The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-07-27

highest Style Of ,tAaai{
own enormous proat::.
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Do ySu ask why that shsd. q HYdra-
headcd and not entitled TO beiisf1,
Becs use it is itselfs representative ySf
tho sWindling pertinacity Of itS oWnsyl,
II 10 because IL publishes In shA city Sf;
Charleston three papers, one dubbed
with the name Of this city, ore with
that Of Beaufort, and one With that Of,
Columbia. And by thus triplieatipk is
issues it commands from tho State thrss
prices for every advertisement, ! each
price being, I undertake to.say, double
that which il paid to any other .pxrsr
in tho State. This is tho precious sam.
pie of honesty aud public deosuoy from
which emauate the charges that I have
bribed tho Legislaturs-oharges, my
fellow citizens, which are hot ,t,ade 30
much against mo as against you, the
people, that those who are iu' power and :
who own this infamous organ, which
seeks TO control public sentiment, may
keep themselves out of the peniseutiary.
Prolonged oheering.1 ~
It has been said in the columns OF thnt
paper that bribed tho Legislature.
Woll, Heaven knows, that was not much
to do rLaugbtor.1 Aud tho charge is
made by the acting Lieutenant Cover
nor, the Codifier of the Laws, the City
Attorney, the Phosphate Attorney, the
United States District Attorney. %IfI
have forgotten any ofhis titles beg his
pardon. Aud that ho, the owner Of the
honors aforesaid, actually did bribe
judge Of tho State to render such'a
decision as best would suit his interest.
What that Immaculate specimen Of
mortality bribe judge9 Laughter
Gentlemen, tho confession only illus,
trates tho weakness to which these
enemies of honesty and political deoency
are reduced in order that they may
fortify themselves in the offices they,
hold and thus bo enabled to contiaue
their depredations upon the treasury Of
the State and the purses Of the poor.
[Great applause.] Up to the present time
l have paid no attention whatever to these
allegations. and do notpropose to doso
in the future, because they enanate
from source which it would deflle man
to handle; but here and at all times I
am prepared to answer any respectful
question that may be asked by ON honest I.
fellow citizen. When thieves and
public robbers interrogate me, I plead
to the Jurisdiction. IApplause. It
would be very pleasant, thing for
thieves, no doubt, if they could accuse
judge, or take their place on a jury, or,
play the part of the solicitor but lhave
been taught to know that criminals
must stand in the dock, be arraigued,
tried, found guilty, aud sent to the
penitentiary for punishment. It is for.
this reason that 1 plead to tho juris-
dictiou, and refuse to be tried by. those
who have assumed the lions skin to
hide their ignominious identity. 70.
peat, therefore, that if any gentleman
wishes to ask me any question, I am
here to answer it frankly and truthiully.
A voice. Tell US about the Phosphate
bill.
Judge Carpenter. am glad you have
afforded me the opportunity of doing no.
AS shareholder was intep<sted in q
phosphate company, about :"hich much
has been written but, ydderstand me:
did notssell my vote legislator to
become shareholder1 did not initiate
the example of sop OF those who have
made these oh9ses. was simply
private lndivlg' "S!nS my prlvl-
icge as sucb4 made an investmeut Of
my moang 1T was a right which b.
longed me as much as to any man in
this in,arssts es %en|dd ddiba8Bstsg
t shMm hSMme matters Of litigation, Occupying
q official position which I did, as a
nan Of honbr, ], felt in duty bound to
ispose Of those, interests, andSI accord
,gly disposed ofthem. It was personal
and what ] thus obtained
Or bona fde business interest, lcgiti-
,atcly acquired, il no mans business
ut my own. I moreover emphatically
eclare that I have never approached
nember of the Legislature and asked.
i'm to vote for the Phosphate bill, or
my other bill. The truth is, tfiataa
onest man could have done very iittlo
7ith the Legislature, and about that
ime I was personally anything but
'orular 1ith the members Of the Gencr-
!! Assembly.
A voice. How about the Orapgeburg
ase
Judge Carpenter have simply to
ny that decided that case as have
.very other, according to tho law and
I is not for this audience to imrugn
he motives Of a man who. until he was
nominated as candidate for Governor
vas not suspected Of doing aught that
IN honest, upright and just judge
night not do in the performance of tho
.ncred functions of his Office. wishit :
o be understood also that make this -.
lcnial not because tho change c9Hef
iom source for which I feel coi-
.ompt, but because it. originates with
'nc Of the pcoplc-a sovereign whose
opinion Ircspcct aud to whose integrity
pin NY faith.
desire no higher endorsement than j.
hat which crowned, ,my offiaial laborsons,rf
refining from xheN&nch Of this oirept, s;1
For two YEAR sPfesidcd over tho Nfs8E'
of registrar fbbaukruptcy, and .see.
qucntly, for two years, l performed tho
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