The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-10-02

morally and politically. Nerrcs,
tho proconsul Of Cicily, has had
no equal in corruption yet when
all of his bribes and frauds and
pcculations arc summed up by
that master of oratory, Cicero,
they amount to only S2,000,O0O.
The shade Of muses. may now rest
quiet. Scott, the thicving carpet
bag Governor Of South Carolina,
! has lifted from l,im the load of in
fanny that has weighed him down
for 20 centuries. The General AS
scmbIy of the State at it's last scs-
sion appointed Il committee to in
Vcstigatc and report the condition
OF the finances of tho State. This
Committee, constituted entirely of
Republicans; attcr full invcstiga-
tion, reported that Scott, and Par
kcr the Treasurer. had frauduIcnt-
Iy issued ovor sc 100000 in bonds
Of the State. A few days after the
report was submitted and adopted
| the Chairman Of tho Committee
offered resolutions in tho House
Of Representatives., impeaching
Scott aud Parker for high crimes
and misdomoanors; but these two
carpct-bag thieves had the brazen
audacity and tho unbridlcd effront-
cry to walk into tho legislative
| halls Of the State and buy up the
vcnal members like sheep in tho
shambles until thoy not only voted
down the resolutions, but enacted
Il law validating tho bonds and
screening tho perpetrators Of the
deed from the penalty Of tho law.
Nor is this the vilcst Of the acts
Of Scott. He has been directly
charged with having conspircd
the awful and diabollcal plots to
murder in cold blood several citi-
zens OF tho State, and when the
charges were being discussed be-
lore the Senate for investigation,
they were suddenly suppressed
lie has spared no efforts to bring
about collision Of races. In 1870
he caused 10000 Of tho most i'm
proved guns TO be bought with
which he armed the blacks, and
upon the eve Of his reelection he
had tho ball cartridges distributed
among them as upon tho eve Of
battle. At the same timo ho re-
fused to arm tho whites or permit
them to arm, whereby he laid the
foundation for all the sorrows and
woes unnum bored in that onco
beautiful land. a squad Of ono Of
those companies shot down and
murdered poor white man (Stc-
vcns) while he was quietly driving
his wagon along tho high way, and
caused tho difficulties in Union
County. Another Of their COM
panions marched into and took
military possession Of Chester led
by negro man who had repeated
y sworn he intended TO slaughter
the whites until he could dance
over tho grave Of tho last one Of
them, and so level it with tho
GROUND that no one could find tho
spot whero he was buried. This
led to the difficulties in that conn
ty. From the court house in York
l3 fires were seen at sins glo sight
| lighting up tho heavens in differ
ent directions. All tho work of
SCOTS negro militia, urged on by
ct-baggcrs and scallawags, who
| told them TO "kill from tho cradle
to the grave, and burn, that
matches cost only fivo cents q
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In January, 1871, every road
leading to the capital Of the State
was pickotcd by SCOTS militia,
and white men shot down and
robbed with impunity. Mr.. Du-
bard, one Of the most respectable
cltizcns of Richland, was murder
cd and robbed within four miles Of
tho city. A few days later Mr..
Bailey, another citizen, shared the
same fate within ono milo Of it.
There was scarcely a day but you
heard Of u murder contlagration,
and yet not ono Of these parties
have bcon brought to Justice. or
aboat 1886 convicts sentenced to
tho State prison, Scott has par
doned about 300, the most Of them
before they got within its walls.
A fow words now rs to tho Conc
raj Assembly of the State. This
body is composed Of 1856 members,
l0O OF whom arc ignorantncgrocs,
frosh from tho shovel and tho hoe
and waiting saloon, many ofwhom
can neither read nor writo. We
have ransackcd tho records of
man to tho twilight Of time and
can find nothing that compares
in infamy with this body. What
will you think when | tell you q
room was set apart in tho capitol
building during tho session in
which faro bank was run by day
and by night: that the doors Of
tho House of Representatives woro
thrown open to tho vilost courto,
sans in the city and the memb bers
hobnobbcd over their glasses Of
whiskoy with these daughters of
intamy; that this body remained
in session for nearly five months,
moeting daily only to call tho roll