The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-24
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COLUMBIA Deoember 2ist 1870.
NJ. Eaitor.-You can regret it scsrso-
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, / will write hereafter
carly and often. My dear sit, this is an
short;ve atecups cr getting mp 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
islaturc present very dreary picture,
when vieweL with tie eye of reporter
for what does tho general roadihg public
care abont the dry routine OF psrl'auen.
ss5;s hsis;ii4az istss pll 4its st
thing spicy, or as You would call it
racy
Now, Mr. I:ditcr. the ouly hill Of
reasoning that / AN find in ,ac pas;
weeks proceedings, are the charges
agsinst the Hon T u + Vernon for a
contempt Of the Iious, of Representa-
tives
Yesterday was the day hxoi up,u far tho
Judges defence. and whcn the hour for
the special business ar,;gcl .hore wa..
many upon that Gnor k lnolsd aax
iousiy for what the next hour would
bring forth.
The defence WAS opened by Mr. Pope,
one of the councils Of the Hon Judge,
who undcrtooI TO show To the IIousc,
that contempt of the House could not
posaibly have been intended. for as he
understood tho law of impeachmeut,
public officer iS ouly then suppuscd to be
impeaohed when the articles Of impeach.
ment have bce.. presented at tho bar of
the Senate. That the mere fact o. athc
resolution being passed by the House, to
impcach 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 tho
House, the declaration Of the Judge
that no such contempt was intended
should be considered sufficient among
gentlemen.
Aftsr a srca: deal of speaking, prin.
oipally By Mr.. Whippcr 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
oontempt. This tie Judge did in few
words, whereupon tho speaker declared
him released, and thus ended the first
scene in the act of the impeach-
nent drama now being performed IN the
Capitol of the State OF South Carolina.
Tomorrow will see tho scattering of
the nosts, aud it is moro than doubtful
whether We shall 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 soiourn among their constituents
they will brig with them that earnes,
desire forlwork, which is so essential in
the hall of every celebrating body.
4 To-day tho Land Commissioners af.
fairs was widely discussed by the House
| Mr.. Reddish introduced n resolution
that the Land Commissioner, be require