The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-17
The Hand Of Es:ala.

II having been publicly charged by At
torncy General Melton, and others, during
the progress of the present campaign, that
Senator Dunn, who is the foster parent of
the Green aud Delaney movement, was in
favor of the payment of the conversion
bonds and Blue Ridge scrip, twin frauds
upon tho State, that gentleman took occa-
SION recently to deny it in n way far more
emphatic than ut was convincing to an un-
prejudiced mind. His disclaimer has call
cd forth letters from Mr.. Hardy Solomon
the President of the State Depository, and
Treasurer Cardozo, the latter Of which we
annex. AS Mr.. Solonlon's communication
corroborates the statements of Mr.. Cardozo
/ IS not necessary to publish it. To these
s;a,c ,cmcnt we direct careful attention as
they arc exceedingly significant. We're
Mr.. Dunn simply n Senator, the public
would care very little whIt he thouyit of
he bond and scrip swinIlcs but rs the
earnest advocate of both, unl, at the same
time' OF ticket representing which he uuc
tous!y call ''honcst government" it is wort til
while, we think, we think, for our Demo
cratic friends to enquire whether th,y c,n
| aflo:d TO snppcrt' nominations dictated 10
them by him. The voice of Mr.. Dunn call
ing for honest government in South Ciroli-
M may be the ''voice Of Jacob" but the
hand of Mr. Dunn feeling its way do wn in
to the vaults Of the treasury is uu,loubtcd-
| the "hand Of Esa ~
LETTER OF HON. FL. oAnDozo
COLUMBIA, 8. c., October 8, 1874.
| Hon. Samarl w. Melton, -4Norney- G. eueral
| South Carolina.
SiE--ln reply to yours Of this date, re-
questing written statement of tho conver-
sation we held on the letters and report OF
Senator T. G. Dunn, have the honor to
state that in the month Of June last Mr..
Dunn mnde report to me of what he CO n
sidercd Irregularities in the is.uc Of scvern
classes of the bonds authorized to be funded
by the general assembly last winter:
| learnt from you, aud aftcrw ,rl. from
himself, that hgahal written yor re re tin,
YOU to enjoin NE and restrain tie execution
OF -th olanA saaasS-
The Irregularities alleged are these. That
he bonds referred TO were authorized to
be sold within twenty -four months after : thc
passage of the acts, aud the he discovered
thnt the parties to whom tho bon Is were h y
pothecatcd sold them after tho expiration n
of the twenty four months notwithstandin
the hypothccatinn took place before tha t
| period; and the State Ind received tho mon
ey authorized to be raised thereon. ust-
| This struck me Ms very t.ifing reason
for so grave step. and chat at kost such
an obj .ciion would be regarded rs merely
technical; md moving Senator Dunn on;.c
well from n close and careful observation.
of his character for the last two years in
the Senate, and especially his conduct in
advocating the payment OF the Blue Ridge
scrip last winter when he tried to revive
the subject even after the Legislature had
emphntically refused to pay il, l immedi-
ately cuncluded that the alleged reason was
mere pretcxt, and that Senator Dunn hal
some ultcrior object in view If therefore i,
set myself to work to find it out.
In conve!sing with Senator Dunn one
| day in my Office, l asked what was his real
object in trying to prevent the execution Of
the funding act, which though: so bencf .
cal to the Stale. lie said he wished the
execution of the act delayed until, by sup
plemenal Legislation next winter, he :co,lI
get the conversion bonds" sand the .'Bluo
Eidgc scrip included in the se,;,emea.
In further conversation with Senator
Dunn, inferred TIM. this method was pur-
sued to compel me to withdraw my oppssi-
| tion to these two swindles.
This conversation | afterwards communi-
Gated to you, and authorized you to make
whatever use of it you thought proper
Very respectfully; Sc,
F. l.. CAupozo, Treasurer s. C.
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