The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04

Of introduction to Governor SCOTT
from General Sherman. No use. DR..
Scott was not in tho shop. f'sp p
+ The only persons of whom I can
learn but little are}J. & M. Christy &
Co., and Cresswell, Patterson g. Sci,
lers. They are believed to be Pom.
sylvania men.tf AS Il said Christy's
bid was q mere blind. ttHsi5sE o+Fls8
ty&I think I have made it Ivery2clear
that there were four responsible con,
! tractors who offered to do the work at
from $l,000,000 to $l,50O,00U less
than the price at which it was awards
ed the Pennsylvania firm Of Cresswell,
Patterson & Go. This ia enough for
my purpose. tits not necessary to
rub it in 3zE ais - ii,
ANOTHER REASON WHY. -
OGe big reason why SCOTT preferred
Cresswell to any other man. I forgot
to mention. Mr.. Champlin proposed
that the $4,000, 900 guaranteed bonds
be deposited with National Trust
Company in the North, 40, that they
could not be, touched by Che contrac-
tor or the Governor until the proper
time came. q Cresswell d Co, on the
contrary, said that they were willing
that the $4,000,000 should be lodged
in the hands of Govepmor Scott and
STATE Treasurer Parker. Cresswcll &
Co. took the contract. ...,
WHY SCOTT MUST DE ArARTNER IN THE
CONTRACT,
/ have not seen the documents, and
do not know what the figures arc, but.
| say that Scott is to have plum out
of the Blue Ridge pie, for these rea-
sons {: The work could bc done and
was offered to be done at seven aud
half millions, and was awarded at
nine millions Cresswell e. Go. were
allowed to negotiate with Scott, while
the other contractors were not; Cress-
we'll u Co.'s bid was not accepted,
but Scott told them thoy could have
the job at nine millions, and they. took
it no similar opportunity was given
the other contractors Crosswell & Go.
were in constant communication with
Scott, and squattcd in his backsofice
the day the bids were opened lobby
ing, whispering and riding about with
Cresswell s. Co. was going on all tho
time. These are my reasons, and they
satisfy me, as / believe they will sat
isfy the people of tho State, who re-
member the manipulation of the State
bonds and the bills of the Bank of
the State, and who know that there is
only one way in which d man can
make hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars. out of thirty.fve hundred dollars
a year. Who would not be the Radi-
cal Governor of a Southern State /?
,.gIJ,.s FIAT JUsTITIA.
/ have said my say, and said it
without malice. This whole govern.
ment is plundering, pilfering Ring,
whose aim is to make money quick,
no matter how,akI know it, and you
knew 10. My only object in writing
these, letters is to show up one of the
biggest jobs on record--a little broth.
or Of the Pacific Railroad job ;and TO
ask whether even our present Legisla-
ture will allow Scott to have full
swing, and pile upon the State load
of debt which no people can bear. r
do not believe that their stomachs
will stand it, and if this be SO, then
will Creeswell, Patterson & Co., and
their silent partner, come to unmiti-5
gated grief. The taxpayers must re-
member that every million of dollars
We spond represents $40, 900 year in
taxation. They can readily see that
$40, 100000, for the Blue Ridge Ring
means an addition of jJfy per cent. to
our, present taxes. This is the whole
matter in q nutshell.
The Phentn to-day pitches into
Scott very handsomely. leave to-
morrow for the mountains and shall
not be back for g, fortnight, whom, if
necessary, I will again present my re-
spects, to his Excellency Governor
SCOTT. ''S"r' N5" Lux.
RADICAL Row Ar Silver Run,
ALA.--Passengers from Silver Run,
Ala, report a serious row at, that