New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-06
TIE PRINCIPLES or LEE And JACKSON.

TIE PRINCIPLES or LEE md JACKSON.
What are they That is the phase of this
interesting Hampton case which still remains 10
be discussed. General Hampton assures us that
he did not mean 10y his famous declaration that
the right of peaceable secession was sill on
trial He regards that as settled The eminent
Democrats who testify to the accuracy of his
remark. these are the same principles for
(which Lee and Jackson fought for four years"
declare that they regard 1t as settled also.
THE TRIBUNE, speaking for Northern Republi-
cans freely admits that 1t is Of the same opin-
ion. This being so, it becomes a question of
great interest to know what the principles
are which Senator Hampton considers to be
still unsettled He gives us 10 light on this
point. In one of his letters of explanation he
tells us that tie "war had nothing to do with
- the principles Of the National Democratic
"party', In another he speaks Of his efforts
since the war for better understanding be-
"tween the sections" and his broad and
" down reaching for the Union )" in third he
SAYS; any whole course in private and public
81 life has been directed to recOnciling the ami
"mosities caused by the late war, and to the
establishment of peace and harmony between
the different sections of the country : and in
o fourth, which has just been published, he de-
clares. Every urterance of NINE since | have
" been in public service has been of conserya-
tive character, and am content TO be judged
"by them, and by my conduct" These OBJ
servatiOns have no direct bearing on The ques
ton, but they all cite lis record since the war
as evidence of what he considers to be cOnser-
iotio 10 M IF ha
Democratic party. TO the record, then, let us
go.
General Wade Hampton was delegate from
South Carolina to the National Democratic
Convention which met in New-York City, July
4. 1868, and nominated Seymour and Blair. He
was a member of the Committee on ResOlu-
tons, and was prominent actor In the COnven-
ton. He returned to South Carolina after the
nominations were made, and reached Charles
ton on July "a. On the evening OF that day a
magnificent demonstration was made In his
honor The account which that staunch old
Calhoun organ, The Charleston Mercury gives
OF it Is stirring reading even Mt this time.
Once MORE" it exclaimed, the heart of Caro-
lima beats. Once more the people of Carolina
feel that they are people. The splendid
enthusiasm of last night was the first exhibit
ton of popular emotion since the close of the
"war." A platform was erected In the open
air. bearing on It's front the Hancockian in
scrption, "The Constitution and the Union"
The General was received with uprOarlous
cheers and waving Of handkeIchiefs. What he
understood by the "COnstitution and the
Union was clearly indicated by the speech
which followed. Ii quoting from that speech
we use extracts from the report OF Tho Charles
ton Mercury, the same having been taken from
that reputable Bourbon newspaper and inserted
by Colonel John w. Forney In Forney's Weekly
Press Of August l, 1868. We hust this COM
bination OF authorities n BouI bon organ and
the borapher OF General Hancock, will be
sufficient to establish tho fact that the speech
was not the forgery of an obscure newspaper
"wrlter.n The speech was also reproduced in
TIE TR1DUSE on the same date, and was ac-
COMMANDED by some vigorous comments from
Horace Greeley.
General Hampton's speech was made up al
most entirely of graphic account of his expert
ence MS a member Of the Committee On Resolu-
tons. He said that the first thing he demanded
was declaration that the right of suffrage was
purely matter of State legislation, and be-
longed to the State Governments that existed
I'D to 1866. The reception of that proposition
he thus described,
Some doubts, however. were expressed OF the policy
OF such a declaration. Gentlemen from the North,
South East and West all showed the greatest dispos
ton 10 act harmony am free to confess that they
met every where with cordality and good Will In
fact they declared their ,ctHncness to Gire us ererphng
rs could desire. but ey begged W. 10 remember DAT hev
had great d0hf to make at the North. aud hey therefore
besouoht W. not to Ioad hs platform Uh vsight that
Trey could not carry aootna 1s predsoss whA Asy had