The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-27

l,klnx klan and its kindred associates, and,
assvou know. some of the worst OF them
have been committed since 1877, when you
cave the most solemn assurance OF RrO-ec-
ion Il. the freedmen of the South, and the
.rin,es are ALI aimed at the civil and politl'
caI rights of Republicans in the South ana
- halieve hut for these agencies the very
State that Won represent, as wen as many
other States In the South, would be repre-
sented both in the Senate ana Rouse =!
Republicans But for those crimes the
t,ast estributed TO YOU that l3S solid South
erp votes would be cast for the Democratic
ticket would be but idle vaporlng, but no"
we feel that is sober truth. While nave
no reason to believe that you or your north
ern associates personally participated IN tht
offences have named, yet, while you ano
they enjoy the fruits of these crimes, you
NAV. in logic and morals, be claSsed As
claSsed you, as joint co-partners Wlth the
kuklux- khan in Policy which thus lar mas
been successful in seizing political power III
the South, and which it is hoped, by the ald
of = small segment of the Democratic party
in the North may be extended to all dc
partments of the government lt Is IN TINS
sense that spoke of you, the kukiuX Kan
and the Northern Democratic party. fer-
nit me, in conclusion, while frankly answer
inc your question. to say that the most tata
noIicy for the South would be by such agen-
cies as | have mentioned to secure again
political ascendancy in this country, for
assure you that the manhood and IN
dependence of the North Will certainly
continue the struggle until every Republl-
can in the South shall have the free and
unrestricted enjoyment Of equal civil and
political privileges, including fair vote and
a fair count free speech and a free press,
and the agitation made necessary to secure
such results may greatly and lnlurlously
affect the interests of the people OF the
South Very respectfully. your obedlent
servant, JOHN SHEhMAN.
Sharp and Short RetOrt by Hampton
CHARLoTsvILLE, VA, Oct. Is, 1880
SIR-Your letter has been received As
you did not disclaIm the language to which
| called your attention, | have only to say
that in using it you uttered what was abSo-
Iutely false, and what you knew to be
false Ny address will be Columbia, South
Carolina. l am your obedient servant,
WADE HAMPTON.
ReiteratiOn by Sherman of His SANDERS.
To John Sherman:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. is, 1880. J
Hon. Wade Hampton, Columbia, South Caro-
lima
have to acknowledge the receipt ofyour
note of the first instant, handed me unoPen-
ed by NJ c.. McKinly, few moments ago.
After my return from the west | had this
morning read what purported to be an ex-
tract of speech made by you and publish
ed in the Charleston News and Courier, and
upon your general reputation as a gentle
man had denied that you had made such
a speech or written such a letter as is at
tributed to you in that paper What is
stated to you in my letter of September Dist,
believe to be true, Notwithstanding your
denial, and it can be shown to be true by
the public records and as a matter of histo-
ry. As you had long before your letter was
delivered to me seen proper to make a pub
lie statement of your views of the cores
pondence | will give it to the press without
note or comment, and let the public decide
between US. Very respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN.