The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04
A HYp0CR.II,TEI UNlfAsYRDJ.
Hew Pattersan Got the. Caeh 20 EaYo gno4t
from impeachment.

A HYPOCRITE UNMAsKKD.
Hew Ratse1san GOT the. Cash 70 saTo osooss
from Impeachment.
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The following 10 tho closing report of
| the committee on frauds. Il relates to
tho attempt to impeach Governor Scott,
| aud exposes tho modes in which i'm.
peachment was STAYED Off by the aid of
Moses, Elliott and Patterson: -
THE REPORT. fi
The second noteworthy achievement Of
John J. Patterson, following that connec.
ted with the Greenvillo and Columbia
Railroad Company, was ia quito differ.
| eut field Of action. The investigation
made into the management of the issu-
ing, sale and hypothecation of Hta,.
bonds, made it plain that tha tinanc.4.
| board, composed of Governor Scott
| Treasurer Parker and Attorney g eheral
Chamberlain, had fraudulently and ille-
gally issued aeyeral millions of State
| bonds, aud 1t was determined to bring
| these parties to trial by impeachment.
| y: =. Bowen, then q member from
Charleston, on the 18th December, 1871,
introduced tho resolution 20 impeach r.
| K. Scott of high crimes and misdenean.
ora. This was Patterson'e opportunity.
With the assistance of Worthington, he
gave encouragement by day to the friends
Of the measure, and by night woIked
upon the credulity and fears Of Scott
running with the hare and holding With
| the hOunds. When the scheme was ripe,
and Scott became thoroughly alarmed,
be engaged the services of these worthiea
TO buy up majority of the members OF
the House, and Issued to them for this
purpose threo armed force warrants in
blank as to amounts and names Of per-
sons 70 whom payable, leaving these i'm
nnrtant .:,sa..s.e:ss &c 30 attended, 20 by Pat
| teraon. f'F'
In 1869 joint resolution was passed
authorizing the Governor to employ an
armed force "for the preservation of the,
peace" the expenses Of which were to be
"paid out of any funds in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated" It was
from this convenient fund then ready to
| hand that the warrants were drawn ont.
filled up with the name of John Mooney,
for S25, ,645; another in the name of john
Leggett for $40, 800, and the third in the
name of David H. Wilson for $l3, 500.
All of these names are Gctitious, but were
nevertheless endorsed ON the warrants.
The two first were collected by F. g.
Jacobs, who was cashier of Hardy Solo
| mona Bank and Patterson's confidential
friend. The third order was collected by
| Hardy Solomon, president of the bank.
The financial arrangement thus con.
cludeId, natttoT5on anG Worthinetcn did
their work faithfully, aud With the
money of the State bought for Scott and
Parker immunity for their crimes.
In the progress of this doubly dyed
yillainy it became evident that If an ad-
journment over to the holidays could be
effected, and the memher8 then permit
| ted to return to .heif homes, whero the
sentiment of the people was unanimous
against the thieves, 1t would require moro
money to purchase the recusant members
than the State treasury could afford.
Another source of annoyance to tho
Financial Ring was the report. Of the
Joint Investigating Committee, which
was already printed Did ready for deliv-
cry, and which fully, established their
guilt. Wk;pper had the floor, and In.
| :ended to speak until the hour for I'D.
journment should arrive; ard unless be
could be seated, the vote could not be
had before adjournment. t8a
La this emergency, the services of the
! Speaker, :. J. Moses, Jr., were secured
by the payment of large sum of money
out of the militia fund, whereupon Sam
uel j. Lee, ready tcel o: sihe Ring, rose
to, question Of privilege, Upon which
Moses ruled promptly, and thus removed
| Whipper from the floor. Meantime Gov.
Scott had issued proclamation conven>
Ing the General Assembly, on the day
following the day fixed for adjournment,
on the dignifed ground that it was mel
ther, decent nor proper, and is injurious
to the State, for the General Assembly
TO adjourn from the 22d of December,
1871, to the 9th of January, 1872. whilst
the Governor and Treasurer are chargeSas
with high crimes and misdemeanors.' +"
The high and chivslric tone of these two
worthless, who could steal the money OF
the people by the million, and yet could
not brook the indignity OF remaining
under threat Of impeachment for Q. week,
even for the sake Of the jesyeas fs=..;r;;..S;;
of Christmas, ought to have redeemed q
multitude of sins Under such threats,
persuasions and parliamentary tyiokery,
further debate was cut of, and the resc-
luton of impeachment was defeated by
an overwhelming vote OF 60 to u. ~ n =
In this controversy r. II. Elliott bore q
| prominent part In behalf of the peme-
cuted officials, and received warrants on
the ARMED Force Fund" to the amount
of SIC, 500, which were fully paid TO HIN
out of the treasury in january and Feb
ruary, 1871. So soon as this ''good de.
liverance" was effected, the following
proclamation Of hia ExcelIency was is.
sued:
1 STATE OF SoUTH CARoLINA,
4 .' EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
! COLUMBIA, December %, 1874. ~
| Gentlemen Of the Senate and Hotsse oj
Representatives
| Whereas, the action of the HotIss b
Representatives on this day has fendesst
unnecessary the proclamation from thi.
department convening the General sAs
sembly on the 23d inst, I have deemed
it proper to revoke and rescind tha
proclamation, and It is hereby according
\ ly resCinded and revoked. sffifD stf -
Very respectfully,
ROBERT X. ScoTT, Governor.
The books of Solomon's Bank bea,
complete traces of the bulk of the money
: going TO the credit Of John j. PattersOs
a mere crnmb falling TO his man Friday
the immsculate Worthington. TIT
- iIiolsiSeio WHO stooi hTniy by the stat,
: and who voted for impeachment foutit
? no money in the treasury to pay theil
! honest certificates, and went TO tkeil
:, homes for the holidays penniless, willis
those who opposed Impeachment Wer,
I we'll provided for, and returned TO thei
homes with their pay as members, ami
J, the money paid them hs lpet.es,aa a
! | brihes. The facts of record. and the tes