The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-09-10
South Carolina's Charming Governor.
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DOM Elatt III W asLlnslOn Ndpltdl.I
We gave only one day to the rogues'
rendezvous, called the Summer Capital"
by the salt sea waves, and returned to
New York On our way back we fell in
with Il gentleman from South Carolina,
who, although a carpet-bagger, was
very decent sort OF man. He gave us
what would have been an amusing account
OF affairs in that State had it not been so
horrible. This man Moses. the Governor
OF the State, has committed every crime
known to the calendar except murder
His reign is a carnival of crime. Resting
upon a mass of Ignorant, brutal blacks,
elections have ceased TO exist, and offices
are openly sold for money. There is no
part of Africa OF the wilds of South
America, no island in the West Indies,
where such a beastly stateTot affairs exists
Moses has not only his family in places
where they can plumber with impunty,
but an army of worthless, unprincipled
retalners, who, as chiefs of the negro
league, march the negroes out to vote as
cattle are led to water or labor He does
not hesitate, however, to prey upon his
own family if occasion serves. He had
made his cousin Inspector Of Phospates at
a heavy salary-an office of as much sig
nlticance as if he had made him high
custodian of the Governors boot-iack, and
he bled the young man to such an extent
that one-half his salary was taken by His
EXcellency. Notwithstanding this, he
called upon his cousin for thousand dol
lars The Inspector Of Phosphates hurried
around-we believe it is called shinning'
in Wall strickland, borrowing the thou
sand dollars, duly paid over the same
The next day to his intense disgust, he
found himself removed from the pleasing
and lucrative business of inspecting phos-
pilates, and man put in who paid twenty
i've hundred dollars for the office.
On another occasion he took a fancy to
a likely mulatto girl and although slavery
has been, we are assured. abolished, and
the emancipation proclamation is cele-
DRAFTED with music and banners, the Gov
ernor offered thousand dollars tor the
dusky piece Of loneliness. and, horrible as
it seems, the mother accepted or rather
agreed 10 the price. Subsequently this
potentate either repented of rendering so
large sum, OF probably not having It at
the time, he managed to make the girls
acquaintance, drove her about in his car
riage. and ended in saving the heavy ex-
penditure. The facts coming to the
knowledge of the mother, there was a
South Carolina Tilton-Beechcr scandal
created, all the facts getting into the Jour
mails of the State. They did LOT seem to
disturb His Excellency
Governor Moses is Il gorgeous gentle
man, rather handsome in his personal APP
pearance, reminding one Of Lester Wal
lack, and resembling more the huge
coloreG Wood-cuts of that celebrated actor
than the actor himself Like his illustriou>
chief, Gen. Grant. Moses seeks frequent
relaxation from the cares of State. But
instead of going to u Long Branch, he
comes TO New York There is a great eX-
element and rejoicing among the ladies
OF the pave and the "gay CHANDELIERS
when it is known he is in town. lie
generally takes a suite of rooms at the
Metropolitan, with p large retinue of
humble followers, whose time is occupied
III procuring interviews with their magni-
ticent master and the tairest OF girls to be
found in certain localities of this great
metropolis. On these occasions he filings
money about in the most lavish manner.
He has been known to pay for entertain
ments at the rate Of a thousand dollars a
day
We could fill our journal with choice
stories OF this sort concerning our South
Carolina Turk. And this is reconstruction
and let us paint it an inch thick, to this
favor must it come at last Built on q
foundation of brutal ignorance, it rears
alOft its shameless front of beastlv indul-
gence that makes one wonder if he does
indeed live in the nineteenth century and
makes one Of 4 civilized community.