The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-22
A FrtglEtful Picture 81 60.
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Sguth Carolina. in
An 4Pps0i 70 Congress-Ar E.-.,
ron Praycd for



5IArh o. Sorru CArofI..
To the Honorable the senate rrf n
Of Representative W che Ul.t.E 81.
America.
The petition Of the urFcrsIrr.r .
Ofthe state OF South Carolina. .l.
your honorable ho'ics thar fh.,
and without reservation adopted lIs
quence- az defeat and have fus..
since the war. to conduct themar.t...
citiEeus, cbedienf 20 Law, gTiar ST..
government hs- been iWp1-cf l.
whether military " civil. That r.
ihE the changes iu che tou.t.ln.
the various laws passed f1r thr rr
ton ~ The SfatoA they have willie.
without murtnur rendered obcdIt.
same. That they have patiautt
the state Of affairs hereinafter "a
the hope that whom the prIu H...
iug the wsr ahatcd Cougfess v.H.I#.
tor IA the fourth section Of tlr l..4 .
Gle OF tie Constitution. which .-..
to every State in the Uuion PM R..ht
form Of government aud shsi. ure...t
4 them agatnst invAsiou" Tl.. 81.
che war tle state was invaded tta--
unprinclplcd advrufurorl who. h...
ing to tltc prciudices auI p.s..u.. Z. ..
rducatesl culartd race. Utt tIr.f .
1 mo convention, Legislature. pN..4I...
Judicial department., u"d EsFrHI#....
~ tur goNernu enc f1 flH rr..t ....
81 the state and utterly uhl|euttIs ~.
20 krpuhilUnu gOtrrlmt.l ....
| taxes, dnancss and IaW. EIt..I..
advancement AND Che Injury uft l. ......
lu this
l. That the Governor haF s5 8ft.I......
| che huaucrt tHAt hr hi- H4.IHl I..r4.. ...
! ~ speculation iH ~fara bond. -.,r.
and public property.
That hr hss maintained q -t.s....
-tshulary and armed tIr colonel n....
I w al FeNH q NsaHr - NHH.. FL
purpose OF i"mrut.Hg dIs-tasiIU a#.I ....
tui-m between the r4tU.. Ig Dr.I.-.r.
his recollection.
q That he has -hamrfINy .tr..r..t.
louiug power hy letting 8p.r IN. .
lity persons convicted 81 tlpm..f
r-mes' for the purpose 20 enabling #s.. ...
vote. " f"
4 That the appointed .f.s, r......
| very county ami township OF fI.. e..
| violation Of the tonstIlutuU. VH. p.
| ertlly ignorant and unsyupu.0.s ...f
| opprc-s the people By collecting e.at. ...
| lines. appruprittiug thr litlel 30 u...r ..
Use Instead OF paying the same Iu.u n.
Treasury.
3 That the whole Executive Dea5r...
including the Attorney -GrurrN bf...
-tngle exception, have ryHtrmnH .t.I. mn.
i,srrd the state, and appropriated ru 49,.
tw'n uEr moneys which should hat. ...
lstxl 60 alleviate the excessive and u......
i've taxation under which the pauItu.t
labor
o. That the Legislature o. comTu-sI OH.
meet igunraut and vicious mHu ul LII.
racrs. who have passed lave t1 Hrcura t...
own reelection, have accepted bHu l..
The passage ot laws to advance pf.ut
fcrerrs. and that many OF them c8uu# ri
ur write.
Z. That they have elected Judges with
regard 90 character or qualification. .. IA.
q, stire ls delayed or illy HdmlUIsfstr. al.
.a-os are decided % uit tht d,ags IN.
party instead 81 reaching thc ra..
Justice.
s. That under this condition Of r...
property ha. deprecated iu value I....r
and energy are partll Icd. vice aud m.
4lity encouraged. lud DICE 10 uuf pul.
Wherefore your petitioner pW3 UH. .
polititsl condition ~ South Carolina
referred r1 committee of your l.Ym
body. or 90 any commission OF s.u
patriotic honorable men,wlrh power f.t Il
| Tor persons and pnprrs, 20 iu,r-lgHt
report on the point eel condition uI
Carolina, aud go make such suggf-N.u Il
fo them may scctd wise, No. au3 proper .
your petitioners viii ever pray, de.