The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-10


time made judicious advances OF provisions to
our planters, secured by liens upon their crops,
without which advances thousands OF laborars,
now usefully employed, would be necessarily
idle, and thousands Of acres Of land, now bear
ing abundant crops, would be lying untitled
labor in tho State, during the past two years
and half, by supervising the. execution OF
equitable contracts between employers and the
employed, enforcing the rights OF both, but it
has inaugurated and sustained vide
spread system Of schools, that have been
open to all without distinction OF race or color.
AS, however, the civil functions OF the State
arc being rapidly resumed, have informed
Major General o. o. Howard, Commissioner Of
the Bureau, that it may be dispensed with a5
an institution in this State, immediRtely after
the civil officers shall have been elected In the
State, and shall enter upon the duties OF their
respective offices. The several Justices OF the
Peace can discharge the duties that are now
performed by agents OF the bureau. ihave,
however, requested that our people msy con.
tinue to receive the benefit Of the school fund
of the bureau as long as the same is RAbursed
in the several Southern States for the benefit
OF the poor.
TIE LATE AssAssINAT1oNs IE KHRsHAw COUNTY.
have learned with profound sorrow Of the
recent murder, al his residence in Kershaw
County, OF the Hon. 8. G. W. DIN, member
of the Constitutional Convention, and mem
Der elect Of the State Senste. MIR. Dill was as
sassinated while surrounded by his family, by
an armed band Of lawless persons. MIR. Fra
ser. q private citizen, was slain by them at the
same time, and Mrs. Dill was seriously wound
ed. The cause for this infamous deed is I'M.
known, but it is generally behevedto have been
political. The military authorities have been
actively investigating the matter, and have
arrested and now hold in custody, several
x1,.kh oil hou
a guilty knowledge of this great crime.
I trust that rigid investigation will be
soon soon. be brought to justice. It should be
clearly understood by oil, that no man in this
State shall be subject to violence because Of
his political faith or utterauces. The citizen
is amenable only to the Law, and intond to
OF every personwithin it's limits, peaceably if
can, forcibly if must.
SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
I invite your attention 10 Section "a, Article
of the Constitution, which declares that the
power OF suspending the laws, or the execu-
ton of TIE laws, shall never be exercised but
by the General Assembly or by authority de-
rived therefrom; to be exercised in such parti-
cular casessoniy as the General Assembly shall
expressly provide for While I am satisfied
that there i, no organization in tho State, hav-
ing Tor it's object resistance to the laws and
constituted authorities. yet prudence would
suggest that the General Assembly should
authorize the Governor to suspend the writ OF
invasion, the public safety may require It"
or when, from serious local disturb
ance, the due course Of law may be
obstrrcted. would also recommend
the passage of an act, providing that
when q party is charged with crime In any.
county, and it should appear upon proper sworn
testimony that Justice will not be done the
State upon the trial OF ssad party in the county
wherein the crime was alleged to have been
committed, that then the State ahsli be emil
tied to achange Of venue to the nearest ada
cent county wherein justice can be done both
to the State and the accused. 1t should also
be provided that the county from which such
change of venue is had on behalf OF the State
shall be required to pay the whole costs OF the
same.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
invite your attention to Article Is Of the
Constitution providing for the organization of
the militia OF this State. A well regulated mi
litia being necessary to the security OF nee
State, trust that the General Assembly Will
take action upon this important subject at an
early day. am assured that the quota OF arms
to which the State may be entitled, according
to the number Of her organized militia, will be
promptly furnished by the War Depastment
upon the transmission OF the proper requlsl-
tion. respectfully request that the Governor
may be authorized to make requisition for one,
half OF those arms, in the pattern ofSpiingfeld
rifle, in general use in the United States Army,
and for the other half in the improved breach.
loading Springfield rife, now being altered at
the United States Arsenals, from the new pat
tern OF muzzle-loaders. ! suggest that the
General Assembly shall designate by law the
repositories for those arms.
As soon as the militia shall pc organi2ea ana
equipped, the military forces OF the United
States, now in the State, pursuant to the be-
construction acts Of Congress-, may, with pro-
prietv. be dispensed with. Although that force
Inns been Of great value in extending needed
protection to the people, yet the continued
presence OF the military is reproach to Q ne.
publican State. Our government must rest
upon obedience to law, snd upon that willing
support that the citizen should give to the in
stitutions that protect him.
MILITARY ORDERS.
The several military commanders have is
sued general and special orders during the "a e1-
istence of the Provisional Government OF the
State, which I recommend that you Will de-
clare of binding force until repealed or rem
dered imperative by acts Of the General AS
sembly. The orders referred to relate to the
collection OF debts, the stay Of proceedings In
the courts in certain cases, ana tne ~ IolAtIois
Of landlords and tenants, &c. 1t WILL prevent
great disturbance and Inconvenience to many
Of our citizens if the operation OF those orders
is coDtinued until they can be substituted by the
necessary laws. Indeed, the Supreme Court OF
the United Statos has deeided more than once
TINT military orders, issued pursuant to an act c
of Congress-, for the government of any domain
acquired BY conquest, continue in force PEI. 81; Sc
as law, until formally repealed by the regularly
Organized civil government. The decisions to
which refer, are found in 2oth Howard, page
276. case Of Eugene Leitensdorfer and Joab
Houghton plaintiffs in error MsranD ys; 3ses a,Si s
Howard, page 66. The former Of these two
cases cases was brought up by writ Of error from
The Supreme Court OF the Territory Of New
Mexico, the latter came up BY writ Of
error, from the Circuit Court OF the United
States for the Southern District OF New
York, and action was brought to recover back
dues paid at the port Of San Francisco, Califor-
mia, upon the demand OF an officer Of the army,
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