The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-16
Office of City Registrar, October Is, 1867.
GEORGE 8. PELzER. M. D., CITY Resist,

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DISTRICT COURT Hon. GEORGE W. LOGAN PRE-
sID1Na.-The Court met at 10 A. NJ. pursuant to
adjournment. The Clerk called the names of the
Jurors, but only eight answered to their names.
Judge LOGAN stated that before proceeding to bu-
siness he would call the attention Of the Attorney
General to a subject which was Of grave import
ance, viz: the uenire which had been drawn, it's le-
galty, and the peculiar circumstances in which
the Court was placed. He said:
Mr.. Attorney General: The venire which has
been handed to me by the Sheriff was drawn at
the last term Of this Court, from a box of tickets
compliance with General sickles' order No. So,
Section 2, published May 80, 1857.
,e u h Is No. no. or course, sueh . yenire as is prescri-
OF my mind at the time that I directed the draft
Was that no such Jury panel IS the laws of the
tary ~power-then, as it now is, the dominant pow
er. The late order concerning juries, by the snc-
cessor Of General sickles, only confirms me in
that opinion.
The venire, as it now stands, has been assented
to by the General commanding, with the under
standing, however, that the right Of challenge for
Believing, Mr.. Attorney General, that the Dues
ton now to be decided upon is whether we shall
t ase tr rnis q Pane me n rather than non4 postpone o. q. !pdetnitsly
the same Tor your considerations; with an express
sion of my Willingness to proceed in the trial Of these
cases, Is the preferable alternative Of the evils
1orced upon us; provided you do not, in the exer-
else OF that discretion which You possess as the
law officer Of the State, decline to submit the
cases to the jury 80 organized.
The Court room was well filed, principally by
colored persons, and strict attention was paid to
the proceedings, it having been rumored that the
Jury orders would be discussed.
Attorney General HAYNE prefaced his reply to
the Judge by a few pointed remasks On the sub
jset OF the military orders, and their antasonism
to the laws of the land. and seid /. @
May u please your Honor: 4 have given to the
question Of juries constituted under military com
m nnna; and presented by your Honosi, that grave
one can deplore more than I do the military orders
ahrogating the Jury laws OF the state. But under
az ;ne cSsanstsncesa I have concluded, a. prose-
now constituted, and to submit ia sucK excinsion
py cnanenges on account OF political disfranchiee-
the eoon aS tint oo%msn aaa General directs. As to
do not feel called. on to express an ,nininn Wii}h
ninety p-risonsers i jsil demanding t RRsdi y The w pral
forty, cases already On tie Sessions n poeEsa ana S,sl
manity, Justice and expedispcy require shat. the
Attorney General should oppose % obstacle to on q
afforded. r. Che freshmen Of tn, 'I ststs
ton tax & one dollar imposed HaIa sAs By SaP isT.
would uSis u ,siss the hs'e ordsr 81 Of a., asn.ar aa0t caa ISssse nsss
been OF that class, and, beyond all question, from
Pss t, p;SsissOn, prs5udics, igporancs. and utter want
- .9 tAAVJ WYNN UaMNU AOA 0kpMT tO8 VHfy
worst luries ever organized In Gny country, in any
age, since trial by jury waG first instituted. For
tunateiy. the freedmen, considering thetax q bur-
then and not o privilege, have,,..aln1ost universally
during the present year. disregarded the law, and
the State being forbidden TO comps, payment, 81
this time the juriss are but little affected by che
introduction OF this NOW eletnent. While Jurors
receive o dollar and q half 81 day. and the privilege
q serving ON o jury has the charm OF IovSfty Ii
the freedmen, We may well conceive hots.d1fyereni
wall 20 the complexion OF onr juries 9lat smother
Serasa ls all ftssssse 1ssasassSHs..:aies ssaa.l!ch lssssya ksiSailsE
0mr stass the mOckery Of IAw thus administered
WOnaa pc tne ,sworst, As to the e~xclusion Oh jurors
- ~ 9. past II0ihsics, though II asssTsss TSss g:
" tnS nlgness intelligence, the widest experience
IA analrsi aad the established charactef command
ing gfeasess coincidence however much here
grotged-.to Enat TOO We must submit. Better Ell,
''naasmed rights, thatara rsrnaistnd si.an ~ IN ~
priysd altossshsr OF Christian Barisi.s Ws Inv,
about Sixty casss 81. larceny. all sSasea w hosa:
stealing, tt1s caaes OK riot, besides assaSyss sn;
bAttertesG recetyitSg stolen goods, Gc.T EansSS~fhssss
must pc dua@for the protection 81 TIA nsrssss<~1 4
Ntnety prlnQa9r1 hra nj1ii.p They Susa SsrSsss
Q trial. a d1tSkthSfn such trial AZ Il SAwssHsq x&&ass
ready, stx, 10 procesd. s 49, ~ - Es@1
Al sufecisnt numberssco III jurors moi answetinp i
their nsnasss re BUSINESS was transastsd, and III,
Clerk was dirscted 20 assw4nsyv Jursts. ms oour
yes thsn sdionfnsd 10 10 LA. to-day.