The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-27
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inston National Republican. (Radioal,l j i,
an editorial on the South Carolina frauds
and the connection Of Treasurer Parke
with the Washington Chronicle, wliicl
is edited by John Nj. Morris, an of]ice,
aof the United States Senate, MyropI Fox
who, with Morris, was one of ths
editors OF the Charleston Republican,
and w. w. Holden, the, virtuons i'm
peached Governor OF North Cafolina,
says: ~! 'a M.
Attention has already been called in
our tele9raphic. dispatches to the report
OF the House Committee OF the Legisla.
ture of South Carolina on the financial
condition OF that State The full text
OF the report, which VIC have just re.
celved. shows conolusively that the most
9laring frauds have been committed
there by the leading State officials; that
: the Indebtedness OF the State has been
more that trebled within few years, by
an unscrupnlous ring of thieves, who
have their agents and allies in this oity
OF Washington. -
According TO this report, the prinoi-
Pal deiinquents are the Governor, Mr..
SCOT and the Treasurer. Mr.. Parker.
gGhsoGarge against them is briefly this: !:
They have issued aud put upon the mar
ket sc, e,3f4, 900 OF bonds, which, in the
: opinion Of the committee, is an .'oyer
ISSUE" In their report, the committee
show that the State Treasurer, Mr.. Par
ker. shamefully disregarded the law, in
making every month fraudulent reports
OF the financial condition of the State.
The committee close their report as fol-
6ws: - T.7
sYour committee having reported the
facts and the law under which the bonds
have been issued, and feeling satisfied
that the State has been defrauded. by
an over-issue of $6.3l4. 900. would, there
fore, respectfully recommend that this
House take the necessary steps to hold
accountable those persons who, have
violated the laws and ruined the credit
OF the State" -
@As the New York Tribune Says,
"South Carolina has reached the. ~legiti-
mats result Off an +extravagant and
dishonest dmlnlstration-repu
The language Of the COMMITTEES is strong,
but not too strong, considering the vii
'lalny aud the ihfamy OF these dishonest
public servants They have surpassed
Tweed and the Tammany ring in shame.
less violation OF the law, robbery OF the
treasury. and disregard of the interests
and the trust confided to them. South
Carolina has been reduced to beggary
by these unscrupulous adventures, and
1t ls to be hoped that men of all parties
Will unite in bringing them to Justice.
The time has come for Republicans of
every shade Of opinion to disavow all
connection with those plundarers. They
have brought Disgrace on the party in
the South. and almost dragged it down
to ruin.
And not only must these men, SCOTT
and Parker, who. ont of. their own
mouths. stand convicted OF frand and
corruption. be punished. but justice
must be dealt out to their partners in
this city. One of them is an officer of
the United States Senate, and, we regret
to be compelled to say, member of our
own profession. It is painful task to be
obliged to write as we now write, but
stern sense of duty leaves US no slterna
tive. In his own journal, yesterday. he
admitted his connection with this thiev-
ing State Treasurer, who, q few years
venturer from New England bar.room,
and is to-day enabled to purchase news
papers and own controlling interests in
them. 'It matters not" SAYS this
editor and officer of the Senate, show
large or how small IN interest he may
have in this paper" But it does s'mat-
Ter" to the heeced freedmen of South
Carolina, and We trust they will find a
Charles O'Conor who will protect their
rights. The principal part of the capi-
tai which was paid for this journal, was
paid by this man Parker, at the very
time, too. when. according to the report
OF this legislative committee. he was
issuing fraudulent statements of the
debt OF the State of South Carolina.
The faot is, State after State has been
Plundered Tor the benefit OF this same
Journal. Georgia yesterday, and North
Carolina, and now South Carolina. The
Republican leaders, WHO have the power,
must see that this comes to an end.
Washington even has suffered at the
hands of some of these people, and the
evidence will be furnished if it shall be-
come necessary to do 30. This war has
been forced upon US, and we accept it.
The public havs clear right to know,
for their own f-protection, when a
man, or set of men, or journal, delib-
erately joins the "forgers who prey upon
society" and who now stand accused of
high crimes and misdemeanors against
the State Of South Carolina The 'spos-
sibilities of journalism" mean, so fur as
they are concerned, ''the possibilities'
OF plundering State Treasuries
A known coward boasted of wound
he had received in front. One present
observed, ''YOu were moro fortunate