The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-29
soUTH CAROLINA.

X, X. TRIALS at COlumbia-Meetini
of LegisIatuTe-MesSage OF Gov
Scott.
CnARLEsToN, s. s., Nov, 2s-In thr
Ku.Klux trial at Columbia to-day wa
spent in the discussion OF the manner o
selecting Jury, the District Attorney
moving that panel be summoned iron
that body Of the district, and RGvGrdy
johnson contending that according to tht
constitution Jurors must be selected from
the judicial district in which the alleged
offence was committed. The court sus
tanned the District Attorney, johnson re
serving objection. The court adjourned
until Friday, allowing forty.eight hour
for summoning the panel. LsN
The General Assembly met at Columbia
to-day when Gov SCott's message was
read. The Governor states that the
whole public debt is $l,0O4,0OS, which
statement he knows from personal sCruti'
ny to bC correct, nothing being supposed
lie argues that the depreciation Of the
State credit is due to the persistent
threats OF Reputation made by indlvidu'
ais and tho press for political purposes
without which the debt would not exceed
ten millions. He is confident that the
State will pay all her obligations to the last
cent lie recommends that the LCglsla'
ture prohibit the borrowing of money or
the controlling Of d debt to meet the cur
rent expenses. He condemns the extra
sessions Of the Legislature, without which
the attacks Of the opposition could not be
successful. He urges the Legislature to
make the sessions short and economical,
and recommends that 0 fixed salary per
diem bO given to members Of tho Legls'
lature, and that the numerous offices be
abolished; that the salaries of oil officials
except Judges be reduced One.third; that
tho tax on real estate be lessened; that a
license system be adopted, and that rice,
cotton and railroad tonnage be taxed; that
bonds oI the State DO taken ut par in pay.
ment for land bought ut tax sales on the
title being warranted by the State; that
public lands to the value OF one million
dollars be sold, and that State bonds be
taken In payment. He reviewed at length
the causes which led him to ask the sus.
pension of habeas corpus rs under the
Ku.Klux law. lie claims that cancellation
proved useless, and the courts would not
act, and that the whites mistOok magma.
nimlty for weakness. lie declined to call
ont the military because 1t consisted Of
negroes, who would have been slaughter.
ed, and the people led 10 believe that the
conflict WIS between the negroes and
whites, instead Of between the friends of
tho Government and its enemies. As late
as last spring many prominent citizens
promised him their corporations In the
Of Ku.Kluxism, but they ef.
lected nothing, and the civil law being
exhausted, the Governor appealed to the
National Government 10 protect the State
against domestic violence. lie approves
Of the principle OF q minority representa-.
tion, and advises changes in the election
laws 80 rs IN prevent fraud, and urges
the Legislature to avoid oil unnecessary
and believes the Legisla.
tllre will 80 act as to prove that Republl.
canism and good government In South
Carolina are not, as Is falsely alleged, In.
consistent with each other. The message
was made the special order for Monday
next, A number oi bills will be intro.
duced looking to the subject Of rCtrench.
ment and reform, but none on the subject
Of reputation. ,..s -4Drf. ..z