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The Lexington Dispatch Burned April 25th; rebuilt July 19.1891. G. M. HARMAX. Editor and Pub'isher. LEXINGTON, S. C., WE1NESDAY, JUKE 7, 1699. THE PARDONING POWER. Replying to the criticisms of Justice on pur article in reference to the pardon of Mr. C. C. Summer, we would 1 say that at this time when the form of the Governor liea in the narrow confines of the grave and his ears are deaf alike to the plaudits of his friends and the condemnation of his enemies, it is a self evident act of injustice to impute wrong motives to him in the pardon of Summers. "Justice" seems to think that because a petit jury has decided adversely to a defendant in a cause at law that the Governor should not act when the case is properly brought before him asking for Executive clemency. &e virtually admits that the ends of justice could be better subserved by the Governor turning a deaf ear to every suppliant and shut his eyes to the demand, of justice; or else be forced to acknowledge that it were better that one hundred men should suffer rather than one should escape, no matter how mitigating the circjm3tances or how strong the demands of justice the cases of the ninety and nine represent. We submit that a careful reading of the article Justice will admit of no other legitimate conclusion. It was indeed a wise provision of the framers of our organic law, both State and Federal, in clothing the Chief Magistrate with the power to review, reduce or set aside the finding and sentence of the Court of Sessions. No, we are not "stronglingly inclined to Mr. Summer." Our only * inclination was that he should receive that mercy which the circumstances surrounding his case demanded and justice would warrant. If Summer wa3 "guilty of manslaughter, and so adjuged," does it not strike a reasonable mind that a life tim9 sentence in the penitentiary was unusual, UDjust and wrong? and, if on the other hand, he wa3 con- j victed of murder with a recommenN dation to mercy, might there not have been some initigatiag circumstances which would make such a sentence unjust? The law fixes the nenalfcv and the .Tndtre nnlv has tn x ?/ e>_ -?j pronouce the sentence laid down on the statute, and while doing so, he may be conscious of the fact that he is doing the prisoner an injusticeIn cases like these what is to be done? L3t the condemned languish in prison while j ustice stands blindfolded bound hand and foot in the meshes of red tape, powerless to loosen the fetters which were bound at her bidding! To meet such emergencies was the Governor clothed with the pardoning power?that "justice may be done aud the majesty of the law vindicated.A person may be, in the eyes of th9 law, guilty of crime and at th6 8ametime be morally innocent, orrather justifiable. To meet the demands of the one were the courts in stituted which are governed entirely by the law and evidence, and t) do exact justice the Governor is iavested with such powers, as he can go outside the law and evidence, as it were, end consider circumstances, provocation or any other matter which may be laid before him tending to mitigate the crime. The one is controlled by mandatary fuDC tions; the other by entirely discretionary powers. To illustrate, the law presumes every mm innocent until he is proven guilty by a jury of his rjpprs. and a.fe fehp snmo timp ife apfc r ? - VV1,W ia motion all the machiney of a powerful State to encompass hisconviit m. With a Judge of its own selection; a prosecuting attorney to conduct its case before a jury of its own choosing. Then to temper mercy with law it allows the Governor to hear facfc3 prohibited to be brought out during the progress of trial, and in exercising his discretion he should be no more censured than the court would be for convicting. Now, if the Governor is not to be influenced by the Dravers. netitions * A w * JL if you please, of the people, prithee what is to move him to mere)? Certainly not the law, for it has already condemned and is now powerless to show mercy. Now, if the Governor was fully persuaded from the documents submitted, which he evidently did, that the suppliant was a fit subject for Executive clemency, then to withhold that clemency would be doiDg an injustice to the State,- because she * would be holding in ''duress vile"' one of her citizens that is deserviug of freedom; it would be a ciime against her own citizenship. W. R. Crawford, the constable, is now on trial at Cimden, charged with the killing of Mrs. J. M. Stuait, in Columbia some months ago. The State has rested its case, developing nothing new. The defence has probably completed its testimony by this time. A mistrial or acquittal is predicted. i, 4 All that i3 mortal of Wiiliaru II. Ellerbc, twice Governor of South Carolina, now rest beside those of his kinured in in a little country graveyard near Sellers, in Maiiou j county. Comparatively unknown j outside of his immediate neighbor- I hood at the commencement of his | political career, Governor Ellerbe j was called from active faun woik to j serve bis State as Comptroller Gene- ! ral at the heighth of the political rev- ! olution that was then sweeping over j the State, but such was his fairness, j his business principles and his sound judgment in administering the affairs of Lis office that he soon won the confidence of those who had business j with him irrespective of factional BillWdllUJJO. !*uvu v* vv the helm of State, Governor Ellerbe carried with him the best wishes of the good people of the State for a clean and conservative administration. He did not disappoint these who trusted him, for never was a better and more honorable one given to aDy people. It is true that politicians in both factions were disappointed, but that disappointment arose from bitterness and anger because be would not be guided by their advice in the discharge of Lis public duties. His whole ambition seemed to be to reconcile the differences between the two factions of his party, to heal the breach existing among the classes which threatened to overwhelmn the State in a mealstrom of ruin, and to be the Governor of the whole people of the State. How he succeeded in these noble desires impartial history will record. Bat death has cut him down ere he had reached the zenith of his usefulness and pluDged the whole State into the sadness and grief of the darkness of mourning. In life he was a God fearing aDd God loving Chrisfcain. In the discharge of his every duty he was conscientious and firm, after having first convincing himself that he was right he could not be turned by the requests of friends nor the threats of enemiesSound, practical judgment marked his every act and all that he did was what he conceived to be for the best interest of the people whom he loved. But God has seen fit in bis "inscruitable and unerring wisdom, to call him from the trials and trouble, the disppointments aDd sorrows of this life, into the joys and happiness and the sweet rest in that land of never ending day. Governor Eilerbe, if we remember correctly, is the first Governor cf South Carolina who has died while in office. By the death of Governor Eilerbe, Lieutenant Governor Miles B. McSweeney becomes the Chief Executive of South Carolina by virtue of his office. Governor McSweeney is essentially a child of the people, having by his owik endeavors risen from the lowest rung in the ladder of fame to the highest position in the State. By avocation he is a printer, having completed his apprinticeship* in Charleston. Governor McSweeney is a bra'ny, dete mined young man of excellent moral babite, and there is not the least doubt but what his administration will come up to the predictions and expectations of his friends. He hss issued a strong address to the people, in which he outlines the policy of bis administration. He has slatted his gubernatorial career with favorable winds, under a clear sky and upon a calm sea. We wish him a safe voyage. That bis administration will be wise, judicious and that our old State will prosper in aH her interests under it as she has never before, we have eveiy reason to believe will be the result. He has appointed Mr. Elbert H. Aull, of Newberry, editor of the Herald and Newe, his private secretary. 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No counterfeit is I a? good as the genuine and the druggist who says something else is "just as good as Dr. Pierce's" is either mistaken or is trying to deceive you for his own selfish benefit. Such a man is not to be trusted. He is trifling with your most priceless posscssion--your health?maybe your life itself. Sec that you get what you ask for. W. H. Ellerbs's Race Zs Run. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. doubt, assuring him of a second term. Tbe race bet\vcen4he Governor and Mr. Featherstone was one of the closest and most exciting ever known in tbe history of the State. Before the legislature had adjourned there were some sensational incidents to the adminstiation, and it was at least a fortnight before the session came to an end that the Governor's health began to fail him utterly, and ii.i l: ? ? 1.? u?? r>^ 4V>^ SlUUe lUUt iiiue uc una uccu on iuc State capitol only once or twice. Steadily the disease that he had fought against for some years forged its chains about its victim, and his friends soon gaye up hope of his recovery. Governor Ellerbe was married comparatively early in life, and leaves a widow, whose devotion to him in life soothed many a troubled hour, and an interesting family consisting of several children, all quite young. Governor Eilerbe was inaugurated for his second term January 18, of the present year. On that occasion he delivered this inaugural address: "Fellow citizens: Two years ago I was called by an almost unprecedented majority to the highest office within your gift. The reasons for my overwhelming victory are not far to seek. We had j ust. passed through four years of the bitterest partisan warfare that had ever shaken the State. It had arrayed brother against brother and friend against friend. It had engendered the bitterest feeling between the different classes of our population. Town and county were at war, instead, of working harmoniously for a commou good. The reform movement brought many substantial gains to the people; but, like every other social revolution i 11 UlUUgLlU Mill! lb liic wuwuiuaui | and inseparable ills of which I have j spoken. The good remains; the evil J in time disappears. The people, i especially the people of South Caroi lina, are generous, and in their i hearts the posion of partisan hate soon dies ou<\ self-consumed. ' 'Twas thus, after four years1 strife, the people now, in mutual, j well-beseeching ranks, marched all ! one way, no more opposed against | acquaintance, kindred and allies, j Ignoring party lines, they turned with characteristic generosity to me; | not because of special worth or fitjnessonmy part, for I had done j nothing to merit such marked ! esteem, but because they who knew | me best believed that, as Governor, ! I would serve not a faction, but the whole people, and strive to bring in an era of peace and good fellowship. Thus was I enabled to launch the Ship of State under favoring breezes. Knightly and generous souls came forward with pledges of co-operation. The press, with scarcely an exception, promised support and prophesied a happy voyage under favorable skies. "With many misgivings I undertook the task to which I was called, scarcely daring to trust my ability to meet the expectations of ?U_ iU?l It I nit; people. nuuiu iuai it uau utrcu possiblt! "The scant majority, however, recently accorded me after a stubbornly fought fight, is in sharp cod. trast with the overwhelming victory or two years ago, and X have no reason cither to complain or whine. My duty I have performed to the best of my ability. My mistakes I shall neither attempt to condone, nor to shift the burden of their responsibilities on others. With deep gratitude to the friends who have never wavered in their support, with malice towards none and good will towards my fellow citizen*, with a profound appreciation of the great honor conferred, I enter upon my second term as Governor cf this histoiic commonwealth. To the citizens, let me repeat, whose votes weie cast for me, I caD never < xpress my gratitude, but, while deeply grateful to my friends, I shall endeavor never to forget my duty to the whole people and to treat with fairness and consideration even the bitterest political enemies. ' I repeat what was said two years ago. I assume this office untranr meled by a siDgle promise inconsistent with the welfare of the people. To discharge my duties faithfully and well, to win the approval and to meiit the confidence of all patriotic t?11 K? ?i ? u: Ui 11 ?.t, LI O Mi'lll UO IJLIJ iilJJUCCO ULLl UltioD. Iu my former inaugural was outlined?a policy, wLich in the main I shall endeavor to pursue. In conclusion, my countrymen, I bespeak for myself, duting the two coming years, if my life be spared, the utmost stretch of your generosity and charity. ' All good citizens are struggliug, though over different roads, for the same goal, the highest welfare of our beloved State. Let us vie with each other not to engender wrath and bitterness of speech,, but to allay passion and pn judice, and to enkindle in the hearts of the lising generation a deeper love for our grand old State. With confidence in the integrity of our people, with faith in God, who favors and proA I J 1 t 1 T . 1. . 1 f J _ 1_ _ tects rue ngnteoup, 1 snail iaae up the burdens of this high trust with fresh hope and stroDg courage/' Sellers, June 3?All that is mortal of William Haselden Ellerbe, twice elected Governor of South Carolina, lies buried under his native soil. In the quiet country graveyard where several generations of his kin sleep, the remains of Gjvernor Ellerbe were laid to rest this afternoon. The party from Cjlumbia arrived at this place about 3 o'clock and went at once to the Ellerbe homestead where a large crowd of relatives and friends had gathered. The dead Governor lay in the coffiD, which was placed in the parlor, and the remains were viewed by his friends. His emaciated face and form told the story of his long lingering illness, but the expression was peaceful and betokened the calm death which relieved his sufferings. It was 4 o'clock when the cortage was formed and the trip to the graveyard begun. Tfie pallbearers were: Miles B. McSweeney, Lieutenant Governor; M. B. Cooper, Secretary of State; G D. Bellinger, Attorney General? Dr. J. W. Babcock, Superintendent State Hospital for the Insane; Col. D. J. Griffi h, Superintendent of the Penitentiary; F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia; H. C. Graham and J. G. Holliday, of Marion. The family in carriages followed the hearse, which was drawn by two snow white horses, and the rest of the crowd was accommodated in car riages and buggies. mere were about GO vehicles in the procession, the number of persons present beiDg estimated at between 200 and 300. It took over an hour and a half to complete the five mile purney to the cemetery. The services were simple in the extreme, and were conducted by Rev. J. E. Beard, pastor of the Methodist church at Latta. The burial seivice of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was read by Mr. Beard, who also offered a very fervent prayer, appealing for the comfort of the Divine Helper for the bereaved relatives. There was no eulogy, no ostentation, and after the simple sei vice had been completed and the grave had been covered, the tender hands of friends laid lovely fljral tributes upon the new made mound. Then the crowd dispersed. The place where Governor Ellerbe is buried is a lovely spot; peaceful and quiet. The grave is next those of his father, Cipt. William S. Ellerbe, and his mother, over which handsome shafts of white marble have been erected. A large pine shades the burial place of the deceased Chief Executive. In this graveyard are interred a number of the Eileib?, Godbold and Haselden families. These families are amoug the oldest in this section, and this is a community of relatives, the land hereabouts being nearly all still in the possession of the descendants of the Revolutionary stock. The es tates of Governor Ellerbe are themselves quite extensive. The house where Gov. Eilerbe died is not his home, but it belongs to his younger, brother, Cash Ellerbe. It is the old family homestead, and the Governor died in the room where both his father and mother died. It wa9 his wish that it should be thus, and when he was brought here a few weeks ago he was taken to the old home instead of his own house, which is a mile or so further from Sellers. Governor Ellerbe had however, recently bought a large tract near the homestead, and it was his wish to erect thereon a house near to his father's home. That wish, like so many others dear to his heart, was never fulfilled, for Fate decreed that disappointment should be his lot in death as in life. If you want fine vegetables, buy I your seeds at the Bazaar. Guaran | teed fresh and reliable. 1 Condemns the Right to Pardon. To the Editor cf the Dispatch: Uuder the bead line of "A Graceful Act of Justice" iu your last issue you informc d the public of the pardon of Mr. Cbailes C. Summer for the murder of Mr. J. W. Murdoch*, at Peak Station, last year. You also state tbat since his conviction, his attorney, Cel George Johnstone, and his fiiends and relatives have worked with ulA igging devotion to have him pardoned. That bis petition contained 3,000 names from three counties praying for his pardon?even the ladies joining in his behalf. "We are also infoimed that a msj jrity of | the jurors also signed, and the pre sidiDg Judge is quoted as sayiDg that "the prisoner had the greatest provocation for the deed.'1 The News and Courier quoted the Judge as saying that there was "great provocation, etc."' You wind up by as serting that the Governor could not have turned a deaf ear to this huge petition without doing an ir justice to the State and the uifortunate ptisoner. Fiom all this it is p*r fectly clear that you are inclined to Mr. Summer, and which you have a perfect right to be, if you so deeire and for which we have no criticism to offer. But this whole transaction forces a few reflections upon the average mind which ii may not be amiss to recall as bii*. fly as possible. We have never known either Mr Summer or Murdoch, and therefore, could have do personal prr judices id . t ie matter, but we do know that Summer had a fair and impartial trial before a jury of his countrymen-a jury said to be far above the average in intelligence and sound disc etion. He was defended by shrewd and astute lawyers, who, we may be sure, contested every inch of ground in their clients behalf. After weighing all the evidence this jury deliberately came to the conclusion that Summer was guilty of manslaughter and so adjudged. At the time, if we are not mistaken, the sitting Judge and the same one who helped to keep Summer out of the penitentiary, refused to grant a new trial. His case was carried up to the Supreme Court which sustained the verdict of the lower court in every particular. Right here, be it remembered, that murder cases in South Carolina rarely get that far. We now arrive at the dramatic and almost laughable part of this scene. A petition is gotten up, it is needless to say, which is numerously signed, by 3,000 suppliants on their knees, for the pardon of this man, many of whom, we are told, were ladies, and even a m>- j >rity of the iurors?with the judge quietly acquiescing. Njw, Mr. Editor, we that the committees who were io charge of this petition could have about as easily gotten 10,000 as 3,000 names only with a little more time. It is astonishing with what facility the public will sign almost any so: t of a petition and for pretty much everything. Sj far as the ladies are concerned, we seriously doubf, with all due deference and respect, whether any of them ever read a line of the evidence or know anjtkiDg about the real merits of the case. It is difficult to understand how it is that a juror, upon his solemn oath, and with all the evidence fresh upon his mind deliberately renders a verdict and yet will go out and .sign a petition which practically puts the lie to whet he has done. Again, Mr. Editor, we are no lawyer, but has it gotten to be law in South Carolina that a man if j ustified in killing another on "strong provocation" or even the "strongest provocation", as you put it, unless it be in self defense? Iu this particular case, Mr. Editor, we are almost foiced to agree with you that Governor Ellerbe could hardly avoid pardoning this man (with his livish use of the pardoning power behind him) but we cannot, we dare not, agree with you that by refusing to do it he would necessarily have done any injustice to the State. In fact it is notorious that most of our Governors have used the pardoning power with too much freedom for the welfare and peace of our citizenship. As every body knows human life is about the cheapest thing in South Crrolina ^to day and there is, so far as we can see, not a ray of hope upon the horizon of the future for any improvement in our criminal record. The blood of honorable human victims will continue to flow recklessly so long as we encourage the maudlin and sickly sentimentality which now pervades the country from the jury box to the Governor's chair. Justice. 1 May 31, 1899. * j Bismarck's Iron Nsiva 1 Was the result of his splendid ] health. Indomitable will and trern- t endous energy are not found where J Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels i are out of order. If you want these t qualities and the success they bring, i | use Dr. King's New Life Pills. They s j develop every power of brain and a j body. Only 25 cents at J. E Kauf- ! a ; mann's drug store. ! a Drink Kola-Pepsin for that puncj tured feeling. Relieves headache s aud aids digestion. At the Bazaar, L 5i? a glass. Try it. ,c LessviJe Notes. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Dry and hot! The farmers are well up with their work in this community now as the long dry spell has been very favorable for haivesting as well as killing j grass. Gardens are stnering terribly for want of rain. Lish potatoes are a total failure. The commencement exercises of tie Leesville College are in progress at this wiring. Rev. Dr. Clifton preached the Baccalaureate sermon on yesterday and the universal verdict of his many heaiers is that it was a grand serrnoD, to say the least. Quite a lot if vhitois are in attendance upon the commencement exercises. and our streets piesent a gay appearance as the aspiring youths and gentle maidens promenade our shady avenues. I think Leesville C3n boast of more residtnt school teachers than any towu of its size in the State. Fourteen boys and girls who reside in our town have been engaged in the octu potion of teaching this year. Supeivisor Kocn, with his chain gang have, to the delight of our section of the county, graded down the big red hills known as the Foit hills, on the Columbia and Augusta road, also a steep hill on the Leesville and Lewiedale road. 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Herman, , FIRE, LIFE MB ACCIDENT IMRAffl! < I^escirLg-ton, S. C. ' I ?, e IM RAMONS 11 if? j ^ tomc Regulator a IiJc^\Y?m)vA is not'Onlv the best Liver nnh Kulnpv mpriirine Iff / TV \ x surr,ies a'' Cements of Liver Food !ack[ J I V\ ing in your daiiy diet. Convenient to use, V C rnv- Peasant to take, thorough in action and the j( \A host tonic. Price Si.co. BROWN MF'G. CO., Prop'rs, Grocncvillo. Tenn. Full ?AL.fj I>\ G. M. IIARMi\N AND .I.E. K ALT MANN. THE ARMITAGE i'F'G CO., * *>200 to 3300 tVilliainsbiu'd Avenue, ^ BICHMOUD, "V J&.. MANUFACXUBERS OF ASPHALT, READY ROOFING, TARRED FELTS, READY MIXED PAINT.SSMSttEL | Write for Samples and Prices. 47?9m i WHOLESALE M '2S Agen,s 1 FDR DEALERS IN ; BARRELS, VEGETABLE SEEDiFffllit OOffi; BASKETS, &C. j ; ! I * Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic FRUITS anil PROBICE W. H. 1IIXS0S, Manager, 1 217 EAST BAY, OPPOSITE CUSTOM HOUSE. CHASLESTOIT, 3. CL. March 16. 1898?tf WHY DON'T YOU TAKE Dr. Baker's.... 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Peas, s'? a ts> StS EDWARD i ASBILL Street Potatoes, per bu ?o a L* Sice-Dfir '!> ?a ? j Attorney at Law, ^ Batter, per ft. la a 20 j J ' 1 Eggs,per doz lOaisv.j LEEb\ XLXjE, ----- S. C. ' Turzeys, per lb 3 a 10 ; Practices m all the Courts. Geese, per pr 60 a s>0 j Business solicited. Chickens, per head 10 a 23 j Sept, 30?6ru Beeswax, per ft 15 a 20 J Beef per ft . .... 8 a l# 1 C. M. EfiIID. F. E. DnEHEB. Kt?,E::== :V; ! ERRS & BREHER, COTTON MARKET. . 7 aiSsteiaw Attorneys at Law, < Charleston.?Middling. r,'i. - ' Augusta,?Middling, 0 " I LEXINGTON, C. H., S, C. Ai1._1.11r W"tL i'K-v'Tice in all the ixlUtfl L 1TJL. UUUZ-yi, courts. liusmess soncuea. une ait-mber ol the firm will always be at office, Attorney at Law.|L?lf COLUMBIA, S. -O. LKXINOTON 1 Especial attention given to business enrosted to him bv bis fellow citizens ol Q A \ / 1 XI O ID A XI1/ Lexington county. OAVlNuO uANtx. Office: 1 GOO Main Street, ever T. B. Aughtry & Co. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO February 28 -tf. CHECK. DR. GHAS. C. STANLEY, 1 Surgeon Dentist, 1 l -i A.,,;,, EXCHANGE BOPGHT AND SOLD. ~ ? Deposits 01 51 and upwards received and Over Messrs. Stantby Bros'. China Store, ntc-resl at o per cent, per annum allowed, (Y. M. C. A. Building.) payable April aud October. n September 21?tf COLUMBIA, S. C. _ January 16-ly. _ <JA.Ii03-.IIV A. ^HILTON'S NATIONAL bank, n S fi 9 I * b yv ?ga A i COLUMBIA, S. C. I Ijili-H 00HsTlTE< TiUVX AND COIXTV DEPOSfTORT. -? fi W W 11 w w I B Se?3 i paid upOapital ... $100,000 H I Surplus Profits . - - 100,OUO \J it 07 3:11 : ik ?? - H Jill jr, cia?iHgs Unique?unlike any other cough prepa- Deposits of 55. <X) and upwards received, ation. The qtiiek?st to stop a cough and nterest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, o remove soreuess from the lungs. 25c. oer annum. \V. A. CLAKK, President, ^ THE MURRAY DRUG CO., WlLIE Jo-SEf- Cashier. COLUMPIA. S C. December 4- ly. For Sale at THE BAZ tAB. ! Aug. 18 - ly. j ^ Qew SUpply cf aii kjn(}s Qf The best line of cigars, will be tackle has just been "received at ouml at the Bazaar. the Bazaar. ' &