The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-05

SOhetituIiOH tnat nave ever adorned SUCH
a grand nation as this, shall honor the
constitution"
Attorney General Train: Did not Col.
Treutlen deliver that letter to Kimpton
Attorney General Youmans: Colonel
Ireutlen did, at Cayender's request, de-
liver him this letter.
Mr.. Youmans here read the letter as
eurirg Mr. KiEpton that if he and Ran
ini' would Immediately &c .3 Columbia
vito their Jooks, and make u fuii dis
closure Of their knowledge of the bonds
and financial affairs Of the State, all
prosecutions against Kimpton should be
c-opped.>
"That is the original proposition, and
we stand by it. We say it is wise, just,
honest, statesmanlike, humane, and We
said furthermore, when the time was
about up, Extend it another day. TO
have arrested him in New York just AS
that time expired would have been un-
fair, and we would not do it. In the
meantime, on the 7th Of August, he was
arrested up here in Massachusetts. OPP
portlnity had been given him TO come as
witness. He would not come. He
could not have been used as witness in
New York, because what We wanted from
him 'was-wiien these negotiations were
going on, at his request, with the Presi-
dent-uot only disclosure of the knowl-
edge of the bonds, but Of the financial
afairs of the State. That was the object
of that telegram. 1t was during the
time that no reql6sition was being put
in force against him. But that situation
has been entirely changed. What diff
ference can his testimony make? There
is no law and there is no power by which
man can be forced to testify. Mr..
Kimpton is evidently unwilling to tcs-
tify. ~
1T was not matter Of such vital con-
sequence whether he should come or not.
The two or three million dollars which
depends on his testimony South Carolina
can afford to lose. She has been dcfrau-
ded OF heap more than that; the faith
of nation, of public man should be
maintained; his pledge when it shall be
sgiyenis moro than the name of a man or
sthe honorand chastity of Il woman. Fire,
famine, pestlence may visit country,
but on the broken faith of q country the
sun OF prosperity will cease to shine.
Yet have had to listen for three days TO
these unmeasured attacks on the name
and fame of man who is absolutely
above suspicion and reproYch. Cham
berlain to talk of Hampton's acting with
bad faith, and abusing process II there
ever was man that God had set his seal
upon to give assurance that he was man
tnat MAR. = Wade Hampton. Ua ia
known North as Well as AS lscn.i. l..oni and @ 10 10
Europe rs we'll as America. Now, M to to
the gentleman who first spoke, want to
| cnll attention to one or two statements OF
his. He has gone on good deal about
| bargain with Patterson. He says that
| n bargain has;hcen carried out. That
have denied. We have tried our best to
| get Patterson, and have failed. There il
no means of correcting Judge Humph-
reys decision. He says further tha. this
Indictment was found on the testimony
OF Elliott ana Thomas j. Mackey, whom
he calls notorious liar. Judge Mackcy
is one Of the Circuit Judges of the State
of South Carolina; he was elected under
O. Republican administration; after q
| grave argument 1t was held that the seats
of the Judges were not filled according
to law. quo todrr1nto was brOugh!
against Democratic Judge, and he was
ousted. Tho others resigned and were
candidates for reelection, and Mr.. Il. J
Mackey, who is called here notorious
liar, was elected by the Democrats: and
have only this to say to my friend, Mr.
| Dickinson, tlnt he don't know the man
he is talking about, and though Judge
| Mackey is gentleman and conservato,
of the peace, if he tells him 80 he will
never tell him 40 nut once. Mackey is a
lveteran of two wars; he wen: through
/ tho Mexican var with honor, he hss been
in the border warfare of Tcxns, ne is
| altogether the most original, in some re-
| spects the most extraordinary, man ever
saw In my life. And it won't re pleas.
| mt for people who call him liar"
Judge Abbott: He is Republican
isn't he?
| Attorney General Youmans: "Well
! declare ! dent know much about his
politics. He was elected by the Repub.
lican Legislature until he was elected by
the Democrats. Yet, sir, we are told
| this il the essence of bad faith, and this
man Chamberlain talks about the weight
of executive responsibility on him, and
| advises the Governor of Massachusetts,
what he ought to do. Now, if you will
look over the arguments against our
views, you VII. come to tho conclusion,
think, that they amount simply to
! nothing. I: :a . simple demand, made
in accordance with the constitution
Nor am to be goaded, nor can / be
goaded, by anything said on the other
side into any political elimination or re.
elimination. I do not appear rs poll
/ tioian or statesmpn, rs d Democru9s or
Republic an simply appear before" the
highest law Office in the State of Massa.
1chusetss to present for your consideration
the claims of q sovereign State in accord.
ance with the constitutioniof the United
| States. do not happen to have tho for.
tune, as my friend Mr.. Chamberlain did,
FIRST to open my eyes to the light In this
magnificent country. / do know some
thing of its history. I knew and said
when was suddenly snmmtncd and re-.
quired by the Governor to go, that Mas.
sachusetts was the home of law.
. 1T know that far around and filr. behind
you, in the Executive, stand supporting
you the memories, the monumental eff.
gtes % the great ;assee;;: Who have adorned
iits history, / know that you know, and
i that he knows, that politics is one thing,
that duty is another; the sworn oblira.
tions of an officer must he complied with
irrespective of parties.
II know that you aud he can neither
iW6o' tnsS iuto Her poSoH nSVc Crepty aS
the years have gone by, the venerable
men and the pure women whose lips and
lives have taught the officials of Massa-
chusetts to be just and true and brave.
I do not ask The State Of Massachusetts to
gire 40 a soitness; I do noI ask tae State Of
Massachusetts 10 turn nrer dngboliyto us
] Jer The plTposs Of toftiire. ] simply ask
the State of Massachuse setta, when She has
within her borders q Fugitive from Justice
| whom re have tried ngain anu again
5Ssllilt ifeiIist, ites,srlq qge--to obtain. that
when We find him in this Commonwealth,