The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-10
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The Nesss Gn6 iCbsvier of Saturday, the
qgth of April, IN Iiits Columbia CORES.
nnoondehce, no unfoldea Tho iict that tue be Sen. Il
Ate had testimony Of . nature Whicl,
would banish certain Radical yerthie1
who have long bean q pest to the State,
from RON the Senate, thereby purifying that
hody i,ry to very considerable extent. 10
Give our readers d cleat conception OF the
case case We publish below the correspon-
dence of the Augusta Chronicle & Con
titltionali%; {. - e, - r4
The work of. the committee having in
charge the investigation .pf tho startling
charges against the Clerk Of, che Senate,
others, The particular of which we're
published in The Meto1 and Courier on
Saturday goes brayeiy on, and already
sufficient evidence, is in their, hands to
render convictiona g matter of certainty,
unless the accused withdraW gracefully
before the ste rm bursts Upon them To.
To say that the publication of the
charges struck terror TO the hearts Of the
notorious Senate Ring, 10 to speak mildly
indeed. They ARA as wild asfback Tabs
bits, every one of them, and already one
can hear the bjt5erest teproaehes poured
out by them against the Democrats. tie
burden Of the Scng being that lGoverner
Hampton had Ec<niiaed to pursue g lib
eral policy. Ii 1t Unnecessary that the
Democratic party, in order to be liberal
shall blct out all the ugly and nefafioua
acts of the Radicals when. they were
grinding down the best people of the
State into the diaf, while they feasted
snd held unholy carnival With the public
funds, then it is better for the Democratic
party to be illiberal to the extent of re-
moving these ulcers from the ronvalesc-
ing body polite. If Whittemore, Nash
&C., knowing that their damning record
would shine ont clearly in the light oi
the new era, and knowing that ia the
mean endeavor to cover up their tracks
they had but concentrated upon them
the light of justice and the law, had
sought safety iGg fhe remote jgecesses of
public lire the Democratic party might
have been willing to, grant them immuni-
ty, from Ialnishpents But, On The cofl-
trary, these 5nieh, 'reeking with infany,
but with sublime impudence and pachy
dermatic hides, actually come forward
and take their seats inthe highest braHGh
of the government with the expectation
Of genefal' amnesty. aid pardon .1r -,
Rogues do not, .asl q general thing, pass
from ESnntd tSs tss9is sgs99,tsptias 2; stAsr Senate
lation of the liberal! policy to follow ont
the old rule. If. these. men iseek pardon,
let the places they nov disgrace be flled
by men whose past record can bear the
light Of open day. hAMG
The transactioass 'fbrs which the Ring
are. now arraigned, caver, in. their COM
mission period of years. !They canraot
claim that it was Is passing efror.'l I6 il
rather long :cslendar of crime. The
game was carried on with o rcetlessness
that can only be accounted for by the
confidence OF the eEerpetretors that they
would forever hold the power and forever
hide their glES.,.iE 'f>s'1 Si;a eiGr 3ssi - 8!
At nearly every committee meeting
the Clerk OF the Senate would send Sic
orders signed by hiPin his,, s,,pReiai capac;
ity to 'C6lnnbia merchants for cham.
pagne, cigars, brandy, etc. These op,ers
were honored, and at the close 81 the
session the peychapq gas fur9itnediwith
acettiad5td bigned by the President md
Clerk OF the Senate, in. most instances,
on tfle~.SdntiHgent account.-E- IIs some
c:ses the meechanfs were PAID by the
State, while in Others they received war
rants from the Comptroller General
iSSSs S Of g5iOli g!,i arg dnclaaE,il iHtheIllfAE
Among the hundreds of these orders
have seen are the following specimens: 2
COLuMBrA,S s. c., March s, 1872. 1
Mr. George Syn,n,ers: Please send me
one box best champagne lr '.fnSz
oas. j, WooDRuFF, @. 8.
Send 70 Fi9ance 6 GGppmittee room.
.,iris.yI gg,ii, j. Al, ALLEN, 4
ROOMS SPECIAL INVESTIGATING CON-,
COLUMBIA, s. 0gA hril7, l87LHf +
Mr. SyMhteTS: Please deliver beatei
one box best cigars, 6Hg gall6nn Best whis
key, and one box (pints} }chalnp pagne; FOL
). Woodruff, per order af aboye,'a ljx
aos sal eDb,.s,t,rsiaiEs Y q RETsIs 3Sl Ss9s
George Symr,ers, Esq: Please send 4
case tofeehanapsgaesss q: g eeffis:ss elAAh'e
residence, and ehhfgts., tsaIH1e1 Ev1sl
N's a''''@t 'srH'J WoobgryR. G. ga (
DEcEMHER I6, 1873,
doaea a 5Sssss 5ss %!fs Ps gys i gsaIsa' e bSs
as! wish himtQ takedt % Senator Nash,
'esldealces; 'a .ss e.a,J =, ,WoopRUE'F. C.IS.
Besides these, wl.:Sh Ei=s,= fa.5 ides
Of the whole, there are orders for barrels
Of sugar and -four, and luKnriee Of eyerz
eeacfiptiofld and lthese 0tda5arSS, Iwhilbl{ II
some cases they do not bear the signatur,
Of the clerk in his official capacity, art
oil headed either "Senate Chamber" o.
some committee. room. This. evidence
Standing hon& is hbNseEfAlly convincing
What then, viii be the effect when thf
q proof is supplemented by the oral testi
4Qay sof the AIiefchaE$ tbaE they wer,
paiH Hferthese' goods tia almost every in
9.ancs in State warrants, signed by tn.
resident and Clerk of tae Senate.
lew days win bring m6trefs to o point
sha 1t is now the general opinion thu
lae hepb pbersof ehe ring {Sllrk ffSEa shet
snla hkN th8 Grabs and 6 Stl@fslS tea
las usual) away" =. ~ :
Whittemore, Nash and Woodruff re
4 .Heni10u tneir inevitable doom wheI
i Mese charges gwetel braNght Squty lefeE
4 e@inea to endeavor TO divert attention
ispm themselves BY anyatsack upon sh
j 1'sIs GI9s stilaier, sud thu, merchants VIII
@1ade the charges, 60 that, even if the,
E,a. not Eucceedlia cleaning .thehfseiSe5
j @eyo9oPed itaiinjuge, the psrtieeE eE:elsi
Ts Tsie helping to bring them to justice
sne ex-cadetship seller was enttuste;
s,.a the job oflaadins, shah httacl9 ant
I nSslng obtained the floor upon o question
q oiI::iVTege.. dlsgorged sfi6 psng uP' fdr!
h als inAddcRed brain in the folloRib.
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