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vol (JUE XI._NUMBER 1856. ~~ CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YKAK. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ? .-. WHAT THE SOLOXS IX COLUMBIA WERE nOISC, YESTERDAY. Heavy Batch Of Bill.- -Forbiding the Offiriixls to Lcare the Stale-Handling the Governor'* ,il-su;r Without Gloves, ?fcc. [SPACIAL TBLBGRAB TO THE .N'&WS ] COLUMBIA, December 6. Io the Senate bills were Introduced to amend the assessment laws; to regulate the fees of J solicitors; to prohibit State officials from lear log the State, ezoept with the consent of tbe Legislature; to lacrease the Jurisdiction of the City Court ol Charleston; to secure possession of the Blue Ridge bonds guaranteed by the State; to repeal the aid to the Blue Ridge Rali? I road; to secure the payment of the expenses! ol the Legislature ont of the Incoming taxes; to incorporate tbe Ch?raw Fire Engine Com? pany, and to donne the jurisdiction of trial jus? tices. The reto of the special tax law for Lan? caster County was sustained. Thefollowing were referred to the judiciary comijfctee: Bill to provide for the election of justloesot the peace and constables, and for other purposes; report ol committee on bill to require an additional report from the county commissioners of Picketts and O~onee; bill to change the name of William Martin; bili to repeal the bill giving the Governor authori? ty to leave the State. The committee report on tho bill to autho? rize certain county commissioners to subscribe j to the capital stock of the South Carolina Cen- j M? tral Railroad. Company, and the report of the ^committee on the bill to incorporate the South Carolina Rifle Club, of Charleston, were In? definably postponed. The bill to repeal the aot providing ibr'the appointment of a land commissioner was postponed to the second Monday in January. The following were ordered to a third read? ing: Joint resolution for the adjustment of) the boundary line between Georgia and South Cardtnv, bill to autnorize the. Governor; to employ an armed force for the maintenance of the peace; bill to repeal the resolution author? izing toe. purchase of two thousand stand of arms; also the bill ta amend Section 279 of the Code of Procedure. The following were dropped from the calen? dar: Whittemore's resolution requesting cer? tain information from the financial agented* the State; bill to repeal Section 279 of the [ Code. The bill to.regulate the deposit of pub? lic moneys by county treasurer?, and their dis bursement, was referred to the committee on In the House, bills were introduced to re? duce the salari?e o? county treasurers; to pun? ish abduction under promise pf marriage; to I define the jurisdiction of county commission en; to reduce certain fees of trial Justices, and to Incorporate Tarions associations. The ways aud means committee reported favorably on the amendments to the assessment law. At two o'clock the House werft Into commit? tee of the whole on tbe Governor's message, which was violently attacked by Whipper, Harley, and others. Pieu?. THE WORK Of TH* LEGISLATURE. A ?J Onslaught Expected-The Rt for IM Ring - New Bills Introduced - The Coming Report of the Dsn o ls- Wh Ute- j nur? Cot?iUt?-Qovi - Wimm Pre - | paring to Flee. (rnou otra OTK CORRSSTOKDSCT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., December 4. If the temper and .intentions of both Houses of the present Legislature can be pre? dicated from the language of the host of bills that are being.crowded upon them, lt sterns very evident that a complicated and desper? ate attack is to be made upon every one of the State officiais whose position makes his complicity in the stupendous frauds, recently unearthed a matter of probability. Of the fifty odd bills and resolutions presented to the Legislature to-day, either by notice ot" intro? duction or first reading, about one bah* were aimed^ directly- at Governor Soother Treasurer Parker, and a dozen moro were offered in the House by enthusiastic but i nj ucMcloutj mernoo rs, only to be withdrawn - upon th.: -water's explaining that they would be wholly inoperative and fattie by reason of | technical blenders fallen into by their hasty authors. It ls the misfortune, however, or j such a Legislature as the State of South Caro lina now possesses that no movement within it cm exist for any length of time without as suming a circular form-becoming "a Ring;" and lt has come to pass that there now exists in the Legislature an institution that can only be correctly named by an apparent con trad ic- j tlon of terms-a Beroi in Ring. The members of this Ring are now throwing red-hot shot into the gubernatorial camp, (moally, how? ever, in the natara of threats BO far,) and the outsiders are keeping np an Irregular, bush? whacking fire upon the common enemy, va? ried wilh spiteful side attacks upon the Ring. Thus the dael bas become triangular, like Midshipman Easy'a, but the quarrel is a very pretty one as lt stands. In the Senate this morning the ball was set in motion by the appointment of Senators Nash and F. yne upon Wilkes's joint commit? tee, noticeo In Monday's NEWS, to Investigate as to reducing, consolidating and abolishing State offices. Another paper from tho House waathe resolution to require the joint special inv%rigHtlnz committee to report next Thurs dayrand this provoked a lively and personal debate, principally between Messrs. Whit te? ni ore and Hayne, but participated In also by McIntyre, Smalls, Maxwell and Swalls. Whit? emore declared, very much as Dennis had done In the House on Saturday, that two weeks would be required for the actual print lng, and that no*number of concurrent reso? lutions could accomplish an impossibility, and the Senate finally refused to concur and laid the resolution on the table. Amdtg the petitions which were next pre? sented, lo accordance with tho usual order of Sroc padings, was one from sundry citizens of barleston, praying an act of Incorporation for thc Citizens' Building and Loan Associa? tion of Charleston, which waa referred to the committee on Incorporations; and then came the avalanche of billa and notices of billa. Oi these the moat Important refer to financial matters, among them being the following: Mr. Swalls gare notice of his intention to introduce "A blQ to make appropriation for the payment of the per diem and mileage of the members of tbe General Assembly, and the salaries of the subordinate officers, and other expenses incidental thereto." This bill ls very similar, to Hayoe's bill for the same purpose, already noticed in the House pro? ceedings, providing for an appropriation of $150,000 for current expenses and 1200.000 for deficiencies, and authorizing the treasurer to hold Incoming taxes subject to the demand of members' pay certificates. Mr. Owens Introduced, from the committee on finance, "a bill to amend an act entitled Hui act to authorize a Stale loan to pay interest on the public debt,'" the amendment consisting in striking out the fifth section; a bill to repeal the act creating the sterling lunded debt whloh in addition to repealing the bin directa the Governor lo procure and deposit with the secretary of State all the bonds piloted under this act, and ua joint resolution Instructing 1 the State treasurer to refuse payment of| drafts upon the treasury, except in certain cases," ihe exceptions being tn favor of drafts tMer specific appropriations of the Legisla Mr. Whitemore introduced a joint resolu? tion authorizing the attorney-general to se? cure the possession of the sterling loan bonos now said to be In the hands of the American Bank-Note Company of New York, and place them la the charge of the secretary of State. This resolution, HS will be seen, ls intended to cover the ground already covered by section 2 of Mr. Owen's bill, just mentioned. Mr. Whitemore also Introduced a joint resolution requiring the Slate treasurer, within Uve days, to prepare a full exhibit of all stock?, bonds and sec urti ?es of the State of South Carolina, Issued during his administration, and present the same to the Assembly, under penalty of his removal from office, unless suffi? cient cause for his default be shown before the Assembly. Also, a Joint resolution requir? ing the bonds and stock stated by the Gov? ernor's message to be now in the State treas? ury, not signed or issued, to be placed In the bauds of the secraiary of State, and requiring the secretary of State to cancel the same lu the presence of a joint committee of the As? sembly. Mr. S wails Introduced a bill to repeal the act pa-sed at the special session of the Legis? lature authorizing the Governor to leave the Slate under certain circumstances, which may be taken as au Intimation that toe report, of the joint special Investigating committee, when received, will be such a crushing thun? derbolt as to cause Governor Scott to long"for the retirement ot his modest Ohio home. Mr. Owens Introduced a joint resolution re? quiring the finance committee of the Senate ' and the ways and means committee of the House to walt upon the treasurer and ascer? tain what moneys are now In the treasury, and the amount paid out since October 31, 1871, and report immediately. This was at onoe adopted, under a suspension of the roles, and sent to the House for concurrence, but, lu the House, lt was killed by the adoption of tie following substitute offered by Mr. Bowen: Whereas. It is currently reported that the taxes which are now being collected and paid Into the State treasury are being paid out by the treasurer without authority of law: Resolved by the House of Represen lat? ves. the Senate concurring, That a committee of I three on the part ot the House, and-on the part of the Senate, ba immediately ap? pointed to ascertain the amount of money Said out by the State treasurer since' the 20th ay of November last, and on. what account said moneys have been paid, and that said committee report by Thursday next, at 1 P. M. Mr. Whittemore Introduced a r?solution, which was also carr ed immediately uuder a suspension of the rules, providing that no person holding any Si ate or county office, elective or appointive, shall be a clerk or sub? ordinate -attach? of the Senate, and that no clerk or other subordinate of the S-nute, or ?its committee.0, shall receive pay for more than the time actually served. This completed the introduction of bills, Ac, and, the hour of one having arrived, the an? nual message, which bad been made the spe? cial order for that bour, was taken up. It was summarily disposed of, however, by the adop? tion of ? resolution, introduced by Whitte? more, to refer its various subjects to appropri? ate committees, but In the House it will probably receive more extensive considera? tion, as lt is there proposed to go into commit? tee of the whole at one o'clock' to-morrow for li s discussion. The rest or the time of uie Senate was occu Sed with the consideration of a few of ihe less iportant general orders on the calendar, re? sulting In their reference to various commit? tees, and provoking nothing more interesting j than an angry altercation between Messrs. Leslie, Rose, Hayne, Nash, ?5wails and Mo-, Intyre. In the House of Represen! atlves, one of the first things done was to direct, by resolution, the removal of the magnificent central chan? delier provided by Upholsterer Dennis, and which ls ominously fal Hi: g to pieces, and threatens ultimately to come down with a crash and annihilate a few dozens of (he sapient legislators whose seats are in that: locality. Avery large number of -bills were then introduced, of which those which are of the most Importance, or which relate especial? ly to Charlesron County, are named below: Mr. Bowen gave notice of intention to in? troduce a bill toll? crease and define the juris? diction of the City Court ot Charleston. I have been Informed that this bill provides for the establish men t ot two separate courts for the trial of civil and criminal cases respective? ly, and for toe election of one additional Judge. Mr. Hedges introduced a bill to authorize Megara. W. C. Garlty, F. W, Tlffifru Tl tn* B H I Towles to establish and build a wharf at Mar-] tin's Point, Wadmalaw Island, which was read the fl st time and referred to the committee on commerce. Mr. Elliott introduced a bill to Incorporate the Misbaw Zouaves, of Charleston, and a bill to Incorporate a certain close monopoly, to be J known as the Pawnbrokers' Company, which were referred respectively to the committee on military affairs and the committee on Incor? porations. Mr. Tocnm Introduced a bill relating to the safe keeping of public moneys; a bill to im? pose certain duties upon the c mptroiler gen? eral and State treasurer, and a bili concerning State and countv treasurers; all of which have been previously described In this correspon? dence, and ali of which were referred to the wavs and mnan-i oommltt ?e. . Mr. Lee Introduced the following concur? rent resolution, which was laid over auder the rules until to-morrow: ?I ?'lil mn, Toe comptroller-general bas offi? cially Informed this House that ihe treasurer of the State has neglected to make his month? ly report for the month of October, 1871, as required by law; therefore, be lt fiesolved by the House of Representatives,, the B?sate concurring, That the treasurer oi tho State be,-and he ls hereby, requested to inform the General Assembly, on or before the 8th day of January, 1872, the reston why 'he has not made his report to the office of the comptroller-general as required by law. Mr. Adamson gave notice of a bill "to pre? vent public officers from discounting or form log a collusion with others la shaving pay cor-1 tiaoates, county orders or any claims wbar ever on tbs State or county treasurers; and Mr. White informed the House in the usual for? mula that be bad In process ot gestation a bill "fox the relief of widows and orphans of euch persons as bave been killed by the ruthless hands of an organization known as the Eu FTJux." There was besides the above a host of other bills and resolutions, but they were either ol purely local Interest or so crude and incohe? rent In their provisions as to stand no chance of passage even ia such a House ol Represen? tatives, and In either case do not demand es? pecial notice at this time. Outside of the Legislature the principal points of interest to the flaneurs of the capitol appear to be the exertions of the hundred and moro hungry looking fellows who have swarmed to Colombia to gat Into clerkships and the exertions of the members of Bowley's pap committee to keep them ont thereof, the log-rolling and pipe-laying preparatory to the election of circuit judges and associate justice of the Supreme court, which, by the way, Is certain to be postponed Irom the 13th Instant, and probably until after New Tear, and the forthcoming report of the Joint special Inves? tigating oommltt ee. Of this report great things are predicted. It has been oom Eleted, contains four hundred pages, and i now, I believe, in the hands of the printers. The members of the com? mittee, Messrs. Dennis, Whittemore, Hur? ley and Gardner are all here, and are hard at ?work every night at Whlttemore's resi? dence, and Bowen Ts a frequent guest among them. They are extremely reticent as to the contents of their report, and claim that when lt appears the necessity for reticence on their part Just now-will be made perfectly clear; they disclaim responsibility for the pretended and partial statements of what their report con tai n s that have appeared, and deny the ac? curacy of such statements, and they are keep? ing a vigilant watch upon both the nurse and person or Governor Scott. The rumor ls that Governor Scott is preparing for flight It ls probable, of coarse, that this is only a rumor, but there are men here, and plenty of them, who assert with great vehemence and appa? rent candor, that Lieutenant-Governor Ran? gier will very soon become a Governor by re? version, and lt is really not Impossible that South Carolina may have the uncomfortable distinction of having the first colored Gover? nor In the United Sute?._PICKST. 8PJLRKS FROM TELE WIRES. -The cold throughout the North and West ls intense. . . -There ls heavy ice in the Potomac, and the navigation to Aoqula Creek ls difficult. -Connolly's bail will probably be reduced to half a million dollars. -The steamship Zodiac ls reported ashore ou Cape Hatteras. -Mayor Hall, of New Tork, declines to In .'.'crurate the newly elected aldermen and as? sistent aldermen, and refers them to the courts. THE K?-KL?X TRIALS. CHAMBERLAIN AND CORBIN REPLY . TO S TANBERRY. Reverdy Johnson to Hake the Closing Argument for the Motion to Q,oash To-Day. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE KBWS.] COLUMBIA, December 5. Ia the United States Circuit Court to-day. Attorney-General Chamberlain occupied about two hours in an elaborate reply to Hr. Staa berry's argument of yesterday in support of his motton to quash tbe Indictment. Altera recess of fifteen minutes, District Attorney Corbin fotlowed on the same side. The main point of both arguments was that the Indict? ment was drawn in the exact words of the Congressional statute, and was, therefore, po? tent The Hon. Reverdy Johnson will begin the closing arguments for the defence on the motion to quish at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn? ing. PICKET. MR. STANBERRY'S ARGUMENT. A Masterly Effort. [FHOK OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.J COLUMBIA, December 4. In the United States Circuit Court tc-day the greatconstitutional argumentas to the compe? tency of that court to assume jurisdiction over the alleged offences which are expected to prin? cipally occupy its present session; the correct? ness ot the indictment' under which the first group of the a'leged offenders have been brought into court, and the validity, lb the light of the organic law of the land, of the various dragooning! processes which have culminated in these trials, was made by ex Attorney-General Stanberry, who occupied two hours in a carefully considered, logical, subtle and powerful argument addressed to the intelligence of the court, but eagerly listened to by a tarong of in? terested spectators, among whom lt is safe to say was every lawyer now In this city who could make it convenient to attend. The court was held In the elaborately furnished library room of the Statehouse whtch was well filled, floor and galleries, with a heterogeneous audience (which bleached as the argument proceeded,) the space devoted to the bar being crowded wtth lawyers and Judges now visiting or residing In the city. The preliminary business of the court con? sisted of the call of jurors, the swearing in of Alderman Alva Gage, of Charleston, as an additional talesman, and the retiring of the grand Jury to their room. The case of the United States vs. Allen Crosby et al (the pris? oners indicted last Friday for conspiracy and burglary,) was then called, and the court sta? ted that they were ready to hear any prelimi? nary motion that might be made. Mr. Stan berry arose and moved to quash the indict? ment against Allen Crosby et al. In support of his motion he sild : ARGUMENT OF KOS. HEN RT ST AN'B SRRT. X-JLy it please your Honors-Wa have flied a motion in behalf of certain of the defendants, tnat the indictment which was returned true* bill to this court, on theist of December, shall be quashed, and each and every count there? of, fur reasons set forth in the bill. I tarn? ished at the earliest practicable moment,to my friend the district attorney a copy of our motion, and the reasons upon which lt was grounded, so that. hp. mfchf h^f?f ft" ??t?ji an. opportunity as possible to make the prepara? tions. The indictment, if the court please, contains not less than eleven counts. All of these counts, except two, charge a conspiracy, and those two counts-the eighth and ninth charge the commission of an act without any allegation of a prior conspiracy. All the of? fences charged under these eleven counts re? late to suffrage and an interference with its exercise, except two-the eighth, which charges an interference with rights secured by the constitution to exemption from unrea? sonable searches and seizures of person*, pa Krs and effects; and the other charges the ot ice to be an ?Oenee against the act of Con? gress scouring to each citizen equal protec? tion ander the law. I think tbh Is about the scope of the vari? ous counts. I shall proceed la detail, If the court pleases, to state our reasons why this indictment, and each and every count thereof, canoot be sustained; and I may say in tho be? ginning, If the court please, that my friend and myself, associated in this defence, intend to mifce no captious objections. We do cot sit here merely to contena for delay and post? ponement, or to contend over merely lonna) mattera, Wh'ch, whether amended or not, would make no particular difference to our de? fence; but to contend for matters which we deem essential to the defence, and which it ls not oar privilege es counsel to waive in be? half ot our clients. To to on, then, with the first count, meet? ing merely the formal parts of it. It charges these defendant, together with divers other evll-dloposed persons, ai at York County, in the State of South Carolina, on the first day of February, 1371, unlawfully did conspire to? gether wltn intent to violate the first section of the act entitled "An act to enforce the rights ot citizens of the United States to vote In the several States of this Union and for other purposes," approved May 31sr, 1870, by unlawfully hindering, preventing and re? straining divers male citizens ot the United States, of A i ri ca ti descent, above the age ot twenty-one years, qualified ta vote at any election by the people, from exercising the right and privilege of voting, and by other un? lawful means not allowing them to vote at an election by the people, to oe held on the third Wednesday of Ociober, 1872, within the county, district and State aforesaid, contrary to the act of Congress, In such case made uni provided, against the peace and dignity of the United Slates. First of all, this count refers to a particular section of a particular law, as that embraced within this conspiracy, and which lt was by this conspiracy to violate, which U to violate that first section of the enforcement act of 1870. Ii the court please, it is that first sec? tion; we must find the corpus delecti there; the thing prohibited there; lt ls an Infraction of that section we are now called upon to answer. Let mc read lt: "An act to enforce the right of cMzens of the United States to vote m the several States of this Union, and for other purposes, passed"-directly Bet forth in the in? dictment-"passed and approved May 31, 1870." This, then, ls the section which we are charged with violating: "Be it enacted bvthe Senate and House of Representatives of the Uulted Slates o America, in Congress assem? bled. That all citizens of the United States, who are or shall be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people, in any State, territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school-district, municipality, or other territorial snbdivl-Lon, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections with? out distinction of race, color or previous con? dition of servitude, any constitution, law, cus? tom, usage, or regulation ot any State or territory, or by or under its authority to the contrary notwithstanding." Your honors are perhaps listening to find where is the penalty lor violating that section ! Where ls the prohibition In that section? What does that section do ? Simply declares a right, not a punishment for its violation. It would seem, if the court please, that that is not enough where gentlemen undertake to locate a particular section, of a particular law whloh we are called apon for an alleged In? fraction of, they must be very careful to Bteer very straight. It was unnecessary to do this, bat, having done it, and referred us to it as tb? section which we are charged with viola '?og, they must be careful to bring the offence strictly within it. The first objection, then, to this count is that the section to which tbey refer, and which they claim we conspired to violate, declares no penaltv; lt merely confers a right, but does not guard' lt with any penal? ty, or make lt a crime to violate it; but we have other objections which apply not ooiy to this section, but to others subs?quent t And the first, objection is that the na of the persons whose suffrage was lc . fered wi eli, or intended to be in ten", with, by this coosplrrcy are not set ? nor is lt alleged that the grand jury d d know their names, and were Ignorant of tb there is no excuse given. This, perhap one of Ihe most material things in this inc ment. It ls not done lor being conspirai against all the world; lt 1s lor conspirln violate the rights of certain Individuals. W individuals ? that ls the first question. V are we Informed are the persons whose rig we have Invaded ? Not a name given, any excuse for no: giving ? name, is lt i albie that lt ls necessary to argue that pol Would it be good to say we conspired to m der a man without glvlBg his name or with saying the name ol the person was unkno to the jury? If the grand jury do not kc the names of the persona, and, from necesa could not name them, they would be excus from that nece--lry, but for no other reas It is not necessaty to refer to element books to sustain that point. What next ? The specific electlotrat wh they were not allowed to vote Is not stat nor does it appear whether lt was an elect for representatives to the Congress of United States or foran elector of President vice-President ot the United States, or lo State officer, Governor or any officer elect under the Constitution of the State.. We i not told what was the character of this el tlon, or when lt was held, or what It wa* f we are entirely abroad as td that. No not of what election was to be held, or for whi they were to be prevented irom voling. Nc if the court please, the charge Is that tr, conspired to violate that first section by i lawfully hindering, preventing and restra iug divers male citizens of the United Stat ot African descent, above the age of twen one years, qualified to votent any election the people ia said county, district and Sta from exercising the right and privilege of v lng, and by other unlawful means hot allowl: them, tho said male citizens, to vote at aa eh tlon by the people, to be field on the thl Wednesday of October. A. D. 1872. Now, the court please, we al-o object to this dal 1872. What does the gentleman mean by date like that ? Of course a Bate stated la i indictment generally is nof. material, bat may become very material. Suppose you sta as a day upon which a orlmels committed t: 3lac day ol June. There ia no such day tn ti calendar; lt ls, therefore, aa impossible dat and ihe indictment ls bad. Suppose you.su ia your Indictment a day which Is after the 1 dlctment is found; that Is-a material ave ment, and that makes the indictment bad. ( suppose, as here, a future day which bas nevi yet happened; as a matter of course, th would make the Indictment bad. I really BU pese the gentlemen made a mistake. Did yt mean 1872, gentlemen ? Mr. Corbin (the District Attorney.) Exactl Mr. Stanberry. Ifyoudidnot mean lt ? will allow you to amend lt. As to the omi sion of che names, and the omission of static the mean? resorted to, any further than thl that by unlawful means, threats and Intlmid tlon, without tuting their character cr ar thing of the kind, and without stating whi election, whether for State, count y or munlc pal purposes, In all these particulars, tl question arises whether lt ls necessary, In s indictment tor conspiracy-?or such an offene as this-to set them oat definitely. Now, if the court please, lp Ihe first plao what is the nature' of the offence ? A wasp racy against what? Against the exercise i the right to vote, that ls the offence. Tc character of the offence ? It ls not against an right which a man ls in the exercise of all th time, as the right to enjoy bis liberty, and t the protection of bis person or property. 1 ls nut a right to vote all the time, but a rig! to vote at aa election; the right caa never b exercised exceptio voting ?t aa election.:' I therefore, cannot be Infringed or impairer, except by preventing the exercise of that rigr at an election. It ls not charged here (and If it were, ! would be ridiculous to say.) that these d< fendants combined to deprive hun of th right to vote generally; that they cannot dr It is Impossible, lor even the parties canoe divest themselves of that right by not votin, for years. The rirrht remains to vote whei they choose, at thc ?roper election, and the 'c?li only divest tnemselvesorthat right by rt morai, ?c. But the right to take away hi vote, to rob him of his vote, does not resld In any combination; mat can only be doue ii the mode pointed oat by law-as, for la stance, upon conviction of an Infamous of fence-so that the infraction of this right, ii point of law, oannot be a deprivation .qf tin right so as to take from the party his right Itis not property or chattel that can be setzet and converted to another's use or seized am transported to another place put ot th< reach of the owner. It ls a personal right Intangible, that resides within himself, anc which cannot be taken away, except In th< legal mode. Therefore, a conspiracy to deprlv* a man ot the right to voie, as a right, ls f thing Impossible, and the court would be at i disadvantage to sit and hear a cause whlct Involved such a wrong principle of law as thal a party being an African, and entitled to vote, his right to vote was divested by conspiracy. Tala power lo vote ls another thins; but I am now ppeakiog of the right, lt ls a right, then, li the court pisase, that can oniytje In? terfered with in its exercise; lc cannot, as 1 nave said, be taken away; bat lt may be Inter? rupted in Its exercise, interfered with in lu exercise, or he may be prevented from exer? cising it. Wno ? when ? under what circum? stances ? The only time at which he can ex? ercise tho right ot suffrage Is at some election at which he ls qualified to vote. Now, that being BO, what must an Indictment state ? Tnat this conspiracy to prevent a man from voting would Interfere with the free exercise of his right to vote. Why as a matter ol course lt must charge that lt had reference to an elec? tion; to an intended exercise of that right to vote; to an opportunity to give that vote. Therefore, the election must be stated, and lt must appear to be such au one as ls contemplated by law; that is, an elect lon for public officers, cot an election for baok directors or anything of that kind, but an election for political officers. It fur? ther must appear what sort of an election lt ls, whether for representatives In Congress, and, therefore, a Federal election, or whether lt ls an election for some officer of the Sute-a Sute election. But we know nothiog of this by Ibis Indict meat. All omitted. Em i rely at large, what election they mean, or what o trices were to be elected; whether lt waa to be a special or general elecHoo, we are left entirely ia the dark by the allegations lu this count. And this failure, if the court please, to noti? fy us of what election it ls, gives rise to anoth? er very serious question. It they had alleged I nat it was an election for Stale officers, we Hiiould have another thing to say, and that is ihis, that a law ot Congress which attempts to regulate the election of State officers ls void ana unconstitutional; that any Interference with the domestic concerns of a Sute the con? stitution throughout forbids. Whereas, If it was steted to be aa electlou for Federal officers, that objection would not He. Again, lt the court please, it is nowhere al? leged that he was qualified at this election, whatever it was, any further than ls stated that he was-what ? "that they were male citizens of the United SUtes above the age of twenty-one years." Those two things are qualifications. -'Qualified to vote at an elec? tion by the people of said county." Qualified to vote how ? Qua lided to vote where ? Qual? ified to vote, It Baye, "At any election by the people of said county, district and State, from exercising the right and privilege to vote." Qualified to vote, ls that enough ? Is the stating ot that legal concludion enough ? How do we know that the grand jury understood what was necessary to qualify a roan ? What ls their presentment ? They say these parties were qualified to vote, and they go on to state two qualifications, but they are not enough. They go on by saying that they were male persons. That is all very well. Females are not allowed to vote by Federal or by your Sute law. Then they further proceed to say that they were citizens of the United Statee. That is all very well; that is another qualification, but not all. Then they proceed, further, to sute lhat they were of the age of twentv-one years and upwards; still anoih.-r ! special qualification. Now, the grand Jury arc on the road to sute the qualification, and to show the court, not by a legal conclusion, but by facte, that they were qualified to vote; but they Blop short. Every qualification Is nec? essary; they give us three-the sex of the party, the age of the party, the citizenship of the party. But what next? They fail to show us the residence-a material and necessary thing to go Into the qualifications to vote at any election. The allegation ls that we conspired to vio? late that first section, which fixes no penalty and declares no crime for- Ita violation, doubtediy, the other' sections of that st do, but be bas chosen to place bis cause the first section and npon that alone, conspiracy ls to violate that section-not fifth section, nor the sixth section, nor seventh section, but that particular sectio Now, the next count. If the court pleat that these parties, together with divers disposed persons, conspired together, wit tent to injure, oppress, threaten and in date Amzl Ralney. Here the gentle seems to bare understood that lt ls necee to name the party injured, and, in thal spect. this count Is not liable to that objei -that the parties Injured ore not nai Amzl Rainey is described as a citizen o United 8tates; that 1B all very well; that ls qualification; and his right and prlvllej stated to be the right of suffrage securt him by the Constitution of the United Sb Now, pray, does the United States secure party the right to vote In any State ? Doei United States fix the qualifications for su voter ? Wherein has the Constitution ol United States or Congress attempted to ve citizens of States the right to vote and to Ha qualifications ?'.The gentleman. perhaps be able to show me. None of my rescan have enabled me to find any such author!) the constitution or In any act of Congress. Now, the third count, and this ls a very portant one. This, of course, brings up n distinctly the grave objections which I arose in this c-iee-those which no grand cao amend. .These charges ere as falle That those defendants, Ac, Ac, on sue day at York, Aa., "unlawfully did conspire gether. with Intent to Injure, oppress, thr en and intimidate Amzl Ralney, a cltize ihe United States, with intent to prevent to hinder his tree exercise and ecjoymert right and privilege granted and securer bim by the Constitution and laws of the U ed States, to wit, the right of suffrage, c trary, Ac," and the Jurors, Ac. "do turi present that said Allen Crosby, Ac, in the of committing the offence aforesaid, Ac dwelling house of the said Amzl Bilney, i burglariously did break and enter, with int to commit a felony, and that the said len Crosby, Ac, In the said dwelling bo being. In and upon the said Amzl Ralney, lawfully, maliciously and feloniously dH m an assault; and the said Allen Crosby. Ac, and upon the head, shoulders and back ot said Amzl Ralney, then and there unlawfu maliciously and feloniously did strike, and wound, with Intent to do unto said Amzl Ralney some serious bodily hat contrary to the form ot the statute in st cases made and provided, and against i peaceand dignity''-of what ? Of the State South Carolina ? This last, if the court plea is a material averment in all indictments, the gentlemen wish lt I can certainly prodt authority, but when I speak in this way to t court, and state questions of law, I do i state them unless lam certain that I am st ported by the authorities. In England as w as in this country this conclusion to an dlctment is material and can never be on ?ed. In England, lt is the older forms, if ye Honors recollect, contra passim, I. e.. it against the peace and dignity ot the Unit States, when lt Is an offence against the U ted St a'es. and of the State ef Booth Carol ii when lt ls an offence against the State Sooth Carolina, and to omit lt In any Indi ment vitiates that indictment. This third count, as I have said ia the fl place, goes onto allege that the conspira was to oppress, threaten and Intimidate An Bilney, a citizen of the United States, w Intent to prevent and hinder his free exerc and enjoyment of a right and privilege grai ed and secured to bim by the constitution a laws of the United State? as In the seco count, and all my objections made to thc otber counts for want of certainty, Ao., apf equally well to this. What I now want lo c the attention ot tbe court to ls an addendi which br ogs U9 under this, j uris Halon of t State laws. In the first place, your hone will find that the burglarious entry, cbarg here. Into the dwelling house of Amzl Rain ls not alleged as aa overt act of the conspli cy. Not at all. Nt r as an act within the BOO of the conspiracy. Not at all. It ls allegi altogether as an independent act; simply tm whilst In the act or violating the rights Ralney with respect to the suffrage, they e tered bis house burglariously in the night tin with Intent to commit a felony. AS a matter of coarse, to punish a man f committing a burglary or a murder or an a sault and battery under this section, his ( fence must be overt-the indictment mn show lt and mutt have a proper concluslo It must appear what felony, crime or ml sd meanor has bt en committed. It won't do say that, In the act of committing the prevloi felony or crime, he committed generally felony, crime or misdemeanor. It might be muruer. and the man would have no notice i whom he murdered. It happened to be bu glary here, and the gentleman has very pro erly drawn a very good Indictment. I take i exception to lt. He had a form for that, ac he has followed the form very accurately. Thi ls, In fact, the only good offence set forth I this whole count. Now, as I said, what authority have yoi honors to try these men ? Not burglary of it: postoffice ? Not a burglary committed in Jnace where the United Slates has exclusif urtscllcilon. Net burglary ora postofflce c of a public building of any sort ? Not at al Not a burglary, connected in any sense wit any function of the Government of the Unite States or that lt is allowed to protect ' Will be contended that your honors have any J url: diction to try or punish aman for any sue offence? for you must try him first and fin him guilty first, before you can apply the put lshment. This ls one, of those great questions tbs arise and deserve the most mature consider? tlon. Yonr honors may hesitate-may, pei haps, prefer to refer this question to the St preme Court of the United States. Undoubi edly it will go there. It may happen that 1 the course of any administration ot this- lan the point, perhaps, not being made, or th defendant being without counsel, the cour may run Into the difficulty, Into the gr?a error, of trying a man for a domestic murde In a court of the United States and hang him I therefore object to this count, first, be cause lt concludes against the peace and dig nlty of South Carolina. Besides this objection if the court please, and the further objectloi that I have stated that the charge ls partial laxly against the State, not against the Unite? States, and that this o jurt bas no Jurladlctioi to try that offence. Now, the fourth count, if the court please is one that does not charge any conspiracy but charges a direct act-that at York, on thi 1st day of February, 1871, "unlawfully did at tempt," not conspire, but "did attempt tc control Amzl Ralney In exercising the right o suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage I: guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment to tin onstltntlon ot the United States. The qualifications of voters Congress leave; to the domestic policy of the State. In som* of the States most men of color have been al? lowed to vote, sometimes, with the property qualification. Congress did not Interfere wi tl: that, any more than to say, you shall not dis? criminate, If you have a property qualification for black men, in your constitution, to vote lt shall be there no longer, all must:be equal. Then, I repeat, may it please your honors, wherever they found, then, the right to vote upon the fifteenth amendment, they have -looked in the wrong place; for ll Amzl Rainey can vote, simply because of toe right secured to him by the fifteenth amendment, according to the construction given by the gentleman, he can vole, whether he ls twenty-one er not whether he has resided in York County or not, or whether he ls an Inhabitant of this State or not. The fifth count : It also does not charge a conspiracy. It charges, tiret, an interference with his exercise of the right of suffrage, just as the fourth count does, and then superadds the charge of burglary. The sixth count is very much like this, ex. cept in this : That the allegation ls, "unlaw? fully did conspire together, with intent to in? jure, oppress, threaten and intimidate Amzl Raine v, a citizen of the United States, because of his free exercise of aright and privilege granted and secured to bim by the Constitu? tion and laws of the United States, to wit : the right of suffrage." When ? how prevented ? Retore an election, or alter an el ec; ion ? be? fore he voted, or alter he voted ? All left un? certain ! It is impossible to tell whether they Intended to injure him prior tb or after thc exercise ol this right. The next is the seventh. That is precisely like the one I just read and subject to the same objections. And then again comes this burglary and felony and other matters super added, "agalost the peace and dignity of South Carolina." The eighth count is a new one: "That these defendants did conspire together," with In Lient toJolure, oppress, threaten and intimi? date Amzi Raluey, a citizen of the United .late?, with intent to prevent and hinder his free exercise and enjoyment of a right and privilege granted and secured to him uv the Constitution of the United States, to wit,' "the right LO be secure in his person, houses, pa 1 pera and effects against unreasonable search es and seizures, contrary to the act of Con ns in such cases made and provided." That e whole count. There is no act of Congress to secure a man against searches and seizure?. It ls declared to be a right in the constitution; so is the tight of personal liberty, and a thousand other rights that are sacred rights secured to me by the Constitution of the United States. But I cannot go to a Federal tribunal to vindicate them. On the contrary, there are very few causes that I can go to a Federal tribunal to vindicate. We live in the Slates: we are prof cted by the States. What surrounds me. when I am at home or here, but State law ? That is over me, above me, and around me. Great God I have we forgotten altogether that we are citi? zens of States, and 'that we have States, tv pro? tect us ? I am a Union man, in every sense of the word. I have stood by ' lt always, and shall stand up lorever tor the Union. I am against certain rights called "States rights," but such rights as these, any one that invades such rights will find me, from first to last, with bis antagonist. While I would not give to the States rights that' have bi en surren? dered to the United States, I. will fight, to the Slast ditch, against Federal usurpa? tion, either through the legislative, exec? utive or Judicial authority. These ure not political privileges; they are personal, sacred Immunities, that attach to us as indi? vidual0, and are protected by the domestic law. I hope to God never to live In a country lu which the laws ot the country, within Its proper Jurisdiction, does not protect me In the exercise of my rights and privileges. At the conclusion of Mr. Stanberry's argu? ment, the prosecution not being prepared to reply, an adjournment was allowed until ten o'clock to morrow, when lt is understood that the duty of replying in this case will devolve upon Dl8lr!ct Attorney Corbin, with such as? sistance In the meantime as may probably be afforded by his colleague, Attorney-General Chamberlain. PICKET. TACK LA TE BIS H. OP BA VIS. Resolutions of the Clergy Present at the Fanerai of Ute Rt. Rev. Thomas Fred? erick Davis, D. D., Senior Bishop of the Diocese of Sooth Carolina. CAMDEN. December 4. Almighty God, in His most wise providence, has removed our earthly head from us. Oar beloved senior bishop ls no more; suddenly have we been called upon to part with him; He, who with all a father's love and a shep-, herd's watchfulness has gone in and out before us for eighteen years, loving and beloved, bas laid down hi* staff of office and returned to the Master to give, we are humbly assured, with Joy, an account of his stewardship. We, his survivors, desiring to express our pro? found gratitude to God for having raised up and strengthened his servant for the wort which he has accomplished In this our church sod diocese, do offer the following resolutions: Resolved, That la the death of the Bight Rev. Thomas Frederick Davis, D. D., our late senior bishop, the church hoe sustained a severe affliction; that the clergy have lost an eminent example of Christian wisdom, sim? plicity, piety and consecration to the service of Christ; aa officer of rare merit and effi? ciency, zealand earnestness, and whose suc? cess, under suftrlnjn. indrmltles and blind? ness, tn ad vant . ./ ue glory of God and the I real interests or his church, are everywhere i felt and acknowledged. Resolved, That we cherish his memory a? \ stimulus to exertion la the cause for which he lived and In which he died; and that we ac? knowledge bis blight example with gratitude | to God for its vouchsafe ment to us, during BO long a period, and with continual remem? brance of the obligation which lt Imposes upon us to be imitators of him aod of all those who through faith aod patience have Inherited the promises. Resolved, That wo recognize the hand of QOd la so arranging the affairs of the diocese as not to leave a.?, Ta our bereavement, with? out a successor, whose assistance was cordial? ly accepted by our late diocesan, and to whose administration we now look forward with hope and confidence. Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be seat to his bereaved family, with the assar-1 ance of our heartfelt sympathy, aod oar pray? ers on their behalf to the God ot the fatherless and the widow-the God of all comfort and of all consolation. Resolved, That those resolutions bs publish I ed la the Camdon and Charleston papers, and la thc Monthly Reeord. WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. WASHINGTON, December 5. Blair's resolution of Inquiry, covering a de? tailed report of exeoutlve action under the Ku -Klux bill, was defeated la the Senate by a strict party vote except Tipton. In the House a sharp discussion took place between Fernando Wood and Dawes regarding the continuance of thc committee on the In? surrectionary States, which Wood maintained was a trick to continue the reconstruction committee. The administration sustains Its first defeat | of the season on tbc subject of the postal tele? graph. Dawes moved to refer to a select com? mittee so much of the President's message as recommended the absorption of the telegraph system In the postal service ot the country. This was opposed by Randall, Farnsworth, Nlblack, Beck and Banks, who contended that the subject should not be taken from a stand? ing committee and referred io a select one, which would, necessarily, under the parlia? mentary nile, have a majority In favor of the project. After an animated discussion, In which thc scheme was denounced as one that would bleed the treasury to the amount of seventy millions, and add twenty thousand employees to the civil service of the govern? ment, the motion for a select committee was defeated, and the whole subject mei red to the committee on appropriations, which ls considered tantamount to a rejection of the project, ._ _ THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, December 5. The barometer will probably rise on Wed? nesday In the Middle and Eastern States, and to a less extent in me so m h Atlantic States. hilling barometer throughout the Mississippi Valley, with increasing southerly winds, threatening weather and possibly raia oa the Louisiana and Texas coasts. C.oudy weather from Arkansas to Lake Michigan and west? ward. Northwest winds back to southwest with rising temperature on the lower lakes, w?ih cloudy and clearing weather, yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-*.4T P. ML, Local Time. Place or Observation. igusta, Qa.... Baltimore. stun. nlcago. nclnuati.. Oalvfston. ey West, Fia.. noxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orleans.... New York. irfolk . hlladelphia. Portland, Me.... Savannah . st- Louis. Washington.!) C. uminfftooJ! O 30.36, 30.17 rt. 73 SO 88 30.48 30.36 30.15 30.42 30.42 28 OS 3J.40 29.08 30.21 30.00 ?8.59 30.31 30. SA 30.18 30.25 33 NW 2D NW 19 NW 0 W 18 W 55 SE S3 N 19 SB 27 SE -IS w 45 NE 18 W 1?3|SW 17 NW 16 9W 37 SW 28 E 17 SW 33 NW Gentle. Gentle. Brisk. Fresh. Fr sb. Light. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. High. -reato. Brisk. Brisk. Gentle. Gentle. Brist. Fresh. 31 I? Fair. Clear. Fair. Clear. Pair. Clear. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fai.r. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Olear. sott.-The weather resort dated T.47 ccioctc, this morning, will be posted In the rooms of the uuamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. WH?T IS THOU O HT Or TIOS MESSAGE. Nrw YORK, Decenibere. The T? mps editorially announces that Fish withdraws soon from the State Department. It applauds the message-, bot considers tb* re? port of the Secretary of the Treasury a disap? pointment. The Herald characterizes Boot well's suggestions for reducing the taies as those of a small peddler. The Tribune ap? proves Grant'e policy of postal telegraph, and finds more to commend than to oppose in the message. The World reviews the message as an electioneering document. Tie Sun ?uhks the message bungling and boggling, and more unworthy of respect than any for mer Presi? dent's message^_ ? ... . AN ANCIENT CLAIMANT BAFFLED. NEW OR LEASTS, December 5. The Second District Court daldee that Mrs. Gaines was not the legitimate child of Clark nor hts unrvereal legatee, and the probate of Clark's Wi** BU,J In 1855, as invalid. Mrs. Gaines reiie*malnly on this will to substantiate her claims. ' THE AGRICULTURAL 00. BsutA, DecemberW The Azricultural Congress met In this city to-day. There were delegates from Kentucky, South Carolina. North Carolina, Georgia, Ten? nessee and Alabama. Delegates were still arriving. An Important sealion ls anticipated. The hospitality or onr city baa bees extended. General Lawton, ot South Carolina, mtarnntos the Congress at ll o'clock to-morrow. ' THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON, December fi H The acquisition of the African diamond Heids by England has been completed by con? tract. The recent findings are rich. Wales's symptoms show a slow but steady Improvement, and the public appreheston bas measurably subsided. Pams, December 5. A bill authorizing an Increased circulation of the Bank of France is pending. ' . Tt ls believed that the Duke d'Aumsle and . Prince Join ville have intimated to Thain their intention of taking their seats in. toe Chamber of Deputies to which they were elected.1 ^ _ Jtmetol gpttcet. TAYLOR.-Died OB the night of the 4th Decem? ber. 1871, of aneurism of the heart, Mrs. J AUKS M. TAYLOR, dadghter of John S. Bird, Sr., aged tl year*. "?'>?? ?yt) mt Kew York Herald and Hew York Woild please copy and charge Wm. M. Bird A Ob.j ? p*W THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Mrs. JAMES M. TAYLOR and family, and John S. Bird, Sr., and famny, are Invited to attend the Funeral of the former at the Seto? d Presbyterian Church, THIS Afllsttdoif, at naif pitt 3 o'clock. docs LEE.-Departed this life, on the iii or Deoim ber, 1871, Mrs. ANN B. LBS, relict of the late Wm. B. Loe, aged 88year*, a native ot London, Eng? land, bit for the last is years a residsm of this city. /BTTHE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Mrs. ANN B. LEE, and of her son, the late Wm. T. Lee, and or Mrs. M. M. Ait te and family; an ret peet rolly invited to attend the Fanerai ?enrices or the former, from St. Pnlllp'i Church, TBS ASTBBNOOR, at 3 o'clock, wjthont rortoer Invtutl n. . dec?* p0*THE RELATIVES, FRtBNDS AND acquaintances or Mr. and Mrs. Louis FORA, and or captain and Mrs. John Torrent and family , sod MT. and Mri Joseph Troall, are r. specif oliy invi? ted to attend the Funeral Servtoetof thsforsMr, at St Patrick's Charon, TUTS Moawrxo. at io O'Clock, without farther Invitation. U . dec?* ?st* THE FRIENDS AND AOQTJAINT ANOBS or Mrs. CATHE RUB STEELE are re - qaetted to attend her Fanerai Service*, fsxa Jis TSBNOON, at the Morris street Baptist church, at hair-past 8 o'clock, without further invitation. -. dec?-? . _' 0?r THE FRIENDS AND AX^DjUHT~ ANCES of WASH, and John Cramer are respect? fully invited to attend the Funeral or tba former, from No. 88 Beaufalu street, opposite Coming, Tau AFT2BOOK, at 3 o'clock decs ?* ? ? ' .1= 03bitrtarrj. * ' DAVIS -Died, at Shelton, Union County, S. C, on the 34th November, 1871, or pneumonia. WIL? LIAM KDIOAID DAVH, late of Charleston, s. C., In the six ty-third year ef biaaga,_ . 1 _gpBrittl JSotkt?. . par CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP CHAMPION, from Now Torte, ore aoctftoftamt .he ia THO DAT discharging cargo st Adfor'i Sooth Wharf. Goods not called rot at asnos* Will remain on the wharf at owners' risk. JAMES ADQER A CO., dece-1 . Agent*. ptf CONSIGNEES FER STEAMSHIP SEA GULL, from Baltimore, are hereby se tided that she la Tan DAT discharging cargo at Pier No. L Union Wharves. AU goods not taken away at sunset will remata on the wharf st oca eigotea' risk. MORDECAI A- CO., dece-l Agente. ?gs-DANCING SCHOOL.-MONS. BBB GER in rorms the public that he has reopened hts Dancing School. Apply at No. 882 King street. dec?-ws2* .^.OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, FIRE-PROOF BUILDING, CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER em, 187L-The Books of the Treasu? rer of Chariest in County will be opened on the 20th day ol November, 1871, for the receipt or TAXES dne the State and Comity for the year 1871. The penalty ol twenty per cent, provided by aw will be added to all Taxes remaining unpaid on the 16th day of January, 1872. The rate of taxation ror the year 1871 ii aa fol? lows, viz: State Tax per centum....: milla. | County Tax per centum.8 mitta. Poll Tax per capita.$ l oo WM. GURNET. ' novS-lmo Treasurer Charl et ton Conn ty. jar THE CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THI FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFIOAL RAFFLEB NUMBERS. CLASS NO. 230-MORNTK0. 80-45 - 8-14- 1-28 -75-71-37-11-63-?t CLASS No. 281-EVBNINO. 46-62-17-78-31-42-38-76- 8-16-66-76 AS witness oar hand at Charleston this 8th day or December, 1871. 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