The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-26

e such vas lie fict ,hss should b. u
tessen IN thS miIds 81 gentlemen. ~h5 it
should no, be sxpissssd On the bilf.
NJ. Darlington asked the speaker fhs
Il . lawyer, announced that tha bill, sS i,
now s,ood 6.for. tbs House, va. 10 81.
opinion unconstitutional.
Mr.. lard replied ,ha, he had no heal
ta'ion in saying tha, in any legislation
which HAS fot It. objec. The tslief 0f the
de,aSf; whether Il assumed tie iofriH Sf
change Of remedy. or change in the time
Of holding courts wss M unconstitutional
evasion Of tho spirit Il no. violation Of
lhs Law.
NJ. Gsrlioeio'S .aId ,hii ihs ssn,iis;@ni.n lem
did not ahS~ef the question He had
discussed tho objects Of the bill .ud do
clared them TO 30 Unconstitutional m d il
was evident that his ohjset WAS to pu,
into the title Of the bill sorie,fiinG H,.on
which III. Cout, Of E,roFs could seize for
,h. purpose Of making the nc, null and
void.
NJ. totd ssid hS xodld AK il tie zen
il.m.n from Ns~bsiiy denied tsa, ,hi.
bill va. designed TO afford relief to deb
tot: BY changing the term Of the Cour, Of
Common Peas. 81.
Mr. Darlington replied that he did no,
deny ,ha, his own private visw IRs 10
afford relief 10 deb,o,,. but DO Soui, in
tho world had r. fight ,S intSifeie with
his motives; and doatly 80 when ,hsy did
no. appear is lie b:ii andSr Sonsidsra
ton.
NJ. freseot observed that he support
cd this bill. not because il was tor The re-
lief Of debtors, but because he Believed
the interest Of the ctedHSts 81 lie State
requifed That the co"ft should not be
opened at q time when it would occasion ffi
much distress. fhe,e were Thousands Of
plati' ers in TIE State; ESPECIALLY in & e low
country, who, under TIC pc. Htliiiary cif:
cutistahce. which exis' between he s ate
and Federal ~u,hori les whereby ilisif es.
tates a.e i'll in The h@Hds 81 6.her tn n
their rightiul owners Who would b. ,nipe.,
unless t't's d afbided to recov-r turtle,
II ssss. Il wss therefore matter Of pub
lie intsres' that he should support his
hhh hhe voted for changing be 'rls in
the m nner .ugg-.ted h. would h. IN.
true to lie convictions entertained.
Mr.. M"llns mov-d to Iy it on tn.
table. The as and uay. w-r- ordered
AID the morton ~n. fu.,aned b, a 20 q
Of yea. SO, nays III
Mr. B~fk"f Offered a. . sub. ute the
following lille 20 the hill: 4 til I, .u..
PEND the ~dm'"is ration ot ja-'ic. in South
Crol"a f"' The general welfare.
M: Tresc". said th., the intention If
the eentIema" from ChIle.'on, had te.o
'uh'e'ved hy & ing IF bi. -piyram hs
moved that it he Ia d "R ,kS ,shle.
Mr Bake, replied ha, Il Vas NJ, hi,
nature TO deal with Issues Of s-sinu. i'm.
fo''ance "Hsc,'og :hS dignity Of South
Caf"'in-, 'n the spirit suggested by the
ge",I-nsn from Anderson: He had bn,
""" desire. namely. 10 s-s truth pn, upon
'he record. sHd he proposed simply ths,
The advocate. 81 this m-asur-, - d la,
resort, having js'.'issd the su.p-n.;ou Of
to" sdmi"'st'at'on "f justice for the gen.
e'al 80 fare they sh1sld sHSYunce it:
M. Bonham sogy~.,.d tbs. /, u.
usual Tor friend. of q measure 70 perfee,
and give TO il ,hsir own title. The assis.
ssnes OF the honorable member, who h.d
suggested The amendment, ~ss no, r..
adi'.a: ne (.aid H.. B.) ,ook ,hs 10.
'pSn'ibili,y OF th. Till a. il stands, sod no
fi'end 6f'bs nil has proposed 10 ate, ,h.
title: he mo'sa ,hsltfots. to I.t ,h, mo.
,i"n to amend up6n Tbs table.
NJ. Lord defended tho riph, Of lie
opponents of the bill to amend tb. title,
b! citing the ac'io" Of the Uni,sd States
Congress ia 1880; when NJ. Calhoun s.v
fl; unis' sin'l~f ci'cdhist aHesa. to change
rbs title "t an impor,sst bill thsh und.,
confederation.
Mr. T'eseot dbc!ainsd spt intention
OF tiiisr.p'ssen,ing his friend from Char
ls.,Sn, Ar. B.,t,. Mh., hs eAi.a,
desired ~ impress upoh the House "a.
tbtt tbs bill vas calculated 10 subs.r,.
tho ends H justice BY suspebdihe III.
coufts. and not in the language Of ,he
prsp,ssd title to suspeni ja.ticS fJi li;i
gene 1 .elsar-.
NJ. Bonhs'n '~hs~~d lila ft,otion Ia
"a, The ansuuii'sn' od'thkaAbl., Which
was aysrsi 60; s"d tho ebfi ~ s,nehi-d