The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-03-02
THE JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, MARCH 2, 1871.
The Acme Of Infamous Robbery.

The latest as we'll as the largest
swindle, attempted by the House of
Representatives is the Greenvillc Rail
Road Robbery. This is no more nor
less than an attempt to add 7tco Mtl.
IONS Dollars to the debt of the State,
and ten per cent to the already epor.
nous State tax. 1t is direct and
plain attempt to procure a new issue OF
Bonds of the State, to aid the Green'
vile Rail Road Ring. ...
; From a reliable source VIC learn that
this Ring about a year ago bought
enough stock in the Greenvhae and
Columbia Rail Road to control it, Tor
the sum of 100000. After finding
out that they. could not run the road,
they endeavored to sell out to the South
Carolina Rail Road Company for $780,
600, but as the. Greenvile Rail Road
l Company had floating debt of $780,
0OO,the negotiations failed, because
the South Carolina Road did not feel
like assuming this indebtedness.
:: Thusit will appear, that this Bill is
q barefaced effort to swindle the State
out of two millions dollars, to enrich
Ring, while it is doubtful, exceeding
ly doubtful, whether the people of the
up country or any other section, would
be benefited in the slightest degree,
since the Ring could sell out the Bonds
and pocket the money and no pro-
cess of law could reach them or the
Greenville Road, because everything
it owns is already covered by mortgages
to double its market value.
And then, look at the manner in
which. OUT Representatives betrayed the
interests of their constituents. Messrs.
AuAMsoN AMI GATHER voted "yea"
on the passage Of the Bnt, while GARY
shirked it altogether. Are the people
of Kershaw going to call their public
servants to strict account. or are they
still 70 infatuated and blinded as to all
Tow this and other such instances of
I. Aagraut abuse of their sacred trusts, to
pass uunoticel, merely because persons
differing in political opinion call their
attention to the fact2
Is their reason still 80 perverted,
that they cannot see thSt the entire
% country is PROSTATE in poverty, and
that the enormous taxation is one of
the chief causes of this prostration 2
Do they still shut their eyes to the
fact that these measures are passed by
+ open and notorious bribery, and that it
is probable that ADAMsoN, GATHER
and GARY have sold their votes, or else
that they have been deceived by this
Rins into voting for this Bill and if
they have so been deceived, that they
are unworthy Representatives, because
no man with the least grain of sense or
reason could for moment believe that
the passage of the Bill would be pro-
ductive of good to the people. One of
these two propositions is bound to be
true.
Let the arraigued betrayers of our
interests answer the charge!
- Our only hope is in the Senate and
Governor ScoTT. The Senate is much
more conservative than the House, and
Governor SCOTT has repeatedly said
that he will veto this Bill, and that if
It is passed over his veto, he will refuse
10 sign the bonds, and will apply. to the
courts if necessary, to restrain other
officials from signing or issuing them.
The whole State is now looking to
Governor SCOTT, to keep his word and
ful6! his pledges.