Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-07
[From the New York SUM-
Sunlight for South Carolina.

Sunlight for South Carolina.
In attacking the thieves who plundercd
tho people OF South Caroiua for 50 many
years, the San has mover Disseminated
between Republicans and Democrats. The
Ring itself, at the tune of its greatest au-
dacity, consisted Of Scott, Chamberlain,
Parker, Kimptou, Cardozo, Patterson, and
Ncaglc-all of them Republicans. The
ablcst and most dangerous Of these men
was Chamberlain, who is one Of the most
polished rasoals between the two oceans. 4
largo part of tho subsidiary work was, of
course, done by Republicans, Cor the State
was then controlled by Republican major.
ity, and tho lesser thieves and agents and
instruments of the Ring naturally took to
that cast of politics. 1t is un6cniable,
however, that there were many prominent
Democrats, who, like tho proprictors Of the
Democratic Ne,os anil Courier, loudly
called for reform and honest government,
while actually participating in the proceed,
Of the gigantic operations engineered by
Scott Chamberlain aud Kimpton.
When the Democratic party came into
power under the leadership Of Wado
Hampton and his friend, NJ G. Butler,
now Senator of the Unitcd States, there
swept through the State cry for the con-
viotion and punishment Of the robbers who
had piled up debt of nearly thirty mil.
lions and ruinod the industries and proper
ty interests of the tax payers. Hampton
and Butler mado good political use OF this
popular demand. Ono of thcm made him
self Governor, while tho other mounted the
wavo and rode on it's crest into the United
States Senate. An investigating committee
was appointed, important evidence was taken
inculpating every one of the principal
thieves, and subpmnas md warrants were
issued withou: stint. One or two of the
smaller scoundrcis we're convicted and
sentenced to prison, feeble show of an
made, and that was nll Not one tenth of
the demands of justice has been satisfied;
aud the Democratic politicians Of South
Carolina, notably Hampton and Butler, arc
already busily engaged in promulgating the
idea that the State should bury its past of
shameful corruption and consider the escape
of the robbers as part of tho ransom paid
for it's emancipation.
The failure Of justice is partly due to the
fact that this simple question of punishing
crime has been mixed up with politics, to
further the designs Of politicians. 1t is
partly duo to tho fact that full exposure
of tho inside history of tho Scott, Moses
and Chamberlain administrations would
involve good many prominent Democrats
III lasting embarrassment.
The evidence taken in lawsuit, now in
progress in this city, shows how intimately
Democrats like Senator Butler aud his for.
mer friend Gary, were concerned with the
Republican thieves in the pluudcr of the
people. The folIoyi.ag SgfdeMsyRt signed by
Butler and GaryTsas, been produced as part
;othe tcstigsssSSy: -
off'oE p5F CoURTNAY, EVERETT & Co., r
83 Pearl street, New York.
caro- Whereas, the undersigned, being dcsirous
- 10 take action to reinstate the value Of the
bonded debt of the State of South Carolina:
1t is hereby agreed the undersigned agree
to pay to M. G. Butler and NJ. w. Gary 10
per cent. of the not gains that may arise
from the purchase and sale of at least
100000 Of said State bonds, the Increase
to be measured by the advance duo to an
endorsement of the public meeting to be
held on or about the 3D. Of May next, at
Columbia, approving the payment in full
of all tho present bonded debt of the State,
and agree to use their best efforts to that
effect in consideration Of said 10 rcr ccntum
aforesaid mentioned.
New YoaK, April II, 1871.
(Signcd) W. Il. EVERETT,
l.. d. CIIILDS,
j. B, PALMER,
(by j.. D CllLDS.)
j p. SOUTHERN
We accept tho terms of the above agrco-.
ment
(signcd) NJ. 9. BUTLER, Attorney, &c.
NJ. w. GARY, Atty at Law.
The disgraceful character Of this writing
will bo apparent when it is added that But
Ter and Gary were both delegates to the
Taxpayers Convention, which they pro-
posed to influence to certain action in tho
interest Of bond speculation. All Of tho
parties who bribcd Butler and Gary with n
promise of share in the profits were holders
Of South Caroina bonds. Everett was Il
!, New York spcculator; Childs, Palmer and
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