The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-30
q90G rec MUCH CLEMENCY.

The advocates of clemency to the Re-
publican officers who have been guilty of
crimes in Office have all along contended
that to expose their rascalities and then
let them go by resigning, would 20 the |
State more good than to punish the |
criminals, because it would retire them
from politics, and, at the same time, have
a beneficial effect outside of the State.
Their policy has been adopted, and we
ask :f s.s :eess;:i: promises 10 Justify their
predictions. Let us take some examples
to decide from. L. Cass Carpenter was
nslrdoned, and, as soon ss he was out Of
the clutches of the law, began q general
abuse Of the people of South Carolina In
the Northern papers, charging the wit
nesseS against him and the jury who con.
yicted him with perjury. smallg. though
under sentence to tho penitentiary. is out
On bail, and is actually enjoying seat in
Congress upon salary Of FIVE thousand
dollara year, with which he is able from
time to time to fight Off justice. Car
dozo is at large and engages in the politi-
cal arena. AS member Of the Repub-
lican State Executive Committee, he 10
now plotting liz common with Nash,
Swails and other Republican miscreants
to overthrow good government ia this
State and restore TO power the very
thieves whe have been exposed and
should be in the penitent;ary. These
parties do not intend to quit politics until
they are forced to do SO by conviction
and punishment by The law. The effect
of this Cancellation, as some people
call it, which turns loose upon the peo-
pie gang of hungry political thieves, is
very forcibly illustrated by the course
pursued by Sammy Green, the colored
Senator from Beaufort. who, the Tribune
and Commercial says, appeared q few days
since before an assembly of his constitu-
ents to account for the reason he resigned
FROM the Senate, and said "that he was
innocent of the charges brought against
him, but he was satisfied that he would
be convicted ii he went to trial, and to
escape the penitentiary he had to re.
sign"
The Columbia Register answers this
statement of Sammy with volume of
crushing evidence, showing his guilt
upon numerous occasions, one Of the
proofs of which in taken from his testi-
mony before the committee on public
frauds, ss follows:
"Hon. Samuel Green, being further
examined, deposes on oath, IA follows:
] Tfss 9 member OF the House of Repre-.
sentatiye5 ct the extra seasiOn of 1873.
was then member of the Committee
ON Ways and Means, and Mr.. James A.
BoWley, member from Georgetown, and
Chairman of the Committee of WAYS and
Means, told me that could get $500 for
concurring in q favorable report on the
bill to pay the claim of the South Caro-.
line Bank aud Trust Company, and that
Mr.. Hardy Solomon would pay me, and
that he iRowley) would be responsible
for it. had nething to gay to Mr.. Solo.
mon until after the bill passed. con-
Cured in the report of the cemnaitses.
Afterwards, when spoke toaMr. Bowley
about the $500, he referred me 70 Mr..
Solomon, and said thst he had made tho
arrangement for Mr.. Solomon to pay It
himself. then saw Mf. Solomon, and
he agreed 70 pay 1t, but didn't pay It
then. Sometime afterwards, he gave me
about 5000, and said &c had no more
money then, but he agreed to pay note
of mine for some horses that ] purchased !
from Mr. John Long, which understood |
that Alr. Solomon did afterwards pay. |
The note and the money together made |
up the $500. think the note was for |
$500, and the difference Mr. Solomon
paid me in each.
lSigned,l SAMUEL GREEN"
These occurrences carry their own sug-
gesiion. Every one Of the ex.RepubM.
can officials, who has been proven guilty
of piblie frauds and attempts to again
participate in politics, should OF once be
prosecuted vigorously. There Is no rea-
son nor Qualification for allowing uen,
who ought to he In our prisons, to be
threatening good government by their
in the lower countiea of
oar State.