The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

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lar who had been captured in his house
end who was now Ia the custody of th,
police on his way to Jail. John wes anx
ious to make his peace with Hampton
complete, and it occurred TO his feeble
mind that IL would help him in Hamp
toms estimation to denounce his late as
sociate, Chamberlain, which he forthwith
proceeded 70 do. The Star, that after
noon, speaking of it, remarked with {
grave humor peculiarly its own, that 9Th,
interview was very cordial on both sides
and lasted as much as fifteen minutes"
According to the best information tha
I can obtain, Johns "fealty to Hamp
ton" lasted about twenty-four hours; bu
as that is longer than he vas ever before
known to mediate an honest association
we should give him due credit for it
But the next day he got among his ole
associates-Kellogg, Bill Chandler, 8
fellow named Painter, who is to journal
ism what John is to politics, and thu
balance Of that crew-and they told Johr
that he had acted the d-n fool.
John didn't know but he had. How
ever, it amounted to nothing, because ht
had made no pledges that he could no,
easily 60 back on.
Then these fellows told John that hi
had been too fast; that the whole situa
ton had changed; that Chamberlain had
gone tn New York to make arrangement.
to raise funds for the purpose of resisting
Hampton to the bitter end, and that the
sympathies of the whole North would bt
with Chamberlain
Thereupop, as soon Us Chamberlain re-
turned from New York, John hastened
to assure him that he must take no notice
of what had passed between himself and
Hampton, and that he John had neve,
had the remotest idea of deserting him
(Chamberlain.) l presume Chamberlain
who ut least knows what constitutes
manhood, aud who, whatever he may be
is not an idiot like John-receiyed the
latter's pledges of fealty" in much the
same spirit as Hampton had done fen
days earlier.
In the meantime, however, the younger
Patterson, whose name is "Si," and who
i5 currently supposed to be son of John
had been going about among the news.
paper correspondents, stating that he had
the original of an address TO the people
of the United States, signed Hampton
Butler, Conner and one or tMu other con.
servatives, and by his father, John, c.. c.
Bowen and others, on the part of the
Republicans" of South Carolina. ESP
came to me Saturday night end told me
he had man at work copying that letter
and would be able to furnish copies tc
tho various news bureaux the next day
But it did not come to hand I don't
know that there is any such letter in ex.
istence, or that there ever was one /; for
have nothing but 81 Patterson's word for it
which is not generally considered legal
tender fol- fact. But if tho letter ever
did exist, ard if Hampton entrusted il
to young Patterson for publication, as
the latter told me. then it was suppressed
here at the instance of John, who, be-
tween the signing and the copying of it
had effected one Of his lightning change.
of political base. But, If it had beer
published, John would not have beer
| embarrassed, because b. could easily have
announced to-day that he was liar yes
terday and had new set of views fol
to-morrow-and everybody would hav
believed him, SO far as 5yesterday was con
cerned.
Thus. having suppress that letter
supposing for the sake of argument tha
81 PattsIson's word for it indicated it
existence John set out to aid the niggel
Elliott in his scheme to raise funds tt
enable the Republicans of South Caro-
lima" to "resist the taxpayers rebellion.
BY the way, notice as you go along hoa
admirably that phase Of Elliott's chimes
in with the rest of the comedy-thi.
roaring farce entitled "The Carpet bag
gers Last Fraud, or the Deliverance o.
South Carolina"
The Bill Chandler and Painter afore
said now put into Johns wooden heat
the brilliant notion that it would be 6
cute thing to go up to the White House
and solicit contribution to that fund OF
Elliott's from Hayes himself: So Johr
Immediately went out upon the street anc
told everybody he met-or at least every
body who would permit him to speak tx
them in public-how he intended to ge
Hayes. fk sS 'n9 " H''S house ana 0o''o0zS
Of course Hayes was apprised of it
and SO when John went up to the Execu
tive Mansion the next day, the Prcsiden
was "very busy" and declined to SCI
him. At last II o'clock came, and will
it the news that Chamberlain's proposed
resistance" had flashed in the pan anc
that the Taxpayers rebellion" was
success. John glanced hurriedly ovel
the afternoon paper which contained tn,
news, and then underwent another me
tamorphosis.
chamberlain was id sneak. Hi
courage had all oozed out of hin. as soor
as he got to Columbia. Hayes had sole
out the men who elected him and was .
Cd ID - -. And h,
(John) would live to dance ON his Hayes
grave. He would vote to admit Butle
to the Senate. He would do oil he coult
to give the Senate to the Democrats"-
except resign; he was not quite mac
enough for that. And SO on for quantity
But tie theme is tiresome. Ones side.
get sore between laughing at Johns buf
toonery and cursing his baseness.
should suppose that Calhoun would turi
in his tomb and kick his coffin all t,
pieces at the degradation of his success
sion. But John will soon vanish. Moth
ing is left of him but bad smell now
and the atmosphere will soon Absorb
that. A. C.. BUELL..
ANEcDorE OF Mr.. LINcoLN.-A ney
story of Mr.. Lincoln is related by cor
respondent of Rarper's Magazine. Thi
gentleman called upon Mr.. Lincoln 400,