The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-31
A MUNIOIRdL RING.
A Violent Speech by Senator LeslicL
He Denounces the City Goxsrnment OF
Columbia-Nash to the Rescue. ~
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by Leslie on another nest of fraud. The way
It came about was this: Leslie it seems has
bought lot of land In the vicinity of the State.
house, and has had 1t fenced in, probably with
the view of building q mansion there with
some of the few hundred thousands he Is said
to possess. He has become a taxpayer OF
Columbia, and, as he confessed, for that
reason alone proposes to fight the bill amend
ing the city charter to The bitter end. The de-
bate was upon the favorable report of the COM
mittee.
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Leslie had no confidence in the city govern
meat or any one connected with 1t. Nothing
was more unpleasant to him than to say that.
He believed that majority OF the Clty Co4n- IN
Gil would vote the whole city to perdition tor
few stamps. He wanted them to take MS
property clean away from him and relieve him
of further obligation. He wanted the bill re-
ferred to three senators who were property
holders in Columbia. He was Interested IN
this thinG-frst, upon the part of the State,
and, second, on the part of his pocEst; and the
last was the best interest In the world.
CONCEIVED IN FRAUD.
He said that the first ten sections of the bill
were all straw. but the eleventh section en-
he said, these leeches and cormorants Will
have an unlimited power 10 increase taxation.
1t certainly was bill of the greatest impor.
lance to the people here. II VI was proposed
to vote away their own rights, and those OF
the people, he intended that they should
know it.
judgments against the cit,' for sixty thousand
dollars, and they proposed, he said. to do the
CITY out of that much, put it in their pockets,
and run away. They were schemlng band
that continually injured the people the whole
time.
Nash defended the City Council. He believ-
ed them honest; but II any such fraud was De-
ing cOnsummated tnrouSh Their connlVance'
they should an go to jail.
Leslie wanted TO know what the Judgment
of Neagle was obtained for. Nash said he sup
posed It was from some stock he got from MT:
Shlver, which was now past due. Leslie pul
the question another way, and wanted tc
know If Nash believed that Neagle had been
connected with any legitimate business tor the
past wear. Nash replied that he was not IN the
ring, but that as the senator (Leslle) was, he
must know himself. He wanted the OIL rul
In Such shape that the thieves and villains
would not get all.
TURN THEM OUT
Leslie wanted to Join any party, band or or
ganization that would rid The State Of this
class of men-a set of blood-sucGers and Tatn.
pires who were about TO ruin the Stale TO Ill
their own pockets. If they would only stea
little and then 90 of, we might stand II; oul
here they are: Neagle, with his sixty thousand
dollar Judgment, and Patterson on one sue
and Parker on the other. Just to show lhell
trickery, lie said, look at the first part OF the
bill, and then look at the last part where thelT
villany comes in-where 1t gives the common
council power TO impose such taxes as they
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Leslie continued In this strain for some time
closing with showing up OF the Issuing o
city money, and the water supply contract
The former were not worth the paper they
were printed on, and both were perjuret
swRdles.
ANOTHER STATEMENT FROM LESLIE.
Leslie on Saturday made some remarks or
the passage of resolution regarding the land
commissioner, in which he said y! seconc
the resolution, for reasons which Wish 10 oe
known throughout the whole State. l nave
meant to have an investigation all the Tune.
don't want 10 appear, however, In the nature
OF States witness against anybody. aon
want to be charged with being speclaily
anxious to do anything OF that kind. nave
been sworn In aud have given some testimony
and at the next meeting will finish all that
have got to say"
The resolution provided for the publication
of the testimony as fast as taken. Leslie
wanted to rid himself of the whole matter.
= SALARIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
In The discussion Friday, considerable