The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-30

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ment Of Moses. Noise assumed that
NJ oses was Governor aud the court was
bound to take cognizancc of the fact,
That the Solicitor contcnded the court
could not: do with any proper respect
for itself. To show that the defendant
is Governor, the counsel would havo to
prove it. That they could not do, until
they were properly before Court. Tho
records didn't show that the defend mt
was Governor Of the State; thero IS not
one line of proof to that effect. He is
indicted as private citizon and should
stand his trial. ''6
If he is above the power OF the law
then he can do what he pleascs, and no
one dare to nolest him. Didn't 80 @
how his Honor could hear any argu
ment on this point until after the ar
raignmcnt Of Moses; certainly he cou Id
not hear testimony unless it WIS provo j
that he was Governor
Court II do know that Moses is
Governor. know this ju lically be
Cause the law tells mo so.
Sol. Buttz Don't SEQ how your
Honor can know that, for if the tru, Ii
was known, there may turn out t, be
one thousand Franklin J Moses, Jr, in
this State. lie did not think th,t the
| person named in the Indictment could be
Franklin j. loses Jr, Governor Of til c
State, because it is unrcason ,b,to sup
rose that the chief Executive Of the
State coul 30 far forget hi n,.f az to
commit grand larceny 1t would take
bold man to say that the Gotcrno l.
would steal $4,000.
Court II have sufficient knowlelyo
Of the fs ct that the l.. J. Moses mcu.
tionol in the i, !;,tn.r,. i, til. Gov er
ncr OF the State aa'l therefore ,s'l again
whether he IN b. arrest: u n,t.
Solicitor BUTTE They claim tha;
this Co 1t has no Jurisdictions. NJ oise
claimed that the whues of G ,vern N ent
would stop it Moses were arrested
Such would not be the c,s,. As n
Drmocract, OF c.u:Se he. Noise, would
advise hrpubl.cnu /, set at d.,iance
'ho Lars or. Republican Govern ncnt.
Such vas wrons. He sa i in open Court
that III answer to Il tel :gr III ho advised
the dcirndant TO resist tile warrant of
arrest. That he did sn as sworn
! Attorney, after careful labor aud study
J II Unsrs were to take the advice of
! Democrats, ha would not only resist tn
law. bat 20 and vcllntariliy lJck hims .if
up IN the l'cnitontiary. AS Solicitor he
| had taken lis oath Of Off sc in eurncst
and mcant to prosecute cYory muu wh o
did wrong who Was ut t age Of lis.
crctiou. Ii hluscj' friends desired to
uakc political capital OUT Of the matter,
he had no stock in it. He WAS simply
doing his duty. lis imprisonment in
jail would not iucapacita:c hi from
| performing the lu,ics of G vernon. His
ability TO act us such would be the sIui, !.
Inability ouiy follows imp "l:h n,nt,
therefore the argument of Noses Couu
sci must fall to tho grolnl. w. hive
on office that is almost above tho Cover
nor. lie is the peace officer in cTc.y
county. lie eau call posse whenever
he deems it proper. That officer is the
Sheriff. The executive is linitel in
his power Hero Solicitor lttz rea i
a paper which was full Of l,w and good
sound reasoning, Showing that the exc
cu,ivc can be arrested Thc court had
issued all the papers in the case and it
would look rather strange to rclus, to
enforce an order, after delivering it to
the Sheriff
Court--Since hearing Solicitor Buttz
was impressed much more SO than when