The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16
VIEWsof THE, STATE PRESS.

TIE TAX BILL.-The Charleston Neaos
and C6ITieT calls the ten and half mill
tax for State purposes the outrageous tax
bill. It precisely aggregates the fig
ures set down by the Governor In his
-veto-message; and differs in this item
.on1y, that r0ne.tenth Of mill is taken
from Idaiciencied s3nd added to public
printing. The Governor does say this
can hereafter, be reduced to nine and FIVE
sixth .1.llls by passing. the salary, bill
which passed the House last springs. If
this bin were now q hw it could not go
INTO operation until the Iext general
election = Kso~se' co4tfer;. '""'.. ....
7 The PxRDoN1Na Power. 4Governer
Chamberlain isthrowing qtpardops to
convicts thick and fast .A1 Kinds of ex-
euses for, the crimes .eommitted, miHgs-
tfiik cifcuflstandes, sie;o: :testfmony, and
URGENT appeals from Judge, JURY and cit
izefs,i are brought TO bear upon! our Re.
form Chief Magistrate, to induce:him to
signaJpardOh ;land me fear he is getting
40 used .to:it that tftrifes .lightsas air.
will so work upon Ills sympathies for the
poor per5ecuted boarders In Gen. Parmes
lees private apartments tGat' his Hand
will fhstinctfvefy reach oat' for blank
pardon directly aipetiti itiohfs presented to
him.. HaviBg transferred Dublin Walk.
er from the,sP Pehitentiary TO a seat in the
Senate, he. cannot well refuse similar "a,
yoTs to .;conyicts' Of less Importance
/. Cs'C': ~ e! 1sfTse'' sfsS ,0, .ts ~ J., p.s
THE APPEAL L.1NsTHE PARlRR TRIAL.
T9tThe incidental remarks Of Judge Will
lard, ,.of the Supreme Court, during the
hearing of the appeal Of, the State from
the order Of Judge ,Mackey which. worked
the release and permitted the escape. Of
the'iiotoriots Parker, are erhifiently wor-
thy ofnote;i as an eEidence OF the: desire
and determination of at least ,iphe Of the
Supreme Judges td prevent the. ipr0stitu:
tion, to political or personal ends, of the
proceedings In so-called Courts OF jus
tice. Judge Willard said that he would
nothaye permitted Parke-'s arrest to take
place in the presence Z or the. Court;
neitlier would he have permitted him to
20 free, thereby becoming party TO- his
escape. .; Such proceedings as that by
which Parker. was released on g nominal
bail .'ought to .be,msde,' said Judge Will
lard, forever impossible heproceed-
no parallel within his experience or
knowledge; they were ,of q nature to
|, lower the character of. the Judiciary
hXbkQ SIiOiolRoa3.y y 'SASAShS oh tiho pa v
of the. Court are necessarily In the inter-
est of one party or another Much more
was said in the same strain, and our Col
umbia correspondent advises ''us that
there is good ground fof: hoping and be-
lieEing that forthcoming 'decisi ons Of
the, Supreme Court will .efectqally pre-
vent the repetition; Of such; proceedings
as, those by which Parker escaped pun
ishrnent. And we are likewise advised
that, i'd Ease Judge Mackey's DECISIONS
be reversed, other old offenders than
Parker will be brought to account, mas
much as further prosecutions, by. the
State have been suspended, until such
time. as the Attorney General and his as
sistants shall feel assured that their Ia
bors VIII not be useless. ~ -
We speak Of these matters In order that
there Is some hope that the pranks Of
partisani Circuit Judges will be, con-
demned. by the Supreme Court, and their
recurrence he prevented; and because, II
we are correctly advised, Mr.. Attorney
General Melton may, after all, resume
in earnest that role OF, reform which he
had apparently sbandoned.'''-NeDs ard
CouTieT.> f..'ss -; $50. ' 80,