the col
i. ored citizens, said: 81 was the first ma
in America, certainly the first man In u
South, to advocate the granting OF thu
right to vote to the colored man. !.
During the late canvass | made predic
ton that the colored people would YER
! soon find that the only protection the.
had for their elective franchise would b
from the white men Of South. You vii
live to see it"
The protection enumerated in the pro
scriptive sentences above is the protec
ton which the colored man is getting.
Wade Hampton added: ave dom
want the vote Of tho colored man takel
away or restricted, for, aside from tn
friendship we bear their race their righ
to vote gives US thirty more votes In Con
gress, and when peace comes We are salts
fled that the best men in both races ant
parties will vote together for the common
veal"