Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-13
HAMPTON AND SHERMAN.

For day or two there has been good deal
of interesting gossip about the discovery OF
one of the petty meanneSseS which John Sher-
man was guilty of while he was Secretary of
the Treasury. During the last Presidential
campaign, it will be remembered there was a
pretty sharp correspondence between Senator
Hampton and Mr.. Sherman, and a'great fuss
was made in Republican newspapers about
Hampton having closed one of his letters with
the remark my address is Columbia, S. c.
Shortly after this correspondence appeared IN
print, scurrilous article attacking Hampton's
personal and political character was published
in Charleston newspaper and was extensive
ly reproduced in Republican newspapers in all
parts of the North. No particular attention
was paid to the attack at that time, as it came
from no responsible source, and was treated
merely as one of those annoying lbelS Which
I'LL prominent public men are liable to be the
victims of in the heat of a political campaign.
1t was afterwards aScertained that it was writ
ten by a South Carolina man employed IN the
Treasury Department. Recently the article
was republished in the Charleston Mercury, a
degenerate successor to the paper that once
bore that name, and Hampton's friends insist
ed that he should take some notice oft. Some
days ago Hampton called on Secretary FOlger,
and showing him that it was written bya man
employed in the Treasury Department, in
qured whether the Secretary thought it right
to retain man in his department who would
be guilty of such a slanderouS assault upon the
private character of Senator. The Secretary
said if the article was written by the person
supposed he would discharge him. The man
afterwards admitted his guilt, and to save his
head said he was ordered by superior officer
to write the article. Hampton then withdrew
his demand for the mans discharge, and the
latter showed Secretary Folger letter from
Sherman in which Sherman said that as his
own official position prevented him from show
ing up Hampton he would be obliged if the
clerk, or some other person acquainted with the
facts, would write and publish them.
The story coming from well-authenticated
sources has been quietly talked about among
Senators of both parties and has not improved
the estimate of Sherman's character. The
first time Hampton and Sherman met, after
the former discovered that Sherman was the
tccomplice of the attempted assassination OF
his character, was in the barber shop OF the
Senate Sherman came III and remarked ::
''Well, Governor, l guess they are having
Summer weather down in your State" Hamp-
ton raised his lathered face, glared at Sher-
man, and, dropping his head back without re-
ply, grufly said to the barber, $50 on" Sher-
man, not knowing that Hampton had found
courtesy and withdrew from the room, where
the BARRIERS stood gaping and wondering what
was in the wind. Their presence no doubt
prevented the South Carolina Senator from
denouncing Sherman as he deserved. 1t is
understood that Hampton will seek an oppor-
tunity to bring the matter to the attention OF
the Senate if it can be properly done.-ltdsh-
ington Special.
REGIsTRATIoN.-The time for registration
of voters to begin is drawing nigh, and we re-
gret to say that we find good many good men
whose feelings revolt at the idea OF their hav-
ing to produce a certificate at the polls to ELL
title them to cast their ballots. These are
men who are ''t0 the manner born," who have
lived all their lives in Chester, and who are
personally known, perhaps, to every manager
of elections in the county. They look upon
the requirement of thelaw in so far as they are
concerned, as unnecessary, and feel IL 10 a GER
tain extent to be degrading. There is no rea-
soning with the feelings of men. A man can
not control his own feelings by his reason.
We are free to admit, that the feelings OF these
old citizens are natural and just. And If all
voters were such manner of men as they as are
the law would be both foolish and oppressive.
Unfortunately, however, we have a large class
of voters who are as hard to tell apart as are
the separate peas in buShel of black peas.
The difficulty of distinguishing the individuals
of this class enables them 10 carry out the
policy of voting early and voting often, and TO
do so without fear OF detection. Tins IS not
so much the case in this section OF the State
us in other sections where the white element