The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-05
THE CHAMPION. cA:spET.BAGGER.
Chamberlain's Reply to the letter Of
Stanley hIntthews.

The New York Times which has lately
become the especial champion of the car
pet-bag crew in the South, publishes
ugurper Chamberlain's letter to Stanley
Matthews, in reply to the note of the lat
ter requesting him to step down and out
The following Is copy of the usurper's
letter: v'.f'.'i. ~ -fr'
COLUMBIA. s. O., March q, 1877.
MY DEAR SIR: Your note Of the 4th
inst. was handed to me last evening by
Colonel Haskell:
1 feel grateful for the interest you man
ifest in the public welfare here as we'll as
in my personal good. To give you my
views of the situation here. and my duty
in connection Herewith, with anything
approaching fnllness, would require q
conversation. car only say here, in
substance, that I am wholly unable to
see any line of conduct On my part con-
sistent with personal honor or. public
duty which would permit me to yield nv
claims to the Goverpship. am equally
unable too eco any course whichi can be
pursued by the National Administration
toward the Government here which I
represent, consistent With political or con-
stitutonal duty, which Will not require
il to support, against violence or over
throw, tkealawful Republican Govern
ment. ;st
l certainly wish most devoutly that l
could relieve myself of thia duty. Ihave
been exposed to personal danger by day
and night, constantly, for FIVE full
months, and, i sn wearicd to death; but
there are one or two things dearer to me
than comfort or life-one is my honor as
public man, and another is my duty to
the Republicans OF this State. Neither
of these, in my judgment, would permit
me to accept any accommodation or COM
promise which was not forced upon me
by power which it would be idle to re-
aigt. I desire to aid and ralieve Presi-
dent Hayes, but this is q ,iifeyor death
ssrags:s, aaG know that, ! should con.
sign myself to infamy in the eyes of all
Republicans, here, who know the situa.
ton by fearful experience, if I were to
accept any terms or do any net which
could result in the success of the mon.
strous conspiracy against .iQw .Iand hui
manity which the Democracy of this
State embody and represent. oa.,
There are better ways than this TO con-
ciliate and pacify the South. Let the
present administration, while firmly
standing by the law and the right for Re-
publicans, manifest spirit of charity and
sympathy for our opponents here, as
countrymen and citizens, in the thou
sand ways open'to an administration,
and peace viii come and will abide-.he
peace of Justice and law, the only peace
worth Gghting for. To permit Hampton
TO reap the fruits of o campaign of muir
der and fraud, so long as there remains
po%eri to prevent It, is to sanction such
methods. ..r n,a nm ~-1.l,I-,1,' - !
Ill this I say, my dear sir; with feel
ings of profound respect for you, but as
in duty bound TO declare the truth rs I
understand it. OF one thing I,amsure,
neither you nor any man moved by q
sense of justice can understand the situa-
-tion here and. be willing, for any political
advantage or freedom from embarYass
ment, to abandon the Republicans to the
fate that awaits them whenever Hamp-
| this State. -. ~ s''t' az .!iis'Fsi
|. II despair of being able to set our Case
In it's true light beforar those who have
lad no s;:eh.. 7sazPerislce, bit 7 Dc fHaeii
shat if I had the privilege, Of personal
conversation could do much more to-
ward it. 80 ' p Il nFoi!8 ,50'17aH
/ have written hurried2y and beg that
truly, o.. ~
D. II. CHAMnERLA1N,
Hon. Stanley Matthews, Washington.