Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13

ana III: money. ASK you II l an
in your minds a Sdisgraced5 man
I ask you if the. end did not Justify
the. means2 [Criess sof -"Yes, yes,
and loud cheers.1 Then Mr.. Yorl
| closed his speech with es.'9 ''.'i 'a.a1
AN 1MPAssIoNED PERoRAT1oN. -. =
4 Attn following passage, explain
ing Pomeroy's attempt to bribe him
Of. which attempt the evidences were
then in the hands, of the speaker, the
} excitement was intense. II visited
Mr. Pomeroy's roonsin the dark and
secret recesses Of the Taft House on
Monday night, and lat that interview
my:yote. was bargained fora consid.
Grafton Of. $4,000 $4,000 Of which
;, were paid to me on. that evening
$4,000 the next afterapon, and a: prom.
Use Of the additiona8$lOOO when my
vote was cast in, his favor. I now, in
!, the presence Of this honorable body,
hand over the. amount Of, $1,000, just
as I received it, and. ash, that. it be
counted by the. secretary AS Mr..
York continued hisdevel,pmeata and
his denunciations of Pomeroy, the
excitement increased to a dramatic
pitch, and the mention of Pomeroy's
name was received with emphatic e1-
pressions of indignation. The scene
was one rarely witnessed in the halls
Of legislation-one that is hoped may
never be seen again under the s.me
circumstances. .,!Dg.
PUTTING THE MONEY TO A;GooD USE.
II ask, MI. President" he said,
"that that money be:used to defray
the expenses of prosecuting the. in
vestigation of s. CT Pomeroy for bri-
berry and corruption, as far. as my
limited influence extends in deed as
well as in thought! ] have an aged
parent whose life has been spared to
bless me with her love,and her ap-
proval of, the conduct Of my life. 1
have wife and little ones to whom
I hope to bequeath a name which,
however obscure, they may have no
reason to blush to hear pronounced.
Yet this corrupt old man comes to me
and makes bargain for my soul, and
makes me proposition which, if ac-
cepted in the faith, and spirit in which
it is offered, will make my children
go through life with hung heads and
burning cheeks ateven mention Of
the name of him who begot them.
He demanded that the Legislature
take measures to thoroughly examine
the actions of S. G. Pomeroy in the
contest, and that the alleged corrup-
ton money then in the speakers
hands should be used to bring him to
justice. He stated that in the hour
or two he had passed in the deniof
infamy, the Taft House" e"-Pomerpy's
headquarters gained 9 knowledge
of the detestable practices of the
Kansas politician-of, the depth of
degradation a pure Republican gov.
ernment has reached that no words
of his could express I,s. ~ f..
e-.44kelseA.e9 plo sHGEi % Z,
made there made him aware that some
of the most prominent and respecta-
BILE men in Kansas were implicated
in disgracefQl scenes. From Pome-
roy's own lips be learned that his
| spies and emissares were working in
the causes of the opposition to sell
out the candidates who lad been
brought against Pomeroy. He closed
his nervous, impassiqned address with
theae damning acouaatnry words
"These disclosures | will not now
make they are sufficient 10 gatisfy
me that the most conscienceless, infa-
nous betrayer of the solemn trust re-
posed in him by the will of the peo-
pie is S. G. Pcmeroy. have been
actuated by no motive, personal or
vindictive, in my action here to-day.
1 have not made the fight on Mr..
Pomeroy in Mr. Ingalls, interest, in
Mr.. loves or Mr.. Harvey's interest,
but in behalf Of the betrayed and
long suffering people OF this Com
monsaaltA, spd ln'fpEHll.s:rRnee al the
solemn oath | took wheH ] entered
these halls as a representative of the
people. AS to the truth of what I
have stated in the presence OF this
august and honorable body of repre-
seniatives of the sovereign people,
and before the almighty Ruler Of
the Universe, J solem!anly, declare
and affirm that yery word L have
spoken is Gods ruth, and nothing
but the TRUTH"
The speech at he close was receiv:
ed with loud chew and with fierce
epithets hurisd Pomeroy, and with
esxclamations fron the members which
showed that his etion was vindicated
by the body, anl that he was ex-
onerated from allblame. The shouts
in the hall and IL the galleries were
deafening as he st down.
THE BLLoT1NG.
1t was several minutes before the
presiding officer ould restore order,
ahd tked ths halotlng began. bssgga THE
Ponleroy,1 forces anpeae Ike q herd
Of Texas steers breaking for timber
when porther ONES to them. Cring-
ine merOenapiei whe had sounded
his praises preparatory to their votes
for. him on fuesay's ballot, ahrupk
down in their eats till you could
have hid them behind a gopher hill
or a stand of unch grass, When
their names we, called they feebly
voted for Ingal' and subsidized. 1t
was a rout an slaughter. The
battalions had gone for it in all the
fomaero,yyHisni ,yHni 'aa Patroasgs fiRl tha
morning ; they were Sinking, spaVe,
quiesoent at nn.
=" THE pIsaAcED SENATOR.
With all his power and~his money
and his prestig of, yesterday, to-day
Porneroy foundnot even a postmas- ,