The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-12
LETTER TO GOV. CHAMBERLAIN.
INVITATION TO MEET HAMPTON
IN FAIR DISCUSSION.

INVITATION TO MEET HAMPTON
IN FAIR DISCUSSION.
Calls upon Him as Governor to Deny
the Infamous SANDERS Against the
StateEOrT the Charges are ~
True, to be Governor and
Maintain the Law.
This, letter was-delixered to Governor
ghamberlain On 29hsSeptcmber, and he
has-failed to give reply, although the
publication has been delayed to give him
full time:
Rooms STATE DEM. Ex.. COMMITTEE
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept.s2S, 1876.
70 HIS ExeeRency Daniel Il. Chamber
Tain, Columbia, IS. Ca
SIR beg leave to render to you, in
behalf of Gen. Wade Hampton and the
other nominees upon the State Demo-
cratic ticket, and in pursuance OF the
spirit manifested in the card issued on
.~a3fd August blythe State Democratic ExE
ecItive Committee, an invitation to at
tend the Democratic mass meetings
which ARE being held iin succession in
eac6 county in the State. The order in
which they follow, together with the
dates, appears in nearly all of the papers
In Che State. You are invited to be pres
ent apd to join in the discussion. You
mecaware that the canvass is warm one,
and that your party and your own official
course are charged with having inflicted
greatwrongs upon the people whose in
terests it was your duty to promote.
That is the nature of political discussion
under such circumstances; but you are
at the same time well aware that the peo-
pie you are invited to address are, by
nature and by habit, quiet and law-abid-
ing, and that so far from ,rudeness or vio-
lence, you will personally receive nothing
but courteous treatment, however bitterly
your political and official course may be
assailed. aTF<9 Yt}[
You viii call to mind that on the 18th
instant I gave this invitation to you
verbally, and your reply was that you
appreciated the attention, but your policy
for the campaign had not been fixed;
that personal matters required you to go
tothe North; that your absence would
be for probably eight days, and you could
not give your positive answer until after
your return. I learned Yesterday that
you had returned, and 1 beg leave, as l
said, to formally extend to you this invl-
tation, assuring you that if you accept it
your appearance before. the Democracy
throughoutthis State will be to yourself
as Governor. a most pleasing ,refutation OF
the slanderous charges which constantly
are published against our party in some
newspapers which claim to be your polit-
ical organs, backed by the name of Sena-
tor Patterson or some other person, who
claims to be your political friend and ex-
ponent. We deem it due to you and to
ourselves that these charges be either con-
tradicted ,rby your denial of them or
looked into by your going in person to
ascertain the truth. Youfdo not hold
thesposition of candidate only; you are
also Governor of this State; and while as
mere candidate you may not be bound
toTcorrects. charges which your followers
make against your opponents, though
you know them to be false, you are as
Governor and candidate bound bynyour
gubernatofial pledge and honor to pre-
vent your followers using the sanction of
your official silence to sustain these
charges against your opponents, when
the charges allege the overthrow of the
peace and dignity of the State, which you
are sworn to defend. AS instances of the
class of ISLANDERS to which refer, 1sbeg
leave to cite thesfollowing:
WASHINGTON, September 6.
It is reported here, upon what is
deemed good authority, that parties in
New York haye-agreed to ship Chamber
lain 10000 stand Of arms to arm the
blacks in South Carolina. This is one
of Chamberlain's tricks to curry favor
with the blacks and be re-nominated.
The arms will be landed in Charleston
on the 18th instant, the day before the
meeting of the Republican State Conven-
ton. While here, Chamberlain was very
bitter in his denunciation of the South
Carolina whites, calling them Ku Klux,
scoundrels, &c.-New York Sun.
WASHINGTON, September 6.
Governor Chamberlain, of South Caro-
lima, has just returned from another visit
to this city to confer with the authorities
upon sending troops to that State. The
Governor was noisy in his denunciations
of such men as Haskell, Hampton, Gary,
Ex-Governor Perry and others, whom he
charges are OH the eve of prccipitating
another rebellion. He makes the idle
boast that he has proof that Butler and
Hampton were at the head of the Ham
burg riot, and he expects in less than
two months to have them tried. The
Governor declared to prominent South
Carolina politician last night that he was
done with refor. 1 talk, and hereafter the
Legislature would find no barrier in him.
The Governor has made arrangements to
have 10000 stand of arms sent down to
arm the blacks. The arms will be landed
in Charleston on the 11th instant, the
day previous to the meeting of the Radi-
cal convention.-Ne,U YORK World.
WASHINGTON, September 20.
Senator Patterson arrived here this
morning from South Carolina to apply
for more help to protect the voters and
prevent the terrorism which extends
over the whole State. Governor Cham
berlain and United States Marshal Wal
lace and others will arrive tomorrow
morning. An old resident Of Columbia
told the Senator last week that he could
not speak to him on the street if he met
him. The excitement and feeling is far
worse than it was in 1860 and the days
of secession, and it is dangerous to even
speak to Radical. Judge Cooke, who
has acted for years with the Republicans,
made a speech not long since advocating
the election of Wade Hampton and Gov
ernor Tilden, and excused himself by
saying that he was forced to do so to save
his property and perhaps his life.
The whole white male Democratic pop
ulation is said to be completely armed,
and large consignments of rifles, revolyers
and knives are received constantly. Yet
no dealer will sell a Republican even a
knife. The very boys are armed, and
the boys of the military school at Colum.
bia openly wear their rcvolYcrs belted