The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07
and w9oto letter TO Jones. of which the
following Is copy:

and wrote q letter 10 Jones. of which the
following is COPY:
CHABLKsToN, s. c., Feb. II, 1874.
Hon. Il. o. Jones, Columbia, s. c.:
DEAR SIR--Your favor with draft en-.
closed came to hand, and I can scarcely
now believe that you were capable OF do
Ing what you claim has been done in
clain, tina. was and am 80 deeply inter-
ested in. When j. N. Hayne, Esq,
could have gotten sixty cents on the dol
lar, you demurred, and stated that you
could not allow any paper Of yours to be
sacrificed at three. .fifths Of its face value,
and now you clai y that Twenty-Five
cents on its face value you accepted. Sir,
expected that the 81 900 which you told
us time and time again was my share,
would have petted me at the outside $3.50,
and now it's sold, as you state, 1t dwin-
died down to $208.33. can't believe you
thus mean 70 act in this matter; but it's
loft with you. A base migrate TO friends
always meets his reward. I was you.
friend, believed your promises, and ex-
poet you now, in prosperity to make
good all you promised when you depen.
ded upon me and others, expecting and
believing that you are and were perpe-
trating huge joke about this matter rs
above, to test my faith in your promises.
Yours truly, Rev. III. II. HUNTER.
We submit two accounts OF the Repub-
lican Printing Company, found in the
State treasurer's Office which have been
paid. This 'immigratinn report therein
referred TO was not compiled or printed"
but the bills therefor were paid in full.
Ilie schome originated in the fertile
brain or Timothy Hurley, whose facility
to concoct and execute fraudulent meas
ures Is sufficiently well known always
10 assure success.
ted quarter Of IA million OF dollars at one
Bwoop contained almost as few words as
the account itself, and was rushed
through both Houses under the whip Of
the two clerks, who were all powerful at
that time in silencing "the funds" 1t
will be observed in the evidence that the
printing company at this time was com-
posed OF the two clerks, who made up
and certified to their own accounts,
which were always increased by o suffi-
clcrt amount TO cover all expenses, in
Guiding bribes and commissions paid to
State officials and members of the Gen.
eral Assembly The act under which the
contract for public printing was awarded
had been passed for tho purpose OF allow
ing tho two clerks TO have full and un-
disputed control of the printing. The
'cii Gle of friends knew them. they had
tried them, and they were satisfied with
their ."manner of conducting business"
the basis OF which was that the 'lion's
share of the spoils'' should fall 70 "the
friends" and the remainder find its way
20 tho capacious NAV OF the company.
While we condemn almost every act of
thesu two clerks, and present them in
this Lnenviable light to the public, it Is
wei! 20 remember that they were but in
reality the subtle tools OF corrupt State
officials and equally corrupt legislators.
They sowed indeed and gleansd, 5us the
others reaped the harvest:
COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. 8, 1873.
State of South Carolina:
To Republican Printing Company,
DR.. For the compilation and printing OF
the report of Immigration, ordered by
the General Assembly at the session OF
ls71-73, sevepty-five thousand dollars
This account bears tho following ell
dorsement:
COLUMBIA, 8. c., December 8. 1873.
We certify that the within amount of
, twenty-five thousand dollars 1875, ,OOO) Is
correct and remains unpaid.
j. WOODRUFF,
Clerk of the Senate.
a. o. JONES, G. H. r.
The following account bears similar
| endorsement:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. %, 1872
l State of South Carolina.
| To Republican Printing COMPANY. DIR.
To amount of deficiency of printing as
| per appropriation under "Joiut Resolu-
| ton to provide for expenses of Public
| Printing" approved December 81, 1872,
| $3.50, 900.
Received payment.
| LEGRAND BENEDICr, President.
| For tile purpose of contrasting the ora
| Of extravagance and robbery with that oi
| "Home Rule" brought ahont thrnn. |:
tho election and inauguration of Hamp-
ton, we insert q certified statement OF
State Treasurer Leaphart, showing the
COST of public printing for the regular
and special sessions OF 1876 and 1877, and
leave the figures tospeak for themselves
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., !
| OFFICE OF Sta Z TREASURER,
| COLUMBIA, 8. C. Feb. 25, 1878.
| Statements of payments made on ac-
count public printing, Regular Session
] 1875, and Special Session 1877 up to No
| vember /, 1877:
! Amount appropriated. $40, ,0OC
[ 1877.
June IL, paid Republican
| Printing Company........$2,0 ,00Os
! June Is, paid Jas, Woodrow 2,O24
| Aug. l, paid index accounts 200
| Is, paid Cs.yo & Patton G2i
| II, paid G. Mckinley. "a 5,221
| Balance on hand Nov. l, 1877. 81, IT'S
| Against this balance ia an Dt1tatandino