The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25
Letter 10 the Mew York Herald.

'-oNsh 'NnAoiihts---Wsho u Cdpt&tlu uuuet
Hampton Legion, in the civil war. AT
the first battle of Manassas, after Hamp.
ton and others were wounded, Gary took
command and captured Rickettss bat.
terry. His distinguished gallantry won
the applause of the Legion, the Confed-
crate army and the Southern people.
Subsequently he is said to have resented
Hampton's attempt to promote one of his
favorite officers over him as Major, with
the declaration that he had "stood the
test of battle as we'll as he Harrpton) or
any other man." and that if Hampton
promoted another over him sit would be
the last time thst he would treat an off,
Ger 3d." These incidents afforded an
early test of Gary's quality, and we're sig.
nificant besides of his ultimate future re.
lations to Hampton in politics. He sup.
ported Hampton on principle for Cover.
nor as the most available candidate at
the close Of the carpet.bag reign, conduct.
ing the canvass with such vigor that. on
going to Columbia after the election. he
was greeted by the new Governor with
the exclamation:
well, Gary, Edge6eld has saved the
State |"
His subsequent opposition in the State
Senate to the policy of Hampton and
those who acted with him raised General
Gary into extraordinary prominence, so
that one morning, to use his own rather
shy expression, he "awoke, like Byron.
and found himself famous throughout the
South" .
AN INTERVIEW WITH GEN. GARY.
called on the General this afternoon
at his hotel. and found him to be of finer
mettle than his mere popular vogue i'm.
plies: 1.-the, wiry, with features thin
but handsome, short gray hair, close
clipped gray mustache, sparkling ewes
and candid smile, he displayed charm
of manner and frankness of speech which
would in themselves account for a con-
siderable part of the public favor he las
won. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
that led him into the following discus
sion of political topics:
sis there anything of real meaning in
the talk, in South Carolina and else
where, of adopting Grant as the South.
ern candidate for President ?" was the
next question asked Gen. Gary, as O.
diversion.
Nothing. If there is real feeling in
favor of such project Except, of course,
among the scalawags and niggers,) + hav-
en't heard of it. Ispent two months of
the summer at White Sulphur Springs,
meeting there men from all parts of the
South, and didn't hear the scheme
broached of of'running Grant in connection
with the Democratic party. But I did
hear this-snd from the lips of public
men from whom should have least ex.
pected 1.-THE statement that If Grant
wants to be Emperor;of this country. or
even to head constitutional monarchv.
he would find plenty Of Southern back.
ing
"Wos this deliberate statement? It
seems incredible"
EMPEROR Ulysses.
mot a bit incredible. Why, my
friend; YOU can't understand the straits
in which some of the Southern people
had themselves. They are willing to
take almost any way out of the rut.
Besides, many of them believe,
as they have long believed, that
the British Constitution is the best
the world ever saw. To save themselves
from the present and possible future ty-
ranny of Republican majority in the
North, they would be honestly willing
not only to exchange the Federal Copstil
tuition for that one, but 70 do away with
the Constitution and establish Imperial
ism for the mere sake, or hepe as least.
OF securing justice through the enjoy
ment of equal rights and privileges. The
gentlemen with whom have spoken on
thls subject haven't gone 80 far as to say
they would actively help to plant Grant
dynasty. They have merely said they
would not hinder any move Grant and
his friends might make to set it up. and
that they would Stand by the Empire it
declared. A
CONSTITUTIONAL, GOVERNMENT, BY GoDl
s'Sucb. however," said Gen. Gary.
walking up and down the floor, 'is not
my, plan or policy. I'm in favor, by
God OF constitutional governments
hepueiican government, and in favor Of
perpetuating it. Ifihe time ever comes,
I'm ready to throw my swo.i into the
scale for this, and against any monarchi-
cal innovation whatsoever" ~
BAYARD-TILDEN.
HWho," put to him at last ''is the
candidate of the Southern Democrats for
President? 2" rs,
"Take the leaders-Ba is their
choice, undoubtedly. Take the people
Illden would be theirs. lam not myself
a Bayard man. Thomas II. Ewing is nv
preference. His financial principles are
my own. Bayard's are not. I can't un-
derstand the Democratic fidelity of man
who stands, as Baysrd does, on Radical
Republican financial platform, I'm o
Jackson Democrat, and can understand
the position in this respect of Gen. Ew-
ing. To my mind jackson was the
greatest man the Democratic party ever
had-greater than Coihoun, or Webster
elther--iri brains, in nerves, in fatss seing
etc ..sssiii iE >. :, -
"How do yon associate his financial
ideas with those of Ewing 7o
In this way: Jackson, in his day,
was opposed TO q national bank. He
was opposed TO the consolidation of the
money power--the grandest, most alb.
sorbing of modern powers--irito hands
ing. 50, y
THE PorULAoE AND TILDEE.
LAS 20 thu popular preference Tor lii lii
den-.what of that 2' ..55
Well, now, that is comprehensive
question. The people of our Stata-that
Is TO say, the masses of them--have been
so absorbed by their own troubles thdt
they have not digested questions involv-
ing national fnance, nor injured how
these questions would be afsected by this
or that President To come irfn ,,ovvt,r,