The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-01-18
The Crisis.

i,7,g aor The Crisis. :,
III 2s lI.. 80 ~ hi-i- iui :,
There arc various exciting rulnors aAopt
about the actions Of the President, Grant, Con
sress, aud saAFtoYq 3AY We are not sqenfsa'io"ists
yet VIC recognize the fact thpAt great crises is
at, hands g momcntops perioain the nation's
history Congress- has ro-instatcd stanton IN
thdlWar'officc,i iand has gagged the Supreme
Cdart, so lis Il make its ow6 scts absolutc in
spite Of the julissial and executive lepartmenss
Of the Government. ..a hr. ,ia,,o u
b We await. the Issue with hanxicty. Two days
sof suspense have passed, during which no b,.si-
ntss has been transacted ut the War office.
The rcsidsht has 'HSot ,rsSfi3$sa!i Stanton as
sseereqttaEy Of War tlopshIl Grant has given up
TO him the portfolio This deadlock, G.unot'
last;, somebody .lnust give way. - ~.
Nlaantime, we have heard from source we
consflaf 4Elidbls t'iat' the telegraph Once in
ca1rtsloa c1l is ln' undtr mil"ryy "y contro and this
is rumoreA 70 lc ~ order Of the President
through Gcnsr,l Grant, The New York
|nlSraM of the 1lth, in it's Washington dis
patches, (Which arc always SENSATIONAL says.
that sturcndoius, cvsais will happsn ip, "a few
days. !, ,.fo, 4,-. ,,il. ~ ,ol /.
We cannot forecl the result. Whatever it
bo, it matters little to us: we cannot be hurt
much morc than we havo; been already We
arc not actors, but lockers on "''' ''' |"
,....o~ln..!, y. ..-,... III. u e..il :
Gen; Mcadc's State, Trqasurreerr.,Iin Georgia,
found M empty Treasury. It is surprising
how riehes take to. themselves Wings, and fly
hway."znreiU !, otr.Jt2 ,atne
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correspondence between Judge Aldrich
and General Candy,
.ur.v .,!.u,,i1o'aa--- ta.,.si,i y axis
rot,t Il ,BARNwEnL, Sc, Dec, %, 1867,
iu,Sfr;tI have been informed that Mr. Hood
the Treasurer of the State, mas been instructed
by1yot.not to pay my salary after the 3fst Of
October. ,ir..a yrat ai ~ @ie:-ii 81,
lii When | received yoursp specialol der N o. 1873,
isuspcnling INC. ! ddsfot suppose you intended
to deprive me of the property in my Office. 1t
never. .oecurretl.to.mc thatSbccausc / could not
coi,scjontiously carry out your General Orders
,as to jurics, / was to be punished by being de-
privcd of the salary, which in the impoverish-
ed state Of tho country is the only means left
ITO mo for the support Of my family 4 ''.D.
ii trust it is only necessary to bring TO your
noticot the fact chat the Judge has property
i'll his office, and that, during his suspension,
he cnnnot be legally deprived Fits cmoluments.
AS hmveno idea that your purpose is to
inlct.a- personal INJURY one who,' I trust,
has wnhipseH as zs9loAs aud honest in tho
discharge OF his duties as you have in the dis
charge of yours, | therefore respectfully sub
nit this question, g ion, to your mpre mature collsid
Grafton, in the hope that upon Investigating
the legal proposition, sou viii sec you have
Internationally done hiG MI Injustice v9' .
Very rtspUctlully iybhr obetlient servant,
a. p. Al.DRICH,i i"t !
d,o vNiod Law Judge Of South CnroliHa
Major General CANnY, Commanding District.
j. oneo,& iD i.- p5,. ypH
IIEADo'ns. 2p MILITARY Drsrn1cr, g z.
n*i2 - Charleston, s. C.,'Jah. 4th, 1868
4. r. dhlrich Esq, Burn,tcH o. IT., 49, 'G."''
StR IL have tho honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication in relation to
the salary, cainelby yop, lusl Judge ofIthe
Court of Common Ploas amid, eGeuorul Sessions,
end. TO stats, in reply that, as your action
involved n sessinls delay in the radnlip4tratiou
Of justice and imp9ssesd upop ths STATE in its
impoverished condition, additional expenses for
the maintenance Of prisoners, and for holding