The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-04-07
For the South Carolinian.
MEssRs. EpIroRs:-There seen

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tify itself or be convinced of - &C.,
would here make s,a,smer, -, fac,. ,,.d
opinions.
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:, WAS no loys,Iv constituted r.,; f9,;,,.----
Now. some seam des;rons to L,vo !. ,,,,
anv rooo, ,yhro . nrof.ssor L,lE, s,,I. y
a classroom: b,;; since most cf .Io ,,,,.,,s
in the bylaws aprlv 70 ,,,i7gs laro j.. .,s
Gamma. and since ,h,~o ,rS' ro,,,,s 'c.,i,I
class rooms here :, j. vo-, i,rDrcL,1l,
that we should ever have .Lo,or. ~ ,,;s
.erv abstract anI-as some Lcya ro.s,,,.
10 lainI-faT.f,,,Lel sens, If IN, ',ror.i
Now, this is the readirg of the law. and
this was our conscientious construction of
it; and in this construction We knew not
that we differed from the Facu!ty-for
not onlv had they not interprc.e j, f,r
us, but not until sometime afterwards
did they know Of its existence. Had
they Interpreted the law, we should have
been bound to take their internretation
but no one will deny but that we had a
right to act upon our own INTERPRETATION
in the absence Of theirs. We'll, then. M.
on this conscientious interpretation, and in
the absence of one from the Faculty. we
thought we had a right TO consider this
no legal recitation. aud hence a rioLt to
refuse 10 attend, for the laws DO not com.
pei us to obey the Faculty implicitly and
in all things. They say, The Faculty
have authority TO make al. orders and
regulations conductive to the successful
discharge of their duties. and 70 tho cor.
rying into effect the laws of the COLLEGE,,
according to their true intent and mean
ing." Now, VIC thought, according TO
tne true intent ana meaning OF that law
Do'o'o 4uo'eu' 'nat ui'S 0rder 10 attend
she'n III the'r private patlors, was rot an
otue' " a ,a"'u, rec'lauon, which Is the
on'y one OF lhe Professors duties 1t could
Do'ne unuer. ACCORDING TO our lnterpre
'atlon' the professors were not ordering
us " lawful fecitation' or to any other
'a"'ui No'ieSe oety ana hence we con
:, s'ueieu we nag us inuca right TO refuse as
II 'uey hau ordered US up town to can.
"y'snoP 10 DC treated to candy. II any
ohI 'h'IAS ihey could have right to
ih"Ne LUIS 'at'cF 'rdeF. he reduces his
position 10 Pa'paoIe nonsense. Thus We
.'s1 e.uSeu 10 OBEY an order to do what, AS
VIC .on SIIei'''ous'y " ~ 'hop8nt from the law,
Voc ~ oo"'se o"'s' ihen' allowing
io' " "'o'"e''T 'ha' we were fg"l III he
t'es1s !. no '"S'u' GUY which we were
o.ue'eu ", anu "e"'e Il" ia"iuI ORDER
'ot' .no ."''y' was u rc"e'''"h 10 re-
tusS w. ooIs hepe',"" must "e
- - ""' Fo.,'I.' Ino C"'''o' oe against
Wv "Ny !" o"' 'ouS'e,ces we d'd
'Nt w po' S'"'' q, '"o ''"S- nGmco . III our
to"'S''''10' 'Ae'' ""S ho '%pHi'oh'
But che Faculty, bv putting a different
construction on the first named law, aud
by considering the word "class.room" AS
meaning any place where a professor
holds forth, made the recitation lawful
one, and the order to attend it lawful
one, and Tie refusal to attend it rebel
lion. Remember,this Interpretation comes
too late for our use upon our interpreta.
ton OF Law, we had already acted, and if
that Interpretation had correspohded with
the FacnIty's, We had not acted uniaw
fully. Our faults, then, seems to have
been merely that in the absence Of An in.
depreciation by the Faculty, We had in.
tarpre!ed the laws wrongly and acted up
on that wrong Interpretation. Now, The
question arises, have no any right ta AT
extenWatlon and freedom from punishment
on account of our offence beng caused
by this unintentionaI misconstr@1uvn!-
Simple justice, We are sure, would say we
have. Bnt some, sy tracing al araogy
between the college government and the
judicial system, think we have not. Now,
they say, II any man commits an offence
against the State from a misconstruction
OF some law II u npYtpunatiDn-ay a.