New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26

remarkable documents
We the undersigned, heard the speech of General
Wade Hampton. delivered IN stanton. on the 26tn oi
in ne Iaiiey VrJna the 29'h OF july. and hereby
certify that that report was subst niiaiiy lrrcct
ARCHIBALD G. STUART,
H. &. TiSsLEY.
HUGH f.. LYLE
In order t. understand the strength of this docu-
ment Northern readers must remember that the
slguers are all gentlemen foremost III the Demo-
cratic party in this city, and who were present on
the platform with Wade Hampton.
Mr.. Stuart is the son Of the Hon. A. r. II. Stuart,
who was Secretary Of the Interior under President
Fillmore and who is member OF the Poabodr Board
Of Trustees and Rector of the University OF Virginia.
He is leading lawyer Of this city. Is engaged IN
making campaign speeches fer Hancock and
English, and Is tae person officially designated by
the Hancock and English Club Of this city to take
charge Of the Democratic canvass IN the Fist
Ward.
Mr. Tinsley is the Editor of The Tmlieaior, the
leading Democraticpapcri in the Shenandoah valley,
and Is a well-known Democrat.
Mr. Gordon lof whom more will be said hereafterl
is a lawyer Of tins city. member Of one Of the old
Virginia famh $ a leading Democratic speaker
here. and the appontee Of the party to take charge
of ITS canvass in the Second Ward.
Mr.. Lyle. who represents the business element Of
the community, is a prominent manufacturer,
leading business man and well-llnown Democrat.
These men all willingly signed tie above docu-
ment. and hundreds of other Democrats could be
qot were it necessary, to make similar attesation;
and perhaps it is no wonder that these men should
feel disgusted at Wade Hamptou's denial Of " hav-
ing used such language CT anything approach
ing it in meaning"
TIE WORLD AND HAMPTON's SPEECH.
That which most disgusts the DemocTa here,
next to Hampton's denial the part The Nc'r-l lorh
U0rd has taken in this controversy, and since the
matter has attracted such wide attention frequent
remarks are heard here that The Uorld will win
the jack-knife.'
The following card which The Thginian will pub
lish this week explains some things:
A. soon as it was announced that Governor Hampton
aud Governor Vance would address noss,n"ct,ng n
wrote 10 the Editor Of Ih> Ac'clo Hortd
asking II be wished report O me speech - dho IN ease
he dia, whether should send II by mai or by tele-
graph. received telegram from Mr. HurlDurt saying
meeting OF the Readiuster faction was advertised
for the same day and hour ana hnd neeh rqqesra To
make report OF II Tor a hlc1hpnu, va CAM As
could not attend both meetings agreed WIN Jaoo0
Yost esq. Junior Editor OF The VaHg VUg,H,an al
his suggestion allow him To use my notes OF the
Hampton and Vance meeting II he would return the
favor N regard TO the Rea0user meeting
"a @ cf he se@cbs m 0f 6oth governors NV
report was a steuogTaphic one aAd was not literal
NV a5reenent carried around to Mr. Yost and read
II TO MIN When had finished reading it he sad in ei.
iect: :. / see You have omitted what Hampton said
about fl min for the same principles which the
was fought" replied have do not propose TO
send tnat North Tor mi~corstruciIon He sMd IN ef-
The para graph winch The TRIBUNE has been keeping
Mt the head OF IT'S editorial columns may be or may nov
be the utterance OF General Hampton MY impress
sion that IL Is not, so well as can recohec'
/ cannot undertake 70 af m, aiter The interval
Of time that elapsed, what General Hamp-
ton dIu saw The impression left upoI my mind
bv his remark. which verbatim report mas ever
been made so tar as KNOW was thal me cOhhct no"
wagng bUweon local seligovernmcnt ana strong
centrazatiou. Aud yet must ADMIT tnat ar the nne
the remark struck me as peing OF saen er az 10
invite miscon 7tIucti9n. me report o. I"e '"g'.4m
So far as have been able to ascertain there
.eno0raDhIc rercrt made of General HamDOns speech
Nv report 10 The Netc YORK World published by The
ulshed 10 The Herald the only when received MS
p rsonal indor>ement. have no copy OF The World
however conIanlng the Teor, ana neuee caiio vsaiy
abbreviated by The World in publications.
This statement is forwarded by al The request Of
Mr Yost. whom entertain kind personal regard,
although differ with him politically. A. {. GORDON.
StdUntOn Va, Aug 81, 1850
A comparison of the report in The UOrid with
tia, personally indorsed" by Wade Hampton as
furnished to Tie Herald. shows that they are the
same report and a further comparison with the
manuscript copy furnished by Mr.. Gordon to The
VdHey Virqnian shows that they are in the same
lapgnage only that they have been materially
abbreviated by The Uoyld as stated by Mr. Cor
don.
1t happened that Mr.. Yost, the senior Editor Of
The ViTgnian was present at the meeting and made
q report for himself which agrees with that pub
lisbed in The VindcdtOr, the Democratic paper,
whose report was made by It's Editor, Mr.. Iinslcy.
These two reports also agree with that made by
Mr. Gordon for The HOrtd. which newspaper, how
ever. eliminated the Objectionable parts. Mr.. Cor
don. though as a faithful World correspondent
omitted. as he states the part Of Hampon's speech
etfo no 1SeeI dp for
Northern readers but he pronounces himself dis
gnsted with the shape the matter has taken.
U.mDton's speech was not delivered from manu-
scrint but was extenpore and that Is another rea-
son why Democrats here are free to express the
opipion that he has neither denied the accuracy OF
the reports of The Tadcdtor or Tie polley IiGaicn
nor furnished a personally indorsed" report for
The Herald That work is attributed to tue Editor
of The UOrld. whether rightly or not.
Among the amusing features o4 this whole affair
is the great number of letters which come here
repularly from all parts of the country making
inonries in regard to the report. An In llama Deu
cratic editor, thinking the speech was the proper
thing for circulation there to help the Democrats,
wrote 20 the Editor Of The ldcy Er0inicn thinking
he ,nnst be a Democrat, asking for as many copies
of the speech as he could possibly spare"
WADE UAMPTONS INTERPRETATION.
=, .pop.rE EXPLANATION OF THE DECLARATION
ABOUT WHAT LEE AND JACKSON WOULD DO III
THEY WE'RE ALIvE-wHAr THE SOUTH FOUGHT
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDuSE
srAuNToN, July 25.-Ihe vdtey '"Jmmn TO-
morrow will publish the following;
For the last fur or five days the following ex-
tract has been going the ROUNDS Oh the Democratc
papers:
nv sforIs for better understanding between the sec-
,D9,s broad aud down-reacbing for the Union to be
s,ard awav by the orgcries obscure ne wspaper
wriers neither used the words attributed W me- nor
ANYTHING approaching Them In meaning
Il purported to have been taken from letter
hr saratnr Wade HamptOn TO the Editor OF