Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-10
she Ssssc ana Fall Of Moscs,

, ne 2ssSc ana Eisll Of MOSCS.
There appaared Ia the f .tsoa Market 70.
lies Court yesterday to answer to the ch5rge Of
o5!alairg money ca taIsa pvetcnc9s man who
has held many Offices ia his day. itom J alse to
Governor ct great State. sld who is noH o
fgSar aid a pcnui!ess vsgabjad. There wss
llme when ho had cJa;70i ot al:a5st uu!iui!icd
Wesl!b. rol.d ia !Gxary aa4 spor,cd with Raa-
soos aud libertiace 9Th the prlf1souets cf az
Eistcrn ffsroe. 10 ds7 he n&S hardly friend
10 the world, RnG, br0kea, gray AID seeds, hr
tKss ou! q slender subsistence Is hIg wits II
O euVclsst were 20 weave !ric romaoco the
main Incldruta OF the career OF Frahktn j.
MOsrs, formerly Governor of S9u.h CafcEns.
people would say tha; bis story wes sansssioosI,
bat somewhat Improbable. Tue life OF Moses tur
dishes o capita! cx,mpIc Of the csso gish wnich
bod and reckless man mag ST. u on po9er apd
pet IN times OF political unsettlsmea. aod rev.
Olu;lon. Tho period of reoous,ruahoo in the
S2uth was Moses opportCni y His tal vas
TIE natural coos:q1eGuo Of biz i'll. Fpeut lie, pot
Ct tie cad OF tho IRA 10 whica be tiJar!sact.
Ii Vas said OF M3sea ocg ago. by one who
knew hir well, that $40 Vas 1oulo hanroG
nsn, vita paralysis On he moral s,Ge." Ey.
acsy what cJos!i U;ta uob;e nssrtea tn.u,
hoHevcr. is not cea!iy Ge;croi3"d. As iocg AZ
Ncs;s had Ii jGoy ho scattered il like oraff.
Bat tia. which he toss u a5Dut hlta with pred.
laa hands was DOT his o"a sad tho creature
wno livtd 90 his b0uaty nGvc; W hin Credit
t0r gcuuae gencrocl.y.
81 When tGo day caala to hin 16ou ne, like
O13 oi Old, would !ala nava filled tia bells
with the husk the swine Gid cst," bis fac
weather friends had aii ipIsak % hiru ant H,d,
The maa Who made tho sr,uts OF the csp.t.l OF
South Cafoiloa respicndrut 4.lh cos Nv ,oIi.
RACES, jewels and gay attire was a. last brought
dom So lev that he s.oi3 sn ovoreos, frou su
ofduo iato which hs had soue u5 proterdod
erraad oil business. Where wero his Duoa c1m.
panons, the men, whom be had enriched. the
taVorltes OF tls bElct aid trlli1pt narcer. yhen
he was so reduced gnd Illuminated?
Born OF good old family of Jewish dssosns.
gifted With many rsro personal AID mental neal
ltles, Moses might have made h,mselt a name
Of which Soush Carolina wou d have been
proud. The Tapldi'y with whica he ran the
Whole camus CT ordinary AMBITION proved his
Estlvo geulu5. At the olose of the war, al
though BIO had thrown hinscif heart and hand
into tho Confederate cause, be ssw, es mn, few
others did, that tho loader of tho nnwIy-sn
traucassed freedmen WAS surs of power. nnd @
took up their cause with en- cntGu5iasm iha,
seemed almost real. His sssscisy aCd eudso
ity were rewarded. Speaker of tie Assembly.
10 ensaged 10 career OF c)irupton. bribery
aud robbery which has no parallel 10 this cou0.
try. He made 40 bones" of his rssc,ijv
lotepuons. II he wanted mGuey, horses
or sDy spcc!:s OF propartp hn demanded
these ofthe mcu who sued for hisiv1uepce in ths
passage ct bills II which they were interested
tie procured the enactment rs ls1 which gave
biz, as Speaker, unlimited power to draw upap
the State Treasury, und from tbs. dsy his war
rants. taking precedence OF 81! other dcnsod4,
were ploUtitul es tbs leaves OF the f,rcse. He
owned mouoy mill.
Having issued nearly two uioUs Of dollars
10 "pFy certihcstes" as Speaker. /: Ras olyious
that Governor Moses would rule the S.s,e
9ith ell the pr0Hig,c7 and extrsysgenca shat he
had shown 10 bis less Influential positoo,
There was almost 20 llmit to this mans reoka
essnesS. de seemed utterly devoid Of moral
sense. Ho levied toll 90 every public sDd pr.
Vste legislative measure with money 10 il"
which required MS s!gnsturs. II is q mstter
OF record, tor example. ,has vsiid can of
SlO0,U0o, held o7 backlog c0mDany AGAINST
the State, o1ud not be paid un,i s25 900 IVES
handed yer to Moses. lie Involved ons M Of his his
u1drrIlngs, Humbert, in scheme by which
the State was pluuderod of S2OCO0, sDd what
seemed to be grand larceny vas sttempted
against the State, aud when tho cficsrs wap.
to arres. his ExcelIency they fouod him in-
treuohcd iu lis palace, guarded by tho STATE
militia. ia gave away pardous like ho!iGsy
bAubics. Plmps, blsciIegs. criminals of every
complexion were pardoned by telegraph, by
le:ter, By verbal orders TO jai'e:s, anl wish o
freedom which promised Immunity 20 cline 40
| loog as the II nder oToed in tIoscs freod.
spand.hrlts Moses sd uo nothing for The
p1overbi.l rainy dsy." Ee ran his brle, career,
| and IN two or three years. out of power, cut of
place. and ou! OF money, be driftrd to New York
als iifs in South Carolina, after he had emerged
from tie rebellion, We. crowded full Of exciting
episodes tie livet life of debsu h,ry, iu-
tIlkue snd sensuoCa excitement. He scncmed
and planned, but he never bul!t for the future
| Wnl!e 1t lssted the golden stream that flowed
| through his hands was royalty spent, Whlte
ne had the opportunity be schemed to some pur.
poie, and his plans for g.iung DOES sslpn Of
"iho po!entislities Of crest wealth" by unlawful
| mesl were cd nrso!y laid But TIA end came
At is:s lis term OF Office expired uis chances
| for gain were gone and hs had saved none Of his
p1under He mad conso,ted with ewd persons,
| snd his own wife ana family were forced TO
| snake him ct TIC doTnh!il road is rapidly
! travelled TIE brilliant South CsroGsn, the
| curled darling OF iair WoIaen and the succas.fu!
adVenturer has come down from Governors
| chslr 10 sslImish with vulgar thieves sIA ion.
| pos!crs, Under aa sssuned name .he I.Scv-
e.oor OF South Carolina 1iss in and out Of tba
| roilce Courts. No need to noint the mora CT
shi: sorroWfui tsle N Y Tines
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