The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-03

NJ. Q. Butler. to be presented to the
board-business necessitating my ab-
sence from the State. The resignation
was accepted OF the first meeting of the
directors, and at the came time, Gen.
Butler and others resigned. Upon my
return, [ authorized IL banker to sell my
interest in tho stock. He bargained for
the sale of it, but the transaction was
never completed, and have never re-.
celved q dollar for it, and still own it.
By reference to the Acts Of the Gene
raj Assembly Of 18Tl-72. page 70, it ap-
pears that the Act which became law
on March 2, 1872, authorized the issue
by the State of 81 100000 OF revenue
bond scrip, to secure the cancellation Of
"a, 10000 -of. Blue Ridge Railroad
bonds, which were guaranteed by tho
State. and which had been hypc cthecated
in New York. I have never owned O
bond Of the State of South Carolina,
nor have ever owned u bond of the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, nor
have ever received dollar Of the .eye-
nue bond scrip, which was issued under
the Act of the Legislature. 1 have
never petitioned the Legislature to
issue the said scrip. nor did I authorize
any person for me, or in my name, to
petition the Legislature in any matter
connected with the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company, or in any other matter.
L held an open account against the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company some
time before [ became q stockholdcr in
said company. for professional services
aa an attorney, retained by General J.
". Harrison, President of said com
pauy. 1 never presented tho same To
the Legislature for payment, nor did
at any time authoriZs any QUO else to
present said account, and If it has been
done, the act was without MY knowledge
or authority. General NJ. C.. Butler,
who had IL similar account, have been
informed, heard that our names had
been appended TO petition to the LIE
Sislature for the amount Of our accounts
us attorneys. and knowing that such Il
petition was unauthorized by either oI
US, he requested the Senator from
Union, Mr.. Jeter, to strike our names
from any petition which might be pro.
sonted for this or any other purpose.
In conclusion, deem il proper tu
state that have never owned bond oil
the State; have never owned bond oi
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company;
have never realized dollar out OF the
Blue Ridge Eailroad Company or any
OF its officials; have never received u
dollar of the revenue bond scrip issued
under the Act OF the Legislature; have
never, directly nor indirectly, bribeG,
nor have attempted to bribe. any
member Of the Financial Board, nor
any member OF the Legislature, nor
any official of the State The charges
made by Mr.. Hurley, in his speech be-
fore tho Legislature, so far as they con
cern myself, are wholly untrue. He
has attempted, from his seat in tile
Legislature, on Saturday, the 2Sth
ult., to correct the Injustice which he
has done NE. In the opinion of some,
any notice Of the charges may be
thought unnecessary but it must lie re-
membered that they are of very grave
and serious nature, and 1 regard it as
due to my self-respect that they should
be related and repelled. My rule OF
action is to brush off the dirt without
regard to the source from which it has
been thrown. NJ. W. GARY.