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THE SALYA OF LIQUORS NOT WITHIN'THE SCOPE OF LEGIS LATIVE AUTHORI'lY. Judge Hudton'i 1eeilon it. Iarltiigipo Declarlitg Unconat It n,1ilota l 1%n14 Voni,l 1110 Act of the LegiP1. ltut I nw K 1 -I 11w Ill Dispuir ary Law. DARLINGTON, S. C July 9.--Th( following is the text of'. lge Iluds nt decision as to the leiality (t the upi . polituent of a ditipenker tor 1)arlinoitm and the constitutionali v of th pe: sary act. The State of South Carolina, Uout,y Darlinmyton- In the Court ('C1 1. (1 Plees.- Charles 8. McCullough~l i J. Withlerspoon Evang hinf against John liuckner -'loit 1, i ,: Just Bro%%n. W. 1'. Curter and .1. 1 Kirven, dd* -nndanl.s-- Coimo thi, tIll Injunction. These pltindifts, as 1,. era freehold voters ol'thetowi. .d I hirlin1 - ; on behalf ot themeelvvi mi t h c til i ber of laxpayers (t the -.,at' :m 1i hold voters of the said I : I ' wh request they are actiiv. haiv k l 'I this action to tir (-vt'ii I h,! t i ':-h, h i, of a dispenary Ior Ifhe a-:li < ki!. d ing hquors inl the 14wt i I 1) ii m -i under the aict of 2li b i ill!mb-r. I - The grounds tqplnmi t h011 1 Ih!, oill tion is asked at: Firet, Becimvw ih 'it i:lai .Irl Buckner Fh>oy bI ii Ii kll' I Itn is not SiLned I.,v : il 0 it it. 1 e hlit I,e hold Voters (d the'wnadhiboi invalid Secoti, dit'cuie ct ot 2 111 I)% itn ber, 1 : i s. har as it provitili,s fir L.v establit3hmet (it tate at1d county dim penlsail-les for1 file sale ot IvaXit.xai lI 11ols inl this State is uinkimnslil ill A rule was servtI uipon the ii i -( i Control and tthe Dipe.svr, .3. 1.. lb>y1 to shlow cause why 0he mlijimwuin ir In I for should not, he urantid. Tie was heard hs1ore ie at ihatilam ;I Darlington, July ti, upott tihe minvm_ p; pers and the answers it ih rih-. The defendatits itm tImt it mb11 tion Should not he 1-rantecd,hoa: PirsL. Thecomiplatin t ii w:thom i t,iii inasmuch as it, Ia1l-e:S li4) il !r1 parableinjury tt !i plintik, :mt i Second. Because the cuii is w*itlu jurisdiction iml this promeidin l, h Iry Il t,itleo0l..I. .B. Flo d \(I i l i :mi t Lion ill the tillCre I it w irii i n: the proper pro(ceedin!_, hit I hat ,urpose and thle writ oleertionari hein 114th 111t11 uroceeding to corrcct, any suppose)-4id er. ror of judwimient of the fitllr oI*ot o in grantin_g the permtit. I do not take muctl :t vitwi' Ilusi ar U0on. ItL iS broutgh't by' Iax). VayTrS an1d freehold voters, not o irio y lt it t < i -o. nor to correct ernr(a,lit jtj,imlLmvil 1 it: dicial body, but to prevenit 1hw cEsia lishmlent o,ta 41111en11.ar- wvillhoult :1 IIuJ compliance by the, board and apphcat forl dispenser with th 4isei id prr quieltes of itlie a a n i i tot ir c i ilt . flstablishment Ill a <sesr lse: er if the act he uncontitt1li. The remedy h. the ij.iirt e * ; -l propriate to this eii . a:d it i,o i. i t only elficaciouis rvim d . : a n,d ia la \ :eri and freehold voters ttt the 1 wn I eiu i -i voke the aid ()I ifwc court t): tit.:u m Such an action withollit ae it ' p:'V ing damage. It s I h1 i':':W ')1 Ith ax payer to avert the in iprpr.am . ti . the taxes of' the peop!eW by an di!dt 'Ii version or inivestmentL iit the s:ttnie, ata for this pturpose the lotors o thI courll ts are always o)pen to l1im. objections, the dlefendtants diiet thei at legationsd of' the compilainit.. Many tin lng the nutmber oh frechol vter' ill the town of D)arlington, LuIt toucingt the tact of' signature t) the petittion anti the number thereof. 1 am conivinct.ed, htow over, that, the petioner, .l . 11. Fltoytd, did not secure on its pe:titio:i at maljority and so hold. The act is very stingeint iia re<iniringL tihe majority to sigi l'reely, vt tttrily,ti and WiLit hifll unidersta:ti'l:ig 4:4' tihe meaning of4 thle pet itioni. 'lIThe itard, therefore, aetedi illeigally it gr'atmii Floydl his permit.. liis btondt i signmed1 by two ladies only-tie, his5 nuother, a marrted womn, and the ther it widmy ladiy, who did not, justit'y and~t aetlte. One signature is voidi, th~ thetr nlot Mu - fleient, and tihe princ ial not I woth th1 e the facts call for aln injllutionll. I ;ui th serious in(iry is as~ Lto the coI::n. tionahty of thet aet. Ini deterunin it ihe constitutionality ot anl aic i th 1 in:u latuire it Ila necessar iy to ci nsh- i'It e l termns of' thle (Colis4LUt itlii, Lhe 1ulwtt thereIn expressly granltedi , iit t>e which are necessarily or reasoniab ly mOlpied,it the genlerail duities andoI lve rs t thei law-making 1)ody V s1 Iiiranmile itt I its from theO tile usage~s 4l tEnghmdt it~:ori to law as dlerived troll 1.he mo01 teri 'eutilry' anid adioptedtle an 1:111llt I t ind t ture tby statute. Every nct it otir L egishnur tit pre Bumuptively V constitutionall, andit whoit avers t,o tile conltrary must sho4w that it violates either someC positive miandtate or prohibition of' thait ins5Ltument, otr sme t one of tile colilmOn litw or re1 lserve'd rights of thIe pteole. Tthe pelel Ilm iheir stotial rto nstttl form the State, aiid whiein we s peak otf the State we men tile pteople. Tfhe'se form Or adlopt it goVvrmnlent. I t is the creat,ion cf the ICOI p6 l an is i'll'rae by them for their security inl (lie ein ment1111 of life, liberty, lI theaqul iton 4o1f trop~ ert yt and pursuit ci haineltuiss. . Whant then are tihe powy( rs < t our1 I islature? "Thej1 unlliited ptower whlichI the En> glish IieopC Ole ccd to thir lri:inlItL has no place mn our inlstitutionls. inl this country tihe pCtepl re 1Crearde as tihe true andi onily source of leigislative power. T1his lpower is excre(ised liv represenltatives, but thley ireiot 4 t lhberty to pass such laws its hlev p~ileiase, regardlest of conistitultionail restr'ictLins. With us a written conlstitution; is the supreme law of' the landi, andli n'eititer legislatures nor courts haive it right to4 dilsregard the connnilandts andt (lira-c.io therein conltainled. E'veiry act of thie legislature wich violates the coist itul tion is entirely v'oid, and it is the duty of the courts so to dehirte antI to re:tule to give efiect to its p:rovislins' See Martbury vs5 Madisoni, Il Cranchlt 177, W ait's Note 10, Vol, . I lg & Ii Blackstone. "In this country thle con4lsttutif)ll 01 the. TUnited States and1 thi,.e of then scv - oral States have so lhmited thei pcwers of legislature, and have 5o guaIrdIed the rights of the people that the0 que5tions most usually p)resentecd to the coulrts are . those relating to tile constitutionality of the law, rather thlan to the question ,bow far a statute may be void1 by reason of its Injustiee. And it is a familiar rule that every statute whichl violates either ed States is invalid and will not b,1 en tlorctd by the courts. The Ilegislative power of the(, Unlittd4| Staeus i-4 vested im Congress; while miat ot the several States is lodled in the SLate leuislaltires. And while the su preiv, lower ot'legislittion is to h ex - ercim'sly heIlusit bodies, they d4 not, pos St S4 atl abstoltif.e, ulilniited alltwi. 1he Iation1:al -Id State ( onstitut,ions Ie 'le siprelne law ot the 11111d. an2il] every I' . isil live lt wilech violates Such con slt uils will be held void by the e-rs W i I-rie t.Iere is n1o coist 1it,1tAt al I niita.1 Io ill' p:1nver, ti. Lh 11 auhorit,y ft Cmgresi or- (' the legislatirex it ne irl v uinllit Sed." Not e t5, stir p v!(- 17 I Wh:at is Owi IvOlice port 40 tht, ; au' ''he pli e-l': ii a S:tt.', nii 1. e 1ny - hluhive Meise einbrae('s ' it 4v vill (;; ill I U-ernmll e ul itl, by which it. is sle t 4!hi inot, onl y tn prwiterve thn plwhi- w:',ir, , 1MId to priivent a>fnc s i-z:011,4, fihl StIA , itil ako toi t'1lhish, tir thle i.i . creoulr!e ot ctizun wtiith ciliz.,11, thosmei it'il s ()i* .Ii) I i i i t't tri-I .-) 0 1 it 11 - by.rh<mil which :are calettlatevll I.m prevumf I V11!A k d 1 1 f i"1114, alld t-) ilsin! 1, w k.th Aw 1111:1t1(.'rrtiptedl vu. )\nl''.w. 41f his ()Wnt, as tr ao l's -rea-ionvibl v c 'U ,.1nt, w ilIII - t F I- II)yn el 1f -3h by ()th it o'8 ( oil ALtitution! .t II , Ini-a Sr p1 572. -% think it is a svtdvoled pr ii t, I iii' .11tistice S'm V. 'me i i y t I flftl'lit o! wetll ordered c;vil wa IM,, thit 4v4y liilder il ' Itp ry 11l '(vcI' ai i l e :10 d 1111111t i |j:(I 1v1,4 hi hi. d I -1, hll LA it. mndvr the il plicel I li-ibilAYv Lhat his us-i (Wif ' il m ' n 1 h inl iur ilw 11) O i 1lit4 ol' tl t 'll' t lliy - I t A 1 A I : q Itv lik i other 111111 ali conivcIti ial:t rig.1s, anr sli -'e l slu: ruas%ill tI 1i .1tlioi s LiI - i et.jol viit ,i sha lldi i9tvviiii te v 11-o'll h e hv .l.jurie ti til ti l i ih re tmu :O,l r.iliil', 1ttii re,ili mii et,i Li 11- 1 ,h d by h i Ille Ilv.ish.i're, illdvi 1. 1 ve Ii and c.-Iintrotl 111, n11 ,1 4 1) my t vr'stecl fil Ltheml by Lth- v )nistitLiftionl, tit t\ . lhlik Iwiiesm:ry ad i ' Xilulif-It, ' t' I)W(.I w . allf0dc . ) ito k 11,b1-1 O,f ita c p,)ver; Lte, ipover VoliLt.d inl thl -''a1 re 21'b tIl(! cmlisutil >llit 11) tv -)di :tl. and c-itah 1shu. a111M nU11101r ( W l . i livt aill 212-111 22it 2hle I i sv , 41ai l.vii -11 ,1wdo,hillt!:4, rI-10li-1 wit!. gentaitil s Ill Iilli 4111 , lotii 1 1111 1i la it .) 1 y ,1 kist i 21'. 1 til, a 11 1 h1ty Shall l ill._ 4 - ii h i b1 ri9 ':21- li i '2 t id wel;12112 I il hi| "l ht' l. 11. t "?qi1 1 IIII I iwelart. 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S' eakilig il' jI tle Ne1y l -w i t , -i.:ke (i'mley', il his worwk min 'o - Ili u i:i tiio att)12C1', .M 2,V211it2ea l:1i21 -e -, y:11i1 t1 ha )I.tl li ,iO i il 24 Ll til nt prevoiti( LIl 111 IILI 11't '1WO I I 1ll1I1UT lti'i an crmtl, 2au12 tItl.' fl:21 6:I1ckI 41,llo e l*is latrestbilell hvun1id 2.i ttl b 1. fitvl;lC i < ha vl ol gdellie ll , ja )hiil i't ;i lt-il l '.0 4 )pe ( ill": v :imi i :illi d: ce, 't)-w 4)1 ja var l v-L - pr ): %11chs111 1,1 0lt:ie 1Ow2 persl'[Is. andi (I xull-t aI I 2 1 112 'i ili- l ll i - 2 t i rII , :1.1 e Ii . at'1'2 fillsiz-' lli f 12 A' lldelll:ii l'9 :22 lill ' (11 li'.'- i teit l thle silvwjc lit ti ,:ti' ii'1l 121221:1 i1221 e2..2t!' 2c:is liIh i t 12 2I.i' Le derve 2thrHLie w 9' le221e lifpile wh 11h sti.r&'e Ieltte 122)9sr gl.ye(l Ili.: , 125121 1)2'l .1vialt 12; 211 22, se tt l \ 1'ti2l Ircs, akil i v theil n a rithl. ! > tL i il bu 'plrt: COntIiellinalloill, OL O,he courl.! have t. oltAlib(rtY to derlrt thatl,U i ' t tihi -rlane. byiap th ee 21 11 staX~1Ille2 il 1WIlt' 1 L . Iowe of.111' I)e Ieii i re1 2 lti tli a5e1121.uillat, h2ons as5 iillylg 1destroy teiill t ure <hzitpropiert, w tIill it' 01112 112 sttu. The Cttrade in)02 h a lhoh dr2inksI bein ilaw2tt he ad t e apii emptoed. m 21git, ei ' uly protectedli by a1 .~2:hei le21i2lature Stath tleps, in, an by1. an I1 eIatment2C(C1 I)yelitLonL0enera's tIasts o12f dtI y alt.ogetherCI 1. the exeplyinient, anti1 heexiteda niali vale t.112(1he pr p!rty tiionit h:uzt. Even the keeig t Ilutt., eriCI the 12iIpse of sal, herom1 s a1iIl tilienit1uticeOlyel.l ad witii atl y1991 ell. wllatilier il this owInl4iCt cllb2l i exnl.y.t Iment,l the Ouerianto01 t viles -rI Li bi con' 5ils thii er iina ot l t,t :2. I tIt 2he tveiy iing in2 )2( w,itlb anl he t i' dsthe busi d ness to 1.weiie'tt tuit ur StiLioal anroceedjinI1s,t ifitzhe II -1t9 ute, shll the dre, andlt liitltetL > b. (roceedthe agaist' tar a )ecr-i:re.' I \2 2ta0tl 11011c COera don in e 5ulst,eijuei ah' COTli1 iIin the lt easn fI')ub l LhieneLit; u hehrstitttryo thyInsd,a' u tlliis thetisle exasiey t thre leiid 'lative widt."Cti~lqos tra8tte , te anote ist uesti. in :tauIe of 1l eteiny the leor 01 tre S'ates Of tlhe Union, and recently it1 ex pres% t.erms by our Supreme Cour' Bli", tie vitad (Ilestifonl it weather it iE cinti-1itt.Limi-il For th(i m slt r tc c nfer up>nIl t.he v:overniime4il, ()f till S.at", or anY br-1110h therwof, Ohl vxclu milve right. t,o Ljt%, int int.x1c:3t.n.I 41,irs a'ir iv to thIeII net fro th tre tAtirv o1 the Sl.Iy.? ( q I1 ', h 'Ij livert ,t1h tax(.3 fI the jrtop!e I r IIu thll e tin tepitriv),ies of' '. er m n ,1n in 1st 1 the luonev in thiOw tr 1ii il tI,'rali III illt)x'c atinl, liqg'I rs t'. Ote- e ii o1 OW h 1ri )ftlt- m )pIv t >.It- il tllerf-lt it) war: I. 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(4it (4'4' t 4b i e .n!m 4'Lyn41; 44 . 14, 4 144'iov44e P-,I,nv,," ,t it L'ow .)t i 1 verm li-Int LV VN 4'I I I 'r i . 44 I' ll l' Wi a SII 1:1,11 WAI : Ihw (' ( 1 '.Ii i I 11. ni >n 1 it, . :w-ly 1othe 1 - )a 0w L 4t4li 1 1.4er. e t, ' ,4 lvir 44'. ItIoli , andlcoW4 er 41 pom it tl I i'n v iy of 0th l itr tra4lli,, or 1 11',anl ohrbr.ant-'lilf cm1i'llerve. T'Ie ('nsiifil.ionl dOes not giv th p4mver, bAt by 1 'i tt-essar.; iiplicatio; dol-lits it. Tralli -, cpnnsn-e , j tillsvt rial p ir u(ijt',. I vi4 1isifjo:! ol prop -rty, lft rig_hti ofhhj:n:-- an<d Of p-trsmis, btAmn,. to) 1 11 people a pr!Ill )rdiad Or mh. na11 -1i bh.- ri.tIs. TO SCent. alloll protect, the p" oph. iln le4 ' 4. ri4it Is the 11*(1 Irincl 4)11a op\ ornill ill. I I' ilst. rights d ifit 1prng 1 rl I n4 iro -r 'n en' , hmi. lt t 44- tiv eS'i11 4111,'i c r4 by Ihe p p h . t i 1lr1. It It fi'In ll l -, 11). lib r t, '1.OpWILy .n 'i t e l r 11,11silit f 1 h- 1.ppi 1iv.ii. The lirst. .\rtici-e of Out C'onOiLtif-io:i con faill- t it 1)1,el kItra !t t O f Nitights. Thel ver v irst o14t lms 1 i1 a 4 l -, 's: .\ ll CI4j0111 444 (44' 101t'l fri ;n '.. 4' 44g 1 44. ( 44 . (441t41 \,' I4 lil44:.44'tllr vin-lowe I byN I hiir Cr.-a.or withl certraini io mIt- .0d righ Its,:tIg h ich a11r1 th(e right W vl.jiN 11)4 (n1' d dttn-I4ding their hvv4 allot Iit.rtAth-;, o)1 1 a 441tring, pos slssing and'l proltWting property, and Of set-king and at-tainingc their 4at1ty and happiness4."1.14 ThlIe' indivdi4( als. r1.1'ight 0 1.44 fut hersecre 14I4'444to ('he pee' of1 teg 11tatLe, o theXinton1 4 by1 (44' jli1411 Amend)1 "l'rivat4e 4 44 pro ert yh l 4. t. 1h44 taker1 '14 pp e for. pitblie4'14'4 44 se,4444' r f rIhe 'us) 1of 1 4 4''' corpor tions or'4 f14r pr41ivte n144 wit,hotit,' 4.h 441 114 nt o1 f the w 'I.1444 1 er4' or Iii' S444e.1 - 1;i. Tre e ttu r t o o ig ln ' is4 Cotisti'4',44444t 1 4 1h: 44' not,11 14-)co str4te' to1441' inI 44r 144 detnIIy other44 r, 114ned 1by1 '?44 l th u',oo ,',//i ',,7 , 44m441 14' i'.''l i1 4I IS ' 41041 / n t'w it; i4i'r',' in pil':'t ion' ha444ve 1 h 44 teph 1 e h-ga1t' lati, xce14 :4411 i\l 1''44or44 j 4tticia 11444'part 1.44' , 114 (' 4444 44re (in 1rail t1'4 ' ralli 444 144on 1uer4 e (''44in 44unpI . ion wl4ith4411 4 tin ep unich les' 4 t4 114(4 44heir exchiston'.' Th l g' av144' t'i'.'. 4o 4.titie 1l44 ;.'i sl: of '~ ('.441p 4 11'4iinerv 1t.Ths are4 gieliitsi,i au14' al 44411e.r surrt'3'et et toM I he4' governinent stI'll ofh p i,(s It" le .gve .iit 14' is.14 in'144reat ion o4 11h1 l1o4 e.'i'4'4s141 r44it(4 "'4441 by4'li4 t b i f ('\'14.4Vh 4'oweril n44 1s <hI4ed xcestry 114 lowers.44I are res1rv ('44d1 to. lhe 1peoph-.o1 1414-41('1 (4s r 1i'estre 44d by 4.44he 4 14o 141t it 1444l whl44e is 41 4(1 the finn1in nta 1141(1 14-' altr t*4 J1'441 Ilit conve1in|ton a4ss41))11/h 11(1hei goverini 4ent'4. What444 ights I thes44)4 havet'1 t te heei4 ure01-e44.e h preser1444 (114d11 ('14 In re 4es, t.rl(ld of l ('h:4e4r Ilerved igh04ts )thel."gi4 l:Sture 14 a4 nn11 1 l1 1l4)we4rit exeried byi t 1e 1 gsa.V 14 re i l at e 4)4' 14) "4V1' it b jlllit 1144' 4441114,4 aVl liiit. i leyVlto this'~114 te 4au44 t goW.. and?('II '1his ioistutinal lawft,l has Xb'r C144an(sgressedit il the tiIl'ere .WI1ihI11 1it(F 1.44 hel egi14l Of are pan 84nfer upm41 11'e ch tferih,t s1 14ingtoi:ttin 411< I lin1041ie grant atnth aggaaio oyer ther etin it 18 vInterll takin-g monopo. property for public is by driving th cit;zen out of his place of bisiness an1( erecting a St:tte barroom "at the ol stand." 'T1he act violates the Potirteent Amllient-nt. of the C >tistittion of tI (TInitell St.ates, awl sect,olt,; 1, 2", 23 an 11 of A rtieh- I of otir St.at.e Const iti Cion, styleil tu D.el:Iratlon o' Itight, It leprives the pem.pl oit t.he right.1 plirstie a lawfuil and hier.t tvo brant of t.ra&d, :tit I transfers I o I Ie St a' e go Orlilwill, a iii'Iopoi y theretm. I'll 1 n i fe11 '. tirpoe is not t.o li'ni'. regi ? la't or sippress th-t liiior I rilli -, h-I to raie for the State Lovernioent re' w <msim tromn this unpree -&-itifll monq); r ly; aril h11ntw Ihe ;Ilet, ii v"ill of ev -r 0(.1n"nt, of 1-fl iln-tt ->o I t vi,)I ;tol a It l- i F,irth A mwidmll -thev C - m 11sti'1t ion of t he 1l,'int t l .y - s-c' iin 2.. A rt we l i o Const.it.lt fnl of t.hl. S -it ti: of S il .her, periims, hf ier, p ty -s ai jo it es fro l iire wi Ii le s -r r a .n Seiz illet. It viol tl''s t -- P11fh Ain!.11to aili iI t hto ( 'oIIIt . t lI -: I (f Ith I - 'I rn I t1,.1 St.;t f l. l- t S. eion( in a i i 13 f t!w D11tl ir G ils or oifol.i(It tho C.mst.il ttion Sotith C reindtn, deiLyned to secinr I I i t.1 oe )i isl 1f crimi I, rwi ht 1 tri it by ji ry, fin whi- hllw h A 1n0t. I I hillmsvil. i Il viol it" S cionl ", Ac rlicle 1 4t*o t Coastit'ltioll, giving to Congro'ss I ower, ainone, oft h r thiligs. "to r'ag atl aliogi i i- evera -i at and wit H te 111iatlS drilwi." Ta ei Isi) tsi i 1 i "oriaial p.wkiwtv cawws" was h:t sa'i p p-k:ige-s of litor, largPXor snia tra;tnspottI from o-. Sat. to anotl cotild bo sol in an iibroken st,ate A4uitte (' prohubitory law;i. ()I cou pHiis re Ivre<d the pr,ihibitory I tw of' State vi liastuly ug 1 tirV. This led thfa awt, of Congress of*1.1 known th o Wilson bill. g 'iter tIhis law i cohinu>i carrie-r (!,in t r,ansport tl p tekages ia d dielivor the samn to ; cloniigile ut1thenolested by. Sdtate law b bt whenl rcetived byv hitie consign, , Ih goodis areht1 tShen isb bit to St a. p Ule hibt Ory h i Iie ws. ii vt1 aIW i t is itheirPtimiol oI i) il ; per i w Sion of the ndi, 1ai w ai llrinC1ipls ee at ropubliei goverunwnt, itnconst it, I iinal, 11 allia bIt voi(l, ex pt isokar ig, prohibi ith s ipele of it intoxiAing I Inors withi the uit4 . 1h tfis proin itory f eatre alone i0 it i rtyiiv-i l s exercist of' i ilie l mnwor; bill. when pro -evd titis Irans-er the ltrali- ft Cthe cit.izen to t'h State i-xvlli ively, ris ,divestedl of everY It-atir-- w thle p .lict powa. , andl gi%ves to IhI i trafii Intoxi a t ng ing j iori a siu -fltet n, a il ti gdity and Ignit do i 1 leve(, before PJ I I t is Iore. 11, is a Tro.in hor brotight into the State unider di3giii. of' pretentae ilg)od, bt preiznamt wit eleinilits, Iocriles ani principles nal iceioiis to the liberties ol the peopb antd which, loe ieuly pmrsuti in t S iinie dlirectioni, will leadi I ) the ojvt t.lrow oI libler"y. ' I a should I hi nimtmliuoth :norj>poll y eI ni lil1 hvth cirts , ali the re4,vet1 it. dtsiredi therc 'ro:n shii mt, Iwh s!al isfa t r wha AS I () prtevt-nt It- eIl it tmrv fromniwnx --wizing I:I Ilhe are I n d, I res an, luecliumers' Ani- then grailyv I fik away Frotm the pvopl- tht-ir nII m liturat t ive bramilies of t,ra (a an-l c'winvrcv' Thel( maulimbl,. andl firin<ameiL rights of the peoplie rteIorre< to abov cnistit ute th r'OtLS, t. hV fibre and Lh bodly of I.he greait t ree of hiberty whicli wateICred by the blow:l of' our ancestor f or generations andl cenituiries, Im grown to to 1.Il andhaitret, kuonawiili, -% C. st i ition hae b.ngittu eitraifituti, and h olyt byenhe Stfof Tt.hioLt & aOll 111iintiix ca ts.lalos hesex ar'e myto reatnorani the i u ct ion.0015 I, Ills. o al . paery,h lillers withd the order. tOi NVagtn FaCAIF.O. !. 1,t-Iso, n -I)t y IA) 1t '.G. .'l)t mii e MIIch ,va ir ut T.oU TADtDth 1.a.er Un.iu.Tn: NC.,OLyMBI. -Ti C.o ,1TAXES ON STAT E 'B\NKS CONTINU El) FROM 'AE i [ST. io ti-mns c tu niot be conivenment.ly transact Sed. Thoiti who atlv.mwo thest) argqtt tents, Mr. rresident, losti sight o j sverinnortntc-isdert.inswhicl hshoilId hatvt- woighlt in dletormint inig s4 it the li rst pita, -, t, tie sciwenl or busi ntess of'b-tnking Is ma13t) great pro gess iii the lst tshirty years; bisines: mp-thos 11 Ive beei im >roved, ait vn. itres .itei entered itpon would tIot n1o% b)tol I o tk-d for a d v a in tet blsjiniet r ;Ai 1iwit-it w,orti Whyr? Pirst, bo e V1 li mo act c1rat- i i1rarior kn .ciii ; uteoni d, bli .uts' ie rilrotd ai I he testhgrao h1 o bro(Ight niiirisi -i i t.I into jlIxtapositito , an he S-id ite From oo(e.1n otl t ht counI try l-% ' mither t- Vjti,t.i tiy fcoin one it d 1, f ihe vvilized world to tile! othe W nI (v hatvi lio fronltier. It itIros id and l t hha Sha te t itat .i its i f o vil.l cat," inkin-. , anti si ti si 't' terpr ewul i/d t vetithr hom a > it itt- 'it ti n lt' r their ope r- tion B 1'i ihs the,e te neral considerat ions > t lr-' tu ( lie 11e( ttt the S tatet sted t S pro4vidl- restrietionis for b) nk inrg Ia t ri lit:t t ,t', s l a t th e of t he Nat vViI'ilt '>e inent 111 111 :ilional I The Sio ' siL )' rViioII IIi LY be exer v- i-4, 'ie sam or similar r les as t .res#-rvc4, hllility (4 stockholders, thll Ss ine ()r simil.ar Ineltiods for L,hm puot,ev le 1tonal b'ill.11 >lels, bmay be imposed -h hIy in iy n, the Stat.e provid-e tt t1, it mil hom i i i it, hwa any, ati if iot -r, surn a -Ih tIll- r tyg sv at I dolvet b t in it mIt. d tSigltte, mayi1V it to 1iud by tgtit se balks as si rity or- tra ir -iritiition a Thus woltli'l have the dolible effect 0 to ieproving the credit o the rk tate, re its 1n11ig Capital tor inive-4.rneat, withil ie its own bordrs, and at th sat m timle ioe firnishing a sa e sucharity for I ite cir I culation necesiiry for the people. , Clearing hmoses, as row eiployIed b nat ional banks, could be estit ted foi t- State banks. Ihwey wold re1,nf1ce ti greatest conservatisin bhanik ntanaige 1r- milhnt, and impart to the state bmln I a t currency a Il'elity Of Safety anil sectir 1- ity that wot ctu tse it to circulate gen as rally wthotit restraint. Wiy shoi, <1- ititt ?': A State cold not aft ord i . a permitl loose antd reckless biking I li -v' V sntiliet of int.ereS 1t nd Stit I ttPride Wo1bH forbid. -'very considera i to of prmlence and tisilnesS experi it vrice wouild unitke suchl a thing initolerp o. b.i. I can recall the f a t that te bill ill of, Il tIlY of T i .%,Nas m., Sov.,1T \it n liNA and other s-ates, or year prio eto year liI, p isseJ current in all p.rt oI' th coruntry wit hot qtest,ion, be Scause it was known, 1,heyp were manage( ;e prdleily and conserva tively, and w h sioied havo t st,nilr experinc il - thel were revived. li bt,Mr. Il'residenjt, I amil nlot ,j( 11n1el conc4rn-lie about the Want of' 11n1fornmi tY ill Skit e-bauk eiretlation. i:ei <41lilty, f his Lack Of Inifformity, has its id vall tles, which, I thit1k, hn1tweigh - the dhsatva tg, It wouIld. es lt - br ci 1cl enrr' , bacK to the Ig Scalat fro li wi-, ch. I etla-t tes, thi-re I t h('! b itplovedl by Ie people in theil Slou wants, alli in that Way c.rrecl - thNlil t.ol Which I ivsti referred of' ac ciitil iting ihe crrency in remotIn eri I.ers, mt which it cat not be recov Sered by (ti. people wtho m1,1t-t ave it. aexcept upon hard term. I care to how :iticIt Nott increas t the volimneilo c(irrency udler tiepr the.ree is tystem 3 this 8aM)e evil wlill confroW.itus, thi: satile ruio'is Cebb and i-W of ione wo'-itid ottinu t whaterteta Oh of tcourrentcylt'tt. Fo1 ,k tf arei o re,n it rtrei 1n ot 'tnitorm ' 5t'but it,ll. answeru fortev all lfe.w bei Ti C '.-ro i :lv< v': itts,tt e d titre twa~l -the~ ncihit en las ta he U tes 'ftm--nr lawii ith--t ii avel oii avdnc,oid the r ecarpori t itt I hews, ofi ithe severai tit est arle ot -onf i , i ity thet t i whotlt adttn devtotid inde tthem.ta cit 'rse this diivenexhi. s of toat Stoe sytIs andt' untitloirmity t elarimotint Feder l r sy's.e nb'tis igivrsttich uu st rth ii olIr Iiibritiit of y thvenm iitt , itthere ita!, oi lotu reir.it,uniont y lii o tlsu I apti ialthutg I blev ai fewiltc years o't Iro tat s inagement ft'I lieb ron I lh i'v- 1i onvni ence'i that Ili re lit t,uwhyideptnitn ptn State ikwitle-lk * a I tin l'to Vrsigula te I e a gs hi. i ti'n iheo.W etira St lti' r fre cona Set' sirl ofi cu t ae n ary li Wht is tore si bci'ut th Ile (novthoustl itd ix hunl du intilit ,a o I aot Ia eteteny vnow Iii st eIt; II utr t hatl rtol bite d shlvt rio now iter iltiti hangesbetweein thf lit llyttes iti the te-bankaterof itron aold unItl tit Idcot avale l ofor it ri grlt be rechee(y he byamt ie ofth tintirovrs-bank worulton riot bring tintrelie t medly isNpanun votts, at witapred noi tt itale contendeng -fotr b yits itlsstrantsac'ttn in gthe would rae.t assignoe buy f the pieopl I i avnor part1 hof atiny hearefre. f vo bi e. fthermoi wlrelihae the re. itubial triitioo tttebank wounh wet. ti all c>ntroveir e s e the s i if l verItii <if,t d io Whtethe reresa lIae i-ri n(I it ehavey gredout by, thaddi no rt sivr clinat farbeut httestre ite- b I hilei Governmtd it t o th'le pre gl'ntirat th,and it sodul tdclt vote I ore a(bli r0' tiattpurpsreutittsalo of hatlga-tion, utt,lil jtangmentsa, tat lull myit n t hetcc 0'tu fipoirtneoffe asile tnit ed'~ coigerof tsile os terms o lyixgera cltd Iby both idesriof the c.oint c reylat o u not bring Itie' rloied thire by itshy advoctes tIny Ivue exot do the ameeaetotendedcct ore,ti tht wholttb' y dotti oteipeople, i havi nor dout, d o,1therfore, fa-Ihos iorai. Iht thgas tt iks halev ci,h1. nauiastrifgencyo suler, ( which we are theoin r ciarn thte w opained ofte, nd o bhenite.:n l'"say - iiet The ireecinageo strever touildet I sviae pay dtie tveryi lureat-c ly,an d niven to t.eonyo oarm.inde' ihones. ta, I nIarei nt hm orm lit t contract hr. iay'havei( enerdait.o.Tesg ger.o that, i wosk thie gttod ot we hil h e coy n oae of a'vrepuditIn ott ghrgatn ais,iamy jtutgment awpith [ p-'lClY rNSTIT'UTE. --0 Twelve Years of Established Merit. A VAl'NINC. T'rH V Pulu.:-As a im,atter (t' justi-te to ourselves and to the reputation of )r. ALeslie E. KDeley's l)ouble Chloriale t I ioI - Remedies, for the cure of the liquor, ppitin, morphine, and tobacco dIiseases mi Nou rasthenia, we wari tlp public that the-se romClltes are used by no institution or sani tarltim hi theo inited Stitts extept, tho<e established by our company, un,tvr fhe ii form naue of "The Keeley iustitutt!." All others claiming to use 1I)r. Ketlev's Reliiettles or frmula) are frauds and in - Posters. The Keeley istitutes established in vari ots parts of t,ho 1ni'ei States now nuther inety, with three in Eilrope where tlt lKeeley Tireatiuent is aiiisijteredl atl1 thte Keeley Ri1ledes sod. We, however, cau tion all to exalnine welt 1111(i know that they are dealing with gethion representa - tives, authIorized by us, before taking treat mot or purchasing reinedies. ile misleading establshments use the name of "Bi-Uhlorido of told,"' or similr titles. 'le nfwp 0r ft fai to (is crininate sullclently to know ttltt they are nitators. lhis is a mnatter of public w(.] fare, anl hence this varning. Respectfttily, Tiu LFsP;,i 1.. Ki,;m-:w (0 , C uiers J. JUDO, Sec. and Treas. )wtowr, Ila.., Dec. 15, 189:2. Ftor literature or further inlormatimti re gitaling the Keeley Treatment, addriess T'i- Kihti,.Y INsTrIru'rF OP S. U., AT COT,UMIA. ces For estabishigic State banKs inl giv Iug them .a n i coin basisy Mr. li TLi-:t. I am jat, cominir to that, Mr. P'resident. Ii my own St ate, an I (lotbtles4 in others. banks were al lowe(I to issue three dollars of paper for one of coin, of gold or silver, anI even with this latitde they main r tained their credit, whea prulently imanage(l, and supplied a currency t.hat proved adequate for all hmmos.i pur poses. Of course this latitude would iot, be ad inissible at t he present dtv; - would not be expected, antd wouil nA he all )wed, bit a plan of rodetnption I could be reqiuirelI that would muake the hodersof SLate htik bills ai stecitre as the holders of national-bank bills. The L free coinage of silver wouhl enlarge the metal mlloney of the c miintry, ant I'tins - Iurnish to the hinks wh ite ver of coin might be required for t.heir reserves, i give employm-tnt to all the silver that - could be coined, andl injitre nobd,0(V. The simphi truth is that matallic emr I rency is oniy fit, to b. ustd aqsA hank re.serve or as security for eircitlation, I except. so mitIca as im ty be neees-,try for actual circulation, and this amolunt is nect siarily very limitedl. I repeat, therefore, that the repoil of this tax and reestabkliment of State banks of issue woutld settle all cont ro versies over the silver <iostio-I if I coul-d get a,i initern itional motary arrangement so mtuch the letler, but. the best. way to bring about ai inter national arrangement is to restore eil. ver inl this country to its legitim ite sphere of fre,i and unlimited coitiige, with full legal-tender power. TIll I 'As.-: E0F So I "'TlI CA 1.0 1 1N. After a disctission of the constil. tioinIal aspe,L ot the free baitk q iest to1,. Senator lutler proceedel: And now, Mr. l'resident, once Ilr(1 rectirring to t.he question of the si l ciency of the voltuie of oir currencv, permit me to reinforce my opinioti that it is Iot 'arge elioligh by a co-op-Iron whtich is s ri king and c 'ne(lusivye. will mnake I his comnparison iii my own Stale, as I am mi nore fain iliar wit h lin~an ei4i aid buistess unttLers there th.,in i-lsewhiere. Thle popultation1 of Soil hb Carolina ini l18() was 29et,:t u white anit -1 IL.3o col. ored, the latter slaves. I t witll be bo'niii in niid that the colored people, as slhaves, hadl iccasi-m or' o[pportit y to handle very little money as thiey 'vere supported andh tuiniiitained( by thijr ownii ers. It also will be borne in mind t hat almost the entire buusiniess of time Si a' o was conditit,ed by the whites, so that the 291, 300 whiL.e persons may lie adopt ed as the b asts for esti nathig Ite per capita of ci rculIat ion in t hat State. 'Thte popuilationu ini 1891, all tree, was I ,15 1,119. Of) course, wnore cuirre n v woOuld be r'u juirid I or thle hatter piertoit than the formier, hut we 11ind a Striking - ly difIferent conit lin (i allfrins. Soi.. ino' sin-:e I ad! tresse i a let t.'r of in - <tury toi Lthe comijti otter-general 1)1 oo il IXarollit.i, iu<juies~ ig hiin to ium burn tue as tio the a:nount ot bank (VIp ital and batik circulationu in that State f or it h eIdee,(ies oi t 1.il0 -i;t, an<l 1880i -', witth several collateral qu lestionis oif not Quitotineg toe tatements of Coin p trot er Genteral Elierbee, ate! those of Mr. 'lThaddleus Street, a prom4ine.nt mier chti, of Charleston, Senator lItitler summed lip the resutlls, as folIo ws: A recaplituIlationi of tthe foire'gmo:in Lacts stuows that Soil i C irolia in 181; u with a populhat ion ot free in!Uabitmtits or 291I,300~ to It12,30 it-xliv(, hauld 8,1,03x,. (X) ot batik capital :iiud Slt)oi00llpoiuut' banik circulation, whlile iiin 18tH, .vit h a lpopulaLion ot l,l51tlXl, all I ree, she h ad only SI ,79.(xx)O of bank( c ipiral aim S:l89,ii;5 of bank circullationl. I do nIo. piretu'nid th at t hiis is the onl11y cuirrii:y in ci rciulation . Tlhte lt1her k inlds oti na tionual cu rrenicy-greenb,ieks, iRobI i and sitver cinr-iirciulate ini that -sare as elsewhere, but, n.iot in cinan~it ities5 aipprox iliati nig S it ,I*X),(x11). Jist he,w in mich in aditiion t.o the nat ionai-biant knot es set forth ab ove nobily can auccunrately estuimaite, but it, is safe to sav it iil riot. r'each the hat f t.he 5 10,(X)0,(x00 while there are noarhy liv e times t.he I re's ihiab i tanlts. Norido I chaim that the national-batk capital of $l,79,000 emrarces alh the banik capital bue that State. We have abouit $1 ,000,0 uof State anid nationial bank capital aga ist the h18,tX)), xI)0 in 18tb0. Now, Mr. l'resident, the sinph- re' cit-al of these facts telIs thie wthe st.ory of t.he cuirrency famine in the Sout.h, for what is true of' South CaXroiina in a greater or less tiegree is t.r Iut o.1 uh'e tire section arid of the West, alIso. COiNC L .1lN. I amn siure I have not overs at ei Ithe si tiiati on at. allh. N or have I e'xaigger-at, edt the real conidit-ion of atLuriis. It e not he dienled thaI, t.he ext 1e'niev iiri-o t.ly demands Contgresiuih stet lol, ;Lrul that 80om1 mneasurues -1 r.'liel shioiuld bi' p)rompthly afbordiedI. Ini miy .11 gequ,.m, noi greater or more s tgisIme--oriy me asuires of relief 'oubll be adoth. I t'itrn the repoal of the I10 tuer (cent tax on State banik circu tition. Itf this is dIoue I shmonuld ex nect to s.e a rev Ivat of pr1osperi t.y never .before ex pirijencid. I shiauihi look tiorwardl wit,h con ience' to a Ilong pe-riodl oh conitent, nmerit arid progru.ss amotnig theii people of alt .9ectioits wVhich woiild redoundlii to them hiappi ness of all. It is encottiraging t. note t hat one of ihe great, polit.ical parties -Th liam )t ecratic- has,at its recent national con - vluritun at Chicago, adopt.ed, as one~ of the planks ori its p)arty platfornm, a proposiitionr to repeal this t ax. I shtoiihigte6.-see this imade a party itiesU.on ; bt it is a mo1(st hopefullh sign that the party which ha.i I100/'1) majority it the popular viote at thiu last. P'resh',ential election has embraced this within its party creed arid made it a Dromient feature of itn nart.y policy. __ 4 rHE EELEY NSTITUTE --1) Endorsed by tlie Ii. S. Governiment. The eiacy of Dr. Ai.Sli E. Ko8oy's Donble Chloride of Gold teinedles has b'en ) publicly acknowledged and thor. ough11Y recogllized throughout the civilized world, that the recent en lorsentnt by the Governient removes all questions of doubt as to their virtuo and genuilnenes-;. On February 13, 1839, General Wni. 1i. Frank - lin, l'residient of the Bo,rd of Mariagers of the National Miilitary lones for )isabled Soldiers and Sailori, authorizeI a contract with the L,eslie E. Keeley Co. for the nse of Di. Keelej's It> medic in the sovon Na tional andi twenty.ole State Illeis In the UnIted States. Geieral Franklin, in a letter togarding thi-i contract al.1 )r. Keeley's Remedies, speaks einphatically of "the great rood the fNture has In Istore for the unfort'inato vic ints of Alvoliolismn," giving personal thank., to 1)r. Keeley for enabling the Boart of Nlaagers to grant this "great boonl to the un1fortiunati' votorn,%1s 1undo their charge." For literatire or fuirtler informauton re gardlg The Keeley Treatmllents for 1,labiuor, Opiuin, Nlarphine, a',l Tacco diseases, pleause~ aidress CoLmit I S'. C. TO FA It MEtS AND MIANUFACTURERS:: As , matter of buOiness interest to you and ourselves W3 ask you to allow us the privilege of makinq estimates itpon any machinery 3ou may wish to buy befort placing your orders lsewlhere. Our faviliti-s ani vonne-eon i vrfth man tifaittirers aro skeh tiat W3 1tl: quote oil the same goods ai lov price's as are obtain able in A eriva. It ;s but a narrow mind that wol(h pass by the h1mi .aler to pay an eiual or greater prio to a foreigu dealer or manufactuirer. Only give Is the opportumity and wye will servo you to advantage, amt ke'p at h1om1e at 4sma31 paIt (If the moneky Whilh ik goinIg away from mou Stitv to enriIc otl!prs. -0 W. H, Gibbes Jr., & Co. COLUMBIA, 8,. C. tININVIESTM[NT Yielding Ovor 6 P'er Gont. Nirw YORK, March 7, 1893. In 1873 1 totok out Tonitine~ En dowment Policy No. 78,620, with the [quitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, ftr $5000o, and have paid, in all, S4768 in prem~iums to the Company. On the mat urity of the Endow . ment th'e Company paid me $7985.20 in cash. As an evidence of my satisfaction with this return (which is certaimly liberal, considering the fact that it is in addition to the protection fuirnished by the policy for t wenty years), I have taken new assurance with the Company for St0,000. W. A. Ross. The Equitable's Famous Ton.. tine Policy is What You W:int. Ad<dress for Particulars. MAiNAG[R. ROG6K fi166, - - S, 6. A)u" Aa, (. K INI)M. Hl EPO 'll A A NY Ii1018 'C iN TLIllt SOUT'il SAW MILLS #51EiO.O0 TO $90.00tp tSNOINESR BO01I51S5 TO SUIT. 100 IN STOCK. LOMRA RD * 00., Auguata%.