The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06
WIM.M8R0RQ,
Wednesday Morning, Deo. 6, 1871.
Gov. SGOtt'S MESSAGE.


We resume to-day the oonsidcra.
ton of Gcv. Scott's Message to the
General Assembly, and will rccur
again to his statement in regard to
tho bonded debt, inasmuch as upon
this point in Particular VIC take issue
with our Executive and furthermore
as the question of tho cxtont of the
indebtedness of tho State is decidedly
Of more importance to the taxpayers
than any that is at present agituted
politically.
Gov. $. says "the seven hundred
thousand dollars Of bonds issued for
the Land Commission form the only
portion Of tho debt actually created by
the present administration" This
announcement is SO ridiculous, and 50
directly opposed to what is OH record, :,
that We arc really surprised to sec
such an exhibition of barcfaced mon.
dacity on the part of Gov Scott, pro-
tidod he states this upon his own re.
spopsibiity. noos no think he can
thus deceive tho people Of this State,
and the world at large7 He will find
that his miserable attempts will prove
J. t.: ahI FIJI far short of their
, ~
1t is gcnorully conceded that the
present indebtedness of the State will
fully roach .Giteen million dollars, if
not 60 beyond that enormous figure.
When tho Radical Administration
took ch~vgc ofthe affairs of tho State,
its dobt ', .timated at six million
dollars. This exhibit thon shows that
n debt Of nine millions dollars has been
fastened upon the State by tho Radi.
cal party, or at the rate of three mil
lion year. Not very favorable
commentary upon Republican recon
struction.
Governor Scott also says in sub
stance that largo fraction of the in
crease Of the bonded debt consists in
bonds issued "to meet the matured
principal aud aocruing interest Of
the aute-war debt, in order to main
tain the faith and credit of the State"
This is "too thin," Governor. You
can't throw dust in our oycs in any
such way. You arc worry cunning,
but that game won't win now.
Is thcro any honest man in the
country so stupid as to believe that it
has required seven or eight million
dollar to pay tho maturcd principal
and accruing interest of tho ante war
debt } Such an idea is prepostorous,
and wholly Incredible.
Gov. Scott has permitted tire State
Treasury to bo plundorod and emptied
by villains and thieves, thereby necos-
stating frequent Issues of bonds in
order to raiso funds to run tho govern.
montal machinery, and then has the
uneqnallcd impudenoo to attompt to
dcludo tho public mind, in assigning
other than the true causes for the in.
crease Of tho debt.
Shame on suoh q Governor. Sonth
Carolina Is indeed humiliatod in hay.
ing such man in her Gubernatorial
Office.
Again, in the strain of oowardly
abuse of our leading citizens, Gov.
&. ga ys, in regard to tho increase of
the bonded debt, con this question Of
responsibility between them and tho
State administration, l invoke and
foarlctsly await that just judgment
which always springs from tho sober
second thought Of the people," This
sounds very pretty, and looks we'll on
paper, and doubtless will produce q
happy effcot in Radical circles, but
tho honest taxpayers of South Caro-.
Ina know whore tho responsibility
rests, and knowing, fear not to dc.
clare that Gov. Scott, and his "Ring
Of thieves and robbers, are alone re-.
81 ousiblo for our present financial en-.
barrassment, and all their attempts at
shifting tho responsibility will tho