The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-24

+ q. Senator Nash (colored) felt that all
| was not right with you when, accused
directly Of frand. your lipsiwere sealed.
/ 8. Senator Leslie nude no conceal
ment, time aud again, OF his opinion OF
you.
ber, gave you some very plain and un-
mistakable evidence OF his opinion.
| S. Before the Investigating Commit
toe. of which Senator Hayes is chair
man, did you not protest against being
cross.examined by one of tho Senator's?
6. Sampson was a man Of your own
selection-a man certainly well known
to you. or yon would never have trusted
i;;;; so fur. understand thnt you sent
for him to come South, because you
knew him so we'll.
7. If you have ever answered in any
way the letter of Capt. J. w. Collins. of
Beau 'ort. dated the Goth of May, 1870
nearly year ago-I am not aware of it,
Let me here remind you that your mere
denial of that would not have Il feathers
weight With our people.
8. IT Judge Orr did not moan You.
whom could he meau? Our people
thought aud think that lie did.
u.
barber, well and favorubly known in this
iii s0mewhat public way. at the Co
lumbia Hotel. to call you q thief" He
may have been wrong in his opinion. hut
his expression of it went very heavily
| against you with the people.
Remember. Mr.. Purker, I am giving
the impressions of others. If I desired
to Indicate the circumstance connected
with you Shi ,h, to my mind, is hardest
to explain satisfactorily upon the theory
of your innocence, should say: your
sudden wealth acquired among and from
an impoverished aud alien people. To
acquire wealth is certainly no crime;
but, with your former character, with
your surroundings, with the opinions of
yonr political nssOciat &. white and
black, to which I have called attention,
aud with the utter detestaton in which
you are held i'll this community and
throughout the Stnte, (for I must be
frank with you,) to become suddenly
rich as you have done. is proof we'll
nigh alb ,oInto of your guilt.
1 should gladly spare you and NIL Of
ns the pain of mentioning such things;
but you seem to be unconscious of the
power that lies in this popular indignn-
ton. This matter of stealing public
money (by somebody has gono so far
thnt no gencrnIit,es. either of denial or
denuncintion, on your part, or that of
any other suspected man, will meet the
cnne. Our people want and mean to
have proofs; and. were your best friend,
I should warn you to beware of triHing
with public patience ut this time. You
NAV. without wishing it, precipitnte
what Governor Perry calls "a bloody
aud tnmultuous commotion." Such IL
commotion- -tleprecated though it be by
nll pence-loving men-will be full Of
danger to you; of danger to you, Mr..
Parker, aud to ull your aiders. abettors.
and nccessnries both before and after the
fact. as well as to all your ill-advised de-
feudcrs, unless, indeed, the proofs of
to the public. Let that be done, if y0u
wish it, for do not propose to advise
you fnrther-let that be done, and you
may have abundant cause to rejoice in
the results. The role of gasconaler and
bully, which you seem disposed to adopt.
ill becomes you. The fact is, Mr.. Par
ker, rs Governor Perry says so tersely,
"there is point beyond which human
endurance cannot go, let the couse-
qnences be what they mny;" and tell
you, sir, we arc in a hnir's-breadth of
that point. and the sooner you realize
| the fact tho better for you.
| In conclusion, Mr.. Parker, let me
nrge that you will not allow yourself to
be wheedled into any i'll timed confidence
in yonr cnnse by such advocacy as that
of the Daily Union. The editor of that
journal has no surplus Of influence
: none that he can afford to spnrc-with
our people since his unfortunate state
ment in the Chronicle. of Washington,
to the effect that they are set of pol
troons. Such advocacy would probably
damage yonr canse, with whatever com
placency he might contemplate his
! achievements in your behalf; and what
ever be IT'S success. you have, with our
people, little to guin by the associntion.
! CALCHAS.