Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1871-12-09
SPEHoHEs OF MEssns. W. J. WH1prEn

SPEnoHEs OF MRssns. W. J. WH1ppEn
{ooLoRED) AND TIM. HURLEY ON Govern
OR SoorT. Charleston Courier gives
us the reports;
WHPPRR's SpEECH.-At the outset he
disclalmed any intention, as the author
OF the resolution deferring the reading
OF the message on Tuesday last, to slight
the Governor. There wero but few
things to which he would refer in the
message. which, in his opinion. was not
such a message as IN honest mau would
have presented to Legislature. Per-
soually, he entertained the kindest feel.
ings towards r. Il. Scott, but officially,
his opinions would be seen in the re-
marks which he was about to make.
The great question contained in the mes
sage wss the question of the ansaoss.
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 proceeded to
dissect, and show by figures and facts its
falsity. He said, even taking the Go.
vernor's statement, financial ruin was
steering the people in the face. But
what rumors were abroad in the Iandp
He had heard enough to believe that Go
vernon Scott's statement did not show
half the actual debt of the State. The
| report OF the Treasurer, which accompa.
MED the message, shows, on the face Of
it, that it is false. He then alluded to
the report of tho ''committee Of oiti.
zens." which has already been published.
This report. said he, is only based upon
what accounts they we're shown. How
many of the accounts they were allowed
to see, God only knows. The report
shows. III every line of it, predispo.i
ton on the part of the committee to
cover up the tracks of the monsters who
have plundered the State. He did not
mean to inpugn the motives of the
committee. But who were they but men
who would, most naturally, spring to
the invitation, such rs had been extend.
ed them. They were of that class of
men who were Interested in the State
bonds. The report itself was drawn out.
he SAID, by the representative OF u bauk
which had invested it's mouey III bonds.
aud 1t wos natural for them to atteup.
to bolster up their totteriug fortunes.
He honestly b-ieve.i the debt If III.
State to be Sl8 QUO. .0U0 to $50. .OOU, ,OOO.
aud years heuc-. wheu the truth woul,,
have u heariug III this matter, his pre-
dlctions would b. v. riff. d. Bnt wh--
ther It was Sll.0O0, ,OUO. or $l5. .OUO, ,UUU.
"r S2O. .OOO.OU the result wus the satn.
-hnauclni iuln. All this showed tha,
eli" q 'v-rument had proved itself u fail.
ne. The Question now Was. lis there
IL remedy, aud If SO, is the General Ar
semhly ednc,tta up to the point of ap.
pyihg 1t" Figures vii: show tsaiti tlr)
20 any calculating, reasoning m,nd, that
we cannot carry on the Government us
1t now exists without laying q tax of
twenty or twenty-five mills on the dol
lar. Viii! you dare to levy that taxp
Your constituents will never stand 1t
Ii remains for you. tnen, to accept the
only remaining remedy-thtre il one
thing lett us-we aro driven TO repndia-
tion. We need no Act of the L-gisla-
ture TO accomplish thus; NO have but to
submit q iIetIy, aud tile result will bring
IN reputation. We can (orqet TO pass
nn Act to provide for the payment of the
inter. st on the public de bt, aud this will
be virtual repndlatiou. I am not inter.
ested Ill bonds of any kind, aud, for one.
do not intend to allow the men to en-.
Joy them whom have assisted in hoist.
ing into power. The time has now come
when We must either do something or
give up the attempt to carry on the Go.
vernment. I, for one. will not share
the lgnominy of this man, (the Govern
orr and not share his bonds. He has
shown in his message that he has vio-
lated the law, and it is now the time for
action. L am ready for impeachment;
ready to see the guilty go to the peni-
tentlary. Euough is known not only to
impeach them, but to send them to some
narrow confines, there to mediate upon
their past crimes.
HURLEYs SpEEcu.-He said thut as a
member of the JOINT committee, which
was to report in few days, he had in
tended not to say anything on the sub.
leot, but he WAS prepared to say this
much. lie, upon my soul, lie. That
every statement contained in that mes.
sage, IN reference to the debt of the
State, was lie. He was, moreover,
prepared to sny 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 constitutional and other
conventions he had persistently refused
to vote for the men who to-day ought to
bc in the penitentiary. Whether
ought to be there or not-so!o roce J
Last year 1 gave him the name of the
dog killer. This year he has earned the
name OF credit killer. Well, this credit
killer says that this will be his last an
nual message. doubt if he is telling
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 different
statements concerning the finances of
the State. But that is not his fault, be.
cause he can't tell the truth, even if he
were to try. Why, even the books
which he exhibited SO willingly &c IL:
Tax x-payers' Convention were prepared
for fla nurn0aa IL, fhox,