Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25

Remission Of Fines.-Our attention
has been recently called TO the power ex
ercised by The Governor of remiiting
fines imposed by the Courts for Offences
against the state. That his Exccllrncy
i, not aware of how uujnslIy II operates,
we fully believe. By the Ac; OF 1927, il
is provided thai fines and lurlelures i'm
posed IN any CourI Of Sessions for any
Circuit Coun District in this State. shall
he paid TO the Commissioners o. Public
Buildings for such District" TO be ap
piled 10 the preparing of the Cour'
House and Jail" Ii follows, therefore.
thai the remission Of fines imposed upun
criminals offending against the laws, MOI
only defeats the ends of justice. but III re.
over subjects honest citIzens to aldIlona
taxation to repair The public buildings
The citizens Of this district are taxed
fire per cent. on their general tax for The
repair Of pubic buildiuSs.-a lax we be-
lievc they would hove been wholly cx-
cmpied from, if lhe fines which have breu
inlpused by the Cour;s for The las few
years hud uo' been RENTED by our Gov
crnurs.
The poucr OF the Governor 10 remit
such fines, we, moreover. consider eX
Ireney doubtful. In The 7tn section Of
The 2nd Article Of the Constitution al
this State, it is said, he shall have pow
cr 10 remit G.:es aud luriri,ures uaLeSS
o!herwise directed by lac" Now we
the law of 1872. appTnpriaiing such hacs
10 Il local aud specific purpose. removes
them from under Inc power of 'hc Gov
'.rnur, and, consequently. he hu, no right
Ia remit them. Ii they went int" The
cu(irrs Of ILe State, for the berefil Of the
,rhc!e CONFERENCE.-The, it would he auOin.
er mlltcr; but this is not the case. We
hope, however, that iia,cver may be L
Governors opinion uf The Ious,iriunal
powers ni his U!llce, in this particular, he
will, hereafter, suffer the fines imposes! by
Tie Courts 10 be uprrupria,ed 10 thris
lawful uud legitimate. cmt!S, and illus re.
! lease the honest portion Of the people OF
Tie Slate from Il burden when II was Tic
iulcrIion of The Lcsielai1te should fall ON
the vicious and d;ss0iuIe.- SoUihcrn
! krnGicic.
Dcuia IF an Ediior.-Jonalhat EIIiuI.
Tor li:irlcru years 'Ee able editor OF the
Washington G"zcllc. died al Washin.
ton City "n Thursday last, in the CID year
Of his age. Mr.. Eiirt was Il native ui
England, and settled in New York ia the
| caI kSu2, " hrrc he cuilmcmccd The bu
Snrrs "l book printing. la lSiD he leIl
| New York for South america aud si.cu
three years III taking pafI III the revoiu
tiouaSy movements III Carr%cus. He re
turard 10 The u. S,alss in ISIS. and the
year after lie scIiei in Washington, oi
which place ho has since teen u pcrma-
ucnt rcsdcnt. AZ. Elliott is IavorahIy
know to 'hc public rs the author Of sew
era practical political Isacls.- Charleston
N@cS.
Il Fish Ifap.-'i'he New Haven Re
sis,cr gives an account OF The latest Yam
kcc uu;iun. in shape Ola patent spri"s fish
unuk. By v1ry dcI.cu'e hut ingenious
| machinery, as soon as "a fish attempts tn
| uIbhIc the bait Oh the linuh. It sccuu,i hook
comes down aid catches him in The back
oI the head. aud he is u gone sucker"
The editor III newspaper al Columbus
Ohiu. apnIosl,es lnr the non appearance
ui his paper, at The regular day OF pub
!ica,iou hy sa,In Ihat ''hc WAS engaged
IN cUwhidinS ii fellow who had been
>landerns Tim, aud did' NJ sct rhrongh
ea,iy enough to snon w;II Els paper
u ;s q purular dcIusiDs tn believe that