The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11
VILE sLANDERs REPELLED.
GOVERNOR. HAMPvoN's ,REconD wirH-
OUT 4 STAIN. ~

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In It's issue Of Wednesday, tho New
York Nnses published q letter from
correapondent in South Carolina. sub
stantisliy. and &C great length. charging
General Wade Hampton with dishonesty
in settling with his creditors after Tho
war. That General Hampton, like very
many Southern planters, was forced into
bankruptcy BY the total loss Of ell bis
slaves. the, terrible depreciation Of. propns: ;:
er.y and the damages incident 70 war, iS
undoubtedly Lrne7-ctherwjpe the state.
meits ii the 4ass;:es letter ere !:..s.s lis.
sue of falnehoods. General Hampton's
iiargest cceditor, who appears az such in
the schedule Of his liabilities as printed
in the TINES, happens to be now III this
city, and yesterday denounced tile letter
az atrociously false aud libeloua. ;"Gen.
erai HasHptoufs soiiie1ignt with u.s.
said he, "was strictly tnd in every re.
spect honorable. ThosEmcs' statement
that the creditors have never received 4
cent in satisfaction of their clnims In M
less untrue than the whole teacr of the
letter. He gave mp every dollar Of his
property to his creditors, and ] received
q considerable proportion Of my claim.
1t does not need" he added, ''tbat Gen.
erat HamptoE's creditors should OPPOSE
their .dsuials to these' iibeluiis ASSERTIONS
in the 1Snles, Tor no man iWh9 knows his
singularly scrupuloue and bigb-pjnded
sense of honor but would pron61nte' any
assertion to the contrary as false bsie. in
the face Of such a publication SO this, +
cannot refrain from protesting againat' IL
as utterly base and unfonnded.e Had
General Hampton occasion now 70 call
upon ME for assistance; most certsIfly 7
should not hesitate To give it.n - Il ,'Ain.
In contradiction Of the entire substancs
of the gFitsSh charges, It INDY be aeIlat0
state--afact we'll Enogr 70 all his Friends
Y-tfati having oBurrehdered all. bis onco
large fbrtnne to his creditors, he lived for
somd&imo!gsteT the variin circumstances
Of sstnal reHsrsy; being fsscsd tusell steu
che furniture from nisl, rcnuas and tho
carpets from hin hoorsto supporthis fam:
lily. In THE heeshared tiIescomnsoty :Ios
,Of very many reighbors,anda Of plaGtefs
generally shroughQnt he South who ware
utterly irnp6yeFirhed by, the, war, ~; -
III The Tines ppbIicatipn, General
Hariptnh's schedule of liabilities foot up
over s, ,00g. .9Q9. ,Shils ;hts arsetq, as rer
turrpssa, ISss very. greatly ahqTt ofy thaE
an am?9ans. This discfePaneyy. u faf. 70 eX-
'platnsd, The, larger part, of his debts
was for money borrowed uygss cntton and
for the working Or his plantation. sUn-
ring the war. he had over 5000 bales OF
,Nottcn destroyed py fire., Which at n ibw
Satimate ere certainly viorfhbyef 3I.U0b,,.
600. In slave propefty General Hamp.
ton before the war Was worth zfilily $500, |:
5U0. wiIiie his :lahdsd eesta Estate te wac ls Very !
large aud very VALUABLE II WAY Upon
this viii; pTpP;seiisy ei Gti.MSa G...Ss sEs'zs :ea:.44 tn
q comparatively 'ihaiRlhfcant tai,de, that
the moneys were loaned. His sase ia
the same az though New York fner.
chant had borrowed III largo amount of
money upon property whirh was cnnsid,
cred ihyi both borrower, aud lender IN
worth fer intort; thar the amount nf she
loans. and nj iftthat property; had after-
ward been destroyed by y.canses1of0Ehirh
neither borrower nor lender hRsi3ahS
Thought. !, and for which neither had con-
sidersd, prdsision naeesaarys :rstaitn Il
The ehaFgein the .Gaiia,Ea ithat; GetgFql
Hampton, In making ~ .Eettlemept with
HE efedit6rs, so arfaii SeJ il thats o, debt
TO his wife had pretepe tss nj Rll GlaimS
IL pr0npnnced by "a :geptiemap; III. ,.hjs
city, who y tl,otqughIE e5nseTyaptYiGh
General .InYil.ioi,,- Hng,5y, a,, tts;.i:. tTizy
and malignant, Mrs.. HHmpt0n'H prop
ertys &hich, ahe had iibeti}e3 ~ hef, Nv q
tight, had been turned oysy, I'd, her J. Us
habds and, ,His swallowed, lin .in,bis nyn
llpiSes BY the ,waF. 'a,T That abe. dia MOI
have precedenee aver, other creditorh il
.nnficieltiy' proved by, The ,circlynst ancea,
alfeady alluded to, IN which her hus-
band. herself aud their-oLildren were
forced tq liye rafterths,eHAr. nj na,iou-.o
One. other ststelp that, i!3ebefpl
Hhmplonlia Jleha ciiizsR, of South .CslEo,
LIMA. bpt CT MifsigippiT7falsq q: :lpnnced
az utterly falnea General HampiAnb ba,
never been a citizepi of MiNissiRlii. lid
has never ceased to be citjEsg 0s Sopth
Carolina. York Rarid
Rome S9afi,iel: eve Had teyfibis
cold Meather ya week, s 'ynbllK MAR
frdm AIadisbhaa aa9seet. who toak his;dpglfnl
ont riding, tholghtIeasly, opt Iiis arm oi
the 6ack af the cuiter stat. T.; fi& Tie robei
and ehawla around her and tbe cold af
fected his arm 10 aich ,,ain extent thai Il.
| Eveb aEable "a withlrgW. u fpfJover .tws
honts. It is quite fAi9e yet, bill, nDnthey
icdamssl says that Abs ,6ack ri 4 T1ig a9G !
ghcd nafi3F, ,tite Val. .'driSS, ilg ,psi6, nm
Z l4hd ssbS t,ss Ifiahged 10 Gy tie lTeMea!
3 sSuhdAy cSenibS."'' - "