Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25

NA' A' 80 ~'S" ~
does any one care a d-n whethe
you are from South Carolina or ia
pan? !? Will any man be insulte,
there because he comes from Charles
ton, or Columbia, or Edgeield
You know how it is YOURSELF
Then there are Republicans here VIII,
are trying to curry favor with th'
whites and sell each other out. There
Chamberlain that's cutting his throat
and he don't know or see that thu
old aristocracy are only using hin
for what he's worth. And these Re
publicans talk about the corruption
of the railroad rings and abuse eact
other-it's sickening, that's all. "Tall
about the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad ring, Why" said Tim Hur:
ley, as he paced the floor quickly and
nervously, it's all fraud. They
are all
TARRED WITH THE SAME STICK.
They are all on the make just as well
as l am, and they know it. Let me
show you" said Tim, as he went to
an escritoire and pulled out folio of
paper, Ga railroad contract. You
can see for yourself; here's the names
of some of these pure Republicans
who are denouncing this very Green
vile Railroad Ring, .and here are
their names, with the amount of stock
which they own: Niles G.. Parker,
State treasurer, $4,000; Comptroller
General Neagle, $4,000; D. II. Cham
berlain, $1,000, but he's sold out;
John G. Patterson, $4,000; Timothy
Hurley-that's me-I'm the purest
Of the lot, if you were to believe me,
but you won't, $4,000; Reuben
Tomlinson-he's pious, is Tomlinson,
and has fine voice-$lO,O0O; George
W. Waterman-that's the Governor
brother-in-law-$50,0 900; H. H. Kimp-
ton, the financial agent Of the State,
whose books are now being examined
by the convention. That makes me
laugh Joe Crews, the polSer-player,
Id be ID if they haven't served
attachments on me and Joe to-day
amt. Joe mad tell you, Joe Crews
$4,000; R. ]. Donaldson, $4,000; |
Richard B. Carpenter, $4,000, but
he's sold out; F. L. Cardoza, the ne
gro secretary of State, $5ooo-he's
pretty decent; John B. Hubbard, the
State constable-he's fond Of wear
ing corduroys, $4,000. Yon see wa
are all in the same boat, sure enough.
Then here's this special joint investi-
eating committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives. Why talk
about corruption. Didn't the mig
gers in the General Assembly i'm
peach Judge Vernon. because he re-
leased somebody ON habeas corpus.
D-d if they didn't have seventeen
stenographers and nary stenosmph
was done, and they were all drawing
their pay like hell, l don't blame
them. I'd do It myself il they let
me. Well, l am on the investigating
myself, and B. I, White
more. -hes.a good fellow. you have
heard of him before. the cadetship |
nan, he's. been awfully abused and
there is Swails, of the Senate, and
of the House, and General
Dennis, the chairman and myself, and
| tell you we are not going to pre-
Sent any whitewashing report. I'm
sorry to tell the truth and nothing
but the truth. 1t wohld iurn your
hair white if you were only to see
what see every day, We have pow
er to summon every one and make
them bring papers and books, and ! :
tell You we are going to
SHOW Up THAT NEGRO LEGISLATURE.
We will all work until about the
18th Of June. Then we are going to
,NNew York city to examine Kimp-'t
;on, the financial agent OF tAe State,
and it. will take as three months to
10 that; and / have hired a house in
Tenth street, off Broadway, and got
:, cook and servants, and will pay
every cent Of it myself and not a
dollar shall come out Of the people
Of South Carolil.a, although some OF
them think 1 steal and there aint
going to be any band OF music to
meet us at the dock and escort us up
Broadway, and 80 stores are not go
irs sp be closed and houses hrng |
with Grape when we get in. either, as
some Of our friends say. But when
the time comes I'll give it all to the
Herald, and it's going to make peo-
Iie open their. eyes. Like little
more dry Verzenay? Do. 1t will |
Do you good. ! am sorry ! can't
drink, and there's some good Caba-
nus. I importeG them myself.