The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-10
ALITELY LETTER.
''Oldlster'' Replies to Trial Jus
Ytice Eohl-rsome pretty Plain
TALK. fi Is
I.Rr,roh,;lI. Jrr, OIL 1871

oHsfss SaalisV. ss;;r l!ssfSli:. lH!;ssfSl: persuade me
not;Ilwill make a Star-chamber matter OF
III II hs were twenty ,sirJohn Falsteffs, he
shs!! net Abass Robert Shallaw ESQ,
Sseaas'.-rn the county of Gloster, justice
OF peace ana eoram, ~: 1T
S6aiiow. m an, cousin Slender, and Gust.
sllee-sna. .at r:s.i .-,,
eTS Saakspe@s, Aerry Wires Of wind,or.
Editor Orangedury Ne,cs.
isseems that the 'cap fits" the poll !,
Sothe poHsays itself! How remarka-
BILE q veriication of the statements, in
my last letter, is found in the reply to
me, in your last issue I stated, in my
last. thatoawe have'a Court down here
Ms is u Court" aud ] ask you have we
not 10y; the;ststemeut of the Court it.
seRv Isitnot a Court of Uncommon
Rleas2 ,IsIit not equal to the Court of
ssssschel Panza? En- passant as to the
Dsdgnifude of Sancho .Panza's Court. The
Court says, in its verifcation, that "the
Court Of Sancho Panza is subject Of
too much magnitude for my brain"
Without arrogating to myself the pos
session of the judicial brain of this our
Court, have certainly sense of humor
sufficient to appreciate the rich farce of
ingenious justice portrayed, in the Court
where Sancho believed himself Judge
of matters grand and mean, and to be
reminded of it by "our" Court. Perhaps
our Court here at Rranchvillc (Which is
soi.disaa the Court Of Branchville y
has read Dou Quixotc.; perhaps it is his
beck of precedents; perhaps lost in ad-
,niration ofits magnitude, he apes San
cho's Court in his own. Perhaps his
idea OF IFS magnitude, is sexpressed in
tho words tgaotam pro mognifco, /, l
said that our Court down here sits
o'nights, Areopagus-like. The Court
says itself the case Of Smothers was tried
ON May sth, commencing at z P. NJ.
a mistrial ensucd and the case was con-
tipued until the "ncxt evening, at the
same hour!
did mis- state the verdict. II
was "Not Guilty" That was miss.
tatement as to the jury. To them 1
apologize; for my esteem for my fellow
citizens named in the veri6cation as
COMPOSING, the jury, is just as great as
that entertained BY tho Court, if not so
ridioulously and fawningly expressed.
Bnt-aA of my statements as to the Court,
are certainly verified by the Courts own
ridiculous detail.
Then as to the trcspass case. How
my statement of the process for bringing
parties int Court is verified by the
Court! 1t says: II sent for him next
day, he came. How touching! Let
the Court give the rest in its own syntux
which is peculiar, and sac generis!!
II gave them preliminary investiga.
ton, the papers were partly arranged for
the case, when it suddenly comes to
light, that she is half sister, or some
other relation of his they looked smil-
lngly at each other, and proposed to pay
Two Dollars, half of which was paid
and they then departed better friends
than ever"
What scene In the startling dis
coyery of newly found and near rcla-
tive, they smiled "smile that was child.
like and bland" and enthusiastically
'proposed-what? A merry making of
friends "that the lost is found? A
yell ? An embrace? What did they
propose? To pay Tro DoNars!' How
iertrdragant their joy. More, in their
wild enthusiasm half" was paid cash to
tho Court No doubt the Court could
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beautiful an episode in the history of
this "Cour." Do its dock ct. books
which like its official acts" are open to
the public view, give faithful record Of
this holy scene? IF SO let the public,
Mr.. Editor rush down and read and
melt BY the way are the "oficial acts"
of this Court like those of the General
Assembly, to be published +?
But. alas ; to mar the beauty of this
"oaieial act of the Courts Half was
paid cash . The other half o. the vol
aattaasry atasry + peace offering to the Justice of
the Peace; how about that, May it
please the Court
Peace offerings must not be by piece
meal the Court must have it all, and
the parties arc threatened with impris-
ofls1ent in the County .Ia;l if II ia M.