The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-28


ralty to inform them OF the fact-it it be fact
If Charleston merchants confine their advertise
| ments to the city papers, instead OF publishing
with liberal band in ali the country papers, and
| prove themselves liberal, they need not wonder
] why country merchants, Ind even many planters
and traders give the old City by the Sea the go By
A few printed circulars, sent through the mails,
| can't effect anything; the gentlemen must come
out square before the country people in their local
! papers and convince bnyers that Charleston Is the
| place wherein to trade and get bargains, and the
casting of bread upon the waters Will be gathered
again in due tlIne.z-P PtuIsRq ql04 S2uthe,;aer'.
| New ENEMY TO THE Corrosive hear OF some
serious complaints OF another enemy to the cotton
crop of our District, in the shape of species OF
caterpillar, or worm, which is now depredating
on the cortou plant to q serious extent. II this
worm gets the asccndaney,, there is danger oi
losing one-haIf the crop; we hope the danger may
be aycrtcd. Darlington Sonhiern0.
| GARRIsoNs CAsE.-In our last issue we referred
| to this matter, and now We have the pleasure OF
publishing letter from Colonel Kinks, WHO was
| Judge -Adyoc lte of the Commission by which q ar
| rlson was tried. This shows that justice may bo
attained, and that as il the civil, so Ill the militia
ry tribunals, good character, good behavior aud
mitigating circumstances have their full weight.
Mr. Earlys was the first name on the petition; and
| the short tnie which elapsed between the receipt
Of the petition and the action Of the General Com
nlandng shows that attention in proper cases is
Immediately given by the military authorities to
them. = ;.ft. -i : = -i.-
The community is thankful to Colonel Kinks for
his prornptTess well as his proper appreciation
of the facts OF the case evlncing sincere desire
to do exact JUSTICE, as also Is, the Commanding
General, for his early and judicious response. "A
worse condition of things might exist But let
no one presume to act unJnstly or take the law III
his own har Is, from this act OF clemengy. .'
The letter is as follows: ,a
HEAD'QRS ID MILITARY DISTRICT,
PRovosr MARsHALL-GENERAIs OFFICE,
Citan6l Charleston Sent 10 1867 Y
b. A. Edrfy, Esqr Darlington. s. C.. ,''.. T'' ...
SIR The petition in relation to James Garrison,
sent to this Office by you, has been this day for
warded to the Brevet Major General ComniaId ding
with the following endorsement: .n-
''Respectfully forwarded to Lieut.. Louis y.
Cazar:, A. A. A. g., I'd Military District, with re-
maris James Garrison was tried beforea Mill
tary Commission, for Assault and Battery with ill
tent to kill, he pleaded guilty, Under the operation
OF Par. L G. .. No. 10, that provides that: When
ever wounCing or killing shall result from the use
OF such weapons proof that the party carried or
concealed deadly weapon, shall be deemed evil
dence of feonlous intent to take the LIE OF the
injured person" and was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment ct hard labor; the proceeding, find
ings and sentence in his case were promulgated in
q. o. No. 46, G. S. g - -
L waa Judge-Advocate OF the Commission, and
from the statement of the principal witness sum-
moned for the prosecution, Levan Hunter, coored,
it appeared that he (Hpnter) had trespassed upon
the promises OF Garrison, after having been told to
keep away, and that Garrison pursued him and
with pistol shot at him, inaicting slght wOtnd
in his leg. 1t appeared further that Hunter was a
troublesome fellow, while the character OF Garrison
stood above reproach, except this particular Of
fence. He is man unused to labor; his conduct
while in prison. has bie most exemplary; and it is
believed that the ends OF jnstioc'wl be advanced
by his pardon when he shall have served siA
months OF Ills sentence. '''
He has now been III prison four months. > =
,Slgned) ByT. Col. ED. W. Kinks, 'si
U. s. A., Provost Marshal-General, .
Second Military District.
PRoyosT MARsHAI.G GENERALS OFFICE, g.
Charleston, $. c. September 12, 1867. I -