New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-01

The perplexity which Wade Hampton's celc-
bratcd speech cau-ed in his own mind Is
eurc,ding to the minds OF his auditors
We publish this morning card from
the dior whose report Of the speech
started the commotion. in which he
oune,r, to be suffering from a severe attack
His trouble Is apparent. ne men WHo I'll"
him fine service Of indicating the accuracy
of his report have called upon him IN
turn to shield them from the wrath OF
tbe Democracy which that vindicatlon
has aroused. He has made brave
effort and produced ludicrous result.
Starting out with the ayowed purpose OF con-
yictng TIE TRIBUNE's Stanton CORE
spondcnt of inaccuracies both OF tact
land deducton,' he proceeds to prove
with fresh clearncss the already well
understood fact that Senator Hampton
made a declaration which everybody who
heard him understood to mean just what he
has since been trying to show that he dld
not mean. I'm this demonstration, the CORE
spondent is scarcely noticed at all Not an
inaccuracy of any kind is pointed ont in his
report
Mr.. Yost says that when the famous dec
lar,,ion about the principles of Lee and
Jackson was made, the audience, which had
been applauding almost every sentence the
Senator had uttered, received it in dead
silence. ut seemed to strike almost
"evcrybody as extraordinary Further
more. after the meeting was over. that
narticular sentence was freely discussed, and
lis "inudicousness commented upon. This
would seem to be pretty good evidence that
the sentence contained something unusual.
Mr.. Yost goes on to say that no one
accented the declaration as intend
inc TO convey the idea that the
right of secession was again to he contended
for. No one in the North has charged the
Senator with such an intention. The TRIBUNE
| has not so charged neither has its correspond
emf. Senator IIampton's subsequent denial
that he had any such intention was
unnecessary. The North is perfectly con-
WINGED that the South has had all the seces-
sion il cares for. Where the North differs
from Wade Hampton and the South is In
thinking that the simple question OF
the right of secession was the only
| thing settled by the war. For the
Senator and his excusers to waste 50 much
energy, therefore, in refuting charge which
nobody has M de, is as ridiculous as the con-
duct of The World newspaper in calling pub
lie attention daily to the fact that General
Hancock admits that slavery has been abol-
| ished.
Mr.. Yost dwells at unnecessary length upon
the point that the eminent gentlemen who
signed the testimonial to the accuracy Of
his report did SO as personal IA
| vor to him. That Is of no cOnse
ouence. The fact that they signed Il
enough. Mr.. Yost says they signed with
out hesitation, which Is precisely what ON
correspondent said. He says they were will
inc to testify that the Senator unquestionably
used the language attributed to him. Tha
was the fact the correspondent was in searcl
Of. and that is the fact which has made al
the trouble. The report being correct, tn
North Is able to read and interpret for itself
1t is rather late to speak of Senator Hamp
toms alleged denial. He made no less thar
three attempts to disOwn the passage befOr
he explained it, The first, and weakest o
all. was when he sent his "persona
, indorsedn version of the speech
The Herald, leaving out the worst pas
sage entirely. The second was his priyat
letter to the Editor OF The VdshingtO
, Post which he has not yet disowned, in whic
, he said he did not use the language nor any
thing which approached it In meaning Th
third was when he wrote similar letter
D an induiring Democrat in Iowa. When thes
! denials failed to end the controversy. b
! admitted the truth Of the charge by explain
a ing that he did not mean that secession wOul