Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-05

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His advising Col. VIM. Wallace and Col
Harrington, two of the Tilden electors, moi
to cast the electoral vote of the State fol
Tilden and Hendricks. These charges are
substantially made in my second intervie"
in the Nav York Herald, and Hampton has
not denied them. According to the rules OF
pleading, what is expressly charged and not
denied is admitted. Hampton stands con
victed upon this rule.
9TH. In my interview with reporter of
the Ne,ps and Courier, signifed my willing
ness to drop this discussion, that it WAS do
ing no good, and said l was willing to make
school boys bargain with Hampton, "if he
would let me alone | would let him alone.
Hampton has declined this tender of the
olive branch by republishing his denial and
epithets, after having stated in his first inter
view that he had nothing further to say about
the matter. l also stated i'll this interview
that had no further personal quarrel with
Hampton; that mine was Il De mersst :dlfsf;;
ence of opinion Ids to the' nieasufes and pfffn
ciples that should govern the'tState and Na-
tional politics. He admits by his silence That
he entertains hatred and malice towards ME,
and that he bales ME as the Devil does Holy
Water.
9Th. In 1878, did not reply to his statement,
that if | had said that he (Hampton) was
doing anything to lower the standard of the
Democracy, that (Gary) had said what was
impertinent and untrue Now, what said
was contained in my card in reply to Gen.
Gary, of fGreenville, and in this card no such
charge that he had lowered the standard of
Democracy is to be found. I had not made
any such charge in any public speech or pri-
vate conversation. The allusion of dancing
and dining with the colored brothers and SIS
ters,' was in reply to the boast of Gen. Gary
that he was the first man in South Carolina
that marched colored troops in line with
white troops, and that it was Hampton De-
mocracy so to do. 1t seems that at Orange
burg, Gov. Hampton had been dining with
colored brother, and white sister, hence
his over sensitiveness, in applying this SIS a
fling at him. So it is evident that his reply
was gratuitous, and as it was conditional
upon my having said he had lowered the
standard Of Democracy which was straw
man that he had put up, there was not much
in his celebrated reply for me to answer.
did not reply to it at the time, for did not
desire to create anything like difference in
the party during the canvass /, at the time,
prepared reply and intended to publish it
after the election was over, but Hampton
met with the misfortune of breaking his leg,
and, of course, could not strike him while
he was down. The quarrel became stale, and
saw no good to the party to revive it. |
have the reply and can publish it any time if
it becomes necessary.
9th. Hampton is now in the United States
Senate and should devote his time and talents
to National affairs but instead Of this he
brought the news to Abbeville that Maudlin
and I had bought out the Greenville Neaps.
He told Gen. Darlington that intended to
run as an independent candidate for Governor.
In an interview of the Springfield Republican,
he expressed his preference for Hagood, and
has done it again and again in print. He it
was that kept the present officials in for the
second term, and now wishes to keep Hagood
in for third term
Your correspondent and Gen. Gary then
had a confidential chat about the next cam
paign in this State. He will retire to private
life before he will do anything to divide the
party, but he is determined to give his ene-
mics as good as they send and stand up for
his rights. 1 was delighted with his candor
He calls spade spade and says what he
thinks. HAMPDEN.