Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-12
YoRKVHLhE EMQUnRER.

and fraudulent State bonds; but to Moses par
ticularly, and his thievish associates IN the
General Assembly, is mainly due the immense
proaigacy in the expenditure Of the public
money, the excessive rate of taxation and the
suffering which has been inflicted upon the
Lunatic Asylum, the Penitentiary, the. public
Schools, &c.
Here is Just the difference between Scott
and Moses. The former would steal, and
steal his millions, too; but he would do it in
q financial way. He will issue illegal bonds,~
get iobbing schemes through the Legislature,
Cheat the State in the operations of the Land
Commission, and in any other mode of that
kind which might offer itself But Scott has
manifested purpose to sustain the
government and to make it somewhat respect
able and successful in its legitimate spheres.
He would not interfere with the public insti-
tutions or divert from or rob them of the ap-
preparations necessary for their support.
Moses, on the contrary, is utterly dissolute
and unreliable in every way; and If ne ID
elected Governor, as now seems to be probable,
scarcely a dollar of the enormous taxes
wrenched from the pockets of our impover-
ished and helpless people will ever find its
way to the proper and necessary support OF
the government. He is not only inscriptions
in the means he uses to get money, but is an
unconscionable spendthrift in the use of it.
Scott pays his own debts and his private
credit is good. Moses pays none of his debts,
no matter how much money he may have, and
every unwary wretch who has credited him to
any extent has to whistle for his money. He
is on the books of numbers of merchants in
this city for large amounts. None of them :
can get dollar from him, and now he could
not buy as much as box of paper collars
here without the cash. 81.
There is only one comfort in his prospect
i've election, and that is that the government
can not possibly be kept up with him at the
helm that general crash will follow, and
that in the reestablishment of things, some
arrangements may be made by which the re-
sponsble citizens of the State may secure q
voice in the management of their local affairs.
The prevalent opinion here is that the Bolt
ers stand but little chance Of success in the
State. Moses has, at this time certainly, a
very large majority of the negroes on his side,
and there seems to be but little hope that the
white people will give Tomlinson anything
like an undivided support. The Mosesites are
making some very damning charges Of cor
ruption against him, and though but little
confidence can be placed in any statements
they make, yet if Tomlinson should be unable
to clear his skirts entirely, a large number of
whites will feel no interest in his election and
not turn out to the polls. The Boilers have
probably enough negro votes in conjunction
with the full assistance of the whites, to elect
their candidate. Between fifteen and twenty
thousand negroes, with the fifty thousand
whites would make safe majority. Bowen
can carry twelve or thirteen thousand negroes
in Charleston county; Whipper three or four
thousand in Beaufort Orr several thousand
in the up country, and there will be q scatter
ing negro vote in their favor in other portions
of the State. .. g. .ss...t....
Nothing has been done yet, Of any account,
toward organizing Greeley movement in the
State but have reason to know that call
will be issued in few days for Liberal Re-
publican State convention to nominate cleo
tors. There is but little prospect Of a brisk
canvass, unless the October State elections in
the North should indicate unmistakably that
Greeley is to be the next President, in which
case there is ground for hope that even South
Carolina may be carried for the philosopher.
The Conservatives of the 4th Congressional
District meet here to-day to nominate can
didate in opposition to Hon. A. s. Wallace.
There are no indications at present of who the
candidate will be. The name of B. F. Perry,
of Greenville, has been suggested; but it is
to be hoped that he will be sent to the State
Senate from Greenville, for which place he
has been nominated and in which he would,
doubtless, be able to render more valuable ser.
vice to the State, than as a member of Con-
gress, even if he could be elected to the latter
position, which, atbest, is doubtful. HAL