Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-02-23
The Impeachment Of Governor Reed.

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| Still another of tho carpet.bag Governors
who have been engaged in robbing the South
has come to grief, tho viotim in this case be.
ing Harrison Reed, of Florida. The Legis
lature of that Stute, it is said, has voted un.
animously to impeaoh Governor Reed, on the
recommendation Of the Railway Committee,
for being concerned in gross frauds in con-
necton with tho issuing of bonds for the con.
struction of rriroads--a favorite scheme of
plumber with the carpet bag gentry. There
is a long story relating to the particular out
roge which has brought Governor Reed into
difficulty. AS far back as 1868, SO the tale
runs, ono Swetson joined with Governor Bul
look. who lutely decamped from Georgia, in
projecting railroad in North Carolina. For
the construction of this road the Legislature
of thut State, under pressure from another
Governor, who subsequently was impeaohed
and deposed from office, authorized the issue
of 100000 in bonds Swetson carried the
bouds North, raised $500000 on them, and
leaving the new railroad to take care of itself,
ran off with his pluuder to Florida There
he fell into the llunds Of slrewder rascals than
himself, and was stripped OF the most Of his
booty; whereupon. with the assistance of
Governor Reed. he repeated the game which
had been so successful in North Carolina,
and the Legislature was induced to issue
100000 in bonds for building a certain
railroad in Florida. Of this sum S125,OOO
was expended on tho railroad, whilo the re.
ma;nder went into the pockets of Swetson and
his confederatcs. Thus two Stntes were
made to pay Sl1,875,00O in order to get
$l25,0O0 expended ca single railroad in
one Of them.
His successor, Lieutenant Governor Samuel
T. Day, is Y,rginian by birth, and although
Republican in politics, is reputcd to be hon.
est He will ut once take the oath of office
as acting Governor. When the present Con.
stitution was framed in 1868, clause WIS
inserted by the Radicals, then smarting un.
der the johnson impeachment fiasco, that
impeachment should constitute u disability
disqualifyng from, the performance OF public
duties. The fight is entirely in the Radical
ranks, between the carpet bag ring from the
orth--which has plundered the State already
of millions, aud is now scheming to squeeze
the last dollar from the State before it goes
into bankruptcy the Republicans per
mantly settled there aud identified with tho
Interests of the State. The passage of the
impeachment resolution is looked upon as
stunning blow to the ''ring" anu us u victory
which will probably result in the complete
overthrow of tho corruptionists.
There is but little doubt of conviction. OF
course the nets complained of can be clearly
proved aud are sufficient to send Reed to the
'u'o ., pen'ton',a'y' Iiucn Tess oast MN from
influence on a question like this, while money
and politics have much. The Senate Is com.
posed of eleven Democrats aud thirteen Re.
pnblicnns, making seventeen votes necessary
course, will vote solid Three of the Rcpub
licans arc pledged to vote for conviction, Ieav
hcPhO!lcahs undecided. 1t IS generally be-