The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-30
A PLUNDERED STATE.
SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER CARPET
BAG RUDE. A..
millions uf Dollars stolen-Admissions
OF a Member or the Grant Republican
State Committee.
From the New York Tribune.l

Colonel ID. X. Uelany, d memoeF VI tno
South Carolina State Executive Committee,
has come to this city for the purpose of raising
Sic. 900 to aid In the election of Grant and
Wilson. but more especially of the State
ticket. headed by General F. ]. Moses, late
sneaker of the South Carolina House of Re-
nresentatIyes. Colonel Delsny is a very IN
tellIgent colored man, formerly on the staff OF
Governor Scott, and claims that part OF bis
mission North lie to assure the community
| that the nomination of Moses for Governor Is
| calculated to raise the credit of the State,
which has been so long the prey Of carpet
baggers. Colonel Delany was called pom,
| Wednesday, at the Freedman's Savings Bank,
in Blocker street, by q number of the unfor-
tunate holders of South Carolina bonds, who
| wished to learn from him what would be done
by General Moses, and the other no minees for
State offices on his ticket, to Improve the
credit OF the State. Among others who called
wa o reporter Of the Tribune, although he did
not make his vocation known. The picture
given of the corruption In the Legislature,
and the thefts by The State officers, led by
Governor Scott, fully corrOborales all that has
been heretofore asserted by the Tribune.
Colonel Delany said that the State was able
to pay ls liabilities, including the Interest on
the various classes Of bonds, If the receipts
from taxes and other sources were not stolen
outright. The fortunes of Governor Scott lie
estimated. al So. 600. 900, that of Slate Treasurer
Niles G.. Parker at 81, 600, 600, and others who
were operating with them, Including Land
Commissioner Leslie and others OF The State
Ring at from 500, 900 10 $500, 900; aud these
sums, he claimed, had been absolutely stolen
from the State by these men. The school fund
had been stolen, and the schools We're closed
In consequence. The prisons and the peniten-
tiary were leased because there was no money
forthcoming for their support, and all OF the
county aud town officers, and those ef the
State officials not In the Ring, had received no
pay for q year or eighteen months past: SO
Rotary of State CardoZo told Colonel Delany
that he had received no pay for & year past,
and that he was compelled 10 borrow money
wherewith 10 pay his board. Nearly 81, 000, 900
has been collected Tor taxes for the present
fiscal year, and nearly the entire amount has
been stolen. Hadthls been properly applied,
the interest on the bonds could have been
paid.
the staff of Governor Scott, because he did not
wish to seem to be In collision with plunde
rers. There we're many In The Legislature
whose votes could at any time te purchased,
their price ranging from 500 to $1,000, al.
though as much as $2s. 900 had been paid to
secure the vote aud influence OF q leader in
either The House of Representatives or the
Senate. One of the most prominent In this
selling of votes was Major-Ieneral Whipper, o
colored member of the House OF Representa-.
lives, and chairman OF the committee on ways
and MEANS. For his influence 10 securing the
passage of q bill In the interest OF tie Green.
Vile Railroad Company he received $4,000;
for O similar transaction $40, 600; and 1t was
generally understood that during the last SEES
4. r h-lo1ntrSA'h a ntanroa Tram eT0 nm
to $50, 900. When Whipper went to Charles.
ton at the end OF the session ne deposited In q
bank at one time $40, 900, aud he had previ-
ously deposited considerable sums. He paid
one wine, liquor aud cigar bill alone OF $1,000.
To United States Senator Frederick 4. Sawyer
was due much of the corruption that has pre-
vailed among the colored members OF the
Legislature. Most OF these were ignorant;
many of them we're feld-hands; The
great majority were unable TO read or
write and totally unacqualnted with the
modes of legislation. Nothing was easier than
to procure their votes for an act which would
put hundreds of thousands of dollars In the
pockets ofthose for whose bene6tit was passed.
This was OF a comparatively trifling outlay, the
larger amounts being paid to white men, who
had control of the bill, and to Governor Scott,
who signed It. Generally, however, the Gov.
ernor was more or less interested In any bill
the object of. which was Stale piunder. The
COlQE6Q uSu HSIc dpI pCuOiolbt uOmCtCks uuh
It was not long before q number Of them be-
gan to demand and obtain q good price for
their votes on all bills where plumber was In.
tended or suspected. Things have now come
to such q pass that something must be done or
all semblance Of government will disappear.
The colored voters, comprising q majority OF
those in the State, were now fully. alive TO the
necessity for a thorough reform In thel State
government. This was clear from the over.
throw Of Scott, Parker and the remainder of
the State officers Except Cardozo, who was
believed 10 be honest at the last nominating
convention. a
General Moses and the other nominees would
give that, If elected, they would not emulate
first, there would not be much to steal, the
credit OF the State being at the lowest ebb;
and secondly, The Legislature would not pass
such thiavlng bills as have dlsgraced that
body In former years.. The resources OF the
State were ample TO meet lis obligations UNI
der a government decently administered, aud
he believed that the credit OF South Carolina
would yet be made good.
The New York Times contains the follow
Ing communication, which speaks for itself:
SOUTH CAROLINA OBLIGATIONS.
To the Editor Of the Nep York Times:
The undersigned Is now In the city on busi-
ness IN Tue luC6re5G Ol SOuLu OaCOlln6, 6uu
desires to assure the community that the
nomination Of General F. j. Moses for Gov
ernor of South Carolina was Intended to raise
the credit of the State.
General Moses is In favor of Immediately
providing for the payment of the interest on
the public debt, meeting every obligation due
at maturity, opposed 10 Blue Ridge-Greenville
scrip, and will strictly adhere 10 the decisions
OF the courts on the subject.
He could not have received the nomination
from those who alone had the power to give
1t, had he not been In favor of every legal
and legitimate measure tending to the credit,
the interests and integrity of The State.
All bondholders, and those interested In
South Carolina securities, may call at the
Freedman's Bank, No. l35 Blocker street,
where he will be found every day until Satur.
day, from 10 A.. N. to 4 P. NJ, and will be
pleased to satisfy all gentlemen interested
that the credit of The State will not be per-
mitted to perish.
l am sir, very respectfully. your most ODE.
dlent servant, n. K. DELANY,
Member State Executive Committee.
sPARKsiFROM THE WIRES.