The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-06
The Doipgs Of Wright.

Wright into cancelling, or pretend~
ing to cancel, his signature to the
order releasing Tilda Norris on the
pardon of. Governor Hampton. His
position is clearly set forth in an
interview he had with Governor
Hampton, of which the Columbia
correspondent of The Ne,os and
Courier gives the following ac~
count :--.:,-.. :.r :..'
Knowing that Judge Wright had
sought an'ititeryiew with Governor
Hampton during tho recess of the
Supreme Court on Tuesday, the day
he signed the order to rel .ase Tilda
Norris, and hawGg heard that he ex-
pressed himself very strongly on
that occasion in favor of Hampton's
claim, 1 to-day asked Of the Cover
ior. a statement of: what passed at
THE. meeting. Without being pars
.tieular in regard to the order of the
remarks; The Following is substantial-
ly what occurred, . ~. ..~..~.....
= twilight Game ui.inyited and on
tered the Executiyesoffics, as 1 am
Informed by outsiders, by the stair
l@ay in the rear, a sharp eye being
kept. on his, INDUCEMENTS by June
Mobley, and ether, negroes on tho
witch inthe. street. 20:
a After some commonplace remarks
he said~tof6he Gpyernor that he had
come to the, conclusion that If he
followed the law, he could only rem
der decision in his favor, but that
:he bad been thFeatenedwsvith' death
if he did. p To thisthB'Goverhor I re-
Piled tbat there Wae no.. danger of
sthA;tilsdat bsaIS eaecuted; Wright
SAID that,att any, ny, ratas.he fwould have
it0, leaye. the Stateeh, The Z Governor
Fa4511,iiied to this tl,ht:a there was mo
;6aoossity for flight. h,ind supported
his assurance by tAe:: iemark that if
Wright had :. to: leaya! II he awould
acc9mpany him.. .Wright' n thought
he would ;have*to go for. a ,few. d; VS.
and addea that he: had 10
nj oney, to 60 on. The: Governor
placid1y remarked to: this that. his
was' here;afd lie had agreed
to- pay: the Judges any, quarter d, @
aftN his Inauguration; Wright
Had been drawing his salary month
ly since that date from the Hampton
governmehtO Wright remarked
;thdt some >baek salary was also due
him, and the Governor replied that
he had nothing to do with that.
w Wright then said, very significant
:ly, 81 want to read you a paper
where they charge you with having
offered $100,OO03for. my decision"
This childilike intimation the Gov
ernor met with an emphatic, II would
not buy any of you. I was told I
could buy over certain senator's to
recognize me in the Legislature but
1 told them to 60 to the devil; T
didn't propose to use any money
for that purpose" &;;l
After some further conversation
Wright left, after repeating his re-
mark that in his opinion Hampton
was elected, and if he (Wright) fol-
lowed the law, he could but officially
recognize him. ~ Wright then ex-
oused himself on the ground that
the recess had nearly expired, and
he must attend court 81 An hour
later he had signed the: order re-
leasing Tilda; Norris, and recogniz-
ing Hampton .."..""*:: ..N|r
~ The Governor thinks Wright's.
subsequent conduct gives the more
force to his decision, and he does
not speak at all harshly of him, but
;;eonsiders his recantation the natur>
81 result q, powerful political in,
fluences and : threatening pressure,
Sexerted by desperate partisans upon
a weak man. I'm this verdict, I be-
lieve,'a all intelligent citizens concur.
No one is surprised, and Wright
could walk the streets to-day free
from any greater violence" than
glances of pity and merited con.
tempt.s IEis Believed lie is 'secfeted
in this5city, and it is rumored that
he has so far awakened to a sense
OF his error as to be anxious to
resract his recantation,i aqitYan ~
d. Trial Justices can furnish, them>
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