The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-09-22
BUNCOMBE.


A very interesting correspondence Is
being carrie d on between State Treasurer
Gardozo and Comptroller General Dunn.
Mr Cordozo is anxious to know what the
assets of Hardy's bank are and what like
1ihood there is of the State receiving any
thing from the wreck. Mr. Dunn accuses
Mr. Cardozo of being indebted to the
bank inthe sum of $780,, and Cardozo
retaliates by charging Dunn with being
n debtor in the gum of $1,000, for mon-
ey borrowed just previous to the election
Of Dunn to his present Office This charge
seems to have raised the ire of Dunn and
he says: 'Your annoyance at being shown
to be debtor of the bank finds express
sion In manner which Ibslieve to be pc
.culiaf to yourself. You denounce my refer
ence to your personal relations with the
bank as "gratuitous and impertinent"
and then make a similar refc renee to
mine! The difference between us is, that
my statement was absolutely true, ard
your statement absolutely false You say
you have heard from reliable source
that one of my chief objections to your
Investigation is the fact that was a
debtor to the bank when it suspended in
the sum OF $1,000, borrowed at the time
of my election by the Legislature as
. comptroller-general; and you add that
you do not have any information that the
loan has since been paid. You will bear
in mind that. even II this statement were
absolutely true, it would not place me in
the unfortunate position you happen to
occupy; for 1 have not alleged myself to
he creditor of the bank, as YOU have
and it should he proved TO be a debtor
of the bank, as you arc, 1 would not be
proved to be guilty OF a false pretencc.
But, as have already said, your state.
ment is absolutely false.
You know, as l know, that the $700
you mention is not your only debt to the
bank; that you arc indebted to the
bank on more than half score of obliga-
hons which you have never made an
effort to discharge; and that, at the very
time you We're denouncing the bank as
insolvent, you obtained from its president
a transfer of his share IN the Union
Herald, for your personal advantage
without paving him any pecuniary"
consideration whatever.
This is rather plain language, or it
would be among fighting men, but the
people of this State have become accus
toned to these childish quarrels and
look upon them only as blind to cover
MP some great fraud.
If the people could only believe the
quarrel not sham they would have some
hope ofthe affairs ofSolomons bank being
ventilated, but the thing is just getting
in good shape for the appointment of
investigating committees who are
desperately in n eed of money and who
will find tia rich deposit well worth
working, and it may be the assets can
be converted into money by the time of
the next election and the whole of it put
where it will do the most good.
BUT Mr.. Cardozo puts in arejoinder to
the last letter of Mr.. Dunn in which he
accuses Dunn ofwriggling out of answer
ing his questions, and adds:
"You charged me last winter with fund
ing bvpothecated bonds, while you had
the evidence in your possession disprOv.
ing that statement; you suppressed the
evidence and brought O false charge, and
when obtained the evidence to disprove
yCur charge, you secured the passage of
o resolution 10y the Legislature to prevent
me from Introducing evidence to disprove
IL, The man chat can doJthat is unwor-
thy Of belief. You state. that you did
, Ut borrow 50 eco from the bank. Your
5iiend, the president, IS the author
If the statement have since been
IL formed, However, that ) ou borrowed it
N another persons name, that the amount
was not quite $7.G0o. and that you have
obtained receipt Tor Its pawn ont; per.
laps without rendering any equivalent
in cash.
OF two things you may rest assured:
you will never find that have tined to
hide myself behind another persons name
in uny of my obligations, nor have /
borrowed money 10 bribe pubic officers
10 do for me that which they would not
60 without money! 81. ~, 81
We fear thai unles, Nj. Dunn quits this
Lind Of ofctsIespondence The Beaufort dele.
CATION will cease to ola,mor for his cleo
lion as Governof What they want is
plenty of division and silence; they don't
want any lighting over sucIl,a fat goose
ms Mr.. Dunn ncw has coLtIol of, and
rather than have any unpieasartucss they
would take the job Of plucking the goose
themselves, and give bonds, 10 pluck
it clan, with not a pin feather lett.
But Mr.. Cardoza has succeeded in
forcing statement Of The Affairs of the
bank. although it is given to the Charles
TN htms Frcm ills reprt it seems the
etsets are ss1! .06024, and the Liabilities
f2Qs.1E5eJ,