The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-06-21
Governor ScOtt'S Wealth.

I
Tho bulk 6f the conversation related
,othe Taxpayers CONVENTION and the
Ku-Klu3. On these subject, BAr
readcts are already familiar with the
Governors viows. The interview
closed as follows
"Governor, have heard it stated
that you are a millionaire aud have
made un immcuse a!noHnt Of n3pey
out Of your positi6n. Is that so 7"
"In answering that question I will
ny this; that have lever regarded
It rs good policy, for any man to make
public declaration Of his poverty.
IS very frequently a large portion o!
mans capital is his reputation as
the posscssor OF wealth. Therefore
If wore to admit the fact that I was
u millionaire, it would give me a
much better standing than if I were
to, tell the simple truth. The fact is,
when | entered tho army my propcrt,
which was in Ohio, consisted mostly of
wild, unoultivated lands. phe money
| received from various sources dur.
ing the warwas from time to time so
Invested. These lands have since ap-
preciated in value perhaps four or
five times, and are worth to-day over
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IN addition a portion Of the town
Of Fapoleon, Ohio, 10 built on my
pr8bSrty which ID alsb rapidly en-
haucing in price, besides aifording me
an income. This income have in
vested iu South Caroliha: Ia faot,
before / was nominated as Governor
had invested all my surplus means,
a9d borrowed additional money,
@lIich invested I'd the stocks and
bonds of the State to the amount Of
noarly one hundred thousand dollars,
purchabing the bonds at from twenty
stven TO- forty 1.-TWO cents on the dollar.
Ia 1867 found myself tho owner of
perhaps one liunuFea lind ten thou.
saad id6llars Worth of State stocks
aud bonds. Some of these bonds were
sold at advanced rates to return the
loans On which I made, tho original
puttllasc: Uf GoursS thS abpreeia.
ti6n under fly .adihinistraticn has
made considerable increase IN their
value: To-day, if my property in
South Carolina. real and personal,
we're sold at the be6t prevailing rate,
siiouLb iiA$E, SAY $4,000.
The stories of my immense wealth are
81 ply fabrications by those who have
no means Of knowing Of what NV DOS
sessions GchSist."
"To your knowledge has your name
ever been mentioned by the oolorcd
people in connection. With, the Presi-
dency or Vice Presidehcy T.
81 don't know that l Would be
justified in answering in the negative
but the suggestions have come from
persons Of no impor.attce and ,are
merely the testilt Of pSrsohal feel
ingS:n,
"What arc your views with rofcr-
enoe to the finances of the State ?"
81 regard them Ia as lieSlth3,a cBn:
dition as any State iii the Uuioh:
Our debt is mere bagatclle-orly
eight millions and odd dollars: The
taxpayers have pledged themselves
anow to its REDEEM btion, the taxes IRE
being promptly met as soon is it falls
due. I therefore consider that uuless
bad and vicious men combine to des-
troy their own State, South Carolina
the day; and that iiot ii distant one,
will hold rs high position as she his
ever eujoyed. No mau in South
Carolina can more fervcntly pray and
work for that oonsummation than
myself"
Experiments III firing 6fteeh.inch
gus have recently been tried at
Ftrtre.S Monroe, under tho direction
of Generals quincy A. Gilmore and
and John Newton, Of the engineers,
Massive platforms Of granite and
isRieut We're bGift about two years
ago, and to test their efficiency and
strength, the firing OF the ffleeu.inch
gus was ordered. The gins dt Gach
suSo essi1e 8'ethatge We're elevated
from Point bfAuk range to thirty do
greeS; ana The experiments, it Is
stated, proved that the platforms we're
equal to the severest test; the iticr case
Of strain corresponding to the iacreaso
of elevation: Tie gHn:catriages
were manufactured Of the best wrought
iron, and Of the most improved forms,
and got ono Of them was badly strata
ed after the sixth shot.
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The TRANSMISSION Of blood as RENE.
dy for impaired vitality was recently
attempted with complete success in .
Berlin hospital. The subject was q
soldier on whom an amputation had
been reformed, and who became so
weak from the consequent luss Of
olood that his life was dispaired Of.
AS a last resource one Of the attend
ing sutg6ons selected a healthy Bava.