The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-02

the equities both Of the people and of The
creditors.
Again, this unknown critic shows an
ignorance Of the position assumed by us
in our speech on this subject, for our ar.
gumcnt was based in part on the failure
To obtain Kimpton's testimony, which
rendered the States case incomplete, and
it was therefore the Legislatures bust
ncss to prevent decree from going
against the State on insufficient evidence.
The editorials to which this c0rrcspon-
dent, who wishes to slandcr without Civ
ing his name, refers, were published on
or before the first day Of August, while
the failure to secure kimpton did not
occur until some time in September. and
whatever might have been our views
about the Bond Court before that time.
this occurrence was Of itself sufficient to
induce us 10 vote against the Court, for
we believe that 4 combination of bond
holders was formed to keep kimplons
testimony from being had, because they
feared the effect which the production Of
the documentary evidence in his posses
sion would have on their claims. But
whether he Was kept away in this man
ner or not, the fact is his testimony was
absent, and the State could not safely
rest her case withou' it, 1t is true the
acknowledgements in the decision Of the
Bond Court have been favorable to the
people, but the decision rests upon law
and not upon the facts or in other
words, the decision is based upon the
legal rights of the parties, and not upon
the absolute merits Of the case. The
decision docs not go into the character
OF any bond, but only decides that the
State has the right to investigate it, and
we only fear TINT before the case gets
through the Supreme Court Of the State
and Of the United States, the people
will sec that those Of US who advocated
the abolition of the Court were right.
The charge Of inconsistency, rs based
on the position we occupy, is trivial,
even if the two foregoing reasons did not
justify us, for men frequently change
their opinions upon public measures in
all sincerity, and with very great advan-
tagc to all concerned and in this par
ticular measure many Senators and Rep
rcsentaiives who voted last year to estab-
lisll this Court voted as We did i'm the
last session to abolish il, and the, we're
rs good and pure men as any i'm the
Legislature.
1t is hardly necessary that we should
notice the mean insinuations Mt the close
of the article quoted, for the readers of
the INTELLrGENCEK are too well ac-
quaintcd with its Editors record for anv
charges like these to be believed. We
are content to let the action of the Dem
ocrntic party Of The County in making
the Editor Of this paper its County
Chairman, and in clccting him to the
Legislature by the highest vote in the
primary election, say whether he has
been inconsistent in his political princi-
pies And now in conclusion we will
say that we pronounce the insinuations
at the close of this article rs false MS
they are malicious and uncalled for, and
at the same time we ask this unknown
writer to unmask himself and over his
own signature in the 1NTELLIGEHcER,
to point out to the people Of this County,
whose representative we are, the pnrticu-
lars wherein we have been derelict TO
any public trust, or false to any political
principle. 1t is easy enough to make
charges where one can do so without be.
ing known, and VIC invite this writer, if
he be gentleman, to place his state
ments concerning our political course
before the people with the influence of
his name in support thereof.
Since the death Of Bayard TAYLOR.
United States Minister to Germany, there
has been quite list of competitors en-
tered for the vacan. mission. Senator
Chrisiiancy, Of Michigan, is prominently
urged. but it is not generally thought
That his claim will be recognized for it ia
understood that his friends nre pressing
him for this position with view Of
making vacancy in the Senate, which
is to be filled by the election Of Zach.
Chandler. Mr.. Eugene Hale, Chandlcr's
on'in-law, is prominent among Mr..
Christiancy's friends on this occasion.
-.
Gov. iar!ranft, of Pennsylvania, is the
choice of the Camerons, and may be
said to be the representative of the mill
tary spirit of the country. Mr.. Wash
burue, late Minister to France, is also
said to he willing to represent the gov
ernment once moro in lis diplomatic
service. George William Curtis, Of New
York is likewise prominently spoken of,
and rs he is one of the literary men of
the country, it is thought he will find
favor nj the hands Of the President and
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