The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-12
Correspondence of tAs Ners and cSurir


What Gen. Gary said to our spec.a
correspondent in reply TO the charges
contained IL the letter of Col. Haskell
has already been published In tho Nev,
and Courier. We now give, in full, what
his relations with Gen. Hampton, his
own political course, and the political
issues in the State at this time, rs he un-
derstands them:
1 haG, as told you In Columbia, day
or two ago, concluded to take no further
notice al the controversy between Sena-
tor Hampton and myself but since this
matter has been revived, will take this
occasion to put myself right before the
public.
twill be remen bered that my first in
teryiew with the correspondent of the
New York Herald was an off.hapd con-
Sersation into which was led without
any prepleditation on my part, and Which
he insisted upon, saying that he had been
sent here for the special purpose of inter-
viewing me, producing his telegraphic
orders to that effect. The conversation
was mainly devoted to National politics,
and simply gave frank answers to his
Questions, ne afterwards writing out the
whole interview, which was not put in
tho shape should hive chosen, nor was
IL my intention to provoke Senator
hampton or anyone else into contro-
7ersy. Senator Hampton, however, an
swered in such hot haste. used such
Language and indnlged in such reflections
as TO make reply on my part necessary.
which put in as mild and inoffensiye
language as could command, and, be-
ssldes, indicated my willingness to "let
MIN alone if he would let me alone"
though was unwilling to recede from
anything had stated, simply because it
was the truth. Here l was willing to
let the matter drop. regardless of the in
suits offered me, because I knew that any
quarrel between Senator Hampton and
myself would be unpleasant to our peo-
pie, and might, to greater or less de.
gree, mar the harmony Of the Democratic
party. After the publication of the "Bie
Ialk with Hampton" by the Washington
correspondent of the Netos and Courier,
III which Senator Hampton covered q
great, deal of ground in State and Ma
tionai politics, and endeavored to make
political capital against Mr.. Tilden and
myself, I confess that I felt disposed to
Iepiy, in order to show the true situation
between Senator Hampton and myself
and in order to vindicate and Justify r,T
political course. ! consider the unity
and harmony of the Democratic party Of
paramount Importance, and propose to
conduct this discussion so as to help and
not hurt IL, by showing what its funda-
mental principles are. Syet anlatic efforts
have been made to break and keep me
down because have taken o bold politi-
cal stand on the bond and other uues.
tions, and l have just as much right to
accuse Senator Hampton of inspiring
attacks upon me as he has 70 charge me
with inspiring attacks upon him. We
nave made such a God of Hampton for
several years past that any one who
dared to disagree with him has been in
danger of being politically ossracised LAS
o number OF deserving men in this State
have been made to feel) whether he was
Tlght or not Even now some people are
trying to damn me politically for nv So
called Opposition to Hampton.H al
though the State has been greatly bene-
tited thereby. Since Senator Hampton
has been the first to introduce the ques.
tion of State politics and the Governor
ship, evidently with the view of creating
public sentiment for the next election. /
propose to chow that ALL and have been
right, aud do not hesitate to say that
would rather be right than be Governor
of South Carolina, for SO Ear as that posi-
tioD is concerned, like Mr.. Lowndes said
Of the Presidency, think it Nshould
-ither he sought nor declined" and
shall certainly remember the first part of
his injunction. It will be seen from
Senator Hampton's last interview that
we are not SO far apart after all in our
statements, except as to the proposition
made to me at Abbeville, which as he
hrst ralc had escaped his recollection"
de draws 3 distinction without making a
difference between q meeting and consul
tatioa, in which he and Gen. MCGOWAN
acknowledge that the withdrawal of the
Democrafic Electors qcas discussed lust
as | stated, and if the proposition vas
under consideration that night, does it
snpear ut all improbable that Governor
hampton should have, approached me
that day upon the came sutisct7 I do
not care by what name they call 1t,
whether consultation or O meeting. and
McGowan says that Hampton occupied
the chair, rs detailed by him in the
presence of other gentlemon, and as uold
to ms by others who were present anu as
can be proven. In saying in my first
Interview that "I think Tilden has been.
badly treated, he was sold out by Solth-
ern leaders" only repeat what has been.
said again and again by the Democratic
tSuu 1hopuulCtu press, 8nU DelloV6 &c 10
be true. Capdor compels me to say that
did not have Senator Hampton in my
.-.ind's eye, for he was not st that time q
member of Cor9rcss, and could not
properly be considered q Southern leader,
speaking from National standpoint.
There can be no doubt as to the dispo-
sition of Hampton to sacrifice National
to State politics, or Tilden's electors to
secure his own, for it is we'll known this
being discussed at Headquarters, from
whence the inspiration came, as shown
by the following Gnhroksn chain of evil
dence: Ist. The meeting or consultation
in Abbeyille the 10Th September, 1876.
1u. aus nianton marble letter again
suggesting the idea Of separating the
States!ssss7::ssss Rational politics. ad. The
advocacy Of Hayes and Wheeler and
Hampton and Simpson from Democratic
platforms by the Republican JnGses,
Cooke aud Mackey, ia the, presence Of
Governor Hampton, aud without obiec-
don from him. zth. After .he election
the adviaing by Gea. Harnnton Of sntnA
of the Tilden electors rot to cast their
voies Tor iiiden. 9th. The Mackcy mis-
sion to Hayer before the electoral fraud
was committed. 9Th. His travelling
, -"nnd the country with Hayes, endeav-
g & 70 reconcile the South TO the crest
sse- political fraud ever perpetrated upon