The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06
Honest Scott.

lhc TWO coming HIGH Ill Iooutn Naro- !
lima polititics are Senator Robertson
and cx Governor Scott. or tho lat
ter he writes
eek Governor Scott, tho oihcr can.
didatc, wps II General in tho Union
army during the late war, an,. cam
mandcd .di?ision in the battle OF
Atlanta, &nA was within few tcet Of
General McEhcrscn when that officer
was killed, ard was LimSclf severe
ly wouulcd and made prisoner. lie
has the bearing Of an honest man,
ana is highly respected, the only
fault against him being his ncglc,ct
to have Noses and other corruption-
lists (wko so seriously embarrassed!
his administrator prosecuted and
sent to tho pcni;cntiary. lie is best
1uown and appreciated ty the plan
.crs in the vicinity of Chur,c s,ou,
whers rs an agent Of the Govern
!ncnt, in 1863 and 1866, he disburs.
ed ncarl y half million Of dollars
worth Of supplies to tic impovcli ishcl
people. The nomination Of either Of
these gentlemen would save the State,
and the politicians will be forced hy
the popular opinion Of the North To-
do SO. Wero they free to nominate
whom they pleased. no one could de-
feat Moses, tvr he Jocs 50 readily tn,
bidding of the corrup,ionists tha,
thcy have no cause to comrlain. Bat
:hc fiat has gone forth to "un!nad.'
snd poor Noses will be dumped out
AZ the proper time"
We fancy that tho decent rccnle
OF South Carolina wall be- somewhat
;,stonishcd ut the statements contain
cd in this extract. They have c%pc.
,icnccd fonr years Of the administra-
tion Of Il k' Scott, and they. will be
surprised to learn What treasure
they possessed. We had thought,
SLat among the gor@! Of The hungry
horde Of ctrpet-bGs adventures whu
poured into that unfortunate State,
after The result Of the war let her
hclplcSs in the hands Of her cncmivs.
was Il. Is. Scott. Taking advantage
OF bis position in the Federal army,
hc intrigued for political power after
being shorn Of his military authority,
and by combination with ;ho worr,
elements Of the mongrcl politics Of
south Carolina succeeded in being
made Governor. While holding tha,
oillcc he proSti'utca his high position
to bascSt rur! "scS. lis admin"
lstra:ion was IL r!n- which had for its
ohj 'c;s tho spoliatIon and oppression
of II noble people. His fri.nds and
associates were dishonest adventures
Of cvciy color ami nationality. lie
indntliously pandcred to the worst
passions Of the LcEro race am! SOW.
ed the seeds of Il bitterness between
those whose Interests should have
made them r.'icMiE which have borne
an abundant harvest y! su&ricion, of
hatred and o. l!uvd he'd. lie it was
who placed "rn'" ~ the hauAs Of the
negroes, aU! h,!I'y nro3l&iming the
"highcr law pf the Winchester ,in.
invited sclilior and murder. He it
was wh, inauyurAtuI the Infamous
ku kluX crusade and eagerly rs>is-
cd in tn, work u! hrrntiu%| irnocrnt
men into Nc!th1in l%ngeons- lie i.
WAS who n"oArd tic markets Of the
world with the spurious: orligA; ,uS
ri S"n:h ttrpliut, ana t"Ai'ch rrun
,hc financial ruin which h.; owu acts
had h!o"ght about. This is ,hr
"h"ncSi man" whose nomination is to
"Savc the State" We confess that
We are un,bl1 to see wherein Muses.
with all his Sins-is any worse than
scott, or what the people Of South
Carolina Will gain hy ,ychanging one
Tor !Ee otEcr. If tils is the "unload
ing which is to be done at the bid.
ding Of General Grants admini,tra-
ton, We do not SIC what the cause of
honest government is to gain by the
process. We caunot imauire wh,;
the people will make hy unloading
one "arg' ui corruption ard taking on
board another. - CNr0nicle and Sr,.ti-
rN.
The Clarion (rA) Democrat thus
photographs hotorIon, R,dica,
member Of Congress B!ly Poor.
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