The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-21
SATURDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1871.

ed TO the Treasurer, we do not know of
his having any Authority to cash them
for anYthing lass than their face.
1--WE recommend to the Court to take
iuecessafy proceedings at once to stop
lthia transaction as the orders have not
get been eashed. l -
The Grand Jury, in order TO protect
certain evils desire co submit to the con-
sideration of our Legislators the proprie-
ty of the passage Acts TO the following
effect ;. sr 81
LIST. That County Commissioners be
made. bonded Officers, and that all con.
nected with tho Office receive certain
Salaries, aud nothing extra, l.
I'd. That no County Officer be per-
mitted directly or indirectly to take part
in County Contracts 7s
Sd. That no County Officer be al
lowed to buy County Orders or speculate
in them in any way whatsoever.
I'VE a,c aware that as tile last Session
of the Legislature this matter was RENE
died 80 far as County Commissioners
were concerned ), but we think it best
that the. Act be extended to include all
County Officers.
4th.. That the Approvers of Public
Bonds, be appointed amopg citizens who
are not Office holders.
1t is the opinion of the Grand Jury
that the appropriation for School Pur-
poses in this County has not boen judi
ciously expended up to this time. Teach
ers have been palmed of upon the COL
ored people especially, who arc totally
incompetent, and they have thus been
deprived of the instruction which they
SO much need. We believe that the
education Of tho young is our countries
only hope, and on this account we de-
sire its advantages extended freely to
all classes, aud that nothing be permitted
to check it's progress. bye are glad to
rstate that the Board of Examiners have
adopted measures, xhica NE think will
secure be ter tesohcss iH tie future.
! Ne -,
out Of their money We regard ascruel in
The extreme, and wholly inexcusable.
We now come to matters of differ
ent character which have recently agi-
tntcd the public mind, and of which as
Jurors, We feel it our province to take
cognizance. 1t is said that party Of
disguised men recently passed through
our community, and posted notices in
different parts, warning certain classes to
desist from what they regarded an evil
career. Who these individuals arc we
are unable to ascertain. 1t is true that
they committed no outrages, and molest-
ed no one, but VIC regard this as no pal
liation Of their offence.
If their aim was, rs they indicate, to
correct the abuses of the government the
plan they pursue is inexcusable. There
is 40 safety to a country aud no guaran-
tee against civil commotion, if men are
permitted to take law into their own
hands.
No matter how corrupt and oppressive
a government may be, us christian
people we cannot ignore the Scriptural
doctrine "to be subject to the powers
that be-"
Bas while We most unhesitatingly con-
demn these acts of lawlessness and dis
order, We would respectfully invite those
in power, who feel un interest in the
public welfare, carefully to survey the
field, aud remove all possible caese of
unlawful proceedings ty proper teyisIa.
1..... ,...
| There are many evils ursser which we
are now grooming which could be easily
corrected, if our Legislators were not
carried away by false idea of freed IN.
It is indeed lanentable that is so glar-
ing aud SO intolerable from the fact that
it bears heaviest upeu the honest laborer,
the bone and sinew of the country, that
we cannot fail to bring it to the notice
Of the court.
1t is the illicit traffic in cotton. We
do not censure the man who sells the
goods as much us those who buy, from
the fact that the former are mostly igno
rant, aud the latter generally cave had
better advantages, and are expected to
do better. We desire to infringe upon