Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-24

passage OF an act, providing that when par
ty is charged with crime in any county, and
it should appear upon proper sworn testimony
that Justice will not be done tho State upon
tho trial of said party in the county wl,croiu
tho CRIME was alleged to have been committed,
that then the State shall be entitled to q
change of venue to tho nearest adjacent
| county wherein justice can bo done both to
tho State aud tho accused It should also be
provided that tho county from which suvh
| change Of vcnuo is had on bollalf of tho State
shall bo required to. pay tho whole costs of tho
same.
ORGANIZATION OF TIE MILITIA.
| invite your attention to Article 13 of the
Constitution providing for tho organization of
tho militia of this State A we'll regulated
militia bcing necessary to the security of
free State, trust that tho Ooncral Assembly
will tako action upon this important subject
at an early day. am assured that tho quota
of arms to which the State may be entitled
according to tho muu.bcl Of her organized
militia, will bo promptly furnished by tho
War Department, upon tho transmission of
the proper rcquistion. respectfully request
that tho Governor may bo authorized to mako
roqusition for ono.half of those arms, in tho
pattern Of Springfield rifle, in general uso in
tho United States Army, and for tho other
half in tho improved breach loading Spring-
field riho, now being altered at tho United
States Arscnals, FROM tho now pattern of muz-
| zlc.loadors. I suggest that tho General AS
scmbly shall designate by law tho dcposito-
RIGS for those arms.
| AS soon as the militia shall DO organized
and equipped, the military forces of the Uni
ted States, now III the State, pursuant to the
| Reconstruction acts Of Congress, may, with
proprcty, be dispensed with Although that
forco has been of great value in extending
needed protection to the people, yet tho con
tinuod presence Of tho military is q rcproach
| rest upon obedience to law, and upon that
willing support that the citizen shonld give to
| institutions that protect him.
MILITARY ORDERS.
Tho several military commanders hayo is
sued general and special orders during the eX.
istcncc of the Provisional Government Of the
State, which recommend that you will dc
clare of binding force until repealed Or ron
dcrcd imperative by acts of the General AS
scmbly. The orders referred to relate to tho
collection of debts, the stay OF proceedings in
tho courts i'll certain cases, and the relations
of landlords and tenants, &c. 1t will prevent
great disturbance and Inconvenience to many
of our citizens if tho operation Of those or
dcrs is continued until they can be substitu
ted by the necessary laws. 1ndccd, the Su-
prcmo Court Of the United States has dcc-
s,o ",,re than once that military orders, is
cove government Of any dGha,.o dGS Gf oongress for the
quest, continue in force per So as law, tl,I,,
formally repealed by the regularly organized
civil government. The decisions to which I
refer, are found i'll goth Howard, page 27G,
| 81 ~ 81 rF, l>,
| ton, plaintiffs in error ys. James j. Webb
and the caac of Gross vs.. Harrison, 2lst How
ard, page 66. The former of these two cases
was brought up by writ Of error from tho SUI
prcme Court OF the Territory Of Now Mexico,
the latter came up by writ of error from tho
Circuit Court of tho United States for tho
| Southern District Of New York; and action
was brought to recover back dues paid at the
port of San Francisco, California, upon the de-
mand of nu-oGiocr cf tho army, who was net
| tits collector of that port under military
order In both cases tho Supreme Court OF
| the United States held that tho Executive au-
thority Of tho United States properly cstab-
lishcd Provisional Government, which or
daincd laws and instituted judicial system;
all Of which continued in force after the ter.
minaton of the war, aud until modified by tho
direct legislation Of Congress, or by the Tor
II AA'oHt"A No'NAAaASuD ocoaDiiouCu W lIS
:. ity
Although the case of South Carolina is not
IDENTICAL with that of New Mexico OF tho Ter.
nory of California, yet tho samo principle Of
8 oxEdioncy would appear to be involved in all,
aud he same wiso policy requires tho mainte-
nanos of many existing military orders to
bndgowor tho transition period that must in
tcrvcneN Netwccn Tic cessation Of tho military
government and TIC enactment by tho Gcno-
raj Assembly of the statutes necessary lvr tho
regular administration Of tho State in it. va
, rious doportsno.ts.
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS,
In Wow Of tho Impoverished condition Of
THO treasury, aud tho necessity for tho most
rigid economy, in order to maintain tho cred
it OF tho State, recommend that the sala-
rios of all State officers shall be placed at such
: figure as will secure to thorn only reason.
: able oomponsation for the discharge of their
several duties. In fixing these salaries, duo
allowance may properly bo made for the diff.
ferenco between tho gold rate at which thcy
were formerly paid and the present market
value Of tho currency; and os the offices were
created for tho benefit of tho public, and not
for tho emolumcnt Of particular individuals
y those who hold them may we'll be content will,
q fair compensation for tho service that they