The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-17

Iuo ldCG vi lu0 mdLICI l6 ul5 EXC6l0QCy
shows both the weakness of his defence and
the narrowness Of his own mind by trying to
evade the real point at issue. The question is
not who prepared the bonds, whether he
signed before sealed, or vice versa. but what
was done with them after they were thus pre.
pared? If hls Exeellency condescends to
''rise to explain" to the public, apprehend
they would be much more satisfied with q
minute and detailed account Of the manner In
various uses to which the moneys have been
applied. Such painfully interesting items, for
Instance, as these: By what authority of law
could he, as chairman of the financial board,
and Mr.. Parker, as q member and treasurer.
take the taxes or the proceeds of the sales of
bonds and lend them to the Blue Ridge Rail-
road Company, redeem old bonds, as above re-
ferred to, and accommodate their friends, and
charge 1t to "imaginary fundsm
His EXcelency states thatthere is $500. 900 of
bonds in the hands Of the American Bank
Note Company, which we're returned to them
last November to be cancelled, and that they
have been sealed. II may be 80, but I don't
believe It, But If sealed, they were sealed be-
fore that time; but will give my reasons for
doubling the statement. They can't be 'ssLer-
ing loan bonds," for they were cancelled. They
he would have much rather had them brought
back here than take me into court They
can't be any other kind of bonds, for they have
all been sold or forfeited long since, the
treasurer tells me-. -
renember disllactly that there were $9,-
000, 900 OF bonds for the funding Of the interest
sealed; 81, ,000, 900 were first t6esled, and then
they were declared to be 81 mis-prlnl; and a
second million prepared p.su6stitute them
returned and the other half million was de-
clsred to be hypothecated and unoblalnable,
and suppose they have been sold long ago.
Then was the construction invented that these
laws did not mean that q certain amount
OF bonds should be issuedf but That certain
amount of money should be ra!aed on an In.
definite amount Of bonds. This construction
NAV be correct according to the letter, but
certainly not according to thelr spirit and the
truentent Of the trainers.
The reference, in tat last Paragraph OF hls
ExcellencY's letter, to thoss who are now
endeavoring 10 reform and purify the party,
asserting that they are themselves venal and
responsible Tor the diversion OF money. carries
its. own refi,tali N with Id 80 lar as the state
ment applies to me; fore If there were any
such facts, his Excelleney would certainly
produce them. We could trust to his mall
c!ous ingenuity and anxiety to involve every
body else ip his own just retributlon, to pro-
duce any facts from the treasurer's books to
prove his assertions.
with regard to Mr.. Parker's letter, have
bat one word to say. lib reasoning IL too
ridiculous to require serious consideration,
and It's assertions are palpable falsehoods.
Where be questions my veraclty, 1 leave It
simply to the people Of South Carolina to
Judge between US. =. IT
would say, as an act OF simple Justice to
the Governor, that he has reslsted the signing
of bonds-all he was able, perhaps. ~
have seen him rave, swear and threaten to
shoot somebody, and then cry, and then sign.
In conclusion, would say to both of these
gentlemen, in the Language OF the poet:
mPlot on thy littls hour and skein
On sken wave the vain meshea
Upon which thy subtle souls
Brood on their venomi
Lo before, behind, around thee,
Like an armament OF cloud,
The black fate lsb0rs onward"
1 have the honor to be, very respectfully,
&C., F. L. CARDoZo,
Secretary oil Safe 8. c.