The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-30
TOO HUGH CLEMENCY.


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The advocates Of clemency to the Re-
publican officers who have been guilty of
crimes in Office have all along contended
that to expose their rascalities and then
let them 60 by resigning, would do the
State more good than to punish the
criminals, because it would retire them
from politics, and, at the same time, have
beneficial effect outside of the State.
Their policy has been adopted, and we
ask if its result promises to justify their
predictions. Let US take some examples
to decide from. L. Cass Carpenter was
pardoned, and, as soon as he was out OF
the clutches of the law, began Q general
abuse of the people ofSouth Carolina in
the Northern papers, charging the wit
nesses against him and the jury who con-
victed him with perjury. Smalls, though
under sentence tc the penitentiary, is ont
on bail, and is actually enjoying e seat in
Congress upon salary of FIVE thousand
dollars a year, with which he is able from
time to time to fight off justice. Car
dozo is at large and engages in the politi-
cal arena. As member of the Repub-
liean State Executive Committee, he ia
now plotting in common with Nash,
Swails and other Republican miscreants
to overthrow good government in this
State and restore to power the very
thieves who have been exposed and
should be in the penitentiary. These
parties do not intend toquit politics until
they are forced to do SO by conviction
and punishment by the law. The effect
of this Cancellation, as some people
call it, which turns loose upon the peo-
pie a gang ofhungry political thieves, is
very forcibly illustrated by the course
pursued by Sammy Green, the colored
Senator from Beaufort, who, the Tribune
and Commercial says, appeared q few days
since before an assembly of his constitu-
ents to account for the reason he resigned
from the Senate, and sai6 "that he was
innocent of the charges brought against
him, but :.:e was satisfied that he would
be convicted if he went to trial, and to
escape the penitentiary he had to re-
sign"
The Columbia Register answers this
statement of Sammy with volume Of
crushing evidence, showing his guilt
upon numerous occasions, one of the
proofs of which is taken from his testi-
lnony before the committee on public
frauds, as follows:
"Hon.. Samuel Green, being further
examined, deposes On oath, as follows !:
] was, member of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes at the extra session of 1873.
I was then member of the Committee
on Ways and Means, and Mr.. james A..
BoWley, member from Georgetown, and
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means, told me that I could get $500 for
concurring in favorable report on the
bill to pay the claim of the South Caro-
lima Bank and Trust Company, and that
Mr.. Hardy Solomon would pay me, and
that he Bowley) would be responsible
for it. I had nething to say to Mr.. Solo
mon until after the BILL passed. I con-
curred in the report of the committee.
Afterwards, when spoke toaMr. Bowley
about the $500, he referred me to Mr..
Solomon, and said that he had made the
arrangement foc Mr.. Solomon to pay it
himself. , I then saw Mr.. Solomon, and
he agreed to pay it, but didn't pay it
then. Sometime afterwards, he gave me
about 5000, and said he had no more
money then, but he agreed to pay note
of mine for some horses that ] purchased
from Mr.. John Long, which understood
that Alr. Solomon did afterwards pay.
The note and the money together made
M the $500. I think the note was for
$500, and the difference Mr.. Solomon
paid me in cash.
(Signedn SAMUEL GREEN"
These occurrences carry their own sug-
gestion. Every one of the ex.Republi-
can officials, who has been proven guilty
of public frauds and attempts to again
participate in politics, should at once be
prosecuted vigorously. There is no rea'
SON nor Justification for allowing men,
who ought to be in our prisons, to be
threatening good government by their
Vaccinations in the lower counties of
our State.