The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-13

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ssult and battery case, we could form no
of his erudition rs lawyer. The follow
ing order taken ont by him while here
gives abundant evidence of his qualifica-
tions and fitness as codifier of the laws
of the State:
"7he STATE Of South carolina, Indictment
rz for
Larceny.
The Grand Jury haveing been dis
charged and no Bill giveing out in the
above case, on motion of w. J. Whipper
atty for Defendant it is ordered that the
Defendant be discharged from custody
without day."
Who after this will say, he is not fit
and proper person for the great work
the right man in the right plnce-and q
worthy successor of the great and learned
James l.. Petigrn?
The following facts, which were detail
ed in his presence on the stand by the
witnesses in IN assault and battery case,
demonstrate his aptness and skill in put
ting q stop to those kinds of prosecu-
tions. A very respectable and intelligent
freedman was indicted for having tied
and switched negro boy who assisted
in stealing from him fifteen or sixteen
dollars in gold and silver coin. Shortly
after this occurrence, Squire Whipper
visited Georgetown for the purpose of
assisting Parson Whittemore in giving q
proper direction to the political thoughts
of the freedmen and scalawags here. He
heard of the case. 1t was II dreadful
thing to whip thief caught with the
stolen articles on him. Whipping was
badge of slavery, and for it to be resort
ed to by one who was so lately redeem
ed, regenerated and disinthralled, was
perfectly horrible in itself, and dread
fully offensive to the Young Negro Mems
Association. The church took the mat
ter in hand, and said "let us have peace"
but the association said you may cry
"peace, but there is no peace" One of
our brethren has been whipped for steal
ing money, and the offender must be
punished. In this condition of things,
Squire Whipper was consulted. Squire
Whipper sent for his offending brother.
impressed him with the grave nature of
his offence, and offered to sto he prose
cution against him if he wo' pay him
twenty-five dollars cash down, and pro-
mise to pay the thief twenty-five dollars
at some future day. The twenty-five
dollars were promptly paid to Squire
Whipper, who put it in his pocket, say
ing he would get the Attorney -Geperal
to enter mol. pros. in the case-that he
would keep only five dollars for himself,
and the remaining twenty should be ap-
piled to the costs of the case. All of
which Squire Whipper forgot to do. He
forgot to pay the costs. He forgot to
have the aiol pros. entered in the case,
and the result was, that his victim had
to stand his trial, with Squire Whipper
quietly looking on with his twenty-five
dollars in his pocket, and Offering no
word of explanation for his conduct
We have no comment TO make, further
than to say, that there was day in
South Carolina when =. white man,
for conduct less reprehensible, would
have been stricken from the roll of at
torneys, and very probably indicted for
swindling; while in these days of igno-
rance and unblushing impudence, o
member of the bar, who is also member
of the Legislature and one Of the codi.
fiers of the laws of the State, is suffered
to go unpunished, for no other reason
that we can conceive of except that he is
an illiterate negro.-Geo'yeto'cn Times.
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