The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-19


The RegisIer claims that the quotation
going the rounds OF the press from
Wade Iampton's speech at stauntor
ia a peryersion Of his actual language
and, refers TO the fact that he himsel
has furnished the New York Herald witt
a report OF what he really did say al
Staunton.
In reply we have TO say that it is o.
course quite possible thathis language was
misunderstood or misquoted. Such mis-
tEkes or perversions are not uncommon in
political campaigns. Neither is 1t uncom'
mon for political speakers, after they have
once delivered themselves OF a certain sci
of remarks, to wish to change them. This
is especially the case after they say some
thing that reacts against them. In Con-
press Il is not an uncommon practice fol
members to radically change or omit alto
gether passages in the published report
that were actually delivered by them on
tbe floor. We can cite Congressman
Konna, OF this State, as our witness OF the
fact that Sam Cox, Of New York, was
puilty Of making one speech on the floor,
and Of publishing very different one in
pamphlet form.
Now as to what Wade Hampton actu-
ally said at Staunton We have OF course no
personal knowledge, but here Is what the
Valley Iirginian, published at staunton,
says about it;
1--WE don't know what was in General
Uampton's mind when he delivered his
Epeech in Staunton, but We do know what
lila Language meant. He declared that
the Democatic party, under Haucock's
lead, was fighting for the same principles
that Lee and Jackson fought for, and for
wlich the Southern soldier died. There
was no qualification OF the terms used.
Ills RppeSl was for harmony in the Demo.
cratic party in Virginia, and to make 1t
effective he brought up the war remem.
FRANCES to touch the feelings OF the audi:
ence. and In that connection announced
the principles which were at issue in the
contest now being waged between the
Two great pAEtIes VI tlV SVuHtt!'
This quotation from the VALLEY Virginidn
appears in Washington dispatch. Until
some responsible authority at stauntOn
gives to the world his actual language, as
actually heard on the spot, the country
will receive Mr.. Hampton's denial simply
for what It may be considered worth un.
der the circumstances.
The New York Tribune OF Tuesday last,
in noticing the speech furnished by sena-
tor Hampton to the Herald, makes this
comment on 1t:
Senator Wade Hampton has Enclosed to
the editor Of the Herald "the only report"
NJ Inc speech at Staunton, Va, on the
SCth Of July last-in which he said that
the principles OF the Democratic are the
same as those for which Lee and Jackson
Ionvht for for-"that has received his
nsrsonal Endorsement" This report does
not contain the passage referred to, and
Senator Hampton's letter Is intended, we
nTesume, rs a sort OF denial that he uttered
the words attributed to him. The denial
ia 40 qualified IS practically to reaiiifm inc
truth OF the original report. II he had
never used the language quoted he would
certSinly have said so In so many words,
wb;ch lie Ia careful not to do. Instead OF
,his he sends to the Herald a report OF his
speech from which the extract is omitted,