, 1877-09-15
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN.

Ills Alleged Connection with the South Car.
o!ina Ring.
From Stdikfnfne tE EF- yf0sk TfsItuFxe H1rtkr In
1sts1 10rk trortd. Stpf. 10.
~ don't Wish to say anything which may ap-
pear liku personal attack upon Chamberlain,
though acknowledges that have been offend.
cd by Ills treatment Of me. do object, how.
ever, to being made the scapcgoat Of tho Hing,
and am by no means willing that Chamberlain
mud kctnpton should folst oil my Of their load
upon my shoulders. / am tired Of hearing
about what Parkcr did and how he acted In thla
transaction anh that, when | know that my
share Of ths questionable doings OF tie Ring
from lbs to 1911 was no greater to say tho least,
than tho other members with whom acted.
During these sir years tho corruption
and POPULATION increased yearly, and
It IL Idle to attempt to palllate
or deny it, II the pseseuk investigation
III South Cnrol'ua Is pushed, tho extent Of the
corruption will be laid bare, aud all who were
parties to 1t will be brought 10 Judgment. l
wish 1t to be understood tl,at do not shrink
from tho investigation. desire rather that 1t
be made a. Thorough and kearrhin. ns possible,
aud ! an ready to hold myself Responsible fof
IFor Chamberlaia md Kemptou TO deny
that they were prlyy to what was going 0n IL
simply ridiculous. Some thipgs undoubtedly
Chamberlain Ind no hand ID directly, though
they were dono under llla nose. aud he must
haye known ataat them. In other transactions
can M ea 10 question ,Sat 10 ". w.s '.:o con.
ccrned In them sume WY. III other cases
sttll Ae rcapea direct benefit frO.u Ills
seu.operataon. Take ttc case Of tho Marine aud
'shm1y transactions cuullected with the lnn,l-
agctnent Of this Company, and Tho bills iobbieI
through tho Legislature for Its bonelt, are
quite kcncrally known. Tue measures by whilh
ttt xtf nj liza
tM The Legislature have been published In li..
Charleston paIcrs; but Ch4InGerlain's connec-
tioa with II has not hcfetofors bect, stated.
by ,nembers Ut tue ring. a,,d chamberlain held
onu+ hftecnlh Of 1t. It WA $5U,Ooo, believe,
in VT, 10 that Chamberlain. .l.Are
e tas stock was s5n0o. Tim
Treasurer Of Charleston County, lobblel tho
bills for its benefit through. tho Leglelalurc,
Then there Was tho 0rccnrille & Columbia Hail,
ruad. The bitls In connection with the ruasl were
!'oiGrtou*lY llsreputable. Ths ea:llai st.s WAS
held !n twelyu shares, thnk, VI IS, ,uuU each.
Arott, maggie, Patterson, Chalnbcrlalll. Garlic
"a, keu!ttoh, Hurley. Crows, aud myself were
stoskhoefs; & a s: ! know. atso. t!at GlauGSrlsla
Transaction, which 10 not caYc to yet make
putlic. II Was The same trlnslctiou alluded ao
in tic letter wh'eH Elliott read In the lust uvul.
diah:ug tA.s lcttvE, aud threatening to Inakr It's
coAtenta public. An AgreeMent waa tlercupon
patched up between hIIl al,a Chamberlain. uud
b. made the least u h9@ previous threats agalnss
.xsss Turk Tsfeuak- &<pt. u.
Ex-tioy. Chat.inetlafn. of South Carolina. was
visited It his o1fee, No. $40 Broadway, yesterday
aftvrnoon. by Tribune reporter, vho asked bu
II be had any statement to maze iu reply ao the
clarxes made sxainst hm by Mica u. Parkur,
ex-TfeAau1er Of the State Of South Carolina, oi
Chamberlain said thar he had carefully read
fufkeksx statement. or &Oxa4ied confession anu