The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25
HAMPTON AND TlLDEN.
TINE ATTACK OF "a TlLDEM
DEel0CRAT."
AUTHORITATIVE REPLY FROM
COL. HASKELL.

AUTHORITATIVE REPLY FROM
COL. HASKELL.
GEN. MCGOWAN TO THE RESCUE.
sIandsrs and Misrepresentation Exposed.
The annexed communication signcd
IA Tilden Democrat" appeared in the
Aupusta Chronicle and Sentinel on the
10th instant:
Editors Chronicle and Sentinel:
/ have observed that the Northern
Democratic press do not seem TO know
what to make of Judge T. j. Mackey's
recent visit to the Republican candidate
for the Presidency, and Of the extraor.
dinary communication which he bore
from the legally elected Governor of
South Carolina. have Observed, also,
that Southern journalists seem to be
equally as much befogged ON this sub.
iect as their brethren Of the North, aud
that even South Carolina editors either
do not know, or, else, have declined to
give the true solution of mystery
more apparent than real. Northern and
Southern newspapers have been swift to
condemn the embassage,S the ambassa-
dor and the document which he bore, as
a mistake upon the part Of Governor
Hampton. Northern and Southern mem
bers OF Congress, and Democratic poll
ticians generally, have deplored the act
MS one calculated To injure the Demo.
cratic party and to weaken the chances
of the Inauguration of TiIden. They
have said that it seemed nm admission
by a pvominen' Southern Democratic
leader-0ne vino had just fought and
won desperate battle in a State long
considered hopelessly Republican-that
the National Democratic ticket had been
defeated and that the Republican can.
didate was the legally elected President
of the United States, and IS such came
at most imopportune time and had done
much mischief. The Louisville Courier
Journal, one of the leading Democratic
papers Of the West, whose editor is geu.
orally supposed to be high in the conf.
dence of Governor Tilden, declares that
the letter "felt like wet blanket on the
Democrats in Washington City" It
says General Hampton's Southern
friends and admirers are deeply morti.
fed at the step he has taken. The
opinion of the best observers 10 ,thatJthe
situation ID rendered deeply critical by
these utterances, and so far from The
prospect of q collision being essened by
letters like these, it is greatly increased.
The Republicans are justly encouraged
by these demonstrations" etc. The New
York World has been equally outspoken
and has denlored mistake that was SO
injurious in its effects. The New York
Herald said the letter 'added to the
Generalization of thn Democrats" end
that If Hampton could obtain the recog-
milton of the State government he would
not object to the inauguration of Hayes
as the price Of such recognition. Sena-
tor Robertson, in the published report
of his interview with reporter of the
New York Herald, went quite as far as
this, if not farther. '.The Democrats in
South Carolina" he said, would have
preferred the election of Tilden, but
were not unwilling to consent to the
election Of Hayes, provided they could
get an honest Democratic government in
thoir own State.n And again: "In his
campaign speeches Hampton told all 10
vote for Hayes and Wheeler who wanted
to. He pustfe questidn of who should
be President away behind the question
0f the administration of State affairs."
&c tbs report ofi siiis insaTviaw was P;i5-
lislied in the New York Herald, of De-
cember 30th, and has not been contra
dicted,. it is but fair to assume that SEN
ator Robertson spoke the truth. make
these predatory statements for the pur-
pose Of showing that the Mackey en-
bassage has done harm to the Demo
cratic cause, and that Northern and
Southern journals have not attempted to
give any explanation of an act from
which have resulted such unfortunate
consequences. The generally received
opinion seems to be that it was an error
Of Judgment, that General Hampton was
deceived by the @iles Of Msckey and le!
mis- solicitude for. his State betray him in,
ia an act which he would not otherwise
have committed. Even in this view o.
the case it is considered an egregious mis-
take, because most mem are confident
that MS soon rs Tiiden is inauguratcd ths
bayonets will be withdrawn from Louis
lana and South Carolina aud the bogus
governments OF those States. will fall te
the ground beneath the weight of thei
own corruption; that if Hayes be de
clared elected President Chamberlain
aud Packard will be declared legal Gov
ernors and kept by Federal power in tn,
positions which they have usurped. I
has also bees said that Mackey exceeded
his Instructions and made representa-
t'ons which he had no authority fo
making. But as General Hampton ha
not repndiated any act or deed Of his ed
yoy, though requested to do SO, this po
sltion seems scarcely tenable. From in
formation given to me recently, ant
which aase reason t1 believe 10 entire
Iy trustwOrthv II snnrY,a thnt Ganarn