The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-08-04

president OF the road, OF his management, or
that of the directors. He is well known to all
of you as worthy gentleman, and I believe
that he is doing his best to advance the inter-
ests of the road. If am elected 1 will see
that the road is completed [Cheers.
A person in the crowd said that General
Worthington few nights previous, at Radis
cal mass meeting, had charged the Judge with
being opposed to completing the road, where
upon the Judge said, truly Worthington's
opinion was valuable ne had been living in
the State exactly five weeks six days and two
hours; he was the small tool OF a large robber:
but at meeting in Edgeheld where there were
six thousand persons present, he said in a
speech to them, that General Butler was gal
liant soldier and truthful gentleman, and
Judge Carpenter a just judge, and then had
sneaked off up here to malign those whom
when face to face he had praised; but Wor-
thington had now gone. Let him rest, he was
small craft with only small swivel, and
could not stand the seventy-four gun frigate
Reform as it advanced upon the vessels of the
"Ring."
understand that one or two of the who
were engaged in the dirty work of bribing the
Legislature to pass the various bills, have de-
cedided that there shall be no tax executions
enforced in this section. Now, this is only q
political trick to make the people believe that
the State Government is sympathizing with
them; but not so, the tax executions will be
enforced after the election the evil day is only
put off; but having the payment Of taxes post
poned and electing him lCarpenter) Governor,
the taxes would be applied for the use of the
State and not put in the pockets of the Ring,
which would be the case if the Ring were al
lowed to remain in power. Tremendous ap-
plause. If the taxes be paid before the cleo
tion and the Ring be defeated, they will run off
with the taxes. The pockets of the Ring are
what I call the sinking fund bill, where all of
the property of the State will 60. Under the
Sinking Fund bill all of the property of the
State can be sold at any time and the proceeds
pocketed, and no one but the members of the
Ring be the wiser. Who knows that there is
dollar left of the four millions of Blue Ridge
bonds; the Ring has entire control of them.
1t has been charged that am opposed to the
homestead law. This is not true. l was call
ed upon to decide question under the home
stead act and I decided that in case where q
man had given a mortgage on his homestead,
or judgment had been obtained prior to the
passage of the act, then the act did not apply;
or, in other words, decided that before a
debtor could claim o homestead the creditor
should be informed of the state of law. ap-
prove of the homestead law.
To prejudice the colored men against me they
have been told that decided a slave bond to be
valid. did so decide, because believed it to
be correct. Anyhow, the question has gone up
to the courts, and as Governor I would have
nothing to do with it. AS it is, I do not see if
I decided that slave bond was valid or Invalid
how it affects the colored people in any way.
The colored people I would ask, if they have
received any benefit under the Scott rule?
loo oil fbo
of free schools, homes, &C.? Nothing but
Loyal League in which you are sworn to vote
for the men nominated deprived of your right
to vote as you please. say to you that under
this system of the Loyal League, you are al
most as much slave as ever you were, only in
little different form. Why do you not throw
off this servile yoke? understand that many
of you wish to do so, but are afraid you will be
maltrcated by the League. / tell you that you
will be protected in voting as you choose,
whether You vote with us or for the Scott Ring.
We are determined that there shall be fair play
at this election, and every man, of whatever
color or principles, allowed the free exercise of
the right to vote. Instead of the Scott Ring
aiding you as they promised, they have done
all they could to prevent you from elevating
yourselves; they have wrought upon your
p-ejudices and placed You in antagonism with
the white race, when no cause for antagonism
existed they have endeavored to incite war
of races they have done all set of unprinG-
pied adventurers ard robbers could do to es-
TRANCE YOU from Your white friends, when the
cooperation of the two races is so necessary for
the general welfare OF the State and all OF Its
people.
As Judge Carpenter took his seat, General
Harrison, president of the Rlue Ridge Road,
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explanation. A ready consent was given, and
standing where he arose, he said substantially:
During the remarks of Judge Carpenter, while
he exculpated me from any connection with
the charges he made against the management
of the affairs of the Blue Ridge Railroad, yet
he made insinuations relative to the friends of
the road, against gentlemen whom know to
be unjustly charged; and it would ill become
me to remain silent under such circumstances;
| if did they should turn me out of office. In
the act of 1868 relative to the road, the passage
| of which was secured by me, and subjected
myself to the reproach of my friends and others
because l acknowledged the existing state of
affairs, had section inserted providing that
the Governor of the State, at all future meet
ings of the road directors, should represent the.
State, and making him er-o6fcio director
Although am no political friend OF Governor
Scott will say in his defence that he has
never had any control of the funds of the road
every cent has passed through my hands. II I
have not even had treasurer. OF the 4,O0O,OOo
of bonds not one has been sold: They are not
even ready to be sold. They have not been
signed. No one has the power to appropriate
the funds, even if they wished to do SO. Owing
to the European war, the bonds which would
have to be offered in the markets of Europe
cannot be sold before the election certainly.
and at that time we may have new regime
The names of some of the directors mention
ing those in Charleston) is sufficient guaran-
tee that the money appropriated will be used In
good faith.
Judge Carpenter replied briefly that he had
not charged that there had been misappro-