The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-05
ss95,o7s "a
1,1O3.37o 90
1881 OF
S2,ll1,1sB 81

ri. S2,lll, 1876 6,
The entire amount of 1896, ,973 "a is coolly pu
| down rs .sexpondod on account Of old claims,
| OF .scla,ns incurred previous to the inaugnra
ton ofthe present State Government" Was
| r. r. Scott incurred previous to the inaugural
| tion OF tho present State Governments 1t If
| bal enough to have him now, but pray have
! some pity on lis and do not carry him by re-
| ation" back to the better days oil the State.
Was II. II. Kimpton an old claim Did the
Staro owe that estimablo young man Si2l .424
before tho Inauguration of tho present State
Government trow not. Of the bills re-.
ccivabio will speak hereafter. How far the
items are equally tho dues OF tho present gov
crnment, do not know. The necessary Ia
cllities for sitting tho account arc not wlthm
my reach.
account, and to that item OF H. FL. Klmpton,
S494. .424 elsewhere accounted for, having
bocn returned to him." Looking elsewhere
find October 81, tha last entry made thus
"By Il. II. Klmpton s424, ,424." Now why was
this particular item selected out, to DO deduct.
ed AZ having been returned to him. Entries
of the same character run throughout tho year.
There Was paid 10 II. II. Kimpton during the
yea, ss4S,Si8. The ontries aro exactly alike,
md why should this particular ono be deduct
cd and mono others In October the State re-
cuiyod from H. q. Ki,npton s819, ia SO. and IN
October tho state returns to Ii. Fl. Klmp:on
1921 424. How is it possible to deduct this
$424. .42i, as m cold claim. incurred previous
to the Inauguration OF tho present state GOV
ernlnent ?" TO put it in the mdcs: form, tins
optry throws great doubt on tho correctness Vi
tho outire account.
Let Ills look little further into this mattor OF
II, Fl. K,mpton. His account current WIN tne
State for the year shows: TO cash. 81, oO1: :
O93 81; by cash s492 500; by balance s515. .424 a.
Total, 81 U07. .924 81.
October 1, 1863 TO balance brought down,
s515, ,424 54 or in plain English, that ON ~ thas
,lny TIN State owed Il! II. K,mpton $5l5, ,44 64.
This is what Mr. Kiup!on says. Tho comp
.trolIer.gcneral's accounts shows that there was
received from H. II. Kmpton 81 1i2 IA 5o;
that Lhore was paid to Fl. IL. Kimpt"n.. sSiS,-
sls. October 81, 1862 Balance duo klmptoh
S583, ,SG6 80.
count IA made ND to October l, tho other to
October 81, But Tins will not explain The dit-
ference. u,..
he rccoiyed in October, from Kmpton. $8l9.'
TIA so, and hat he paid kimpton s5i5 S23.
Now, il the accounts aro fairly anu CORRECTLY
kept the two accounts should aSfec--tne
same eulric5 would be in cach-aiti thch I"
Kimpton's account tho receipts anl payments
in October. AMI bring his account up 10 Sis'
October. It results !hus
10 cash. Oo7. .a2l 81 by cash. $4os 800
TO c;lsli.... Sl9,7il 90 by casl....... 5l''a"'
Tolal..... l.s97 ,dae ol Total lOa1 .S2s
p,l,nrr din. Kimntuu SIS! SIG
And vet tho Cumptrullor's account only
shows $503, ,8G0 so ~ due k!mnlon: In other
words there is an error OF $l9J jay Oh.
A word moro, and wo finish with MIR. KImr,
ton. HIS account shows that ho received
SO 7OJ 600 Of bonds. Tho salne account pub
liSbed by the comptroller shows that he sOd
5000 900 or tho bonds, AMI gave credit lor
tho procoe IL. Tho comptroller, IN lilh report,
saws that thero was n further sale OF S3o0 oo0
OF bonds, report OF which was mol r.cS'Ss9
ssnntll after tho close of tho fiscal yoar, AMI
vet the comptroller coolly SAYS in tho Same lie,
port that there arc '$2 71O, 600 of bonds signed
mn and placed in Tho hands OF tile nilanclal
agent remaining tatSOta.
II is noteworthy that Mr. Kimpton's account
shows no charges for commissions, BROKERAGE
or any expenses or compensation. it ID tiio
boldcst account pnssl,lo. 10 cash. By clali.
Tho plentiful lack OF information it contains
ed tho attention Of tho Legislature, who,
by joint resolution, requested "Of the treasur-
er report of the exact status OF tho state WITH
H. H, KilnptOn."
Tho reply OF tho treasurer vas dignlticd
rebuke to any such impcrtihent curiosity.
He says "In reply, have tho honor 10 r''
spectfully refer your honorable body 10 tho
trcasurers report, made in confermlty to law.
for the fiscal year ending October 81, l8G9,
which contnins all the information required
by the resolution referred to-"
In fact, not to put too fino q point upon It,
he snubbsd the Legislature, and the Legisla.
tur, submitted to tho snub and ro!nquishcd
their pursuit of knowledge. Anxious as am
to know tho exact etatus OF Mr.. Kimpton's ac-
count, l dare not hope for bottGr result. l
must possess my soul in pcaco until the treas
urer or comptroller speaks, or We. .ar0 bankrupt
and Indifferent.
The INSTANCES have given show that tho
official accounts are inaccurate; propose 70
show TINT thoy are uttorly unreliable. lmake
no uufounilod assertions. l deal III no iooso
charges. l take the Official reports themselves,
and show that they caunot DO made TO Dalance.
I will show from tho accounts themselves that
they are falso.
TIo treasury dealt largely with Kimpton.
The items in KimptOn's account with the stale
and the State account with klmpt,n, Should
agree. They do not
The trcasurer's account shows
that he has received from ,, ~
klmpt0n.. Sl,4tA. f1f Nv
Kimpton's account shows that tho
total paid out by him OIL nc-
count OF tho State was...... 1,Gf, ,JA 54
The two accounts do not asreo by. S 434. .789 sG
SO much for the total. Let us tost tho
accounts. further.
Tho treasury accounts show that lho State
received i1onl Kinipton to
April. .......$ 1oo,Vo
KinIptons account elbows that up
to April l. ho paid out Oh -,
account of the State. .......... S73,2lS 80
from Kimpton .'.,........... 195 600
Ki1npton's account only shows. 80 $780, ,0O0
10 October 1, the treasury
received from KimptOn. ...... Soy 90
Krmpton's account only shows 80 193, GOO
But thctc is ono item which tho account docs
show, which is wonderful, $li4 9GG IL. for cash
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