The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-27
! A FfsaAtbe R.aeiya Ae,cs.
A III ARO uT II.
AN AHepeEss 2oi IslE SorEIs)oF NORTH
CAROLINA DY JOHN q. DEwEEsis. hi
Revelations Of Republican Ras-
caIities. tsl Il
y he Katers of North Carolina:

~ Ht syNttiog W NVfW IHOdNus
4 Wien left your State, six years ago, il
was witlra detcsmfnutivn 10 ncscf again
iniugc IN politics; but, in quiet way,
vote Tor and support the mcp and pafty Z
thought was bes, for eouptrJss welfare. 1
had aIsn Determined that 50 far as any Of the
matters. connected with politics in your
state was 70 bo of scaled nature, u far as
| was concerned. 70 lct tile dead past bury
its dead-sle no tear over its grave; but
unfortunately. perhaps. Tor some OF tho par-
ties concerned. they coneluded they wsuld
shift their sills on to my shoulders. Now.
Iilsyc enough Of my own TO bear, and pro.
pose. IN lew statements. 10 put the sin
where il properly belongs iiH Il
la the irss place, ! was, Us you al. know,
40 officer III the regular army of the United
States, stationed amongst you froln the
close OF tho war until resigned to take
the appointment 0. Register in Bankrupt
cy. which | held until 1868. when | was
elected to Congress. When the. ponstiiu-,
iio,ial a1onyeuion II 1855 Was IA, session,
Messrs Goqtier 4 Co.. BANKERS Of New
York City, were desirous Of getting that IS.
semblage uf corrupt and doubtful reprcsen-
lations 10 endorse unc million dollars Of old
State Bouds ur Trepiodge the faith Of the
State to their payment ! was then mex
psricnced IN all kinds Of Legislation. but had
quite NJ extensive acqaaiiitshce with the
mumbera II that body. cue of them. Gen.
Jos. y. Abbott. late Senator il Congress.
On learning 81 what Mcssrs Sonttcr X Co.
wanted. told Inc that they would pas some
considerable money to get the Convention
70 rass ! law rc.iuaOrsing the bonds that
il / would see Mr.. Porter. then in Ia,
leigh. and make bargain with him for
some definite sum. lie. Abbott. would put
the bill through the Convention. and that
WE would divide lie lnvncy received from
Soulter 4 Go. did as he suggested. Mr.
Porter agreed 70 give $4,000. Gcn. Is
,cs, then . partner or in souie way con
nee,ed With Abbott. represented Abbott;
tke bill Was passed and the money paid BY
draft on New York uai cashel ut the Ra-
leigh National Bank. The money nas d.
y,d.d IN Abbott tooas, he and Estes TAX
ing $500 End leclring the Dthcr 81. 800.
Of this snm gave $500 .oa Mayor Rich.
from Pitt county $3.50 70 Jss II. Harris.
and kent tie remainder.
This Was tic commencement Of the swim.
dies that were relpetrnted by the Uplyen>
tion and Legislature which lead to tho 6.
nancial ruin II .puf State. lialorc Tie close
of the tlou.eniioii. die bill was passed. Civ.
ING State ali u sho Chatham Ruai. an,i
$50. 900 oI bonds we're given 70 Gcn. lit.
ile6old 10 pay tic members for their yetes.
The Legislature met. aud the members
ever clamorous for pll kinds Of swindles anl
steals, thcir Influence aud their votes we're
W for sale 10 tho highest bidder 1T that
time tlo ting was formed by Sxerson. Ab.
bo,t aud Ilitiolieli W which All ilcse steal
ing laws we're passed.. They had up 10
tha. time been friendly With me. was
through iheif iniiaeico aud liberal use Of
money nominated 70 Congress. Mr. James
n. -Ilatris vas the only opponent bad 10
tho Convention. nnd he was paid By me
$1,000. 20 gct Out of the way and support
me. /. | paid hial by check oiitllc Raleigh
National lsank. dated February 18th. 'Gs
About this tin!e. the ring concluded they
would make close rorpomticu aud shake
me. bat I demurred. aud Mr. Syepson paid
me SIS. 900, and released any claim | had
on them. o. the spoils Of tho ring.
was again LoIniuated. when Harris
again wanted 10 looeh uic; and this limo
Vie colored patriot would take no less than
~, 900. thus making me bleed $1,000 TO
represent as mean aud worthless q constitu-
ency Of whites and blacks as ever called
themselves Republicans. They should have
been called o. their proper names Of thieves
and ieoches. ! had. by this time. come to
the conclusion that Swcpsou. Abbott, Lit
tleIicld and Co. would be tired Of their
shaking mo IN the way they had. 50 ! saw
Judge Sammy Watts, made an arrange
ment with Ju,lgo Watts 70 eajoin tue issue
If bouds 10 the Railroad Company, and he
was 10 have ss. 600 " State b,mds for is.
suing and sustaining the injunction IN the At
Ipntic aud Tennessee Railroud case. ITO
r,i, was 10 the name cf one Kehoc Of New.
horn ,I,a care Was fxod up. aud Sainmy
~ II, si.uUn. There wss bat QUO Hall.
road i nav r1h,embcT &c that did hut pay
,ribu,c 10 this ring. aud that was the Salem
Road. They declined TO 'bleed -
ltwns we'll understood that Mf. Swer.
.oa VAS 10 and did take care Of Gps.liul-
don. and that ha was paid tor his i,iiuencc.
ANDY .Jones aud Swcpson have often told
IN ,l,.t Suepsou puid Goy. Holden some
sgs 900 hcsiles li,s stock N tie Ralaigh
National Rank. kppw that Iittlcfeld
enys low Holden :l1 900 fcr .hc STANDARD
Tbc nrico Wa high. has thc Governor gave
~, ,.,,,atee,ieg ani encouragement e steal