The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-23
ADMINISTRATIONS RoTrENNEss.
The Grimes OF the Carpct-bnpaers-The
wnshingi on crowd Loading down the
Republican Party with d Worse than
Tammany Gang.

WARRINGTON, Sept 2l.-Whcn Whiuemore
WIS eonv'c.cd or .einrg csce'-r'p 'or IT," """'
drcd dollars, The sun remarked that an unheces
sary amount Of indignation was laNished gu this
comparatively yenia scandal, Willis no action was
taken In the case OF the Assistant Secretary OF
state, WHO had been proven to have sold his clients
for u bride Of 10000. On other grounds, much The
same view Of the case was taken by the consliu
ency which the abovc.named dis.llouorablo ex-
member represented. With the experience which
til, community had OF the character and conduct Of
carpet bacgcrs in general and Of this carpot-baGser
In particular, II was considered as too small a fraud
To make SO much fuss over, and only naturally to
have been expected, the opportunity occurring Tho
intelligent oolcred voters indeed, were persuaded
that the reverend member lad sold too cheap some
kind OF ship belonging 20 the Government, and
which they "dar say was only burned old scow
after all and recommended him TO be more careful
next time, aud get better price for such truck
| H. the future.
Tie recent marriage Of south Carolina member
in this ty brought forth letters In the Louisville
papers which have been republished in the National
| RepubHcan here and which directly charge tie in
divdua in question with bigamy. or rather trisaniy
While this expose OF one OF the representatives OF
tie great American people uses painful sensation
lore. It occasions neither surprise nor sensation
| With the southerners. They gay that II be were TO
| marry as many wives ~ brigham Young It could
neither make his character any worse, nor do they
believe SO interruptions is the spirit Of party, would
| render him amenable to rrtfibution any more than
Butler OF Tennessee.
they say that among the high executive officers,
safe aud national, Senators aud Representatives.,
who lave been foisted on the Southern States by
ai manner of Unfair means. aud often under tao
pressure Of Federal bayonels, are scores OF indi
yidu.s among the scaiawags and carpetblgsers
white aud colorcd, who have been gully Of he'riy
every offence or crime IN or out OF tic dccaosue
nj that the South Carolina member in question ha.
epitomzcd III his career tie vices and tran. gree
si,ns OF the Whole set. A southern gentleman aut
staunch member Of the Rtiubicau party With deer
| tc.tet AID humiliation, confirms these statements II
the iulc degree, and sa's, as far ~ The indi'idua
las, incLpatCd Is concerned, that 1t Is matter q
the " .dest uo,orirty In Georgia and South Crulin
that lie was lioutouant oica'alrS in the Confederate
army. IRON which he was expelled for disgrace u
practices. That after being ,ashered be was impli
ca ted in the murder u his former colonel, la'iui
hired an associate, on whose confession he was Of
rested to commit the assassination, In part pay
whereof the assassin received stolen horse. Tia
although martial law prevailed, Gen. nardce, With
hose military jurisdiction the crime was commit
ted turned tue delinquent over to the civil author
ties, Ne he had teen previously expelled from I'll
srmy and that, fully co mitted he was in Charlc'
ton. alting his trial for murder, when the advcr
Of Gen. Sherman cccasioned general jail de' r.!
In which ne was included.
lie became then o very enthusiastic Rcpublica
AVID jealous friend Of his colored brethren. nuu
, Der OF whom he persuaded TO iutrust him with IN
sa lie Of their cotton This cotton he sold with con
mcndable desI atch, but did not show equal promtt
tude In turning over the proceeds to his sable pr
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