The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-06

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cafe: whote leSSl GherAcsot would b above
euepicfon, ana 8entIomAnly depoftfnert wouid
DEFY reproaeh or excite uspioion-who Is
or she 30 Of into legal question:
yersed id tho lswf Thsn. II eil6er il6r or ali nei Of
these gentlemen are guilty Of embezxe cling the
l1nds OF the State, the first etep would Be to
high crime and misdemeanor. And: nv word
Are not guilty Of the charges preferred seainst
na .nem these attorneys win 30 make it appear;
IN their power to burl back in the teeth Of
tnose VINO nave 40 industriouBly engaged in
vending all the foul aspersions these in9eni
ons or inventive minds could originate.
As an honorable man, q member OF thia
ho9se. and am proudsr. than al to say true
national Republican. ! am not willing to bear
% any Oh the guilt Of State officials. il they be
gfuity;a ont o; II innocent. am willing 70 go ss
snelr Innocence as any member on this door.
Bne, Why shtrk tho responsibihty7 am bar.
m' e. ~ There 70 somsthinF, rotten IN Dcnmark,''
alike tp hoaesty and good oopsciencS 9, that % tSe
lsw should. wfeak ifs vengeance UPON tbeir
guilty heads, and purge. the pstty' of suph
1oui oalumniators and Vampires, who have
very people who fufnisis tie capi,sI % s tbsts rb1s
the state Government machine and have
placed the poor old State on the very verge
.. pan 2a9tKsa2tcy. up ask you. gentlemen. in sll
I6Et4Y
Are yon willing to share part OF the infsmy?
tell you il You object to inveetie atinR this
matse3: there will be, very strong grounds for
sSnsGis.oS, ~ W. ; ior ons. propose to wash my
or meane by which this whole financial matter
can o. unearthed and brought to light, I will
support any moasure to bring it about. In
ii;e eum9ie Judgment, this Legislature viii be
guhty OF one OF the moot bare faced wrongs.
in faot.! might almost say n party, to the
crimes, they do not bring about some mea-
s9sq s, 70 cons,nse the people OF the State that
they refuse, wren called upon to rctort fheir
ohoiai trust, this Legislature hAs the intsiH.
gence, the stamina aud back bone to devise
m1o means to make them do i: l.. TOR one. am in
SINE die but to tAke'a teoess until this finan.
o1a! matter ia thoroughly investigated and
adjusted or adjudicsted. Z
!. SSenttemen: thls is 20 matter OF boya' play;
beloved state, and Oh your shoulders the re-
aponslbnity falls. Are you willing TO assume
~ ~ 80, play well your part. guidsdby the
impulses ot q coincidence clear OF guile, and
the honor to represent
There seems to be desire on the part of
many niembers OF this House that the Gene.
raj Assembly shall adjourn sine die At the
srLsst time possible. can very well tell
which way the wind blows from the course
the strawA fly. The Financial Board and
agent are amenable to thie honorable body
- suo 'ioiotioH Ot tnelr solemn duty, and
the commission Of the most fragrant wrongs.
10 evade accountability is their great object.
An early and final adjournment would not
only put a quietus upon any fears thew NAV
apprehend on that score, but enable them 70
commence afresh and untrammeled their
work OF plunder and gain. A fitful fever of
nxlety has seized, and will continue to at
m:t and harrass them. as long ae this Assem-
DIy continues In session, for it is somewhat
uncertain at what hour this honorable body
may go Oh halt cooked. ProcrAstination ia
the thief OF time, and in this instance the
.nihg "a hangs heavy with many partiee, have
no doubt. am entirely in favor OF placing
check over the State officials, until they are
honorabiy acquitted OF the charges preferred
agalnst them. That purpose in my humble
opinion. can be accomplished by taking re-
cess at the earliest day practicable-to con
ciai matters shall arise requiring legislative
aotion. am averee to adjournfng sine die
Tor the very moment the Speaker raps his
gavel on the desk, and procfsims the House
AoJoofned sine die, you open the door for the
9 commission m OF new frauds, and virtually Say
and wade In; 1t amt deep; you have nothing
to fear: We are blind, and won't see If We
con d." Let US, then, az Legislators. conti
nue to hold the reins of authority in our own
bands. and apply such remedy as will bring
!. .ne guilty to Justice, and prevent them in the
legitimate functions of their respective OF.
1ces. The good name and credit OF our state
are dlssolving and fast fading away. Unlees
ge abandon the do-nothing or milk and cider
policy that has heretofore marked our pro-
,e;eaings on this subject. the unimpeAched
quit, without mark upon their brow, will
,ery soon strangle tho last pulsation OF our
financial existence.