Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-17

not to admit kim to his Office. Her-
nandez on going &c tie State-house at
Columbia, was, therefore, informed
that the Governor could not see him..
Becoming enraged at this, he knocked
the usher down with great violence.
and was proceeding to commit other
outrages when the police rushed IN and
arrested him. He had not been IN the
station-house IRE minutes, however,
when Moses caused his release and sent
him an order on the contigent fund for
5000. Having no confidence IN the or
der or IN the fund, Hernandez sent the
Governor word that be must have $500
in money, or he would horsewhip him
before be left Colnmbia. '
Upon this Noses gave hira a letter to
Gen. VIVA. Gufney, OF Charleston, re-
euesting Shat gentleman to pay the
desperate the money he asked. As is
further stated by Major Buttz, Moses
had already received large sums of
money from Quincy, and also his In
dorsement to note for SIC, 900, which
was afterward allowed TO 90 to protest.
This being the case, Quincy refused to
pay the $500 demanded. Hernandez
swore that he would be revenged, and
few evenings after, on meeting Quincy
at political convention, said he would
not allow him to deliver any speech 30
The delegates until he had paid him
$500. Upon this e few hot words en-
sued, and Hernandez drew a pistol and
was about to FIRE on his opponent, when
he was seized, disarmed and taken to
jan. For this offense he was convicted,
sentenced to three years imprisonment
IN the penitentiary, and sent to serve
out his term on this charge, and also
on the previous conviction for two
years.
The convict had not long been ia
the State prison, however, when his
friend, Gov, Moses, telegraphed to the
solicitor, ButtE, to come up to the cap
ltal. Upon his arrival the Governor
very coolly asked him to consent 10 the
pardon of Hernandez. ButtZ not only
refused to do so, but sent 70 the sheriff
of Richland county and keeper of the
penltentiary seven bench warrants
against Hernandez In the several indict-
ments pending against him the courts
of Charleston, He also filed written
protest against the pardon signed by
Gen. Quincy, the county treasurer;
Gen. Worthington, the collector of the
port, and MIR. Bowen, the sheriff of |
Charleston. The Governor still urged |
the solicitor to consent to the pardon, |
saying that he wished to grant it to |
obhge George F. McIntire, one Of the |
State Senators, and publisher of a
which every week charged |
Moses with rape, seduction and theft. |
The solicitor still refused, when Moses
assured him that the party would be
much benefited by the pardon of Her
nandez, and that if he were allowed to
go free, McIntire would stop writing
about him, and would support
him in the fall campaign. Maj. Buttz
here intimated to the Governor that as
McIntire had charged him in open print
with 50 many terrible crimes, it would
not look well In the eyes of the public
to do anything at his request. After
some thought Moses assented to this,
and gave his word of honor that he
would not issue the pardon. The soli-
citor, satisfied with this promise, re-
turned to Charleston, and two days
afterward was astonished and mortified
to receive the announcement that Gov.
F. J. Moses, IT., of the State of South
Carolina, had psrdoned Bejamin Her
nandez, and ordered his release from
the penitentiary."
This is not only proved to be true,
but few weeks subsequently McIn-
tires paper was suspended, and the
publisher was appointed to the fat Of
fee of treasurer of Collector county, and
received a commission as Major Gene
raj in the State militia. In this way
the proper respect for the law is lost,
and 1t is with the utmost difficulty that
criminals can be made to fear punish
ment. This is particularly the case
with the negro. Solicitor Buttz assures
your correspondent that he has fire.
1uently been told by such persons
that it was useless to convict them,
as they would be pardoned by ''Massa
Moses sure" 4 premium is thus
put upon crime, and "the rObber
governor" by the influence which he
can exert with a few unprincipled lead
ers, hopes TO control the black vote of
the State, and secure his reelection to
the highest position in the gift of the
people of South Carolina
The same correspondent says that
it is definitely settled that IF. ].
Moses, ir., will be candidate for re-
election on the Republican ticket for
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima, and there can be but little doubt
Of bis success