The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08


The Savannah Republican publishes con-
vnrng cvi;.c,rc %! the corruption of IIarrisun
Reed Governor Of Florida. The reader Will rc.
hcmhcr ila; IL was stated short iiric since ,ll:,
Reed had hccn arrested ana placed under Lond i'll
New YORK Gig 'Ghc precise character OF The
cEarEc against him was not made Snown, hut it
probably had s"lc connection will his dealings
With George ". SwcrSun, who is mentioned in the
affidavit copied below. The Republican says ila:
this affidavit Is su'Saniatc ~ others that il las
neither ronm for lUr patience 10 publish:
IN the case of The County commissioners OF Icircr
son County *. Gcnrg.'w. SwclSon. Harrison
Feed. Governor. AMI o!lrrs In chaliccry. State
oi Florida, Duyal County, IS:
on this Sh day uf Oct oiIcr a. ID. ISC9 before ne
Charles l.. Maihrr, Clerk Of The Circuit Court in
and fer said cuIiiiy, appeared Sherman Cunant Il
citizen oT the State ri Forida who hcinu duly
sworn '!yS: Tina; on or about Ike 18TH day OF
june, y. ID. lSfg, tlurus The session or the lcuiSla-
lurc III tS special i"r'n In Junc, dcponcni read Il
letter written 10y Geo. re ". SwcisUm, and ad.
dressed to Harrison Reed Governor OF Florida; (;
that deponcni knows the handwriting OF said
Swep>1n an,! his signature WAS OF the said Swcr.
sun that sail iciicrsia cd lat Il would r deliver.
ct ~ siid Reed Governor by Milton =. Ii;tlciicld
or'y ir. L!itVlici, and further stated that Swcl-
sou a, paid ihc said Reed. Governor live thou
before, for which ~ the said SwensOn, haul
taken mort ganc on The Sl;,i Reeds property in
Tallahassee: liza, said I.i..cii"ld would RETURN to
hi.n iic mortgage and wOGtl pay said Reed seven
Thousand dollars oa his approval! OF the hiIl or act
which tho said l:i,ci!cd would have Introduced
iIiu and passed v The Legislatures that according
the contents uf said letter were as follows: lyon
rcmcin!rr, Governor. OH agreement IN New York.
was 20 give yOu fourteen thousand dollars for
calling the Legislature together and using Your
Influence 10 -rcurc The passage OF the bill Five
Two thousand Nj. l.i;reield will hand YOU when
hc reaches Tallahassee. Wien you sirn the bill
II" VIII give YOU scvcn tiiUusand dollars and re-
TURN tn yoiI yoir ..nr' ..agc.
That there II Il mortgage record in Leon
County of the prnperty in Tallahassee murtpuuc,
by the sai,, Rced . sail Swepson and TINT short.
" before tie recent departure OF sail Reed to the
Snrth: accordns to the best knowledge AMI be-
!ei ni ucnoncni, the said Reed Inquired Of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of said county if the
said SwcpSon ha', not sent y release Of said mort .
";iTe lhr record stating that IL latl been pad an,
Iia' ne ;iic s;ld Swcr>Dl, had promised to send
II" Clerk release OF tie :ar:ir for record, that
Ire ana co!ra:l copy "r said letter from said
Swcn-on Ia said Reed was ai the time iicrcinic.
fore mentioned ni,ic ai.d the same was swuru TO
before euy appointed and lawfully authorized
h"'ary. ah" that the saline Is now in existence.
Sworn TO aatl subscribed before me this ihe s,h
day U! October, y. y. i>Gg.
uHAs. u. MNriIEl, Clerk
y Florida correspondent OF the Republican
writes:
II ShGml.i he known tlia; Major Conan; was an
nhlcrr "f that rank III the tnitcd States army
l:''S li.cf III Folra ever since The close Of tile
war. Is ,inw Dcih;tr tuiici States MARSHAL and
tEenG! ~. u''lsgiscd Republican in his politics
and though in "iicr, either military civil nearly
AL 'ur Whllc since te came to the State, has ever
;nluGc,r;l himself with courtesy towards our
lcop.c. True !, Is. he u an ilncomprOmisinE enc
my u! Reed, get nnho,iy that have me; ventures
10 'lcslibn lGc literal Hrcliric; Of the statement
cont aimed In Ills aidlvit: or doubts hui that Reed
was hi1iictl 10 con"cne last summers eXtr:. ses-
sion OF the Legislature. ana was paid for his sig
nature OF SwcpSun. l.iiIleie!d, Sandcrson .S Co.'S
;iiiroal bi,l. Of course all honest Republicans
are outraged III the mfamy which his Excel
r!lcy has brought upon their party; ana are be-
cvc, prepared 10 unite with The great body OF the
substantial people of he State TO give Him his
deserts, which, us you truly say, would be the
pcnitentiary.
I'ut, unfortunately, Il blush as Florltlian to
own ~ Reeds patronage and Swcpson's money
Have not been without their baneful influence
heen paid by boih 10 lawyers, Swepson PAVING
nut oI his pocket, or oul Of The earnings OF our
railroads. or which lie has obi aimed Illegal and
tas charrcl fraudulent puSScssiun ana Reed ply-
ing on; OF ;hc Stale Treasury. These legal gen
iiSiiea Rave. OF course: done nothing wrong
When offered heavy retaincrs by Swcpson, Reed
X Co rs their counsel. II is moi tn he expected
thar ihcr would refuse them; hut the misfortune
Is i!ia' The very men to whom our people
Snidancn. wl;h money. in their pockets nc.
ccivct from The corruptioniSis, cannot he cN.
pectcd To rally The people, AMI arouse public
indignation against ilcir own clients. SwrISui rs
one ol Ills jacksonville lawyers has proclaimed,
counts his wealth, not by thousands, hui by mil
l!olS. What then, Is TO become OF the virtue OF
poor Florida wlca tempted hy the money which
ne Is able 10 o;'rr to her oii!casy Eu not alone
government officials and lawyers and ncwspa-
lers; some OF ntir leading capitalists and business
men are IN The ring-tlireciors or managers, Or
litilehcld Co. ! need not say how unequal line
contest between the poor staple minded honest
people VI the State an tile one si,lc against the
c"mnineL power OF Hcet's patronage ana Swep
language, II would he ike q light between sheen
ana wolves, OHbetwceli men and entiS.