The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
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Uos;C DHSF' You Have Reached the
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b., following remarks were delivered
Cos s,Gge Townsend, in sentencing L.
nns Carpenter for forgery. which nre
2blished in supplement form on ac-
b2ount of the crowded condition of our
Y columns:
j. CAss CARPENTER: Iou nre white
Iuan of superior education, literary at
.-:nments and refinement. It ia un-
usual to SEQ such an one arraigned be-
fore the Court of Sessions for the crime
of forgery. In your past history might
be discovered tho reason for this un-
common spectacle if / felt disposed to
explore the past. In that past you did
great deal of mischievous work. For
this unhallewed work you have
done. in South Carolina you were
munificently rewarded by liberal
oers of the State. The payment Of $l6,-
000to you for tho publication Of two
acts Is I'm illustration Of the splendid
premiums awarded you ont of the pub
lie cmoneys for your devotion to party,
and ardent advocacy of its principles
aud mission. Not content, however,
with such net rewards for tho unholy
work you were performing in the grand
scheme for the plundering of State and
the humiliation OF tho colored race, your
superior intelligence suggested the pos
sibility of securing further compeusn-
ton by the ingenious use of forged in
struments. Your debasement conse-
qasnt upon the disi.onorable and mis-
chievous work you performed, with the
avarice naturally excited by the untold
off ho1 nj fhn
pockets of others, finally instigated yon
to the commission Of the forgery. un,i
has placed you in the humiliating posi-
ton of n criminal before the court to-
day.
You have reached the goal that every
dishonest man will ultimately attain.
To-day you are only reaping the harvest
from the seeds of slander and dishon-
esty you SO carefully sowed in the past.
The curses you have heaped upon 9TH
ers have nt Inst come homo to roost.
The shadows of the evils you hnvo
brought upon others are falling upon
you, Retributive justice has come, and
you alone are responsible for all this.
thnt you are convicted criminal.
The testimony incontestably proved
youf guilt. It was submitted to fair
and impartial jury, who seemed to have
no difficulty in reaching the conclusion
TINT you committed the forgery. Able
and distinguished counsel represented
youI Your defense was skilfully man.
aged. You cannot complain that you
have not had fair and impartial trial.
RE motion submitted for a new trial
wesl denied because fair and consc;en-
tioas consideration OF the testimony did
ndauthorize the court to grant it. The
aeHtence Of the law must now follow the
yerdict.
!shnll not undertake properly to char
aeaTize the crime of which YOU have
ban convicted. Forgery ia an offense
ths deserves severe reprobntion and
punishment, hecanse of the fncilitv with
Wtich it can be committed, and the in
jries following its commission. There
cng be no protection against the stealing
Clones name to milk to writing. Pre-
vtltion of the crime by the exercise of
hssutmost caution is mpracticable. In
yuur case you have insidiously and
ihlfully altered writing and defrauded
hesitate. And this was done not once,
tatsscores o. times. You seem to lave
nSarded the public moneys in tho treas
ury as yours to any extent to which you
conld obtuin it, WI -ther by forgeries or
Gher means. 1t is not surprising that
you conrliite,l numerous forgeries, when
Your teachings to others were SO reckless
anG demoralizing.
) Ehe crime is an infamous one. The
Z bfSe. has always been regarded MS
; i=5picable criminal, and formerly the
! ssferest punishment was inflicted upon
hin. To steal the name of another is no
lesg disrep1table than the stealing of
aa5Sthor's goods. by the commission of
tie crime of which you have been con-
visited, you have brought everlasting
ipiamy and disgrace upon yourself.
These consequences cannot now be
avorted. The stigma will adhere wher-
ever you may 60. Well may you have
been moved TO tears when allusion was
made to your devoted wife and tender
children when the appeal tor mercy was
made in your behalf, for you have de-
stroyed their peace of mind and happi-
ness, and will leave to them after you
have passed away nothing but dis
honored name and blasted reputation.
In your days of Innocence and power,
you should lave regarded tho welfare Of
your family. 1t is too late now to shed
bittcr tears of regret, for the past is gone
forever and the unholy and mischievous
york done in it by You cannot be un-
cone. Strive in the future to devote
your talents and learning to nobier pur-
roses than stirring up by your dis
hsnesty and teaching the bo 'er passions
qfAuman nature to subserv the mutual
inzArests of yourself and others. and
tkan you may find some consolation
in Che consciousness of having made