The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
[coNTiNrED FROM 2ND rAGE.

world has ever seen, trained on Il hum
drcd battlcticlds TO 'spi,c ODDS, and :,
possessing odds Of ten to one, would
consider the task easy. The Hook
and Ladder Company could supply the
means Of scaling the walls, and there
were not only thousands Of smal! arms
but field pieces could be secured. 1t
was again Hampton S task to sway this
mighty force to his will. and lie did it
calmly and confidently. When the
thousands gathered around hcadquar-
ters calling for their leader, he stepped
forth and made long speech. He as
sured them that, although he could
not tell them all he knew, he could as
sure them that their prospects were
never brighter and nothing but rash
act could rob them Of victory. He
badc them follow his advice, as they
had done during the whole campaign,
to continue to forbear as they had for
home and all would be we'll. Bradley
johnson then made an eloquent speech
and Judge Mackey. by timely witt
cisms and several new epigrams and
jokes, for which he had made himself
famous, succeeded in restoring the
crowd to good humor.
Next day Hampton again luietcd an
excited crowd aud wound up with
the declaration; 81 will be your
Governor or you will have Military
Governor. This met with ringing
cheers.
To prove his confidence in his causc
Hampton shortly after, having been
declared by the Wallace House Gov
crnor, took the oath CT office on the
steps Of Carolina Hall. This ended
the dramatic portion of campaign
that had been conducted with singular
ability and prudence for three months,
despite the utmost efforts of the Re-
publicans, aided by the whole machin-
cry Of the State Government and the
illegal interference Of the Federal
Government. Hampton was generally
recognized. People voluntarily paid
to his agents contribution of 10 per
cent of Their taxes, while Chamber
lain's treasurcrs sat in empty Offices.
The admirable conduct Of Hampton
and his adhcrcnts had attracted the
sympathy of the people of the whole
Union and propositions were freely
made to him that if he would merely
intimate that Hayes had been elected
South Carolina would be turned over
to him. But he absolutely refused to
comply. 1t has been charged that
there was an agreement that Hampton
should be allowed to take his seat and
that Hayes should be awarded the
electoral vote. There was no such
bargain. The simple truth is that the
election was exceedingly close. On
the face Of the returns Hampton had
defeated Chamberlain by eleven hun
dred votes and Hayes had defeated
Tilden by several hundred. This
could easily be accounted for by the
fact that in every county few negroes
voted for Hampton, but adhered to
the rest Of the Republican ticket.
Simpson, for Lieutenant Governor,
had defeated Gleaves by not more than
100 votes, while the contest for the
other State Offices required an official
count to determine the result. The
electoral commission stood by the face
of the returns and there was no need
of bargain.
President Hayes was a good man.
He was tired of military interference
in the affairs Of States. Soon after
his inauguration he invited Hampton
and Chamberlain TO visit him. The
journey of the former to Washington
and back was IL continuous ovation.
Hampton told Hayes that his only re
quest was the removal of the troops
from the State House. He pledged
himself &c preserve order and the
rights of every citizen, however hum
BILE. Hayes took him at his word.
On the 10th of April the troops march
ed out Of the State House, after con-
tinuous occupation since the 9th of
November, and on the next day
Chamberlain, in an address, bitterly
arraigned the National Republican
party or having placed him in posi-
ton of difficulty and danger and then
basely deserting him, relinquished
all claim to be Governor of Snnth