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I.. v ., . . ,W ~ 1 ! . ? ., 1 Propasod State Constitution. ?KoM PorHTII PACK. J 4 ATirici.K nr. rturtnvit Mr<i mkvt. Sicc. UTli* Siiiirtuii* Kx'oulive ?ut)mritv of this Atntc thai I he v?fV"l in a Chief Mag jdr}!*, who ahull be ttyled " 'I he Governor of the State of South Carolina." Sko. 8. Tha Governor ahull he el ct?d liy . the electors duly qualified In vote for members of the General A?soinbly, and shall hojd hie office f??r two yearn, and until hie ancceasor ehall he chosen and qualified, and ehall he re eligible So 3. No person ahull he eligible to the nfiioe of Oovernor who denies the exist i-n^e of ,'hc Supreme U-ing or who at. the time of icli election lint not attained the aire of thirty yearn, and who, except at the first election under thin C?n*tiluti?n. ehall not have been a aiiizen of the United Statea and a c > as I retideot ol this State for two jesra n vi preceding the dnv of elee tion No per?><i while Governor ahall hold any o'her offi-e or commisnton, (exeept In Ill# militia.) 'l#!" tlii? :?iaie. or nny uwier power, at ore and lli? mm time. RbO. 4 The returns of evrrv election o( Governor eh VI be sealol up l>y tlio managers of 41#oli'?'?? in their respective counties, and UnbfiuiUel, I y mail, to the sent of Government. directed to the Secretary of State, who a'u'l .ieliver them to the Speaker of the Ilou-Hi of Representative# at the next ensuing sesdon of the Oeneral AssemLlv. and a duplicate of snid returns shall he Hied with tha Clerks of the Courts of said Co untie#. whose duty it shall he to ft rwsrd to the Secretary of Stole a certified copy thereof, upon being notified that the return* Ceviously forwarded by uiail have mat en received nl hi# iillica. It rh ill he tho dut.y of t ic Secretary of Stat--, after I lie expiration of seven days from the day upon which the voles have been Counted, if the returns thereof from any County have not been received, to notiiy tho Clerks ol the Court of ssi-l County, and order n copy of the returns filed in his office to lie forward ?'d forthwith. The Searrtaiy of Slate shall deliver ths return# to the Speak er of the House of lt-pnTentative#, at the next ensuing session of iho tloneral Assembly ; and during the first week of the session, or as soon as the Oeneral Asscnhly shall have or gaulxcd by the election of the presiding officer# ol the two Houses, the Speakt r shall open anil publish them in the presence of both Houses. The person hiving the highest number of votes shall bo flovernor : but if two or more shall he equal and highest iu votes, the flnncr il Assembly shall, during the same session, ill lite House of Representatives choose one ol them Oovrrnnr efru rnrr. Contested elections for tlowrnor shall las determined by the tlenera! Assembly in such a maimer as shall be prescribed by law. - firs. 5. A Lieutenant-fjovci nor shall he chosen at the snmo time, in the same manner, contiuuo in oflh-< for the siiiue period, and be possessed of the suino qualifications ns the tloverrinr, and shall <\c ojjfvio be President of the Senate. Site. It. Tho Lieutenant-Oovrrnnr, while , presiding in tho Senate, shall have no veto, unless the Senate he equally divided. Sbo. 7. Tho Senate shall elmose a President jw? tempore, to not in tho nhseme of the Lieu tenant-Governor, or when lie shall exercise the ofHoo of Governor. 6bg. 8. A member of the Senate, or of the House of lleprcsontAtivcs, being chosen as noting Governor or Lieutenant-Governor, shall thereupon vneiito his sent, and another pei^on shall he elected in his stead. Buc. !). In case of the removal of the Governor from his ollieo, or his death, resignation, removal lYoni the Htate, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the sninc shall devolve on the LieutenantGovernor, ami the General Assembly, at its first session after the ratification of this Con stitution, shall, by law, provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, hotb of the Govcruor nod Lieutenant-Governor. declaring what officer shall then act as Governor, and swell officer shall net accordingly, until such disability shall have been removed, or a Governor shall have been elected. Sue. Ht. The Governor shall be commanderin-chief of the militia of tho State, except when tliey shall Ins railed into the actual serTii'd of tho United States. Sue. 11. He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons alter conviction, (except in cases of iiupcaclnnriit.) in such manner, on such terms, and under such restrictions as lie shall think proper ; and lie shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed hy law. It shall he his duty to report to the Goucr.il Assembly at the next regular session thereafter, ell pardons granted by him with a full statement of each case, and tho reasons moving liirn thereto. . Sac. 12. He shall take oarc that the laws he faithfhlly executed in mercy. Sxc. 13. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall at slated times, receive for their Services a compensation which shall lie neither Increased nor diminished during the period for Which they shall havo l>cen elected. OKR. 14. All oincers in llie Ivxccutivo Department shall, when required by the Governor, rIvo him In form nt ion in writing upon nny subject relating in (lie duties of their respective offices. Sue. 15. The Governor shall from time to time. Rive to the General Assembly inf .filiation of the condition of the Slate, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall j'idRc necessary or expedient. Sac. 1#. He may, on extraordinary occasions, eonreno the General Assembly ; nnd should either House remain without a quorum for live days, or in case of disagreement between tlio two Houses with respect In the time ol adjournment, nfny adjourn theui to such time as be shall think proper ; not beyond the timo of the annual session then next ensuing. Srr. 17. Ho shall commission all officers of tho State. Rkc. IS. There shall bo a Real of the State, for which tho General Assembly, at Its lirst session, shall provide, and which shall he used by the Governor officially, nnd nhnll he called "The Great Aioiil of the State of South Carolina." Sac. 19. AM grant* and commissions shall l>e issued in the name and by the authority of the State of Sonth Carolina, sealed with tho Oreat Peal, signed by the Governor and countersignsd by tho Secretary of State. Rkc. 2". Tho Governor nnd the LieutenantGovernor, before entering upon tlio duties of their respective offices shall fake and subscribe tho oath of office as prescribed in Artitdo two, icoiixn iitiriy viio 01 mm (.(institution. Ss.r. 21. The Governor mIimII rmldt at tho capital of the State : Kill during the sitting* ?f the flwicral Assembly h? shall reside wrtwite seselotu aro held, except iit eneo of oonta|i?n, Sue. 22. Every Bill r.r joint resolution which shall hero passed the General Asscml>ly, except ?n a que* lion of adjournment, shall, , before it hreoujea a law, he presented to the Governor, ami, if ho approve, he ahull sign it; if not. ho ahull return it. with his objections to the. Jiou*c in which it ahull have originated ; which shall enter the objections et targe on its journal*. nnd prmved to rceonsi.h r it. If, after anch reeonaidt ration, Iwj thir.la of that liouse shall agree to paa* it, it shall l?o sent, together with the objections, to the other House, hy which it slmll lie rcconshterod, anil, it approved *'y Utinla of that House, it shall bill? th? soma effect ns if it had been signed hy 1I16 tlnvcrr.or; hut, in all mieh oAsen the Vote of both- Iloosas .-hull hotahoii by y*a? and nay*, and the names of the persons voting tor atix' against tho Kill <ir joint reputation ahali bo entered ' n the jonmala of both llousrt respoetive.lv. It ft Bill or joint resolution slisl not b? returned by the Governor within threi day* alter it shall have Hccn prosenled to him Sundays rge*|>*"th It shall have ttie acme forci and efleet a* if-ht had signed if, unless the General A."*?n?h'v, hy their adjournment, pre \vnt its return, in vhlch case it ahull not Lavi I aueb force nnd offset unless returned within i lira days after their next meeting. . i I Sr?. 33., There cball l>a olectart l?y the quaU ( iflcd voters of the State, n (VwptroiK-r-'lalncri*!, , a Treasurer nml a Secretary, of State, who ( shall hold their respective nftiecs for the term | <if four years, and whore duties aud componsa- ( tion shall ho prescribed l?y law. AHTICLE IV. Ol'DIPIAl. PIC 1* A HTM K2CT. Sltc^ 1. The judicial power of this Stato shall bo rested in a Supreme Court, In two Otrmil (?i.Av?a In wSl A Ci.iir I nf Pi.lnninti Pllliit. having civil jurisdiction urn! a Court ol lienors! Sessions, with criminal jurisdiction only in i'rohate Courts, nnd in Justices of the Pence. The General Assembly mny nlso cstnhlish such municipal nnd other iuferior Courts ns uiny be deemed ncccaso ry. Src. 2. The Supremo Conrt'shnll consist of a Chief ^lustieo and two Associate Justices, two of whom shall constituto a ijuorutu. They shall be elected by a joint voto of the Oonernl Assembly for the term of six years, and shall continue in nffieo uutil their successors shall bo elected nnd tpialified. They shall bo so classified that o%c of the Justices shall go out of office every two years. Skc. S. The Chief Jurtico elected under tills Constitution shall continuo in offieo for six years, and the General Assembly immediately after the said election shall determine by lot which or the two Assneiato Justices elect shall serve for the term of two years and which for the term of lour years; nnd having bo determined the same, it shall be tho duty of the Governor to commission them accordingly. Pre. 4. The Supreme Court shall have appcllnto jurisdiction only in ensea of Chancery, and shall constitute a Court for lbs correction of errors at law, under sneb regulations as the General Assembly may l>y law prescribe; /Voviiir.tl. That suhl Court shall always hnve power to issue writs of injunction, tnntninmut, ?/?? irnvrtiiifo, kobnn corput, and such other original and remedial writs as tuny bo necessary to give it a gctiernl supervisory control over all other Courts in the Stale. Sr.c. 6. The Supreme Court shall be held at least once in cneli year, nt tho seat of Government, and at sueh other place or places in tho State as the General Assembly mny direct. Sk<\ fi. No Judge shall preside on the trial of any cause in the event of which he may be interested, or where either of tho parties .shall bo connected with him by affinity or consanguinity, within such degrees as may bo proscribed l.y law. or in which he may have becu couuse), or have presided in any inferior Court, except by consent of all the darlies. In ease all or any of the .lodges of tho Supremo Court shall Ik; lints distptalified from presiding on any enuse or causes, the Court or tho .fudges thereof shall certify the satuo to the Governor of the State, and lie shall Immediately commission, specially,* the requisite number of men learned in the law for tho trial nntl determination thereof. Tilt; same roprse shall be pursued in the Circuit and inferior Courts as is' prescribed in litis section for cases of tho Supremo Court. Skc. 7. There shall be appointed by tho Judges of t, ? Supremo Court a reporter nnd clerk ot raid Court, who shall bold t.'ieir offices for two years, ami whoso duties and. compensation shall Ik; prescribed l.y law. rr;i~. o, n [M il n juugmrin nr iicrrcc l reversed <ir affirmed by the Supreme Court, every point made and iliniinrtly stilted in writing in tho ?unsc, and fairly arising upon the record nf tho case, shall bo considered ami decided ; mid the reasons therefor ahull ho concisely and briefly Muted in writing, and preserved with the records of tho case. Skc. II. The Judges of the Supreme Court and Circuit Court* shall, at staled times, receive a compensation for their services, to he fixed by law, which shall not lie diminished during their continuance in uCico. 'fticy shall not he nil mi d ntty fees or pcr<tni*itcs of office, nor shall they hold any other office of trust or profit under this State, the United States, or nny other power. Ski*. Iffi Xo person shall he eligible to the office of Judge of tao Supreme Court or Cireuit Courts who is not at the t in*-of his elretion a citizen of tho United Stalls, and has not attained the ngo of thirty years, and been a resident o' this State for (Ice years next preceding his election, or imiu the adoption of this Constitution. Sm\ 11. All vacancies in the Supreme Court or other inferi-r tribunals shall ! ? filled iy election, as herein prescribed ; /Vmiifirf, That if tho uni xpired term does r.ot exceed ono year, attoh vacancy may he filled by Kxccutiro appointment. All Judges. by virtu* of their office, shad he conservator* of the pence throughout the State. : Ski*. 12. In al! eases d< ciiled by tho Supremo Court, a conenrretjeo of two of the Judges shall bo ncces-ary to a decision. Skc. I J. The Slate shall bo divided into convenient circuits, and for each circuit a Judge shall be elected by joint ballot of the tJener.il Assembly, who shall hold his office for a term of four years, and during Ids continuance in office lie shall reside in the circuit of which he is Judge. Pro. I i. Judges of tho Circuit Court shall j inn rriKiiijit* cirrinm wrn cnffl oinrr in MU?n manner as may l-e determined by law. Skc. I.t. Tlie Courts ot' Common I'leas shall hnrD rxrlRtivs jDriiiliolion in sill case* if rli vnrco, and exclnsivo original jurisdiction in ill civil cases and tuitions r.r ilrjtrtn, which shall uot l|#i'ii|;ni<?lil? hof re Justice* i.f the Peace, nn-I appellate jurisdiction in all such cases as may he provided l.y law. They shall have power to issuo writs of pr?ht> i hitimi, mirr Jurinn, and all other writs which may he necessary for carrying their power I fully jut' cflVfct. Site. lfi. Tho Court of Common I'loas shall sit in each Judicial District in this HtwUt ut least twieo in every year, at an oil Mated times j | and places as may he appointed hy law. Tt j 1 shall have jurisdiction in all matters of Kt|?rtj ty. hut tho Courts heretofore established lor : that purpose shall continue as now organised j until the first day of January, one tloinsnnd ! eight hundred and *i*ty-nine, for the di<iwi|. lion of causes now ponding therein,. uuiess otherwise provided hy law. t Frc. 1". The (lenoral Assembly shall prnvide hy law for the preservation of tho records ,-?f the Courts of Ihpiity, and also for the trans, for to tho Court of Common Picas and Prohato Courts for final decision of alt causes that ijiay remain undetermined. It shall bu tho duty of the .Judge* of the Supreme and Circuit Courts to file their decisions within si.\ly day* Ir/uo the lost day ol tlio tenu of court at which the ennst* Were heard. * * Sr.c. Id. The Court of flencral Hosaions shall have exclusive jurisdiction overall criminal eases which shall not ho clherwiso provided for hy law. It shall sit in each County in the Statu at least three tunes in oaoh y?Ar, at such stated time* and places as thu (suiters] Assembly may direct. Hue. 19. Tho <|ttnllfind electors of each County shall olect thr o persons for the term of two years, who shall constitute a llonrd of County Cotnini',s|on? which shall have juris. 1 ovitr rnnilf, klj^iwayi, ferritin, bridges, and in nil mat tern relating to tax- *, disbursements of money for CVnnly | nrpnros, ami in every other ease that may ho necessary to the internal improvement ami loeol en no* re* of the respective Conution; f'mritlrtf. Tint in nil cases there shall t-o the right of appeal to tho .-'Into CmtrtJ. 8p.r. 20. A Court of Prohaio shall betvtahlisticd in eneli County, with jurisdiction in nil mat tern testamentary ami of admiiiistruliou, in bushier* appertaining to minor* I the allotment of d ?1rcr in eases of hliotey anil lnnaey, and person? ?ni> mm/im vmt/i'l. The /mire of said Court shall he elected hy the qualified elector* of tha respective! Counties for tho term of two rear*. 8k<\ 21. A competent number of Jnstlm* of > { tho Peace sflil Constables shall ho chosen in i 1 enrh County by the qualified doctors thereof, In Such manner as tm> General Assembly may . | direct ; they shall hold their offices for ? Icrui I 1 of two-year* and until their eucceasora sre I j elected and qualified, TJiey shall reside in tho C nnty, oily or boa., for whlsh they are , ' elected, and the Justices Of the Pea** ahull ho < j eoii>Mi.wioe*d hy the Governor. r , s I 8kc. 22. Justices of the Pea**, individually. . 1 or two or more of them Jointly on the General >1 Asa tuhly may direct, ?h* I b?va original jit. D 55 "T H B'B B udiction in c?r?s of bnMardy, an?l in all matera ??f contract, and action* for the racorwy if Ancn mid forfeiture* where the amount lnimeil linen not exceed one hnmlml dollar#, l.id rueh jurisdiction ?.? inny he PturUnd hjr In w in net lot) I ?flr 'ttilirtn, where the .inmnffcn claimed <lo not cxeui'd one hunilrcd dollar*; mid prosecution* for anrinlt and hattery and other pcual offences le*4 thau Iclony ptniab* .1.1.. i... ?...- .-i ? "iv ? r (iiiw wmj, Sw. 53 They may also nit as examining Courts niiid cummii, discharge. qr rec?gni|?s (except4n capital cases) persons charged with offence* subject ! ? sttclt regulations at ilie 0>'|io nI Astembly may |>rovld?j IUeY shall also have'power In bind over to k*ep the pesos, or f#r good behavior. K?r lb.* foregoing purposes they shnll lutye power lo issue all nrccmry processes. Sr.c. 24. Kvery notion cogrlznbls before Justice'of the Pence Insrilnled I y ummom or warrant, shall he brought before some Justin* of the Pence in the county or city where the defendant resides, end in alt such onuses tried hy them, the right ol sppeil eli'?1 i>e ?'cured under such rules and regit lotions as may he provided by law. b'Ko 215 '/he Judge* of Probate, County Coiiitni?siutiere, Justices of the i'encc. and Constables, shnll receive for lh* tr services such compensation and f es as the (let'eral Aascinhly may from time to time by law direc'. Src 2fi. Judges shall not charge juries in respect, to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare the law. Sen. 27. There shall lie elected In each county, hy the elector^ thereof, one clerk for the Court of Common Pleas, who shall hold his office fur the term of four years, and until his successor shall he elected and qualified, lie shall, by virtue of bis office, he cb-'k of all otll? r coif IS of record held therein: hut the fSeneral Assembly may provide hy law for the election of a clerk, with a like term of office, for each or any other of the courts of record, and may aut.horijw th'1 Jnd*e of the l*r-bate Court to perform ths duties of clerk for bis court, und?r such regulations a? the (Jeneral Assembly may direct. Cle'ka of courts shnll he reinovealdti for such cause, and In suoli maun* r as shnll he prescribed hy law. Sre 23 There shall he an Attorney-Ocneral fnr lite State, who shall perform such dillies as may be prescribed by law. lie shall he ehctcd hv the qualified elector* of the Stale for the term of four vests and shall receive for Ida services such compensa tion as shall he lived by law. Sue 2'.t. Thetc shall lie one fo'icilrtr for each circuit, who shall te-ide therein, to he elected ly the qualified ehetois of the eir ee.it. Whitehall hold his office for the term of lour j tare, and shall receive for Ins S I vices VII.' Il CI >*111 ie limit loll II a tlilll he tl*...t by 11*. In nil enee* w h *re nn Attorney for lti? S'lite, of ntiv circuit, f.iltn lo ntten.) mill pru'i fiil?, ntcrilinj to tnw lln* court w'inll h.\i! power lo ?p|>citit nil Attorney pro If in pore. ^rr. Ilii T e qunlific.1 elector* of eneli Ootinly ulijill i b-et n SIm'Iiff. iiimI ii Cot oner, for the t?nn nT four venr* nnd until Ifu-ir .oiere-'i'n.n are f't'clol niol quit ifb-'l ; th-y hIihII resole in their mpclitu Countim ilh'inir tli-ir eonfiiiovne* in office, ond be lirqnnlitird for the office n second lino*, if il I-to ill 111 ? pp. nr tl'lll they .-r rithi-rof t hem me In default lor moneys collected by virtue of '.heir rmju-ol ive office*. See SI. All Wil's nnd | rocei?*en hull run, iti'il n'l prosecutions elm I ?>e 001 d".#t( I, in li e mine of the Slnte of ftniith Caoi linn; nil wri'n slinll be ini.nK.I by the I'btk nf the e tut from ? bi. h lll-y shall ' i; Issued m il nil in.lii-lnn n'e slotH con elude n^niiirt the | nee Alld dignity of the -In'e. S'c flit Tlo-0 uoinl A ?cinl lv bnl' pro vol* t V In * f- r I be ) erdy | tit. i n?ioil of ' he decision* of th* ttrpirme Court made II(til- r thin Const i'nt ion, a in i v. JI'UIWM 1-KM.r. Pre I. Tli" (Ii-n.-rnl Ae?en,ldy shall pan* noli l-w* n* tost b- recensnrv ntol pinper. to i'e i *c differences l.v arM'rstorn. to b? appointed l.y I lie parti"* M'ho rhny choose tb it aetiinoiry mo le of ti,jtistini nt. Hlic 2 It shall b? the tb.iy of tbe ("Jen* ernl A?*rN?l>ly te pass t'm ti'rrcitrv laws for the ebnni?e of veritt" in nil *n*es, civil ml critnif al. over which th?- Cnc'iit Court* Inve or jfii.n' juris fiction. upon n prop, r rh'iwltlg. supported bv ntFi 'aril. ftl.-it n fiilr ?ml tin |-nt I'd I tr'al cannot be lin I in the County wlier ? such trial or prosecution wn ootiinieiicnt. ru. i>. i in- urini . \ .TI-IMU IT , n' iiHiirm ?.><< iota n't it I lie adoption nf ill1* Con-rt it iilior, idiilir> provid n tn rrvl-f, dljed rtii'! in- j\iijr^*. under A'hprr head*. the hotly I our !nwi. civil mid criminal. mol '?rni n pcMHl fo'ii, founded Upon principle* of rr'ni run'inn. Mid have (lie lime pronnil??i?tnl in *ttch manner a? (liev in.iv ilitfc'; and ri live r-ni'i n ilL'i'it ami ffiiiil'lv. limi e'.iiU In* made vritliiii every *til>? qoent period ?.f IvII vthi'i. Till' j'l'rtl# alwili I>e ulniiiiii'iT'cl in * nuifoini iii<?If r ( pi n Iinc. without ?!i?lii.eUon lie' wen law and equity t!i y ?hali |.m? i<!e for ahnli.-hii'K t|je I i-i i i>c* fin ni'< ! net inn, n"il tor -that pur pi>n- *linll nppciiit *ome euitnLle per>on or |N!ii?ill', wh"** duty i' elinll l?e to rcvlile, eimplify, nod abridge t'i* rule*. prueiiae, ph ading* and form* ? f the court now in u?? in lliia Slate AUTTt'I.K VI. KVlNKXT lwiU.ilV. Fir 1. Tlie Side ilintl Imvr concurrent | jtf indtctlon on nil river* bnrderidic on th1? State, on fnr a-t rtieh rirer* thill form,a ! noinmon boundary to thi# *n<i any other i State l> uii'V"! hy 'he name; ami they, together u itli a'1 oihrr nnvitruMe water* within the lind'a of the Sta'e. elinll he com innn highway'*, ami fnrover free, n* w?ll to I the inhabitant* of thi* State nn to tlie eitl| ? ni of the Ifniifil State*, without any tax I or impo?t tlierctor. tinier a the nine lie ex pievly provided fi?i Uv the Gcner*! Aisem Ib,jrS?i 2. Tli? title 1o nil land* and -oilier properly, which have heretofore iecrufl to this^ta'te l.y iirnitt, ? (!, [mmhiin, forfeit* ur?, c*eli' ?1', or nllicrwiv, shall ve#l in pi? Stni* of South Carolina t.lie same ua though no hud Mkfii pin*#. Sufi.' 2. The p. u|il* of lit* Slut* are dect#r< <1 l?> pon-te^a 11?e ultimate pr<iperlv in mil lo nil Inula within Ilia j'irisiljc'i n of the Ht*l?; noil ?M land*, the title. to whirli shall full front defect of heirs, hull rcveit, or erclwut l? the people. ABTIt'hK VII. lurk totrMtCMTs. Pro. 1. The House of R- pr? set. tat i ves ihull have lit* ??! ' power of itii|tea?.-hiit*jil A vol* of Iwu lhir-h of nil tlio neiiihers j elected shall he r?-r|iilre I for tin ini| oirlu I nmnt, ami nnv offleer irt)p?>ni*lii'?l.?lii)!l there hy he suspended (rout otliui: until j'ld'gutei.t in the Wis* ahull have hiis" pronounced. I Ski*. 2. All impeachments ahull hu tried l>y lha Sena!*, and when silling for that purpose they elm I) he und*r onlh or affirm, itijj'ii. No person aiiall he emitirie,| ex or|<t b| vote of iwo-thh )* of ul! the members elrrt< d. WJieit the ffoveri.or ia impeached, the Chief Justice of th* ftflprem* Court, or the senior Judge, ahail preside, . with a easting trole in ail preliminary <pirs t lo MS. Sttr. 3. The Oovei nor and all other exee%ntjve ami jmiiaht) nfljeer* ahull he liable to imp " rhuo'i't ; hut judgment in uch ce*6' shall not extend futther than removal from oflict*. The purtotr* con* uittl shall, never y i MTJfi J - mi.*-v.=p==pfM^}i (ft % thel*a<; t>? liable to indletmaiit, trial andpunishment. according tn low, ' 8ao. 4. F??r any wilful iffil'ct of duty* or oilier rewoMlM* ciim, which shall n?l lie sufficient irronnd of ImprMtimtat, the Governor shell remove coy executive or judicial officer on the idditN of two thirds of eaah House of the General Ace- mMr; Protldrd, That the cause or causes for which said removal may l?e reoulred ahull he .ateted at length in mah address, and entered on the jonraal# of ru-h House; ?*?/ firm-tiled further, that the officer intended to e removed shall lie notified of such cause | of eantes, and shall he aduiittad to a hear I imr in hia own d?l?r...? ' suoh address; and in alt r*s*s th? vote shall be taken by yeas and nay, and be entered on the journal* of each House respectively.. ?l)t ^autjjtrn (gtrfrrjiriaf. GRKENV1 Ll,E, S* C~ WEDNESDAY, MARCH II. 1861. The lnppcachment of President Johnson?A Probable Motive. The 23(1 of this month ha* been Axed by the Sennto to reeclre tho answer of the President to the charge* made against him, when it is supposed the trial will progress onward.? How long It will last, no one can tell; and there are many gwe>*c* a* to the course the President trill take. Some say he will deny* the right of the Senate. ?a at present organised, to try him, on the ground that there art ten States prohibited from Senatorial representation, and that ho is entitled to a enroplcto Court. It is also supposed by ano'licr, that after doing this ho will resign his oHire without waiting tho result of tho trial, and go before the people for vindication ; this, however, wo do not bclievo. There is one motive obrtous enough, tbnt the Radicat* in Congress may havo in seeking to remove A.vnnr.w Joaxsoir ; it is tho absolute control of tho Supreme Court. If Wants succeeds .Johxsox, they may provide for appointing *Avc or tu<>ro ultra Radical Judgespledged to sustain all the net* of the Radical Congress, past, present and future, so that their will.will he the supreme law of the laud. Such a court once established, would give tliein tho absolute control of tho (lovoroment at discretion, provided tho new Judaea adhere to Radicalism on the Dench. Sometimes partisan prejudice* aro melted away by the jedi rial sun ; a: in the rases of souie of the Jndge* appointed by President Lined.*, ns Republicans, diet are now known to adhere to different views of (he Constitution from those of (bl-tr nilFfV. ien,l ikft? .tilinron.l In ttni-IS ing lo law, iho evidence and the Constitution, not withstanding tho wishes of political fricudaChief Justice ia even suspected, it is mill, of being willing to aink the partisan in the upright Judge in presiding over tho Court of Impeachment. . , Nonainntionn far State Officers vnfler the Reconstruction Constitution. The Convention delegates, in Clmrltrton, and it f? w othi rs, hitvo nominated persons for i'l* various offices, to he filled on tho general diction in Apt II- -Governor, Licutflovernor. Congrtsstnrn, etc. It has always seemed to in> n great absurdity connected with popular elections, in party times, that moat usually the people nave little or nothing to do with them : thnt i* emphatically the case now, with the uew people brought to voto in tbir State. A few men mot in Cb?rlcfti?n, for inetanee undertake to appoint our Congressman lor thia Congressional IHatrirt, aa well aa all the real, and if the people Ly party tliaeipline are required to veto for thum, Iho olection la a lucre force, eo far aa the liberty of suffrage ia concerned. We do not know what the voters will ray to nil iiicm nominationa, but it woutd not surprise ua if the people, in fome iuatancra, at leant, select men to their own liking. There were so many members of the Convention who were placed in nomination, that it ia impoaai mo tnnt even (be usual Homier chances Tor fairness, ennld exist. There woe necessarily mutual intrigue and bargain* going on. We hare already heard Intiinrtinns, (hat mine formidable inde|H>n-lent eamll late* <>f the Itel>ubliean Party aro earning nut on their own responsibility, and that of their friend*. A* to what will be the course of the Democrats ' and Conserve! ir*s, a f?w day* imi*t determine. Something New?"Kuklux Kino*" Tliis i* the aatue of a *ecret organ iaation, wliicli is raid to be extending rapidly throughout the North and W--at, and la striking terror into the Loyal L-agtur*.? Ita object is annnunerd to be Conservative ntul hue ile to extreme Radiettliam. We would not l>? surprised if the " Ktih lux KIan " has a great run. Secret sonic tiee is s game all parlies ran play at, and when once begun by one aide, is Very sjd to b? Imlltlwl hy the iithor, ia proportion to the r'oera* ?Hi?li it may gain eredib for. The I.oyal l^aguo Marled in the North ? The KnUux Klan i? after H, starting from the Mm* rrginna, and We would not he anrpriaed If il t re voir ntphlly down South. The new Indly ia eery ?pt to prvrw too trong for the old. The young dog. In hia fi'ft ficht* ia very apt to whip the old eur. So il may he with the Klan and Ihe league. ? - ? Candidate* for Oongrsa* In Charleston, C. C. Retln wa\ oh lnat Friday, nominated the candidate for CuiiijroB. to represent the fWond Mmriet Tliia waa hy the Convention delegates. Sinre then, Fa Governor Auckx liaa he?n nominated in the Charleston A'rwa *? an Independent eandf date. Governor Autrx i? **hl to be qmli. tied under the iteroiisti uction low*. ? e? i mm '?Convictions for Uanalaughtor at AnderMff, The niff", Rtua, triad for the wttirdsr of another negro nniand Tovnr, M< eonvkrto-i of maneiuurhtor. The prison or waa ably defended by <Jen. Motions*. The rase of J. II. J rv visas, who wan convietod last Fall Term, for tbr murder of ?ne list-i, at WHliameton, boring l>ceo aunt bank for new tiiel, resulted this time in a vordift of manslaughter. lie waa defended hy U. F. 1'krrt and C, P, 8ri.i.ivav, Enquire#, with their waaal anal a ad abihty. a % . . y * * ^ ? fi'i *'. * T^TfTm*?'JI .*" ' *j Our Oormptndw>><. We are greatly indebted 'to our sereral | correspondents fur their contributions to ihb S*trrpri?e, from 11 mo to tim*. W e oan boMt Mini of as good and entertaining wrltera for onr paper al any other j >urna| In the State, In pioae and alao in poetry, and llie number of them W atill increasing. We hare no doubt our renders appreeiate rery. highly these contributions, for nil tl>*t ** have conversed with have '* told us so." We have U?? (doasnre of promising onr reader* an early return of More Anon'? to our column*. The very complimentary term* ia which thl# writer ha* been spoken f, is gratify ir.g tons. We take credit to onrrelve* for having per*uade<l him into writing Ills observation* and reflection* upon matters and thing* which he saw and heaid, during hi* European trip, last Summer, and w* are *ure hie obliging kindne**, in meeting our request, ha* been rewarded hy establishing a reputation for himself, as an ahle and elegant writer. Our fnlr eorrespondsnt from Texas. S. T? Is nv-st welcome ngnln, after a protracted sibnc*. We rej Ice that tha health of the tamily circle to which ehe belongs, and her own, la now restored. May the day yet come, whan they may all return to dwelt again upon the lovely, healthful plains of Oreenville, In sight of the blue monntaius. and in the niblrt of the society to which our friend was so much Attached, and which was an much attached to her. S. T. wiahet t" know who '* More Anon " can he. Thnj will he ascertained in due time. Without civli.g his locality, a* to CAitreA, we can. as to p'neo ; he ia, or has been for some year*, a citizen of Oreenville, and ia a gentleman and a Christian, by profession and practise, although he was a little impatient at listen ing to the In* the Established Church, when at Stratford on Avon ; he gave hit reasons. W.> are obliged to S. A. T. for his contribution from "old Edgefield," and hope he will r?p??t hla missive. lie i* near Au guata, and might anmetltn s coe* over and give wt item* from that eitv. We doubt, however, whether he eould find there matter more errt*rlaih!ng and readable, than that which engages his pen In his present letter, which ought to have nppeaied earlier in our paper, but was " crowded out," There ia one reflection in our correspondent's letter, as to which wc are Inclined to dissent. lis seem* to think that Governor One's speech, before the Reconstruction Convention, in Charleston, was, perhaps, calculated to damage the State. A* to Governor Ona's preomA/e, we have nothing to isjr, hut ws incline to ihinlfthat the ad vice given by the Governor was limelyso'ind. and calculated to do ono.t and m?? hav* don* good in mod?nting t|,e influence of * f?w virnlctit spiriia in the Convention; ml hit to Mich moderation and relief m-asure* m liaa he?n shown hy it. But ?e dn not widi to mix politic* in he aip-reald* " ? xeliange ol idt-aa " uith our correspondent*; *o w*1l drop III* Oov*rnor. W? -Jura ?om* contribution* now on hand, which rhall n? j?enr hereafter. W* hop* to rcccir* frequent poetical piece* fr*in I*. O. and other writer*, froin whom we are ever phased to hear. Tho Kflow?o Courier?-The Spirit of th? Frwaa. We noticed tlio change of thia paper from Pickenr C. H., to Walhalla, and 'ho occupation of t ho editorial chair by Mr. For We again refor to it, to ray without disparagement to the worthy and intelligent gentleman who preceded him, that in our opinion the paper under Itr now Editor, ir conducted with decided ability and Independence. Th* Editor write* forcibly, and Ulcer ground fenrle'ily In support of tho principle* ho approve*, and maker goolt (election*. Wo predict for th* Onmrirr * successful carver, under ita present It ha* always soemed to ns that the Press in thin Sfato h?? Iwn over motion* and over conservative. Very few of tho p*|ver* in thil SMito ever ventured, before orsineo the war, to advocate nny progress or improvement in the law* and institution* of the Slate. The eon. ivqei'DM I* that the eanditioa of the people ol South Caroline, wm left more wretched nnd ruinous hy the war than that of other Southorn States, Certainly a greet dial at ore pecuniarily and socially than it might hate been, We had no honiestead law or cxempton ol property of any e<m*o<inenee froin levy and sale. Tho property of married women all wai exposed to sarriflca for the debts or misfortune* of the husband. Beery man wa* liab|? to he arrested and imprtarned for deht at tbi caprice ef his creditor, however fair and how est be may hare nvtod, simply for being nna hie topsy the an me, aa a thief at ma r>terer, ye where were the papers he advocate any im proveraont ? The district papers rej?rs*cntinj 1 an agricultural people, followed in all them j tiling* tho city paper* rcproncnting the com I utercia! intcrst. Xcnrly the whole produc|iv< I interest in tho State, the agricultural, inanu facturlog and mechanical, hare always had i deep Interest in seen ring to the masses of tbi people, fho protection which Just and ha Imnne faws CbnM secure to pttm* IhC pnpn lafion of the Flnto, nwd save from the effect of rommmltl r#Tul*h?n~, the menu* of livlnj | to families yet even eiaee tbrf war has demon atiwted thia necessity, the pros* baa general); been rthj.it. Wo suppose thia arl#e? fmw a habi of deference to authority ami antiquity wbicl prevail* so much ia tliU State?opposition I all oew thing*. Many forget that the l*i laws we bare, though now old, were onea new (be writ of //-itrii Cnrjtn*. The Statute e fraud* aud perjuries uilght bare hocn oppose I by the aatne sort of spirit*, that opposed home I steal* and protection Irom imprisonment fo debt. It will he a tasting reproach to Sowt Carolina lawgiver* of the old school, that Its i provemsbtt lb dew"*, trurb as we (peak ef, ba to he Introduced into this Stale at the prdt of the bayowaf. Wr are SntlsKed, howsvo that the people, nloetaan -twentieth* of th white people sheiweelrea, would have eotnpeli ad the Mtato tiovarwmeut ta favorahla a?tw ' on thaaa awiaum by the sleeMaaa wbiah wai i to have taken place last October; and w^ tl i #*ti*.iod (bat these *auta neasurc* will be hen a_ * . 1 after i^UtM Kj tkcwtjwd P?v? abetted voluntarily whatqeer ab*n(rw (may i>mr Id the Oavenatfient. > jv> The present editor of the f*i n ft* 1% ir mf not agree with in many of the taMwaiW which we hare, or way bereafWr advocate, bat we are euro, it we as intake not hi* ifM, that be will be oetipokew nd iadepewdewt, aad so* j afraid to take new-growad oa nay qweetioa in hi* coarae. lie I* aaw dealing aerate blown upon Radical principle*, aad meat aatert a powerful influence in the ragioa af inantap wheia hU nnnmr ptmnlalaa Walhsll* ia now a tbHvlif towa aad daatined to become mora to. The plana pad tba m? County o( Oconee la abundantly able to support handsomely at thoraugh going naea? paper. Court Week aad the Saterprtse. e The next week many perrons ftou dlferent aectiona of thla and adjoioing Districts will W diUlag Greenville, aad Um opportunity iHf be afforded of vending forward aemes of now' subscriber*, with - the cash," new beeomlnf plentiful from pfocweds of .corn aad ooUoai.? Wo take the liberty (editore take aaaay liber* tier) to request our friend* to aee the occasion to eneourago onr already loereaalng circulation. The general Interest of the reading matter, af the Entrrprin, original and selected, will more than repay any family or single person, ^ for the subscription prioo, but ia addition to tbia is the news tuples, new improvements, adrer- r tisemcnts, etc., ete.; and the market reports. Important to every business man. We shall giro the distant markets, and onr Qreeavllle markets regulnfly. W# know that tba report of the homo market may bo relied on, a* wo have tho promise of Captain SriSDur to correct it weekly, wbich bis aetlra ongagomeent In trade will gira him tbe means of doing with accuracy. Tba Literary Club. Tho moating of the'Club, at tha house of Mr. T. M. Cox, on Friday evening laat, was wall attended* notwithstanding the darltneea and raia on the occasion. Those present were compensated by hearing tire profoundly instructive and verv interesting diecue-ion. hy Uer. Dr. J. A. Broadcs. on he sulj el of iAingnagt: its origin The importance and value of ite at tid y f and other view* connected with it, were luminously <)iacti*?ed and illustrated with tlist #???, 1- ??* ?*- - * ?.. . mi ncKnowienge?i learning and ability. Severn) oilier learned gentlemen pre-ent look pert in lie discussion, adding to the deep interest of the rulj-'Ct. There seemed 10 )? a general concurrence in the view of Dr. Hroadi'S thet the study of Language ir highly import??nl lo the beet training and education of the mind* of young men. ThU waa enforced hv a variety and clearneea of argument that waa calculated to eoo* viuce the roo-l skeptical. As to iiie o/igip of language, Dr. Dkoadi's. after enumerating other the* ( or ice (hat have been or that may*!* advanced, expressed his own opinion that Language was communicated by God to man directly at Ida creation. Hut as to tliia point, he simply an* nounced the conclusions of hia own mind, without pursuing the argument. m m w talent Wkinwlnd Awsnyanlsi witfc Bain. Ye?terday, a)>out one o'cioelr, thie Town waa viaite>l by one of the most violent and terrifie gales that we remember ' erer to have witnessed. At first, the blowing was very moderate, but in a f?w minutes afterwards, it an* umMl, almost, the proportions of ?, hurricane. Several chlmntes were 1 Mown down, two on theMandon floor*, 1 and one on the premises of Mr. W. If. Watson ; a portion of the Episcopal r Church steeple was hurled below ; the lit on the roof of Mr. W. H. IIotby'm store was torn off. Several trees were uprooted ; one in Governor Pcttfur's r fiont yard and another on Main Street, I, opposite the Office, besides ethers 1 iu different localities. The destruction f to window shutters, fences, etc., must , have been considerable. We have not heard of any personal h> juries received by any one, however. The wtpd came 1 front a southwesterly direction taking a northeasterly course. Wa hope vuita 1 of ttii* character, from the storm king, 3 will not be very frequent. 5 Rbim-suca* Candidates re a CsaeaasBk First Cimfnelossl District?B. V. Wkttis. 1 i?oru, of Darlington. u ' Third Congressional District?Simeon Co*, ley, of Lexington. Fourth Cong cessions) District?J. II. Oocc. of Union. > r It la aaiil that J. M. Allan of Oreeoettto^ will be an indcpcndltft candidate, 1 Petition* fronf the following ytnox praying the Convention to reoomtnettd lbs removal u of tbclr political diaaMlitle*, war* prevented 1 and referred to the Committee on Petitions!' : Je**a K- Stono, Qraenvllle;1 IT. W. Jawtoit, ,r Mutbow Mellon aid, AbbaeUla; B. P. Lake, Newberry; John W. Twitty, Lancaster J Job* " T. Urevo, Huuitar. a , > . ., i b Oon. A. K. Seett ha* received tfto xnba' lion, by tba Republican party of Son^l Cam-' ** Una, for UorarWar of tlia State. It ?| Ueei.. MO r. Postponement off tha dale off IIm *?B?0O. ,? ty of O. c, Montffomaty, Wo inadtaftaaUjf failed to publish tbo an0 louneemeut of tba pxtponemaat ?f tba abgr^ 1 rale, which was admtiaad by Dapnljr Q?llao; H .or Coua. The sale baa txta iada0uite)y fo?t