The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-18
THE ASSAULTS ONJUDGE CARPEN-
TEE.
[From tAe Co!umbia cuardlan.l

Desiring to push aside all party issues andi
to effect q combination Of good and pure men I,
of all classes and every shade of political
opinion, in the common purpose of Retrench-t
ment and Reform In the present rotten, ruin
GUS and extravagant. administration of the
State government, the convention OF the Union
Reform party chose as their standard-bearer
the Hon. R. B. Carpenter, a Republican, and
one whose reputation for Integrity and ability,
up to the time Of his nomination for Governor
on the ticket, stood prominently above that OF
any of bis compeers. he was held up by the
Radlcsl faction as the bright star in the gal
axy of talent and character which they had
imported to teach ignorant Carolinians "h0,o
tQ,f.un q iSsdts.n If q charge Of ineficiency and
want OF brains was brought against them, the
mental vigor and legal acumen of Carpenter
was cited In retutation. Were they called venal,
corrupt and unprincipled, Carpenter was
proudly pointed to, and his just, Independent.
and unprejudiced administration of the laws,
which had won him the reluctant commenda-
tions of even his political enemies, was used
as pillar Of strength 10 support them. Heit
was who, with one or two others, such as
Moses and Sawyer, served to give, by their
past reputation, what l:de claim to respecta-
bility the Radical party in South Carolina pos
sessed Now, however, that Judges Carpen-,
ter, disgusted with the profigacy and VILLAIN
GUS course of the Scott Ring, has Identified
himself with the Reform movement, and con-
sented to be the candidate for Governor, in
opposition to the present regime, there is
not-could one give credence to the filthy.
slanderous assertions of the minions OF
Dr. Scotia scoundrel of their Fetish brother
hood so deeply dyed in wickedness and gross
venality as he whom they have pronounced
the incorruptible Judge His nomination was
not even accepted ere they began to rake up
from amongst the filthy mass Of their own
mlsdoings charges that might make even the
land commission shudder, and hurl them
upon the head Of Carpenter. But their efforts
will be vain, and they do but murder them
selves in attempting to black-ball him who fs,
unquestionably the purest Republican In the
State If Carpenter be dishonest, or II but
shadow of the fabulous liestabricated to injure
him in the opinion Of the good people Of the
State could be substantiated, to what de-
gree of rascality must those be consigned
among whom Carpenter stood forth as
the best and brightest of them all (? II
In their company, and with their cog
nizance and cooperation, Judge Carpenter
has perpetrated such dreadful crimes and
maintained the reputation he had, what must
the world think Of them? For two years
Judge Carpenter sat upon the bench unim-
State for his able, discriminating and impair
tial decisions. He was endorsed in the most
complimentary manner by the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate, and yet, with all this, he
is no sooner nominated for Governor by the
Reform party than the venomous spite OF the
Scott Ring Is reused against him, and his cha
racter assailed in all quarters. The motive is
too apparent, the charges are toe absurd to
have any weight with our people who are &C
quainted with the history OF the State govern
ment for the last two years.