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Col. Wade Hampton

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
August
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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An esohange ays: "Among tho robéis reported as ;illed at Bull'a Run, on Suuday, is lol. Wade Ham,. ton, of South OuroliUU, He belonged to ono of the oldest families of his State, was perhaps the ricbest planter in tho wholo South, ao.d owned thu greatest number oí slaves. His father, also Wade Hampton, was a revolutioiiarv offieer, eorving under Sumptev Luci arion, a representativo of South Carolina in Congress ibr four years, and a Brigadier General at New Orleans irom 180!) to 1812, when, on account ot incessant quarrels wuh his staff, ho was superseded by Wilkingon, liis hatred of VVilkinson caused une oí the most shameful Pattersanianisms of the last war - lor, rei'using to co-operate with hisold rival, he led his iorces into winter cjuarters at Tialtsburg, and thus deleated the proposed capture of Montreal at the inoment of its most brilliant chances, With the laurels of thisinglüiiuu.8 act and with the everlasting wrath of Öcott plodged to him, he returned to South Uarolina, and spent the rest oí his lite ín improving an estato peopled by three thougotid negroes, and yielding an unnual cotton erop oí onehundred thousand dollars perannum. Theyounger Wade Uartipton has inherited his father's land, negroes, cotton, turbulent hatred to good Government, and now, if report bo true, t,he fulfilled legacy of Goueral Hcot-'s and Arnerica'ti just indignaliou." jL3g If a mancheat you once, bhima bim : If u eecond-time, blatne youfielf.

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Old News
Michigan Argus