The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-11
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now propose TO snow tne real o4]ecI o!
thls report, which la, indeed, "fearfIiiy ana
one Of the motives that impeIled II; for 1t re.
commends. on page 80, that "the financial
board should be selected by the State Senate
from among such persons, not connected win
the State Government, as hdus experience IN
matters Of finance, Integrity Of character, and
frst-ctdSs business reputation" THIS recon-
mendatiop, # carried out, would exclude from
State the House of Representatives., In which
originates all appropriations Of public money.
II soould also surrender the absolute control OF
our finances TO the e7,efnres OF free government
in South Carolina, who so loudly applaud this
report through the ku-Klux press, they nav
Ing discovered that the true path on which
they must move, to avenge their sentenced
confederates, will be found In successful ef-
fort to control the treasury OF the State
through schemes Of this class.
As an additional solution of the purpose OF this
report, state the further fact, openly pro-
claimed by the counsel of the committee, who
was also forerunner in the House:
Mr.. G. G. Bowen. counsel OF the Joint inves-
tgatlng financial committee, stated, al the
Executive mansion, on the night of December
the 7th, fifteen days before their report was
published, that he was sin favor Of the Gene
raj Assembly taking such action upon the debt
as would utterly dlscredit all the bonds, ana
that committee should, at the same Time, %
appointed, and furnished with money, TO Duy
up the bonds secretly, at five or ten Genus on
the dOllar.n This declaration was made In the
presence of not less than thirty members OF
the General Assembly, and was denounced by
me at the time as Infamous.
AS an evidence of the mental blindness that
great malice often iDficts upon those who
cherish 1t, and in proof that the champions OF
impeachment do not possess oil the intelll-
gence of the House, even If they do claim TO
embody all its virtue, I mention the fact that
prominent member of the House has had
entered upon the journal that he cast Ills
'svote to impeach the Governor because
rumor saws there has been large over-issue
of bonds" The member (Whipper) who
gave this hearsay reason for arraigning the
Chief Magistrate, on the charge OF nigh
to codify the laws, and is, also, chairman OF
the committee OF ways and means. He should
know that, If public "rumor" is to be deemed
evidence of guilt, no prominent Republican,
in this State, would be adIudged innocent,
and the member himself would be quickly es-
corted through the door Of the Penitenttary,
for his ''rumored" taking of bribes, and other
corrupt practices In office.
TIE 1MpEAcHER AND THE 1APEAcHED.
have thus, fellow.cltizens, enoeaVoreo 70
answer. frankly aud fully, the charges MADE
against me. / am fortunate In the characters
of nv accusers. It sometimes happens thar,
through evil appearances, an 1nnocenC person
has good man for his aceuser. In my case,
however, the two foremost ofmy assailants
country, and seek, under the 'garb of the I'm
peacher, to hide the brand OF the convict. To
Your Intelligent sense OF right, and to the Just
Judgment Of all impartial men, I fearlessly
confide my vlndicatton. -