New-York tribune., 1878-03-05


| tbs fool Of thieves and swindlers When the yul-
turcs Oh one occasion were particularly pressing
| Mr. Woodruff records that he "exhibited temper
| which he should not have DONE" "God grant,, lie
| fervently wrote, "that NAV be saved from swear
| ing which sounds exactly like Pepys when no hau
been drunk with the ladies of the court over hight'
| Again, he said pathetcally: "To dsburse money
and not be able to save any as IL goes thiousn' 10
| prettv rough for Josephus." Again: Il called on
| Governor Moses, and spoke to him about settle
mont II was a hard day for Sunday, and trust that
God will forgive for actions, as we couio ho'
help it, On Sunday, December Is, 1873, there iS
a remarkable entry: Read Henry Ward Beecn-
er's srrnon on True Economy III was hot III ail
onplicoble to our legislature On some points Mr.
Woodruif's head was remarkably Lowell. lhere WAS
a Republican Printing Company with n large hon
ororv membership. Governor Moses, as printer,
rot 800 600 Treasurer Carlozo, in like capacity,
So 500; Senator Owens, as one OF the company
~ 600: while there was poor devil of Senator,
mere rat who camo in for only 200. MI
Woodruff, in remarking upon tho large sums
which he disbursed to these amateur pro-
fessors of Typography, judiciously says ~ Priht-
ers are the light of tho world, and should
be taken care of rs preferred creditors" Mr.
Woodruff had good reason 60 admire the art conser-
vaiiye of arts and his friends to bless tho memory
Of Gutenberg and Faust. Every pecuation i'll South
Carolina in those pcculating times, was charged 10
the account of public printing. The igureS are per-
fectly astonishing. The amount paid from 1868 10
1876 ostcnsibly for the publication OF the general
laws and for other printing. wasSl ,32b,0SV-a sum
greater than that OF the cost of the public printing
from tho establishment of the State Government mp
to 1865, including all the payments made during the
war; in Confederate currcncyI
Sometimes, it must be admitted tho pious Wood
ruff really lost his temper and relieved himself by
making sharp entries in his log. For example -
wonder if will ever get healthy basis from the
wolves" Again: thought had quieted lin
Hurley but still he is very pressing Tim has money
enough and why he should keep ones nose
10 tho grndstOhc IS strange lndecd." one
Ncagle is written down "a perfect night
marc.n Tho same Ncagle IS spoken OF III
another place as "a ro,Gti0us wretch" ana
also as ga terrible ogre and regular sucker and
scarccrow." d" | am SICK" adds the darlst. PLAIN
lively; h" am getting tired OF this continued pres
sure" And finally, ~ ii IN despair: D.d my BEST
TO please everybody, but the appropriation IL eX-
hGustcd." There Is candor. too IN some OF the ell
fries which is touching There was q Captain Cour
tcnay VITO actually thought ;hat Woodruff bad
made his money "by some imposition on the pub
Woodruff land don't believe public men. with
pnblic business are any of them too careful with
their oyer-cm.rgc." Poor Woodruff. llo was
compell,d one dav "to blum several appli-
cant, for money" and it was upon that
dav that ne made the decided entry, "iIogc is
hinge hogv iat he recovered his temper speedily,
for the very next day he gave Benedict an order
for $500 10 pay note of Senator Jones for Green
fields buggy Sometime. the days disbursements
were really alarming. ~, for instance, Monday
December :, 1873" when the following payments
were made: :" senator Jones, 800 Clinton, ZOO
Hurley, 1000: Corwin. 81 800; Judge lloge the
hinge hog1, 5000; Whttcmorc, $1,000" IL
would be frigh,(ul but for occasional CLEANS OF
conviyality like this: "Glcaycs, Nash, Smali',
and myself had an oyster supper Smas paid for
il. and Nash eat it, and 50 II goes The money, We
suppo,e. Is her, referred to. AID all this time
Josephns had aspirations. lie wanted " to be State
Treasurer Til. ambition he coalidcs f. his diary,
and add, tia, # he had only a reasonable prospect
Of the Office "le would begin studying finance in
corncstr The mind sriHks aghast at the idea of
what Jo,cphus would have been If he had "studled
finance In earnest He undoubtedly played at
ducks and brakes with what money there was
in thc treasury but "a an accomplished Gnancier he
might have cXtortcd even greater taxes from the
South Carolina citizens just rs may be scicnilli-
cally possible 10 get blood out of turnip. This
would be- on the face OF il, process quito as fcasi
bc as that Indicated in the following entry Car
lnzo paid ;Sij 900 more on the printing. Wants Us
TO eet q piano for Mckinney out of that" \ piano
ont OF an appropriation for printing j. good.
IInt perhaps have had enough of the pious
Woodruff and his dairy. IL is Impossible to rise from
II, nerusal without a thorough conviction that IN
all the world in tho year 1913, Il more precious set
of scamps could not have been found than that
which after stealing the Government 81 South Caro-
lima. PROCEEDED to steal all its money. We do not
believe that in political history anything can be
found like Il. There thcvery during tho
reign of Charles H., but then thcre was
not much to steal. There was hlchng in tho days
OF the French Revolution, but then the plunder was
onl; of hcggarly assignatS. The South Carolina
qcoundres actually pyieged good money, and great
deal of II. The committee having the matter in
hand thinks the fact " Illuminating and disgusting"
1t was corruption reduced to Regular and un-
checked system. As such it a curiosity, ard it
Will be tor the public veal to put II, IN perpetual
remembrance. upon record.
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