Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-17
A Heiuous and British Crime Charged
Ao,inst Gov. Il. r. Moses. Jr.

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A Heiuous and British Crime Charged
Against Gov. f. j. Moses, 'r'
From the Colleton Gazette, strictly
Republican journal, and edited with abil-
ity by Geo. F. Mcintyre, ESD, formerly
Republican Senator from that County, we
copy the following article And we pub
lish this article, not that we endorse it,
but that public attention may be brought
to the accusations of hellish lust con-
tained therein against the present Chief
Executive of the State of South Carolina,
and that an Investigation may be brought
about, and the truth or. falsity Of the dis
gracefully outrageous reports clearly es-
tablished. The charges are clear and dis
tinct, and are boldly made by a man prom
inent in Republican ranks, and who, we
dare say, is responsible for his assertions
And now, in behalf of an outraged peo-
pie, we demand an investigation close,
searching and sweeping investigation. If
the charges cannot be sustained let Geo.
F. Mcintyre suffer the fullest penalty OF
The law for his grossly libellous pubhca-
ton. If, on the contrary, the charges
can be substantiated, and Moses is proven
the guilty monster that Mcintyre pro-
claims him, then in Heavens name, let
the vile, dirty dog be disrObed of his Exec
utive mantle, kicked from the high office
he so loathsomely degrades, and become as
he must a by-word and reproach among
all people, having the slightest spark OF
regard for decency and respectabihty.
The Republican party-those who elect
ed Moses to fhe Gubernatorial chair
should not suffer these accusations to pass
heedlessly by. Justice to Gov. Moses
and Justice to the entire people of the
State-white and colored, Republican and
Democrasic-should and must impel the
Republican party to seek an investigation
in the premises.
Here is the article as we find it in the
editorial columns of the Colleton Gazette:
History and numerous books of travel
in the east furnishus with many incidents
regarding theinhuman traffic INDUCED IN
by the Turks, 1--WE refer to the slave mar,
kets where young innocent girls are solo,
who prompted by last, let nothing stand
in the way of their beastly qualifications,
and the mind naturally revolts in horror
from the contemplation Of the fate OF the
poor young creatures when once they are
made inmates of harem. What will the
popular feeling be when it is made genser!
ally known that the Governor of this
State has persons employed for no other
purpose than to act as procawerS, lnvelgle
into his meshes and den young girls OF
every description, regardless of their inno
cence, and who, when once in his posses
sion, never 90 forth from him except as
poor tainted beings, to become in time, II
not Immediately, miserable outcasts.
Prominent among his creatures who
pamper to his villainous practices in this
respect IS one Fl. c., rather good look
ing person from the City Of Churches,
who came to Columbia at the instance OF
Judas Moses, to be by him employed IN
God knows what originally, but who GER
tainly was never known to engage IN any
other business while in the Governors en-
ploy, than the iendish calling we have
already alluded to. This young man piled
his calling along with number of other
males and females likewise hired by Moses,
and in some instances the man out-strip.
ped the master; one Of which We shall
mention.
This Fl, @, met at a Picnic young
girl of about fourteen or fifteen years OF
| age who, it seems, took quite a fancy to
hlm, and he with the devils work rife in
his heart proceeded at once to ingratiate
himself ind der favor, entirely forgetful OF
this masters claim upon him concerning all
possible victims. However, other wolves
sent out to seek victims for the fend who
disgraces the Gubernatorial Chair, espied
the pair and made report of it at once
to "his Excellency," at the same time dis
canting freely upon the beauty OF both
form and feature Of the intended victim.
They received instructions to procure her
at all rises for his Excellency'r self, who,
now seemed jealous of the dolngs OF this
H. c., a creature he intended should visit
Pic-nics and the like in his interest, and
not from any personal motive and they
at once set about carrying out their IN
structions. Every effort Of the smalle.
fends, however, proved fruitless to accom-
plish the hellish purpose in hand, and after
many like attempts they reported to his
Excellency" their inability to serve him.
Now does the arch fend go forth HIM
self, and we blush to record it, found a
not unwilling tool in the girls oaon moth-
er. God knows by what bribes or lntiu-
ence IN thus bringing u mother to be wall
ing to sacrifice her own child; but certain
it is that he succeeded in purchasing
the girl from her inhuman parent.
The result of mothers influence over
her child is told in few words A close
carriage is sent by his Excellency to the
mothers house, and as further induce
ment to get the girl to return in it to his
Excellency's house, the verltable b.. e.,
for whom she seemed to have formed an
attachment, was sent with it to accompa-
ny her in the rid. which was to convey
her to her ruin. She consented. Swiftly
was she carried to this den of infamy in
habited by Judas Moses and nis-for the
time victims, and on many succeeding
afternoon the same close carriage might.
have been seen going and returning on
this self-same mission, always intrusted to
the care and discretion OF the aforesaid
H c. Now for the deno1ement. On one
occasion H. C. happened 10 be absent
and the mission Of conducting the now
ruined girl to and from his Excellency's
establishment on Assembly street, was i'll
trusted to another, who, upon arriving at
the girls residence, was by her informed
that she could not possibly accompany him
back until she could consult with II. c.