The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-12-14
Debate on the Governors Message.

The correspondent of the Charleston Courier
furnishes report of several speeches in the
House of Representatives, which were deliver
ed last week, while the Governors annual
message was under consideration. We copy
the most notable efforts on that occasion:
BRIGADIER GENERAL WHIPPER (coLORED)
SOUNDS THE TocsIN OF WAR UPON THE
RING.
AT the outset he disclaimed any intention, as
the author of the resolution deterrlng the
reading of the message on Tuesday last, to
slight the Governor. There were but few
things to which he would refer in the message,
which, in his opinion, was not such message
as an honest man would have presented to
Legislature. Personally, he entertained the
kindest feelings towards R. K. Scott, but offi-
ciallv. his opinions would be seen in the re-
marks which he was about to make. The
great question contained in the message was
the question of the finances. The Governor
had attempted to quiet the people of the State
by what he called "a true exhibit OF the debt
of the State" This exhibit the speaker pro-
ceeded to dissect, and show by figures and facts
its falsity. He said, even taking the Cover
nor's statement, financial ruin was staring the
people in the face. But what rumors were
believe that Governor Scott's staten ent did not
show half the actual debt of the State. The
report of the Treasurer, which accompanied
the message, shows, on the face of it, that it is
false. He then alluded to the report of the
scommittee of citizens" which has already
been published. This report, said he, is only
based upon what accounts they were shown:
How many of the accounts they were allowed
to see, God only knows. The report shows, in
every line of it, predisposition on the part of
the committee to cover up the tracks OF the
monsters who have plundered the State. He
did not mean to impugn the motives OF the
committee. But who were they but men who
would, most naturally, spring to the invitation
of that class of men who were interested in the
State bonds. The report itself was drawn out,
he said, by the representative of bank which
had invested its money in bonds, and it was
natural for them to attempt to bolster up their
tottering fortunes.
He honestly believed the debt of the State
to be S1S00O,00O to $20,00G,000, and years
hence when the truth would have hearing in
this matter, his predictions would be verified.
But whether it was $11 100000, or SIS, ,00OO 600,
or $4,000, 900, the result was the same-tnan-
cial ruin. All this showed that the Govern
ment had proved itself failure. The question
now was, as there remedy, and if 80, is the
General Assembly educated up to the point OF
applying it" Figures will show lsaid he) to
any calculating, reasoning mind, that we can
not carry on the Government as it now exists
without laying a tax of twenty or twenty-five
mills on the dollar. Will you dare to levy that
tax? Your constituents will never stand 1t.
1t remains for you, then, to accept the only re-
naming remedy-there is one thing left US
we are driven to repudiation. We need no
Act of the Legislature to accomplish this; we
have but to submit quietly, and the result will
bring on repudiation. We can forget to pass
an Act to provide for the payment of the inter.
est on the public debt, and this will be virtual
reputation. am not interested in bonds OF
any kind, and, for one, I do not intend to allow
the men to enjoy them whom have assisted
in hosting into power. The time has now come
when we must either do something or give up
for one, will not share the ignominy of this
man, (the Governor and not share his bonds.
He has shown in his message that he has vlo-
lated the law, and it is now the time for action.
am ready fer impeachment; ready to see the
guilty 90 to the penitentiary. Enough is known
not only to impeach them, but to send them
to some narrow confines, there to mediate up
ON their past crimes.
THE VIRrUoUs AND INCoRRUPTIBLE TIN
HURLEY SPEAKS PIECE ABOUT HONEST
CARPET T-BAGGERs.
He said that as member of the joint COM
mittee, which was to report in few days, ne
had intended not to say anything on the SUBJ
ject, but he was prepared to say this much
a lie, upon my soul, a lie. That every state
ment contained in that message, in reference to
the debt of the State, was lie. HI was, more
over, prepared to say that the debt of the State
was more to-day than r. K. Scott dared to tell
the people. He thanked God that in the con-
stitutional and other conventions he had per-
sistently refused to vote for the men who to-day
ought to be in the penitentiary. (Whcther L
ought to be there or not-sotto poce Last year
year he has earned the name of credit killer.
Well, this credit killer says that this will be
his last annual message. doubt if he is tell
ing the truth in that fraud. If there is any
money left in the Treasury have no doubt he
will try to buy himself in again, and the wires
are even now being laid. He will attempt
again to foist himself on the State. There
never was Governor who made as many diff
ferent statements concerning the flnances OF
the State But that is not his fault, because
he can't tell the truth, even if he were to try.
willingly to the Taxpayers Convention were
prepared for the purpose. He then asserted
that the decline in the price of bonds was
caused by the Governor. The rapid decline
was caused by Scott to enable him to purchase
bonds enough to cloak up the over-issue. He
had stolen 10000, 900 and run down the price
in order to buy and cloak up his theft. He
didn't know what injury the Governor ever did
to the man that wrote the message, but that man
will certainly be able to write over his tomb;
stone, when he dies l am the man who killed dne
cock robin. He did not believe that S14, ,OOO,-
600 would cover the fraud. He knew, for
fact, that man was in New York last summer
with blank commission in his pocket, trying
to get some broker or banker to negotiate the
sterling bonds. This commission was signed in
blank by the Governor, and was hawked around
among the financial men, who were begged to