The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-03-16
Editorial Correspondence.


Dear Sentinel: Tho Legislature hav-
ing recess last week, did not write
letter for your columns, as thoro was
nothing of interest to lay boforo your
readers.
Tho Senate went into the impcach>
ment trial of Montgomery Moses
Tuesday, with large array ofcounsol
for the defonce, consisting of Mcssrs.
Campbell, of Charleston; Rion, of
Winnsboro; Yoomans, OF Columbia,
and Johnson and Baxter of Nowbor-
ry. The managers on the part Of the
House to conduct tho impeachment,
consists Of Mossrs. Elliott, Wallace,
Meetze, Couch, Barnwcll and Bamp-
field. Elliott opened for the prosccu-
tioA, and made very strong arraign
ment. Tho. counsel wranglod for two
days over the modo of procedure, and
are making very slow progress. The
House, by request of the Senate, has
been attending tho sitting Of the i'm
parchment court. Each day at 1870,
the Clerk Of tho Senate appears be-
fore tho House and informs it that the
"Senato is now ready to proceed with
tho impeachment Of Montgomery
Moses, Judge of tho 7th Judicial Cir.
cult of South Carolina" The House
resolves itself into Committee OF the
Whole, forms in line and marches to
the Senate chamber, when tho mons
bcrs tako seats prepared specially for
thom outside tho bar. Here, somo of
them remain a while, but largo ma
jority repair to their boarding house,
peanut stands, bar~rooms, or some-
where clso and do not roturn to take
part in tho important legislation of the
country. The consequence is, that
whom tho House returns to its cham,
bcr, there is no quorum, and the only
thing that can be done is to adjourn,
tho result of which is, that scarcely
anything of consequence in tho way
of Legislation is being done. Really
there is no necessity for the House TO
rcmain in session any longer, and it
might adjourn-go homo, and leave
tho Senate in session to dispose of the
impeachment case.
A resolution to investigate the Off
cial conduct of Solicitor Buttz, of the
first Circuit, with Wow to his i'm
peachmont, has passed the House.
A circular, containing fiftcon chargs
cs against Judge Mackcy has been
laid on the desks of the members of |
the House, and committee to invcs>
tigatc is, | understand, to bo appoints
ed, and if tho charges are substanti- |
atcd, he is the next official to be inn
poachcd. You would not have room |
to publish those charges wcrc | to
give them here, but will say that
they arc Of a much gravcr character
in somo respects than those brought
against Moses. But / do not know
that there is any truth in them, or
that parties can bo found TO swear to |
them as was tho case on the charges
against Moses. Muclloy had laid upon
tho desks OF the members this morn
ing, n circular, denying each and
every charge brought against Inn,
and charactcrizing them as malicious
and slandcrous, concluding (Which
think little singuIaD by asking tho
Legislature not TO appoint commits
tee to investigate him. His reasons
tor making this singular request is, he |
says, on account Of the motives which
prompted The individual who got them
up. His accuser, lie says, is Yocnm
tho County Treasurer of Fairfield
County, and man Of bad character
who is guilty Of mafcasanco ard theft
in Office, and is to be indicted and