The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-14
A Grave Charge Against Our Judiciary.

More than once the Judiciary Of South Caro-
lima have been driven from the bench by mill.
tary order which honor would not permit them
to obey; but it Was not expected that South
ern gentlem n would be SO apt scholar, as to
ut empt to accomplish with q word what the
sword could never do.
Colonel Johnston, the President Of the Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, is reported by
the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel to have
spoken us follows, at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of his Company:
He supposed that they (rumors that the
work on the road had again been stopped by
individual interference) were founded on pro-
ceedings in the nature of appeal, in the Dis
trict Court of South Carolina, between the City
of Columbia and the South Carolina Railroad
Company. This company was not party to
rhese proceedings. So far as the rights of this
company were concerned, be believed that they
we're fully convinced, by the recent decision Of
Chancellor CARROLL, in the matter OF the in
junction which terminated the case between
this company and the South Carolina; and
while he denied the authority of g decision de-
livered by Judge who was himself q member
OF one Of the ccrpor ,tions, and directly inter
ested in the result as a stockholder, to bind
any body it certainly could not affect this COM
pany, not party to II"
These remarks cover three points. As to the
Jfrst 1t is enough to say that, although the Co.
umbia aud Augusta Railroad was not party
to the suit between the South Carolina Railroad
and City of Columbia, the proceedings were
caused by that railroad having. without war
rant, attempted TO cross the track Of the South
Carolina Railroad; and that the decision was
against the City of Columbia, t. e., against the
Columbia and Augusta Railroad. As to the
second, the decision of Chancellor CARROLL was
not final, as an appeal was taken, and will soon
be argued. The third point is the most serious,
for, if he is correctly reported, Colonel JOHN
sroN has charged Judge NOSES, who rendered
the decision in Columbia in favor of the South
Carolina Railroad, with being BIASED and
swayed by interested motives. Colonel JOHN
sroS is reported to have said that Judge Moses
was "a member Of The corporation" and "dreetly
interested in the result" and he denied the "au.
hority of a decision" rendered by such Judge.
Surely Colonel JOHNSTON, whatever his zeal
or temper. cannot have allowed himself to use
sucb expressions as these. The President of
road which is expected to be built with Carroll
na money, which has received the endorsement
of the State upon its bonds, which has been
subscribed to by the City of Columbia, cannot
have so insulted the whole judiciary of this
State. He cam !: have said that Judge upon
the Bench would be Influenced by personal
motives, and sell his judicial honor, stain his
robe of Office, and sacrifice his purity aud In
t, gritty, because he was the fortunate pOssess0r
Of few shares of railroad stock. 1t is even
doubtful whether Judge Moses owns single
share of South Carolina Railroad stock; but,
whether he does or not, he is Judge CT South
Carolina, and, IS such, is above fnee-, taunt'
and suspicion.
THIS is no tine for North Carolinian to
turn upon South Carolinian; for one South
erner to turn upon and send another. If Col.