Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-19
POLITICAL.

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 WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-The following cor l respondence was given to the press this even ing:
 DAGGERs STRINGS, Sept. IT, 1880. To Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington:
 Sir-Some days ago saw report of your speech at the conference held by the National Republican com mittee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York, and you were quoted having used the following language ''And now you asked to surrender all you have done into the hands of Wade Hampton and the Ku- Kux and the little segment in the North called the Democratic party.' May ask if you used these worlds and if you did did you mean to connect me directly indirectly with what there described as the Ku Klux Klan? Requesting early reply ad- dressed to me in of Augustus Schen, Esq, New York, am very respectfully your obedent servant, WADE HAMPTON. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21 To Hon. Wade Hampton care Augustus Schell, Esq, sir.Your note of the 17th inst is received, in which you inquire whether the conference held by the National Republican committee at the Fifth Ave nue Hotel New York used the language attributed to as follows "And you asked to sur render all you have done into the hands of Wade h ana e9e N nu and tne & 'tie 9 % have to advise you that while do not remember the preclse language, presume the reporter correctly no doubt spoke of you leading representative Of the Democratic party in the South and referred to the Ku Klux Klan representative of the barbar- agencies by which the Democrats have subverted the civil and political rights of the Republicans of
 
 ku KIux Kan indeed knew that you had in one or two important instances resisted and dsfeated its which makes you shrink from being named in nection with it. Still you and your associates, the leading men in the South now enjoy the benefits of political power derived from the atrocities of the hu hlux Klan in which phrase include the numerous aliases by which it has from time time been known in the South. Your power in the southern States rests upon actual crimes of every grade in the code of crimes from murder to the meanes form of ballot box stuffing committed by the ku-lux klan and it's m tfedE Vhe and stern of protection to the freedmen Of the South. These crimes all aimed at the civil and political rights Republicans in the South. and believe but for these agencies the very State that you would be represented both in the Senate and House of Representatives by Republicans But for these Southern votes would be cast for the Democratic ticket would be idle vaporng but we feel that is sober truth While have no reason to believe that you your northern associates personally participa ted in the offences have named yet while you and they enjoy the fruits of these crimes you may in logic and morals be classed, classed you, joint partners with the Ku-klux Klan in policy which thus successful seizing political power in the South and which it is hoped by the aid of the small segment of the Democratic party in the North may be extended to all departments of the govern ment. It is in this that spoke of you, the Ku Klux Klan and the Northern Democratic party your question, to say that the most fatal policy for the South would be by such agencies as have men uoned to secure again pontlcal ascenoency ln t9ls pendence of the North will certainly continue the have the free and unrestricted enjoyment of equal civil and political privileges including fair vote, count and free speech and free press and the agta tion made necessary to such results may great y affect nuriously the interests of the people of the South Very respectfully your obedient servant,
 CHARLoTrEsvILLE, Va, Oct. l, 1880.
 Sir-Your letter has been received, and you do tention have only say that in using you uttered what was absolutely and what you know to be false ent servant, WADE HAMPTON.
 Hon. John Sherman, Treasury department.
 WAsHINeToN, D. C., Oct. 1s 1880. To Hon. Wade RdmptOn, COLUnlb5d, s. C.:
 have to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 1st inst, handed me unopened by c. Mckinley 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 published in the Charleston Ncacs and Courier, and upon your general reputation gentleman had denied that you had made such speech written such letter as is at in letter of September 2Ist believe to be true notwithstanding your denial, and it be shown to be true by the public records and matter of histo ry. AS you had long before your letter delivered to proper to make such public statement of press without note or comment and let the public
 JOHN SHERMAN.
 The extract referred to was published in the New York Tribune of October 9th, taken from the Charleston Neacs and Courier of an earlier date, purporting to be an extract from a speech of Wade Hampton, as follows:
 MT. John Sherman, the Secretary of the Treasury, said time ago that the people called to surrender all they possessed to Wade Hampton the Klux and the small segment of the Democratic party in the North. I wrote asking him if he used this language His answer somewhat equivocaI and he did not deny connecting my name with the ku Klux say now in public, as wrote him in pri- vate that when he made that statement he said what was false and what he knew at the time false It has come to pretty pass my countrymen when his duty under the Constitution have these base and groundless assaults made upon him. When strikes at South Carolina through me shall only say to him. did to Secretary Sherman, that he tells lie"