The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22
Out in the Sand Hilis-IIamptOn's
Views on Public AGairs-Thc Tel
Ter lnvcstigntlcn--South Carolina
DcmGcrncy-rhc JnckSonian Doe
trlnc EmphnsIzcd-FInanclal Pros.
pCcl Of the State-Touching Dream
and its Effects.

FtlS IDf inc npSl,lllDlc llOfIttl Ol the tIDNcT-
or's humble little home among the "biack-
TIE HOMESTEAD.
AS we drove up to the quaint little brick
with three ROOMS on Il row, and a
frame entrance, we were much I'M
'rcsscd hy the primitive, SIMPLE incNpcn.
i've air Of all the surroundings: If an old
log hut In brick can be imagined,
ave the 'mansion' TO y dot.
As we drove up to the door, we drove round
dismal effort at M Oid-faShioled circle in
rnit, boTdcrc1 by Il faintly.de vclop ed hedge
struggling for life In the thin sandy soil. In
his "~circIc" of fair dimcnsionsa single stunt
d magnolia WIS Shimmering It's dark green
caves in the bright sunlight Of January, and
I reminded us of the cniurcd brothers re-
'o~mmrndation of his pig-.'cc little but &C
Well We circlcd round and up to the
Governors door.
\ EME MILLIONAIRE IN HIS BLACKJACK
HoME.
As we did 80 n cOlorcl servant Of the gcnu.
ne tint who had evidently lot attempted
| change of skin. approached us politely, and
;cry quietly receiving our names rctir-
1T to the Governors room for i%nsrtuc-
ions. Tic soon returned, and taking
Jur horse he invited us into the middle room
N plain, very plain, but comfortably fur
rnOnl-SurrounCd on all sides with Il
rcInnan af the tiovcSnor'S ante bcfium H.
,rary. There they reposcd on the shelves
we'll selected handsomely bound tones o!
he best authors In the language. over the
nantcl lennt a richly-framcl p~alnting-thc
pcrclancc, Of Il once priced gallery. us
he great McDufie quoted in Il memorable
speech, and the great Swedish scngstrcss has
Ift"ntiIncs so swcctly rcSuScitatcL, like the
rose of summer left blooming alone" We
were o left to our reflections long, for soon
the door to tho Governors chamber was open
ID and VIC were kindly invited in.
TIE A HIMSELF.
We found the old hero in bed but every inch
4 man again. lie received us with IL quiet
yet frank warmth, peculiarly his own man
ncr. Tho Governor, like all his near Of kin.
Is an Enthusiastically modest man, and Il rcti-
which amounts to something of hau-
tcur 10 the eye Of n stranger at first glance Is
soon recognized By one familiar with society
rs the natural cOyncsS OF Il truly modest Ma
The gentleman accompanying us COLI
graduated the Governor on his stalwart mp
notwithstanding his wrcStlc with
The griln-visagc Mors, at the same time tn
king occasion To excuse himself for not call
ing before, saying frankly, II thought, Coy,
NOR, unless | came TO nurse YOU, | played
the part Of true friendship IN staying away
'Ah, weIl,' said the Governor, III was always
glad to see my old friends. | sent you Srvc-
messages to come and see me. You would
not In sc disturbed me at all: Yet, rrcog-
nize and appreciate your kind intentions.
and AIN only glad that y0u have broken all
and come to see me this morning.
II was then remarked, "Why Governor, your
nee does not show your recent Illness at all,
.itller as to fmlncss or the cheerful yet COM
posed expression Of your countenancc. ON,
we'll have you out before long as much /;
man rs ever
The Governor smilingly shook his head,
lis broad. open face, replied: "pcrhtps not,
frlend.' ''Oil yes" was the quick, genial
;csl,unse of friendship. ".All you want is
ONE lresl. s~casliorc air, tic fresh oysters and
fish, some OF the good wine Of your nInier-
,us friends on the coast, and Richard will be
himself again. -.
IiovcrnOr-'Ycs it will do inc much good
ioEs II CHARLESTON on TIE &D rEnRuA-
If the I'D IN Charleston, and ! have made uI
nv mind 10 meet my friends there, and hope
70 receive much benefit from it,"
Corrcspnndcnt-"llow is your appetite now,
Governor 2"
Not good at all" said the Governor, push
ing himself nip In his bed. 1T could not be
Expected otherwise. Here ! have been for
Ell long weeks suffering or YEARLY wHltin.
or recovery OH This bed, and only in Tho las!
days have ! had the power to change my
POSITION. Hence one OF my usually active
habits must feel sadly the want of exercise.
| am suffering consequently from indiScs-
Corrcspondcnt-"You take the fresh air.
"Oh, yes. Every fair day now I am rolled
nut III the porch and enjoy thd fresh air very
much"
TIE AAPUTATED
Accompanying fricnd-"I'o you suffer much
pain from your limb now?'
tovcrnor-"Oh, llic, yes! Sometimes sur.
fer very much. / suffer, strange To say. IN
my foot. My tots seem 50 cold, and my f"oi
at times is 50 painful. Then again 1t itciic>
beyond endurance, and when half awake
find myself stretching my hand to scratch
it, but to find its presence a mere dcluSi"i.
Yet | am doing very well and feel myself on
The mend
Fricnd-"Thls is q beautiful day. Have
been taken the benefit OF the fresh mir
liiiS morning ~ -.
assure you. | shall Sec the glad sun before
he day is over"
THE TELLER IEv~ESTIGATIOE.
Observation-Disclosures, I would nc pleas
ID to know If you feel we'll enough this morn
ng to enter the list and talk with inca lltilc
IN public affairs. 1t Is not nn.tcry To- say to
'ou how much our Cwn people rely upon
icve The whole country, without reference to
rarty lines, respect your frank, O~utsp0Eell
Jews. Whilst therefore have done myself
he infinite pleasure Us citizen ana irlclIu OF
alllipg upoi this morning, (smiiing,l ] yet
mean Il little business II you arc confident
If being equal to the task.'
C~ovcrnu:--"I don't think It will hurt me n
and whatever my humble opinions are
| feel the country is entitled 10 Them
Observation-Disclosures, then, Governor what
ave you to shy touching the Blaine-Teller
Investigation p
TIE BOTTOM FACTS WANTED.
G~ovcrn0r-"I have no earthly objection to
he Investigation itself, If the right to make
Is conceded. or course under the present
-tl ,.-t ala pr hiH
ion touching the unwarantabie espionage IN
'Olvcd In this measure Without being mis-.
onStrucd, and think Thurman, Lamar and
,utlcr and others with them received ms
Measure with most becoming spirit. Now
hat IT has been undertaken, / wish to see II
o to the bottom. Whatever we have done
miss let 1t be shown, However 1t may ex.
'oseany possible derelcction OF ours, IL must
o us good III the end. No good citizen, no
wise man, 10 good patriot can afford to cloak
nd cover mp fraud or corruption in elections.
/ goes to the root of our institutions, and 1t
cStr0ys the fruiti0n of liberty Itself. But
re hive the right to ask that the Teller COM
nIttcc shall tel the whole story and not the
aIf Of II. Whatever comfort there is in 1t,
nd I confess 1t Is q very poor one, uuc anu
onest IN vesiigntion will discover rs much
regularity on the Republican side Of our
az the Democratic. And thiS much
may say, that 30 far us intimidation Is con-
crncd, there was literally zone whatever
II our side, whilst on the Republican side
rnSu Intimidation Two cnscs of his kind
with two EMPLOYEES Of my son-in-
w Col. Haskell. Two Of his hands were
ably beaten for voting the Democratic tick
l.. So, too, there were instances of unqucs-
intimidation on the part OF the Re-
all over the State. This was more
r less to be look ell for. We had all the sur
Dunding influences OF superior wealth,
Dcial and political power on our side, which
uturally, withouta actual orunduc constraint
a great control over the average vn-
FRS of the country. When, then, the Rcpul-
can party saw I'VE slipping from their
andS like water from the broken vessels at
he well. they first denied it and then put the
humb-Screws on their cnlorrd partiSans tn