The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-28

NhAo, the intelligent correspond
ent OF the Charleston Courier, thus
speaks Of the closing debate on the
Scott Parker impeachment:
Tim Hurley stated that what he in
tended to say would not occupy much
time, for he believed that the time for
; talk had gone. It was now time for the
} people to act for themselves. When the
Governor Of the State, under charge of
high crimes in Office, could come into
the Legislature and buy enough votes to
get himself off, it was time to act The
minority in the House had been gagged,
and were perfectly aware that the votes
amounted to nothing.
Bowen next arose and said he availed
himself OF the opportunity to cay few
words on the subject, because be SUD.
posed it would be the last that ever
would present itself. He protested
against the cotton Of the House. in the
name OF the people Of the whole State
The man charged with having stolen
$6, 600, 600 from tho people has taken the
means not to come up and face the issue.
but to dodge it, and although he might
say that the Legislature had exoulpated
him, yet 30 far as the action Of the House
is concerned, he will have failed to
satisfy any one that he is guiltless of the
charge. He appealed to the whole peo.
pie OF the State against this monstrous
outrage that had been perpetrated. They
were ground down to the dust by taxa
ton to allow these men to roll around in
luxury, and when resolution was intro.
duced calling the thieves to account,
they boldly state on the street that O
small portion OF tho ill-gotten gains can
defeat such measures. He was going
from this House to appeal to the people
| OF the State to rise up and put down
such outrages. The orator from Union.
Mobley, here arose, and wanted to know
in what way did he mean that they were
to be put down; by insurreotion or Ku
Klux?
Bowen-I'll tell the gentleman. The
people have brought the case before the
Legislature, and have, moreover, con-
victed them on their own figures; and
here l would remark, that not single
statement has been controverted, not
one figure Of the charges made and
proved, that does not remain unoontra.
dicted. When this House has failed to
do its dnty. the people have n right to
go into the courts of justice and de-
mand Justice there; and should that fuil,
then there will, perhaps, one day be an
election, and they will have an opportu
nifty to remedy these evils. I shall ap
peal to the people against the tyranny
and oppression that has been heaped
upon them. The Governor, up to the
time that he was impeached, was ex-
tremely anxious to have the Treasurer
ihpeached; and if any ono in the House
wanted to charge the Attorney General
with these misdeeds. why didn't they do
80? know that when the Governor was
in New York, he ran away for fe r of
10 Iofk
paper in the possession of certain per-
son, by which he tried to make away
with the sterling bonds.
Here the speaker was interrupted by
Jones, who read q telegram, said to have
been sent by Gov. Scott to ex.Judee
Barrett. on the 11th of November, in
which Judge Barrett is instructed, that
unless Kimpton resigned and settled as
agreed before, ho (Scott) left New York,
to take legal steps against him. This,
Bowen oontended, was written nt the
desk of the member who produced it.
he then went on with his speech. AL
iading to the action of Byas. who had
signed the committee report advis-
ing impeachment. and subsequently,
worked against the resolution, he said
the member from Orangeburg would
come into this House. and look at the
Speaker g stand, and the next moment,
would, for consideration, swear that it
was not there. This brought Byas to
} his feet on privilege question, and
, sharp cross-fire was kept up for some
time.
Whipper next obtained the floor. and
made his final speech on the subject.
He said he knew it was useless to at
| tempt to fight the robbers, who used
their ill-gotten gains to buy the votes of
the House; but he thanked God that
this was not the last resort.
There was scarcely man in the House,
except those whose political relations
placed them above the reach of the
siimy minions of the ring. who had not
been approached doughty Talleyrand
; had said that every man had his price.
{ and that man (pointing to Byas] had
proven by his somersault that he had
his price. In reply to threat of Byas
TO hold him responsible in court of Jus.
tlce for his words, he replied: Justice!
Great God. II justice were meted ont,
that man (Byas) would live in a place
where the light of the stars never pene-
trated: he then went on. Although,
ne SAID, crushed by votes purchased
with lucre stolen from the Treasury. he
had not yet yielded. The load of this
Infamous transaction had been saddled
, upon the Republican party, but lie
would not lend it his support.
hurley next obtained the floor, and
made the first serious speech I have ever
; heard from his lips. That "infnite
JEST" which is Sc characteristic Of the
man, was for once put entirely aside.
and be grew eloquent as ho went on to
say, that II there was any act of his life of
which he was proud, it was the fact that
ne had voted as he did today on this
question. He would say to those mem
bers who had sold out for less than thirty
pieces of silver, that lie had in his
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