The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-09-08

condition and wholly insufficient
for the purposes for which they
areaintended. The Grand Jury
respectfully present that in their
judSSaent. humanity as well as the
public service requires that the
County Jail should be enlarged or
that q separate prison should be
erected forfthe use of the United
States. ,s.. s.l,h s. ,.e. ,,...,,,
They would also respectfully ask
ofthe Congress an appropriation of
money from the public treasury
for the building of q suitable Court
House in this city for the use of
this Court and for the erection of
a convenient Post Office. ..,
The Grand Jury are happy to
be able to congratulate the Court
and especially the County upon
the quiet and order which prevails
throughout the State. Though a
great revolution has shaken the
very foundation of society and war
has been accompanied with that
Generalization which is insepara-
BILE from strife, the cheerfulness
with which the people have return
cd to the necessary labor and voca-
tions of lite: the patience with
which they seem to be striving by
honest industry to repair their
broken fortunes, and their ready
obedience to the laws, furnish o
gratifying assurance that the de-
moralization of war was but a
transient blight and that they de-
serve to posses, as their fathers de-
served and possessed, the full pow.
ers ofself government. s--s'
Seeing that the people still re-
tain and cherish that love of Or
der and obedience to law which
has 80 long distinguished the An
glo race and fitted its sons
to achieve, enjoy, and perpetuate
the largest liberty; conscious that
no reason any longer exists why
the most cordial and fraternal feel.
ings shodld not mite the people of
every section of the Union in the
enjoyment of a common country,
a common constitution. a d the
blessings of uniform and righteous
laws, the Grand Jury venture to
express the hope that the disfran-
chisement which has oppressed 80
many of the wissst and most pat
riotic of our citizens and deprived
the State of their valuable services
may be speedily removed, andt the
Grand Jury most respectfully re-
quest those gentlemen who have
sought and have undertaken the
honorable and responsible office of
representing til Q people of til G
State in the Congress of the United
States to use every honest means
which their high position may be-
stow upon them to accomplish
speedily this deserved end. Feel.
ing that the virtue and, efficacy oil
legislation m ust always depend
mainly upon the existence of a per,
feet accord between the people and
those who undertake to represent
them in their Legislatures and in
Congress, the Grand Jury most fer
yently hope that no personal in
fluence or party exigency will ev
er enable any ambitions aspirant
to take a seat in their Legislature
or in the Congress to which he has
not been elevated by majority Of
the legal voters. Every lover OF
republican institutions must feel
the importance Of preserving the
purity Of elections none but the
bad could desire to corrupt or de-
grade the ballot, or to accept a 20.
sition Of honor and trust without
the sanction of the virtue and in
telligence of the people.
! The Grand Jury cannot close
their presentment wit hout ex-
pressing their obligations to h is
Honor the presiding Judge for the
kind attention which h 9 has be-
slowed upon them, h Q patience
with which he has from time to
time instructed them in their duty
and relieved them by his clear ex.
positions of the law of much efthe
difficulties before them. .. ...
All of which is most respectfully
submitted. .... ..o -".'. .'..
Julius 9. Smith, Foreman,
! Willis Chandler,
| John Groce,
w. B. Green,
John Doyle, - 49,.
| L. J. Goodlett, /, s..
VIM. CUNNINGHAM.