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Show An instance of fallen greatness is the case of Senator Patterson, who is now only nominally a representative of South Carolina. All ol tbe petitions peti-tions and memorials, republican as well as democratic, from the state, are sent to Senator Gordon, Patterson Patter-son being ignored by everybody. He occupies a seat in tbe Benate cbam. ber, and draws hia salary regularly, but no one cares to ask bis aid or influence. in-fluence. Truly the ways of the bribe-payer bribe-payer and the corruptionist are hard, after he has been found out. |