The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-06
The HfzfarT OF q crIina.
The following Is tho address or ,Jad
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Townsend to ex-GoogetsrR ;oi she Treasls.
him for defsanding Tie StaSe:
FL. Ccrdoso. By your council you
hava bsen ssy.ss :. ,sSssssefaeauas repFesea.
|ttaavei ofs diaeoIndtted political party,
and the assertion WAS aavsptured tha:
your prosecution originated from poiiti.
cpl Dpotives, With siew Of making aec-
Esice of you rs d victim 70 parry pfeiu-
dioss.f The faots. disasnsed inFi your case
show that It ia entirely, deyoii Of any
roliticsl, feelings or; sigbificance, The
laHs OF The State were aagsantIy violated
by you ahiis ssaa;;;;c offieer, 6nd che
worthy and distinguished legal Officer OF
thE ssate has, tiemsnded In she .name. OF
jastice from The courts o vip,iiGation OF
their offended maiesty. The result O.
the judicial ii,vestigntion viaticatAs the
Rfopriesy, the neGeasi.y, aud the justies
Of hia efflcia! action,i .Youf arsaignmept
for crime was not unlike thas which is Of
daily occurrence In tho courts, rgaihst
cthers Who have violated the law. The
cry, that It is. political persecution; is
nothing more than the si4nai protaatetion
of innocence made BY criminals, with the
delusiye hope that 1t may ehield them
ffom the infanny OF csime and la rneritsd
pnniahmeht. dsY6u wero o member of
hhat;partyA s7hQsea poHesn and achieve,
nlepts ip South Carolina ase now shiugs
Of o dieIhel past to her alone in her his,
tory. To-day YOU appear, not as an hon
ofebie OF conspicuous Representative of
IL, but Of class offaithless bfEitials bs-
longing to IT., who we're gecresnt 10 tho
obljgations of purity spd official oaths.
iah we'll as TO the instincts OF common
honesty. The WatchW0fes Of chat class
were PIundeg aid. oppression, and itscay-
dinal principles ACKNOWLEDGMENT of self
70 the utter exclusion of o single consid.
GRAFTON, Of the public good. BY itofiicial
ih.egrity aud hdsiity iwers secuted as the
verieht honsenseg and tho entipol subordi-
nation. ofpnhli9 lto Driyate interests wss
enioined 90, thu most sacred dtty and
ncblest aspiration of the public. Officer.
BY corrupt combinations made nby It the
pubiie Gre easaTy was systematically ,pluu-
dereds end aehemes were daily con pcpcted
70 appropriate the property of the people
Of the State by taxatson 10 The .,riyata
uses and ipufp6heS or Tho ihsatiate lnaru.
'heEs of the potential ring. OF this class
of en- expiring pnlisieal party you should
have been designated, asa conspicuous
representative, Instead of an upright and
distinguished member Of the pafty.. 'Ei-''h
1t 10 truei you were in professions an
incorrupttele officer and @. zsalous adyo-
cate Of reform. BY your representations
and protesthtions contained in official re-.
ports the General Assembly OF the State
was betrayed into the. belief that you
were disp6aedito ba the faithful guasdian
Of the pnblic; ,tteasury, and apparently
anxious to protect the public inferests..
The Judgment Of that body, based tipbn
Q hurried and Imperfect Investigation.
and your own mendicious but skiilfuiiy
delivered testimony relieved you' tempo.
rarity. from, the inEsssay OF dishonesty and
nsas,s ss IssiSt|pys pahlls st;as G'sI, e., s,o,,
aurely come at last The cohcsAInsas of
your crimes was dextefously accomplished
for q tiPep bat, the avengeE .has faithfully
TTASsi; S1l. SisvYy77lli. Saq!fi, ss .@s. =:
the world. When arraignea bafore thie
court the sanle dehials aid SOLEMN pro!
testations Tese rolled upon, and the same
saratnlly preserved records were. nre:
quced to support tho idea Of an untar-
nlehed otticiak reputation in the past.
These proved unavailing TO establish
your Innocence. When the hand Of the
nnFelenqng leyEi Ezas laid .,pan you. Jug
tice, long deaed and disappointed, by
means Of her nserring ipgtrnmentalitieg
tore ffotn your person the mask you had
90 long euccessfnily worn, and exposed In
nll' theiF hideohaneas yohR hcllow aali de.
ceitiu! professions, end your. manifold
Otncial Irregularities. When, thus de.
nuded you appear not as the 1aaited sep
nichFe you have presented to Shs world,
bus as tho arch criminal, who fecently
conoocted mammQth frauds and united
With gil ciasses OF, pluhderers in robbine
the State and expressing her people.
Instead OF the faithful guardian stanSing
at the door Of the treasury and imseril.
ling life and, alliin its projection, you are
constantly, and .invidiously inviting
Others to unite with. you in despoiling Il
OF, its last dollar. HUnmasked as you
stand before the court to-day, y6,: SEe.
sens che spectsals es .lthe bold : cunning
dsceitf9l, daDgerSu5 ami dishonest officer
For this public presentation Of yon as
such you alone are responsible. It istke
picture Of crime exposed, and the public
visitation of fetFibutiye ilstice.a,- 43oili
No blame can be attached to othesa Sol
this scene fycur humiliation and shame
a jury composed Of both races have sai
in Judgment upon your case. Each
imenibsr of I'll has givon the case o fair
conscientious apd impartial considera'
,sion. Your defsnee was made by abls
and diauhguiahed counsel, who repfs
sented you With extraordinary seal anG
| fidelity. The preparation In your behali
lwAa elahoEate, and the argument eloupen,
land exhaustive. Every. effort Was bn
forth ID the Inans sgement Of the case' ahi
It's presentation to the jury to eonyinc,
:isss os:G 2 Z
Attorney General exhibited all the, lib
ersslity, end eRtended TO you all the I'D
vantsgea consfstenE With g faithful ant
impartial discharge OF bis duty Thu
Court in oil It's rulingsiand charge To Chi
iuFT was, ansuated by 10 siRcere desire, II
BE- governed by ithe law, and it= ;iudg
monte were the honest convictions Of
mind ind ihehrt Rnxious to do exact Jus
sice.. The testimony fully suatains chs
yefdicb rendefedaiiL iLkfeaT q celkn and IN
1 pRejudi6ed confederation of it. myiudg
nent ancords with that of,thh jury.iri 80,
TAacriu1e ofl@hich yona have Beer
convi6led, thoushaa naisiemeauor. is,r
serious one. t. Is not the ordinary of
iense Of eouspisaey ON the paft Of private
SC: ius.,s, ~~S. 0o..uPSs .:ao
among public officers to deffaud o. State
The increased crimihRlity Of it consist
In che nefaFiOus combination of those Wit
vsTe hnde0 obligations as citizens; apc
py. feh9on OF, official oath, TO protect th,
pnblio interests of which they had beer
Constituted the guafGfans.. Involved II
The confederation and rthe' consupnatiol
t-fA IL.