New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
A SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR ELECT.
TIE CHARGES OF BUYING UP A LEGISLATURE AND |
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT THEM.

TIE CHARGES OF Isl 1ING UP y LEfriSLA Nhls hND
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT THEM.
Mr.. D. T. Corbin prints card, denying GER
tain charges published against HIM in Democratic news
papers, summarized thus by The Washington Post
"The principal charge against COrbin is said 10 be that
he Illegally withheld $4,000 royalty du' 70 inc Stao
from phOsphates, and paid the same over To the Chn-
beraln Legislature "a qua pro quo Tor tclr woes 90
elevate him 10 seat IN the United states senate CorDn
cashcd their worthless legislative payccrtihcltes ana
afterward attempted to turn said certificates into the
phatcs."
Mr. Con bin denies that he Illegally withheld $4,000
or any other sum, royalty due the State OF South Car
ona explains his action q lawyer employed by the
Attorney General in certain phosphate suits his appca-
ton 20 the Attorney for compensation; the de-
cson o! that officer that he should be paid ont or the
funds collected on fee to allowed by the court the
application to the court the fixing Of the fee and the
ordering Of the payment. lie then continues:
also conducted another important suit for the State
and am still conducting it, viz: a suit against the Sayan
nah and Charleston Railroad Company 10 obtain posses
SION OF That road under statutory contract on account
Of default in the payment OF interest upon certain
MS litigation has been long and tedious,
passing through the state Courts, and thence,
by appeal, the Supreme Court or the
United States. where one argument has been made Dy
me, ana another IS shortly 10 be made. For services
rendered aud To bc rendered in tbs cause submitted
my account TO the COntroerGencral OF s0th carolina
and the credited and allowed by him. and was
authorized Dy hin 10 retain m amount out OF the funds IN
my hands collected in the aD0Vc-Incnloncd phosphate
suit. Alter dong this paid over to the state Treasurer
portion OF sdit money NOW, IDS IL dll
there is ont OF which the statement D. made that nave
illegally withheld from the stare $4,000" Tho facts
stated have at moment been secret, but are
of record III court, to he read OF Az men,
the further statement in The PCSt that pald the
same to the Chamberlain Legislature az qu,d pro
Go for their votes etc. il is Simply absurdly and ua
nous false. | paid no man in the Chamberlain Legs
lature for his vote, directly or indirectly. Nhcn
JUDGE II. Is. Carpenter cnOlned the State Treas
urcr and the Carolina National Bank last Fan
from paving the funds OF the state according 10
law q most tyannca and unlawful hjunction),
and the wheels OF the State Government were thus
sopI cd loaned about 100000 to 7. L. CardOzO State
Treasurer, TO meet the Immediate wants Of the state
Government. THIS some time after my election. ana
i'm no sense "a secret transaction. This money, an III
formed and believe, mostly Used by the
state Treasurer in part payment OF tho Iegl-
lar salaries OF the members OF the senate and House
How this payment by the State Treasurer 81 the
regular salaries members he regarded paying
them their votes by ne, under the circumstances
am al q loss to prcnend
No Investigation by the State authorities Of South
Carolina OF any charges made to be made AGAINST me
rs deprecated BY me- and any investigation VIII result IN
establishing the facts which have now stated