The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-21
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on the first, cside'uof rthe News sihWe
have notthe timeRto sdissectC and : aaniale
ize the whole, q Of FIT iit: ~ Nor have We tho
disposition to take direct issue With wi the
expression ofthe opinions ~ofa bodyoo
that is,intended to fairly represent, md
present. 'aBfaets in their proper light?
The Grand Jury of each County is the
greatest machine for the correction and
lrebuke of evils that was ever instituted, M
But there isoal limit to their pow
crs; if not prescribed by law, 9yct
established by Jimmcmorial custom.
These pointswe have not the tinc, even
if possessed Of . abundant inclination to
do SO, to expatiate upon to day. The
facts to which VIC desire to bring the
attention of every fair-mindcd man of
Oraugeba g County, ,sare thc following:
In sNsA afst place, tie Grand Jury
starts 9qt With the proposition that
sour g9syerppmnqept is conducted upon
cash system,17 Now we disagree with
the Present ment,p of tho Grand Jury
right hcfeS Beahd before we 90 any fur
ther, let be Distinctly understood that
we only intend to b. fair; and if any
thing we. shall say has, the seeming of un-
fairness it, will mot be the result of de-
sire to misrepresent the truth We have
respect for Grand SJurics We know
that they are Sworn, each of them: and
that if any member gs,9 Of such q body al
lows any thing Ike sprej judice to infu,l
sence his actions. thut he is guilty OF the
grossest Of sius, not only before the laws
ofour country but before that higher
Tribunal, before which We must all APP
e
pear sooner or later. Therefore we
7seiterate sthat what welshallisay, will
be uttered inaa spirit ofthcrutu,ost kind
ness, andpfregardbfor the res ponsibii-'
tics whiclprests dppS5hi6 Grand Juror, Rr5t 30
But to9Ec POINT. POI tsa' 90 ''"'I,g 4i :
n =
ernmcnt is conducted upon aeash system
and the Grand Grand Jury see no reasommlrys
the same cash system shall mot prevail
in the paymentofi its Tdues'' eessa 'ai
Now, toaffy the least Of thiss,a it is = a
startling proposition on, OF course SC. far
as "thc collecting oftaxes is concerned
it as conducted upon asFcash system;"
but what, praylhasS thatagot to do with
the disbursenisnt Of these taxe52 Could
the government live for a day if it had
to pay every debt, it contracted upon the
spot? Could the ideas ofa Republican
liberty and, freedom dbe, upheld i'm tliisS
country until 1872, iftitlwerc established
upon this basis ?VoIt is the merest bosh
to advance any such proposition; and
we must confess our utter establishment
at seeing such startling idea come from
H o
the gentlcmanswhom We suspect to have
written thes Preseutment. When and
where has asysState. been able to! deal
with its debtors; as it would With its
cro5;tors Sl1za1 saIass77l s'li4s
Igg cid issuQ 3oaaa
VIII ihG lntc= Fnrnmnn Of tho Grand
Jury inform us? Suppose TO, morrow
South Caro!inAss were TO say that che
would let theemachinery of tho State
run itself unffhels saz- z-gatherers had col
lcctcd sufficient money 70 pay off her
liabilities? and that afterwards she in-
tended to conduct affairs upon "cash"'
basis! What would Nby be the consequence I?
1t is plain toaay man. possessed Of three
grains oY common sense Suppose any
other State wcrd to- essay to do the like,
would not her intelligent citizens deem
the originators OF such an idea as une-
quiyoca assesH Why we would drift
into anarchy i6s sbors, tine. +" 5,'
But let us return Immediately to the
leash system,'n3 ..s.-a,, s,ao,-d ~ ii