Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-22

\ $500, Edward riiokoy 5000. IN, (. q. Gloyel
X 300, SD. leitl, 5000, Lawrence Gain $500
/ Hastings Gantt 5000, Is. M. Sumpter 5000
y. ID. Boston, $500, P. b. Rivers (of Ham
burg notoriety) $500, w. u. Elliott 1900. r.
8: Tarleton 500, Sherman Snlalls $500
This 10 5000 paid, or offered, by Patterson
to only twenty of the one hundred Radical
II is easy to see how $22,50O GOULD be dis
posed OF at this rate, even had not KimptoI
lent hand. Tho Financial Agent did no,
confine his exertions to tho Senate In the
House, be promised Gain $500, offered j. 8
Barker $4,000, begged James N. Hayne te
support tho Three Bills and ''it would bo all
right" asked Of 9. D. IIayne the same thing,
and told w. T.. Leggett he "oould mako some
money" by tho Throe Bills.
The ohain Of proof is complete. We have
shown beyond doubt that the Three Bills we're
passed by bribery, and that Kimpton, Parker
and Patterson furnished tho money, and made
the arrangements with, and paid tho MON :
bers of the Legislature. There was, during
the negotions, q quarrel over the spoils. The
end of 1t was that Patterson gave Kimpton an
order on State Treasurer Parker for 1l4.250
dollars Of the Blue Ridge Scrip; 4ss57 dollars
tho House the Financial Settlement and
Validating bills, tho remaining H., Ala dollars
to bo applied, at the rate Of 70 cents on the
dollar. to reimbursing Kimpton $4,000 dollars
in money, to be paid by him for passing tho
Blue Ridge bill in tho Senate. This is the
$4,000 dollars already accounted for. The
original order Of Patterson to Parker is in
possession Of the Committee on Frauds.
What more is wanting to convict Patterson
and Kimpton2 Will Massachusetts stand
between Kimpton and o fair trial in the
South Carolina Courts. with such evidence az
this open to every reader Of newspaper
Can it be claimed that politics is at the bottom
Of the requistion for Kimpton when every
particle Of evidence against him is furnished
by his formor allies or friende, members of the
eamo political party2 We look with conf.
dence for Kimptor's surrender next week.
And the people have right to insist that,
now that roqnisitions are iD order again, they
shall not bo confined to tho ex-Finnnoial
Agent. At loast publish tho testimony.
Chamberlain ie not fugitive. Why is he
not sent fort No injury can flow from tho
publication Of every shred Of evidence against
him. A conviction ut the bar of public opin-
ion will be the precursor of conviction at
tho Courts The publication. for example,, of
the whole truth concerning the Land Commits.
sion purchases, including Hell Hole Swomp.
will tickle the jaded palates of even South
Carolinians whoao astonshmont was fatigued
long since. One other question. Why
is not Elliott taken in hand2 The people are
confident that ho aourshed by picking and
stealing. Has tho Committee on Frauds
nothing that snirches him except the signi6s
can't fact that ho was paid by Patterson 2.6l4
dollars in Blue Ridge scrip on March 6. 1872,
(the day after the payment Of 10000 dollars to
Owens) he having boen an activo advocate of
the Bluo Ridge bill, and the witness to Pat
terson's order on Parker for ll4,250 dollars
to nay the expenses Of passing the BILL
The Committee on Frauds say: "Now let
tho curtain drop!" But tho bell is ready to
ring for tho Second ACT. Scene, Court Of
Justice; and the public arc impatient for the
Third ACT, Scene, the South Carolina Peniten.
tiary.