The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-31

Ex-senator Whittemore's frauds will
relieve the Senate of his baneful inn
fuence. 2 He was once expelled from
Congress for selling a n cadetship at
West Point. 1t would be we'll for
him@to be flodgedoin tho Penitentiary
with bbis a'brotlIer Senator Dublin
Walker of Chester IT, this cannot
be accomplished, let him return to
Boston. after his expulsion, where
he, says the people wiz receive him
with most hearty welcome. He
was originally a preacher of the
Gospel, and be must now think that
there is no peace for the wicked in
politics. 1t is to be hoped that he
will repent of his sins and resume
the pulpit Tor his welcoming friends
in Boston. Beecher will no doubt
extend to him the right hand of good
fellowship from Plymouth Church.
1t is said that Senator Mash, of
Richland, is also to have his frauds
on the Treasury, in the way of cham
pagne, brandy and cigars, ventilated,
and that be too will be expelled. The
Honorable Senator can go back 10
his original vocation Of backing
boots aud waiting in hotels. But it
is surmised that he has been more
prudent of his stealings than Elliott,
and has a competency laid up for all
future misfortunes.
Judge Mackey says that Byrd, the
Senator from Fairfield, will have to
quit the Senate next week to answer
TOR his crimes similar to those Of
Dublin Walker, and will in all prob>
ability go with him to the Peniteu-
tiary.
Articles of impeachment against
Judge Wright tor drunkenness, are
about being, pretsrred by the House
of Representatives, and His uonor
intends resigning his seat on the
bench to escape conviction. Judge
Wright is black negro from Pennsyl
vania, who WAS elected to the Su-
premc Court several years ago and
has disgraced the bench ever since
lie will OF course leave the State after
his conviction or resignation, and re,
turn to Pennsylvania. ...
1t is thought that Dunn, Taft, and
a host of other carpet-baggers, will
soon follow the example of Chamber
lain, Corbin and Card, ~. They will
all seek some more congenial cline
siuce the ascendancy of the Demo-
cratic party in South Carolina. 1t is
doubtful whether "hoDest" John
('Iago') Patterson will ever return to
South Carolina again. The five
years Of good stealing i'll the State
which Patterson boasted of some
time since, have passed by. He
came here from Penns> lvania and
bought his seat in the United States
Senate by the most barefaced bribery
And for this bribery he may at any
time be sent to the Penitentiary.
Thomas, a mulatto from Boston
and protege of Summers, was g
member OF the Legislature from
Newberry, and expelled from tho
House the other day. He says now
that he intends to vote heareafteI
the Democratic ticket. But it il
thought he will leave the State. Mr.
Pope, young Democratic lawyer
will be elected to fill his vacancy.
Straker, a West India negro, from
Orangeburg, was also expelled, an'
it is hoped he will return to his nativ'
cline, or, like Thomas, become
Democrat.
Now. if it would please God, il
his mercy, to cause Franklin j. Nose
and all his thieving crew Of scaIawage
who have been traitors to thei
State and every honorable feeling TO
the last ten years, to make their ex
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