, 1880-08-22

inal, was given special prominence b,
Northern journals, the New York Tribune
and other pape5s keeping 1t standing at tn ,.
this community ever questioned the correct
ness Of the report. Democrats as well as Re
pubIicans commented particularly on tht
speakers declaration that the principles IN
yolvesl IN this issue were the same for which
Lee and Jackson fought and to this day nc
denial has been made by those who were
present and heard the sentences when they
were uttered. The speech Is now being
used as campaign document, and the n e"
York Herald, to counteract Its effect, pup
fishes the following:
Slaunton, Va. on the soth Of July, has been me
subject Of much partisan animaovezsion. aho q
pretended quotations from it have paG;eq1 1,.rh5 a15
e1-CGnfeternte warrior In the unenv1auie tlsnt
Of encouraging the perpetuation OF the extsrn.e t
sentiments which led the Southern people ln:o
rcbelon The only 1epg @ ;a Of FenaI zen; am ndopse
1nent is the following, which &c mas 'ncioscs' ~
the editor Of the Herald:
and nutninees having been adopted. Capt James
Bu,agartlner, Jr., introduced Gen MADE Hamp-
ton. who said:
yo,ar cali to be with you to-day, not only for the
reason that my heart Is enlisted In the cause
which you advance. but also because l c!nim 1,
sotne right to speak here and TO VIZ
einians 4 hundred years ago my ancestor. a
Ti,TIuian left this State to light the Indians tn
South carolIua, and fell there Nearly @ century
could buckle sword came hither TO light and die
for Virginia and Virginians Do not understand
that come here to dictate policy to you or 70
advise you what you must do. Rather am
here to consult with you us Democrat, as
man. and al Il Southern soidfer,-as one who
looks back to the time when he shared with you
pr1vations and suffering and defeat in the Army
Of Northern Virginia am here To voice the
earnest hope feel. to utter the feryent prayer
Of my tcnrt- that Virginia, the mother Of States
md 0f nnF0HS and III tfin1S.--tb Et8f8
that give the brafn that conceived and the hand
thut peuned the Declaration Ut Independence
the Suite thAt gave the sword that made thAt
independence fact,-wiu not prove rccreant to
all her high traditions.
What Is ytrsinia's duty now7 You hardly
action of your State. Yon do not bring home
to your :hought what a responsibility you carry
in ills contest We Of tho South, who, having
been SO long plunged into outer darkness, have
ut inst emerged from the darkness OF despair
and carried forward OUT States to whore they
belong in tho sisicrhood. come to ynn to-day
and tell you that VIC mean victory. We intend
to subordinate every selfish personal constdera-
ton; We intend to put away every side issue:
we intend To look solely and only TO the Demo
bearers, and, with Gods help, we Intend to win
this fight for that platform and for those stand
success IN our very gr1sp: WILL men who were
born free, men who we're reared under tho
doctrines Of jefferson and Madison; will
men who followed Lee and Jacksonville
YOU sacrifice the Democratic party. will you
sacrifice the sourh, Will you sacrifice the Ma
dnnai Government. by aiding, indirectly though
IT he, to elect q Republican Prcsidcnt2 cannot
q Republican triumph in November. You hare
all seem what strides that party has made tt'ward
ceuttaiization; you have seen your Judges
stricken down by the mailed hand OF the MAJ
tional Government; you have seen the Repub-
Lean party mass troops at your polls to oycrawe
Marshals, their Supervisors, their Returning
Boards the instruments TO an overthrow Of the
last vestige Of state~rlghts | tel you, mr.
harder than ever if the Republican party is suc-
cessful in this campaign. We shall behold no
more frce elections, no moro untEamlnetcd e1.
us now lirtng will cveragnln see restoration Of
Democratic Fulo and principle
II We elect .ne j gGnoefauc a. , nolnees M'S me re-
sand. Their mission Is ended, If they ever had
mission. There is nothing that holds them to-
lie piunder Tie Republican, party IS the putty
nf hate, the party OF ra:k and rabid sectional
ism. Tho Democratic party Is the party OF peace
differences forever, and it has proven this in the
nomination Of Gen Hancock at Cincinnati.
There was but one feeling there among the
pressed when we said to OUT Northern Demo
cratic brethren. "Give us Northern Demo-
crat who can be elected. We bring you. Us
bring Us 80 more. They gave Us the ~ man: an:
his name IL Hancock. That name took
like wt1duTc from ono end Of this Union to the
man who was in that Convention has come
TO the conclusion that we could not pnssl-
bly, have made a wiser or better. When
that he Was perfectly satisfed,-that Hancock
wus the only man who had no opponents In tho
party; and furthermore that he WAS ono against
whom the bloody shirt could not be waved. We
have put 1t in the power OF the people to elect
this ticket They can elect it ii they will. You
will hear to-day from one who can speak better
nay, for the whole South Gov. Vance will con-
firm my words and tell you that we can carry
, our States, that we can carry the South: II you
TO appeal to sou not to forsake US In this houp
OF our need appeal to you In the name Of the
great men of Virginia. ! know that both sides
honest mcn and true In both your factions. but
whether you be Koadtustcr or Funder, whether
you DC Greenbncker or hard-money man. adj
1ua6 you Ia Gods name to remember that you
are FirKiniuns-
In the issue containing this report, the
HcraM has the following In its editorial col
uMns:
a narrowing paragraph purporting to be
literal extract from dreadful speech made By
Senator Hampton, Of South Carolina, at staun-
ton. Va, on July 3e. is having an extensive
sirs@las19a hS IL the partsan Republican press
exhibitions Of campaign rhetoric. One journal
in this city keeps 1t standtng at the head of its
the of Gep A1 as
President on The ground that the political prin-
ctples Ut the Democratic party ure tho same
for which Leo md Jackson fought In the
rebellion. A report OF this speech which we
have received from Senator Hampton and print
In another column, does not contain tho part
graph In question. We ind in it predictions
OF evil consequences Il, result from the possible
election OF Gen. Garfield which are extrava-
giant, such as that we shall behold no more
preston OF political sentiment: but it con-
Trims no phrase which is literally like that
which Republican journals and speakers put
into his mouth, nor any which BY fair con-
Btructlon cAu be tnrtured into its Significance.
A. Turu end turn about " is no more than tair
Since the Republicans deem that Mr.. Han,p-
tons view OF whit are the principles Of the
democratic party Is so valuable, for the sake Of
fair play let them. now quote for while his
view or what the principles OF their own party
ara
Turn and turn about" is no more than
1a1r- Since the Herald pretends to be inde-
pendent, let it republisll the VtTgtnLln's re-
port OF Gen. Ha1npio.1's speech, and let. it
ask Gen. Hampton this question: Did you
or did you not make use Of the language as
cf1bed to you by the ViTglnnn in your
Staunton, speech? Gen. Hampton we be-
llere to be a man Of truth, and we are con-
hdeut that he will not deny having uttered
every sentence ascribed to him. But he does
deny II. tell him that there are Democrats of
high stulding In the party, who IL nut nnon
the stand will ulake affidavit to the substan-
fiul correctness Ut the VtrgintH1t's reDnrt
And IL the meantime cali his attention to
the following extract taken from the reDort
OF tne Fttdlclf0r, the only Democratic na-