The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16
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Coy. Chamberlain. i.

tentions,y and the same may be. said OF
Governor Chamberlain's message to. the
South Carolina Legislature, now ih ses-
sion at Columbia. We thinkyahoweYer,
that Mr; .Chamberlain deserves some con-
sideration for. his. promises of; reform, p,
but we must confess that we have not
much faith either iii his sincerity or hon
esty. He comes of q class fof whom We
can have but, little respect or in whom
we have. not over-much confidence: no
matter how fair their promises of refor-
nation The carpet-baggers as a class
have been curse to the South. They
have risen to power on the misfortunes
of our people, and haye grown rich at
our expense. Governor Chamberlain
belongs to that class. He is q man of
liberal education, polished speaker and
finished writer. He; has all the attain
ments of a gentleman, but all the vices
of a carpet:bagger.@ He ought to have
been honest. BE has been Is corrupt as
Scott or Patterson! But Governor CHAM
berlain ia now reformer. Having seen
the error Of his ways, he desires to make
amends for the past and be yirtuous and
honest for the fdture.h This II indeed
most commendable, and His Excellency
ought TO be encouraged In his virtuous
intentions, Whenever "a man exhibits
repentance for his misdeeds, he.is worthy
iof forgiveness. :; But when, political, adj
,Eenturer expresses contrition for being
associated with rings which have plum
dered the State and robbed and outraged
she people, hesshouldf make restitution
before he can expect the people to have
faith in the sincerity of his promises or
confidence in the honesty of his CONVEX
sion.4 When IGoYernor Chamberlain
gives back, to the State the money which
he has obtained by doubtful means, the
people will have confidence in he.sin-
cerity of his conversion. He will then
be honest and his reform professions will
be sincere. This man came to, South
Carolina poor in this worlds goods; he
had nothing but an army blanket and a
'carpet-bag, and. now he is said to be rich.
How did lie make this money? Did he
not make it like Scott and Neagfe, ike
Patterson and Parker, like hurley and
Moses3 8 Whilst these men made money,
the people--the honest. tax-payers-lost
it. These men plundered the people.
We have no confidence in the promises
of the political vuItures that have fat
tened on. the, lnisfortunes of the people
of our sister State. We recognize; no
difference between an unblushing and
unconscionable political hummer like
Tim Hurley and a polished, scheming
carpet-bagger like Chamberlain. Hur-
ley admits that he had but one object in
going to South Carolina, and that Was to
steal the peoples money by species of
irascally legislation. Hurley says that
when be has made sufficient money out
of the people he stands ready to turn the
State over to the gentlemen Of Carolina
and then quit it. Scott and Chamberlain
and the rest of the carpet -baggers and
native traitors haye also robbed the State.
The truth is that they have all stolen
until there is not much left to steal. Un-
like Hurley, these. political adventures
and unprincipled rascals are not willing
to turn the State over to the gentlemen.
Now they assume virtue that is foreign
to- them. They have become conserva;
tive because they wish to saye the money
that they have unjustly taken from the
people under the rascally and corrupt
legislation of the past seven years. They
have the moneys Of the people, and they
wish to become, respectable, and at the
same time hold places Of political prefer
mGnt. AS we started out in this article
by saying that we have not.over much
faith in Chamberlain, we conclude with
the hope that he is now honest in his in
tentions of reform. But he should set
the example by disgorging his ill-gotten
gains. Works are more potent than
words. Chamberlain is rich and gor-
geous IN the flow of language, but fair
promises cost nothing. Let him be hon
est in his works, and the people will have
faith in his conversion to reform.1-Au9us-
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