Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-18
"A Good Political Niaaer. +"

Inc New York Times calls attention In a
streng editorial to long communication
rom its special correspondent in South
CaIolina, the facts of which are said TO be
~ ~. ZIG man derived from Mr.. Charles Butz,
the state solicitor, and they have came Of
ilciAliy to that gentleman's knowledge,
from those II appears that Governor Moses
mas been guilty OF great variety OF offonses
anu oi conduct W which was not only In vio.
iatlon OF the law bnt was treacherous cow
aruiy, corrupt and mean. Take one in.
stance: Having occasion to buy newspa-
per estaplishment az au ''organ" he ap-
pointed negro by treasurer of Orangeburx
county, and directed him to collect taxes
enough 10 meet pay ment on the new spaper
anu 10 hand them over TO the seller thereof
rms tho unfortunate boy did, and recsiy ed
'or ths money thus diverted from tue treas.
orv the Governors warrant or order on the
treasurer, which, when presented proved
to DO worthless. The poor fellow was
theIeupon unable to make his account
stI alght. and was arrested as a defaultsr
MOSES advised him 10 ples,i guilty, anu
told him be would protect him and psfion
| hinl, which he might have done quite con-
| sistentiy with his general use oftDa par dom
| ing power. Tho boy refused Ths farrs
Coming to the knowledge OF the State So.
| iicitors the hoy was Indicted for an sttsmnt
| at larcency and tha Governor was. s.iutiete1
Tor aiding him. This was the The indiot 4
| ment Which The Governor sought 10 resist
with ths negro militia. Tue Times says
"How do our Northern Republican friends
| iiEe 10 lie associated, though never SO re-
| no.ely. with 50 thoroughgoing aud con-
| temptlbie scouudrel this2 DO they
| th'nk IL can property bs regarded as no
| concern OF ours or theirs that the Republi-
can party IN South Carolina has III ade him
Governor once, aud is ask ed TO do 30 again?
IL ~ trne that the percentage OF ignorant
voters 10 greater In South Carolina than it
ever was here and the difficulty Il pro-
portionately greater Than that with which
New YORK had to contend. But public
opinion can ultimately be Instructed and
| aroused, and when that shall have been
done the fste nt Moass and his people Is
| sealed"
| 1n regard to the abuse by Moses OF The
pardonl1g power, the coIrespondent states
that In tho Charleston circuit alone since
tho lst OF January, loI3, the convictions
have been 227 and The psrdons So. OF this
number NJ oses pardonsd - by telegraph
the day after conviction, and The rema inder
before they had Doen convicted thirty
days. In most instances the pardons we're
granted upon application of Interested poll
ticians. or the number allowed TO escape
the punishment they deserved, fifteen " ere
tried aud convicted OF TWO different otfsnses
committed since they were first pardoned u
second time, and twenty two have been
convicted of one offsnss since pardon aud
pardoned second time. One of the cases
pardoned was that of Samuel Fraser, au
officer in the colored militia. He was con.
convicted on i've counts OF forseIy, and SEN
fenced to FIVE years imprisonment. Moses
pardoned him, as he told friend because
he was"a good political nigger," W Lich curl.
Gus phrase sounds The keynote OF q con-
siderable amount of party legislation and
action in these days. Bait. San.