, 1880-10-25
WADE HAMPTON.
Civil AttttcedcbItH Of ttaD Southern Flrc.
l;ntrr-.A Itragt.nrt untl u Dishonest


civil Ar,ttcelcpltx Of tIsD Southern Fire
l;tter-.t IfrngEnrt unA u lltHltUncst
Ishscui.
wAsu1St;rnx, u, c., Oct. ~ 1897" tht Editor
NJ Tic Cincinnati COMMERCIAL: Secretary SIrr1n
MppeAry to huvu tutltlisl Hampton TIL II very
s0rp th,tt wIbun hc .fnl,rcet1S ct'nncctctl l'n
With tho 1Slt-Ktx lililns ri Si,uth Cnr'1i'a. Ny
rrcnllcettun Is TINT tlnni't0i WIS cuncctrd With
TINT tnfnnis,lts nrghtfzhtll nlll te rt:lstn WHY
hn escaped unrest n.iti conviction was bcc:lttsn
tho 1I1ltp.l Suites 1,tatret-Attnrncy VI Smith
CAs,I,u wis not 1nssessct Of tho ir'ltt'sft nerve
tn bring hin III juster. MaJ. Lewis Mervl n's
Ut Cincinnati, IT,. co.fld II tale unfolEl which
would show That the k1lklix received tle!r ftl-
spira,iDn directly fr,nn Il,lu,ptou. III April,
iS,W o,lc Avery, of York County, S"nth Cnr.
lin. WIS on trinI ut Columbia. before tho
Gultcd stntes Court. on tho chnrHo of
c.'tlSplrIny to murder Statu nltitlu chp'
tMtM nN'..eA WillAAsus. MIR, taveuty lal.-
ts,i1, Ut Maryland. WIS returned tu defend tho
accused. before tic trlnt ha.l progressed tlny.
sfr. tol,tixhn severed hls cInilcgt!nn With the
clsc In HCpecl, 10 the Curt, Ut lsiru elnlur1cc.
IN whirh ise stated TINT his professional cth'rs
wG,h not permit him t0 represent n stt Of mon
ogillss w!ln', ,sucl,inhnsnanitics and harb"rt!rs
TIu't nlukt str. johnson returned 70 I,ul,i-
,nnre, 1ui m the sai'lt, njght wwie lln,l,,,an
int tG, Ms look into lInu,ptou's untccc,lcnts.
Mississippi wiicli lls stnekMi witl, slav!s rr,!'
'to h,.lthf'!l reKto,!s u, or StrGn 1 ,at,n N"rin
ont IN th1 fuvrr-st rIcken atlssltsitul !uuttis's
!. aks t4u p!asH, Ct h", H. sy M, 4.!
~" ~ 'sl"s "aSis IT, IT, 9:s.
ss rsast w1s I1 rlye % T. tke ua o1' iii ii" isank
TT tho Suite, ~ Cnlumhn. StttH Ihstituth,i
whlusl sceIns 70 hnye Icrn eslsHuIny tlessc.. .
when ltsu Republicans ul,tnIIlct r1,trnl Of tint
snsc. tic assrta u tho Ats~c t,;l,tk weru fonn!
,n..n like iinH,plUsl. wtlrt. hnro proven clchr
ss 70 tn9 sn.c @ lst 4 ,s na ,s.' .'n ,,t9, t9 ~
,leetHl uxcllcq,er. Nor d,l i'o c'nti,t s!l!.srlr
with giving hut me ortEl1e On piece If 'ufMt,
for tic ,,,erls nf thu Bankrupt Court III MissIs-
| sippl shw that liz frequently tH,rtguHt"l Ills
ta tI,o v.',s u tic property: An iassl Hcn.
t,uln t,ll,nu M,niVlnnlsu. viii, ,sunt 70 Snitll
SSs is. y Iuf Ss ,tsnt f. S M',s i T' H. 'S s yn't u
tho uxtunt uf s:a.,ns1 recHivlng 'htrrfnr nort-
Hn4a m y wi,r1,..n.t Mi.si.stph Itanta,!4n
Mhtvh hui ''cc'' previously m"r's'aeti forA"uose
Mr. Moorclle,!so now r'f,,ses 10 by conntortc1.
ruHlulirsrtl. ten. shtru,n,l sh.,ii have h.clI
lltn.r ws,tn tho i'rcsltn M,ls reIn's!ug ~ much
rt,nl',lenue fr tlalptm Tho uc!ipr.l eullla hny'
vntton III lily mntivn city md Mrtcrwar.'s deny
Il, WIS whully unworthy Ut Executive ts'nil-
iii lila memoirs f4.n. Sherman! spcaks of
'In'ntnn .s br.9Envt w i,gt.'r.ly ,s ''g nt Oh
Mo Mpn r. at y ~ H. iI etix v ,ttI IT. .e srr ia
i,cc 1T hS lifo. 1'hrro IL not II DennMrmt q NY
Htt',c StMte VIII" .lsM+ not know TINT Wn'ln
si i%!r County, @ "'l',tsn '!'S'u % would L. t.'i"S % 1s te
neealy. Htut1y GliIl1Htgr hU viii Wiitli llo won't
u4tt fWurlttfip In fEljrliurf lXt. III tho e[l.E+
tItnI sf ITS thor Wclt, innrH tlsa,:-ln!!ns ctSt
u S " ia Sso ;,v tfS t soT r. ws, s;r fSx1 t. I'LL s
tho Legislature was crc,rti TINT sent iian,l'1o,
to- tho l1rlicsl sthtes se,latv.
for scrpcsts u t'cr.,ary. lS;I', ~ h.ys stated
si ns !" !ut iI s X sri,ts. W 'l 1Ss aa fo@nxs
1,l,.cus" hu nSuYp t,mt IN WIS il Mts*tssiupiah.
s,,!h @ ,,i q sSst ;', n 'aF',. !, II 4, Ga; =
s,Mtis @ IL t:s,rit. tn um tIU iii nt Nsyrinber, MHtt
uKht n.!,n,hs aftsr swrnrl1!g !int hn WIS vtl,,'
"ut,s rs IN oirtr. sn y,trt fnr himself ut IL.
lnmla. "GnniM !inll" nl;!H + t'o''t!s M
s tss'H X ,;,S i@S ,. III Il , II va s s"is Ss.
Constitution III, s,,!lth tnu'll,m r.Iulrs rlta-
z"',s,,ii,nt twelvD months ~ q lrHssiu!sit y
whici1 i.nptui, itu.r,i t.nsi liz ,ntl, IL }uIupy
ili!strltiul,a Il ttr nnnnaer"r N.Y., tluts: ,:.
eciGnls II THIS 'lIn,.. i ~ u,o'un F:r mo 70
kEnw t!Mit i,n iias, s,y fn!,nl an lnttt,ler lE1n
tNMltHtt lou very htGtt tHlets, I'LL! u MI .AlHcFl.
tnIl rtlztr, It Krlascs me t" NO l1lu tI'tan,'Is
whit ur I,tslie., Although my YrnD!d er aud
my fllhcr wcro utsIcsfri rtlarn4 nt smith Cur
fnr tic s4k1 Ir vxcr.ain1 my privileges III ~!
.Amuri.na citizen, iMto exIn..rlAtc'! .uysell
,nr iii .at is,tI my LrrI,l ly'rth uf tho putn.
mat ltyrr. 10 reI,al1 II! s,llh Cnrs'|snA wls!t.l
Eu Fur tln 10 lH.1,nle II tlhyn tn TIC u'ixIsrha,
nin n,y ,aty regret IL, illt Mr. I.M4'!! dill nut
ill,ur4ltr tho whites whun hu kJn,nk~l tho klMrkr
In trt, hlr Tie eNcErHs.-ttun lhulIkh ~ htlti
IL llsh nr hung llu guilty authors nt th9 Into
| War, whit aru nav successfully e'l,spirlnH
ugaInst huiltu rights. Very respectfully 3.,Nrs,
ltuI.ltS tlES1ly kiRk,
! Late pf lluullurt Nis4flgl. >. q.
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