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

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@ GoLUMntA Deoeaber 2ist 1870.
~. Eslitor.--You can rpgret it scarso.
ly moro thaa myself, that my last let
ter reached your offic. too late fer your
last issHe, and in order to avoid any such
re occurrences, will write hereafter
carly and often. Ny dear sit, this is an
abortsve attou,ps 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 q very dreary picture,
when yieweL with tie eye of reporter
for what does the general roading public
care abont che dry roat;Gs oi psrl,au,en.
tasg haGinsas ialili .saslfss.
thing spicy, or as you, would cali it,
racy. 40 90 ''oA 2'ti i'aH. 'i-'" '-at
Now, Mr.. Editor. the opiy bill Of
reasoning that l fcan ind in The past
weeks proceedings, are the charges
against the Hon T. tI' +. Vernon forr! /! a
containpt Of tho Iiousc Of Representa-.
tivss - sp'N s"' th''a = "A '' b'.
Yesterday was the day axod upon for tho
Judges defence, and when the hour for
the special business arrisci there wsrc
niauy apoh tsiat 1nor lio .iaolsd anx-
|ioasiy for what the next hSaa hour |. Would
bring forth. "'"'" ''''' " I, ="
The defence was opened by Mr. Pope.
one of the councils Of tho Hon Judge,
who undertook To- show To the II louise,
that a contempt of the House could not
possibly have been intended. for as he
understood the law of Impeachment, a
public officer 10 only then supposed to be
impeached when the articles Of ialpeaeh-
ineut have beef. presented at Tho bar of
tho Senate. That the mere fact Of a,he
resolution being passed BY the Honse, to
impeach is not yct au impeachment, and
that consequently ttt,is mere, rcselution
had no force to saspend the Judge from
his judicial functions. ''' y N"''"''"
The other council, SIr. 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 DO considered sufficient among
gentlemen. jh$ii sar "aa
81 AffSr j great deal of speaking, prin-
oipally by Mr.. Whipper, the motion of
that gent were adopted, that 10 Judge
Vefaoh vas to purge himself at she
Bar Of tho House, from the charge Of
contempt, This tie Judge did in few
wordD, whsteupon tho speaker declared
him released, aud thus ended the first
sccno' in the act Of the impeasa-
ment drama now being performed IN the
Cspitolof the State of South Carolina.
| Tomorrow will'ses tho scattering oil
the hosts, aud it tiamoto than doubtful
whether weshall basda quorum TO trans.
act anyibaeinessl' byA shl oaa b oa
nqSanta Claus has taken his stand. aud
rules with an almighty arm mon, women
and children, aud from his suls even
Representatises'of the sovereign people
are not accepted. ID wppba T. llA
YES, nour Representatives are going
home To their friends and families, aud
we hope shat,@hea tbcy return from this
shortscjOurn among their constituents
tbey will bsi5g with them, that oarnes,
desire forwork, which is SO essential in
the hall of every delibesasi6g body. $50.
! To.dh1ayys ets4 elsS4 land Gohanissionef's af
fairs was widely discussed By tho House
4 MR. Rssdish introduced . resolution
THAT the Lend Commissioners, be rcquireI