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bonds of the State that wereovor
issued for raising money. Ho was
not obliged by law to exhibit his
accounts to tho State treasurer, to the
financial board, nor to render any
vouchers thereof, and he never did
? so until his final settlement. When
bis financial settlement was mado in
accordance with a special act, ho re
ceived from the financial board a duo
bill of about ?150,000, and settled
with the board upon what is stated
to be a fraudulent set 'of books.
Chamberlain was a member of the
board, and took an active part in all
that pertains to the issue, manage
ment and settlement of its finances.
Judge Willnrd told nie that Kimp
tou had manufactured a fraudulent
set of books, but I cannot assert it of
my own knowledge. I suppose this
statement will show my hand to him,
but I do not care much. Chamber
lain 6igued tho settlement and papers
in that mater, and took part in all
other transactions of the board.
the printing swindle.
Tho appropriations for the benefit
of tho Republican Priuling Company
were in the main a gigantic swindle.
"Woodruff and Jones, who ran tho
company, will be compollcd to tell
bow the money was appropriated.
Tho following dispatches to the
Charleston Ncios and Courier supple
ments Mr. Parker's prediction in re
gard to Messrs. Jones aud Woodruff:
"Tho agreement with Jones and
Woodruff, the late clerk of tho House
and Senate, is that a italicj?-os. shall
bo entered on the indictments against
them, they to testify in behalf of tho
State when called upon to do so.
Each surrenders 828,000 of Bonanza
Warrants and all claims against the
State for printing, &c; Jones also
$12,000, and Woodruff surrenders
the Republican Printing Company's
building and fixtures in Columbia,
valued at about $7,000, and also
claims agairjst the Bank of the State
for $130,000. Both Jones and Wood
ruff saved their respective residences
in Charleston as settled upon the wife
in Woodruff's ense, aud the children
in that of Jones'." As in tho
thomas w- price printing com
pany,
continued Mr. Parker, I know that
Thos;Price is a merchant in Philadel
phia, Penn., and I am quite positive
that, when his claitu.fbrji,?^'>'^*?^?^-?
lirst presented it was for $0,000, and
was afterwards raised to $10,000
James Thompson, Chamberlain's
right hand man, and the editor of the
Daily Union-Herald, acted as an
n&entbelweon Price and the treasury.
chamber la in directly charged
wi7ii corruption.
I don't wish to say anything which
may appear like npersonal attack on
Chamberlain, though I acknowledge
that I have been offended by his treat
ment of me. I do object, however,
to being made the scapegoat o f the
Ring, and 1 am by no means willing
that Chamberlain and Kimpton
should thrust off any of their load-on
my shoulders. I am tired of hearing
of what Parker did, aud how he
acted in this transaction and that
when I know that my sharo in the
questionable doings r>f the King from
18G8 to 1874 was no greater, to say
the least, than that of other members
with whom I acted. ' During these
six years the corruption and pecula
tion incrcn&cd yearly, and it is idle to
attempt to palliate or deny it. If the
present investigation in South Caro
lina is pushed, the extent of [tho
corruption will bo laid bare, and all
who were parties to it will be brought
to judgment. I wish it to be under
stood that I do not shrink from this
investigation. I desire rather that it
be made as thorough and searching
ea possible, and I am ready to hold
myself responsible for my share in it.
If I have sinned in the matter I am
ready to make the amends which the
State shall direct. All that 1 ask foi
ls that the part which each one of the
Ring took in tho transactions of those
six years shall be exactly determined,
and condemnation meted out in pro
portion to the extent of the offending.
For Chamberlain and Kimpton to
deny that they were privy to what
was going on is simply absurd. Some
things undoubtedly Chamberlain had
no band in directly, though they were
done uiuicr his nose, and he must
have known about them. In other
transactions his name did not appear,
but there can be no question that he
was concerned in them in some way."
In other oases still he reaped a direct
beuefit from this co operation. Like
the ens of the^
MAUINJ3 AND RIVER PHOSPHATE
MINING COMPANY
for instance. -Tho shad} transaction s
connected with tho management "of
this company, and the bills lobbied
through tho Legislature for its benefit,
aro quite generally kriown> The
measures by which the interests of its
stockholders wero subserved in tho
Legislatures have been published in
tho Charleston papers; but Chamber
lain's connection with it has not here
tofore been stated. The stock of the
company was owned largely bp mem
bers of tho Ring, and Chamberlain
held one-fifteenth of it. It was $500,
000,1 believe, in all; so that Chamber
lain's share of the stock was $32,200.
Tim Hurcly, Chamberlain's right
bund man, and the Treasurer of
Charleston County, lobbied
bills for its benefit through the
Legislature. Then there was tho
G R E EN VILE E AND COLUMBIA RAIL
ROAD.
The bills passed iu connection with
this road were notoriously disrepu
table. Its capital stock was held in
twelve \ shares, I think, of 025,000
each. Scott,. Neaglc, Patterson,
Chamberlain, Cardozo, Kimpton,
Hurley, Crews and my sei f, were
stockholders.
A HIT OF DIRECT CORRUPTION.
I know also that Chamberlain re
ceived $2,000 direct lor his connec
tion with a transaction which fdo
not care yet to make public. It was
tho same transaction alluded to in the
letter which Elliott read in the last
nominating convention. He roso in
his scat, ^ brandishing this letter and
threatening to make its contents pub
be. An agreement was thereupon
patched up between him aud Chamber
lain, and he made the best he could
ot his f previous threats against him
He read the letter, omitting the ua.nos
of tho persons concerned, one of wh urn,
was Chamberlain. I have spoken of
the $150,01)0 due bill in favor of Kimp
ton, audited by the financial board.
.Now, when Kimpton was appointed
financial ageut an agrccmcut was
made between him, Chamberlain.and
myself that all commissioners accus
ing tb him slnuld be divided equally
among the three. Scott was left out
of this arrangement, although ho was
on the financial board. Chamberlain
and m}'self wero ih.ur entitled by this
agreement to $50,000 of the audited'
'cnuiir. Aril uiuuer o r~rilc*C Wi inTve7*
got. a dollar ol this amount,- for Kiinp
ton's due bill has never been pusd, and
I should be very much surprised if it
ever should be, in view of the coining
developments in the pending investi
gation. Both Chamberlain and Kimp
ton will deny this arrangement as a
matter of course, but it is a fact
nevertheless. You may remember
the letter from Chamberlain tome
published in the Nrios and Courier
some time ago, which reads, as nearly
as I can now remember:
"Dcur Parker?How did the com
missions foot up ?" '
What, did he care about these com
missions unless he had a personal
interest in their amount? No!
Chamberlain kept in the banckgrouud
as far us he could and pulled the
wires, or cm, ">ycd Kimpton to act as
his proxy. It is too preposterous for
him now to pretend blindness and
innocence.
WHY PA KKICR SAXS JIE FELL.
In.lS7-l a civil action was brought
against me before a mixed jury,
Judge Carpcntor presiding, to recover
$ 150,000, of which amount it was
alleged I had defrauded die State by
funding coupons wrongfully detached
The wie witness of importance to the
prosecution was a forger clerk of
mine, named Ladd, who swore that I
had told him one day at dinner that
I had funded that amount of coupons
for Scott, Nengle, Kimpton, Cham
berlain and myself. He did not say
that the proceeds were delivered to
Chamberlain as well as to'others, but
that Kimpton 'received the amount
which it was understood he was to
account for to Chamberlain. Well
the jury sat on tho trial J about two
weeks, and finally agreed together
that something must be done. So
they brought in a verdict against mc
for $75,000. Assuming, for the sake
of the argument, that the verdict was
legitimately rendered, why wero not
indictments drawn against tho others
who were impeached by the same
testimony? If-Ladd was lobe be
lieved, all concerned in this transac
tion were equally guilty aud cvunlly
exposed to prosecution for thoirshare
in it. Iiis evidence, if it a?'ected
one, allcctcd all.
These statements will be denied, of
course, but I'wave endeavored to
stato the plain flicts as accurately as
I could. I do |not souk to douy or
extenuate tlioJpart which I took in
this Iliug corruption. I frankly
admit thesQ^ncts of mine in South
j Carolina, whipll I now bitterly regret
I and which I wjould give much to be
ablo to blot one. I can only say that
I went to South. Carolina an honest
mau, and succumbed, like others, to
the great temptations in my path.
We were surrounded by enemies, and
were obliged bo maintain our places
by the exercisojof all the power which
we could got into our hands. With
the power aud ^opportunity presented
to us, surrounded as we wore by an
array cf uufhil|teniptalions, such as
few men had evbr presented to them
before, it is not strange, perhaps, that
rings were formed and corruption
reigned as it djd in Now York City
under the Twied ring. So far,
however, as my official action as State
trea surer is concerned 1 deny that j
'there are any irregularities in my |
accounts, Theta was no pin nde ring
of .the Slate treasury, except that
authorized by the Legislature. I
paiu such demands as were audited
and presented in accoulancc witii law
but the books were carefully kept a?d
no irregular payments made to any
j person.
The suit htought against mo was
I for funding coupous niter 1 left the
j office of treasurer, and the accounts
which I delivered over to my succes
sor' {have never been impeached.
After the elections in 1872 I rem aiu
cd in Charleston on private business.
T began the study of law in Major
Melton's office, and continued as a
student there until I went to Europe
in 187-1.
PAREER AS A REPENTANT hi NN ER.
In the fall of IS11 I cam-. North
and settled in Jcrsfey City, engaging
in business in New York. For the
past two years I have-tried to live an
I houcstand Christian life and help the
\ temperance cause and other good
? measures so far as lay in my power.
I do not wish to conceal the record of
my life in Charleston, but I desire
also that Ilia* life which 1 have been
leading for the past two years should
bo considered wlieu my case is passed
upon in judgment, y"
THE RING PICTU'jfacU IN DETAIL.
I have no respect \w the men with
whojfc I V>'j?i^"iii^r^^'* sixjears.
'iJhmnoeiTnn io^treae-rs .;;e:al a "cb'tt,"
I reserved, calculating and unscrtipu
lous man in his ambition for power;
place and reputation. In his conduct
I towards me ho has been hypocritical,
I as well-as base. Cardozo I believe to
i be an oily, plausibly, intriguing, un- J
principled fellow, and it seams likely
that ho will be shown up, in the pre
sent investigation, in Iiis true light. |
Frank Moses is a good-natured, easy
goiug man, with no principles in par
ticular, and little pretension to any. I
So long as his father was alive, he
had no fear of the issue of any prose
cution, and so was more open than
some of the others in his underhand
dealings. Kimptpn is a fit ally for
Chamberlain, exactly the man to have
been his most intimate friend in col- '
lege, and he baa worked in closo ac
cord with him. Xhby were not warm
flionds, because each was too sellis h
to care much about anbody except
himself, l'nttcrsou was an activo
member of the Riig, and is dipped as
deep as any of thorn. He may suc
ceed in Suppressing the investigation,
so far as ho is concerned, backed by
the influence which ho control, but
the suppression of evidence is the only
thing that can save hi in from indict
ment. As to the.
PRESENT CONDITION OP SOUTH CARO
LINA,
I certainly think that it is better than
when in the hands of t he King.
Wade Hampton .1 will try to do his
duty to all classed of the citizens. I
have no doubt that many colored
votes were cast for him in the last
election. Many of the blacks had
become disgusted with the Cnambcr
lfiin government and the wholesale
plundering that was going on under
the King, and which Chnmhcrlain at
least did not interfere to prevent. 1
am convinced that tho determined
struggle which Chamberlain made to
retain his post nj Govern or was due
largely to his rooted dislike of hav
ing the new administration overhaul
the . records of the past eight years.
If immunity from suspicion or direct
charges could have been assured him,
he would not have hold out fo long.
Tho control of the Stato is now so
entirely in Democratic f hands that
the Republicans have practically no
chance of political success for years
to como. The party was trusted with
the reins of government and misuse d
its trust.' All people have lost con ft -
dunce iu the integrity of the Repub
lican leaders, and the party as a
political organization, has fallen to
pieces.
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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBKR 22, 1877^
Governor Hampton in the Weft
The speech made by Governor
Hampton at R?ckford, 111., last week
was au eloquent plea for peace and
fraternization. He declared that his
chief motive in going there was to
promote a truo and correct under
standing between the pooplc of the
North and the South. Ho] said the
South bad had enough [of war, and
was now seeking peace and cited, a3
evidence of his truth, the fact that
dining the recent Presidential contest
the Southern members of Congress
by their moderation prevented the
country from being plunged into
another civil war. He concluded his
address as follows:
"We arc standing under one flag,
obeying one Constitution, and it is
for us to say what will be the future
of this country. Give us your help
and wc will give you our hearty co
operation. We feel and know that if
this is done, if wc can have a restora
tion of fratoriiity, if wo can make the
people of this country understand
each other, we feel then that there is
a glorious future before the whole
country Wc can make it so; jyc can
TiTTuTe Tt S"o by duCU uh'u all offfld pA1- |
forming in his allotted sphere his
duty; and having done that, to leave .
the consequences to (Jod?having
perl or med ouf duty, looking back to I
the past only to gain wisdom for the
future, and using the present wisely, ;
and looking to tho future. With hope
and trust in God, I am sure that wo
may ail say?North and South?para- j
phrasing the wish of the fact that
our States may all be "distinct as the
billows, yet one as the sea."
The North is fast beginning to
understand the South; old sores are
being rapidly healed; hatreds and j
animositiesbetween the two sections!
arc dying out; aud when we shall
have buried all contention and strife;
and arrived at an era of perfect good
will between all parties, no one in
America will have contributed more
to this priceless consummation than
our own immortal Hampton. In our
next issue wc shall publish his Rock
ford speech in full.
[OMMUNICATKD.J
Mr. luli'tor,
Sik :
A short visit to the Acndcmy of
Orangeburg village, assures me that,
under its present auspices, it can bo
made equal to the necessity of the pre
sent age, and with the bright array of
talent at its head, wc may confidently
look for a progress in lcaring that
will not only compare with many of
the institutions of the past, but even
with the light that now flashes from
every "Alma Mater," from the
mountains to tho seaboard. 'Iho
modes of instruction as biofly noticed
supposes that the elements of langu
age will be thoroughly taught, this
being tbc basis of all well regulated
institutions. Wc may confidently look
fornn inlellcctural structure that will
not only toll well upon the youth of
our beloved ^County and village, but
upon its bright auspices, Messrs.
Sheridan & Mellichamp.
They arc therefore respectfully
commended not only to the citizens of
this village, but of tho surrounding
country.
Respectfullv Yours,
J. B.
Extracts from a Rambler's Note
Book.
Mr. Editor : After reading the puff
und gush and slosh of those grout
writers "Argus,"and "Lignum Vitic,"
in the Religious J/vrald, it is difficult
not to be infected with their delight
ful style and manner, to that extent
which amounts almost to the cqcoethes
seribctidi, or itch for scribbling. In
addition to the foregoing delightful
experience, we have been travelling
(juite extensiveiy of late, and have
seen more or less of the counties of
Union, Spartauburg, Laurens, Ches
ter, Faiificld, Richlnnd, Lexington
and Orangeb?rg. * Hence, it is not
strange if we feel somewhat like Dr.
Way land said he did, when first in
troduced to the Southern Baptist
Convention in Charleston in 1875,
just like getting in and "sloshing
around generally-." But wo are go
ing to be very guarded, and do not
intend to tell half that we saw and
heard in our rambles.
During our peregrinations we stop
ped a few days in the town of Orange
burg, where a scries of meetings was
going oil in the Baptist church, con
ducted by Key. T. W. Mclliehamp,
the pastor, and Rev. J. B. Meiideu
hnll. We attended nearly all the
services while wc remained in town
and were interested. The congrega
tiom were large at night and Were oil
the increase in the daytime. There
was considerable interest, which
j seemed to be widening and deepening.
This church was organized, consti
tuted rather, about 18 years ago, Rev.
T. W. Mellichatnp, tho present pas
ts r, being one of the founders. He
remained pastor twelve years, and
then came up the country'. The
house of worship i.s an excellent brick
.-tincture with galleries, baptistry, etc
Tho audience room is about 03 by 40
feet. The history of this church has
been somewhat checkered. It stiller
cd from 'the war, as all other interests
did, Since then adverse influences of
varioui kinds have retarded its pro
gress more or less. But we are pleased
to learn from distinguished parties
that under the mild, firm ovan geligal
course and Christian labors of Mr.
MelMchanip, the general condition of
the church is improving. Wo were
told by a gentleman of tho Methodist
church, that Mr. Mclliehanp i.s mak
ing _ an excellent impression in..-.Oiv^
augcuiTrg oii*.Ut"C!Ti??(*s:?*fr:
Wc had something of an adven
ture, and we may as well confess it.
J We weie in charge of the Sheriff a
portion of the lime we were in Or
I augehurg. lie generously gave us
j the '-prison bounds," and after being
satisfied that we meant no harm by
I strolling into Orangcburg in the un
I ceremonious manner that we did, he
; allowed us to depart in peace, telling
j us, however, that if we ever came
there again -. The Sheriff and
ourself were lellow-students before
the war.
We were pleased to meet our old
friend Rev. S. W. Weber, pastor of
the Methodist.church. With him we
took tea on Wednesday evening, and
j had quite a pleasant time. ?? r.
Weber had invited the Baptist, Pres
by tcrian an Lutheran pastors to be
present. The two first responded.
We were much pleased with the
1 appearance of Rev. Mr. Brown, the
Presbyterian pastor, and also heard a
good account of him.
At the west end of Orangoburg we
saw the old court house in which it is
said that Lafayette was given a re
ception during the revolutionary war.
Wc judge it to be thirty feet square,
two stories high, hip-roof, with two
chimneys inside which divide the
house into nearly three equal parts.
It has been renewed, however, till
probably littlo more than tho frame
remains of tho original house.
The Edisto runs near the town on
the west. It is a beautiful aud inter
esting stream at this point. It has a
brownish appearance, owing to the
color of its bottom and banks, but its
waters arc clear, deop, and run with
a beautiful, winding, rolling motiou,
at the rato of four or five miles an
hour. Another feature of interest in
connection with the river is tbo large,
j tall, moss-festooned crypross that
cover its banks.. Among the wild
animals of these swamps, tho wild
cat, catamount aud bruin all come in
for ?place in the picture Another
class of tho denizens of that part of
tho country is represented by tho stuff
ed skin of a rattlcsnako four foot long,
more or less, and nino or ten inches
in circumfcicnco, with a dozen or so
rattles appended, which may bo Been
mounted across a frout window of Dr.
Hydrick's drug store. Tho color is
similar to that of the so-called "pilot/'
only brighter. It has all the appear
ances of a bona fide snake with his
head in a hole, and the sight of it
would doubtleas seusibly affect a per
son of weak nerves, who should sud
denly find himself standing in closo
proximity thereto.
Wc left Oraugcburg Saturday
morning aud at preseut we are some
where else.
jNTOTICE. ~
OitANUKiicuo, S. C, September 21, 1877.'
DeliqunAt Taxpayers arc hereby notified
that immediate sic])* will betaken to collect
the License and Heal Estate Taxes now tine
the Town, By paying up promptly money
will be saved.
liy Order of the Mayor,
T. R. MALOtfE,
Clerk of Council. '
sept 22 ? ' 3fr
NOTICE.
OFFICIO OFSCUO?L COMMISSIONER,
OiiANOKnnto, September 21, 1877
Persons desirotB of making application
to teach in the Free Common Schoo!? of
Oraugcburg Comity are hereby notified
that tlx.' Moard If School Examincrsfot*
said County- will jiolil its Pensions for the"
Examination of tc-Lhcrs of said schools on
the 8th, 9th, lSlh Ad 16th days Of October
A. D., 1877. Perbas holding coruscates
to teach which w2l expire before tho la*
day of January lS78iwill make application
for reissue at said uic ting as tho Board will
not again meet prior il 1st January 1878.'
thoIas phfllips, '
Co.School Com. O. Co?
sept 22 I 41 -
establish Id IN' 1874.
GE?. 13. lpWARDS,
Cotton and G<ficral Commis
sion M U'elmiit,
Charleston, S. ^.
I'rompt attention ?A'cn to Bate of Cotton,
Pen*, Corn, Kic'e audProduce of all kinds.
Merchandize bougtlfrec of Commission.
Agent at Chariest!* for Stute Line Ocean
Steamships between IfewYork, -Glasgow,
l.??Tpool. London sill a\f nprtn'of E\?*oT?&
References?Rank yf Charleston.-' JtuiV
Adger ?? Co., Charles in, S. C.- .
sept 22
1>V
STATE OF SUbAli CAROLINA. _
Ouaxoiuicuo CbcxTVl \ 'In Probate
Ex. tfarte 1 J Court
Catharine F.^YnuiijuV Petition "
blood, /. for
Homestead.
Public nolle c h hereby giv n thit
Catho.riae F. YtymgbbO'l, widow of Curtis"
Ynmigbhiod, deiva-u t, Jhns applied by Pc
tilioii to me as Probat t Judge for County of
Omngebtirg to have he- I fomefllead apprai
sed and tfet'otf aeourddg to law oUl.of the
October,1877. ?'???'? V
I ' ' aatm
I Judge Ulrobutf!, &
Orangebu* County* -
Sept 22 . ?t
Medical Notia
Dr. Tho*. Loga re respec?ful!.J intorVi^hifj'
Paticiits and Friends that he b? cliscpniinV
nod the practice of his Profe^siotin Orange
burg County, in consequence of ftia BemoT-?
al to the City of Charleston, S. 1.
sept 15 \ - 21V".'
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^V*ith such
a %t?ming be-'
font us,, let us
at Jleast be'
i reared to
ir -fthxs
befuTe"
con
i TtTTi W4M\W^ -^WreBhofflecfE
coil," and we can only bo sU'cngfiVe?^j UTj
our defence by fully supply of (hffi Invalu
able medicine, which, while mtlving'tlie
bowels vciy gently,/mr</ea the tchoVe system.
The howelsform but one of the natural ?ujfo ,
lets for the removal of waste jnatto???djim~
purities; the kidneys .draw away odixspecleA
of waste tn:4terin the form of watej;,|Uid.tt
skin nnotldr rpeeics in tho .f
aud persphnUon. ... .-. /.,
All the *<?aiis tmist bestimhlated to-in-?
creased tmt \ natural action,. and thus the.,
whole systein, even to the blood, tho very
life of the holy, isckanseti and made healthy.
He it remembered that Simmons' Hepatic ,
Compound o; Liver Cure never foil. ;i . *
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main store 55x25 complete with shelving,
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looms, with n ehinniey, under tho same
j roof ti grocery store 18x12. Also a grain
store in closo proximity, and a good well of
I water. Address A. Ijoryea 7 Bcaufain St.
I Charleston, or J. D. Fahey Esq. Branch
ville, S. C. j
I sept-4- \ Iva?