Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-09-22

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state the plain frcts rs accurately as
| could. LIDO mot seek to deny or
extcnuate the }part which I took in
this Ring corruption. 1 frankly
admit these yyafts Of mine in South
Carolina, which, I now bitterly regret
and which I MOULD give much to be
able to blot out, I can only say that
! went to sonh. Carolina an honest
man, and succQmbcd, like others, to
the great tenn btations in my path.
we were SURROUNDED by enemies, and
were obi igcd to maintain our places
by the exerciseyof all the power wl,;cI,
we could get into our hands. With
the power and opportunity presented
to US, surround$d rs we were by an
array ef unifall temptations, such as
few men had ever presented TO them
before, it is not Strange, perhaps, that
rings were formed and corruption
reigncd as it dsd in New York City
under the Tweed ring. So far,
however,as my oficia action as State
trea surer is concerned l deny that
there are any irregularities in my
acco unts. There was no plrndering
of.the State treasury, except that
authorized by the Legislature. L
paiu such demands rs were audited
and presented in accordance with law
but the books were carefully kept and
no irregular payments made to any
pers on.
The suit brought against me was
for funding coupons after left the
office of treasurer, and the accounts
which I delivered 5.over to my success
sorI have never been impcac!cd.
After the elections in 1872 [ rem ain
ed in Charleston on private bu usncss.
| began the study Of law in Major
Nlelton's office, and continued rs a
stu dent there until 1 went to Europe
in,1S74.
pAREER AS a REpESTAST SINNER.
In the fall Of 1871 cam, North
and settled in jersey City, cnyaging g
in business i'll New York. For The
past two years I have. tried to live all
hon est and Christian life and hclp the
temperance cause and other good
measures SO far as lay in my power.
l do not wish to con ceal the record Of
my life in Charleston, but desire
also that the life which have been
leading for the past two years should
be considered when my case is passed
upon injndgment.
TIE HING pICTUiSED n DETAIL.
7 have no respect g.t H. the men with
whom w WI. VIZ. .e4iSsSS 81 for six years
'Chambtl l;tin iD2i5fcss,.s lie as L c0rtl,
reserved, calculating and unscru pu
lous man in his ambition for power,
place and reputation. In his conduct
towards me he has been hypocritical,
rs wclla base. Cardozo | believe to
be an oily, plausibly, intriguing, un-
principlcd follow, and it seems likely
that he will be shown up, in tile pre-
sent investigation, in his true light.
Frank Moses is good -naturcd, easy
going man, with no principles in par
ticular, and little pretcnsion to any.
So long as his father was alive, he
had no fear Of the issue ofany prose.
cution, and SO was more open than
some of the others i'll his undorha nd
dealings. kimpton is fit ally for
Chamberlain, exactly the man to have
been his most intimate friend in col
lcge, and he has worked in close ac-
cord with him. They were not warm
friends, because each was too selis Ii
to care much about anbody except
himself. Patterson vas an active
member Of the king, md is dipped rs
deep rs any of them. lie may sue
cccd i'll supprcssing the investigation,
so far as he is concerned, backed by
the influence which he control, but
the suppression ofcvidcncc is the only
thing that can save him from indict-
ment. rs to the.
PRESENT CONDITION or aouTII CARO-.
LIMA,
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