Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-01-04

state has failed to stretch its potent arm
and give that protection against lawless-
ness to its citizens which they were entitled
to by virtue Of their manhood and citizen
ship.
Because some one had been so connected
with the resources of the state that they
dared not do their duty lest the bonds
which they held would fall in price and
thus be losers. Who is responsible?
I charge the man for whom have labored
honestly, zealously and as often as any
other man in South Carolina.
charge home to day on Governor Scott
the trouble that has fallen upon US,
Governor Scott more than any other man
is chargabie with the fact that the United
States government has been compelled to
steu in and arrest the Ku klux and bring
them to trial.
have told you that have labored for
him honestly and zealously and with what
ever ability possessed, but assert to-
dav that it shall be used to bring him to
Justice. and to Justify that party to which
YOU and belong. to that party which L
trust will ever hold the reins of power in
this State and in the national government.
/ have been charged with going over to
the Democracy. leave the refutatl0n OF
the assertion to the people OF this state:
The people of this County know me and
know that / shall ever connect myself to
the Republican party, but Will hold up
these men at any hazard who have brought
upon us disaster and dishonor, and have
ruined the state government, IN every par
ticular that goes to make 1T a successful
government. l have made assertions here
TO-DAY flor every word of which L hold
myself responsible) 1 dare and have charg-
ed Gov. Scott with robbing the state, and
will tell you why I charge him; Of the
$4,000, 600 of bonds in the market, he has
failed in his estimates to account for So
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have stated here nothing more than
have stated when his cohorts and min
MONS were present, but l trust there are
none here, but if there are, will chai-
lenge them to contradict any statement
have made. l have stated nothing but
what can support by evidence. L as
chairman of the committee of Ways and
Means shall be called upon to make an ap-
propriation to meet this six millions three
hundred aud .foul teen thousand dollars un-
accounted for, but will not sanction any
appropriation to meet the demand OF that
man who has robbed the state and des-
troyed all that is honorable in 1t. In
tend to fight it out to the better end, and
if they will not answer what have assert
ed, will again call upon your representa-
tives to vote for impeachment and If L fail
to reach him who has destroyed the cred
it and committed the most glarlng out
rage upon the taxpayers OF the state, L
will come to you the people, and from
every stump, grove and village, VIII
proclaim the the infamy OF which speak
to y,u to day; 1 think there is in you the
power to administer that redress that the
legislature fail to give. intend to hight
it out on the Republican platform and no.
thing that they can do could make me
forsake that party, that brought home TO
you and me, the freedom that we enjoy.
know that storms which break over
our shin of state might dismay some men
but it does not dishearten me. / have
unbounded faith in the words of the poet,
Truth crushed to Garth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers,
Eut error wounded writheS in pain,
md dies amid her worshipPerS"
In speaking of the number of votes Civ
en- for impeachment, he remarked that
there were only twelve Republicans, the
remainder Of the twenty being Dem
Ocrats and RefOrmers, who dared to vote
for it in the face of sixty-fOur thousand
dollars Haunted before their eyes. VI the
Beaufort county representatives, he alone
was in his seat when the vote was taken.
In conclusion he said, yeare hence, when
looking back to these times, recouDting the
splendid triumphs ofthe Republican party
in the progress of reconstruction In this
state. we will link with these the Dudleys, !
the Nances, and others of glorious mem
ory, who lost their lives in honestly labor
ing for the cause of our party.
But with far different emotions we Will
remember the traitors who betrayed US
and the cause made sacred by the blood |
stained graves of Randolph, Martin, Dill,
Perrin and the long line of murdered Re-
publicans upon whose graves we write
ssUnknown" Among those Will be GOV.
Scott as the man most instrumental IN
bringing to US our present humlIlatlons
and financial troubles.
GENERAL sAIALLs DEFENDS HIMSELF.
Gen. Smalls arose here to an eXplana- |
ton. he said that the gentleman had said !
that when he looked around him, when !
the Impeachment question came up, not
single representative from Beaufort was in
his seat He wished to explain to those
present, that he had no seat in the House,
that his seat was in another branch of the
legislature, and he expected always to be
found in his seat there when the interests
of his constituency were at stake, that as
member ofthe 81 nate he would sit in iudg-
ment on the impeachment of these men,