Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-09-05

ners were confined. On September
l9, 1864, when the Confederacy was
in it's death throes, Sawyer obtained
pass and went to the Union lines
Time passed. He was elected sena'
tor; l protested against his being
seated, and Bowen made affidavit &c
the fact that Sawyer was member
OF a blockade-running company, which
was engaged in importing rebel arms
until 1854. Charles Sumner and
Henry Wilson voted against his ad-
mission and on. December II, 1859,
Senator Wilson,. in the Senate, alfu-
ding.to Sawyer, said: L hope the
time viii soon come when the South
ern States will be represented by
true statesmen, AID not by petty poll
ticians." Another word about Cor
bin. His opposition to Judge Car
penter' in 1870 was because Carpen-
ter would not soil the ermine OF the
Circuit Court by giving a decision in
favor of the phosphate company. To
Judge Orr, l extend the charity Of
silence. But sorely feel his defec-
ton. he signed the ordinance of
secession, and l, at his mandate, en-
tered the Confederate army. When
l was near the bullet and the bayo-
net, Orr was far in the rear studying
the law Of safe distances as applied to
projectiles. Corbin is Infamous in
private life and odious for public cor
ruption. It is natural that Bowen.
should be with Boilers, for bo has
been controlled by boilers th Ae six
teen years, during which time he has
been beyond the bolts Of jails. When
he was pardoned for bigamy, l told.
President Grant that Bowen had been
chashiered from the Confederate army.
for forgery and had murdered ColopeT
White. Grant was astounded and
shocked. He thought Bowen had,
rendered services to the Union, but
such as he could render the laws Of
civilized warfare do notallow. .Anes.
other Reformer. is M. Mclaughlin,
who is indicted for fraudulent, con-
duct as county commissioner, and has
just been discharged from jail on
charge of larceny. If the Boilers
had any regard for the proprieties,
they would have held their conven-
ton within the walls of the peniten-
tiary. Judge Orr was right in say
ing that the bolt is supported by tried
Republicans. 1t is supported, indeed,
by Republicans who have been tried
and convicted. The Boilers have
Meth II principles nor constituents,
and as soon as the canvass ends, will
fly the yellow hospital flag to mark.
the place of their killed and wound
ed. Whipper is another reformer.
He says there has been gambling III
State bonds. Well, he is an authori-
ty on gambling, as arecent little game
in Colu:Abia shows. Others gamble
as an amusementIhe is a gambler by
profession. Whipper was & sinking
fund commissioner. 1t became his
duty to transfer to the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company the stock of that
company owned by the State. He
refused to sign until he was paid ten
thousand dollars. l dare George S.
Cameron, of Charleston, to deny that
be was so blackmailed by this reform
er. Edwin F. Gary is the nomininee
Of the reformers for State treasurer.
This man is the intimate friend Of
Scott, and was his candidate for
treasurer oa the regular ticket. His |
nomination. is the proof of an alliance
between the Boilers and Scott. The |
Boilers have one other recruit, B. F. |
n Fhittemore, of West Point cadet
elling fame. Another limb has fallen
rom the Republican tree, but it has
allen because of its own rottenness
n conclusion, Mackey declared that
lie and his party meant genaine re-
orm, ald. events would prove to the
Whites OF this State that they meant
What they said. Judge Mackey was
lstened to throughout his speech with
he most rapt attention, and his flights
t vituperative eloquence and frequent
ashes Of wit were greeted with long
onilnued bursts Of applause and
aughter.