Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-08-13

burg county, and was the occasion of
his calling out the negro militia to
prevent arrest. He had the kindict-
Z inpent quashed Undue time, the Judge
holding that the Governor could not
be arrested for any crime until after
he had been impeached by the Legis-
laturel -
In talking with a State official yes
terday, connected with the Executive
Department. I expressed surprise that
q Governor should deliberately.stak
5000 in alump of the peoples money
10 support one Of his organs.
The Official was equally surprised
that I should be surprised. aWhy,"
said he. Eve have to support our party
papers or they could not live. That
has been the custom since the war. One
year ..hhe papers got over quarter of
q million of dollars. We are obliged
to do that to support Them"
The GOODNESS of this observation. was
refreshing, but it is in strict keeping
with the policy of the Government.
Suppose Governor Allen should draw
upon the tax collector of Hamilton
county for $4,000 of State funds, to be
paid to the editor of Democratic
"organ' for supporting the party2 And
yet Moses who has done this not to
speak ola hundred things that are
worse, is candidate for reelection,
with every prospect of endorsement by
his party.
AN oRANGEBuRG OFFICIALS
at the capital yesterday I met a
Trial Justice from Orangeburg, an
officer who performs the same duties
as a Justice of the Peace in +other
States. He is as black as tar bucket
fiat nose, thick lips, and with about as
much intelligence in his face as one
would observe in dead mackcref.
This being specimen of South Caro-
lima officials, man wEo daily adjudi-
Gates property rights among the people
and turns criminals loose, or sends
them to Jail, as he likes. I tried to
sound him as to the depth of his infor-
nation. 1t was hard task. "Tell
me-" / said, "who the colored people
of fyour section will suppor for Cove
nor?"
"Dey is tout all for Moses, sah."
"Why are they for Moses ?"
From this official I tried to e,soms
information Of a Republican meeting
to be heldSin Observation-Disclosures But
although lie had just come from there
and was an interested party, he did
not have sense enough to give even
tolernblc expression to his ideas, if he
had any. The most that 1 could get
out of him was that ode mcetin' was
for de interest of de Publican party"
"Who will speak?" l asked.
'Seb'rel gen,mon, s'posc."
"Who called the meeting?"
II do know, sab; / s'pose de Pub
Iican party"
And this man, ignorant and stupid
almost beyond the power Of language
to fitly describe, sits in Judgment over
the rites of the white property holders,
hears testimony and intricate points of
law discussed, and gives decisions and
prononnces sentences upon transgres-
sors.
The judiciary here, from top to bot
tom, is a shame and scandal. The
Supreme Court is composed of three
Judges" one stupid negro, one a
carpet-bagger from Maine, and the
other is none other than Moses, the
father of the disgraccd Governor.
When the South Carolinians compare
their court now with what it used to be
they are ready to cry aloud with an
guish. To us outsiders all this may be
very amusing, but to the people of
South Carolina it is sad reality, and
the humor is lost in the gravity of the
situation. They look at each other
blankly, and say: "When and how is
this joint reign of ignorance and ras-
cality to end;