Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-28
EASTERN %DISPATCHE rs
Wade Hampton's Speech Still Pur.
sues Him.

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CHICAGO. August T.-The Tribune
has a t~wo-column special from ]. Yost,
editor Of the Valley Virginian. discussing
Wade Hampton's speech at Stauntoa.
about which there has been 30 much
controversy. It is full Of meat. 1t be-
gins by quoting the following. which
purports to bo an extract from q letter
of Wade Hampton to the Washington
Post, and which has been going the
rounds Of the press for some days: 'Is
nv whole record since the close Of the
war, and all my efforts for r better nm.
Outstanding between the sections, broad
and d~own.resching for the Union. to be
FILTERED away by the iorseriss Of an OBJ
scure Newspaper writsr2 neither used
the words attributed to m nor anything
approaching them in meaning" Yost
avs one OF the editors Of his paper wrote
TO Hampton Is follow: 1.-THE enclosed
slip purports to be Q literal extract from
a private letter written BY you to the
editor Of the Washington Post. The
substance OF the letter 10 stated to be .
denial Of the language attributed to you
by the Virginian in Its report OF your
speech in Staunton, July 26th. A copy
OF that report I herewith send. In 1t
Won are quoted as having used these
words, in substance !: Consider what
Leo and Jackson would do were they
alive. These are the same principles
they fought for four years. Rsmembsr
the men who poured forth their blood
on virRinia's soil, aud do not abandon
them now The quotation above 10 the
text Of the alleged letter to the editor OF
the Post. write to ask II 1t wal true
that such q letter was written by you.
II 30, Is the enclosed alp . literal sI-
tract thsrsfrom2 A response at your
earliest convenience will greatly obligs.
Yours. respectfully, J. YosT."
In reply . letter was received from
Senator Hampton. in which he says: ~
have not the slightest recollection OF
having used the language attributed to
me In the closing sentences OF your
report, and I certainly never intended
to convey the idea embodied In them.
Your reporter misconceived my Ian.
guaee. I appealed to the Vireinian.
present to consider before they voted
how Lee and Jackson would vote were
they alive. and I asked II any n pres.
cut could for a moment suppose that
these devoted yirginians could ever
have done anything which would create
dissensions in the State they had loved
40 well. My sole object at Staunton was
to appeal to the Democrats Of Virginia to
forget their local differences and to strike
for the success OF the Democratic party.
| The principle involved in the war wal .
| claim made by the South OF the right OF
| peaceable secession. This right was de-
| MED by the North, Democrats as well as
Republicans joining in the denial. On
this issue battle was Joined. The North
triumphsd, and the results OF her success
were embodied in amendments to the
Constitution settling beyond oil question
and forever the right OF peaosable Sc
cession by an adverse decision OF the
highest earthly tribunal recognized
among mankind. The war bad nothing
to do with the principles Of The National
Democratic party, and ! was peculiarly
unfortunate II any expression OF mine
In Staunion could be 30 miseonstrued %
to give the impression that / supposed
the principles involved In the Pr.siden'
tial contest were those for which We
fought for four years. have made no
charge against your paper CT any other
Of willful Misrepresentation but / must
disclaim empha,ically the construction
placed on my speech. as well as the lam
gusge attributed TO me in the last few
sentences Of your report"
The Virginian, in discussing this let
ter, finds nothing to modify its express
sion Of the sentiment Hampton enuncia.
ted in his speech.