The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-03
CHARLESTON BOARD OF TRADE.

The regular monthly meeting OF tne boaru tooh
place at the Charleston Hotel Club Room last
evening. =
Messrs. HERMAN BuLwMNE and W.. PRESTON
BOWLING were proposed for membership and duly
elected.
Mr.. GURNET, from the Committee appointed at
the last meeting to confer with General SIcKIEs,
presented report stating that they had held
satisfactory conference lasting about two hours,
on Monday last. At the conclusion Of which the
General requested the Committee to present their
views to him in writing, and that he would reply
in the same manner.
Sufficient time, it is thought, MAS not yet elapsed
for General S1oKLEs' reply. The following is the
communication Of the Committee
To Major. General Daniel E. Siesles, Commanding Sc
coRd Military Distr,ct:
GENERAL: Ata meeting of the Board of Trade, 4th
ult. the following resolution unanimously adopted;
"Resotucd, That Committee Of Five with the Presi-
dent be appointed nom this Board TO wait on the Com
manding General Of the Second Military District and
confer with him In relation to his recent orders which, In
and experience are alsy 70 tend to OBJ
tua confidence at home and creating disus OF Charles
ton merchants abroad increasing, when capital Is most
needed, the disinclnation of capitalists to afford it.
At an interview you had, General with Committee of
merchants of Charleston you pleased to say that
you should always be glad to hear any oppression OF
o0SSOoGO21n1
30 far as might comport with your sense Of duty"
Subsequently you declared 'hat the military suthor-
ties would do nothing to impair the value OF our posses
sons or TO increase the risk Of those who have hereto
fore embarked in enterprises upon soil " also that
whatever you could do to strengthen confidence In our
resources, and to promote the material prosperity OF the
Commonwealth, should be DONE"
Emboldened by these declarations the undersigned,
Committee under the resolution named, beg leave to
'An contracts hereafter made for the. manufacture,
sale, or transportation, storage insurance OF tntou
eating liquors. shal within this Military District be
deemed and treated as against public policy and no civil
action suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any
such contract shall be entertained in any Court
The liquors In question have been consigned 10 part
at tho North and West The duties to the United States
on foreign liquors have been paid, and the tax upon
domestic liquors also settled according TO law. and we
esteem 1t act Of injustice to those parties who have
consigned this hind Of property to merchants In the
Second Military District In good h, to suddenly with
draw from said 5 aa
their just dues at common law. We are alarmed, and
think justly 50. As THERE Is GREAT paIsorpIE N.
we feel In the article treated OF In this. order.
The termination Of the late unfortunate war left Us
with nothing but our lands and the debris OF our rail-
roads, to offer as security The former required animals
and farming utensils for culhvston-he latter, money
to rebuild them.
Our Legislature having wisely abrogsted the usury
laws and made money an article Of merchandise, our
high rates ofinerest caused capital to flow rescue
but about this time, Bill was introduced into the
House Of Representatives Of the Unte1 States looking
prosperity, by questioning the title to our lands, and
making them almost valueless Q security.
However, credit founded upon PERSONAL HONOR, was
s left to us but when we cease to protect the property
Of those who enrust Us with the same and deprive them
Of the power Of the law to protect themselves We strike
1t the basis OF the little credit we haye Lett
We also beg leave. General to call your attention to
portion Of Section nine IN Genara Order No. 81: he
remedy by distress for rent is abolished"
We would respectfully suggest thst your Order pro
hbtng the disraining for rent h to act retrospect7e
that 1t is great injustice to those who have rented their
houses, relying entirely upon the existing laws. The
fed as PRosPEc1EIY there reasons TO believe
that 1t might prove beneficial to the community at large
Tho teuan under the present Order Is deprived Of that
credit his goods and chsttes naturally give him, which
to him may prove q source Of great Inconvenience.
We would General most respectfully but strongly re-
nons[ste .sainst any military order u nror o. any
change the condition Of pree1stng oontrscts unless
upon evidence OF intended deception hsud when ANY
process for rasf OF the injured party cannot DO too sum-
mary or severe,
In the unfortunate condition Of our country for the
past few years yy few have ssnped hssss sndsit ts
SURE not responsibility, should attach to tn 90 having
the control Of their means but such SHOULD certainly not
30 the case unless upon some good evidence OF an Inn
sight could have guarded against disastrous results, and
itseams but Just that al pares beat IN equitable portion
of loss according to their various interests Our Courts
PALLADIUM OF OUR CIVIL RIaHrs
We also beg leave General to refer you 70 Order No.
10 puttng Stay Law upon executions. The Court Of
Appeals our State declared the Stay Law as passed by
the Legislature unconstitutional At the opening OF the
Courts after the war; the people In the country
rnenced sueing each other; the debts were nearly all
local. the Northern cies and Charleston were scarcely
represented have they SINCE to any extent puahed
their clsims at law.
large portion Of the debts sued In this Military Dis
trct WERE have been oredtaby informed for sums
not over twenty dollars and had few executions been
pushed the whole debt could hAvo been paid with very
small sum of money. Aowed twenty dollar B owed
twenty dollars, and soio the end Of the aphabet but
Is very evident that twenty dollars would have paid the
whole indebtedness. :. s,l,.fa..
The claims being local It matered little to the public
at large who owned the property; for every execution
had BEEN pressed, the aggregate wealth Of each district
or county would not have been lessened the property
would merely have changed local OWNERS but the press
ing Of few executions would have enabled the balance
Of the debtors to pay out without resortng TO stringent
measures it-E - - -
While It becomes us In measure to sympathize with
the debtor should not lose sight Of the fact that the
rights OF the creditor are, by the Stay LAW entirely ig
nored He has parted with his property his debtor Is
enjoying that property under military protection, WHILE
THE CREDITOR, N MANY NsrAHcRs HAS NOT DOLLAR
10 FEED HIs FAMILY.
We therefore ask General, that the Stay Law be at
once abrogated, simply because it was adopted UNDER
AusrAKSN YELLING OF PHILANTHROPY fs unwtse, unjust,
inexpeGient and unconstitutional.
We have the honor to be, General, with high respect
csifned] WIN. GURNEY, Chairman
WIN. 8. HASTE.
EDWIN BATES. =
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