Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-12-23

so, but trust he vii! pardon me il
am wrong. i'll view Of the publicity
o. the matter referred to, and also Of
your California letter in to DAYS is
sue, which gives q meaning 10 Gov
ernor Hampton's letter which he dis
claims. Very respectfully,
w. B. W. HOWE
CHARLESTON, Nov. q, q 1880.
lKy Deer Gore,mor Hampton l
feel assured that you will not misln-
terp-et my motive or think l am III
terneddling in your private affairs if,
from my high appreciation Of your
character and deservedly great inhu-
ence, I venture to write to you IN
reference to your late correspondence
with Mr.. John Sherman, and which I
saw published in the New York pa
pers. Shortly aftei said publication
| was conversipg with a friend about
political affairs, and Gf you will par
don meg expressed much admiration
for yourself. My admiration was
thought. to be inconsistent with the
fact that il the correspondence ab,ve
referred to''you had plainly intiInated
youl readiness to meet Mr.. Shermaa
on the field should he demand such
meeting. Knowing you to be a COM
municana of our church, ventnred
to put different construction on
your words. In giving your address
1 said that most likely you meant td
let Mr.. Sherman know that yon we're
not to remain in Charlottesville, but
were On your way nom, an that il
he wished to explain himself in any
way he must address YOU atColnlnoia.
Since my return home, however, 1t
has been intimated to me that was
mistaken i2 my apprehension Of your
meaning, and that it was your pnr
pose to give Mr.. Sherman, if ne de'
sired it, hostile meeting.
hope, my dear sir, that yon will
not think me imper,inent If | ask
whether my construction Was right or
wrong, that may know the opinion
of one whose influence is deservediy
very great in the Church as we'll as
| State. remain, my dear sir, nest
H trinity yours, w. p. w. HOWE.
I Hon. Wade Hampton, Columbia.
DUNcASsrY. Miss Dec. >. 1880.
Ny dean Sir: Your kind !e,ler
was forwarded from Columbia and
reached me only Yesterday. | am
very much Obliged to you FOR the i"-
terest you have shown in my behalf,
and you were entirely right in the
construction you placed upon my note
| to Mr.. Sherman. That Was written
as I passed through Charlottesville,
and l naturally gave my proper ad'
dress. IT never occurred to me 10: a
moment that any one wonld construe
my Language as giving or inviting a
challenge.
Mr.. Sherman forgot the propric'y
Of his official position as well as OF
mine when he made a scandalous
charge against me in public speech
! I called his attention to the language
be was reported to have used in a
courteous letter, thus giving him the
opportunity to disclaim or explain his
utterance. In reply he not only re-
iterated his charge, but he took that
opportunity to villily not on!y the
people whom 1 represented, bnt those
iof the whole South. l could not
condest end to notice his slanderous
attack upon the South, and l simply
denounced his charge connecting me
with the Ku-Klux as false. | could
do no less than this, fer there never
Was ialser charge made, nor have L
ever known a grosser violation Of pei :
sonsl courtesy Or Of official rr"prlety
than tnat of which he was guilty.
1t has been my good fortune never
to have been involved in an affair
of honor" in any way, save apeaee
: maker, and it is source OF deep srat.
ifcation to me to know that have
t been instrumental in settling mary
+ difficulties amicabiy. But | write
merely to assure you that you did ne
{. only justice in the view yon took o
my language, and to thank yon fol
: the kindness you have shown.
l hope, therefore, that YOU will moi
misconstrue my meaning when te
you that my address will be Wash
: ington after the 10Th. With my best
wishes, I am very respectfully and
: truly yours, WADE HAMPTON.
: Rt. Rev. Bishop Howe.
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