The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-26

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Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
Thieves and Idiots.
We copy the following letter from
a special correspondent Of the above
paper, so.t to Columbia to report the
true state of affairs in South Caro-
lina
CokCMDlA, April !, 1871.
The Legislature of South Carolina
is den Of thieves. BY nature and
practice they. are better qualified to
fill positions Iii the Several Jail houses
aud pcnitentiaries Of the land than as
law makers for this ancient State
South Carolina has been wicked, I
admit. She uulliGcd under Jacks ON,
seeded under Buchanan, Elred on tia
star spangled banner; fought the
Government, and conducted hc;self
in highly improper manner, but her
Punishment has been great; Otner
States as guilty as she have got 5f
with far less punishment. Her ne
groes have been freed, her capital
well nigh destroyed, her old families
brokcD up, and now comes greater
calamity than all III Tie shape of an
imbecile and corrupt Legislature.
The expense Of the last Ohio Eegis.
lature believe was trife more than
hundred thousand dollars. Chic has
five times the wealth and population
of South Carolina. Just before
Christmas tho Legislature Of their
State appropriated $i35,oUO for Le-
gislative expenses. Governor ScGtt
approved the bill, although he says
it struck him at the time as being un.
necessarily heavy. But he though it
) would put them through and they
would 60 home. But no 20 homo
for them; they were working to- rich
o mine. The remainder of the session
consumed $l25,Oo6 more; but when
the appropriation came to be made
$l40,0OO was tackled on, making the
> outrageous sum of $500, 600 for sim
gle session. The Appropriation Bill
tor that amount was passed, Of course,
and had it been $500, 1000 it wottld
have been Just the same, for MAORI
ty Of the donkeys composing the Le-
= gislature don't know the difference
i between tho two sums: But Cover
nor ,Scott.vetoed the Whole thing, and
sent a strong liiessage to the donkeys
iitalling them that sioK monster ex>
psnses were attooi6is ind un paralieicd
t,iaahe HISTORY Of legislation This
made the Legislative donkeys, dead
beats and hangers-Sn mad, and they
sHstwent for the hehtheh Chinese," who
stood between thetfi and the treasury;
threatening to mob him, aid swearing
that he had svld out to the rebels
That is the way with your truly
loyal South Carolinian. The moment
he is deprived Of an Opportunity to
steal from the treasury, he yslls rebel!
The ,mornipg afterrthe veto the Gov
ernor was. Informed that 1t would not
be safe'foIf him to Come to tho Capital
asa mob had asse mhled there for the
purpose Of taking vengeance. But he
drove right in among them, got out Of
his carriage, and walked into the
apartm tmcnts, none Of the loyal dead:
beatsinterrupting him, although thoy
looked as though they would enjoy
the process Of che wing him up.
"A list of items that went to mako
up this four hundred thousand dollars
l'Legislutive expenses" would startle
the civilized world, if it could be cor
tectly got at. About hundred thou:
sand dollars was wanted to pay for
about twenty thousand dollars Worth
of furniture. i Another big item was
for money lost by horse racing. A few
days before adjournment, some entcr.
prisspg chapgot snp;a big horse race,
and, true to their education and in.
stiucts, the Legislature adjourned to
attend IT, A good maGy aof them
not having sense enough to bet with
discretion, lost heavily, and, to make
thomselves whole in the business, they
ffaRsged to get their several losses
included 70 the mammoth appropria.
Sion bills 1F&t3~ q ;fkEf y
Although good portion Of tho
members could not ill g sheet Of fools
Gap with inteIligent English senten
6es in q Week, If they hs3 . .si'
trial, yet for stationery furnished thi'
half oiyitised BODY Of law makers {