Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-15
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM COLUMBIA.


PUBLIC INTEREST AT THE cAPITAL--THE
oUONDAM OFFICIALS ENsNARED-CARDO
zo's CONVICTION ENORMOUS
yILLAINIEs-THE> MILITARY-THE FAIR
EDUCATION.
COLUMBIA, S. G. Nov. 10th, 1877.
Just now the capital is stirred to no small
degree by conjuncture of events transsPlr-
ing and expected to transpire. The Leglsla-
tive Committee investigating the peculations
of State officials and ferretiDg the enormous
wrongs and outrages which have been perpe-
trated upon the people; the prompt indict.
ment of the punderers, and the inception Of
their trial at the bar of justice, by the ar
rsipnment and conviction of subtle villain
and the arrest of another at the North, thus
increasing the list of those who are enjoying
the otium cum dignitate, as they did not hope
to enioy this coveted offspring of wealth; the
unwonted preparations for the approaching
Fair: the contemplated sessions of the Leg
islature and the South Carolina Conference; /;
the eminently auspicious opening of the fall
session of the Columbia Female College. aud
the prospective reorganization of the State
University-upou basis to make it, if posi-.
BILE, selfsustaining the prime sta
pie of conversation and expectancy.
The conviction of Cardozo was rather a
surprise, although the evidence against him
was perfectly conclusive. A mistrial was
generally anticipated. The jury was compos.
ed of seven colored aud FIVE white men. Gen.
Conner's mastery speech of three hours was
absolutely crushing to the ad captandum de.
fence. The trial developed the extraordinary
yiIlainy of Woodruff, to the extent of creating
q universal sentiment in favor of his punish
ment. What the people wish and demand is,
the disagreement of these thieves who have
their stolen money invested in real estate in
their wife's name here and in Charleston, and
also in securities at the North and in Europe
Put the plethoric rascals in the Penitentiary
and keen them there, until like Boss Tweed,
thew are reduced to the last cent-and in the
Penitentiary let them be treated in common
with the lowest and most degraded negro hog
thieves. This accords with the general senti-
ment. Let the debauchsd radical press prate
as it may about political persecution" No
mercy to the thieves until the "bottom dollar"
stolen from the State be recovered. The peo-
ple want their money back, and have appoin-
ted the Investigating Committee, through
their General Assembly, for this specific object
The State military organizations and re-
views, the military preparations In connection
with the Fair and the like, are rendering
very conspicuous an element in the State gov
ernment and public interest, which revivity
sad experiences, and may afford topics for un-
merited and ungenerous comment, on the
part of those who watch, with Argus eyes, our
Slightest movements. and are hard to con-
vince that ours is free, sovereign, common
wealth. Thoughtful citizens incline to believe
that our recent helpless, perilous, and almost
hopeless condition, under the irresistible dom
ination of superior power in the Federal
Government, should prudentially suggest the
repression, for some time to come, of the "fuss
and feathers" of the holiday, martial element
of the State government That, in our pres
ent transition state, the civic arm should