Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-20

although IL mlSnt lnaKe q PanQemonlum OF the
State, as far as legal rights are concerned, to
saln5ost evory one except the Iawyers. AS e1-
strsmss meet, South Carolina is henceforth to re-
1 syolyc nround the Central Sun at Washington, and
Ebyhcr Judges; although it be demo by a wreck Of
fortunes and private rights wholly unnecessary.
Tho Radicals Mt the North may keep quiet about
pnpishing traitors at the South, since, whether :
our people have committed trenson or not, their
own Judges will infict punishment enough, by
annulling the Stay Law "in the cradle of the
rebellion" to crafty every fend except THAp
STEVENS, who to use his own words, as reported
in tho newspapers would "confne every man at
tho South by bayouets-ingth Penitsntiary of
HE'LL" II abolition wrath can be appeased, even
WENDELL. PHILLIPS needzwait only illthe sher-
IFS Of South Carolina commence their grand auc.
ton of the Prodigal Sons remaining estate.
Let it be repeated that annulling the Stay Law
whtbring sorrows upon our.pcoplc, moi in battal-
ions, but in regiments. Yet is there no relief
from the effects of this murderops Judicial decs-
ion9 Is there no way to prevent intensifyins the
feelings of bitterness, wrecklessness and woe, so
rife the,land, before this Judicial suicide7 Is
there no escape. from this very Pandora's Box,
which has been opened by asfriendly hand to
swell our already unuumbcred troubles? Must
our unhappy people beplungcd still deeper into
the abyss OF despair, until the whole State shall
have become ruined Carthage, md every man
IN II ia. as desperate as Mafius9 he at least was
blessed in having to contemplate only tho.frag-
men!s oi MS iallenl9[tanos' without also being
compelled to behold the abject condition of his
conquered coultry,-,he pleasing sight ever be-
lore the eyes Oh eou.herners! el
1ne only remeaies, waich M seem to present them
serves, are 70 aooisn tne courts and enact BanE-
tiaw. y 2 way ,nairestiy but practi-
cslly the Legislature
a1Setsalng Tue State
ooutes aRos scfeaeln saneWr organization OF those
Gourts' eat 'pos'poning the elession OF Judges
e8copt 70 .ry ctimesl SO as 70 nave no Courts at
M; or oy yl aliingthe @ new Judge'hlp With other
men who VIII cooperate with dgs'4AhDRicH in
sustaining the'stay Law. The people of Ken
ktucky once did such thing, aa the only remedy
to save themselves from ruin by their own Judges;
and the South CARDINAL Legislature once abolished
an Appeal Court for rendering decision o1no1-
ieus to State Rights. But the existing. Tribunals
of the State will not be abolished by the present
Attorney Legislature, since the Bench havesery
the Bar too faithfv)ly ID nnnuliing the Stay Law,
for the Bar not to stand by tho Beuch in every
emergency.
Still our lately converted consolidaticnists had
better pause before they drive the people to mad
ness, else the pauperiscd soyreigns may. out of
revenge, or in the hope Of bcttering their condi-
,ion. elect majority of the next LEGISLATURE
pledged to DESTROY those who have DESTROYED
tbo,, rho -sbo,;T, oil ,~o- tho CT, iii 49,.
inc ths;, rosnoc,. IN ne,-v ovo,v ,o,or :; $; .hon.
election time in 1867.
Altbouvb the nre sent orca. .iz,t;on ,f tbsr rourt,
will rem,;n ;n,oct ,t NJ, .v.nt. nn,;, of,o, N.
newt general elcc.;on -xst Il :, oh,;cn,. tho,
R,ont,unt Inv ,r;ii sbs ns:s.d na
debtors estates as the lawvors ara to be ,bs Al.
m;nistrotors A pankrpnt law d;frars rror. ,bo
present insOlyent debtors and,nrison bounds laws
Of the State in several important, particulars.
Under a Bml,rupt net tho debtor can comnel on
his creJitors 70 accent bis effects md ,solve him
from anv further oblroton to nerforfm hi, can.
trocts. wbereas7 7pnaer tbe otbsr tw, sinsss, of
laws none but tbe sp;5n creditor 4, 70 comnsllsd
and b. on,,, hv IL. snsn.n,;o, - 81. uomos;... =,
law NOT bv Tho destruction Of Tho con tro,t ;,ec,f
Under the iusolrept md n,;son, bound. ror, ,ho
dcbtoris altooetber ,,o,,;,.-tbo l.rod;,ors;s Tho
only active party. The latter enn lie in whit lte
wild beast. watching hi, nrev. and con nounco
upon tho person, property or earnings of his vic
tim at his own good time; but Bankrupt, by
giving up oil his present estate, may roluntarily
wipe out all his existing obliGations-haro hie
Derie---t-.'-7a nom liability to arrest, and his
'uture earnings exempt from moiestation. Under
lno present laws otethc State, mot only are a
debtors property and earnings liable for his con-
tracts but It's very brains and muscles are mort
gagged rs 1t were to his creditor mot so under
Bankrupt acs-as one who has taken the benefit
OF team commence the business world anew,
tree from let @ or hindrance. zo ~
"A Bankrupt act will and must be adopted at
the next or some future Session of tho Legisla-
turo, unless Congress in tho mean time does it
Tor US. Fortunately there. is not and,cannot be
any doubtaboutsthe cons,itutionality and pract-
cAbility Of this remedy, for the embarrassmcnts
OF tho people. 1t has been decided By the su-
PremeScourt ofathes United States that if Con-
sfess ia'ls to enae.a Bankrupt law, tho States
aay DO 1t, each for itself. The philanthropic
N@u'cnis are too much devoted to the welfare of
waste time upon. measures to relieve
wni'e people IN sa0 South. Butwhen Greenbacks
get SICK as they are suro to do, because paper
tho ond' and after m age7'f' Shinplasters there is
alEays an age'of hard money and harder times,