The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-12-20

the figure | looked darker and heavie
than the other figures he also swor
that he did not think he approved tn
account for so large a sum as 81 ,T20, bu
he admitted that he did not examine tt
: newspaper accounts, but approved then
| whenever presented, and had often ap
iproved Carpenters bills for larger sum
than 81, ,720, and would have approved
large as readily as a small account; tha
he kept no record Of bills presented Of
approved; and .could not tell whether
81, ,I20 was due or not.
A. o. Jones testified the same as Wood
ruff, his testimony being the weaker oI
the two. Neither swore positively that
the account was ever less that l 100, and
both based their judgment, that the &C.
count had been altered, upon their opin-
ion that the looked darker and heavier.
This was all the direct testimony of the
| State.
Mr.. Carpenter then proved his contract
with the State; showed from the files Of
| his paper that he had published the laws
| by every insertion charged for, and prov
ed that at the time this account was paid
the State owed him more than the
amount of the account
Upon this state of proof, with an entire
absence of motive for altering the bill, not
merely not proved, but actually disproy.
ed, and solely on the idea that the look
ed as if it had been added, South Caro-
lima jury convicted Carpenter, and he is
now imprisoned on his sentence will
not comment on the case except to say
that Woodruff and Jones, the State wit
nesses, are self admitted felons, who have
stolen money from the State. Woodruff
admits that he himself raised en- account
r.. 4 l. -
tanned as Clerk of the Senate, which has
by the policy of Cancellation since March
4, been changed from eighteen Republi-
cans to fourteen Democrats into a unani.
mously Democratic body. This is be-
cause he is native" thief, and if pushed,
will tell Of Democratic frauds; so his only
punishment is to swear falsely against
obnoxious Republicans.
BY such testimony Mr.. Carpenter has
been convicted; not because he has been
guilty, but because he has boon a Repub
lican editor and Speaker, and from 1871
to this time, in The Daily Union, and |
elsewhere, has exposed the Ku KluX out |
RACES, and has endeavored to bring their |
to justice. lt is a mistake |
to say the Investigations and trials have |
been fair because Republicans have been |
upon the committees and juries. The /
Investigating Committee, whose report /
has been published, was composed of five |
Democrats, and one John r. Cochran |
made chairman, to convey the impression |
that the committee was Republican but |
he ran as an Independent. was elected in /
a Democratic county by Democratic votes.
The Grand Jury was composed OF viru-
lent Democrats and few helpless and
ignorant colored men, who did not dare
refuse to join in finding bills. The Judge
never claimed to be a Republican, al
though elected by Republican Legisla-
ture Like many other men elected by
Republicans to office, he was weak and
unreliable when called to protect Repub-
licans against an infuriated public senti-
ment The petit jury was composed Of
seven partisan Democrats and five ignor-
ant negroes utterly helpless before their
'conciliated' white associates; and before
the outside demonstrations of determi-
nation to force convictions which have
these prosecutions.
But am occupying too much of your
space. If these things be, and the Re
publicans Of the North can do nothing
about them, they had better disband, as
the Republican party Of the South has
been compelled to do. On one side we
see the Confederate generals who led the
rebellion, taking possession of both
Houses Of Congress and marching tow
ard the White House; dominating the
Democratic party and shaping its policy
out Republicanism and the
right Of suffrage at the South, and wrong
fully prosecuting and imprisoning, with
out fair trial, American citizens. On the
other side we see the Republican party.
Of glorious achievements, which resisted
slavery extension, put down a rebellion,
the colored men and gave
them suffrage. and which had the courage
to take the Presidency away from Samuel
j. Iilden by enforcing the laws Of Lou
isiana made for the protection OF the
Southern white and black Republicans,
now parting with its manhood, abasing
itself before Southern rebels; wrapping
itself about with the garments Of self
and saying to the negro
and the caTpetbagger. I'VE never knew
you. Make terms with the Democrats.
We are enjoying high Offices conciliating
the men from whom you wrested them,
pacfying the country, and reforming the
Civil Service Grant captured John B.
Gordon at Appomattox, but corrupted
the Civil Service. We surrender to John
B. Gordon, but we turn out Grants cor
rupt appointees."
National pacifcation and Civil Service
Reform Please send copy of Mr.. Cur
tis's speech on this subject to Mrs. Cor
nelia Chisholm. Kemper County, Missis-
sippi w. f. CHANDLER.
Concord, n. H., Nov 80. 1877.