The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-11

the Land Commissioner proceeded TO chow that the
proposed salaries, when judged by the deprecia.
ted currency, was really no greater than was paid
to ''the old-tlme judges.''
TIE BRAND OF CAIN.
Shortly after the earthquake, that didn't even
bring out little ne,oS, the Senate decided to pay
| the Chief Justice and his TWO associates four
| thousand five hundred dollars each per annum.
Then came the clause relating to paying the Cir
| cult Judges four thousand dollars each. Corbin
| had come in about ths time, and moved that the
Judge of the First Circuit receive four thousand
five hundred dollars per annum. Arnim, (sar
castically) moved to make 1t six thousand dol
lars. This called up Cain, colored, and he spoke
at length In denunciation Of Judge Carpenter,
saying, substantially: l am opposed to paying
Judge Carpenter any more than any other OF the
Circuit Judges. 1t Is true that when we consider
the number Of commitments he has made, the
number Of men he has sent TO the peniten-
tiary, he may be entitled to more salary;
but when we think of the poor women
| and children whose husbands and fathers he has
committed to the penitentIary for stealing a
chicken he is not entitled to IL and ought not to
Get it: I'D rather cut his salary down. l take it
that men who are elected to be judges are selected
because OF their legal ability for their nice sense
of honor and justice, which VIII give them the
true understanding Of the lawsand cause them to
mete 1t out to rich and poor, white and co!ored
alike. But how is it that he Judge C.) brought
old laws to bear, and ''ruled out' OF his court
woman who bore on her the dark hue OF her race;
because she was colored woman-rued her out
| of his court because she was black, and the man
ipd NOV - N m
five hundred dollars more than the ether judges,
because he ruled out Of his csurt a woman be-
cause she was black
Donaldson Why do you not, If you know
these charges you allege to be trae. take the
necessary steps to have him impeacheds
| Cain. That is not my business.
Leslie ljestfully.) Are there NO other charges
that you could mention; is there nothing else you
can tell about him besides the 0rangeburg az
| fair3
Cain. do not desire to tell all know; he voted
against the homestead law; he objects to colored
Jurors After further arguing that Judge C.'s ex-
penses were not much greater than that Of the
other Judges, and therefore he was not entitled
TO larger salary, Cain said I'll fix him when he
comes before us for reelection. I'll write "lcha-
bodn over his door-post as his glory Is departed.
Corbr. How do you know you will be here
| then?
| Cain. Oh, I'll risk Is; II ] am not here, III see
| that nv successor fxes him. We are having 100
mauy LAWYERS and too much law. II here had been
some old farmer on the bench, with good COM
mon sense at that Orangeburg case, he would
! not have uubbled over the law, but would have
seen that the poor woman got justice under
stand that he has since found out that he made
mistake and has ordered the rearrest Of the white
man.
This las, elanse was evidently spoken from iu-
formation whispered to him by DeLarge, mem
| Der, who was sitting by Cain.
Leslie observed this, and said that he hoped
that the member who gave this Information
would be heard in his own house.
PLANNING DOWN TO PAcTs.
Oorbin had listened very impatiently to this
TRADE OF abuse hurled upon his friend, Judge Car
penter, and as soon as he got en- opportunity,
substantially said know all about that anair at
Orangeburg The action was brought by COL
ored woman against white man for sastardy.
A distinguished legal gentleman OF orangeourg
defended the accused, and early in the case
called the attention Of the court to law oil 1887,
which showed that the action against his client
could not live. The Solicitor for the State-not
Mr.. Chamberlain, but his assistant, Mr. Seaorook,
OF Charleston-examined the law presented, anu
stated that he would YIELD but he did not cell the
attention OF the Judge 10 any subsequent law.
Judge Carpenter said If that was the law he would
have to yield to it, although be knew II 10 DC un-
questionably unjust. After the decision ne was
made acquainted with the law OF 1852 repeating
that OF 1887, whereupen he Immediately ordered
that the defendant should be rcarrested. Judge
CARPENTER was excnsable for this mistaEe-ail OF
MS are liable to make them. He had not been In the
State very long, and had not had time to make
himself thoroughly acquainted with our laws; and
then he had the opinion Of two native lawyers
that the law presented was the right one.
OUT OF TssIR ELEMENT.
Cain. If he was not acquainted With the laws
of the State, why was he elected7
co-bln Ny friend tOain) is minister, but I'll
warrant that can find something in both the Old
and New Testament which ho has never heard or;
and the law, like the Bible, is iintabe, and u
man TO say hs knows all about the law would be
about as foolish as one who would say Ina; lie
knew all that was in the Bible.
Alter an culOHy W tue lacnbSi BJ ""u ia
dustry OF Judge Carpenter. Corbin took his seat,
before doing 30, saying. that as the people OF
Charleston County paid $4,000 taxes per annuln
more than one.third OF all paid by the rest Of
the Statc-they should have right now TO
Judge among them.
Nash. Do you think II twas iafs to the people
Of Charleston County they would decide TO keep
hlmP
CorbIn. Yes, think they would
Hash. Well, they are bigger !osls than thought
they were.
Leslie said he thought that the religious sena-
tori (Caln) always wished TO do right, and always
mean. what he said, but he did think that he had
gone Just step too far when be attacked Judge
Carpenter. He was fully convinced that even il
the senator agreed to pay Judge Carpenter four
thousand i've hundred dollars, she House voald
refuse, and therefore moved that he receive the
Same salary as the other circuit judges, viz: four
thousand dollars.
The vote was then taken, and il was agreed to
pay the circuit judges four thousand dollars eaol
and the Senate adjourned.
TIE scHO0L-BooK RING
Rnmor hath It that certain officials have organ
ized themselves into ring to purchase the school
books for the free.schools OF . certain Publishing
house in New York-tor the purpose Of saving
money TO the State, OF course.
PEHITRNrIAIY DELEGATION.