Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-29

III view Oh the dlItllllOl Which being
directed TO the finances Of the State of South
Carolina, and of the manner in Which Gov
ernor SCOTS name has been connected with
the alleged issue Of fraudulent bonds there.
it may not be amisS 10 let our readers see
What is said about him by lhc papers ofhis
native State:
From the Toledo (Olio) Times
1t is generally understood in this region
that Mr.. Scott, Of Napoleon, Ohio was not
all overly wealthy man when he cspoused
the cause of the United States, =. against all
Toes, foreign or domestic" i careful cy-
phCrnG, according to The most approved
rules I'll arithmetic, show the reward oftha
enthusiastic cspousal TO be about as fol-
lows: TWO years service as Brigader Gen
cral United States Volunteers and Chief of
the Frecdman'a Burcau for South Carolina,
at about $1,000 ~ year, $1,000, three
years loyal and most valuable service us
Governor OF the State OF South Carolina at
$1,000 per year, $1,000; making grand
total of the reward Of loyalty 10 the extent
Of So 900, which is not too much for the
extraordinary loyal services which have
been rendered to the Government by this
soldier and statesman. And to show that
this distinguished son of Ohio is IL fiianc;cr
aS well as Il statesman, we venture upon The
ventilation Of Il few ii@Hrcs, Just 10 show
what prudent use he has made 81 the TWEEN
ty-tWo thousand above mentioned.
OF course we will pay no attention to the
ordinary expenses Of himself and family
during This long period, for they are donles-
tic affairs, and are none Of Our business, cX-
cept as Government money pays for them,
and we may rest assured that Government
money, after il came into SCOTS hands,
never paid for anything that he could avoid.
SO we can take it for granted that our
worthy South Carolina Governor, Starting
out in our great civil war without IA penny,
did not cXpend penny during that wal,
Or the rUvulsuus that have followed il,
even for the maintenance of his family
SO we give him the advantage Of So 900,
The whole Of his pay and enolumcnta since
he began 10 be Il BIigadict General, incllld-
ing all the time that hc has furnished dis
ciplnc for The State OF South Carolina.
What has he done with That $4,000?
He has been in the State Of Ohio since the
exposition i'll the public press Of the South
Carolina bond frauds, and has invested his
81, 900 rs follows: lie is building in Ma
polcOn, Ohio, where he expects to live after
his South Carolina contract is expired, It
$4,000 house for his sister. lie has taken
stock in the new National Bank III the city
Of Toledo to the amount Of nearly Fifty per
cent, more than his whole pay rs an oil
Carolina during the whole time that he has
occupied those positions. 4 prominent
business man and capitalist from Canada
well known to capitalists in this vicinity,
visited Williams county and other adjoill-
ing counties, since Governor Scott waa
here, for the purpose OF purchasing timber
land with view of getting out large guam
titles of ship timber. lie found that all the
available timber land Of the country round
about had been purchased only Il few days
previously by Governor Scott.
1t has also tranSpircd that, during his visit
here, he left in the hands OF some Of his
friends fully $4,000, to be invested III safe
real estate. That money is Today i'll the
hands Of business men in this vicinity await
lug investment.
And this makes about 100000 which
Mr.. Scott, Of Napoleon, Ohio, row acting
as Governor Of South Carolina las invested
within the last two months, in this imInc-
diate vicinity, out Of the 81. 900 which has
comprised the whole Of his pay and cmolu-
mcnts since he began TO be government
officer.
The paltry sum OF 100000 is but a bag
atcllc iii comparison with Tia" SJOOO,OU0
extra fraud on the South Carolina bonds, Il
is true, but Gov. scott denies havn & mace
ANYTHING out Of the bonds, and as far a5 his
Ohio speculation is concerned, We give ann
tlte benefit Of the doubt. We will charge
him only the 81, 900 which has come to
him in the shape Of pay and cmouments-
which is all II" claims to have rec"iycd-aiid
credit him with tie 100000 lie has
saved ont Of it TO invest in Ohio, at one pop,
within the last month.
We would merely suggest that it isn't fur
for one man to have all the money, ana
Chat the Governor, having leaiiIered his
nest, ought to stand aside and give some
other loyal man Il chance.