The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-05

a'neudthent TO the Constitution Of the
United States" "Aud we, (yds) believe
that a contrary opinion is founded. either
upon a want OF infornistion, or a desire
to wilfulIy mislsad the people" Th's
paragraph admits but two classes the ig.
norant and dishonest, yet Judge Aldtieh
d;g-rs in opinion with tUu; be believes
the Stay.law constitutional and conse
qmen,!y in you, opinion is ignorant or dis
honest. The Legislature of this State
which was composed nearly one half Of
LAWYERS, differed with YOU, or they would
not have passed the Stay'ls~ (b) The
Legislatures of all the Southern States.
believe, have passed Stay laws. and have
heard Of mons but Judges Of this State,
Who have declared stay.laws uncehstitu'
,ionaL(O Aud this fact alone is an ar.
Gtimrnt in favor Of relief to debtors. II
my deh's are all in this Stats, and deb.
tors in Nor'li Cst,liha. thus, p,y my
debts here At once, ~hiie tho stav of ".
G., prevents me from Collecting my cred
it's (d) Bh, CONVINCE \ man nps,ns, nis
will. he is Of the same opinion still"
Y"n say. 1--WE ses no disposition on the
part Of creditors 10 press collections where
ind"lceitcs would lie proper" ve, you
publish An otder from Chancsllor Lesesue
t" the Commissioner in Equity for Ian.
csset DISTRICT. to bring .uit indlscrimi.
natrlv on sIl pap-rs in his off e, sud this
will force the parties sued 10 press the
col'ec' ion Of debts due them.
have thus in n hutred manner, ro,i.
eed the points in vour editorial which 70
Ter TO my former communication. and
will At some future time rep:v TO "Mutu i
R'gh's," Gi permitted bv you) through
the columns Of your paper.
PRO BONO.
This is just as we understood il at first
The tax is payable in certificates, but should
the tax payer have no certificates, how then
SUPPOSE, for example, he owned one hundred
acres Of land and never owned slaves, his loss.
es by the war were nothing and he would get
no certificates True, he may have lost sons in
the army who were as necessary to his support
as the slaves of the planter were to the latter.
but hs sons were not property, aud his land
would 60 TO pay the losses of the slave owner.
This is justice aud equalization With a ven.
geance A great deal might be said to show
the 'palpable injustice of the measure, but as
it Is not likely that it will ever become prac.
teal question, it is waste OF time to discuss
it.
b. Besides Judge Aldrrch, We believe there
are number Of lawyers In the State who be-
Heved the late Stay.law not Unconstitutional.
Eut they, like all good citizens ought 10 do,
abide by the e,ision Of the constituted au thor.
tiles. The question once settled by the Court
OF Errors, they are fot disposed to revive il,
10y exciting dscohtcnt among the people. OF
deludins them with false hores The Judge
counscls a reverence and respect Tor law and
judicial decisions which his numerous admirers
would do well TO initiate.
c. The Courts in Mississippi FLORIDA and
Alabama have declared the Stay laws OF those
States Unconstitutional. We kno~ of no Stay.
law in any States except in Georgia and North
Carolina. In the latter State, the fist law va.
pronounced void, but we believe they have an.
other, upon which the Couits have not yet
passed Judgment
d. AnyIa IaSyer can inform our friend how he
may collect his debts in Moth Carolina, regard.
less OF the Stay law. way by Ghich hhn'
dreds OF Suits will soon be instituted here,
greatly to the detriment Of local creditors, if
the State Courts are suspended -IED's. LEDoER