The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-21

fcott Administration, 1t Is such q letter
asI would unheaitatingly write at any
time. A newspaper IS Q business under
taking; and the object Of it's publishers,
while holding constantly in view its
public uses and purposes, Is. as in any
other profession. or business, to. earn q
fair return for the skill, labor and capital
they employ. They cannot be "biind
advocates." They "ranst be independent
Upon these principles I have acted since
! have been connected with journalism
in South Carolina; and only when it can
be shown that, in seeking to make money,
to be independently shall I see any er-
no idea on the part. OF Governor Scott
that I gave him q, blind support, for his
later Messages contain bitter attacks upon
tho CHdriestoa ,Ne,cs, and in the columns
of that psper ere The Ssassss exhaustive
and denunciatory exposures yet made of
the faults. follies and crimes Of his Ad-
ministrasion. The remark, in the letter,
that I desired to be posted about any
scheme that wants "pIfiing or crushing
| was just what l have constant occasion
TO say to, the gentlemen, who now repre-
sent the Ne,os and Courier in Columbia.
It is their business to keep US "posted," !"
and we. are governed in large degree by
their suggestions. When It shall be
shown that have, with any corrupt phr-
pose, or regardless fits merits, supported
or opposed any scheme whatever, infer
ences to my prejudice may be drawn from
what I wrote to Woodruff.
The letter OF January so, 1869, confirms
| the statement made by me to the Senate
last month, aud shows that Woodruff was
| paid by us for the work he did in collect
ing money due us, and that his instruc-
tions, from me, were TO pay himself in
| full first, and remit the balance, if any.
The rate charged by the Charleston Neics,
in 1859, for ordinary advertising, such as
| the Acts, was l5 cents line. I Offered
to do the work for the State at i33. per
cent, or /1S per cent. less than was
charged to private persons for the same
kind and quantity Of work. I doubt that
many other persons who, have done work
for the State can gay and prove as much.
see no impropriety in allowing O COM
missiu'; upon the work, obtained and
money COLLECTED, and sach. practice
| obtains in every department. of business.
What is said in the, concluding sentence
of the letter I now repeat: eve arc
willing to give a helping hand to any up
country project, railroad or otherwise,
and .free "' IA a,i il,4 iae
| For many years l have, with such
ability as could command, and in such
manner as promised the best results to the
State, laid bare the rascalities Of fa;thless
public servants. In this work I have
necessarily made many enemies, who are
not all members of one political party.
Threats without number have been made
| against me. No charges against me have
i been too grave: The hope was chat by
sssssaiiiii;ug thoir aocusrr, tie thieves might
divert attention from themselves. It is
some satisfaction to know that they have
doubly failed They have not silenced
tho paper represent, they have not saved
themselves, and they have not, when put
to the proof, made good any single charge
against me. So ' i' 7sn sFSb
The letters on which Woodruff lays 30
much stress were private and confidential
business letters from an employer to an
agent or employee. . They were not in
| tended for publication, any more than is
! aily other matter Of detail in the man.
agenaent of our business I see in them
| nothing to regret, except that in writing
them ] trusted an uIiwoithy and traacher.
ous agent, who now endeavoss'i to ehield
himself from the consequences of his
subsequent corruption anu pro6igacy by
violating the sanctity Of private cores
pondence anu adding perfidy TO his other
crimes. if' 0iG; s'tisas' ~,
Il respectfully request that my previous
abatement read =. the Senate by the Hon.
S. 8. Crittenden be made part of this
reply, and am ~ Yours, obediently,
l. .1-tigftr ~ .th1 ptF W1DAwEoy,s j