The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
Senator Hampton7s Speech.


vice in the cause If the Democracy
would have exempted me in this can
vsss from any.work. thought so not
only because I am myself now past the
age Of conscription, but because knew
that there was no need Of help. knew
that the nominees Of our party could
plead eloquently, where it was neces-
sary, for the cause of the Democracy,
and I:fslt in my heart that it was not
necessary that one word should be said,
even by your standard-bearer who has
Just addressed you, to tell the people Of
South Carolina that their only hope now
and forever is to uphold the Democratic
banaertn this old State Of ours. (Ap-
plause.] But your committee did me
the honor to ask me to come to this dis
trict. MY friend, who will be the next
Governor OF South Carolina, and who
will illustrate its history as his distin-
guished father did in the same position,
wrote and asked me to join him here,
and came down not only to try and say
one word in. the Seventh District for its
nominee, but that / might be close to
those stricken cities which have been
Visited with such terrific calsmities. I
was away from my State, but know
that there was not one man, not one
Woman, not one child insSouth: Carolina,
or in. Charleston, at least, where first
sew the light who did not know that
there was not a man on this soil who
felt more deeply that calamity than I
did. [Applause. would be the basest
migrate that ever disgraced humanity if
pupld forget the place of-my birth; if
I.FeeIld forget those people who have
been the friends Of my youth and man
hood; who stood BY us in 1876; who
gave ns material aid and, more than that.
who TO- ms personally, when | was how
ering between life and death, sent daily
messages of sympathy, and kindness,
and confidence, and love. Applause.
May God forget me if ever | forget the
place that gave me birth or the people
amongst whom first drew my breath.
(Applause and .checring.] feel for that
old Queen City---that discrowncd queen,
/ feel towards her as the poet said:
Ever in the extreme of i'll
;E:'r' Ilove thee still. 81 -.h
God grant that the richest mercics
that He can give to the city and to the
people may be poured out upon her and
that, in time to come, every prosperity
and every happiness may, be given to
them and to their posterity. (Applausel.
have come, my friends. as said,
not because thought anything Was ne
cessary to incite you to your duty. AS
my 'ffiend has just said, every Caroli-
nian who knows what we have gone
through. and who has experienced the
bitter humiliation Of those years of Rad
ical rule knows that, If he is not true
now to the State and to the cause which
S he upheld in 1876, we will be rcmanded
to that condition. even to worse condi-
ton, if possible. j knew it was unne-
cessary to appeal to the men Of 1876 to
tel; them to stand fast, to stand or fall
with the psrty 70 the last. Applause
Il knew that the men who carried the
flag to victory IN 1876 would not be're-
5crsant now. Ipknew that, ,they.would
uphold the honor and credit of the gov
sesnment Of South Carolina, but I wanted
70 tell you something about the Seventh
District. 1t is Of the last consequence
thst we should carry that district andsI
I tell you 1t can be done, and l will say,
MS I once ssid,is mUst be done. Zap
iplause.I I am just from Washington.
! and there had quite long interview
with the President. I told him how
7the Seventh District Lad been misrepre-
sented, and how it had been disgraced
ontthe floor of the House Of Representa-
1tiyes BY an ex-convict. I told him every,
thing good that could say about my
4 friend, Col. Elliott, and if you all know.
himtas we'll as 1 do you would know
thsN ! could isay HothingF Of HAN bnt
Sytats Nps ! sdod. PssadeHt plevo Gland
dzpf fesksd &ths warhasf lihtereA in the
!: canvass. and I sm sure that by all legiti-
mate mesns in his power he would be
glad to help the nominee. Now, my
friends, II you will all put your should
!; to the wheel resointely; il fyou will
9 determine that; there is no such word as