The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-10
rpRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,

How About th at S7500-Has the Stat
Been sDone Brown" by Dunbar.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February 8.
RECONSTRUCTION A FAILURE LIVELY SCENE
The ten days for which the resolution, 1T
call on the United States Government for pro
ton against domestic violence" was postpon
ed, (when last before the Sc e,) having ex
pired, the matter was called up and forced t.
vote by its friends. Leslie wanted the con
sideration postponed for ten days, and made
motion to that effect. In support thereof, h
said that measures Of such magnitude shoult
not be urged. unless parties urging them hat
good reasons therefor. 1t involved the opel
admission that reconstructed South Carolina
unable to protect itself.
Swails thought sufficient reasons had bee,
given ten days ago, and ifhe Geslie) desired
further reasons let him look at the deeds o
bloodshed daily chronicled in the newspapers
Rose said he was not prepared for the reso
luton. He had been in York, where thu
prominent citizens had pledged themselves Il
Keep down disturbance. He wanted to give
them trial.
Leslie said that none but the weakest rea
sons had been offered for the passage of the
resolution, which was an open declaration o
aground arms" He ltld that they were moi
ready for that yet, and that there was still
men enough In the State who thought enough
Of Iusice TO uphold the law. The proper
remedy would be to drive out these hordes ol
robbers who impair the credit Of the State,
and let the government, which has steered
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there will be order and prosperity.
Nash insisted that something must be done
for the protection of life and property. Since
the last discussion on this subject, men had
been whipped and driven from their homes.
Here he cited the case OF man from York
who had been whipped last Friday.
Rose replied that the party referred to was
q worthless creature, who deserved whipping.
Nash, in continuing his remarks, alluded to
the presence of Federal bayonets IN New York,
at the late election and during the drait-riot.
Leslie rose to a question Of privilege, ant
ably defended the people Of New York, who,
he declared, never at any time asked tor Fede-
raj aid. After some further remarks, the ques-
tion on the motion to postpone was put and
decided in the negative.
In the discussion on the passage OF the reso-
ton which then followed, Leslie cut right and
lett, sparing no one. He held the General
Assembly and Governor Scott responsible for
the outrages committed. The fret. by passing
an election law to defraud the people ouL OF q
cost the State 100000, tor political purposes;
and the last, by allowing his militia to run
over the upper counties under such men as
Joe Crews, that wicked Joe Crews" who
mas refused to testify, on the plea that he
might criminate himself. Wimbush: 'Say
leslie: SYou should be the last man to speak
thereof" The knowing ones laughed.) Leslie
then continued, and gave many good and
sound reasons why the resolution should not
be adopted He wanted The Ku-KluX to Kill
such men as Comptroller-general Neagle,
Crews and others of the same tribe who had
brought trouble on the poor colored peopfe,
them 1.-THE Ku-Klux) come down here where the
head devils are. He concluded: "Act right
yourselves. keep the credit of the State in
tact, and then Ii the wild men of both parties
dor't behave, we will call out the moderate.
and good men and beat them down."
Whittemore made an able partisan sreech In
fay or of the resolution. After some few scat
ton was put to vote, and adopted by Is to 8,
Leslie and Bose voting with the RefOsm MEM
berS against 1t.
JOE CREWS ON THE STAND.
Joe Crews was arrested last evening by the
sergeant-at-arms, and brought before the in
yestigating committee to testify as to his share
in the $l7,5OO transaction. He declined to
make a written statement, but said he would
answer all questions that weuld not criminate
him. To the question whether he had retain
ed Dunbar as attorney, he said he had. The
questions whether Dunbar or himself had
drawn the $500 he declined to answer.
O. (By Mr.. Foster.) Was the warrant
drawn to the order Of Mr. Dunbar paid to him
Witness declines to answer
@. (By MIR. Nash.) Was not one OF his
orders, dated on the 9th of February, paid in
September?
4. witness does not recollect; witness does
not conceive that he has a right to think
whether Mr.. Dunbar's services were worth
seven thousand five hundred dollars or. not;
declines to put value on such services; the
@oks will show by whom the money was
drawn.
O. Was more money drawn than was neces-
sary to pay the per diem, mileage, stationery
account, &c?
than was necessary to pay the per diem, miie.
age, &C., as the attorney. was not considered
q member Of The committee; there was no
money asked to pay the expenses IN the
Fourth Congressional District, that witness
knows of; does not. know of any money being
drawn on the Sd or 4th of March by the mem
bers of The committee, the attorney not being
considered member Of said committee; does
not remember when the matter was liked
up;" witness generally took receipt; has been
so situated that he cannot examine the
books, &c,
committee adisbauded after the report was
made to the Legislature?
A. Does not recollect that the committee
was discharged; does not know that the COM
mittee is discharged to this day.
o. {Br Mr.. ;Foster.) Do you think that the
committee has right to draw on tine treasury
tilI las You term lt) properly discharged?
A. witness thinks the committee had right
to draw on the treasury, Tor anything that was
due to the committee, Till properly discharged;
Being unable 70 get any more out OF Joe, :"
the committee discharged him, and hear the
matter rests for the present.
TIE COAL sQUABBLE. ~
The message of the House, Insisting on their
amendment Of fifty tons o. coal being purcnas-
ed instead OF fifteen, as agreed upon by the
Senate, was read in the Senate. Leslie moved
that, the Senate insists in its amendment,
and amessage thereof be sent to the House,
e,p hich was adOpted The next step now Will