The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-03-09

for the sake Of yourselves.
Look at your appropriation bill.
Why, if man should stand up and
criticise that document truthfully, it
would damn the whole Of us. Two
hundred thousand dollars, Mt least,
have gone, and what have We got to
show fer i.7
Nothing! Yet there nre men in
tho other House who would not go
home for whole year. They would
hang on like lccches, sucking tho very
life blood of the State. God knows
the time will comc-and it may not
be far distant-when ali this action
will be reviewed. We connot rob the
widow or starve tho orphan, or op-
press people who arc already down,
in vain. The reaction will come.
The citizens of South Carolina, al
though literally exhausted, have paid
their taxes, to the best of their abil-
ty, because in dcspotio government
taxes are paid in proportion to its
power Of dcspotism, but they knew
that the shift was short, and tho time
might not be fur distant when our
own acts would DC our own ruin.
Now, as said before, there is Il
long line of deficiency behind this
appropriation bill. And we know it.
That bill DOME begin to tell the
amount which South Carolina honest
ly owes, and yet the Senator from
Charleston in the face Of this damna-
Bile fact has the hardihood to urge
this Senate to remain in session until
the 18th of next month.
Jill$on said that he would be one
Of any number of senator's who would
agree to sit here without per diem,
until all tho business Of the session
was finished, and suggested that such
n provision bo incorporated in tho
resolution.
Corbin stated that such course
would be unconstitutional aud not
binding. Every mau was entitled to
draw his per diem until the close of tho
session.
Beverly Nash, (colorcd). 1t looks
very strange that tho late Land Com
missioner should be SO anxious to ad-
journ. The Senate passed an order
requiring him to make report, but
instead of doing that he resigns his
office, and opposes tho appropriation
intended for the commission. 1t looks
as if he had discovered somc hand
writing on the wall, and was getting
ready to pack up his traps and travel.
The gentleman says there is def~
cheney in the appropriation bill. If
that be so let US know it. The peo-
pie ought to know it, and propose
that this General Assembly stay here
until VIC find out.
Leslie. There Is a class of dirty,
yelping curs, who are always barking
at the Land Commission. But where
is the man, on or off this floor, who
can lay his hand upon single act of
that commission, and say 1t is wrong.
If you want an investigation, ask for
it. court it. Who arc my agents
The very mon on this floor who arc
making tho loudest noise against me.
have spent in Richland county, for
the purpose of that commission, $780,
900. Who is my deputy from Rich
land The Senator from Richland,
beverly Nash). Has ho reported to
met Mol Aud what is more, lie
don't know the names of the purchas-
ers, or where some of the land is To-
GATED. Yet he wants to know why l
don't make report, Let him report
to me, if he can.
| johnson (of Sumter) again attempt.
cd a question but was told he had
better keep his seat; that he answer.
ed very we'll, perhaps, for camp
meeting preacher, but didn't know
much about law or legislation.
I Leslie continued And there is the
senator from Marion { (Hayne, colored)
another Of my deputies. Have his
constituents paid dollar for the land
they have had from the Land Com
missioner? No, not one. Why DONE
he attend to his business and give me
the information I want? Because ho
can't do it. ns sst,lf ss,tyi
| johnson ~ ou never appointed me
l Leslie. No, thank God, my con.
science has not got SO low as that yet
Leslie. Now + am willing to &C
with the Republican party in office Q,
out of office, but there ID no oprice, nc
earthly motive, that can induce mo to
J; lend myself TO any effort by that par
ty to purloin the mopey of tho people
Perhaps some Of you are curious il
this connection, but there isoDot one
| of you would likome to toll here mot
one of you But don't attempt to
scare me. VI ] might make you foei
bad.
Haync, Of Marion (colorcd).
| deny the, statement Of the senate,
f,om Barhwell.' As the agent Of tht
land commissioner, I have ',turhed
to him the deeds Of every, piece .oi
land bought by ME, and this is ali the
General Assembly requires me to do
The senator from Barnwell, nor any