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DEVOTED TO POLITICS, MORALTY, EDUCATION AND ro THE GENBRAL INTEREST OF E COUNTRY. OL. VII. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER '2, 1877. NO 11 THE SENTINEL AT D. F. BRADLEY & CO. Terms of Subscription. One Year . . . . .. . . . . . . . $1 50 Sit Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Advertising Rates. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1 00 per square, of (9) nine lines, OR LESS, for the first insertion, and 60 cents for each subse quent inser tion. . Contracts made for THRE, six or TWLVE months, on favorable terms. Advertisements not having the number of b- insertions marked on them, will be published wrutil forbid and charged accordingly. These terms are so simple any child may understand them. Nine lines is a square one inch. In every instance we charge by the-space occupied, as eight or ten lines can bb made to occupy four or five squares, as the advertiser may wish, and is charged by the space. WAdvertisers will please state the num ber of squares they wish their advertisements 4 to make. W Business men who advertise .to be benefitted, will bear in mind that the SENTINEL has a large and increasing cir culation, and is taken by the very class of persons whose trade they desire. From the New York Sun, November 5, 1878. The King Carpet-Bagger. John J. Patterson was born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, his father being a well,to-do and respec ted citizen tof that place. The sub ject of the present sketch entered the school of politics in 1853, by moving Irom Juniata to Harrisburg, where he puichased (of Theo, Fenn and Philo Ledgwick the Pennsylvania Telegraph. The o wits nothing about him at Iiat time to make it possible 14) cAMceiVe (oi any political earth. qunke mighty enough to upheave himk in&o the sea Of J01hn1 C. Calhonn. Io had already sot out on the road whieb fiortnei ly It d to the peniten I iar; aid is a Christia n statesman had not 3 et been invented for the su Perfluua rtiegnes of the land, John's cha cO of vnding his days in mak ing shoes tr p'ailting ci-air bottoms lur the State woro as good as those of ai.y yoling man of his age. The first fraud committed by Pitt. tersoni after e:nerging from obscurity was in swindling Mr. Fenn out of' the purchase money for the Telegraph. lie paid one thirdl cash and gave his notes for the b6dance at stated periods He represented that lie owned $8,000 in his own right, besides his expec. tations from his fatner. This aubses quently proved to be ai lie out of the wh'ole cloth. A few months after this, and before his notes became due, Pattersoni sold the Tielegraph to Messrs. Clyde & Miller, for an ad-. vance of $3,000, and left the city. Fenn came to Barrisburg at the ma, turity of the notes, but did not find his man. A diligent search' brought Patterson to light, but lie said lie had no mnoney, and must wait till Clyde . & Miller's notes became due, when Fenni would receive every cent due. He refused to hypothecate Clyde & Miller's notes as security, and on I?enn's threatening;to attach the 'non cy in their hands, Patterson put up a whirnipermng plea that he was en gaged to marry a high.-toned young lady. "If," said he, "y'ou pr oceed against me in this way, my prospects will be blasted. Trust to my honor and I solemnly declare I will pay you every cent I owe you." Fenn replied, "It shall be as you say, ,Mr. Patterson, a debt (f hon6r, and I will trust you. Patterson immediately disposed of his notes to one John II. Berryhill, and when Mr. Fenn next asked him to redeem his pledge, he laughed in his face, and told him coolly to get the money the best way he could. F enn, exas erated, went to court and obtained dgmnent in August, 1858, against Pattersonl for $3,904.22, with $918.17 of interest. But Patterson had no visible means of support, and the judgment could not be enforced. Fenn patiently bided his time till the old man Patterson died. *But before he could step in Patterson had onu fnnad indgument to his wife- on tho death of his father, for $10,000, and ajudgment for that amount was en tered in the Juniata court in favor of Lucretia Patterson, his wife. In the meantime, Patterson had gone to Philadelphia, where he be gan banking operations in copartner. s''ip with one Samuel Slaymaker. He stayed tLere just long enough to fleece his partner and several credit. ors out of goodly sums of money. About this time Simon Cameron, the Winnebago chief, in whom it is difficult to say whether ability or wickedness is predominant, had ris en from a raftsman and painter to a capitalist and statesman. His I ecu liar politics demanded peculiar tools, and Simon was not long in discover ing the transcendant ability of Pat terson as a political pimp. Patter son was entrusted with the task of ma nipulating the counties of Juniata, Snyder and Northumberland. In tbis humble occupation, occasionally swin dling politically and financially in a small way, Patterson continued until the opening of the war display ed a fine field for a man of his ac quisitive genius. Cameron became Secretary of War, and Patterson was made paymaster in the army. By the time the Senate met, it was prov en that Uonest John had niittaken government funds for his own, and that body refused utterly to confirm the appointme,nt, upon direct evi donce .f flagrant overcharges. Be quit the ai my in disgrace. But aiot I or arena op ened fur hi Im. Catmere4-n had him nomim ated for Congress froin the Fuurteenith, Pen nsylvania Distiict, which at that time had a Rmepublican amnjority of 2,500 votes. But the avenging Nemesis was on his track. Feini had waited AS o!c without hope fur that balance dt.e from PatterEon for eight Jang, weary 3 ears. But it jiad never come. Hiones' John laughed all dias to ecorn. So w%h'en Patterson began to stump his district, Fenn concluded to stump it too. He had hundreds of hadbills struck off, entitled, "A Plain Statement of Fac's," in which the entire newspaper transaction was detailed in every particular. These he tacked up at every corner, dis, tributed ini every public place, and, in addition, lie himself narrated his story to every farmer he met, and who lbehad known throughout his for mer connection with his paper. The handbill was racy reading, contain ing such expressions as the following, "Hie had his property and refused to pay md from an innate dishonesty and a predetermination to defraud mneP" "Can he have the p)resumnption aye, the insulting imputdenlce to ask a man to vote for him, or even to look an bonest man in the face?" -'Spurn him from your p)resence, and teach other knaves who aim to make party politics subservient to their ambition aind their averice, that 'honesty is thme best policy,' and con bine 'to lash t he raschl naked through the world!" "Will the R~epublican party of this district sanction and uphold the dis honesty of this man, Patterson, to represent the district with this brand of dishonesty stamped upon him? Has it lost that high moral integrity that has ever characterized it? Will it put such a man in a position to plunder the nation, or sell his party whenever lie can do so for his own benefit? Whbat else can be expec'ed of a knave who aspires to such apo sition t" This appoal, with Fenn's personal canvass and the general odium into which Patterson had even then fallen at bomne, led to his disastrous defeat; for the Republican party had not th',n become debauched, as it now is. Patterson was led to consider Fenn a pretty troublesome customer, to have banging around his heels, and, some time after, made peace with himu by satisfying his judgments. Thae widow of Fenn's partner fared not so well, for Patterson paid that in insu% rance stock which subsequently prov ed to bs bogus, and utterly worthless. Mrs. Ledgwick wrote saying that Patterson had never paid the debt. She adds, "Mr. Patterson's conduct was rascally, as you probably know. I have never had any communica tion with him bince Mr. Ledgwicks death. Never has he written a word about -redceming the bogus stock." The Ledgwick hore referred to was the brother of General John Ledg wick, of the Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862 there was to be chosen a United States Senator from Plennsylvania. The Democrats had a majority of one on joint bal lot. Cameron was the Republican candidate, and Buckalew the nomi nee of the Democratic caucus. Cam eron did not despair. le knew the power of gold, and lie determined to buy one Democrat to vote for him or two to absent themselves on the day of election. lie marshalled his clan. [lie chief strikers were Jim Burns, a fellow named Brobst, and our dap1 per rogue,'John Patterson. The plot was laid in secret, but, the Democrats were on guard, and every doubtful man was watched, night and day; Cameron's only chance was to buy a man hitherto above suspicion. Af ter careful deliberation, a momber frin Clearfield county, Dr. Jeffer. Bon Boyer, was selected as tLe prey, and Brubst and Patterson were in structed to go for him. They wient, they saw, and they thought they had cor.queied. Boyer was complacent, but detailed the risks he must run, in l:ss of reputation or personal vio lece After coneiderable augling and nibbling, Patterson, DOyer and Sin on met at the-house of Don Cam eron, the present Senator, and Si, mon's son. Dere it was a(greed that Cameron should give Boyer $20,000 for his vote. Tne clan Cameron was happy; Patterson was jubilant. BUt things didn't p)an out according to e~xpectation. When the election camne on, Boyer, wh was a shrewd fellow, rose in his seat and voted for Buckalew (who was elected by two votes;) and then, immediately aflter the result was announced, lie stated that an attempt had been made to bribe him, and demanded a com mittee of investigation. This was appointed, and Boyer told his whole story before it. Patterson and Brobst admitted having had frequent talks with Boyer', but of course ve.. hiemently denied the bribery propo, sition, for men who steal will lie, and Patterson does both. The majority of the committee, however, emphatic ally but decoriously intimated that these worthies had perjured them selves in denying the imp)eachment. Dir. Boyer's testimony was fully cor roberated by d isinuterrested witn[essee and the House on the 14th of April, by a vote of 48 to 45, passed the lol lowing resolution: "R ESOLVED, That the Governor be reqnested to instruct the Attorney General of this commonwealth to in stitute criminal proceedings against Sion Camaroni, William Br'obst, John J. Patterson and Henry Thom.. as.", These proceedings were never in.. Btituted because the Attorney Gou eral of Pennsylvania was no better than the Radical Attorney Generals of the Southern States. Patterson has ever happily blended his private and his public crimes, so that it is diflicult to say in which ca reer he abinies the most. His crown inig outrage was an attempt to steal from his sisters by forging a note from his deceased father. At the old man's death, the hero of this nar rative was left as co'executor with one J. M. Sellers. The p)roperty, which was estimated at $25,000, was to be divided in five years between John and his three sisters. one~ of whom is the wife of Judge- Steriet, now one. of the Supreme, Judges of Pennsylvania, and a .gentleman of high character, Five years passed and no settlement was made. Judge Sterret wet into the courts, and then John Patterson made t showing which brought the estate in debt to him in the mnn of' S2;890-05: The other parties disputed . the account, claiming swindjgs in several particn lars, and especially charging him with having forged a note for $2,000, in which he claimed $1,12A interest additional. A tedioussuit was in stituted. Patterson brought two witnesses to prove that they saw old Patterson sian the nl te for $2,000, in payment of some western lands pur chased from John. These witnesses were Captain W. 11. Patterson, a cousin, and Dr. Thomas Moore, a brother,in-law of John's, who subse quently figured for a while in South Carolina. Their evidence was of a most decided character, given with great detail and minuteness. A car penter named Sherlock also gave the strongest testimony. The defenJants produced a nuinhr of relatives and all the leading business men of Pitts btrg, who pronounced the signature a forgery. T11ii- physitian swore that tho plaintifl and his witness could not possibly have been with his fath-, er at the timo they. said they were. Otlier proof was brpught of the most positive-eharacter. Never. tlheless the ju'y found for John Pat terson. The olier panis appealed. Pending this appeal Pattersiii came to South Car, lina, and began that career which hass'aadeim Bo doubly infAmous. And now O..mes I he St rangest part of the whole story. In 1870, Patter 01, with Col. A. K. McChkre, then a lawyer, anld now editor of the bril liant Philalelphiat Times, and J. V. Creswell, were interested in some railroad speculations in South Caro lina, and they met in Columbia at Nickerson's Uotet. 0O lonel McClure had beeni Pat tersoni's lawyer in the torgery case, and although his client wvas successful, McClure had stroig sui)cion that there had been raecal ity oln Patterson'a part. So much so that after the trial he approached Patterson, and, telling hium that the jury had vindicated him of the charge of forgery, added that lhe did not like the aspects of the ca,se, and Patterson must comprotnise with his sis:ers. Tis I'attersun prornised to do; but, of course, broko his word. Colonel McClure thought, however, that the compromise had been made and gave himself no further trouble about it. 'On the v'isit to Columbia, Patterson aEludcd to theo trial,I and there, in the presene of~ 4Irg Cres well, boasted to'McClure that he had bribed Captain Patterson and John Sherlock to commit perjury in the suit. In one conversati-m, he state I to McClure (as the Colonel subse quienltly swore) "thiat it required him and the witiees, WV. II. Pitteorson, two weeks or caretful study to doter mine wvhich of the two or three lies could be most successfully sworn in this case." And bie thoutght "lhe had fixed it up damned cunn ingly by the lies they had adopted." On another occasion, in the presence of McClure and Ureswiell, he opened a letter con. taiuing a -proteated note drawn by Sherlock, witih i pndorsemnent. Col onel McCluore testified solbsceintly as follows. "I sBid, 'Colonel, is not that the price of Mr. Sherlock's testis mony in your case'f" his anawer was, 'Yes; it was damned cheap, on, ly one hundred and sir ty or eighty dollars, I f ,rget which''" This unblushing villainy disgusted Colonel McClure, and no sooner did ho go back to Pennsylvania than ho went to Dauphmn county, and had his name erased as counsel for Patt,erson in the case, and then made a lengthy 8tatement, under oath, nart of whicnj jqst-45 per cent of the land in the Capital belong to th9,goveroment, nnd the original donors of this land made no provision, that the balance re tained by them should bear t,he total burden of taxation. Washington has a et, cot area of 50 per cont, New York 35, Boston 26, Philadtlphia 29, Paris 25, Vienna 35. The fathers, in laying out this city, saw with a prophetic eye, a future when it was to be the center of a great continent, made up of 100 States, re.. presonting 200,000,000 of people, each having a just pride and a common interest in the most beautiful Capital on the globe. Such is to be true in the not far distant future. The business of the pension office is constantly increasing-1,078 claims wore filed for the week onding, Oct. 25. 90,000 urvettled cases r.ro now on the files awaiting adjustment 37,000 postmastors' aocounits--10,000 mail contractors-10,000 mail carriers and postal clerks-50,000 money or der accounts, and 18,000 daily vouch ers of paid money orders, show the work of the Sixth Auditor's office, for each quarter, and gives employment to 244 clerks. ThQ question of resumption is now confronting the country, and various interests antagonize the measure. A chasm of loss than three per cent bo. tween gold and greenbacks might be bridged by a law making the latter receivable in payment of duties on imports. With specie and greenbacks intorconvertiblo, every one would prefer the currency, and demand for hard money would be small. Tho march of improvement moves On apace. The telephone is now in daily use between various departmenls; the in sti ument is so delicate that it enables frienda to . talk with each other in their own familiar voices. A tele phone concert was lately given in tho Troasury Dopartment by four well known Washington vccalists, for the entortainment of Mrs. Hayes, who was seated with quite a number of friends in the Whire flouse. FAX. FoR THE PICKENs sEN.TINE.L. Caught. I have finally caught it. I have been like a log of wood pre'~cipitated from a groat heigh.t, and had the breath knocked out of &ne as though t wvas dust in an old garment. My whole body is full of sprains and bruis - os. This morning, as I was riding along, about the usual time, through the plantation, wishing .n9bcdy any harm, I camne to a very dense patch of weeds arid grass, which, I have found out since, concealed a very deep) ditch. 1 don't understand how it was, bait something prompted me to spur the old "1ossil," which I was riding into a gallop to go through that patch of weeds and gras-I remember focl ing the dew fly into my faco-wceon tered, and the trials and crosses of' thi. world were over. WVhen 1 bo,. came sensible again, I was clear out in the bottom, my feet pointing out the exact spot in the heavens at which the sun would be at. 12 o'clock, and mny head and its spacious appendages prospeocting for' a gold mine ina the in terior. I can't write what beecamo of the horse right now. 1 have got to go in the Yours, experimentally, ".BY CH ANCE." Oct. 13, 1877. The Grand Ju ry of'1RibblahSCoun-. ty has returned a -true bin gaintt John J. Patterson', on the chargo of' bribory in purchasing his seat in the United States' Sen ate. Twevn tysfour1 witnesses allege they were bribed to vote for Patterson, all being ex-mom,~ bors of the Legislature. Th~le young Prince Napoleon re sembles his fathier, in the ends of' his moust ache. "A speial dispatch to the Paris pa. pers reportss that the Czar is ill." In,. digestion pr'obably"a little too mauch Turkey. i8 quoted above. The base was still on th dbcket in 1873. Such is.a brief biography of Patter son. His crimes tommitte'd in South Carolina are not given, because they are too notorious. He got possession of the Blue Ridge Railroad, with Col onel Tom Scott and others, and swin-. dIed them and stole everything it had, amounting, it is charged, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then he bought up the Legislature on several occa sions, both to pass bills and to secure his election as Sonator. He has sys tomatically stolen from youth, and not r hundredth part of bis villianiQs are publicly known. This is the man who is now under indictment in the State conrts, and who should be brought to the po'i.. Lentiary, either of this Shtte or Penn.. 3ylvania- fbr he has committed count. less crimes in both States He is a lisgrace to the nation and the ago Washington Correspondence. FeM TUE CAPITAL-M OF THE OLD TIME IN THE NEw-NONDESCRIPT RESIDENTS-A NATIi #N'S OB1LIGA TIONS-STREKr AREAS AND RIsER VATIONS-PENSIONS AND P. O. Busi NESS-REUSMPTION-TUE TELEPHONE WASUINGTON, Nov. 16, 1877. The Sonator oldost in office is re ported as saying, that never has there boon sent to the Senate, so indiffer 3nt a batch of appointment as those Lhat are now, or have boon before .hat body for confirmation. In the popular judgment, of men there are many eircumstances that influence our conclusions, and wh'le it may appear as if the ago was one of mediocrity of talent, yet thero havo never beer lack ing mon of large intelligenoo and s9und judgment in every time of our country's history,.and even in our day there are thoso whoso names will live as do, Clay, Douglas, Webster, and holsts of others among the nation's honored dead. Washington boasts of her choice and rai:o, selection of pictures and statuary from the works of the old rnRastrs, which are found in the Art' Gallery, a monument of~ the liberality of WV. W. Corcoran, Esq. Among the latest additions is a large picture "The Edict of William the Testy," in his effort in the New Netherlands to abolish smoking. The jolly old burgh. ers are present withi their pipes and tobacco pouches, and. they tare puf-. fing and blowing the smoke into his eyes, while lhe indignantly brandishes his can in helploss wrath. The dos con dantsB of the knickerbockers woul' scarcely tolerate a Governor at this day wvho shouldI seek to control the right to smoke, a needless luxury out of which Uncle Sam's strong box re ceives mnore than $11,000,000 as re venue. Trhe tempecranco movement is awak oning great interest in this city, and the wintor's campaign has fairly opened; 2,000 drinking places, with thiousands needing bread from the cbaritable, is in no sense the forerun nor of "the good t.imo cominig," of ii bich "jpoets have sung." "Thu dol lair of our dadios" or not, agitatPs men of our diverse ideas, and "to be, or not to bo" is by no means settled. Tfhe resident of this city has no po litical status in common with hurnan., ity elsewhere, the moment ho sets his foot into the Distriot, be ho black or white, native or natnralized, in the twinkling of an eye he is changed and is hencforth-a political noneon tity, with no rights in relation to suffrage that any law is bound to res poet. lie may pay taxes, 81npport schools buts cana have no voice in the select,ion of those wvho make the laws, levy taxes or manage the aff&irs of the District. Simi:a" outrages upon the rights of a peoplo in an early day mado Boston IIarbor the scene of great activity, and prIoved to be the beginning of a struggle for freedom from a system very like ini prinlciple, although sl igh tly changed ina practice. Thuis standing disgrace has too long been imposed on a patient people, and the present Congross it is hoped, will provide a form of government~ i"r the DistricL that shall be vquitable and