The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-28
Poor Judge Green. /.

Already the Democratic papers are show
ing Mr.. John T. Green that the only use
they had for him was to use him as tool
He failed to accomplish rhat they wanted,
and now they are ready to cnst him upon
the dung-hill. Sick MS he was, feeble Us a
weak man could be, yet he cssayed to speak
twice, just to please his masters. He know
when he went with Dunn and his crowd, that
he would havc TO submit to everything they
ordered him to do. lie ungunrdcdly put
his hand into the lions mouth and knew if
ho attempted TO pull it out, it would be
crushed. So he philosophically concluded
to grin and bear it. He could only wa it
until time cxtricntcd him from his tryin e
dilemma If by chance lie should be elected,
why, lie thought that the Bourbons nigh
respect Gov. Green, no matter how much
they despiscd John I. Green, the sick.
With ). this. hope i'll view, he quietly took to
his bed, and exercised patience with
thousand etcctcras. Poor fellow, unfortun-
ate man, he hns not only been beaten, but
following from Democratic paper, the
Kershue CazcNe:
eve hnvc much respect for the opinions
of the Stunt cr WatcEman, founded rs much
on our esteem we have for the high toned
rcople among when it has its chief patron
age, us upon our appreciation of the in,cili-
gcncc end ability of tho gentlemen who
conduct it. But VIC submit that the Watch
nan must have been drowsy on his post,
when s.without consulting either party
tie writer or the person addrcsscd-hc
rarscd into his columns, without challenge
lut with emphatic approval and endorse
mont rs expressing the ''truc course for the
people of South Carolina to pursue in
future" letter addressed to Judge Green,
tnd picked up near the Court House, the
whole gist Of which is contained in the
following extract:
.sircc the surrender, your course in
1elitics lasS always been directed to the
aeod of cur ncble old State. Would that
Carolina Ind more sons like yourself. If
so, we weuld not be in Disgrace now, MS we
nro in the eyes Of all honest men. have
taken no part in politics. The Democrats
Ii6ye abeen, on extremes ono way, and the
Radicals the other. / never could unite
with either. My views have always bcca
conservative
Now we have no special objections to
Judge Groea.
Iut we protest against his being held UP
ms q political model before the people of this
State, unless they choose to be merged into
the Radical party, in which case, Mr..
ClnmEe rlain, apart from some of his
coadjutors, might serve them quite rs we'll !"
Hero now we have it. After Green is
I. defeated, and can no longer be of any
seryiceto the Dturbcns, they admit that
iNfr. Chamberlain, apart from some of his
conductors might serve them quite rs well.
In that charity which warns our heart to-
wards all the misguided and afflicted of
Garth, we are driven TO drop n sympathcti,
tear over the political grave of Judge Green.
lie is dead beyond resurrection. But he dug
his own grave. In the darkest hour Of our
political night, when even strong and stout
hearts began to anticipate the ruin of the
Republican party in this State, he deserted
us, and that, too, in moment when every
nan &c Ind seemed almost necessary to our
success. More, he took our own livery, the
livery with which We had clothed him, to
fight us with. He got his thirty pieces of
silver. He will now feel the biting con-
tempt oil men must have for traitors 1t is
not necessary for man to leave his party
to work for Reform. And the Defeated
candidate of the Independents for Governor
could have effected more good for South
Carolina by remaining inside his party
lines. When you leave it, you lose your
influence for good.
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