The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-16

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HAA1 RON AND SHERMAM
an Interesting Communication froru
ba"hop Howe What tho Senator Meant
hJ diving tie 2eoretAry his Address.
CHARLESTON, Dec. IA, 1880.
20 tito Editor @f Me Nsms and
Courier: l enclose the within letter,
for q place in your paper If you will
please publish them. I have not had
Senator Hampton's permission to do
SO, but l trust he will pardon nc if ]
am wrong, in view Of the publicity of
the matter referred to, and also OF
your California letter in to-day's issue,
which gives meaning to Governor
Iampton's letter which ho disclainls.
Very respectfully,
W: B. W. HOWE.
CuARLEsToN, Nov. "a, 1880.
NY Dear Governor Xumpt0n: I
feel assured that You will not nlisin-
terpret motives or think | am inter.
mcddling in your private affairs If
from my high appreciation of your
character and dcscrvcuIy great influ-
ence venture to write to you in refer.
cnce to your lato correspondence with
Mr.. John Sherman, and which | saw
published in the New York papers.
Shortly otter said publication / was
convcrsing with friend about politi-
cal affairs, aud (if You will pardon
mc) expressed much admiration for
yourself. My admiration was thought
to be inconsistent with the fact that in
tho correspondence above referred to
you had plainly intinated your readi.
ness to meet Mr.. Sherman OF the field
should he demand such meeting.
knowing yon to be n communicant OF
our church | ventnrcd to put differ.
cnt construction on your words. In
giving your address I said that most
likely you meant to let Mr.. Sherman
know that you were not to remain IN
Charlottesville, but were on your way
home, and that if he wished to explain
himself IN any way he must address
you 1T Columbia.
Since my return home, however, it
has been intinnted 10 mo that | was
mistaken in my apprehension OF your
meaning and that it was your pur-
pose to Qiva Mr.. Sherman, II no dosir-
cd it, q hostile meeting.
hope, INV dear sir, that YOU will
not think ME impertincnt if l ask
whether nv construction was right or
wrong, that mny know tho opinion
Of one whose influence Is dcscryedlv
very great in the church as well as
State.
Iremain, my dear sir, most truly
yomrs,
w. B. w. HOWE.
Hon. WADE HAMPTON, Columbia,
SC.
DuNcANsBY, Mss, Dec. s, 1880.
My Dear Sn: Your kind letter WAS
forwarded from Columbia and reached
me only yesterday. am very much
obliged to you for tho interest," you
have shown IN my behalf, and YOU
were entirely right in til, construction
you placed upon my note to Mr.. Shcr-
inan. That was written as l passed
through Charlottesville, aud T natur-
ally gave my proper addrcls. 1t never
occurred to me for u moment that any
one would construe my language is
giving W inviting challenge.
MIR. Sherman tnrgot the proprictY
Of his official position as well as of
mine when lie made scundaluus
charge against ne In a public speech.
l called his attention to the language
he was reported to have used IN q
opportunity to dsclai,n' MOI or explaiu li thi this
utterance. In reply he not only re-
iteratcd his charge, but he took that
opportunity to vility not only the peo-
pic " hom represented, but those of
tho whole South. I could not cOntlc-
sccnd to notice his slunderOus attack
upon tho South, and I simply de-
nounced his charge connecting me
with the Ku-KluX us false. l could to
no less than this, for there never was
u tnlser charge made, nor have ever
known n grosScr violation of personal
courtesy or Of official propricty than
that OF which lie was guilty.
IL has been my good fortune never
to have been involved in an "atl'aiI Of
honor in my way, save as peace
maker, and it is scarce of dccp
qualification to me to know that Ihavc
been instrumental in settling many
d,tticultieS amiably. But write mere
" TO assure you that You did me only
Justice III the view you took of my
language, and to thank YOU for the
kindness YOU have shown.
hope, therefore, that yon will not
mlsconstruc nv meaning when 7 tell
you that "my address" will be Wash
ington amer the 10th. With my best
wishes, am very
Respectfully and truly yours,
WADE HAMPTON.
Rt. Rev. Bishop HowL.
HAMPTON AND HANCOCK \ cnrrns