The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-24
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COLUMBIA Deocmber 2ist 1870.

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COLUMBIA Deoember 2ist 1870.
NJ. Eaitor.-You can regret it scarso.
ly more than myself, that my last let
ter reached your Office too late for your
last issue, and in order to avoid any such
re occurrences. l will write hereafter
carly and often. My dear sir, this is an
abor,ive atscmps Of getting up newspa-
per items, for the soil from which work
to gather my harvest is perfectly barren,
barren OF all Interesting events The
actions Of the two branches of tho Leg
islasurc present very dreary picture,
when viswel with tie eye of reporter
for what does tho genera! rcadihg public
care about che dry routine OF pnrl'aueu-
tagy baaness Ghe pttlln .ssssfits Il neeteeffss
thing spicy, or as You would call it
racy.
Now, Mr. T:ditcr. the oply hill of
reasoning that | AN find in ,hc pas;
weeks proceedings, are the charges
agsinst the Hon T. u + Vernon for
contempt Of the Iious, Of Representa-
tives
Yesterday was the day axoi upnu far tho
Judges defence, and whcn the huus fur
the special business ar,;:cl ,hrrr wa.r
mauy upru that 1nor X Inalsd anx
iously for what the next hour would
bring forth.
The defence was opened by Mr. Pope,
one of the councils of the Hon Judge,
who nndcrtoos to show To the uousc,
that contempt of the iIouse could not
possibly have been intended. for as he
understood tho law of impeachment, a
public officer iD ouly then supposed to be
impeached when the articles ct iupeach-
ment have bcc;. presented at the bar of
the Senate. That the mere fact Of a,hc
resolution Icing passed by the House, to
impeach is not yet an Impeachment, and
that consequently this nero resolution
had no force to suspend the Judge from
his judicial functions.
The other council, Mr. Melton, went
further, by saying that even had there
been such words uttered BY the Judge
which might possibly be construed into
an expression Of contempt against the
House, the declaration of the Judge
that no such contempt was intended,
should be considered sufficient among
gentlemen.
After great deal of speaking, prin.
oipally by Mr.. Wbipper, the motion of
that gent were adopted, that is Judge
Vernon was to purge himself at the
Bar of tho House, from the charge of
contempt. This tho Judge did in few
words, whersupon tho speaker declared
him released, and thus ended the first
scene in the act Of the impeach.
ment drama now being performed IN tho
Capitol of the State of South Carolina.
Tomorrow will see the scattering OF
the hosts, and it is moro than doubtful
whether weshall have quorum to trans.
act any business.
Santa Claus has taken his stand, and
rules with an almighty arm mon, women
and children, uud from his rule even
Representatives of the sovereign people
arc not accepted.
Yes, our Representatives are going
home to their friends and families, and
we hope that when they return from this
short Sojourn among their constituents
they will brig with them, tha, earnes,
desire for work, which is 80 essential in
the hall of every celebrating body.
| To-day tho Lnnd Commissioners af
fairs was widely discussed by the House
| Mr.. Reddish introduced n RESOLUTION
THAT the Land Commissioners, be require