Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-06-16
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Pulling and Crushing.
COLUMBIA, June 9.-The true in.
wardness of the investigation into the
Woodruff. Whittemore business is by
the action Of tho Senate still en-.
shrouded in mystery. When the re-
port was read in the Senate on Fri
day, and the exceedingly diminutive
rodent to which it gave birth was in
the possessi ,sc the public, an effor t
was made tc lave the testimony pub
lished. To commence With, the re-
port was rendered very reluctantly.
The committee seemed to be desirous
of keeping the result of their labors a
secret. All the members. the re-
porters, the lawyers aud the witnesses
had been sworn to secrecy. On
Wednesday or Thursday, Woodruff,
the Clerk of the Senate, who vas be.
ing investigated, was examined und er
oath. What was the exact nature of
his testimony, it is, of course, impos-
sihle to state. It is known, however, !,
that he submitted in evidence the
follow ing letters
OFFICE OF THE DAILY NEWS,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. %, 1868.
MY DEAR WooDRUFF-The en-
closed is in reply to yours received
this evening. You may show it when
necessary, but do not let it be copied
or kept. We think it will do all you
want. The fact is that we want to
make oil we can and will go as far as
we can to support Scott and the
government if we are treated we'll.
We cannot be blind advocates. That
would be to ruin our influence, if we
could permit ourselves to adopt such
course. We must he independent,
but we will always be more than just
to our friends and never personally
abusive, because 1t is contrary 10 our
views of propriety. Send us all bills,
ETC., that are printed, and post us
about any scheme that wants putting
or crushing. All this confidential.
Yours,
F. w. DAWSON.
OFFICE OF T1Ig DAILY News,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 80, 1869.
MY DEAR WooDRuFF-What you
have done so fer is highly approved.
A memo Of your account, as it then
stood, was sent on yesterday. AS you
collect money due us pay yourself in
full Jrst, and remit bnlancc, if.nnY.
We count OH you to push the State
printing lac.s,> The best Me>c DO
Is this !: IF We can get 10 cents line,
which would be about $29 per column },
we can allow the paymaster 20 per
cent, and yourself 10 per cent, which
would leave us very moderate pro.
fit. If we can get 12A cents line,
which is $50 column or moro, we
can allow you 20 per cent. instead of
10. Now you have the whole pro-
grammo. and may blaze away at will.
We are willin 6 to give a helping hand
to any up country project, railroad
or otherwise, aud free. Keep us in.
formed.
Yours F. w. DAwsoN.
AS soon as these letters were sub
mitted in evidence the committee
telegraphed down to the writer, in.
forming him of the fact and Offering
him the opportunity to explain the
letter, and for this purpose the re-
port of the committee was delayed
until late hour on Friday. In the
meantime Mr.. Dawson arrived on
Friday morning, and submitted his
explanation in writing. This vas
made part ofthe testimony, but the
Senate subsequently decided not to
print any oftbe testimony.
Really if these exposes Of the Ne,os
and Courier continue much longer,
its editors will have to follow
Chamberlain and hunt home in
New York. We can all understand
now Why this "great Southern news
paper" supported the willy usurper for
re.elcction. There ia mn rnnnev n he