The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-10
Public Meeting I'm Car

the citzons Of Eersbaw District from the Camden jour-
nal of Friday morning, April 9Th;
Upon the adjournment of the Court OF Common Pleas
md General Sessions for Kershaw District on Monday
last Gen: J. D. Kershaw p and requested the men,
bers Of the bar the officers Of the court the jurors
parties attendant upon the court and citizens
to remain IN order that public me-tug OF the ct-
zens thus formed might give exp ession TO them views
to the policy OF the course adopted oy judge ofen
In declining to hOA courts in this circuit drng the
On motion OF Gen. j. B. Kershaw. Col VIM. NJ Shan.
non called to the Chair and Capt. W CIyourn re-
Colonel Shannon, on taking the Chair, briefly ad-
dressed the ng gratefully congratulated the mem.
bers OF the bar aud the officers of the Court that
although they had Of the frat who stood upon he
sand4 Of Morris Island, FIVE years since. when Fort
Sumter was first attacked. and most Of them, during
all the long yoars which have ed had .haed all
the danees and endured the hardehps OF the war unit
the last guns Of Averyooro and Bentonvile en the last
dicsoving and disastrous around Petersburg,
many wing snfea9d perilous ouuds; yet to-day they
AL again surrounded these atars-not one face ace
same erh before him, AMI the same Sheriff on his
right. What Gauss for wonder and Tor graitudel He
~-thtr congratulated them that while they had oil
borne wisn '''er of tho buRle to the sad hour
%ssn n or arms we're grounded tho, an
equally pr.iseworth7 spirit Of fortsuda aud endurance
in the trying ordeal. OF their yanqulsneo conauon
pace with e,rnelt effort and that they were now prov
ing themselves 10 tho United States what they had been
TO the Confederacy-ruhful, faithful and loyal That
among the efforts in which they had heartily Joined
they were satisfied that nothing was 30 well ceicuateo
to restore civil rghts to reorganize socey 70 esaosa
good order check cre to rcbuke vice and demoali-
zabon as the Redistribution of our courts In this mort
they had en- disappointed; and as the object OF this
meeting was to consider the causes OF .nat asappons
Gen. j. B Kersha3 introduced the preamble and re-
solutc Us which low. which he pres.eed with full
clear ab review OF the necessities OF our condition.
the pohcy propety and necessity OF all the people
using every effort 70 encourage and strengthen the
hands of thoee In power who are attempting to build up
ota
Captain w. T. Leitner presented the line Of argument
ueed u the Legislature for the reestabshment OF the
forcibly and convhlcingy thsn by Judge Adrch him
self-then member OF the Legi -laure-
Capt ". L DePsss confirmed the views of his col
league and fncbly expressed the neces iies Il our
unity for the peniug OF civil courts. the civil
results Of military ursdieton and the apprehension
that the tuspeueon Of civil couis by the authorities OF
the State wouII deemed evidence of dsloyAty and
construed as excuse possibly as an invitation to re-
instate and extend military jurisdiction
1t was agreeable feature of This oting that al
though the speakers dssented entirely from Judge Al
drichs course In the premises this dissent WAS inva-
raby expressed In such terms as have always charac
serized t1e bearing of the Bar toward the Bench in
South Carohna and had judge Adrch been present .
would have found himself as he would have expected
in the house Of his frends''-t5ough those friends
differ widely from him to the proprety OF this i'm
portant step which he has taken.
The 70 lowing preamble and resolutions wer' unani
mously adopted:
WRcrec, His Honor Judge a. P. Adrich has declined
to hold the Court Of Common Pleas for this District at
the present torn. In consequence OF tho interfer
Of the miltlry authorities at Charleston to pre-
vent tho execution Of the sentence CT the Court In
the case Of the State Charles Fox, tried at
Charleston at the January term; And tohereds, the
military aathoriea OF the State have, by their gen.
el ORDERS prohibited all int rferc,ce with the civil
courts In the exercise OF their jurisdiction be-
tween and in pee. to the white citizens thereof and
white residents not connected with the ary estsb
hshment, with certain limitations contained in said
ORDERS which limitations embrace but few Of the juris
dctions Of said Court 4ad erds the military courts
IN and by said orders expressly forbidden to exercise
the Jurisdiction permitted TO the civil courts be 1t
Resolved, That the ref al IF the judges to rcse
the jurisdct pc, ntd them Is not warranted by
circumstances; would be subvers've OF order encour
age lawlessness and crime dsappoint the just expeca
taon of people, shuts the d. Of ju. tice against
our own cixons; and, II persisted In generally will
tend to extension Of the jursdct OF the military
courts to embrace all classes Of people and all subecrs
Of litigation
a. That IN opinion true policy and duty require
that should exercise every privilege permit cd u.s.
and that rulers magistrates and people should uni IN
every effort to restore peaoe law and order to ac
ed country to which end nothing would terd than
the opening Of lhe courts Of justice.
3D. That while entertaining personally entire respect
for Judge 4klrich we feel bound by Of pub
lie duty respectfully to protest against the policy wis
dom and proptiety OF his action in the promises.
On motion Of Capt Jas III. DAvts 1t was
Resooed That the proceedings Of this meeting be pub
hshed in the Camden Journal and Charleston DAILY
NEWS.
On motion Of Capt. J. D. Dunlap. the meeting nd.
journed. WM. II SHANNON, Chairman,