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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 3. ANDERSON, S. 0, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1868. gtnteoit WimUlrt Jnfellijgcncer, BY HOYT & WALTERS. TERMS: TWO D?LLAB3 AUD A HALF FEE ANNUK, in united states CCKtlKXCT. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Ceuts for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those who advertise by the year. * For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. i From the Charleston Courier. Reconstruction Convention. I fi est day. The Convention elected under the pro? visions of the Reconstruction Acts ot Con- ! gress assembled at the Club House, Meet-\ ing-street, in this city, at 1.2 M. yesterday, j The space set apart for spectators was ? densely crowded by colored visitors, not j more than five or stik whites being in at- j teudance. The Convention was called to order by Mr. Timothy Hurley, a delegate from Berkeley District, who moved that T. J. Robertson, of Riehland, be requested to -act as temporary Chairman. The motion was carried with but one dissenting voice. Mr. Robertson, on taking the Chair, ad? dressed the Convention as follows: Gextleilex of the Convention ; We, ? the delegates of the loyal people of South Carolina, are assembled here for the pur? pose of restoring our State to her proper ?relations in the Federal Union. It becomes-us to frame a just aud liber? al Constitution that will guarantee equal rights to all, regardle;?s of race, color or previous condition?a Constitution which will comply with the Reconstruction Acts of Congress, thereby insuring our speedy admission into the Union. I trust there will be no class legislation ' "here. Thope we will act harmoniously, judiciously and in such a manner as will reflect credit on ourselves, aud secure the confidence of the people of the State, whom we represent. By your kind as-ds v? tance l hope to speedily organize this Con Teution, The President announced the next busi? ness in order to be the appointment of a temporary Secretarv. Mr. Parker nominated Mr. E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston. Mr. Wluttemore nominated W. J. Me .Kmlay, (colored,) of Orangeburg, who whs unanimously elected. The Secretary then read the official Or? der of General Cauby calling the Conven? tion together in this city on Tuesday, 14th January, 186S. The roll of the Delegates was called by I Districts, when ninety-two delegates hav- | ing answered, the President a-nnoimeed aj ?quorum present, aud the Convention ready i for business. Mr. Whiltemore moved that they pro- j ceed t? ?permanent organization, aud that j a Commit! ee of Seven be appointed by the i Chair, to retire and report the names of . candidates tobe Rtibniilted to the .Conven- I tion ready for permanent officers. - K. C. DeLarge rose to a point of order, and asked how they were to know wheth? er those answering to names when called were the men elected and entitled to their seats, a..d whether the officers elected by them would be entitled to act as the legal officers of the Convention. He thought the first thing in order was the appoint? ment of a Committee on Credentials, to ?examine and report. The President decided that the posses? sion ot the military eider was the best evidence of-membership, and ninety-two members having responded, it was not ne? cessary to go into any further investiga? tion. Mr. 1?. Odell Duncan said he did not think the members of the Convention pro pared to go into an election lor permanent officers. They had met for the first time "together, did not know eaeh other, and were acting-in ignorance of who were ?members of the Convention. A short time for a few eaucusscs would make them bet? ter acquainted and better able to decide on the person best fitted for the position of President. He thought it better to postpone the permanent organization for two or three days until they had some better knowledge uf the members of the Convention. Much of the success of their work, he thought, would depend on the person selected for their permanent Presi? dent. If they made a failure in that all their business might go wrong. The per? manent President would have the appoint . ment of. the Committees, and upon them also would depend, in a great measure, the success or failure of the Convention. He hoped they would not go into the matter blindly. A majority of the mem? bers were not prepared to vote intelligent? ly on the question, and he moved, there? fore^ as an amendment, that the perma? nent organization be postponed until 12 O'clock Th u reday. L. S. Langley thought some further ac? tion necessary to the identity of the per? sons who answered to their names. Any one then' might answer to another's name ?and the Convention not know whether or no the answer came from the person elec? ted. He was opposed, therefore, to going into a permanent organization until they i could determine whether the pcrs ns an? swering were those elected, lie was in \ iavor of the appointment of a Committee on Credentials. Mr. Duncan mentioned that in the Geor ia Convention cases had occurred of mem? bers answering for absent parties, thinking they could do it with impunity, and this was kept up ur.til finally discovered. The only way was for members io show their credentials. The question recurring on the amend? ment of Mr. Duncan to postpone. Mr. Parker moved to amend by substi? tuting to-morrow at 12 M., instead of Thursday, which was accepted by the mover. Mr. Cral*? said lie had come to Charles? ton with limited means and did not want to stay any longer than he could help. He was very anxious to effect an organization as soon as possible, and to proceed with all possible haf,te to frame a new Consti? tution or to make such changes in the old one as were necessary to give us a Repub? lican form of Government. Mr. Bowen did not think the Oonven tion sufficiently organized to go ii election for pei manent officers, lt be presumed that every gentleman was provided with the necessary on credentials, but did the Chair know v er or no many of these orders liligi have been transferred from one to air or whether there might nor. be gent] sitting there with a certificate .or of some other member? Ile ?nov lay the matter upon the table, and t Committee on Credentials be appoint ascertain whether all present as mei were rightfully there or not. Mr. Duncan moved thc appoinrmei a Committee lo see that every man proper credentials) The order of Ge Caubv he regarded as the proper cn tials, but every man he thought si show evidence that he is the member ted from the district he claims to ri sent. He moved that a Committee of be appointed. Mr. Hurley moved to amend hy ad that the Committee report forthwith. T. K. Sasportas moved to amend making one member from each dist such member to he chosen by each dis delegation. They would then have a 1er opportunity ut'knowing thc delega Irom each district. W. J. Whipper thought a commute five amply sufficient. Mr. Whitemore thought there sh? certainly be one delegate from each Irict. lie wished to know Ito iv a cuni tee of simply live of the members coul sure of who the person is who preset] certificate, or General Caiiby-'s orde Those orders had been distributed all < t!ie country, and any one might have order, and it was probable some mi come in who had no right there. It prudent to have one from each distt Ile was not afraid of such a Commit being too cumbersome, lie wanted to lo work, and to do it properly,- whale time it required, whether three or f days or titree or lour hours. Those v were lhere could easily satisfy the ho if the}' were properly accredited, thought a certificate from a Cotnmissio in Equity from the District lo whiel: member belonged, that he was the pun elected, as one of the highest acknowle< ments thar could possibly bc prod tic lt appeared to him that, those vvho had i an order needed no higher authority, wanted to begin with the examination credentials at once. Mr. Bowen deemed a Committee Five huge enough, If there was any doti it was easy enough lo send for any gent man, and require him to prove ?us mc hersh i p. He-ison tended that a.certifies from a Commissioner in Equity was ti sufficient evidence, bul thal it tequie an official order of General Cunby, sett ii forth the fact. Thosegentlemen who h not got them, could have an opportune of identifying themselves to tia- Comm tee, and ?etting the proper order. (J rede tn?ls from any other source but Genei Cunby were no vouchers at ail of mei hersh i p. A Committee of Thirty or mo was too cumbersome'. Fl. G. Del.arge said that any diftlculi of identity might he avoided by any ge tleman sending for any member from ai other district, with whom lie is acqmiiute and who can vouch for him bet?re tl Committee. B. F. Randolph thought a Com mitti of-lincdelegate from .each district woui facilitate business, as each delegate on tl Committee could at once report Oil tl credentials of thc other members of h delegation, whereas five only would n quire time to make investigations and pr< long the time. Dr. X .J. Newell stated that none < the up country delegations hail been ii:: Dished officially with credentials. The President said the gentlemen name in General Uah hy's official oidora wer regarded as members of the Committee. Tue question recurring on the appoin ment of a 'ominUtee of Fi ve, it. was los! Mr. Duncan then moved that, a Commit tee on Credentials, consisting of one froi each district, he appointed by thc Chaii which was carried. The Committee the retired. Mr. Bowen moved that thc Convcntio appoint John lt. Pinckney and Peter Mi 1er, (both colored,) temporary Sergeant: at-Arms. Objections being made to the transat tion of business during the absence of tin Committee, the motion was withdrawn. On motion of William McKinlay, Sec rotary,-the Convention took a recess lb three quarters of an hour. On re-assembling, Mr. Duncan, Chair man, made a verbal report of the Commit tee on Credentials, stating that the Com millee examined first the credentials o each of its own members, and appointed; Chairman and Secretary. Finding theil credentials correct, they then callee! ?lithe delegates from other districts, examinee their credentials, which, on being proved were signed by t ue Chairman and Score tary underneath t he official signature (?I General Can hy. This signature, on being shown to the doorkeeper, to be taken u^ evidence that the bearer is a member, and entitled io admission in the Convent ion. Any mein ber arriving a fi er ward s must he identified hy the Chairman and Secretary of tlie Committee*, which proposed to con? tinue its organization until ail the niem I hers 1 ad arrived, or there was no further ! necessity for their service?*. I On motion of delegate I ?ames the report j of the Committee was adopted. I F. L. Cfi'doza moved that a Committee I of one from each district he elected liv the. ; members (d'each respective district 'dele? gation to constitute a I ommilt.ee lo nom? inate suitable officers for the permanent organization of the Convention. l|t. thought it essential to their success that there should be a thorough and complete j canvass for officers to fill those important ' position?. Upon tbs permanent President would depend rauch of the dignity and success of their legislation. lie "hoped there would be no smaller number appoin? ted, as it would in that case be very apt to form a clique. One .'Vom each delcga- j tioii he felt sure must give more satisfac-1 tion and be attended with better results, j Mr. Hurley moved that the Convention proceed to a nomination at Jarge, which was lost. Before taking the question nn the pre? vious motion, Dr. Newell moved that the Convention adjourn to meet to-morrow at twelve o'clock, which was carried. From the Charleston Mercury. second hay. Charleston', January 15, 18C8. The Convention was opened with prayer by B. F. Randolph, delegate trout Orange burg. The roll of delegates being called, 109 responded to their names?seventeen more being present than on the preceding day. Alter some diecussion as to members not having certificates of identification, the hall-keeper was appointed door-keeper until a permanent organization. The body then went into an informal ballot for President. A recess of fifteen minutes was moved and carried, to allow the delegates to pre? pare their ballots. At the close of the re? cess, the ballots were cast, and on being counted the result was as follows: A. G. Mackey, white, delegate from Charleston, 7-1 votes: B. F VVhittetnoro, delegate from Darlington, :>7 votes; Thomas J. Robertson, white, delegate from Richlaml, and temporary chairman, 1 vote; James M. Rutland, white, delegate from Fair field, 1 vole. Not a single colored man received a vote for the office of President. Alter the tellers had made their report, the temporary chairman announced that i A. (r. Mackey, having received a majority of the votes cast, was duly elected per? manent chairman of the Convention. This was an error of which lie was im? mediately reminded by several delegates, who stated, simultaneously, or nearly so, that the ballot was simply an informal one. I This being the fact, and the chairman withdrawing the am ouncement, a white delegate moved that the election of A. G. Mackey be deflated unanimous. At the request ol 1>. F. Whittemore, white, the motion was withdrawn, and Whittemore, in a short speech, withdrew in ia vor of .Mackey. On motion of Gilbert Pillsbury, white, delegate from Charleston, the election of Mackey was declared unanimous. E. J. Hausier, a light colored delegate from Charleston, then moved that a com? mittee of three hu appointed to wait mi tho newly elected chairman, and invite him to take his sent as President of the Convention. The motion being adopted by the house, the temporary chairman appointed K. J. Kansier, light colored j delegate from Charleston; 15. J''. Whittc- I more, white Yankee delegate from Dar- j huirlon, and II. ('. De Large, light colored j delegate from Charleston, a committee of three to wait on A. (I. Mackey,the newly elected permanent chairman,'and intro? duce him to the Convention. In assuming the duties uf his office, Dr. Mackey addressed the body as follows: li t..\"i i.e.men oFTHJi CVjxvjjxtjox : While I return yon my thanks for the honor that yon have conferred on me, by selecting me to preside over your deliberations, 1 confess that 1 assume tbe Chair w ith great diffidence as to my capability to discharge its duties. I can, however, safely promise a determination to perform the important task with the strictest impartiality, and with all the judgment in my power. The position in which your kindness has placed ne will necessarily preclude me from a general participation in the debates ofthe house, and will condemn me to si? lence on many questions, on which', if 1 were oil the floor, 1 would wish to be heard. You will, perhaps, therefore, par? don me, if 1 take the present occasion, once for all, to define my position and to express my sentiments on some of the great tuples which are now agitating our country. The Convention in which we are now sitting is marked by two peculiarities, which have distinguished no other Con? vention that has preceded it in South Car? olina?peculiarities which demand for it the commendation of every lover of liber? ty and respecter of human rights. Converted, as I contend it has been?for else I had not been here?by competent legal authority, it is the first Constitution? al Convention in this .State, in the selcc j tion of whose members the ballot-box, the ! true palladium of national liberty, has been ma;'e accessible to every man who was not disqualified by legal or political crime. In the call lor the Ii ve South Carolina Con? ventions which have preceded it. and i which were hehl 177G, in 1777, in 1700, ill I 180O, and ill 1805, but a portion <>t the j people were permitted to exercise the eloc I live franchise, because slavery, that vile i j relic of barbarism, had thrown its blighted j ' iulluence upon the minds of the people, I and, for the noble doctrine that govern I uiC'iiis were constituted lor the good ofthe I whole was substit uted that atrti republican ' j one, that they were intended only Ibr the I benefit of one class at. the expense of an- j ! other. B;;f in the call tor this body,every j true man who could labor for the support i or fiirht for the defence of the Common j wealth, has been invited to a representa? tion. Manhood suffrage has, for the first : time, been invoked to convene a body I which is to make the fundamental law for all. This is, then, truly and emphatically a people's Convention?a t'onvention by r.h<- representatives of all who have minds to think?and to think for themselves, or muscle to work?and to work for them? selves. Again. Tn the five Constitutional Con- I ' ventions held in tbe State, to wbiob I bar* already alluded, the fundamental law therein framed was made a finality. The people were ignored as a part ofthe body politic by the Convention, which declared 1 itself as possessed ot despotic and irrespon- j siblc authority, and in every instance, re j fused to submit its proceedings, and the j constitution which it had" framed to the j people for their ratification. This was but a natural and necessary result of the in? fluences ofthe political sentiment that then prevailed. It was but consistent that those who deemed one-half of their fellow citizens to be chattels should forget or overlook the manhood ofthe other hall! But we, who in these-days, when the rising beams of political truth promise, j after so much storm, a brighter sky for the Republic, we who are emerging from that cloud of false opinion into the full sunshine ol that truth, know and claim ourselves to be only the representatives of the people. We arrogantly assume no final action, no irresponsible power recognizing the rights of all men, ol all races, poor as well as the rich, the ignorant as well as the wise?of ail men who make the State their home and identify themselves with its interests. ! We dare not present to them an organic j law for their government, as something! with which they have nothing to do but to hear it and obey. Our work here is } not to be considered as completed until the people shall have reviewed it and ratified it. Not we, ourselves, but they who sent us here, are to say whether we deserve the reward of a "well done, good and faithful servants.'' For the first time in the his? tory of South Carolina, will the people be recognized as the true framers of their own organic law. Of such a Convention, or? ganised on the great acknowledged prin? ciples of Democrat ic Republicanism, 1 am proud to be a member; far more proud to sit here beneath the folds of that beloved Hag, which is t his day floating from our roof, than I should have been in that ot liter body which met in this city in 1S0O, with no such loyal symbol to protect it but which rather sought to tear its stripes to tatters and to dash its stars to the earth. Yielding to none in sentiments of devo? tion for that Hag of my fathers, and in ab? horrence of every sentiment of disloyalty and treason to that Government, to which I owe a paramount allegiance, f yet have no vindictive feelings towards those of my fellow-citizeus who were led by the ab? stractions of their political leaders to en? tertain dif 11-rent and opposing ^sentiments, sentiments which I deemed errors, but which they believed to be truths. I grant to them that liberty of thought which I demand for my.-elf. Hence, I profess my? self to be a moderate man. i am opposed to all confiscations of property, because the confiscation ofall the lands of rebel owners in the State can have no effect in promoting the welfare of that State elevating its po . litical condition, or ad\ ancmg its commer? cial aud agricultural prosperity. I am opposed to any general disfrauchisetnent of the masses of the people. It is too hue now to disfranchise as a punishment for treason. Punishment .should l>e inflicted for the sake of reform. To inlliet it now would iiv' only to gratify revenge. I want im) more disfrauchisemenl;, either as to number of persons, or as to duration of time, than is absolutely necessary to secure the safety oi' the nation, and if that can be secured by none at all, then would L favor general amnesty. I call God to witness, that in takmg my se?'.l in this august body, I do so only be? cause I desire to contribute what little abilities or influence I may have to the res? toration of peace and harmony, and for the establishment of such a Constitution or form of Government for my native State as will secure to every man in the Com monwealth an equal share of political rights, will protect us iu the future from the errors which have led to our present unhappy condition, and will speedily re habitate the State, as u constituent part uf the great national confederation. With this expression of my sentiments, which will not, however, control me in the important administration of the office to which you have assigned me, I am now prepared to take my place as your presi? ding officer. *at the same time invoking your indulgence for any unintentional er? rors that I may commit, ami your earnest cooperation in preserving the dignity aud decorum of the body. The speech was frequently interrupted with applause, and occasionally with cries of "Hear! hear!" and the speaker took his scat among loud plaudits, having evi? dently acquitted himself to the satisfaction of the Convention. W. J. Whipper, delegate from Beaufort, but a negro lawyer from .Michigan, and one ofth? most intelligent members, moved that the rules of the United States House of Representutives be adopted as the tides of the Convention. The motion was car? ried. I The thanks of the Convention were then unanimously voted to T. J. Robertson, white, delegate from Rich land, for Iiis ; services as temporary chairman. ' The President laid before the Conven? tion a communication from F. A. Sawyer, white, a delegate from Charleston, resig? ning his position, which was excepted. The rules were suspended, and C. J. Slallbtaud, said to he a Dane, who once ? commanded Sherman's light (fingered ?) j artillery, was elected secretary by aecla ' mat ion. N. G. Parker, white, delegate from Barn well, an ex-captain ot'neuro troops, and since the war a resident uf Charleston, and in no wav connected with llie District! of Burn well, offered a resolution that the) i Convention should elect the following ad? ditional officers, viz : an assistant secretary, ' an emrrossing clerk, a door keeper, and assistant door-keeper, and a chaplain, and that the chair should appoint three mes j senders. F. J. Moses jr., of Sumter, said that he ' opposed in toto that part of the resolution which looked to the election o? a cliaj As tar as he waa individually conce he was opposed to thc services of any lain, and opposed to having tliese pr dings opened with prayer. The rJ which had been held so sacred in the has been of late so prostituted in all islaiive bodies, that there was a great j ability it would be prostituted here instead of prayers we should have sit political harangues in the guise of a sa invocation. Furthermore, he held it: incumbent upon the delegates to some respect for the Treasury of the S The people were poor, and where t were so many chaplains on the flooi thought it unwise and injudicious to to the expenditure to be entailed upot Sate by reason of these deliberations. Ii. F. Randolph, colored ot Orangen said he was strongly in favor of the < tion of a chaplain, because it tvas the tom in Congress, in the Legislature, as tar as he was informed, in other ( vendons which had been held. No on the floor could possibly more resj the Treasury of the State than himself, he could not respect it so much as to nore religion and overlook God. L. S. Langley, colored, of Beaut agreed with the delegate Irom Sumter t there were clergymen enough in the C volition to open the pioceedings with pi er, without taxing unnecessarily the Tr ury of the State; and he hoped that t would be patriotic enough tu discha this duty to the Convention and the Sti without drawing ?8 a day fur their se ces. It was finally agreed that the Cl should appoint a chaplain from among members uf the Convention, to open proceedings daily with prayer. Thc motion to have three tnesscne appointed for the Convention by the Ch; mau, "seemed to strike some of the meinb as an unusual and uncalled for luxury. J. Wright, delegate from Beaufort but ex-member (d' the United Slates Colot Troop, and a pure blooded negro expre ed his opinion on the subject plainly, a said he euuld not see the use of so ma messengers to wait on the Conventii when most of the members had bi brought up to wait un themselves. Paul M. Pointsett was elected assisti secretary ; Wm. li. Mitchel!, engrossi clerk ; E Conway, sergeant at arms ; Sa ucl Dickinson, doorkeeper, and Jo Fitzsiinons, (ot Columbia.) assistant do keeper, All colored. li. C. DeLarge, colored, notified t 'Convention* that he would to-morro move, for a reconsideration of the vote which Conway was elected sergeant-; arms, it having been proclaimed that t person aforesaid was incompetent to ? charge the dillies of the office. The next election in ot der being that messengers ; one of the parties nominan was Alexander Bryce, Jr., a whiteman, Pickens. toticerintr whom and whose care in connection with the murder of Mill M. N. 11 un nient, considerable diseussif ensued, in which he was compliment* and defended as a loyal man, who luis st tered on account of his principles. On a ballot bring taken either of tl respective candidates laded to receive majority, and on motion of Iv. C. DeLarg the Convention adjourned at 12 o'clock midnight. Correspondence Between Judg Aldrich and Gen. Canhy. Baun well, S. C.. Dec. 27. 1SG7.' Sir: I have been informed that M Ilood, the Treasurer ot the Slate, ht been instructed by you not to pay rac ni salary aller the y 1st of October. When I received your "special ordt No. 1 So," suspending mo, I did not suj pose you intended lo deprive me of th property in my ftjjict. It never oecurre io nie Hitit, because I could not eonselei liouslv carry out your General Orders a lo juries. I was to be punished by heim deprived of tho salary, which, in the itu poverished state of the country, is th only means luit to me lur the support u my family. i trust ii is only necessary to bring t< your notice the fact that the judge has ; properly in his office, and that, d ii ri n < los suspension, he cannot he legally de prived of its emoluments. As I have no idea that your purpose i; to inflict a personal injin)- on one who, trust, has shown himself us zealous ant honest in thc discharge of his duties a: you have in the discharge ut yours, 1 therelbro respectfully submit this qnes lion to your moro mature consideration in the hope that, upon investigating tin legal proposition, you will see you havi unintentionally done mu tin injustice. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, A. P. ALDRICH, Law J nd go of South Carolina. Maj.-Gen. CaXuT, Commanding District HEADQUARTERS ?.T) MlL. D??-irUCT. \ ClIAKLKSTON. S. C., .lat). 1, 1-SCS. I A. P. Aldrich, Esq., Barnwell Conn Ito use, S. C.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge tho receipt of your communication in re? lation t<> tl.o salary claimed hy you. as ??dgo ol the Court of Common Picas and General Sessions, and to state, in reply, that, as your action involved a serious de lav if the administration of justice, and ?inposed upon the State, in its impover I ?shed condition, additional expenses for I tho maintenance of the prisoners, and for I holding special terms of the courts in sev I eral of thc districts in the Southern Cir i euit, I did not consider it proper or just. ! to add to those burdens, by authorizing compensation to bo made for services that were not rendered. Very respect full)*, sir, Your obedient servant, ED. ii. S. OANBY. riie Intelligencer Job Office. Having recently made considerable additions to his department, we are prepared 10 execute UQIB WGDES (DJ AIL IL KTOS [n tbe neatest style and on the most reasonable erms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. SSF^ Tn all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. Brevet Major-General Commanding. Barn-well. Jan. 7, 1868. Sir: I rjpl}' immediately to your note of the 4th January, just received. I did not expect and did not ask, that you, a military Commander, would con? sider the constitutionality of the Recon? struction acts. But I did expect that you would point to the clause in those acts which empowered you to suspend me from the performance of the duties ut my office, and then tu deprive me of my property in that office, by ordering the State Treas? urer to withhold the salary which the State ? outracted to pay me when I was commissioned one of her judges. You wih remember, that I am still a Judge of South Carolina. You have not ventured to remove me yet. and if \'ou had, you cannot deprive me of my office. You can? not point to any authority in the acts, but excuse your injustice and usurpation by saying, '-that as your action involved a Serious delay in the administration of justice, and imposed upon the State, in its impoverished condition, additional ex? penses for the 'maintenance' of prisoners, and for holding special terms of the courts in several of the districts in the Southern Circuit. I did not consider it proper or just to add to those burdens by authoriz? ing compensation for services that were not rendered " I indignantly repel this slander. I was in the actual performance Of my duties, under the laws of the State of South Caro? lina, that hud conferred on me my judi? cial office, and to whom, alone, I am ac? countable. When you, by a high handed usurpation of authority, not conferred on you by any law of Congress, or article of war, suspended me in the very effort I was making to administer justice to a suf? fering people. What justice was to be ad? ministered by such juries as }'ou had di? rected to be drawn ? You know, or should have known, that your orders as to juries, was not authorized by any act of Con? gress. You know or should have krr.wn, that juries, selected as you directed, pre? sented the most serious impediment to the administration o1 justice, roinvuw? _. should have known, that my oath of office prevented tr.e from carrying out j'our or? der?and yet. as a mere partisan, without considering the dignity of my position, the character of my beloved Slate, or the responsibility of your own station, in the very wantonness of power, you put upon me an indignity which was unworthy of the great government you represent, and I must add, appears to me now to be not only resentful, but unmanly. Let your brother officers of the old army judge. As a conscientious judge and a man of honor, I could not cany out your order without violating my oath of office. I said so frankly. You suspended me. I yielded without a murmur, and now. be? cause I have a conscience, that will not permit me. as I think, to violate my oath of office, with high-handed tyranny, you not only deprive me of the dignity ofthat office, but rob me of its support, and then insultingly tell me that my "action has involved a serious delay in the adminis? tration of justice," forgetting that it was your own unauthorized and officious in? terference with the la ws of the State, that placed the first and only impediment in the way of justice. With what consis? tency can you talk about the "impoverish? ed condition'1 of ihe State, when only on the 3d December last. }'ou issued General Orders No. 189. assessing a tax for the very salary you have directed the Treas? urer to withhold, and did actually make an appropriation tor its payment? How dues it help the people of an impoverished State, to wring taxes out of them, which you afterwards directed to be locked up in the treasury ? Why trouble yourself about State bur? dens, when the people (1 moan white peo? ple, tax-payer*,) with singular unanimity approve my course, and sustain mo under my present trials? No sir, I am not deceived, nor is the country, by this mere subterfuge. You cover this bold and bad attempt, to de? stroy the independence of the judiciary, at tho same time, you make your effort to break down the great bulwark of lib? erty?the trial by jury, with a very flimsy veil. I commend yon to the perusal of Gen. IIancock's Special Order No. 2U3, to show you what a patriotic officer can do. whose desire is to heal the wounds of it prostrate and bleeding eountiy. But I do not complain. My only pur? pose now is to repel your unjust and cruel aspersion, and to put on record my protest against your monstrous tyranny. I will leave my native State to-morrow, in deep sorrow and despondency, to seek a support for my wife and children, in hospitable Georgia, where J am assured of a heart v welcome. Thank God, in my temporary' exile?tor I urn coming back when you go?I will be sustained by the consciousness of having done my duty, and the full confidence that the people, the great judges in this case, will soon do justice to \-oti and me. Very rrspeetfully, sir, Your obedient servant, A. P. ALDRICrT, Law Jnd;re Of South Carolin?. Major General Ca.ney, Commanding Mili tary District. ? e ? People may bo instructed r>y those who have less sense than themselves?as a man may be guided by a finger board that has no sense at all. ? The heart of a woman draws to itself the loves of others as the diamond drinks up the sun's rays?only to return them in tenfold strength and beauty ? An exchange which ha- h-tevy ex? changed presses, says: uYYe ha\e ;-o:d one of our presses to go to India, where it will con time to print for the benefit of the