The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-12-31

and the project fell through. New
ertheless, I've always regarded it
in the light Of traitorous disaf
fection TO Tilden before his elec.
ton; showing a disposition 30 sac
rifce him in this State. ...-.. ...
WHY AToNEMENT IS NECESSARY.
1t was nothing more nor less
than an offer to surrender the
State to Hayes in order to secure
the election of Hampton; hence
my willingness to see atonement
made in case Tllden is again NOM
mated. That .nomination, I re-
peat ignoring my preference for
Ewing, would undoubtedly be re-.
ceived by our people with full
| acclaim. The whole South would
vote for Tilden. Whoever tells you
it won't tells lie. There would
be no boiling. We've had enough
Of boltlng-enough of secession.
You can't get any more Of it from
the South. Talk Of Southern
brigadiers' not being docile to the
decision Of the party or not being
friends of she Union. By God! I
expect they're about the best
friends the Union has to-day, just
because they've had some expert
ence in butting againse.it.' -. =,
THE HERALD's COMMENTS.
1t is remarkable story which
Gen. Gary tells one Of our South
ern correspondents how Senator
| Hampton. proposed to sell out
Mr.. Tilden's electoral ticket in
South Carolina in 1876. The
Generals conclusion is still more
remarkable-that the National
Democratic party mnst renomin--
ate Mr.. Tilden for President in
| atonement for Senator Hampton's
behavior. By contrast with this,
some prominent Democratic poll:
ticians in New York, with q free
dom of speech quite equal to Gen.
Gary's, insist that Mr., Tilden did
not only propose, buS did actually
sell out the Democratic munich
pal ticket here III 1873, and, there
fore, in atonement for such be-.
bavior be must not be renomin-
ated. Now, South Carolina is a
big State, and .N4esR X4sfK is a big
I city, but neither Of them probably
is big enough to make the policy
of the National Democratic party
hinge upon superannuated griev-
ances in local politics. Ii it means
to- win the next Presidential elee-
tion it's nominations must be con-
trolled. by some higher considera-
tion than the circumstance that
Senator Hampton was wiling to
put Mr.. Tilden's nose out Of joint
to elect himself Governor of South.
Carolina three years ago,or that
Mr.. Tilden did actually disIocate
the nose Of Mr.. Augustus Schell
in electing Nj. Edward Cooper
! Mayor,efa New York two; years
afterwards. Since, b however, the
rumors about Senator Hampton's
infdelity to the Democratic elec-
toral ticket in 1876, which have
been floating in the air ever since,
have found q respectable. sponsor
| at last, there is. no objection to
! Investigating them leisurely as a
! historical curiosity, an d the eoon-.
:. try will take the sametkind Of in
terest in hearing what the sena-
tor. may have to reply to Gen.:
| Gary that 1T does ingother;:recon-'
! dit to matters Of antiquarian re-
search, such as the identity Of the
| executioner Of Charles I, or Of
/ the author Of Junius.' It will
not escape notice, in estimating.
the Nervousness of Senator Hamp-
toms political conduct sapposing
all that Gen. Gary says is strictly
accurate, that the General himself
assured Senator Hampton that If
be and therest were resolved to
| withdraw the Ti1den electoral
ticket in order to save their State
ticket and redeem South Carolina,
from the carpet.baggers, he (Gen.
Gary would not make war upon
the conclusion T..
A QUICK AND TART REPLY FROM
SENATOR HANPToN-HE PRO
| NoUNCES GEN. GARY'S
CHARGES UTTERLY
J AND ABSOLUTE
| LY FALSE. ..
Washington Special to New York Herald.l
| Senator Hampton's attention