The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-04
WArTRRsGN vs.. HEWITT.
Iha Remainder OF Harry's ReJoinder-He
scafhes Good Father Abraham-Vyho
Can Keep q secret7

NEW YORK, June %,
AS to my charge that you wanted to
rest our case on the vote Of Oregon, the
address which you publish itself fur
nishes the proof. That address rests the
case upon either ho,n of dilemus-
Oregon on the one hand, or Louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina ON the other
hand. 1t is obvious that did not mi..
represent you. It is hardly worth stating
the circumstances of it's suppression,
which you say / had nothing to do with,
because was mot o member of the Ma.
tionai DeInocratice. Executive Commit
tee." 10 make long story abort, after
wrangle an New York, which is known
TO quite number of our friends. ynn
turned up in Washington with your doc.
ument; it was submitted TO the Commit
tee of KdvisemeEt, of which I was q
member; on my motion II was referred
To subcommittee; THE returned I. 4,
the Committee of Amusement rejected.
Meanwhile You reinforced yourself by
your National Executive COMMITTEES,
which met with US; and, finally, our
united efforts subdued you and your ad-
dress. 1t mry not be known to you that
l performed prodigies of valor in this
work Of subjugation.
You expose yourself when you refer to
my incapacity 70 keep secret. A man
who told, in sacred confidence, his extra,
ordinary interview with Grant 70 ffty
people within an hour after it was had
Grant himself denying the truth of your
report--who kept his counsel SO loosely
that next days papers contained the
Whole OF it-does not occupy. O position
of advantage to deliver. lectures upon
discretion. You are right, however, in
surmist1g that l cannot keep secret.
! never had one in my life. 4 nscret is
like wart upon ones nose. Everybody
has better view of il than the possessor.
1'scofn secret. loathe O secret. and.
doubtless, had you kindly admitted me
to your caucus the other evening, I
should have gone away and told the re.
porters what they. knew much more &C.
curately and fully than l do myself.
/ But o truce to badinage. to crimina.
| tiOno und recriminations between Won
and me. / don't want to injure you !; I
don't want to quarrel with you. Let us
have done, therefore, with, inuendos and
epithets. i have stated publicly thnt
you were guilty of q disgracefuf false-
hood that this falsehood was delivered
with circumstances Of s3iemnity to YOUR
cQlleuglea; that It was the occasion of a
transfer of the rlsaetings af cur Adr;ao.z
Committee from yonr house to another
place, and that ] met you next day and
refused to recognize you. You ask Why
nobody else did the like. AlasI Bas
( eyeF, fool in snch matters, and alv aya
aioHed my disgusts to get the better of
my judgment. A wiser man would have
saEe ssaagg and said ss1a.s:aa nothing about it.
Now, thas time has cured my nausea /
would do you justice. declare that /
do not desire or mean to insult you. I
declare that, this incident apart, i. have
nothing against You. All of US, make
mistakes. Simple errors of Judgment
each can forgive. Now repeat aud de-
clare my charge of personal dishonor
upon you, aud as you doh,t wish to fghs
it out, and i am sure DONE, will make
You this proposition: You select tWo
members of the Committee Of Advise.
ment, Of which both of US were members
will select two; the four shall select q
.tisfh ord e DC DC not make my uiIurro uiiIuririoo
good wall make you public apology,
HENRY WATrERsoN,