The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25

Dental friend, who stood near during the
conversation, "don't you know very well
there amt man, woman or white child
in South Carolina that wouldn't 60 fol
Tilden if he was nominated again ?"
BADLY TREATED-DAMN HIM.
"Just you hold on. Pm coming to
that" said Gen. Gary. 1'Tilden, if he
gets nominated again, will get the unan.
imous support of the Southern people.
It's idle to dispute that solidest of all
solid facts in the so-called Solid South.
Damn him !" proceeded the General, now
warming to the theme, "I'm sorry for
him, too. I think Tilden has been badly
treated. He was sold out by Southern
leaders. He ought not, however, to
have suffered himself to be sold out by
anybody. He should have claimed his
rights. That's why, even while I say
Pm sorry for him, add that 1 don't like
his sort of man. He has nothing Of
the Andrew Jackson kind in him. Yet
I would support him heartily again, be-
cause he was sacrificed to the South and
that the South owes him an atonement
Moreover, I believe that, being the
greatest political tactician of the time,
having immense machinery which he
has organized at his disposal, having still
the most powerful OF his friends
in 1876 to back him, and perhaps, hav.
ing besides the commodity he is reported
to have by the barrelful, he may be
nominated in 1880, and if nominated,
will certainly be elected"
SAMUEL SOLD OUT BY THE SOUTH.
"But you say Tilden was sold out by
Southern leaders. That's new phase.
How?"
cob, I know it will raise the devil"
said Gen. Gary, "but it might as well
come out. The long and short of it is
that proposition was made to me at the
well known mass meeting at Abbeville
in 1876 to withdraw the Tilden electors
of this Statep
/. THE SHAMEFUL PROPOSITION.
"By whom?"
"By Gen. Hampton, at the time when
he had been nominated but not elected
for the Governorship. He, Toombs and
myself spoke at that meeting. Hampton
approached me on the platform with that
proposition"
SHOW" I asked Gen. Gary, "please
explain for what reason that suggestion
was made, and what service its adoption
would have been to Hampton's cause.".
"Well, sir, at that time we wanted to
redeem South Carolina from carpet-bag
rule, and some of US didn't care damn
how it was to come about. Hampton knew
that Radicals here wouldn't vote for Tilden
and Hendricks and at the same time they
hated Chamberlain, the Republican can
didate for Governor, like the Devil. 1t
was understood that Cooke and MacEey
said they would bolt the Hampton State
ticket if Hampton would withdraw the
Tilden electors and thus insure the State
for the Republican National ticket.
Hampton virtually said to these men,
IF you'll elect me Governor, I don't care
who you elect President That was
why he came to me at Abbeville with
the proposition have mentioned"
|. A SHARP ANSWER TO HAMPTON.
"What did you say to it2"
"I said, in the first place, that as South
Carolina had sent delegates to and fairly
participated in the National Conven-
tion which nominated Tilden, the
withdrawal of the electors would be q
piece of bad faith. In the next place, I
said it couldn't be done without calling
another convention. To this Hampton
responded that it might be done through
the State Executive Committee. With
out acquiescing, I answered Hampton
that if he and the rest were resolved
to do it, I wouldn't make war upon
the conclusion. Tve since heard that
at a meeting held that night, which
didn't attend, but at which Hampton,
Toombs, Gen. MCGOWAN and Col. Goth
ran we're present, there was hot
time. MCGOWAN wouldn't agree, nohow
and the project fell through. New
ertheless, I've always regard it in the
light of a traitorous disafection to Til
den before his election, showing dispo-
sition to sacrifice him in this State.
WHY ATONEMENT is NECESSARY.
"It 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 Tilden is again nominated.
That nomination, I repeat, ignoring my
preference for Ewing, would undoubted-
iy be received 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 bolting-enough of
secession. You can't get any more of it
from the South. Talk of Southern brig
adiers' not being docile to the decision Of
the party or not being friends of the Un-
ion. By God I expect they're about the
best friends the Union has to-day, just
because they've had some experience in
butting against it."
The Herald's Comments.
1t is remarkable story which Gen.
Gary tells one of our Southern CORES
pordents how Senator Hampton propos-
ed 20 "sell out" Mr.. Tilden's electoral
ticket in South Carolina in 1876. The
Generals conclusion is still more re-
markable-that the National Democratic
party must renominate Mr.. Tilden for
President in atonement for Senator
Hanpton's behavior. By contrast with
this, some prominent Democratic politi-
clans in New York, with freedom of
speech quite equal to Gen. Gary's, insist
that Ir. Tilden not only proposed, but
did actually "sell out" the Democratic
municipal ticket here in 1868, and there
fore, in atonement for such behavior he
must not be renominated. Now, South
Carolina is big State, and New
York is a big city, but neither of
them probably is big enough to make the
policy of the National Democratic party
hinge upon superannuated grievances in
local politics. If it means to win the
next Presidential election its nomina-