The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-18

sances. The jury took no action. A short
time after the charge q member of the Jury
went into gambling hall. and, much to his
surprise, observed the Judge playing for high
stakes. He expressed his surprise to the
Judge, who replied: II, in my charge, in
structed you to break up the gambling places,
but as you did not, have concluded to break
them up myself" Now, Governor Orr and
Colonel Graham, finding that the Radical par
ty will not break up its evil practices, have
Joined IL to break 1t up themselves.
THE REMOVAL OF DR.. PARKER.
One of the gravest enormities that have to
charge against the Scott Ring. said the
Judge, is the removal of DR.. Parker as super
intendent Of the Lunatic Asylum. A short time
after Judge Orr left the gubernatorial chair he
received letter from Miss Dix. No one need
human gifts of philanthropy: In her humane
mission of caring for the sick and wounded
she has visited nearly all Of the jails and hospi-
tails OF Europe and of this country, i'm
paired her health and exhausted her
means. During her journeys she visited
Columbia and the State Lunatic Asylum.
In the letter she wrote to Governor Orr, she
believing that he was still Governor-said that
she had heard that DR.. Parker's removal was
contemplated; she hoped that he would be re-
tanned, as In her opinion he was better adapt
ed to the position than any one she had ever
met, and the asylum was better conducted
than any she had ever inspected. Judge Orr
indorsed the letter, stating that he fully coin
cided with Miss DIX, and sent 1t TO Governor
Scott. But of no avail; the axe fell fourteen
months thereafter. The CHARLESTON NEWS,
in commenting upon this removal, desired to
know why 1t was done, whereupon the Radi-
cal organ, with its usual unblushlng impu-
dence and reckless assertion, charged that
DR.. Parker had been defaulter tor twenty
years. DR.. Parker has made the care Of
lunatics his study for twenty-three long
years. He is q man Of rare intelligence,
high character, and in every way qualified for
the high and responsible position which he has
so creditably filled for so many long years.
When, during the war, the public funds for the
maintenance Of the inmates Of the asylum
were exhausted, he exhausted his private
funds to keep the inmates from starvation.
And when his pockets We're depleted, he, on
his own responsibility, borrowed funds to de-
fray the expenses incident to the care Of the
HELPLESS beings under his charge. But why
was he removed? A colored man named Pur-
Wis, finding that he could not get back Into the
Legislature from Lexington County, coveted
DR.. Ensor's place; he secured it, and to give
DR.. Ensor place, Dr. Parker was removed
and the former appointed to fill the vacancy.
THE MILITIA.
charge, said the Judge, that Governor
Scott has endeavored to inCite war of races.
He first denounced the white people Of South
Carolina, asserting that they were but band
of assasslns; declared thai the Winchester rifle
law was the best law for South Carolina; then
organized the colored people into companies
assert that In organizing and armlng these
companies he has acted without shadow of
legal authority. He had no more right, as the
law now stands. to organize or commission
these companies than have to do 1t. assert
that he, the dril-master and the officers Of the
companies are, under the statutes, liable to
indictment and imprisonment.
SCOTT AND MOSES IN TROUBLE.
The statutes of 1868 authorize Scott and the
adjutant general to enroll all OF the white and
colored people Of the State. between the ages
of eighteen and forty-hve; require that all be
enrolled into two classes; the first class, those
from eighteen to thirty; the second class, from
thirty to forty-fve; after they ore enrolled they
must be organized into brlgades, regiments,
battalions, &c. There Is no law authorizing
Governor Scott to receive independent compa-
MES, either white or black. defy any one to
act above referred to provides for the indict-
ment and imprisonment of those who violate
the provisions of the act. 1asSert that The mill
tary have not been enrolled, and that Scott and
his adjutant general (Frank Moses) are liable
to indictment for violating the net. and call
upon the attorney-general to execute the law.
1 do not blame the colered people for organ
izing themselves; they have been Induced to
do 90 by the white men who have led them
astray. But Governor Scott has not only dis
trIbuted arms, but ball cartridges too "A voice,
but they don't hurt They don't hurt know
better, I'VE tried them, they do hurt; but tell
you what they wont do, they wont scarce any
body. [Cheers.l In old times man VINO carried
ball cartridge at militia parade was lined nve
dollars; under the new rule, suppose mill
tiaman would be fined five dollars II he dld not
carry ball cartridges.
At this point two or three colored members
of the Legislature commenced to PROFOUND
questions to the Judge, not with view of
gaining information. but to Interrupt him.
In answer to the questions, "What about the
murder of Randolph ?" the Judge replied that
Randolph was dead and buried, and 1t was
best to let the matter rest, but If the Radicals
desired to kin bis murderer, as some Of them
said they wished to do, they would only nave
to run up to the capital and kill the Governor.
One man wanted to know why the Judge had
decided, as Judge, that black woman could
not bring suit against white man ior bastar-
1y, to which the Judge replied that ne mad DE, |
cided the same way in case OF q black and
white woman alike. and that under the act OF
Judge Orr and Judge Green have In similar |
cases since then decided precisely as did. |
And with all your talk about this case, when 1t |
vas charged by members Of the Legislature |
hat decided unjustly, and demanded q full |
md fair hearing. the Senate, by an unanimous |
vote on the 3lst Of January last, declared that |
here was nothing to sl,ily my official charac-
Ter.
REMARKS OF GENERAL EAsLEY.
After q time By the band, Colonel McMaster
stated that he regretted the absence Of Gene
-al NJ. G. Butler, one of the speakers OF the oc-
,asion. who was detained in Edgeheld by sick
ness. and in his place he would introduce Cen
eral William h. Easley.
The General, after expressing bis regret at
he absence Of the distinguished gentleman
whose place he was requested to I'LL, and stat
ng his inability to ftly fill it.. said substan-
,ally siThrice armed is he who hath his quar-
.el Just" Yes, gentlemen, as Judge Carpen;,
er SO aptly quoted from the distinguished
ooet s.Thrice armed Is he who hath his quar-
,el iust:" and we have our quarrel just. No
luarrel since the world beSan,' no quarrel
While the world will stand, can be more just
han that we wage this day. Yet II
8 q quarrel which receives the sane
Ion of the oldest law known to man;
. law as old as Adam; law as ancient
IS the human race; law implanted by God ID
he human heart-it is the law Of self-preserVa-
ion. "Thrlce armed Is he who hath his quar-
ell lust" and thrice armed are we, Tor we
lrht for the selEpreservation Of the people,
White and black, in South Carolina; We are
lighting for our lives this day; fighting for all
worth possessing to atree and civilized people.
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