The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-04
THE LATEST FROM CHAMBERLAIN,
He Declines to Become a Public Wit
ness-His Purported Letters to Kimp-
ton and Parker "May be Genuine."
From. tas Nsw York Tribune September "a.

FROM inc NetC l0Tk lTtOunS september "a.
In the handsome marble building of
the New York Life Insurance Company
on Broadway, the last Republican Gov
ernor of South Carolina, Daniel H.
Chamberlain, now has an Office, and is a
member of law firm doing a large bus
iness. His room, which forms one of
several opening into each other, is
reached from the outer world of hallway
through an interior corridor, from which
branch off alcove-like Offices. An air of
active work pervades this chain of Off
ces. Entering the narrow alcove of Mr..
Chamberlain, the visitor sees directly in
front large window, and, lining monot-
onously the walls upon either side, to the
very ceiling, the calfskin-covered books
of law library. Standing close to one
of the book-shelves, with his back to the
door, and intently reading a law book,
was Mr.. Chamberlain, when represen-
tative of the 15S6me-who had been
previously announced-came into this
alcove on Saturday. The man reading
the book is of medium height; the close
fitting suit of black makes him look
rather slender; his eyelids droop over
the eyes, he is decidedly bald, and alto
gether has the look of -witted and
high-bred city man of forty years of age.
The visitor was greeted with distant
bow, and was told, with weary air, by
Mr.. Chamberlain, that he had just re-
turned from delivering two lectures, one
at Potsdam, N. Y, and the other at
Worcester, Mass. During the few words
spoken about this journey, Mr.. Chamber
lain had seated himself at his desk in
the centre of the room, placed his book
upon his knee and had gazed dreamily
at the ceiling, at the floor and at the
books on every side. He had not read
the newspapers much since his departure,
he said, and consequently had no basis
upon which to make any remarks con-
cerning some criticisms upon his course
while Attorney General and Governor of
South Carolina, which had appeared.
Indeed, he had determined, upon the
advice of his friends, to say nothing at
present about his connection with the
government of South Carolina. "a COM
petent tribunal is now investigating the
methods of government in South Caroli-
ma for the past ten years." he said, "and
doubtless my own part in that govern
ment will be fully disclosed by it."
There had been two letters printed on
South Carolina affairs purporting to have
been written by himself-one addressed
to Parker and the other to Kimpton.
Both might be genuine. "This one" !"
said Mr.. Chamberlain, at the same time
taking up the one addressed to Parker,
''this one may be genuine, although it
reads to me as if it had been doctored ;
that is, some words interpolated." "This
one," said Mr.. Chamberlain, holding up
the letter addressed to Kimpton, "this one
also may be genuine. And if this letter
is genuine" Mr.. Chamberlain continued,
"there isn't any tremendous wrong con-
cealed in it that can see. 1t is true
that we bought the Greenville & Colum-
bia Railroad, but we lost money by doing
so. We did not buy the other roads
mentioned. see some newspapers say
we made vast sum-was it two mil
lions ?-through this railroad purchase.
It was, in fact, losing speculation" !"
MIR. Chamberlain further said that Miles
G.. Parker's hostility to himself was in
explicable to him. Probably it was due
to the prosecution of Parker during his
term as Governor. He had not heard
anything about the man for years, and
was much surprised at his sudden erup-
ton lately in Jersey City. Then Mr..
Chamberlain suddenly changed the sub
ject. "By the way" he said, "who is
going to control the New York Republi-
can State Convention" Apparently
Mr.. Conkling is to have everything bis
own way" said gentleman present.
Mr.. Chamberlain continued: "The Pres
ident's friends clearly haven't been very
vigorous, except in talking. Do you
think Senator Conkling will oppose the
Administration there?" ''Not unless he
is violently assailed by it," replied the
gentleman. "That is what think, said
Mr.. Chamberlain. The gentleman con-
tinued: "Some days it looks as if the
Administration was more afraid of Conk-
ling than he of it." Indeed, it does
look that way" replied Mr.. Chamber;
lain, and bade the reporter, who had
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