The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-06

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;, THURSDAY, DECEME D &c ]!':l! T:
4; The Historyao Crime.i i.oe-
|. The following is the address Of Judge
:: iTownsend to ex-Secretsryiof the, Treasu'
! ~ T. L. Cardozo, on passing. sentence on
him for defrauding the State
|. F. L. Cdrdoso:. By your counsel you
have been styled conspicuohsr represed:
|tative of "a dissomitted political party,
and the assertion Was adyentured tina.
your prosecution originated from politi-
cal motives, with q view Of making a sac
Ertfce of you rs q victim to party. preju.
dices.,: The facts. disclosed I'M your case
show that it is. entirely; deyoid Of any
political feelings or; Significance, The
laws of t6e State were fagrantfy violated
| 'byi you willis q public officer, and che
worthy and distinguished legal officer OF
the State, has, demanded, in the name OF
Justice from the courts yindication OF
their offended majesty. The result OF
the judicial investigation vindicates the
|ipropriety, the necessity, and 1.-The justice
!, of his official actions Your arraigpment
for crime was not unlike that which ,is Of
daily occurrence In the courts; against
others Who have violated the law: The
Eery, that lit is political persecution; is
nothing more thandthe usual protestation
of innocence made BY criminals, with the
delusi1e hope that il may shield them
from shes infainy Of crime End its merited
punishment. a:You were s,jmeinber5'of
lthati.party Whoses powerd and achieve,
ments in South Carolina are now things
OF dismal past to her alone in her his
tory. To-day YOU appear, not as an hon!
0rable or conspicuous Representative of
it, but of aclass of faithless toficials be-
aonging to it. who were yeeteant 70 the
obligations of purity and official oaths,
1,as Well as to the instincts Of common
Honesty! The watchwords Of that class
wereuplunder. and oppressionS andIits car
dinal principles aggrandizeme9t Of self.
to the utter exclusion Of single consid-
GRAFTON of tie public good, BY it official
Integrity and fidelity were secuted assthe
Heriest nonsense qand the entipeI subordi-
nationipfpubliea ato private interests gass
.enioined as, the most sacred duty and
Fnoblest as;pirs ton of the public. officer.
Ply corrupt combinations made hbysit the
public sreasdr.yIdwas systematically plum.
dereds and sehemes were dsily SOP e9cted
to appropriate the property of the people
';df the State by taxation to the private
|;uses and pufppbses Or the insatiate mem.
,befs Of the potential ring. 5iOf this class
rdf an expiring political party you Ishould
have been designated, ASA conspicuous
! distinguished member of the patty!
Itistrue, syeu!weredin professions an
|, incorruptble, officer andaa. Jealous. adyo-
cate of reform. BY your representations,
and protestations contained in official re-
ports the General Assembly of the State
was betrayed into the: belief that you
were disposed TO: be,theifa faithfulgua
Of the public treasury, and appsrsssptly ~
anxious to protect the public interests.
The Judgment IF that body, Based up6n.
4 hurried and imperfect investigation,
and your own mendicious but skillfdllY
delivered testimony, relieyediyon tempo.
rarily, from. the infamy Of dishonesty and
infdelityi as public officer. -. lts.,5
But retribntiye Justice has slowly but
surely come at last! The concealment Of
yourcrirhes was dexterously accomplished
for astimea but the ayenger has faithfully
watched and discovered them at last. to
the world. Wien .arraigned before this
couft the same denials 'snd SOLEMN pro!
testations were'relied Upon, and the same
carefully. preserved records we're pro;
duced to. support the idea Of an untars;
nirhed official reputation in the past.
These proved unayailing TO establish
yeur Innocence. when che hand of the
nnrelenting lawtwas laid9npon you. JUS
tice,3 long de6ed and disappointed, By
means of her unerring instrumentalities
tore from your person the mask You, had
30 long successfully worn, and exposed in
all their hideohsness your hollowand de.
ceitful professions; and your manifold
official Irregularities, .When. thus de-.
n1ded you appear not as the Whited sep-
plchre; you, have presented to the world,
but asl the arch criminaleiwho recently
concocted mammoth frauds and united
with all classes of plunderers in robbing
the State and expressing her people.
Instead Of the faithful guardian standing
at the door of the treasury and.imperil-
ling life and a.lin its protection, you are
constantly and .invidionsly, inviting
Others to unite with you in despoiling it
of its last dollari HUnmasked as you
stand before the court to-day, you pre-
sent the spectacle of 4the bold, ,acupning,
deceitfnl, dangerous and dishonest officer,
For this public presentation Of yon as
such you alone are responsible. 1t isthe
| picture Of crime exposed, and the public
visitation offetributive justice.a3. s22!il
| No blame can be attached to; Others for
this scene of your humiliation and shame.
Ia jury composed Of both races haye sat
in Judgment upon your case. 81 Each
member iof, i'll has given the case "a fair,
conscientious and impartial considera-
ition. Your defense Was made BY able
and distinguished counsel, who repre-:
scented you with extraordinary zeal and
| fidelity. The preparation I'M your behalf
was elaborate, and theargument eloquent
IIand exhaustive. Every, effort was put
forth ii the management of the case and
|Eitse presentation to the jury to convince
their judgments of'yourinnocence. The
| Attorney General exhibited all the lib.
Ierality, and extended to you all the ad.
vantages consistent with faithful and
| impartial discharge of his duty. The
Court in all it's rulings and charge to the
jury. was, aotuated by "a siacere: desire to
BE- governed by3the law, and its judg--
| ments were the honest convictions of a
mind and heart anxious to do exact jus
| tice.i The testimony fully sustains the
verdict renderedai.Afser q calm and un'
prejudiced consideration Of it, myjudg-
nent aocords with that of the jury.;d ~:
.The'erime Of which you have been
convicted, Thoughts misdemeanor, is a
oor;onal ma ~ II Ia ,nnE the ordinary of.