Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-03

Disposition OF the BOnds-The Black |
Mail Syatem-A Black Prospect.
COLUMBIA, s. G, Feb. "a, 1871.
It has ALWAYS been a difficult matter to
account for the interest that was mani
tested in the Blue Ridge Road by the pre-
vious Legislature. The frequent appoint
ment of committees to look after the in
terests of the Road. and to investigate this
and that thing, seemed to indicate spirit
of watchfulness that did the lawmakers OF
the country great credit. I am sorry to
say however, that within the past few
days events have been developed which
will rob our lawmakers of last year Of
much of their glory in this respect-events
which lay at their doors-a system of
BLACK MAILING
and substituting, which puts new aspect
on the Investigations to which nave
allnded The facts are briefly as follows:
! Sometime early in the present session,
Special Committee of both Houses was ap-
noipttd to investigate the affairs OF the
Blue Ridge Company. | am credlbiy IN
formed ttat for q length of time the com
mittee did nothing. but at Ieng'n' al'er
long wait it went to work, and yesterday,
submitted to the Senate avolOmlnous mass
cf testimony, followed by II report. The
main testimony 10 the case is that OF Gov
Scot, who makes some very curious
charges.
THE BONDS.
He eaye that the four millions of bonds
, guaranteed by the State were in a tal
way Of b9iuc sold; that, in fact negotla
, tion had oeer effected in Germany, Whel
} an ipiunc lion was served upon the com
paLv u h:ct .fIcctualiy prevented the com
0 :iet. OF OF the transaction, and vlrtuaii1
t EuroDean war breaking out soon alter
! upset the whole transaction.
0 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
=, The Governor is very severe in his sJ1lc
: lures on the last Legislature, and accuse
! IT OF all sorts OF Vilainy. L quote from III
:, tt Stimony:
}, Abiding TO these Investigating Comnata
"a # es he SAYS: II know of the fact, o
have been told so by hundred ditfelen
: rerhous that money had been paid TO &c
a certain report through at the last ses
ion. | want to say: Do you suppose tina
If orr saviour would come here with bl
ever so good, and want TO get it through
or 1t was thought best to get up il com
, mittee to investigate him, do you suppos
, he wouldn't be cIucitied again If be did q
pAy something 10 prevent II? That rail-
:. road has been conducted as lud1clGl'I
and economically as possible. L won
charge this committee, but the commit
tees that have been gotten up heretotof
were simply for the purpose. 1t VS.
publicly stated by the member
that composed them that they didn
: get enough out of the BIC
- Ridge Railroad when the bill passe<
- aud theg were determined to get sons
t., IT, thing out Of it now They met three {
- four DAYS aud wouldn't make u report.
was pIaln what their object was. L learnt
40 hat nrIVAtAIV GlAmHn1e
a OF the Pre- sident OF the road $500 apiece.
w. There were SIX of them. I told Gener
:, Harrison, before l would pay them a ce
~ | wonld let Bine Ridge go to perdition.
He differed with me. He the ught it W
better 10 subsidize them for 1t tho
bonds were bIackened at that time. it YOU
\. destroy their value. A. tt ere could
tn nothing Sc done to protect Mr.. Steers,
81 s better to do this"
- THE PRICE OF VOTE.
Ipe Aludin1 to the Bill granting aid to
art Road, the Governor says
qos tWhen the Bill came up, q member
the House came to one of til parties q
on said THAT report can't go through III
w I get $780, You may bring up any HI
noe Of q bill, and the Committee can max
10 report that will damn the character of 8
one connected with it. .
of He also states that the parties who
served the injunction, to which have
ready alluded, proposed to withdraw
injunction they had bro ught to stop
endorsement of the bonds if 1875, 900 VIC
/. be paid.
the A good many other rev 9lations OF a s
ION liar character are made by the Govern
o+e who seems to be very sore on the subj
But the names of the nterprislng Co
ere mittees are not given.
TO- Cor. of tie Charleston Courie