The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-10
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The Moses Farce.

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all appearances in favor of the arch
thief and in the defeat of Justice
But we believe that this termination,
will in the end, be moro favorable to
the honest taxpayers Of the State
than his conviction would have been
The North has never yet realized the
condition of tho South as typifod by
South Carolina. She has attributed
the present wretohed state of affairs
rather TO apathy on tho part of the
people than to an utter absence Of.
romedy within thoir reach. We have
again and again been advised "to try
the COURTS" and we have boon derid-
ed for saying that no Justice can be
found there. Had Moses boen con
viotod, the North would have been
convinced Of the truth Of her impress.
sion, and would have left us to work
out ourselves reform thus aus;,i-
oiously begun. Tho other Radical
leaders who are proclaiu,ing reform
would have been credited in their
protestations Of determination of
turning over new leaf. They would
have gone into elfloe with splendid
platform which they would have un.
scrupulously demolished.
But tho present aspect gives us
hope. Moses is known over the world
as thief and proAiSate. All hon.
est men in America fol that the pen
itcntiary IS the proper pi,c: for h m
When they see that an attempt to
convict him has failed, they will con-
slider, fist the causes operating 10
| produce this result, and secondly,
the per: ons engaged iu this dis.r.-e.
full affair.
They will be convinced that Moses
was not convicted because his party
leaders are themselves corrupt, and
that c'ual!y tho R,dical party in
South Carolina is hupelcs.ly rotten
hulk from wLivL 10 reform eau b. .x,
pootcd.
They will rcxt look into the con-
duct Of the Republicans who have
been preaching reform, Fist, A.
torney-General Melton Was abseut
from tho trial We hear that he has
been quite i'll from iutlammAtory rhcu-
mltism. If this be so, ti.ca his alb
scucc was txcusablc. We regre
however, that he was not present to
repeat his denuncia,ivns of this "era
Of cCrruption."
Secondly, d. Fl. Chamberlain,
whose "pride Of roraonal character"
has sustained him amid all the on
slaughts Of the Conservatives, was
one Of the Governors counsel. Now
Chamberlaia is pcrhaps the most
prominent reform candidate for G ",
ernor. His character in the past has
been considerably smirchci. 1t
would behooyc him 10 be very cir
oumspect now. In the face of this,
he goes to Orangeburg and assists in
rescuing Moses from the hapds uf OUT
ragged justice. In thus taking up tho
cudgcl for the indicted criminal, he
Injuries his own oharactc for honesty.
Were he true reformcr he should be
so bitter against Moses that Moses
would not dare to employ him as
counsel.
Next comos Gen. II. B. Elliott,
who, while member of Congress,
comes home to defend a thief who
stole money from his constitu ents.-
What business had he, after having
made such patriotic and reform
working speeches, to leave his scat in
Congress aud play part in freeing
Moses7 What sort If stuff is this
Not that, certainly, which should
mako rcformer. And yet Elliot
will howl al hour at a time on reform
and on sending thieves to the peni.
tentiary.
Chamberlain and Elliott, too,
(Solicitor Buttz says) promised faith.
fully that if if Moses were not arrest
ed he would appear for trial. They
did not bring him ao,On.
Judge Graham permitted Moses to
defy the power of the court and to re.
sist arrest when no could have sum.
moned the power Of tho county or
half a dozen counties to enforce tho
bench warrant. His conduct also
smacks loud y of reform.