The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-10
;l o duty d z Epd i, bitterly { ti hasS i i
lamentod such acts In life as have been

condemned BY Eood' 'ahd worthy men. j
am willing 70 be- criti0isel is Thy;6fieihi
relations to tho psopla OF this State. fy
such rs hare the interest OF the DeoDle Il
heart, end to suffer the Just censure of
those Who have no selfish motiye In iudg-
lug my acts, when those acts deserve theis
disappgoyal OF denunciation. e-a.t 4 ;.
But, Mr. Pgealdent; am dragged be-
fore the E,ublic By one who seeks 10. cover
his oWH corruption and corrupt practicea
Py accusation OF. fraud and improper
transactions against. me. and other Sena.
| By this process, he expects to diyerrs
the attention Of the people from his own
pefgfious acts, and fasten suspicion and
pefsecution upon others. / sliude, Mr..
President, ~ che editor and proprietor OF
the Charleston Daily Ne,cs, whose CON
neetion with the iegialation7 of this, State
has been so intimate end profigate that
no eonld aford toeay: damn principle
Ii 70: the money we wantipi, = ID n.q
In. the tgo last issues of that paper,
both ne and his agents have endeaYored
to make it appear, that /, with other SEN
atofs, have been feceiving iuxuries from
various parties In This city and Chasles.
ton which have been paid for out of the
| IpubiIc trsasbry; and that I, with them,
have cohspired to defraud the State fof
the qualification Of our appetites.
i send. TO the chair thel following de-
sPateh tolthe Ntrs and Courier, and ask
the CLERK TO read it.: u.t'...... .iy
i ,nPlease send one case champagne, Eve
| gallons brandy, three boxes OF cigars to
Mr. Jillsen's residence for Senator Whit
ten1ore. ~ 4. Tf'Hf'H'
s..tsigned J.aWooDnUrr. 6. 8. !
Il Nov, Mr., .President, = cannot dehounce
the Clerk Of the Senate for any act Of
kindness lie may have shown, or Intended
to Hhow me. II ID said that he, by tia
own personal order, caused certain arti-
elss, to be- sent to my boarding place, from
the store of George Bymmere, and that
the Same were paid for out of the public
funds. eunhesitatiugly answer, as fog
myself !! have, In every instance, where
| the Clerk of this Senate has, rs an &C.
eommodation, by my request, given or
| deTs on my merchant in this city, or else
where, for. any goods of any description,
paid him every farthing, and am. in no
the State for such favors. And, 7 call
upoti him here, II I ali not stating tha5
.rath, to make it knoWn, and I pause 70!
/ his declaration. ("f
| And am reminded here that the Clerk
Of Che Senate hes no voice upou this
floor; that his assailants have him at an
| sdyantag6 in this respect !; therefore am
| cohstraincdto cay that to the best Of nv
| knowledge and belief he has not, in any
| instance, nor can he pay. any claim of
any nature chat has not been passed upon
/ first in committee, then in The Senate,
| and finally by; both branches OF, the Cen
| eral Assembly, which claim is provided
for By appropriations voted upon by the
| entire Sahste. .t,t,. ,..''y..,..
.i,,Mr. President, we'll do I remember The
time when SymmerB' claim was, before
| thiR Senate when, after tho passage OF
| many other claims, his seemed doomed
t9 Ifafsat; how the haggard grocer
reached over this railing, with tears In
his eyes and trembling in his knees
j now in pleading tones he begged of me
| to save. him from ruin in lbusiness and
poverty by advocating the Justice OF hid
de1tasds. II How he assured me- of the
| es aity iof his claim, and appealed 10 my
| synpathie5 on chat OCCASION HIS taafa
and fsats enlisted my huppoft, and with.
out eg0tism,l but In sorrow, 7 assert,
through the energetic advocacy then
i made, for what iwas assured by him was
an honest demand, his claim was passed,
| and now, this alien migrate stands ready
| 20 strike the one who listened to his com.
plant, served him in his distress, saved
him from ruin and bankruptcy. have
no words to eXpyess my contem nt ef such
o character, my regret that / have eveE
been moved by such monster into the
support of what he would now have us
believe was an Ubiquitous frand. thank
Ged heicanuot shy by my act, or request,
that ever permitted him to add TO the
list of his imputed frauds one mill against
the State which he with others, equal
s7ith!him in business have plnndered. -.
72Now, Mf. President, for che Charleston
Netos aid its, proprietor-ahe the no, prin.
cipLe and all 5loney reputation. What
has been his relation to the State? How
has he guarded the interests of the pe0.
pie Whnt has be taken rom the treas.
ury Of the oonmogRealthatb which he
was rot entitled2 What part has he
SssA Playing a@egg ashe !rogues and
days of.Radicaliam," ,".ahich he so glibly
talks abont, We shall find hiEa associated
Wlsh every opportunity to make his car
dipal doetfineP sare, viz :."Dantn princi;
| s!s E1s, is the. money re want" ne j.
1 KSlt0y tpk any .Alnu oLsASsA AthIlAtiOusi 4uS
cunning Telegram eau, easily convert his
Solutnns to,the support os any measure
however usfaFi0us, h0weveF corrupt. he
can act the part 0f hriber or bYibes; he
can conspire with officials to rob The
Treasury. or .act. .tRa .pqlts of. a ! politic9l
broker u conventions 20 purchase nonii.
nations orid6Isas aBIdldsteS CHE is the
chief among the cbiefest OF the plnndeE;
ers, and his "ailepce," even, can be fnaas
more valuable than his faction" II
January, 1858, We find him addressing
the Clerk of the Senate in the following
characteristic note;
,rit'ts's l(CoPY.)
OFFICE OF THE DAILY NEWS,
| CHARLEsToN, 8. O., January 4 1885,
| DEAR WocDRUFP: Enclosed find bil
against the Speaker, arranged for dis
count of 90 per cent. TO, paying officer
Moses isaid it should be pasd promptly
| 'TsAt me know what the. Port Roya
Railroad wants of the Legislature. No
shas il '9ss reaIs Il aadmas msn
and had telegraphed yous 73'..l. : - {
| aNa VI Yours, -
icigneg - y, W. LAWSON,
/ And again, 1870, his delight of
promised Contingent Is shown as follows
.omis ~ ~, 2 CORY. - i.... ss'tG,- & I,
OFFICE or ,TtSE CHARiEsToN News, :
| CHAhLEsfSa, 8. c., December 18, 1870
| 1.-The Oomulittesron Contingent Ac
eohntg repofted on thg auscouht. of. th
OharlestSfi Nca6s, Ind feS0mu1ended tha
IL ha maid Adonted .NPhi ihi''E nsH