, 1877-12-10

accounts, the other dealing in more summary
mnnn:r. declaring the ot1lte 81 Doorkeepcr
vccans. Both are TO he brought up In open
1lousc.
SENATOR PATTERSON. .
THE EVIDENCE AoAIxsr HIN IN sou1n CAAo-
LIMA.
Nf1c Fask EFsntnp Fbtf.
In order that our readers may ice the kind Of
evidence that ex,sts to provc that Senator Pat
terson obta'ucd llis present position by bribery.
and mar Judge for themselves whether be Is an
object Of persecution Or worthy ut the clcnency
Of the Democratic officers " tlle Btate which he
nuw represents, We quota the following extracts
from the report made last week to the South
Carolina Legislature by the Investigating Com
mission:
Feeling that It wan unworthy the dignity Of the
State that any PERSON. a0weres htIooas tho oYenro
Charged, Aha be chlled 10 Ahswer on ntsunx SIS.
sant conviction before impartial court Of justice.
sna uou!d compel the aeautescenee Of public
oPtnion ~ t,.e, the lsnd, the eoat:e va sdop.sa
etre no room for reasonable doubt OF gall htforc
Fuh}sctux my ons to accusation or asreAt 1u
grant immunity to Huch person. wosr allie 10
furnish Testimony nf sucteht fa1ne 10 the state to
Justify the cleneney bertowed; i ls Rrntsfy'ag u
b. able TO state that In every instance rhcre Aneh
Committee have heen nnsntnoua In their optnion
Il Il ossY saa + 10 s, 4;n Ss
usnal to state Witnesses.
There wers three prominent candidates for the
1Ion. Il. y. Elliott. then Member Of Congress from
Just vacated the 1abernatoslal of1es; and Colonel
tlrceartils railroad syndIea,e and Pscsdcnt Of ias @
n|uc lttage katlroad. El1.utt claimed the office ~
peope M il Il. seo,t o H. .esed
scffices to tho dominant political party and its
leaders: whsla Patterson. shlttal and experienced
ai..nsai'hed teld. Threw ii: 'eaey r.tsout ..nt III
into tho contest gathered aoout h!u select b;a,y
ship q i. q. WoHhEostua. his ''ac.!ve friend"
aad ..s!gh.. hand ,nan, "9psaea hsa.s of fsse
4p' 1yfa hs.S
Capitol, aad proceeded to try the logic Of patron.
asr, presents. and promises upua the 1aemoets:
been very exciting and spirited campaign bstweea
the "licEulsss" .ua tho ''noater1"in In Tho Eenef-
q election Of ~ n which the v!s!orious eand;
corn. fields aud o:.esalns OF thc rural d!z.ricts,
!, yearninE q exchange ths ra'mento d boneas po1
ctty foe hne clothes. such ~ deckel tue pertoas
Of the't p1sdccssaora returning from psorioos
new coda Of public ethics, spontaneously gene.
fated upon apl'rupristc :osi at TIE stats caritoi
s*AA
ma1im4 bad become the eateehi#n, Of politics,
ice i, nd III
tion.''
The report gives summary Of the testimony
Of 4 long list Of lnculbcrs Of the Legislature,
who swore that Patterson paid them money,
United statcs Seuaaor. From this summary no
take TIA 04olauK11E ES~--AA-.t.-.--...-
Representative Il. D. Artson teetttes that passer.
ION promised t. give hlm 6:1oo fSr hls vote: and
Jacobs. Keprssenativ. II. a. 0ran1 sesstaes thst n
he went will others after tho election 10 obtain
9sss1 ts% .sss and Rs3 jsse
Spencer tesslGss 70 having received on account,
through Senntota unlllasd and JeErey. ,e;..5.
tended caucus 1t which fa.tsr1on told iha NON.
bers that II thar would vote for him ha would
III Tha ' house rof c. 8. Mlno.t, \ member from
hsciland. waa snlectsa for tho purpose. and Pat.
tesson agrecd With Mtnot1 70 ray him s., 900 fur
es 81
ION paid him 81, 200 and promlaed to pay the
William l.. Legxett, Of Marlboro, wa. employed
BY Patterson 10 exert bis tn0uenco among the mem.
bers lis tsstaes thai Patterson sFled to get him
to use money 70 obtain sotes, , Offering to fnrnlen
DECLINING to use tho money Patterson offered hln
&so0 for his Influence, pairing htm $50 IN ad-
Esnator II. J, Maxwell, Of Marlboro. who nom.
ln1tsd Scott Ii The Senafo and yoto Ior him nm ths
n1st baiot ia WGleh Patterson lacked onr vote Of
4 uajorltY in tho Bonatc testtaes tbat he had bern
nraTfonslx oaTei 81 HOO lar III VII, hY ntsrrsor
fimarif IN hY Worihinrtnn. and thnt m In az
9; slsetloa eetwssn he n.s I'd o sse0na bslo
from Ecott 10 Fatterson an thn sscnnd hafint
That win son,o heststion hn yois fnr Tatte rson:
thnt ho sfterwnrd wcnt 6r renutaE. "a Psttcrsome
hnuao. whefa he mai TsttsreoS ind WnrthInc1nn
snd sftcr short conyefsation, i.sttcrsou isft IT..
rnSr,. ani Worlhineto1, hanIs al hin = naskaHn rnn.
t5lnins ii, 90. '''' . ''"'
jilhn 4. Narkcr. mnmbtr tSou, Edredajl tcst,,
tc. II fn an fntervicw win rnftnt.nn III re,
n,,aftnr, psitnrsun atatcd thst therr va r.rfsu
samnnnt al moner-s75 i'm If nrrcaeasvStn r..
snsnt in Iii .irct}nn' md nffrrrd htm Si M, IN
his yolu snd 81. uN1 II he wnuId carry txn ntbess
nf h{s dalerntiun ta rnt,her 10 hn nj: Nj ths H. NJ
=. snon ~ H.. rni, "a ssst. shss En,,htn1,1 ".
a. ~ h,,r int TsItnrson wcnii st.nG ~ nt "snr,
tsrs md nian foI h,n, thst II rsi1r.snn -. Isrt
nd Wor,hinufnn wn"i,I r~f ~ annntrtmrnt WI.
~, f,nxsrnmrut 49, " -eTo'A' A""'t
~ nsris SrLtns r,cn,hs, fro,, Edr.hc,l t..,tsn,
thss rsttnr"n,, hin H na ~ III. rnt
inr mi H. wantr,i thn tIre1cltI t.icvs,in'c i,o
~ III, rS.st II s.n,iI T.~" sinrs x ~ lii
at.s t.nm"hotS /, r. ,,+.,mer - "a th.s ~, H.
n,hsr. ~, Edy"nsfd 80" .sr"n,t snmmo .tn,snf
E;lIntt nj .,criInsI thn MI. rcs }rt,rsn'snts
&@iir"t*. @nA etHesAoN sn' snNus