| Show GENERAL WADE HAMPTON As aa distinguished a guest as wade elaml hampton ton is ie seldom within our gaam and it la is due to the high position which he holds to those he has held and to himself personally that the event receive recognition general hamp ton comes of a race of fighters begin ning ding with the revolution extending through our border troubles and culminating mina ting in the great war of the re bellion in which as an a confederate he distinguished himself again and again he is entered the ranks as a private sol gol dier but became a colonel at once and advanced along the scale of promotion with wondrous rapidity becoming beco milu a major general in two deage and lieutenant general in less lees than two twe years more he was one of the few confederate commanders oom mandera who fought phil sheridan to a standstill this thia being at trevilians trevilian le station in 1864 anid and his bis record is conspicuous for aoh such achievements while lethe the very name of Hamp hampton suggests the military service our visitor has been as conspicuous as any one in showing to the world how true it Is that pence peace has triumphs no IM 1 renowned than those of war it la in fact recorded that general hampton was like A H stephens opposed to an armed conflict on the slavery or any correlative question and against the extension of slavery he was and doubtless is yet an ardent state advocate SMI and could not brook the crossing of state hues flues by hostile sol diery but when the war was over he be sought to cultivate peace and ana tranquility and as to the freedmen freed men he declared I 1 in n 1866 that im as a slave he be was faithful to us ue as a free man let us treat him as an a friend deal with him frankly justly kindly he became governor of south caroline Cro Caro llna linx in 1876 WM was elected ejected united beatea senator in 1878 and arved two terms terme he la is now by appointment of president cleveland nt commissioner of railways rail waya general hampton is ia a large fine fi de looking man mall of some BO seventy five years of sa age but ls Is still hale bale and ad vigor oa H he represents in all department of life the genuine quality of ch chivalry ivary ot of but so BO seldom much spoken so 0 o encountered the NEWS joins heartily with the great number in our midst who bid the visitor a hearty welcome |
