The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

me Involving my character or integrity OF character"
avow using any expressions involving my integrity Of
character" So far, so good and thus far say am
many isonement for the nsulins ana Injurious
remarxsn you have made about again and again, by |
say log that under the excitement Of heated contest you
e,ted it, could and should have expressed myself (and
that too with pleasure, l really and sincerely
You however, in fact repeat the insult and proceed
cay that your remarks chad reference to my qaahca
ucns as member Of Congress. and only involved my
cused but you resolved to make pocket In
ui whether viii or not and further say, "tbat your
aca Of my fe specifications Of which you refer to,
and old alude 10 about me-" "overt acts Of my he,
Mr. MAXWELL You knew me when vas small boy S
honest parents. You knew again . youth-a poor
ftore boy, earnIrg my living At salary OF $3.50 per an
higher and stirguisned POSITIONS still the child OF
toll and honest effort, working my way up In life, AMI
budrg up character am now tenacious Of sustaining
Unlike yourself who were born in the lap Of luxury,
and who have been rolling in wealth, and looking down,
you do, upon ell who seek 10 attain tho position you
were born to- my life long e0r has been 10 reach po
sion that such you could not and would not sneer
at IT, by the wayside, have now and then committed
SPOKEN truth which deny, for you know nothing Of the
things which you have spokcD) 10 inure me, as you
have done or attempted to do BY wIrally and .sn:oa
you my Judge, Mr.. MAXWELL From whence do you OBJ
lain the high preogave Of sitting in Judgment on other
cnAreCtcreI
de6nte terms Of something your noteh matters not
what lwarn you 10 be prudent Mr. Maxwell Intro,
duce forbidden names into Correspondence OF Lois Kho
You speak Of my previous life and conduct subjectug
me to che kind OF remerks' you have made Arc you
better Judge Of "y life and conduct than The great ma
Of those with whom have lived? Dees the voice Of
the people Of Sumter distrct-with WHOM have spent
sonss AZ DID ens he Vee Of Oe SOUTH osona
or many yesrs) sustain your sanders Has the voice 81
my fellow fownsneD Of Anderson (whee not ten persons
hSsta hnQn yO
the overwhelming voice Of the district endorsed your
opinions Of my moral cha,acterf' Hsve the 1900 free
pendent voters to the ballot box, and sustained by
vote unparalleled in this State Acknowledgement up
your SANDERS which VOC and those OF your kidney
Circulating and sowing broadcast the Congressional
district against me9 No. sir; no.
SSu 70 ,ne ou made assaults Spon me oscrssed TO-
and did, pure me so for as your influence could 40 So
stated the grounds Of my request IN previous notes in
presons involving my integrity OF character but repeat
the insult at the same me by speaking OF "my moral
character the offensive tone before objected to
by me, and harp upon your opinions based upon my
conduct Gaze bu. little for your "opinions" but
suggest 20 you the propriety Of being little more cir
cumspeot the expression OF them hereafter 30 far @
am concerned at least But You have INDUCED freely
in yours about me, am going now 70 take the same
liberty with you and you will certainly not complain at
the freedom shall exercise IL only in retaliation,
and following the example you have set me.
We'll Mr. Navel am Of "op iSio that you arc
proud naughty overbearing arrogant and pompous fool
towards these whom you think your interiors; foul
mouthed detracter and sanderer OF other mems ch
ters 60 farther sir and say you dare to assert, by
your previous language imply by your note am new
ergsged in answering that have committed dis
honorable dishonoring ac, that my mora charac
ter" not the equal OF your OVID and that OF gentle
man, that you an unmtgated liar, an interruptions
scoundrei, and unpriuciped villain Whenever you
make such reparaticn as q gentleman may or can re.
ceive-chapge retyact your opinions" OF mel may
in all probability, alter mine of you.
With this, SIR dismiss you and your elanders for the
present. simply adding that the correspondence is closed
my part and that further notice will be taken or
communication received from you, except through the
hands Of o third party. J. D. ASHM0RE
Mr.. MAxwELL's FRIEND 70 COLONEL AsHMoRE
pEyDLEroN, Nov 10, 1883.
Col j. D. AsIsaoRE-Yours Of the 9th inst TO Mr. R. A.
Maxwell, ST., together with correspondence with
that gentleman, hss been placed in my hands. AS hi
friend and adviser return your letter Of the 9Th In
you assume that you have been insuted and wronged
integrity OF your character such be your position 70
yourself end relation TO him. no reort in words ava
you relieve the responsibility under which either you
social pretensions your public position places you
But more than ALL Mr.. Maxwell cannot, in view OF tn
character Of the correspondence and the attitude toward
d -, In which places both, condescend to enter
ilemen in hostile tSA in language improper IN tone
! COL. AsHMORE TO Mr.. MILLER
| ANDERSON Court HoUsE, Nov. %, 1883
DR.. 81. C. HnLER-Sir-Yours Of the 1eth inst resche
me not until yesterday. receive but one kind &
communication from friend OF Mr. Maxwell. Distin
gushed precedenb Sanctioned by time and Of recsn
dae) for the course have adopted can be given vhe
the occasion demands. return you your enclosures
PSI shall be in the city OF Columbia FOR the neg
eight or ten days