The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-02
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are handsomely paid, cash in adj
vance, and there are no outstanding
school claims in the hands Of hungry
pedagogues to mock the system.
If radioalism llas been o decided
success in any thing, that thing is
the school system. It is therefore
peculiarly appropriate that Humburt
should suffer for his crime. But it
is we'll to sweep clean. The Court
might have devoted some little at
tontion to Moses. This is due to
Moses. Flo has for years lived on
notoriety, aud it must be extremely
mortifying to one of his temperau
ment to be thus remanded to obscu.'
rity, "unwept, unhonored and un-
sung" Let Justice step aside
awhile from his impetuous pursuit
of evil doers to attend to Franks
little case. 1t would be u pleasing
diversion to the public to be H.
down from the terrific excitement
up to which they have been wrought
by these narrowing tales of inoarce.
rated county commissioners and
school trustees and constables and to
| witness the farce Of the trial Of ON ex-
Governor who prostituted his offico to
the basest uses and exerted all his
influence in behalf of immortality, cor.
ruptlon and degrading vice.
We have no intention of debating
to tho Honorable Court; but even
the lowest and most humble citizen
oan offer q suggestion. 1t may be
that the insignificant charge prefer
red against Moses has escaped the
memory of the Court. We will
therefore, briefly repeat it.
At the timc when Gov. Moses was
becoming tho butt of every decent
newspaper, North and South, he
found it expedient to purchase an
organ that would be his apologist.
He therefore bargainod with Senator
Thad Andrews for an interest in the
'union.Herald. 1t is charged that
tho price was draft on Iumbort,
the County Treasurer of Orangeburg,
for six thousand dollars out Of the
the contingent fund. The draft was
givon. Cardoza, it is said, endorsed
on tho draft that ho would accept it
in settlement as 80 much cash,
Thcreupon Humbort cashcl the
draft. Wien he came to settle.
mcnt, Cardoza refused to receive the
draft, and on the failure of Numbert
to produce tho money, CAUSED him
and Moses to BIO indicted for grand
larceny. An attempt was made to
arrest Moses. but ho dciicd the au
thority of the Court. The case was
continued. At the next term, Attoss
ncy.Gcneral Melton conducted the
prosecution with his accustomed
ability and oloquence, and succeed.
cd in procuring verdict of guilty
against Humbert, the only patty ,yho
could testify against Moses. Here
by the way, was another instance Of
tho impctuously of Justice whioh
forgot all other objects of pursuit in
its eagcrness to imprison that vile,
dangerous boy, Humbcrt. And SO
vindictiyo has justice been of late
pursuing notorious criminals that
Moses has mover boen molestad. lie
still walks the streets of Columbia,
an injured innocent. And this is
justice. We havo only to say that
unless Justice relax its efforts, it
will soon have bad case of head.
ache, or worse still, stroke of apo-
plexy.
Several nations in Europe arc said
to be lowering on the brink Of war.
We have not yet been able to dis
cover why they arc going to fight
but this gives greater reason
for expecting hostllitce, as mol
always fight better when thoy don't
understand what they arc quarrolinp
about than when they do.