The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-12-05
BORO, S G., WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER s. 1866

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party. The Civil Rights Acl, passed b,
= tn" Congress ofthr Uni,cl States, whicl
'nlnSt be respected and ub"vcl until pro
noumc"a unconstitutional by the : {,
prcmc Conr, O the United States Give
INC person Of color the same rinIlis in al
The Courts, State rs well rs Federal, n.
are enjoyed by the white race and s.
long aS white persons arc irahle onl,
in tho Superior Courts for felony, tn,
same privilege must b' accorded 10 per
sons of color, notwithstanding the sup
n2Scu Prohibition IN ;hr State Cons,i,u
ton, rs l|" Constitution Of shc Unitcd
States and lI" liwS passed in conformity
| thereto. is The supreme law OF The land
>lt the Civjl Rights Act #I!und hereafter
or drclarvd unconstitutional by the ST
prlnr Conrr. o. should be repealed hy
| Congress, tI1c question Under lhr State
Constitution might lhch be full ofoMbar.
| raSSmcut.
CElMiNA!. LAW.
Thccstablishmcn, ora pcniter,iary requires
| IN m,,crinl changes in the punishmcnts impo sod
III the Criminal Law Mur,lcr, arson. ami
'aps, sAoull be pun,hcl hY death The
,n,rcrc,,.. co,n,or,,r n r,,n,;,s n,,,i.,,,iI
oy dre.h, so.nc with aul others wilhout the
5cncii' OF clergy. should he abridged, ond
confinement at hard labor in the Pcnitrntiss
IS be substituted, in most eases. The ex.
creme penalty attaching TO many of these
,clVnics is rcynltinS TO humanity, and i,rirs
rot rran,nnil, t,iI,n Gnj rnsr n,y,,I,..
,uil,v h,r,u3. th, nru;simnrt i. ~, ,In h,..
,ls c,ormi,v III .rrnnnr,inn,ir "a ,In ~
t,u,, II sh,rlI i, Ian ItEcr,,i,,,r,. ,i,t
hr l,l,n.i,, Ih,l,h,r inn, r,.,i,nn.;.,.,.
~ nv wI.;n,;n, M r,.ns oY l,,ccn,
puui.hmrn; hy ,hr I'M i :, Lnu,,,l;,,.
hat il shonlI H., irno,.l ,,n,p ,,. mn,,
,,,y, .rihle o.r,n.l,i; nlnor ro,,yir, ,yhn
,orycs out. his form ,r i,nnris,,mrn, j., ,,n
pcui,rt,,i,rv cv,n f,r mn ;nt,nn,,. ,T,n,.n
may rnt3rm. hur o,n vl,o h,s hnnn ~ ;,,n,i
!, Tho n,l,ic WHINING nos, mn.i hn n.,,..
,vh ,;,n,ly,;,h .,,i io,sn ~ s,,,,,,,'I
l,pr,,l,t;ho. I'M, h, c,i,n,,, comr,,n,lmnr,
i cn1y.,rr s,.ni.;c,, IN x,norl. lin, swan, 70
mako m, nNor, NJ r,t,rn,,:,n
I;,n| :, ir,m,I,,, ~, ,n,, .,u
,.irrli,o r.,n.;,n, in Tho .u.,.s roo.l,',, nr
,ju.v. nn ,hn n,., ~ s,,nn ~ H. Sto,.;G.,
ana .I,iIoys i, Ills STATE in ornw;,r n,;s
amor. to cscnnr rr,m t,r;r cne,oIv r!nnr.
i.i,l irr;,r,n,tjnn h,s hr,r ro,nir,,l =. ,hi,
Office pn,rl, snvcr,y nrivo,cr. L,,o
rScaDun from the :, Is nI Ills S.ntn sine,
thci,. ruetolv w,s ,ur,,nl tv,r rv m;Iitor,,
20 the civil ai. ho,irio, som, Of Ihr..
crinlinnls we're under sentence ,ln,,b. ana
many warc cn:;rpcl with The himhcs, crimns
against Soci,,v. Ey,ry c.Fnrt 10 .cnror.c
The C,iminal law, and SUPPRESS Grim.
must hc uuavAilin fRibirss mo ,r.toli,us of
prisoners who have Been arrested and contin-
ed in iai act with more vigilance and Gdel,.
ty. The existing law pronounccs lie most
rigorous punishment against Shcri}fs and
Juilors for voluntary or ncrli.ont cscapcs.
Aul il * !ound wholly ina,lcGnaia 10 arrest
the growing evil It is dilMcult 10 satisfy a
Grand Jury that their friend. whom ,hoy
have aicd'to elect Sheriff, or his agent, the
JAiior, would permit prisoner to escape
their good wiIltoward the delinquent leading
them TO be readily satisfied that he escape
resulted from the insecurity ofihc iail Ii is
even more dini3ult 10 sccu. cthe prysen,mcnt
otthc Commissioners Of rubiic Buildings for
their neglect OF duty, in iailiug to make the
Jail secure, and hence the public suffer
without remedy. When n bin Of indict-
mcnt is found, i, is tvnvcrscl, and when the
Irtrnl ant iS Iinrllv hroi,,sht a frio1 ynsi