The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-11

-uSl--
CHARLESTON. S,
those counties, travelling all over the districts
The good people Of those counties owe 1t te
themselves to make the country too hot fol
stable has not power enough, will vote the
last man and the last dollar to bring those
, desperadoes to justice, and i. we canno'
opSgh eg xora or here o Ireland S sse 10 s s
the men. Let us strengthen the State
Constable. We mean these desperadoes shall
not interpose, or interfere to prevent the exc
cution of the laws and to threaten officers with
their, lives / pray my friends to so act as to
foreclose forever the idea that the militia is
needed in this State. Let us all resolve and
re-resolve that every man at the North shall
understand that the people of South Carolina
are, and mean to be, at peace with the whole
world, and that the Southern States, and
South Carolina in particular is the Alpha and
sustained, and the people act with care and
caution, two years OF such prosperity as the
present year will give them more money than
1 the, know what to do with.
Lay this militia bill right on the table. 1t is
a bill to create more officers. 1t is not o bill
to make peace, but bill to make war. I have
rn Tailed in my predotlons but this
confess my error Pass this bill, and il there
is a cent Of money LETT in the treasury you will
be compelled to spend it.. You will have row
we could pass O measure that would secure
| peace in the State. would give the State
Constabe Q sufficient force. if it takes oil tile
e oow sd ns
of Edgefeld. Abbeville and Newberry; and If
the people of those counties sympathixe with
them understand that there shall not be living
thing in all that locality; nota house, tree or
anything be left to tell that anybody ever oc-
cupied the spot. We can organize mounted
| force, If necessary. If the conservative peo-
| pie of those counties do not want this war
brought homo to their own doors, let them in
| good faith support the laws, the Governor and
the officers of the government, in constitu
! tional way.
The people may depend upon it that this
bill, if it shall then pass, will pass in such q
modified form that little or no exception can
be taken to it. believe it is one Of those sort
Of things that will do to keep, and that the
best militia, in my Judgment. that we could
have, that could be had, is for this Legislature
to pass wise md just lave.
Ii was ono OF those roaming characters OF
Edgefeld, could kill every Republican in
this State before YOU could get the militia Or
ganized. under this bill. II you want quick
proclamation calling upon oil the fair-mi ,ded
men of Edgefeld, Abbeville and Newberry
and everywhere, to rally round the flag Of the
nation. stand by the laws as they. are made,
such laws as will operate fairXnpon all people.
The speaker, in conclusion, gave graphic
description of old militia mrsters and Of their
foliy. !. He did not want militia in South Caro-
lima II 1T could be avoided. They hSds them
once, the pride OF the State. and used tOA boast
upon their homer and valor. But. General
s.il Sherman, in his h march, swooped then, all up
and, from whence but few returned to tell
what bad been done with them e
In New York militia regiments are on q sdif- ]
fsrens footing fhsy partly Dsssl
hankFnps soaiab is nm in
ssh ssl 81 asns aass y .lasss ss,sg
don't get the everlastingest fight before they
are dismissed, you can do great deal more
This is bill of denominations, a jargon. q
bill to create Offices and not bill for proteo-
t1on at all. 1t would turn out nothing but 9
tax-payiHg machine, heavy burden upon the
people, and constant evil in the State-any-
thing but what we really need.
Wright followed in reply, and said they de-
sired . militia Gauss the experience Of the
past had taught them that q militia is neces-
sary tor free State. He moved that the mo-
table.
Mr.. Leslie called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered. and are as follows:
Hayne, Jillsen. Lunney, Maxwell, Nash,
hainey, Ross. Swails, Wright and W,mbush-
Nays-Messrs. Arninn. Allen. Bienaan. Fos.
So the molten to indefinitely postpone the
further consideration of the bill was laid upon
the table.
Twenty-Five sections were then passed, after
which the Senate adjourned.
In THE House, 90 Friday, Whipper, from the
Committee on the Judiciary. submitted the
following report:
The Jddclary Committee, to whom was re-
lation is necessary 10 define duties OF esche Gator
and whether an eseheator living in one county
can exercise jurisdiction in another, beg leave
to report that they have carefully examined the
laws OF force on the subject in this State, and
ind them both ample and explicit as to the ap-
pelntment, jurisdiction and duties of eschea-
tors. The first section OF an act entitled ''An
act to appoint escheaters and to regulate es.
cheats" fifth vol. Statutes at Large. page AZ.
taken in connection with the fret section of an
act entitled IAN act to amend an act to appoint
escheators and to regulate escheats," sixth vol.
Statutes at Large, page. 500, provide for the
appointment by joint ballot Of the Senate and
House of Represen atives OF one escheator for
each OF the districts OF this State, who shall
continue In office four years, shall execute his
Office III proper. person and not by deputy, and
shall give bond with three good sureies for
the faithful discharge OF the duties Of his otfice
From these acts your committee are Of opinion
that no person can exercise the Office of an
escheatOr for any county who has not bsen re-
gularly appointed for that county and entered
pond as required by law. For further infor-
nation reference is made to the aforementlon-
ed acts.
Brodle introduced the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resosued, The the Committee on Education
be requested to prepare q bill in accordance
tional Convention OF South Carolina, author
izing the General Assembly to provide tor ap-
propriating the Citadel for educational pur.
poses, as soon as practicable.
MIR. Toni lnson introduced the following con-
current resolution, which was adopted, and
ordered to be sent to the Senate:
Resolsed, by the Senate, the House of Rep
mittee of two on the part Of the House, and =
on the part Of the Senate be appointed to in
yestigate and report upon all matters connected