The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-17

whole matter was voted down.
Mr.. Byas took the floor, and wos fol-
lowed by Messrs. Hurley and Whipper.
at 5 T. NJ, tho House adjourned until
to morrow, at II Vi.
WHAT MEssRs. STANBRRY AND JOHN
SON SAY OF THEIR RECEPTION AND TREAT
MENr. SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE, IN South
CAROLINA. The Cincinnati Gazette pub
fishes the substance of an interview it's
reporter had with Hon. Henry Stanbery,
concerning certain damaging statements
contained in the newspapers. in regard
to his experience during the Ku Klnx
trials in South Carolina, and especially
with reference to the alleged disoourteay
shown him and his associate counsel,
Hon. Reverdy johnson, by leading oiti-
zens Of Columbia, and the report that
they had retired in disgust from the de-
fence of these cases:
Mr. Stanbery, who had heard of these
statements, but had not read them, on
being shown them, at once pronounced
them wholly without foundation. He
said Mr.. johnson and he received in Co.
lumbia warm welcome from the citi-
zens, who repeatedly expressed their
grateful sense of and appreciation of
their professional services in these cases
wish was expressed by the citizens
that they would accept a public enter
tainment, but this was discouraged by
MIR. johnson and he, who found them
selves too fally occupied with their pro-
fessional duties, and besides, under the
circumstances, they deemed it inexpedi-
cnt. Mr.. Stanbery showed the reporter
letter from General Hampton, dated
| Columbia, December %, written on the
evening of the ex-Attorney. Generals
departure, in which General Hamp pton
says: "Allow me, as chairman of tue
committee inviting you here, to express
the sense Of the obligation felt by our
people to you for the zeal you have
shown, and the great ability You haze
manifested in the great question now at
stake" Mr.. Stanbery said their recep.
tion socially was oil that could be de-
sired, though they were debarred to some
extent from moving in society by the en-
crossing nature of their duties. Mr.. 8.
said their purpose in visiting Columbia
was to argne legal questions that grew
out OF the Kn klux prosecution, touch
ing the jurisdiction of the courts of the
United States over the offence and the
constitutionality Of the Acts of Con-
gross, called the Enforcement Acts of
1871. with view of bringing these
questions before tho. Supreme Court of
the United States. and that they had
succeeded upon division of opinion
between the Circuit and District Judges
in having two important questions certi-
fed to the Supreme Court of the United
States. These questions Messrs. John
son and Stanbery expected to argue in o
few weeks. Upon pressing request of
local council they did not assist in the
trial by jury of. one case, aud whatever
disgust they experienced while at Colum-
bia. was in the utter hopelessness of de.
Tending, against charge which, in their
judgment, was not made out. before such
o jury as sat in the case. He said that
persons to aerve as jurors in the United
States Court, in South Carolina, are &C.
lected by the Collectors of United States
iuternal revenue, and that the jury
which sat in the case above referred to
WAS composed OF ten negroes and two
whites. In view of this aud kindred
facts MIR. Stanbery said that some idea
might be formed as to the manner the
Collectors hud discharged their duty.