The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, March 06, 1875, Image 5
THE QRANGEBUR? NEWS
TIIAD. C. ANDREWS, Editor.
GEORGE BOL1VEI5,
FlWAXCIAI. INI) Bl'SIMBS MANAGED.
Official l?apcr of the Stale and
. of ?rnnr;cbiirf; County.
jmW*r&* or a no an ur g news has
jARGRR, JGIRCULATION. THAN
f OTHER fAFER in THE CO UN
SATURDAY MARCH 6, jl875.
Volume Nine.
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?^?iThrB 'lrf tlio third issuo of volume
T^'frfe of ^ the 'Oranoeburq Ne^vs. It
^ttoWBe bur endeavor1 to mako flio pre
**3knV Volume interesting hr.d instructive
public. Preparations aro np v on
to enlarge the News, whi oh will
jTi^rr^N^^o give our readors a
amount oT
af> all times watch tho
outJounty, 'fl?d keep' our readers l^?~a
on all matters of a public nature! >> e*
'""?VifH bespenk the continuance of that
''j^ronago which the people of this
^County, have so liberally held out to the
larger
Jng ???---^ v^V :d>all
i intlr^sWof tll0
An Important Decision. "
gniiU ttxtr ! - ~
The Supreme Court recently decided
..nn.important point in regard to the opc
ration of tho lien law, which thoso cn
' feaged "in agricultural pursuits will find
?interesting. ?iTbe pers?n giving the lion
l^a^lnfyjDtfed ? for' d mule, aud gavo a
'Ren upon his crop for tho payment ol
b debt, without any advances in
prm tepMftn ?? i-'-i '
money or goods being made to him
j^^Supreme ,Court held, that in uo
,:wisp .can , a mule bo considered an "ad
cTR?ce'J'i to be ,,oxp'endedJ'.upon tho soil
which produces'?thfBrop, as is tho truo
latent and meauirSof t?st?tuto to
advances' fojw agricultural pur
petes'. The labors (A mulclnigh; veyy i
properly bo considered1 a nevosskry fiup
^jply <Jqr .j the production of a crop; but a
Nfrantila. Hsatend - of 1 being worn emt and |
^^WRBHHBBfiess *Tn producing n?^H
IvitJ' 'be 'in' much better condition and*
'Wore Valuable ?fter tho crop is made
t'hau before. Upon these grounds, the
Supreme Court declared that the lien
ol,A0?too ; i .v
given| ,V<jap. void and of no effect. It is
more than probable that lieu s of this
character have beey given recently, and
Mre?ctdl attention now to this decision,
-id order that none may be surprised at
'tho'ehd of the year, when an attempt is
made to enforce tho lion.
r? ^Wlrei-eKests tlie Blame ?
{,01pfhe report of tho Joint Spocial Com
mittee appointed by tho Legislature to
^investigate tho funding of the bonds,
undor the Act known as the Consolida
tion Act, is a very grave paper. It is
c? quesiiori merely of'fact. If tho facts
ore as 'his report states them to be, it
^^uld.seeui a mutter of great impor
tance to tho publio interest that some
vPOgnitanca ? of them should bo taken by
the Legislature. The report states that
?978,000 of the $2,473,^84.03, funded
tr? bounds under this Act, have been
declared, by the unanimous voto of the
^Senate, improperly funded. Is that so '(
Iattbe rrport true in this particular, and
if trrfe," is there no way to save the
people from nn unjust debt of ccnrly
?1,000,000? And who is responsible
r &( th^ tending of theso doubtful bonds ?
The report shows that a largo amount
" of coupons, which havo matured and been
paidt end ought to have been canceled
are aho funded, and declares it to be a
fioud.on ,tho irtute. It specifics the
class, value and dates of these coupons,
and points bat' four classes maturing
end paid at four several dates, all of
which havo been funded, aud which
Splint: ,to the sum ol $154,021. This
t largo sum for the State to pay
riceN^emo of those havo not oniy
in piiirt.but paid in gold. Aro these
suts or^is committee truo or
upon?*hotn does tho respon
fall? Tho >q/nmitteo say dis
with very hylo courtesy
sponsibility rcsti on the
\
Valedictory.
Fiud'ng that my inoriasitig duties us
cneher aud surveyor demand my undl
?ided nttcntioti, I feel called upon to
resigu my position iu tho Times with
' h is issue.
In my editorial control of tho paper
I have endeavored, in my fcoblo way,
to advance those principles of pure and
liberal domocracy, which, in tho lan
guago of Jefferson, mean, "equal and
exact justice to all men, of whntcvor
st nto or persuasion.'
As to tho present popularity of these
views I havo never given auy serious,
coucornj being thoroughly satisfied with
their soundness and ultimata triumph.
Of course, after this issuo, I will have
no influence in tho conduct of tho pa
per, but I can at least iudulgo tho hope
that the chair which I now vacato may
bo moro worthily filled.
STILES R. MELLICH M-P.
Tho above appeared in tho laBt issuo
of the Times. We regret Mr. Mclli
I oliamp's severanco from the editorial
1 fraternity. Our relations with him in
^^5BHk'oc''''on navo always been pleas
nut, anu^^-rtra?^r^_ii^,0pe that his
successor, whoever ho muj^S*: ^Brljjwrn r
tinuo to make the Tinten a paper for the
people* We wish for Mr. Mcllichamp
success as surveyor and teacher.
Cordozo.
Iu tho matter of Curdoza it seems to
bo gouerally understood now that both
houses will adopt an address to the Gov
ernor demanding the removal of the
treasurer, under Article VII, Sectiou
2, of the State Constitution, which is as
follows :
"For any wilful neglect of duty, or
any other roasonablo causo, which shall
uot bo sufficient ground ol impeach
ment, the Governor sh ? 11 remove any
executive or judicial officer on tho ad
dress of two thirds of each House of
tho Goneral Assembly : Provided, That
the causo or causes for whiohsuidre
moval may bo required, shall be stated
at length in such address,and entered
on tho journals of eaoh IIouso : And
provided further, That the officer intend
to bo removed shall be notified of such
caj
and nays7
als of each Hot"
This address on!
thirds majority of the
and tho only thing that
treasurer is that the Conservatives
solidly against the addicts, and this is
not probable, as the Conservatives seem
divided in opinion.
The Great .Scandal.
Wo have seldom smirched our col
umns with the proceedings of the Court
iu the ISeochcr case.
But the testimony on the Tilton side
within tho past few days has been of so
decisive aud startling a nature wo would
not be justified in withholding for mor
al and merely seutimental rcusous a
synopsis of tho revelations uiado. First
thoro was the evidonco of the nurso
Cary, then that of Mrs. Tilton's broth
er, aud last that of Mrs. Moulton, wife
of "Tho Mutual Frieod." The first two
related what they saw, and their voraci
ty must bo impoached successfully by
the great Plymouth preacher, if he
stands. Tho last witness tells all she
knows of the foul business, gained chief
ly through interviews with Boecher and
Mrs. Tilton.' Her story of Bcechor's
confession, remorso and despair is a
fearful piece of information, whith if
not shown to be false, will damn tho de
fendnnt in tho great trial to infamy and
disgrace.
Tho caso of Tiltcn Irom first to last
has becu managed with sigual and mas
tcrly ability. The defence likewise has
been brilliantly and laboriously conduc
ted by the great lawyer EvartS and his
associates.
Apart from the lo/til aspects of the
caso as it slnnds trembling, we may say,
on tho verge of a decision which may
nevertheless bo postponed somo woeks,
still, and aside from tho affair viewed
as a gigantic New York sensation, w iat
must bo thu nvorag? sentiment of the
intelligent und disinterested public'(
Mover was thoro pioflunder disgust, a
disgust amounting to Imusca. Everybo
dy wmild bo rid of ttie fearful social
uightuiaro. Everybody cries, 'Hold
enough," and yet tho [egal doses of tho
miserable stuflUro mo" tsurcq out to us
with reloutK-JSiprecisiMU aud delibera
tion. One thibg is a jiparedt?tho pois
onolis draughts carry ' thoir own nnti
dote- Tho sickened rSublio damns tho
whole tct, tbpir fahb morality their
mock religion,'their beastly living and
their atrocious land long drawn out per
juries, quite as much as it derides their
curious friendships, Itheir 'tripartite
covenants,' thoir tears df contrition their
Judas kissing atidgouofal attitudinizing
A bad lot, one and all.. We are thank
ful that they must pr;scntly burst of
their own rottebness afld disappear from
the waters thoy jh ivo coir.trptod by thoir
fetid and burdensome prc.son.ee?dead, j
putrid fish gottqn out tf tho way uot a
moment too so op.
I
Attorney ' General jlulton, in his
report to the present Gujioral A ssouibly ,
speaking cVf his dutioi and those of
Solicitors, sayYs^
"Of lute years, lit lias become com
,mon to charge the 7$torney General
aud the Solicitors with dereliction o'
duty, because of tbeir omission to prose
cute offenders against Uhe law; and it
has come to bo regarded AS part of thoir
duty to discharge the! offices of the
detective and prosecute*, as well as
thoso of the prosecAiu:* attorney.
Whether this is due to iinora .co, or to
the politic;:! malignity! of those who
know better, is a ni atcwd* ludiffovonoo
?the result is the . t:\U\-i. S rw and !
then, the State's AMw?- has oonscu
ted to be so eiuplsycd, bit never, so far
as my reading goes, cxccfit leo- purposes
of oppression and idiicill prostitution
On the contrary, it b.dou-li to this oOioo
to fctund between tho prcficcutor ou tho
one bund, aud the offcudeV on the other,
consulting alone the dejjAnds ol justice
and the interests of socmy. It would
bo the same principle intcind, if not in
degree, to require it of| the Judge to
institute the proceeding a-mn which he
shall subsequently pnw* jft'|njB;"{| "r
to prosecute
I lipoti to t ry
pfiioes iu the
(ring of eac'
a id nubias id
all of which
with the p isi
|iy hot 1)0 out
to the follow
last annual
Attorney
Solicitors, to
prosecutor; indeed,
inconsistent with tho
they called upon to discharge the offices
of the detective. The [Slate is thoir
o duty of the
tho ircuit
s position of
a position is
ice. Nor are
client, and, as other clit
furnish to h r counsel the
which tho advocato is
?advantage. The Solicito1
its do; should
aids without
always at dis I
r is expected '
to contend with the bajr without the
hi. in man)'
?f the p irties
of assistance
>f the off;ii<e
opportunity of preparati
cases without knowledge
involved, ami with nothing
except the mere recital
contained iu the warrant of the Trial
Justice, always imperfectly and often
times erroneously expressed. In the
administration of justice this has always
been a pcrious impediment..aad, cspoci
all in cases where tho subject of the
crime cannot take the position of prose
cutor, amounts practically (to a denial of
justice. It is tho du'y of tin good
citizen to' inform crime in bis com
muuity, and to .actively oo-operate with
the officers of the law, in bringing
offenders to punishment. Hut it is an
ungrateful duty, and it^ is a wise pro
verb that 'what's everybody's business
J is nobody's business.' To provide in
some sort ngaint this impediment, the
j duties of public prosecutor might well
bo devolved upou on.* of the County
officers?the Coroner, berha.s more
properly than any other ?who should
bo required to inquire into an I present
all offen-os against the law), aud at each
term of the Court attend Upon and
assist tho prosecuting attorney. It was
ihn office, loarlossly and woll performed
by the Coin in it too of Seventy, which in
New York City nviilodjto oxposo the
crimes of tho Tnmmaqy Hing and,
powerful nud defiant asl they were, to
bring tho leaders to t|'ial
vietion. t
and
Tho trees .iro puttiug^i.it. Now's
tho timo to make love.
Tho Marion >S7?r, speaking of j
Treasurer Cardoza says :
"Wu Iiopo to hoar no uioro of ''Chad
bands" from tho News and Courier or
from any other source, until this matter
is thoroughly sifted audjustico meted
out to tho offenders whoever they aro.
Why should many obscure officials wo
could name, be in the penitentiary or in
jail for official misconduct iu tho matter
of a few thousand dollars, and this huge
swindle of near a million, if not q uito,
go unrebuked because tho offender is
State Treasurer? This is not our plat
form in lighting for an honest govern
moot, and wo trust that our Lcgisla
lure, Conservatives, Independents and
Regulars, will allow uo co ?siderotiou to
deter them from tho performance of an
honest duty to nn oppressed, cheated
and suffering people.
John Jones, state treasurer of tho
state of Georgia,.has been invited to ro
sign his tffico by u committee of the leg
islaturc, which has had a thorough ex
; animation of his books aud papers, and
find him totally incompetent to manage
I the financial affairs of tho state, lit
has paid 5155,000 of bonds already
paid, and his accounts othorwiso stand
in an ugly shape.? Greenville Neioe.
Jones is a Georgia Democrat. Th is
should be some consolation to Cardoza
who appears to bo in the same bad box.
Anybody can write about the weather
It requires bo originality to discuss it.
? (ti'ccnvi^le A'/ l?s.
That's the reason our Greenville
neighbor likes to "discuss" the subjoct ?
Mr. John Mcioncy has goue te build
ing a gain in Cnmdon.
Centennial of the Geriuan
Fusilier Co hip tiny.
?
The Gcrmau Fusiliers of Charleston.
South Carolina, will celebrate their
Ccntcrinial Anniversary on the third ol
May 1875, with ceremonies appropriate
to so interesting an occasion.
In 1775. one hundred years ago, and
bed re the Deciarai ion of ludependanoe,
tho German citizens of Charleston
r ill ed to the standard of American
l^^erty. Thoy orgauizod a corps for ?
i-^HW^Jrr*rree~ o$" . -rt? Ctflb Tie s T*"i""Ci v rg rlT dr
j war for freedom und rendered sign il
service in the establishment of self
government. Their record i.t the
Uuvoiutionary struggle is a matter of
history. '! heir services during tint
memorable contest, under General
Lincoln of the Continental army, and
at the sieges of Savannah aud Charles
tou and on other battle fields are proud
testimonials of their ptttrotism and de
votiou. They sealed their devotion to
that cause with the blood aud lives of
many of their numbers.
In 8112 the German Fusiliors were
again called upon to assist in the de
lenco of the ooast, and iu 183i>, wheu
the bloody tomahawk ol thu scmiuolc
drenched the plains of Florida with the
blo"d of its people, aud the cry for
succor w:is again wafted to the shores
of Carolina, tho German Fusiliers,
animated by the spirit of,'76, .volUti
teeret) their services aud aided iu re
deeming tlnir sister State from the
?uthless hand of the savage
The company has through all the
vicissitudes and trials of the past ecu
tury preserved its organization, and is
now believed to be the oldest military
organization in the United Slates.
As early as 1792 they attached to
their military feature, a society for tho
support of their indigent widows,
orphans an I destitute members. It)
this noble causo of ch'> rity, thoy bavo
expended latgj sums from their own
private resources; these havo been
shattered by the calamities of the war.
This will be, as is believed, tho fir?jt
military centennial celebration, iu those
(Juited Stale. The Fusiliers desire to
crown tliis centennial, not o'tly by giv
ing interest and significance to the oc
casion, hut. also by placing upon a per
mnucnt basis, a fund for the relief of
the widows and orphans of their deco is
cd members; these objects would indeed
bo lit and grateful luotnoriuU, of this
historic occasion. They therefore ap
peal with confidence to their fellow citi
Zi ns throughout the broad expanse of
this Union, whose liberties, now enjoy
od, they helped to achieve. Whatever
donations may be given for these pur.
poses will be gratefully acknowledged.
11 Gkuots, Jno. Kmngk,
B BdliljM ANN, O F WlBTER8,
1) A Ammb, F Von Santen,
Wm. Knohelooh, Jn., G Hi kok b,
C BeUBUSSE) C C PliBNGE,
A M ;;m; K, D M UhLBR,
C 11 UlLL?N, F KoSKNTtt.VL.
Special Committee on Centennial.
Phceni
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J. WALLACE GANNON,
Has arisen from theflames, an d
takes pleasure in announcing to his
CUSTOMERS and the PUBLIC that
he is in his NEW and LARGE
STORE at his OLD STAND ready
to serve ONE
AfiSL as in daj^g
gone by in FIRST-CLASS, FANCY
and HEAVY
Groceries
LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO,
Thanking a kind Public for their
Liberal Patronage before the Fir
would ask a continuance of the sam;
with the assurance on my part of
keeping UP MY STOCK to its OLD,
Standard and REPUTATION,
J. Wallace Cannon,
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_ JtKKNIX GROCERY HOUSE