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BY HOYT & CO. ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1877. VOL. XII-NO. 28. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.?Two Dollars nor annum, and One Dollar for six months Subscriptions are not taken for a less period than six months. Liberal deductions made to clubs of ten or ?nore subscribers. SATES OF ADVERTISING.?One Dollar per square oi one inch for the first insertion, and Fifty "Cents jer square for subsequent insertions less than ?**'Wr?e' months.' No advertisements counted less tban.a .square^. .. ? . Liberal contracts will be made with those wishing to advertise.for three, sixot^twelve months'. ?> Ad? vertising by contract must be confined to the im? mediate business of the firm or individual contrac? ting. 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I have observed, also, that Southern journalists seem to be equally as much befogged-on this sub? ject as their brethren of the North, and that even Sooth Carolina editors either do not know, or, else, have declined to give, the-true solution of a mystery more apparent than real. Northern and Southern newspapers have, been swift to condemn the embassage,. the ambassa? dor and the document which he bore; as a .mistake upon the part of Governor Hampton. Northern and Southern mem? bers of Congress," and Democratic poli? ticians generally, have deplored the act as one calculated to injure the Demo? cratic party and to weaken the chances of the inauguration of Tilden. They have said that it seemed an admission by a prominent Southern Democratic leader?one who had just fought and won a desperate battle in a State long considered hopelessly Eepublican?that the National Democratic ticket had been 'defeated and that the. Eepublican can? didate was the legally elected President of the United States, and as such came at a most iinopportune time and had done much mischief. The Louisville Courier Journal, one of the leading Democratic papers of the West, whose editor is gen? erally supposed to be high in the confi? dence of Governor Tilden, declares that the letter "felt like a wet blanket on the Democrats in Washington City." It says "General Hampton's Southern friends and admirers are deeply morti? fied at the step he has taken. The opinion of the best observers..^ that jthe sitq&tioB l|"4euderea -deeply criticarby these utterances, and so far from the 1>rospect of a collision being lessened by etters like these, it is greatly increased. The Republicans are justly encouraged by these demonstrations," etc. The New York World has been equally outspoken aud. has deplored a mistake that was so injurious in its effects. The New York Herald said the letter "added to the ' demoralization. of the Democrats," and that if Hampton could obtain the recog? nition of the State government he would not object to the inauguration of Hayes as the price of :such 'recognition. Sena? tor Robertson, in the published report of his interview with a reporter of the New York Herald, went quite as far as this, if not farther. "The Democrats in South Carolina," he said, *Vould have preferred the election of Tilden, but were not unwilling to consent to the election of Hayes, provided they could get an honest Democratic government in their own State." And' again : "In bis campaign speeches Hampton told all to vote for Hayes and Wheeler who wanted to. He. put the question of who should be President away behind the question of the administration of State affairs!" As the report of this interview was pub lisb ed in the New York Herald, of De? cember 30th, and has not been contra? dicted,, it is but fair to assume that Sen? ator Robertson spoke the truth. I make these prefatory statements for the pur? pose of showing that the Mackey em? bassage has done barm to the Demo? cratic cause,' and that Northern and Southern journals have not attempted to give any explanation of an act from which have resulted such unfortunate consequences. The generally received opinion seems to be that it was an error of judgment, that General Hampton was deceived by the wiles of Mackey and let ' his solicitude for his State betray him in? toi'au act which be would not otherwise, have committed. Even in this view of the case it is considered an egregious mis? take, because most men 'are confident that as soon as Tilden is inaugurated the bayonets will be withdrawn from Louis? iana and South Carolina aud. the bogus governments of those States^will fall to the groumf beneath the "weight of their own corruption; that if Hayes be de? clared elected President Chamberlain and Packard will bt declared legal Gov? ernors and kept by Federal power in the positions which they have usurped. It has also been said that Mackey exceeded' his instructions and made representa? tions which he had no authority for making. But as General Hampton has not repudiated any act or deed of hisiij ^tty, though requested to do so, this po? sition seems scarcely tenable. From in? formation given to me recently, and which I have reason to believe is entire? ly trustworthy, it seems that General Hampton knew exactly what he was do? ing when he dispatched Mackey to Co? lumbus, and that the latter did and said nothing not warranted by his principal. I do not mean to be understood as saying that General Hampton is indifferent to the success of the National Democracy; but if what I hear be true he was by no means an enthusiastic supporter of Til den and is not unwilling to concede the election of Hayes provided the latter will Tecognize the Conservative State government of South Carolina. THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION. It is necessary to go back a little and to say something of events which trans pi redljDrior to General Hampton's elec? tion fast November. It is well known that last-Spring there was a}"fojrmidable factioWirrTS&ifn ?SrdTifia inTaV?r' of the nomination or endorsement of Chamber? lain on a reform platform. The Charles? ton Netcs and Courier strenuously advo? cated snch a course and many of the lead? ing politicians of the State supported the policy proposed by that paper. The "straigbtout" movement, as it is termed, which culminated in the election of a Democratic Governor and a Democratic Legislature last November, originated, if I am not mistaken, in the counties of Edgefield and Anderson, and General M. C. Butler, of Edgefield, early in the Spring, nominated General Hampton as a suitable candidate for Governor. Gen? eral H. had recently returned from his Mississippi plantation, and it was believed that he would not refuse to make the fight against Chamberlain. Another wing of the Sooth Carolina Democracy were in fa? vor of a straigh font campaign, but opposed to the nomination of General Hampton,,, because they did not believe him conser/ vative enough to win the battle. Amooj these it is said were General John Bre? ton, General John D. Kennedy and Col? onel Jas. H. Rion, and perhaps Colmel Ja?. A. Hoyt. TheRe crentlemen wer/all delegates to the St. Louis Copven/ion, and the first named was chosen Chairman of the South Carolina delegation. At St. Louis the delegation met Colonel Pelton, a nephew of Governor Tilden, one of the active, though quiet, organizers of that gentleman's political campaign. While in St. Louis it is understood that Carolina politics were fully discussed by the dele? gation with Colonel Pelton, and that the latter gentleman strongly advised against the nomination of General Hampton. He urged that some man of less promin? ence and of more known conservative views should be selected as the candidate, and said that the nomination of Hamp? ton would injure the party at the North. It was generally recognized that the can? didacy of Hampton would be distateful to Goveruor Tilden, because the latter feared it would work mischief to the Na? tional Democracy. THE COLUMBIA CONVENTION. In the meantime General Gary and others had continued to urge the nomi? nation of Hampton upon the people of the State, and the idea took so well that it soon became apparent the movement would be successful in spite of the stren? uous opposition which the scheme en? countered. He had intimated a willing? ness to run, and his high personal char? acter and brilliant military record made him a favorite with the people. When the State Democratic Convention as? sembled in Columbia in .June it was evi? dent that Hampton was the strongest candidate before it. Governor Tilden, however, had not abandoned his opposi? tion to this candidacy, and wa3 repre? sented in Columbia during the session of the Convention by Colonel Coyle, of i Washington City. This gentleman con? ferred with the most prominent of the delegates, and, in the name of his chief, warmly remonstrated agaitist the .pro [ priety and policy of the proposed step. It was explained to him that Governor Tilden was eutirely mistaken in his esti? mate of Hampton's character?that the latter, instead of being an ultra Deuio crataudajire eater, was very prudent, cautious and conservative, would unite all factions and make a stronger race than almost any man in the State.? Moved by these statements Colonel Coyle finally proposed to telegraph to headquarters on the subject. He sent a telegram to Colonel Pelton, who.had been with the Carolina delegation at St. Louis, asking his opinions. The answer was short and to the point. It was sub? stantially as follows: "General Kennedy knows my views with regard to the nomi? nation of General Hampton." General Kennedy knew that Governor Tilden was strongly opposed to such a nomination and so stated. Unless I am misinformed, General Bratton subsequently went into the Convention, as a candidate against General Hampton, but was defeated. Those who know General Hampton will not be surprised to learn that when he heard of this interference and opposition he was deeply angered, and was inclined to withdraw his name from the consider? ation of the Convention. He was final- I ly overruled by his friends and consented to run for Governor. A LETTER THAT WAS NOT ANSWERED. After this matter had been arranged and the Democracy had fairly com? menced that memorable canvass which attracted the attention of the whole na tiou, still other things occurred tending to widen the breach between Hampton and Tilden. I learn that with a view of restoring that entente cordiale which should exist between the Democratic can? didate for Governor of a State and the Democratic candidate for President of the Uuited States, General Hampton wrote a letter to the latter, after his nom? ination, assuring him of his hope of car ryiny the State. This letter received no reply, though common civility should have dictated an answer. I understand that Governor Tilden's explanation is that he was too busy to attend to the matter. This is scarcely a valid excuse from one who had a regiment of clerks at his command. But this was not all. The Carolina Democrats were poor and needed money for campaign purposes. The State Democratic Executive Com? mittee wrote to Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman of the National Executive Committee, reciting their necessities and asking for some assistance. Mr. Hewitt replied that he bad no money to give them, and said, in effect, they must take care of themselves. These successive rebuffs, taken in connection with Tilden's opposition to Hampton's nomination, naturally enough irritated the latter and made the Democratic Presidential nomi? nee anything but a favorite with him. Who can well wonder at his feelings when these facts are remembered ? TILDEN'S CANDIDACY NOT RECOGNIZED. It is not astonishing, then, that in the campaign which ensued General Hamp? ton confined himself to making votes for the State ticket, and let national politics and the candidacy of Governor Tilden severely alone. I am credibly informed that from the opening of the canvass at Anderson C. H. to its close iu the city of Columbia, Hampton had scarcely a word to say on the subject of national politics, and almost refused to recognize the can? didacy of Tilden. In his Darlington I speech, when he said he should vote for j Tilden, he also complimented Hayes, and j said he accorded to the latter ail the ca i pacity and patriotic worth attributed to him by his most ardent supporters. Hampton invariably took the position that he stood on a platform higher than party, viz: the platform of honesty, re? form, economy and good government-?a platform on which whites and blacks, Radicals and Democrats, could all stand. PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF TILDEN. But this is not all. It will be remem? bered that at one timi it was reported that a proposition had been made by cer? tain Republican leadVrs in South Caroli? na to support Hampfm against Chamber? lain if the former wauld have the Tilden electoral ticket withdrawn. It was gen? erally believed Uat General Hampton declined to consider such a proposition. This is not the f/'ct. I am informed that he favored suci a course when it was suggested, andthat want of time, alone, prevented it fom being taken. Judges Mackey and looke, who saw that Hamp? ton was dhsatisfied with the way in which he b,ti been treated, and the Re? publican Congressman H?ge, made over? tures to h/m on this subject, promising that if tie Tilden electoral ticket was withdrawn they would support the Dem? ocratic ftate ticket and insure its success. Macker even went so far as to say that if thef terms were accepted, be could se? cure en thousand dollars from the Na? tions Republican Executi.e Committee for ihe Hampton campaign. General Hanpton was willing and anxious that su/b an arrangement should be made.? A what is known as the "big meeting" \i Abbeville this proposition was made fa General McGowan, one of 'te candi? dates for elector from the State at large on the Tilden ticket. General Toombs, of Georgia, is reported to have been pres? ent when the scheme was suggested, fa? vored the withdrawal, and himself offered to give ten thousand dollars to the Hampton campaign fund. General McGowan declined to be a party to such a proceeding, but there is little doubt that the withdrawal would have been at? tempted if the step bad not been pro? posed at such a late day. In order to accomplish it legally, it would have been necessary to have a State Convention of the Democratic party, and by the time such a Convention had assembled and acted, it would have been too late for the action to have much effect upon the canvass. This alone prevented a Hayes and Hampton canvass, for Hampton's word was law, and Hampton favored the withdrawal. how tilden lost the state. Though this scheme failed the spirit which inspired it survived and made it? self felt in the campaign and at the elec? tion. It is not too much to say that the State was lost to Tilden and the Nation? al Democracy through the policy pursued by General Hampton. These two Ee? publican Judges?Cooke and Mackey? canvassed the State with Hampton from the time of the Abbeville meeting until the close of the campaign, and every? where spoke, from the platform occupied by the Democratic candidates, in advoca? cy of the election of Hayes and Wheeler and Hamptou. Tilden and Hendricks seemed entirely ibrgottenr and the whole fight was made against Chamberlain. With this change there was also a change in the tactics employed. The most ultra conservatism was practiced. With the. tacit repudiation of Tilden and Hendricks there was also a repudiation of the plan of campaign adopted. There was a milk and cider, "peace and pros? perity," conciliation of Eadicals and flattery of negroes policy instead of the bold and aggressive policy inaugurated by the straight-out leaders, and thus a majority often or fifteen thousand votes | was lost to Tilden in South Carolina, while the State ticket was only elected by a bare majority. Though the straight-outs j brought about his nomination in the face of a tremendous opposition from within the Democratic party, and though their courage and skill had so much to do with redeeming the State, they claim to have been practically ignored by General Hampton when he selected the State Executive Committee. Three of his avowed opponents were placed on this committee. Five out of six of these gentlemen failed to carry their own counties in the election, while the straight-outs carried Edgefield, Laurens, Abbeville, Barn well, Aiken and Colle ton by s.orm. Eichland, General Hamp? ton's own county, went heavily against him. It is safe to say that but for the fatal mistake made in this campaign? the desertion of Tilden and the surrender to Cooke and .Mackey?the majority for the State and National ticket would have been too large to admit of investigation or question. This is the leaf of secret history given to me. The facts as stated remove any mystery connected with Mackey's mission to Columbus and make bis embassage the logical sequel of events. Names and dates are given with great particularity and so many witnesses are mentioned that if any of the statements above made are incorrect it will be an easy matter to disprove them. A Tilden Democrat. Col. A. C. Haskell's Letter. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 12,1877. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: Gentlemen?In your paper of the 10th instant, there appears a letter signed "A Tilden Democrat," which undertakes first to show the mischief occasioned by the recently written letter of Governor Hampton to Gov. Tilden and to Gov. Hayes, and conveyed to the latter by Judge Mackey; and second, to give an explanation of the acts from which as your correspondent claims such unfortu? nate consequences have ensued. The gravity is not in the letter, but in the subject upon which it dwells, and in the unfortunate credulity with which the. most unfounded and unwarrantable state? ments are accepted. The evil effect of such a letter cannot be more strongly evinced than by the second sentence in your editorial comment upon it. "The mission of Judge T. J. Mackey, who went to Governor Hayes as the accred? ited representative of General Wade Hampton, was a surprise to the whole country." Whereas Judge Mackey was not sent by Governor Hampton, nor was he in any respect his representative, and General Hampton had publicly so stated in response to all inquiries made of him. Again, you say: ''A page in the recent history of Souta Carolina politics is opened, and the public are invited to read for themselves." I beg leave to answer you that you are greatly in error, and that not oae jot of any secret of our political campaign has been revealed in the letter to vhich you refer. I am cog? nizant of and officially possessed of every detail of the canvass, and I assure you your correspondent is, to say the least, gravely in error. I must.tsk permission, too, to say that, your editorial gives a force to the letter which tie letter itself has not, when you say, We print this letter because it is written in such a way?as to show its per? fect g>od faith and because the state? ments contained therein are of general interest." I am not one of the persons named in the letter, but I avail myself of your permission to use your columns in response. I do so in my character as Chairman of the State Democratic Exec? utive Committee, because your corres? pondent totally misrepresents the Demo? cratic party of South Carolina, misstates the conduct of General Hampton, Gov? ernor Tilden, the other gentlemen named by him, the State Democratic Committee and the National Executive Committee, as connected with the canvass, aud by f>erversions of the facts which he has col ected casts aspersions upon them all. The text of the letter is hostility between General Hampton and Governor Tilden. Ittalleges Hampton's failure to recognize the candidacy of Tilden ; and further his consideration of a proposition to abandon the Democratic electoral contest and form a passive alliance with Hayes; that these combined causes lost the State to Tilden, and finally that Hampton ignored the people who had originated the policy and had selected him as their candidate and allied himself with those who had been his opponents and thereby almost defeated the State ticket?as by his other steps he defeated the national ticket. All this as originating in and growing out of ill-feeling between Hampton and Tilden is set up by "A Tilden Democrat" as the facts which explain "Mackey's mission to Columbus." In plain words, this insinuation means that General Hampton has deliberately betrayed his party and the honor of his people. There have been scurrilous articles written against General Hampton in a few of the extreme Eadical sheets, but no enemy in the North has published so base a slander as that contained in the article in your columns. The piece could not have been published in this State; it is a matter of regret that it has appeared in any Southern State or Dem? ocratic paper. The grounds upon which the writer bases his insidious comments are either entirely without foundation or are per? versions of facts which occurred. And it is to declare the truth with regard to the assertions made iu the article that I dow address you. Defense of General Hampton and Governor Tilden or the other gentlemen would be out of place and, still more, unnecessary. I shall speak but of the facts, and of them only what I can say authoritatively and of my personal knowledge. The policy adopted by the State in the August convention was not the work of a few individuals or leaders, but was, with more unanimity than has ever been seen, the utterance of the will and fixed determination which sprung from the mass of the people. The policy having been settled, there was but one difference of opinion as to the nomination of candidates. Whether it should be Hampton, the man the peo? ple wanted, but who had a conspicuous war record, which it was feared might in? jure the national party; or should it be a man against whom this objection did not lie, and who would command the re? spect of the people of the State. This fuestion was calmly and freely discussed, speak as a member of the convention, where I heard the debate. General Hampton was also a member; he was at my house as a guest. I was constantly with him, and his views were expressed to me fully and freely. He entered into the canvass at great personal sacrifice, and would have been much, gratified could he have conscientiously declined to euter upon the duties which the people demanded of him. Ho so stated to the convention and urged the nomination of the candidate who could effect most good for the cause, and in either event prom? ised his personal aid. The views of the National Democratic party were not in? truded upon the convention, but were in? vited, and were regarded as of great weight. It was understood that the Na? tional Executive Committee regarded the nomination of Hampton as dangerous. This opinion met with earnest support from some of our best and ablest men, and certainly gave no offense to General Hampton. The final decision was that in the depressed condition of our people we could not afford to take any but the one man upon whom all hearts would unite and for whose election men, women and children would strive. The conven? tion felt assured that by prudent policy the fears entertained by the Northern Democrats would be disappointed.?. Hampton was thus nominated by the unanimous vote of the convention, arid the balance of the Stale ticket was filled by men of either opinion, all division having ceased the moment the question debated had been settled. I cannot speak positively as to the statement '"it was generally recognized that the candidacy of Hampton would be distasteful to Governor Tilden, because the latter feared it would work mischief to the National Democracy." It certain? ly was stated that such was the view of some of the committee and working members, but my impression is that it was said Mr. Tilden's own view was in favor of General Hampton's nomination. The statements made in the letter with regard to Col. Coyle are exaggerations, but I pass them by. But the following I utterly and equivocally deny: "Those who know General Hampton will not be surprised to learn that when he heard of this interference and opposi? tion he was deeply angered, and was in? clined to withdraw his name from the consideration of the convention. He was finally overruled by his friends and consented to run for Governor." General Hampton had no such feeling; he was not "overruled by his friends;" but, asking the convention to weigh the party expediency of his candidacy, he [ accepted their judgment and consented to the position to which the unanimous vote elected him. The next statement is, that General Hampton, to "restore the entente cordiale," which had never been disturbed, wrote to Mr. Tilden, and that "this letter re? ceived no answer." I know that General Hampton did write, and I read a very agreeable letter from Mr. Manton Mar? ble, which contained an ample explana? tion from Mr. Tilden for his delay in re? plying to General Hampton, and Gen? eral M. C. Butler personally brought an answer from Mr. Tilden, with a repeti? tion of apology for his brief delay. Cer? tainly gentlemen exact no more than such civilty, and I know that so far as Mr. Tilden is concerned, none but the most agreeable words ever passed be? tween himself and General Hampton. I insert the next sentences in full, and deny them in toto : "But this was not all. The Carolina Democrats were poor, and needed money for campaign purposes. The State Dem? ocratic Executive Committee wrote to Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman of the National Executive Committee, reciting their necessities, and asking for some as? sistance. Mr. Hewitt replied that he had no money to give them, and said, in effect, they must take care of themselves. These successive rebuffs, taken in con? nection with Tilden's opposition to Hampton's nomination, naturally euough irritated the latter, and made the Demo? cratic Presidential nominees anything but a favorite with him. Who can well wonder at his feelings when these facts are remembered ?" I did, as Chairman of the State Com? mittee, write to Mr. Hewitt, gave him the opinion that we could carry the State, and applied for assistance?provi? ded that he concurred in our opinion, and would regard this to be a true disposition of means for the benefit of the national party. His reply was entirely satisfacto? ry. He deemed it better that his assist? ance should be rendered elsewhere. We accepted the answer, and went on upon our own resources. In fact, we pardoned persons much nearer home, who fancied, as Mr. Hewitt did, that our hopes trans? cended our prospects. His answer was not a rebuff. We made no appeal for charity, but submitted our demand solely upou its merits. The reply did not irri? tate General Hampton, who was, by day and by night, canvassing the State with an energy and a prudence that has never been excelled; nor did it in anywise diminish his efforts, which were always Brave and earnest in behalf of the Na? tional Democratic Presidential ticket. It is utterly untrue "that in the campaign which ensued General Hampton confined himself to making votes for the State ticket, and let national politics and the candidacy of Governor Tilden severely alone." The evidence given to maintain this assertion is too puerile lor notice. "I am credibly informed that from the opening of the canvass at Anderson C. H., to its close in the city of Columbia, Hampton had scarcely a word to say on the subject of national politics, and al? most refused to recognize the candidacy of Tilden. In his Darlington speech", when he siid he should vote for Tilden, he also complimented Hayes, and said he accorded to the latter all the capacity and patriotic worth attributed to him by his most ardent supporters. Hampton invariably took the position that he stood on a platform higher than party, viz: j the platform of honesty, reform, economy j and good government?a platform on ; which whites and blacks, Radicals and Democrats, could all stand." Unless your correspondent is grossly ignorant of the whole campaign and its conduct, the above sentences are disgrace? ful. He well knows that General Hauip ton's speeches were not advocacies of State candidates in person any more than national, nor were they arguments on petty politics. They were appeals to the people, as is truthfully stated in the above sentence, in behalf of honesty and reform. These words comprehended everything, and when he gained votes, he gained them for the whole ticket, State and National. The slight discrep? ancy of a few hundred votes in a vote of 183,000 between the State and National ticket is due to the fact that there are in the State a few hundred Republicans who are honest men, and free from the shackles which have held together the colored race. These men remained true to the National Republican party, but re? pudiated the State party, and were won over to the State Democracy by their ad? miration for the honest fight which was being conducted before them. And in tjiis General Hampton did not deviate from the policy of either the National or State Democratic platforms. I put in the next paragraph with re? gret for its length, but it is proper that its entire deformity should be made ap? parent: "But this wasr not all. It will be re? membered that at one time it was-report? ed that a proposition had been made by certain Republican leaders in South Car? olina to support Hampton against Cham? berlain if the former would nave the Til den electoral ticket withdrawn. It was generally believed that General Hampton declined to" consider such a proposition. This is not the fact. I am informed that he favored such a course when it was suggested, and that want of time, alone, prevented it from being taken. Judges Mackey and Cooke, who saw that Hamp? ton was dissatisfied with the way in which he had been treated, and the Republican Congressman H?ge, made overtures to him on this subject, promising that if the Tilden ^electoral ticket was withdrawn they would support the Democratic State ticket rand insure its success. Mackey even }rent so far as to say that if these terms were accepted he could secure $10, OOO.Jf-fom the National Republican Exec? utive Committee for the Hampton cam? paign. General Hampton was willing and anxious that such an arrangement should be made. At what is known as ;"fhe 'big meeting' in Abbeville this prop sition was made to General McGowan, one of the candidates for elector from the State at large on the Tilden ticket. Gen? eral Tooinbs, of Georgia, is reported to have been present when this scneme was suggested, favored the withdrawal, and himself offered to give $10,000 to the Hampton campaign fund. General Mc? Gowan decliued to be a party to such a proceeding, but there is little doubt that the withdrawal would have been attemp? ted if the step had not been proposed at such a late day. In order to accomplish it legally it would have been necessary to have a State convention of the Demo? cratic party, and by the time such a con? vention had assembled and acted, it would have been too late for the action to have much effect upon the canvass. This alone prevented a Hayes and Hamp? ton canvass, for Hampton's word was law, and Hampton favored the with? drawal." The truth with regard to the above is this: On the night of the day after Mr. Chamberlain's nomination by the Radi? cals, Judges Cooke and Mackey called at the office of the Executive Committee in Columbia, (General Hampton was at Ab? beville,) and declared their intention to. join us in the State contest. They had been earnest supporters of Mr. Chamber? lain, but repudiated his ticket, and him with it. They did urge the abandonment of the national contest. The argument, too, was forcible. They submitted that we could not thereby injure the national Democracy, stating that we were regard? ed as an embarrassment rather than a benefit to the party, (we had heard the same from other sources,) and could greatly benefit the State. Judge Mackey stated that the plan of the Radical lead? ers was to be passive for a time; allege that they were restrained from canvass? ing from fear of violence; meanwhile to excite riot and violence among the col? ored race, cause bloodshed, and then in? voke military interference. He expressed his conviction that such was the State and national plan, and events have proved the exact correctness of his predictions. Judge Cooke confirmed the views above stated, saying he knew of contemplated riot and bloodshedding from conversation with leading Republicans with whom he was allied up to that time. The proposition was discussed by the committee, but no action taken, except the resolution that nothing should be done without consultation with the Na? tional Executive Committee. The next day Judge Cooke went to Abbeville, to appear on the stand as a speaker in be? half of our party. Col. Hoyt, of the Executive Committee, went to Abbeville with him, and there, as instructed by the committee, conferred with Gen. Hamp? ton and some other gentlemen. The reasons advanced were at first sight re? garded very strong, but no decision was arrived at, except that no such step should be taken except with the approval of Mr. Tilden, on the ground that our position was embarrassing the national party?the withdrawal then to be under a protest, stating the plot as laid down by Judges Mackey ana Cooke, and announcing that we withdraw to prevent the intervention of military force, which would rob us of the exercise of our constitutional rights. General Hampton wrote to Mr. Tilden through Mr. Alan ton Marble. I wrote to Mr Hewitt. Before their answers had been received, Gen. Hampton had, on reflection, come to the conclusiou that the proposition was not wise or proper. The committee bad come to the same conclusion. The responses from Mr. Tilden and the National Executive Com? mittee concurred with our views. We were assured that we were not embarrass? ing but aiding the national cause, and the proposition was thus finally settled and never again thought of until brought up by your correspondent. The prepos? terous idea of its defeat by lack of time is utterly without foundation. The Ex? ecutive Committee regarded itself as fully possessed of-the power, and would at, once, had they deemed it proper, have announced that the electors were with? drawn from the ticket. No difficulty of such kind was ever contemplated. The following sentences, it is apparent then, are entirely erroneous: "Though this scheme failed, the spirit which inspired it survived and made itself felt in the campaign and at the election. It is not too much to say that the State was lost to Tilden aud the na? tional Democracy through the policy pursued by General Hampton. These two Republican Judges?Cooke and Mackey?canvassed the State with Hampton from the time of the Abbe? ville meeting until the close of the campaign, and everywhere spoke, from the platform occupied by the Dcmocrattc candidates, in advocacy of the election of Hayes and Wheeler and Hampton. Tilden and Hendricks seemed entirely forgotten, and the whole fight was made against Chamberlain. With this change there was also a change in the tactics employed." Certainly "it is not too much" for your correspondent "to say that the State was lost to Tilden and the national Democra? cy through the policy pursued by Gen. Hampton." The assertion is in the spirit of the whole piece, but with more frank? ness. The opinion of the world pro? nounces its absurdity. As an instance, I enclose a sentence from a letter just re? ceived from a distinguished Northern Democrat, who did not know "the leaf of secret history of our campaign:" * * "All things considered, you made the best fight of any State in the Union, and the amazement to me is that you were able to make it at all against the military power, money and the ways of your adversaries." There was no change of policy made by Hampton at this time. His first speech, 2nd September, was identical in sentiment and principle with his last speech, 6th November, and not one jot nor tittle did he swerve from it through? out the campaign. It was a matter of regret that Judges Mackey and Cooke could not go through the entire canvass. I only allude to this to show how consistently your correspon? dent errs. I think Judge Mackey ap? peared on the stand with General Hamp? ton twice only; Judge Cooke oftener. The latter'soon came out for Tilden and voted for him. The policy pursued by General Hamp? ton was the perfection of the wishes of the State Democratic Convention and the plans of the Executive Committe. It was sustained by all persons, whatever may have been their position on the only question that ever made division in the convention. And in.all the counties in the State tbe Hampton policy, the Exec? utive Committee policy, the straigbtout policy, up to the last moment, was rigid? ly observed and executed. We carried the State by bringing out the full white vote and by winning over 15,000 to 17,000 colored voters. Had it not been for military interference and the destruction of State government, we i would have gained 30,000 colored votes. As it was, the main body of the colored votes we did obtain is due not solely to the wisdom of the plan and policy laid down, but principally to the superb and never-failing power and sagacity with which General Hampton put the theory into execution. The whole people in South Carolina spurn with contempt the following de? clarations made by this so-called "Til den Democrat:" "Though the straightouts brought about his nomination in the face of a tremendous opposition from within the Democratic party, and though their courage and skill had so much to do with redeeming the Statej they claim to have been practically ignored by Gen. Hamp? ton when he selected the State Executive Committee. Three of his avowed oppo? nents were placed on this committee. A large majority of the voters of the State were straightout before Hampton's nomination. As I said before, no lead? ers built up this policy. It is worse than folly to charge General Hampton with "ignoring" anybody. His nomination was not a debt he owed to anybody. His acceptance was his tribute to the State, and is a debt the party owes to him. The contest was not over the man, but was an agreement over the policy of the movement. He did not select the State Executive Committee. It was elected by the whole number of the nominees on the State ticket, in conjunction with the President of the Convention, and of the seven five were earnest advocates of his policy beforehand, (though the vote of one, Major Eraser, had been fixed by his constituents,) and all were bis friends and earnest supporters. Your corres? pondent winds up his category of mis statements, perversions and errors by this summary: "It is safe to say that but for the fatal mistakes made in this campaign?the desertion of Tilden and the surrender to Cooke and Mackey?the majority for the State and National ticket would have been too large to admit of investigation or question." There may have been mistakes; but that there was any "desertion of Tilden," &c, by General Hampton, the State Ex? ecutive Committee, or any part or .parcel of our party in South Carolina, I solemn? ly deny, and if any person avers it, I pronounce it to be utterly and willfully false. There never was a fairer, harder contest for the national party than we conducted in this State; nor ever one with less encouragement or greater peril. Alone, our victory would nave been a plaything; but together with the Na? tional Democracy we bore the brunt of the force of the administrations?State and National?canvassed under the watchful eyes of the professional detec? tives who were backed by bristling bayo nets, voted over the bayonet point, won from the enemy 15,000 to 17,000 votes, and carried the State for Tilden, as well as for Hampton, and have only been de? feated by the frauds committed at the polls in the returns and by the canvassers. We stand upon our record, and defy the attacks of our bitterest enemies. May we be preserved from any more such criticism from our fiiends. Pardon me when I say that your views with regard to General Hampton's letter to Mr. Tilden and Mr. Hayes is a mis? take, and rests not upon the letter, but upon vague apprehensions. If there has been a champion for Tilden it has been Hampton, and none expresses more ap? preciation of it than Mr. Tilden. General Hampton is now Governor, and is in charge of the interests of this State. The United States is divided be? tween two great parties?in bitter antag? onism to each other?and the. condition of affairs in this State is one of the grave issues which is between them. The Gov? ernor simply inclosed his inaugural to the leaders of the respective parties, pre? senting to them a truthful report of the matters of such grave import. Judge Mackey was going to see Gov. Hayes, as I know personally, and asked Governor Hampton toa'low him to carry the letter. His request was granted, and nothing more. Governor Hampton has repeatedly and publicly repudiated the charge that' Judge Mackey was in anywise his am? bassador, representative, emissary or agent in any particular. Judge Mackey has likewise disclaimed that he in any respect represented Governor Hampton. He was merely the volunteer carrier of a letter which would have otherwise gone by mail. For the better understanding of my communication and tbe spirit m which it is written, I would state that I was from the first to the last one of the warmest (those opposftd to that course might say of the mn?t extreme) advocates of what is known in our State as the straightout policy. I have the honor to be, very respect? fully, A. C. Haskell, Chairman State Dem. Ex. Com. . Columbia, S. C, Jan. 15. I have just received fromManton Mar? ble the letter written to him by General Hampton the day after the conference held in Abbeville, and I send you all of it bearing on the action of General Hampton : "Walhalla, Septeinbe-19,1876. "My Dear Sir?There are some mat? ters pertaining to the contest in this State Uj>ou which it is very important that the ' views of Mr. Tilden and bis special friends should be known to us. I hope that you will communicate with me and speak with the same frankness I shall use with you. Our Executive Committee seems to apprehend that our friends at the North are embarrassed by our alliance with them. Of course this apprehension places our party here in an awkward po? sition. If these apprehensions are well founded, how can we best relieve our friends at the North of their embarrass? ment? Before our convention met I wrote fully to Mr. Tilden, telling him what would probably be its action, and asking his advice so that we could pro? mote the interests of the Democratic par? ty. He did not reply to my letter, and I was forced, by irresistible public opinion, to accept the nomination for Governor. I have made the canvass thoroughly con? servative, and it has been a perfect suc? cess so far. With aid from abroad the State can be carried for Tilden. There is no doubt of its being carried for our j State ticket, for our opponents would gladly agree to let us elect our men if we withdraw from the Presidential contest. Of course we are most anxious to aid in the general election, but you can under? stand our solicitude to find out how we can best do this. If our alliance is a load, we will unload. If our friends de? sire us to carry on the contest as begun, we shall do so. If you will give me your views on these points I shall be in? debted to you. The enclesed extracts will show you the line I take in the can? vass. Write to Columbia, care of Colo? nel A. C. Haskell. With my good wishes, I am, very truly, yours, Wade Hampton. To Manton Marble, Esq. Replv of Mr. Marble by telegram to Colonel Haskell is -as follows; .-. ?jj . September 29, 1876. It is agreed here that your friend's persistence and his present efforts and plans are wise and advantageous. Manton Marble. Reply by letter September 29. The letter was received, as I state in my communication, but was burned when the Hampton dwelling was destroyed by fire after the election. Please publish this as an appendix to my letter. A. C. Haskell. Letter from General McGowan. Abbeville, S. C, Jan. 16, 1877. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: A friend has this morning brought to my attention a communication in your paper of the 10th instant, over the signa? ture of "A Tilden Democrat," upon the subject of the late canvass in South Car? olina. Our court is now in session, and I have little time at ray command; but as reference is made to me by name, it seems proper that I should make a short statement. I shall not, in this hurried way, attempt to do more than refer to the matter which' concerns myself. Other | gentlemen cau speak for themselves. I was one of the electors at large for the State of South Carolina on the Dem? ocratic ticket, and as such, in association with other electors, bad in charge speci? ally the interests of Tilden and Hen? dricks. It was not only my duty to sup? port their election and promote it in every honorable way, but I did it con amore. Having a strong opinion of the greaUmportance of their election*! sup? ported them earnestly as a matter of I I principle and patriotism. The design of your correspondent seems, to be?at least it will be the effect of bis communi? cation?to make it appear that South I Carolina, under the leadership of General I Hampton as a candidate for Governor, gave to Tilden and Hendricks a luke? warm support in the late election.? Among other things he says: "Though the scheme (t. e. to withdraw the electoral ticket) failed, the spirit which inspired it survived,, and made itself felt in the campaign and at the election. It is not too much to say that the State was lost to Tilden and the na? tional Democracy through the policy pursued by General Hampton. * * * * * * Tilden and Hendricks seemed entirely forgotten, and the whole fight was made against Chamberlain." This seems to reflect upon, .or at least to ig? nore altogether, the electors. General Hampton, with the other gen? tlemen on the State ticket, and the elect? ors, canvassed the State together, and spoke at the same appointments made by the State Executive Committee. I beard, and.believe it is true, that a pro? position was made during the canvass by certain Republican leader? in the State to support Hampton against Chamberlain if the former would have the Democratic electoral ticket withdrawn. Such a pro? position, however, I bad not heard of un? til in our progress we bad reached Abbe? ville, where Judge Cooke, believed to be one of the Republican leaders referred to, made bis first speech for Hampton. At that place the matter .was brought to our attention and was talked about, but the proposition was not entertained for one moment. Ou that occasion a good deal was said iu a free conversation about the impor? tance and prospects of our success both in the State and in the Federal elections. With a colored majority of uearly 30,000 iu the Slate, it was well known that the contest would be a desperate one. The administration of the State government had been so infamous, and touched the people so closely, aud affected them so disastrously, that reform, in the State seemed to be considered paramount in importance. The appearances all indi? cated that the leaders of the national Democratic party had little or no hope from our State, aud that we would have to fight it out by ourselves. It was sug? gested that possibly they might consider j the active campaign which we were obliged to make in this State as calcu? lated to damage them iu other States. Yet, in the absence of information on that subject, it was concluded that the struggle for the State government was not inconsistent with an effort to aid iu the larger struggle to.redeem the general government; and that nothing should induce even the consideration of the proposed withdrawal, unless the Execu? tive Committee of the natioual Demo? cratic party should request it. The effort to redeem the State would doubtless have been made if no Presi? dential election bad been pending; but it was not "an off year," and as there was an election for President, it was not perceived how the two elections?run? ning in the same plane of reform?could materially conflict with each other. In? deed, some of us thought, and still think, that the most certain and effective way to correct the evils of the State gov? ernment is to secure the triumph of the national Democratic party and a change of rulers at Washington; that the re? demption of the State government cannot, be complete without that triumph and; that consequent change. For these and, other good reasons the proposition to change the programme at the instance of I the Republican leaders was not enter? tained. ,On the contrary, we adhered to ! our platform aud original resolution?to make common cause and fight together against corruption and for reform, both in the State and general governments. So far as I know, the Republican leaders re LEGAL ADVERTISING.?Vit are compelled to require cash payments for advertising ordered by EiecutorSjAdmlnistratora and other fiduciaries aud herewith-append the rates for the ordinary notices, which will only be inserted whan the money comes with the order: Citations, two insertions, .... $3.00 Estate Notices, three insertions, - - 2.00 Final Settlements, five insertions - - 8.00 TO CORRESPONDENTS.?In order to receive attention, communications must be accompanied by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will not be returned, unless the necessary stamps are furnished to repay the postage thereon. ?9" We are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications should be addressed to "Ed? itors Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, &c, should be made payable to the order of IIOYT & co., Anderson, s. c. ferred to did not renew their proposition. Judge Cooke soon after abandoned Hayes, and both he and Judge Mackey, as I a informed, voted not only for Hampto but also for Tilden. The campaign went on as before. General Hampton being a candidate for Governor, confined himself in his speeches chiefly to State politics. I be? lieve be considered the election of the State ticket as more important to the State than the election of the national ticket, but I know he desired the election of both. The consultation at Abbeville, which was not generally known, had no effect whatever in chilling the enthusiasm for Tilden and Hcndricks. The electors continued to speak at the appointments made for Hampton and the State ticket, and carried on tbe fight for Tilden and Hendricks with all the power and vigor they possessed up to the very day of the election. Indeed, they did not cease their efforts then, but believing they bad carried the State fairly, they cast the electoral vote for Tilden and Hendricks and sent it to Washington. In order, if possible, to reap the fruits of their labors, they have continued the struggle up to tbe present hour. They polled 91,000 votes for Tilden, of which 12,000 or 13, 000 were cast by colored men; and in doing so they performed what friends as well as opponents considered an impossi? bility. Contrary to the expectations of all, they carried tbe State, or came with? in a few votes of doing so. It is not be? lieved that the people of any State in the Union were more enthusiastic, worked harder or more willingly made sacrifices for Mr. Tilden than the white people of South'Carolina. In proof of this, refer? ence is made to the following indisputa? ble statements: 1st. The white people of this State were "solid for Tilden." It is not be? lieved that 200 native whites, excluding officeholders, voted against him. ;: 2d. Many of the colored people voted for Tilden. In different parts of the State "Tilden Colored Clubs," with red shirts, banners and badges were com? mon. 3d. With a large colored majority, the contest on our part was considered by our opponents as foolhardy. Yet so gal? lant wan the fight that it is now admitted by all that we came within a few votes of carrying?if we did not actually carry ?the State for Tilden. ? 4th. Some Republicans, mostly ne? groes, voted for Hampton and Hayes, but not a large number. Except in rare instances, the vote was?Tilden for Pres? ident; Hampton for Governor. In the whole State the vote for Tilden was not two thousand less than that for Hamp? ton! 5th. In the white belt, consisting of the upper counties, , the vote for Tilden was identical with that of Hampton. They ran^jort passu, and in some coun? ties Tilden led oy a few votes. Even under the "peace and prosperity" policy, all the white people voted for Til* den and Hendricks, and it is most confi? dently believed that the large, colored vote polled for them was secured alone by that wise and just policy which was strictly in accordance with Mr. Tilden's ? letter of acceptance. We thiuk these facts prove the sincer? ity, good faith and activity of the Demo? cratic electors for the State of South Car? olina in the late canvass, and that Tilden and Hendricks were not "deserted." Under these circumstances it is mortify? ing to fail, if that be the result; it is more mortifying to fail by a mere hand? ful of votes?less than 500; but is still more mortifying,.because.it is nnjust, to be told that the State gave a lukewarm support to Mr. Tilden, and was lost to the national Democracy by the bad "poli? cy" of one wbo was not an elector, but a candidate for Governor. Yours, respectfully, S. McGowan. Chemistry of the Fattening Process. A lean cow or ox is in a very different condition, chemically considered, from fat animals of the same kind. In the first place the poor animal consists of about two-thirds water, the fat one of only half, that is, in total weight. A fat animal is in a dry condition, a poor ani? mal is like some of our bog meadows very wet. When the fattening process begins, water commences to disappear, and fat or suet takes its place; ana the increase in bulk during the process is largely of adipose matter. It is a curious circumstance that, during fattening, the proteids, or nitrogeneous compounds, in? crease only about seven per cent., and the bone material,or inorganic substance only one and a half per cent. The cost to a farmer of fattening an ox is mnch greater at the close of the pro? cess than at tbe commencement; that is, increase in bulk or dry weight at that period is much more costly. If it costs three cents a pound for bulk for tbe first month after a poor animal is put in tbe fattening stall, it will cost five cents the last month. If, then, a farmer consults bis money interest, he will not carry the increase in fat beyond a certain point, provided he can turn bis partially fatted animals to fair advantage. Farmers have, perhaps, learned this from expe? rience and observation, and hence com? paratively lean beef abounds in our mar? kets. While this is of advantage to the farmer, it is very disadvantageous to con? sumers of the beef, for the flesh of a fat animal in every case is much richer in fixed, nourishing material than that of the lean, and it is never good economy to purchase lean beef It is better to pur? chase the poorest parts of a fat- animal than the best of a lean one. The best piece of a fat ox (the loin) contains from twenty-one to twenty-eight percent, more fixed material than the corresponding piece in a lean one,and curiously enough the worst piece in tbe lean animal (the neck,) is the richest in nourishing mate? rial. Tbe flesh of the neck improves very little in fattening, hence, economy considered, it is the best portiou to pur? chase, as its value is in a measure a fixed one. Horse flesh is as nutritious, considered as a food, as that of the ox or cow. The relation of nitrogenous to fixed material is rather higher in a horse than in an ox, and the amount of water is less. There is no good reason why horse flesh should not be used as food. It is prejudice alone which prevents its employment. It is a regular article of sale in the meat mar? kets of Paris at the present time.?Jour nal of Chemistry. ? Mr. William B. Dorn died at his home in Edgefield county on December 26th. He was more than eighty years of age, and had led a very active-life. . He was the discoverer of the celebrated gold mine in the lower part of Abbeville coun? ty, which has always gone by his name, jand before, the war was very wealthy", at one time being worth more than a mil ! lion * f dollars. The war stripped him of a great part of his . possessions, and he died in moderate circumstances. He left a large family to mourn his loss. : ? There is nothing dispels the dreams of youth and shatters the ambitious hopes of the" noble j boy like having ra young [lady remark in his hearing that he would l! make with study, a good bat rack.