The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-01-03
The Final Debate in the House on the
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MEMO" the intelligent cores
pondent OF the Charleston Gou-
1ler, thus speaks of the closing de-
bate on the Scott, Parker impeach
mept ,3 ,.3 =
o. Tim Hurley stated that what
he intended to say would not occn7
pya mnch time, for he believed
that the time for talk had gone
1t wasr now time fer the. people to
act for themselves. When the
Governor Of the State, under
charge of high crimes in office,
could come INTO the Legislature
and buy enough votes TO get him.
self of, it, was time to act. The
minority in the House had been
gagged, and were perfectly aware
that the votes amounted to moth.
ing.
Bowen next arose and said he
availed himself Of the opportuni.
ty to say a few words on the sub.
ject, because he supposed it would
be the last that ever would present
itself. lie protested against the
action Of the House, in the name
of the people of the whole State.
The man charged with having,
stolen Sc 100000 from the people,
has taken the means not to come
up and face the issue, but to dodge
it, and although he might say that
the Legislature had excul pated
him, yet SO far as the action of the
House is concerned, he will have
failed to satisfy any one that he is
guiltless of the charge. lie APP
pealed to the whole people of the
State against this monstrous out.
rage that had been perpetrated. -
They were ground down to the
dust by taxation to allow these
men to roll around in luxury, and
when resolution was introduced
calling the thieves to account, they
boldly state on. the street that a
small portion of the ill.gotten
gains can defeat such measures
lie was going from this House to
appeal to the people of the State
to rise mp and put down such out
RACES. The orator from Union.
Mobley, here arose, and wanted to
know in what way did he mean
that they were to be put down :;
by insurrection or Ku Klux 2
Bowen III tell the gentleman.
The people have brought the case
before the Legislature, and have,
moreover, convicted them OH their
own figures ; and here l wonld re.
mark, that not single statement
has been controverted, not one
fignre OF the charges made and
proved, that does not remain un.
contradicted. When this House
has failed to do its duty, the peos
pie have a right to 60 into the
courts of justice and demand jus.
tice there; and should that fail,
then there will. perhaps, one day
be an election, and they will have
an opportunity to remedy these
evils. | shall appeal to the peo>
pie against tbe tyranny and op.
preston that has been heaped up.
on them. Tho Governor, up to
the time that he was impeached,
was extremely anxious to have the
treasurer impeached and if any
one in the House wanted to charge
the Attorney General with these
misdeeds, why didn't they do so 2
know that when the Governor
was in New York, lie ran away
for tear of being arrested. lie
lett, however, a paper in the pos
session OF a certain person, by
which he tried to make away with
the sterling bonds.
Here the speaker was interrupt
ed by Jones, who read a telegram,
said to have been sent by Gov.
Scott to ex.Judge Barrett, on the
11th of November, in which
Judge Barrett is instructed, that
unless Kimpton resigned and set
tied as agreed before lie (Scott)
left New York, to take legal steps
against him. This, Bowen con
tended, was written at the desk
Of the member who produced it,
Ho then went on with his speech.
Abiding to the action of Byas,
who had signed the committee re-
port advising impeachment, and
subsequently worked against the
resolution, he said the member
from Orangeburg would come in.
to this House, and look at the
Speakers stand, and the next mo.
ment, would, for q consideration.
swear that it was not there. This
brought Byas to his feet on a
privilege question, and sharp
cross fire was kept up for some
time. eF,3i4oE ..i|aE (
Whipper next obtained the
floor, and made his final speecl,