The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19
HAMPTON AND SHERMAN.
spicy Correspondence between then,
Hampton makes sherman
Appeal 20 the People.

ie''srs winch have passed between himself
and senatOr Hampton of South Carolina.
Dagger Springs, S, o., Sept, II, $780,
Hon, John Sherman, Secretary of the Treas.
ury--Sir; Some days ago saw q report of
your speech at conference held
by the National Republican
committee, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
forl, and you were quoted as having used
the following language: "And now you are
asked to surrender all you have done into the
bands Of Wade Hampton and the Ku.klux,
and the little segment in the north th,, is
called the Democratic party" May | ask If
you used these words, and, IL you did so, did
you mean to connect me, directly or indi.
rectly, with what is known as the Ku. klux
Klsn' Requesting an early reply, addressed
to me, care of Augustus Schell, Esq,, New
York, l am, very.respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
WADE HAMrT n.
Washington, d. G., Sept, 81, 1880 Hon,
Wade Hampton, New York. Sir Your
note of 18th inst. received, in which you
inquire whether at conference held BY
the national republican committee of Fifth
Avenue Hotcl, New York, used language
attributed to me as follows: "And now
you are asked to surrender all you have
done into the hands of Wade Hampton,
and the kuklpx and the little segment in
the north that is called the democratic par.
ty" In reply have advised you that
while do not remember the precise Ian.
guage, / presume the reporter correctly
stated in condensed way his idea of what |
said. | no doubt spoke of you as loading
representative Of the democratic party ia the
SOUTH and referred TO the kuklux klals a.
representative Of the baibarous agencies by
which democrats have subvorted the civil
and political rights Of the republicans of
the south. | dill not connect YOU
personally with the kuklux klans,
indeed knew that you had ia one
or two important instances, resisted and de,
fested the worst impulses, appreciate your
sense of honor, which makes you shrirk
from being named in connection with it, still
you and your associates, leading mon in the
south, now enjoy the benefits of political
power derived from the atrocitie. of the ku
klux khan, in which phrase include numer.
oas aliases, by which i. has from timo tc
time been known in,the south. Your power
in tho southern states rests upon the actua
crimes ofevery grade in the code of crimes
from murder TO the mcanost ballot.box suff
ing-eommitled by the ku klux khan aud liz
kindred associates, and, IS you know, the mos'
Of them were committed since 1877, when yor
and they gave most solemn assurances of pro
lection TO the freedmen of the south. Thes,
crimes aro 81 aimed at tho civil aud poll Ii
cal rights Of tho republicans in tho south
and AS believe, but for these agencies, tn,
very state that you represent, as well rs many
other states in the south would be- repre-
resented both in the senate and the house by
republicans. But for these crimes, the boas
attributed to you, that the 1873 solid southern
votes would be east for The democratic ticket
would be but idle vaporing, but now we fee
That il is solid truth. While have no reason
TO believe that you, or your nothern associste
personally participated in the offences I have
named, yet while you and they enjoy the
fruits of their crimes. You may in logic ant
morsls be classed as ! classed you, joint CO
partners with tie Ku Klux Klan in policy
which thus far has been successful in seizinl
political power in the south, and which il Is
hoped by y small spgement of the Dem,
ocraGc party in the north may be extendcC
to all parts of the government. 1t is in thit
sense spoke of you, the Ku klux Klan snC
ucnorlrrn Democratic party Permit N,
in copclu,ion, while frankly answering you
question, 10 say the most fatal polic( for ,bt
south would DO by such egencies ss have
mentioned, to secure again political ascend
euey IN this country, for assurt
you that the manhood and independence
OF tue north will certainly contisue tht
struggle until every Republican in tho soutl
shall We freq and uur, strained onjoymen
OF equal civil and political privileges, includ
ING fair vote, fair count, free speech, ard ,
free press agitation, made necessary. X
secure such results, may greatly affect, inju
rously, the interests Of the people Of The
south. Very respectfully
Your obedant servant,
JoHy sHEgMAS."
Charlottesville, Va, Oct l8,--S!r. You
letter has been received, and 3,
you do not disclaim the language
10 which called your attention, have
only 10 Jay that IN using ~ you uttered
what was absolutely false, and what YOU
know to b8 false. My address will DO Col.
umbia, S. o. am your obedlont servant,
Wade Hampton. 10 John Shafmln,
Treasury Department, Washington, Oat ls."
"ro Hon. Wade Hampton, Columbia,
lis. G. Sir, I have 20 acknowledge the re-
CENT 1fyour notHot lst inst. handed mo
uu6pen By c. MoKculey, fGw moments
ago. AlJer my return gr5m the wsst,
bad this morning rosd what pufportod to DO
an extract Of a speech made by you, pub.
lisbed IN the Charleston NoWs, and on your
general reputation as gentleman, | had do.
niel that you had made such speech
or written such letter. as Is attributed
to YOU in that paper. What | stated to you
in nv letter of September 2lst believe 20
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