The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-01-25

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upon Governor Hampton to day and
showed him the attack upon him in
an Augusta paper by person sign
ing himself "a Tilden Democrat .
The Governor remarked: s'The writer
has fallen into many and grave Or
rors. l had no agency whatever in
Judge Mackey's visit to Ohio and
he bore no proposition. No message
came from me. He says so himself.
a proposition was made to withdraw
our electors, and the Democratic
Executive Committee know that I
took strong ground against it. A
subsequent proposition was made on
the same subject, and this 1 also
declined. Judge Cooke spoke for
Mr.. Tilden and voted for him. Judge
Mackey spoke with me at but two
places, and he will doubtless say how
he voted in the Presidential election.
Whether the canvass was mistake
or not is not for me to say; but do
say that I supported Tilden thor
oughly and heartily throughout. The
Democratic electors can speak on this
point, and especially can General
McGowan, who is referred to, and
who will, I hope, answer for him>
self.-News and Courier.
A proposition was made by the
Republicans after election for him
publicly TO acknowledge Hayes elec@
ton in this State, but the proposition
being accompanied by a promise
that, should he do 80, the troops
would be withdrawn and he recog-
nized as Governor, and that he posi-
lively refused to accede.
Governor Hampton further says,
if he thought that his withdraw al
now or at any time would have in
sured Tilden's Inauguration, he would
not have hesitated u moment, would
promptly withdraw.-Journal of
Commerce.
COLUMBIA, January 12.--The Sen
ate Committee will leave hero to-
night, many Democratic witnesses
that were in waiting not being al>
lowed to appear. Chamberlain was
allowed the widest latitude in his
testimony, being permitted to intro
duce ex parte affidavits, letters with
out signatures, stray slips from news
papers, etc.
He stated, among other things, that
he possessed evidence of the exist
ence of over threo hundred rifle clubs.
His cross~examination completely de-
molished his evidence, and he was
forced to acknowledge many dam
aging facts and driven into sundry
hard corners. He could not, for in
stance, account for the large amoun
Of arms and ammunition distributed.
From his own statement there is at
present at least 10000 stand of arms
in the hands of negroes.
Not a half dozen cases of intimida-
ton on the part OF Democrats in the
State have beon proved, and there
has been no evidence of single
Georgian or North Carolinian vot-
ing in this State. The Radical wit
nesses from Laurens refused utterly
to testify to any intimidation or
fraud, whereas Christiancy and Gam"
eron were woetully disappointed.
Chamberlain seemed depressed and
low spirited when asked whether he
thought his government would stand
if the United States troops we're
withdrawn. He said that he did not
know, that he regarded the whole
matter as in the hands Of Congress.
His cross-examination elected from
him, in addition to the fact already
stated, an acknowledgment of his inc
action in the Hamburg and Ellenton
matter, and also tho fact of a con-
ference with Grant, Cameron and
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