Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-26
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The 10th section provides that tho taxes
assessed and payable under this Act, shall be
paid in the following kind of funds, viz
The Bills Receivable of the State, United
States Currency, National Bank Notes, Gold
and Silver coin, and in no other funds. AS
the Bill may be amended in many parts, we
forbear publishing it in full at present, but
give the above as an indication Of what may
be expected. 1t is better than r,ost of us
anticipated.
Suspension Of the Writ Of Habeas Corpus.
In the House Of Representatives on Wed
nesday "Wcbb introduced a joint resolution
to suspend the writ Of haJeas corpus in the
Counties Of Laurens, Newberry, Edgefeld
and Abbeville." This resolution was referred
to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Webb, who introduced the resolution, is,
we believe, a native of Connecticut, driftcd to
this State in 1866, and is now one of the del
egates from Georgetown, Why Webb should
be particularly anxious to suspend the writ Of
of habcas co,pas is not known; but it may
be supposed that no has cuught the contagion
of the same old scare which for the last nine
months has disturbed the tranquility of his
Excellency the Governor and the majority of
the General Assembly. The whole. concern
is surely afraid. Our Legislators cannot, the
most of them, turn pale but they quake, and
shiver, and tremble. A rumor comes of tho
ghost of a K. K. K. in Abboville, and there
is a call for the loyal Militia. An old woman
sneczes in Edgefcld, and there is q shout for
two thousand rifles of the most improved pat
trn-all warranted trooly loil and to kill
none but rebels. A white representative has
dsiirium tremcns in Newberry and 10 there
is a howl for the suspension Of the writ of
hoheasa Qapu sand for a proclamation of mar.
tial lay Gaenscienc seems to make towards
Eof the wRofe Batch. They have no confidence
in themselves, no confidence in the Governor,
no confidence in the Loyal Leagues. They
groan and will not be comfortcd.
EasIf, however, tho members of the General
FAsscmbly believe that a suspension Of the
writ of hadcas corpus will intimidate the
white people Of Edgefcld, Ncwberry, Able.
vile and L%aurcns, they are very much mista-
ken. The people there are Intelligent, indus.
trious and aw-abiding This is the truth,
and these people will not allow themselves to
be bul'ied by any Legislature, whether white,
black or mixed. Indeed, they can fall back
on Section II of the Declaration of Rights
in the State Constitution, which says: ''The
privilege of the writ of ha6cas corpus shall
not be suspended, except when 10 case Of in.
surrcction, rebellion or invasion the public
safety may require it." The members of tho
Legislature will hardly venture to say that
there is "insurrection'' or "rebellion' in this
State, or that VIC are on the eve of any "inva.
sion" but that of travellers, pleasure seekers
and substantial business men. And yet who
knows! TO declare that several counties of
the State were invaded by the X. X. X, that
the people were in rebellion and insurrection,
would be no worse than the untruths which
have already been published, aud which it is
a part of the Radical creed to gulp down
withouc doubt or hesitation.
Charleston Ne,os.
GW- Ihe Edgefield prisoncrs-John II.
Key, Henry Key, ST., II. II. Kcrnaghan,
Pleasant Sharpton and YIN. E. Flint, all res.
pectablo white citizens Of that County
brought to this city under an arrest of Con.
stable Hubbard, by order of Governor Scott,
and lodged in Jail, were brought up before
Judge Boozcr, yesterday evening, upon a writ
Of hadeas corpus, sued out by Messrs. Has.
kell and Sloan, counsel for the prisoners
The evidence was voluminous, and the Judge,
after patiently hearing the attorneys for the
prisoners, and Solicitor Talley on the part of
the State, bailcd the prisoner as follows:
John Henry Key and Henry Key, ST., ST.
600 each; Pleasant Sharpton and r. II.
Kernaghan, $500 each William Flint, $500.
The prisoners leave, under charge of the
Sheriff, for Edgc6eld, this morning. MIR.
Sloan accompanies them. in order to sec that
they arc Immediately Drilled upon their arri.
val at Edgefeld Court House.
HORRIBLE PUNISHMENT OF A MURDERER.
A Chinese laborer, not long ago, murdered
a whole family Of seven persons, in Peru -
Hc was arrested, and while tho parties who
had made the arrest were taking him to- the
judicial authorities Of the town of Guadalupe.