The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05
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j. DeWeesey loW Vi CleVelaHu, OGl0, aQ
dressed 10 the voters Of North Carolina
which has just been published in tn,
Raleigh NetcS.' Dewecss was one of thu
carpet-baggers who helped to misgoveri
this State after the war had closed, an,
he was twice elected to Congress from
the Raleigh District by the aid of th,
negro vote He left the State some year
ago, and processes TO have repented Of hi
misdeeds while acting with the Republi
can party. AT any rate, whether be il
sincere in his repentance or not, he ba,
made an open confession, which is gooe
for his soul, but exceedingly bad for hi
former associates, who have represented
Grants Administration here, and ere nov
the IeadcfsIos The Hayes and Wheeler
party Of North Carolina 'fhk
There is hardly prominent Republi.
can in the State, from the ex- Confederate
Settle, who is the candidate of that party
for Governor, down TO the rural district
managers, who was not member of the
Ring which Dewecse! exposes, and the
main facts that he rccounts have long
been known to the plundered taxpayers
In 1872, when Grant was running for re.
election, not less than $4,000 taken
from the United States Treasury, ostensi.
bly, for the purpose Of suppressing illicit
distilling, was spent by United States
officials in this State for political pur.
poses.
1t is n singular fact that, so far us is
known. there has not been one revenue
collector appointed By Grant in North
Carolina who has not proved defaulter
and the aggregate stealipgs Of these de-
faulters amount to over half q million
dollars.
Below arc the most interesting portions
of the address of De'Geese. The James
H. Harris mentioned in it ls the leading
colored politician in the State, and the
chief manager of the Republican party
here. Holden is the impeached and dis
graccd Governor who desired to see
Grant made Emperor, and to have his
son Fred succeed him on the throne:
DEwEEsE's ADDRESS.
To the Poters Of North Carolina:
When 1 Left your State. six wears ago
it WAS with q determination to never
again ningic with politics; but, in a
quiet way, vote for and support tic men
and party thought were best for nv
country's welfare. had also determined
tl.at so far as any OF the matters connec-
ted with politics in your State were to be
Of sealed nature, SO far rs was con-
cerned, to let the dead past bury its dead
shed no tear over its grave; but, tn-
fortunately, perhaps, for some of the par
ties concerned, they concluded they
worid shit their ains on to my shoulders.
Now, l have enough of my own to bear,
and propose, in few statements, to put
the sin where it properly belongs.
In the first place | was, as you all
know, an officer in the regular army of
the United States, stationed among you
::cc, the clnse of the war until I resigned
to take the appointment of Register in
Bankruptcy. which ! held until 1868,
when was elected to Congress. When
the Constitutional Convention i'll 1868
was in session, Messr5. Soutter s. Co.,
bankers of New York city, were desirous
OF getting that assemblage 0f corrupt and
doubtful repres ntat;on TO endorse ST.
100000 of the old State bonds, or re-
pledge the faith Of the State to theirf pay
ment. l was then inexperienced in all
kinds of legislation, but had quite an ex-
tensivc acquaintance with the members
of that body. One of them, General
Joseph G. Abbott, late Senator in Con-
gress, ON learning what Messrs. Soutter
q Co. wanied, told me that they would
pay some considerable money to get the
Convention to pass q law re-endorsing
the bonds; that if would see Mr. Por-
ter. then in Raleigh, and make bargain
with him for some definite sum, he Cab
bott) would put the bill through the Con-
Vention, and that we would divide the
money received from Soutter & Co.
did as he suggested. Mr.. Porter agreed
to give $4,000. General Estes, then o
partner, or in some way connected with
Abbott, represented Abbott; the bill
SI vas passed, and money paid by draft on
new York, aud ceshed at the Raleigh
National Bank. The money was divided
IN IN Abbotts room, he and Estes taking
E2.oo0. and I getting the other $4,000.
~ TINS sum, gave $500 10 Major Rice,
from Pitt County $3.50 TO James H.
aa:ris, and kept the remainder.
!hls was the commencement of the
swindles that were pcfpetrated by the
Convention and Legislature which led to
the financial ruin Of your State. Before
the close Of the Convention the bill wes
passed giving State aid TO the Chathf IN
road, and S60,0 of bonds were given TO
General Littlefield to pay members for
their votes.
The Legislature met, and the members,
ever clamOrods for all kinds of swindles
ana steals, their influence and their votes
were up for sale to the highest bidder.
AT that time the ring was formed by
o%epson,. Abbott and Littlefield, by
which all Of these stealing laws were
passed. They had up to that time been
;;riendiy with me. l. was, through their
influence and liberal use of money,
nominated to Congress. Mr.. James H.
ma narrls was the only opponent had in
u, me convention, and he was paid by me
si,ooO to get out of the way and support
ne me. paid him by check on the Raleigh
Hational Bank, dated February %, 1868
about this time the ring concluded they
Mooid MAKE a close corpo-ation and
Shake me, but / demurred, and Mr.
owepson paid Ene $4,000 and / released
any claim had on them, or the spoiis OF
The ring.
was again nominated, when Enrris
again wanted to leech me; and this time
me coiored patriot would take, no less
ea esan IN $4,000, thus making me bleed
Sooo0 to repreSent as mean and worth
less o constituency OF whitesr and blacks
a aa ever called themselves Republicans
tney shoald have been called by their
proper names of thieves and leeches. ]
mad, by this time, come to the conclusion
that Swepson, Abbott, Littlees.d & Co
Mouid be tired of their shaking me in the
W%ay they had. So saw Judge Sammy
watts made an arrangement with Judge
"atts TO eiijoin the issue of bonds 20 the
"a seaiiroad company, and he sas to have
so,ooo OF State bonds for Issuing and sus
MMlhing injunctions in the Atia0tic and
;i"nnessee Railroad case. The suit wa.