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

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Attorney General Train: Did not Col
Treutlen deliver that letter to Kimpton
Attorney General Youmans: Colonel
Treutlen did, at Cavender's request, de-
liver him this letter.
Mr.. Youmans here resd the letter as
suring Mr.. Kimpton that if he and Ran.
dali would Immediately 60 to Columbia
with their books, and make full dis
closure of their knowledge of the bonds
and financial affairs of the State, all
prosecutions against Kimpton should be
dropped: :.. o.a
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
portunity had been given him to come as
a witness. He would not come. He
could not have been used as witness in
New York, because what we wanted from
him :was-when these negotiations were
going on, at his request, with the Presi-
dent-not only disclosure of the knowl-
edge of the bonds, but Of the financial
affairs of the State. That was the object
of that telegram. 1t was during the
time that no requisition was being put
in force against him. But that situation
has been entirely changed. What diff
ference can his testimony make? There
is noslsw and there Is no power by which
a man can be forced to testify. Mr..
Kimpton is evidently unwilling to tes-
tify: q.
. at 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 defrau-
ded'of heap more than that: the faith
of nation, of a public man should be
maintained; his pledge when it shall be
giYenSis more than the name of man or
theihonorand chastity of woman. Fire,
famine, pestilence may visit a country,
bnt on the broken faith of country the
sun OF prosperity will cease to shine.
Yet I have had to listen for three days to
these unmeasured attacks on the name
and fame of man who is absolutely
above; suspicion and reproach. 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
that uIai.-1--Nade uIaSi.- Hampton. He is
known North as well rs :-v-l>--and in
Europe as we'll as America. Now, as 70
the gentleman who first spoke, I,want to
call attention to one or two statements OF
his. He has gone on a good deal about
a bargain witch Patterson. He says that
a bargain has.bcen carried out. That I
have denied. We have tried our best to
get Patterson, and have failed. Thereis
no means of correcting Judge Humph-
reys' decision. He says further that this
indictment was found on the testimony
of Elliott and Thomas j. Mackey, whom
he calls notorious liar. Judge Mackey
is one of the Circuit Judges of the State
of South Carolina; he was elected under
q Republican administration; after q
grave argument it was held that the seats
of the Judges were not filled according
to law. A quo aOarranto was brought
against Democratic Judge, and he was
ousted. The others resigned and were
candidates for reelection, and Mr.. T. j.
Mackey, who is called here notorious
liar, was elected by the Democrats; and
i have only this to say to my friend, Mr.
Dickinson, that he don't know the man
he is talking about, and though Judge
Mackey is gentleman and conservator
of the peace, if he tells him so he will
never tell him so but once. .Mackey is a
veteran of two wars; he went through
the Mexican war with honor, he has been
in the border warfare of Texas, he is
altogether the most original, in some re-
!s;prtects the most extraordinary, man / ever
saw in my life. And it won't be pleas
ant for people who call him liar"
Judge Abbott: He is a Republican,
isn't he? -; :. :
Attorney General Youmans: "Well !
declare I don't know much about his
politics. He was elected by the Repub-
fican Legislature until he was elected by
the Democrats. Yet, sir, we are told
this is 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 will come to the conclusion,
think, that they amount simply to
nothing. 1t is a simple demand, made
in accordance with the constitution
Nor am I to be goaded, nor can l be
goaded, by anything said on the other
side into any political elimination or re-
elimination. I DO not appear as Q. poll
tician or statesman, as Democra1 or
Republican, simply appear before the
highest law Office in the State of Massa-
achusetts to present for your consideration
the claims Of a sovereign State in accord.
ance with the constitution Of the United
States. do not happen to have the for
tune, as my friend Mr.. Chamberlain did,
first to open my eyes to the light in this
magnificent country. l do know some,
thing of its history. l knew and 1 said
when I was suddenly summoned and re-
quired by the Governor to 60, that Mas
sachusetts was the home of law.
sI know that far around and faEbehind
You, in the Executive, stand supporting
YOU the memories, the monumental eff.
gies of the great men who have adorned
its history. I know that you know, and
that he knows, that politics is one thing,
that duty is another; the sworn obliga-
tions of an officer must be complied with
irrespective of parties.
"I know that you and he can neither
forget that into her bosom have crept, 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
giue us a 1oitness /; I do not ask the State o.
Massachusetts, to turn over anybody TO US
for The purpose Of torture. ] simply ask
the State of Massachusetts, when she has
within her borders fugitive from justice
whom we have tried again and again
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