The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31


EdgcGcld Courthouse and. sought nm
Interview. The gallant General re.
cciycd me very kindly, but ut first re-
j fused most positively to say ANYTHING
for tho press. lie saw no new issue IN
Senator lIampton's sO-callcd "reDlyn
80 far as nc wns concerned, and did not
think nny answer from him at all nee
cssary but for the editorial comments
OF the Ncns 0nH COurier concerning
IT, rs follows, TO wit: "Thc denial Hf
tho charge that the Democratic lcudcrs
or Senator Hampton himself proposed
or desired to abandon the Til.lcm cleo
tors' ticket in 1876 is repeated and riv-
cfcd.' lftlIc papers friendly to lamp
ton comment on the interviews he
uought IT. would be but just for tho
fair and impartial press to give his
sidc or INC question. lie then spoke
substantially Us follows:
"ln the original interview Of tho re-
porter OF the New \ iork Uc,uil, rais-
cd the following points:
lst. That many Of the papers of the
| Uhiicd SiutcS had charged liiut Tildcn
hnd Hendricks had been sold out by
Ho"tiicrn leaders for the sake of South
Carolina, Louisiana and Flor da. e..
in the cun,nni%n ~ Is7G ;;1t - ''" ;,,h"" ,ut"
the TiIdrn cIrrtnrs
3.i. NM IInnnion s,h,,;,.oa a..
pronosition of ,viti,dr, ;nr m'o T;, ',,'
rlrcIors ON tho sin,,I nc ."o ot ''u"i'
ING ut Abbcvillr on tho IGi,' ' "rS.,n,,,' ""'
bcr, 1876. md from, his rn,",,n,;"Iar a,'", ,,,,,
Of nv ohicctinns In ,v;, ,nn ,""i;,', a."
of fcnllinG n conynni;nn nf ~ U,n Hn,,,9
cratic nnrly. nc M ma nis" l' ,,,,I IT,
powcrto withGmw thcp amt ~" "I,; III, Wv" NV
plyiny thut the Stntc cxncmt;vc ",,n
mittcc would assume IN. ror,nr "n't. -,
withdrnw them. w;tI, III. 1 O., o"u' ,on',,ot ~
conduct, and subscu,,"nt f,ct. n"' ""J' ";"'
! c,lmstunc,s connrci"I viii ~" on,
| vnss, led me to tho nni,;nn uIoi a'J ho I;I
then fcsirc lhcir wiih,lrnwni ~ >'''
18th. That ihc nrnrns;I;nm or tho;r
withdrawal was ,liscusscI IN thr ,,;rht
OF Ihc suiI lt;ih Of Sn,Inn,,,nr ''iH ia1r7mn 80 80
the house of Mrs. NorwonI nt ,,l;'.n
meeting IIumpion. Toombs' McGmw.
an, Cothrnn and others warn ] mrns"nt
The fncts are corroborntcd by the tcsti-
monv of Mc(;ownn md tho udmf;ss;"n
of Ham p,on himself.
5th. they IRE corroborntcd bv the
nppcarancG after the nirlL of mo l6th
OF Scntrmhcr 1874 ',t7i'',t,., ,I,,.''. o.
nnd Judge Cooke upon the same plat
iorm at various mass meetings, notably
the one ut Edgellcld e. H., when
Judge Mackcy advocated the election
@ :t@,E"s nnd Wheeler and Hampton
and Simpson from th" same platform
rom which Hampton spoke, and in
ms presence. ask what was this but
gross intidclity to the National Demo
cratic party! II Hampton had been
lrnc To the National party he would
not nave permitted such spcccl cs
TO nave been made in his pres
cncc; nor would no for II mo-
mcht havc entertained tho proposition
10 Withdraw the Iildcn electors; nor
W""id he nave written tho letter to
hah'oh Marble asking him to cut
loose from tho Democratic party. It
was Suntcriugc 'too1him to deceive
inc most lgmorant. Tho election Of
tinTes ana wheeler and the election
OF hampton and Simpson Is pIoof
conclusive that Hampton did favor and
,Ia,';', W.. ''!s 'roPoS'tt0h' ana his
, M', s,n,a ~. ~ - n"'u'"cru ehroncry.
ni:,,I'' n.y. '"'.,"'" t'',, upoii ihls PnihI mas
,,,hnm1 ",v" ",, :r"n :i,;' ~ t',c p"o,tc, WIN
ton r"''' "''' "i'''''a " 'c"'o 'hc mat
Vs. w.,
olh. There is additional proof going
TO sustain the charge; his sending
Judge Mnckey to see llnycs ut Colum-
ous' ONO, and he IlnmptoW after
w"rds denying that he had so sent
MncNey. Mnckcy has again md again
a'o"cu th"l he went at the special
instance and request Of Hampton.
illS advocacy OF llaycs' Southern
n"llcy, and his travelling al around
inc Northwest and South with Hayes,
cl:1r'E snow that he acted in concert
WIN Hayes; Ills advising Col. WIN.
MniiMcS anu Col. harrington, two of
tno lllueh electors not to cast the
olcetora' vote OF tho State for Tildcn
""" "ns,aut;'',,,! uen1rieHs. ,, lhc charges are
',;n'" ';'n'''H ;'' .nn nn'o" III IN! second 'hlcr
}i. f1"m !. ."E NoW 1ofk Aer""t, ana
.nna;i,.. map.o,, u. ms M no.. uehlc%' mem. &c,
vVL"tiS ,vh"t : , W VI" rn.e o, pleaulng, tlat
,';nI ",%' 80 .Np.!tsS,! Gi'"'scu ana NOT dc-
";'t.I ;u,' = ',,, "tGo' tn; ,,nnp'oh STANDS con-
''S'," "p''' ''.'S f"'e'
Hh. In my Interview with q rcpor-