The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-15
HAMPTON HITS HIN HARD.


Tyiinan, me Sisnderer, convieted Of s.snder.
CHAREorrEsyILLE, Va, July 7, 1892.
To the iitor Of The Stately Dar
Sir: In your paper giving the accouot Of the
meeting IN Columbia on the 4th inst, hnd
the following reference TO myself by Gov
srnor rillmsn, and beg you to allow me
space enough in your columns 10 show how
absolutely false are the statements made by
,bi, man, who nsv.r L=S.s-,,s 10 rssort t.
TsIssh ood. when speaking Of political opPo.
ncnts, or to romo,s his own ssInsh Personsi
ends. shall take his statements in the
order they were made, and Issbnll convict
him OF faisshovd in regard to ibs first oui
Of HE own mouth.
AT Aik,n two years ago | said Hampton
ougbi 10 be in the United States Ssns'o
forever. and that was willing for him TO
,,oy there" \ AT AIKEN he Refused TO
ride in the carriage with me- and YET,
amer hav,pg done so. he that day. in b"
,pco,h madc the declaration ~ to my re-
naming IN the Senate Yet he now gives
that - one r.assn Why he subsequently, op-
po'ei my re e sciion.
Now us TO the facts il rsfsi encs to my re-
fus,l to tide TO The meeting in tho carriage
with him: 1 was the guest Of one Of the
insmb rs Of tho executive, who had invite
me 10 ride with him, aud his Invi alton ba
been accepted, A. ! courteous informed
MIR. Tillmsu when lie asked me TO drive
with him and, besides this, ! have yet to
learn that tho new regime now pisa'iing
in South Carolins forbils n gentleman to
choose his own associates ~ comPsn'ons.
The Governor proceeds to say, "But he
had no bus. ness 10 interfere in this family
quarrel II seems to me that every psirl'
otic citizen of our S,ute VAS called on to
,nar-al
mongst brethren whoss ouy nope f"r tho
welfare OF tho State depends on concert
Of action md unity ~ feeling. But uaiv-
Iug Ifrrs- -qucsrfUu, -usscrI wirfiUut fsa- Of
conirad clion, that al The meeting in Colum-
bin not one sentence, not ono word, IN the
remarks there made warrants the assertion
that took rn,t in The unhappy "inm,ly
quarrel which has brought such disaster
90 the State. | came at tho request Of my
old constituents OF lliohltnd I, lead for
psacs AMI harmony. expressed no prefer
snco fr suy candidate. no d sspprvval Of
any, and appeal to the report OF my 81 esch
"n that occns,on, hs puhlsuo', To subsran
tiats my assertion ani to prove rhs in'siiy
of the charge made by Governor TIl;man.
''lle compared i'll man Hnd his lends TO
Malone, is the ncxI count in tho indIct-
msnt made against mo by tho Governor. !
did nothing OF the sort. ! warncd our pco-
pie, AZ thought my long service in their
behalf justified me III doing, Of the dangers
Of division aud diSsrnsion IN our ranks, aud
| ILLUSTRATED my warning by calm. ntisn-
tion to tho terrible consequences which had
h,f,llen Virginia by The lu ,rrcl in tho Dem
ocrat ranks, brought ntout by the un-
,crupulous couIuc, Of M.honc 5" much
for thu charge VI the ,veruor, which, ike
so many of his on Other occasions. proves to
he utterly false.
| will toll You, proceeds thu Governor,
where he now 10. IlS is in retirement
whore he belongs aud whcrc ho ought To- I've.
Hampton had taught W. that nu Independent
was worse than End,c,l. That depended
whether the Independent was his friend OF
not. II Hampton had siinpy raj that An
Independent was still worse than II Radical
aud tia, he stood To what he said. hc would
he in the lniled States Senate to-day
beg to assure his "Excellsncy' that stand
by and rsircrale what said about lndspeu
dents in our State and he must pardon III,
when say in perfect frankncss that | re-
garded him as On Independent whom ho
"Suggestcd himself as a Subsrn atorial can
diiate in the famous March convention, aud
| held then, as | do now, that ho and his
followers there should have been ruled .,
once out Of the Democratic party. This
however, was not done, and as the Demo
cratic Executive Committee unfortunatel,
al. .uuuts accident whicl
ssUed ma from what should always hav,
regarded as nn inevitable but unmitigated
calamity
| Iafussd TO speak on tho invitation O.
lrhy, for my experience at Aiken. when the
TIllman roughs howled mo down taught me
that nothing | could say would touch the
hearts OF my follow citizens, nor iniluencc
their conduct confess it was with = deer
sense Of pain and modification that found
a'aro'ina audience refusing me. even q
respectable hearing. | determined then-n
determination TO which | have adhorod-
TINT would not agsin ob,rude my advice
on my ie'iow-ohzens on any public question
am only rrivats citizen, asking moth
ing from my State save a last resting plscs
by tho side of my kindred.
am I'm retirement whore | belong and
where | ought 10 bs il the verdict of III,
malority ct tho Legislature is endorsed by
the people OF tho State. | havo made no
complaint aS To thst vsrdic' bnt | assure
the Governor that prefer TO ,s in retire
mont rathor than to holi Office Ly the dis
reputable and dissracciul mctkod, rssorte |
to by Lin 10 obtain il.
Is may ssem strange that should notice
snythIng emanatug from the souroo ot these
misrepresentation. but
Fate nevor wounds more deop the generous
hoart.
Than when blackguNrl rolu's the dau.
hopo that those papers IN the State
which still have tee fairness TO do ius,ic.
even TO political opponent will give n,
w"e circulation 10 my dsninl Of the
slanders uttered by the Governor as was
gwen tn ihem. snd | am, very respectfully
W.nr HAMPTON