The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-11-07
tFro,a'shc COlambia Ph~udI. -
70 tie Members ofthe LeshlAture.

Ms>srs Editors: | beg leave. most r.
aptc,fully, to submit to the fhsinhsrs Of
the Legislature. for their careful consid
srasion, q fsw lhoughis relative G,ihe to
csssi,y ~ continuing ihs pxis,.ncs II the
system Of D,stric. Courts. In our opinion,
the necessity fr a District Court, or for
any con', inte'tf !e,thhs Conf, Of Co"mon
P'ess and General Seasons. ceased 20 .x
is, when the Lsgisl.tHi- aho i.sd Al those
Tiaws known "a ths Freedman. Code
and, with the sh,li,isn Of 'hi. code, We
think that IL is much To b. regrsttSd that
1t d'd not, at the same ,ips. abolsI, tho
| District Courts. We will ssk ~hv was
the District Courts rstsblisheds3 ,Tbeie
ia one. and only one. ress9p, can, he gisen
for their e.,abishmrh,, snd, that "a; that
tn. Legislature thouyht i, necessary to
have q r"utt. separate from Nil others. aud
especially E,f The ifshsact on Of all busi
ness relative 10 the .ffe-duten. lido, ,adm,
thst,;lf the code had continusd. To-, tS q
law Of the land. then the Distric, Courts
would not only have he.n, indispensable.
bu, they ,wou'd have aecdinpls6td much
good; hot, as soon ~ the Legislature
passed The bill, IN confoIpity with ihs
Act Of Congress, investing persois 81 cc,lor
with all the rights apd disabilities Of white
Pefsons, th"n thece was no longer a ne,
cessitv fof AN inferior aud moss expen.
sire court. i'his conrt ~hen IT aoeA III, o.
operation. is obliged. to create more, tror.
bic ana he n Sreaier angofshce than snv
insiitption ever before eslsbIished'in ,bs
SateI and II will cost the peopl. az the
State no, less than $50 600 or 100000 +!
The 4hesti"n may very properly ht asked.
why are not the magistrates in each beat,
and the Court of Common Pleas and
General Sessions, suff 'isnt fpr the admin
is,ratinn Of justice. without the in:erven
tion OF the Dis,rict Court We answer.
ihat these courts afe, or can be made, -n.
'irel, sufficient to rranssct all business.
without adding one single dollar Of ex
prnse
Oar Circuit Judges are employed aI"u,
six weeks IN the spring and ak in the fall,
making about three months in twelve
sud now, We most respectfully .ubmit.
that, il The business Of esch District can.
no. he despatched in one week. where I.
the improperly in requiring the Judges to
hold court two weeks in each Drstrsct -
Bur we have. miroJile di{tuy h.ar,l some
OF the Judges complain Of being over
worked, with only .lhr.e month. of ~ork.
with an occ ,sional application At Ch.m.
hs- for bail We think that H.. Julg-.,
| Il they ar- of Tho opinion thai the ID ,trrc,
'onrts will hiininish tier work. are mis-
taken f"r they must c-r,ainIv know ,ha,
| A. al all l..
v-rv f<ct will Often deter the honest m IN
from asking ] ,sucs in the courts. A,v
man il in poor business when hs has t.
prosecute his c'aims through serie. of
ronrts, An ! is had. 81 At s,erv step bv tl.
tricks OF the ln~,-r and 'h- di.hnne.ts
II the versus parry. Nv, II the Circuit
Judges can transact all IL il,e Ds,ric,
business, with the nss stance "f 'he tn.r
'sr~,es' courts. hy hiding Court two
weeks in each DSrc'. then ~"s not. .shol =
"h the D's'rsct Conr,., and gs' rid "f III.
ur~at -xp.n~- apt ,,"uhI. m h4v,nr .
| y sric; C,Grt our tunes dn',np tho v-.r
anh tho C,u,t. o. C"mrn"n Pi~a. snd
General SEASONS t~icei 1h-.s District
Courts will have IN attendance, four tiu Q.
.'u'i"y the wear grand aud petit j,,,-s -
Just think al tn:h Trouble and syp-n.-.
Sh-n it could al h- dispensed With. T.,
r1qsuing the Circuit Judges To hold courts
Two weeks in .escb District. The Two
most imprt,n, ofj-c's in th- s-,ahI.h
nent Of Ill c",r,. shua'd bs to make III.
attainment Of justice ss chop and T.ro,np,
/" possible. bath of which oli-.is. .s
think. are defeated by our present .y..
! tenn
No person would ever hxvs though {
es,sbliahing Dsts CT Courts. h.d slavery
not been sbjI'sh-d and the mere fac, nf
the aholiti,n OF slavery most certainly
does no: make them even = necessity, un.
e-s ve could use them .specislly Tor tue
transaction of bn-ipess Jpslat,e 10 nsy ,oes,
as WA the ohj-c, u the ls& originally O.
,ablishing these courts. And, in addition
10 ,he Other objections. We might very
truly add that most res,on.bs ohjec
ton To these courts is. th-is v,rv sx,-n.
sive jarsiict'on. civil and criminal j, 4.
our opinion that the nri9insl Jurisdiction
OF this court gill embrace more busin ga
than the Superior Cmrt. ~ the State, and
thus the greatest part of the Isx ~ business
will come before an Inferior and 40 In
competent court. ..-..
IL there are any members OF the press.
or other persons. Who coincide with ~ 10
considering the District Courts . ersa,
and unnecessary tax upon the people, We
hope that thev will express their We've -
We are satisfied that there are hut two
classe. that will be benefited by ,he.s
courts, and they are the dishosest man
and the lawyer CI THEN