The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-13

crimes Of others arc known also, and
they had better take warning by the
sad example Of Smith. And before
the ldes.of November come, so help
he God". they will know this to their
sorrow: We bido our time. That ,ime
will como .,. .a........ /
. Mr.. Melton: spoke with his usua,
eloapence, and his dununoiations of
tho Ring were listened to attentively
by dense ,hrong Of white and color
ed citizens. Judge Muckey then
said that the Court recognized, in
all their proper potency, tho ap>
peals in behalf Of the prisoner. The
extreme limit of tho punishment of
tie. ofeucc in question is $4,000
fine, aud three years imprisonment.
he reviewed the remarks of tho At.
tor"cy General, aud then remarked
hat the Presiding Judge Was pro.
fonndly Impressed with tho ccuyic-
tIun that in passing sentence, be was
uot, US should 20 the case, inflioting IL
penalty upon PLEADED guilt, but was
merely perf"rming duty devplviny
IN him lie Grmly beirrrd Mut
ne was performing a duty mc,1iy
'ech"ical ""d /orma', ant tyut the
Judgment ifseIf w"s meuly nrecur
sor # q pa don hat ,u"siI smely E!-
to'V,. The Safe House ,hr".s Al
shadow deep and br?ud over the
very threshold Of The temple of
Justice, aud in releasing from cou-
tneMrnt those individuals who have
been punished for their mlsdeeds,
It st'ikes deadly blow ut public
safety.
The presiding Judge would feel
a sense of sorrow aud oppression,
crushing, III tho midst Of general
calamity, were it not for snch
utterahces as have bceh made hy
the Attorney General, which indi~
cate that nu State is lost where one
solitary SON stands bc'oro tie pco-
,le like faithful sentinel, bravi,p
corruption. The Court uttcrs back
the sentimeh's ot Tho Attorney Geu.
eral, with ,scuslbihtics that every
public "lhcer should feel, aud every
,c'tizen should cherish. = ,>s
1t has bstG seid byione; veil vet,sc cd
IN the spfings Of human seton, thut
that child rcmrn bcrs It's mothor
i"'th deepest affection, who knew
her when 3ouhg, aud IN the bloom of
WON" nbood. Judge Mackey then
dwcIt upon old. South Caroiina, bu.
nicn'i"pe d that. in theory the rrcs:
ent system WAS better, US There is nov
no citizen however low who nuows ohy
master save God, uone howsycr GirI
who is nbove the-law.
The Court hopes it may vot rcaob
the chief criminal of State, AID
show that. however strong, his powcr
may be broken hv the irou hand If
the pw. The Cour had hoped ,ha,
in tn i, triai the opportunity w,u'a
have shown itself, but that hGpt has
ueen'dtfcatcA.
llsury A. Smith, stand up Yon
are charged with wiIiul ncrlect Of
duty in this that you failed to turn
over the publ lc moneys in compliancc
with the Statute. The cor,t i,i,nscs
the set'encc will sorrtwj believing
that OF all persous concerned, you are
The least guilty; aud that by some
halluciuatlon which sometimes swa\s
The minds OF men you have resolved
i" sacr'hce yourself rather than in
valve anothcr: The court imposes
upon you the lowest term Of in p"is.
o"ment aud tic hiehc !inc. The
''ntence Ct the Court is that YOU pay
find Of two thousand dollars aud b.
IMPRISONED in the Tenitentiary for u
tern Of one year.
There waea calm in The Curt
llousc while tn IS case was III progress,
The greatest interest was mnuiicstcI
Ind there was general approval On
tho part of all ci,ihrus, o!
tho remark of the Atturnc,
""y General and the presiding Judge
the t~o ublo>t Republicans in Sou h
Carolina. Their nrraigumcnt Of
Noses created II profound sens psntiou.
The Impression made on outsiders is
that as soon ~ Moses loses The powcr
of brostit'i,ing thb bardonlng pre-:
rogatire, the thieves and scoundrcls
VITO arc now holding hyh riot will
he RUTHLESS 'y handled. God grant that
this du1 MAY spccdilv cuIar