The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-12-21

power OF the supreme Court OF the
State, and makes itp powsrlessyto pun
sh for contempt or lenferce its man
dates. The opinion of allresponsibIe
La ~ycrs is that ho had no more ,au--
thority to reICaso the Board than d
private citizen. Of conrRo no legal
legislation can be transacted now,
and everything in that direction IL
mounts to nothing. If Chamberlain
is sustained at Washington by placing
bayonets at hiS back, we yharostbe
consolation of knowing that they have
no power, Of enforcing, the collection
of taxes and there is not a Court in tho
State that would declare any, action
taken under any legislation of the
Rump, legal or binding. This they
know, and to remedy this defect in
their programme of robbery, they
havo undertaken to got rid of all the
present Judges so as to bo enabled
to elect such tools to the Bench as
will recognize them and undertake to
intorce their laws. The first step to-
wards this was in the action 20 day, in
the so~called House, in declaring the
Office OF Chief Justice Of tho State va
cant They will probably 60 through
the farce Of .electing Whipper,, Chief
Justice, anG then if Willard and
Wright do not .su"cumb to their de-
mands they will prefer articles Of inn
parchment; and although they know
they hav'nt tho requisite number in.
the Senate to impeach, yet they think
that thoy can adjourn without action
and leave the Judges suspended,
which would bubseIve their purposes,
Thoy'now propose to havo IL great.
veneratiOn for tho Constitution, which
they have SO shametuIIy tr"mpled
under toot. and have discovered that
according 10 that instrument, the
Judges must be elected by ballot, and
not UiUa Uoce, as has been the case in
the election of all the Judges since the
war. TO remedy this defect, ard 10
carry out tho Constitution according
to it's letter and spirit, they propose
TO declare the last election void, and
proceed to elect by ballot. BY this
they hope to place their tools on the
Bench, and force the people to yield
obedience to their behosts. This is
evidently the programme now laid
cut on their slate, and whether they
will go TO such nn cXtrcme or not, re-
remains to DO developed in tho future.
Another difficulty will evidently cons
front them, Chamberlain will not be
able 10 fiud men in the different coun>
ties to appoint a. Auditors and Treas
urers ho can give the required bond.
But they are prolific in expcdicnces,
and l presume they will find remedy
for this. Is.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Dcc. IA, 1876.-I
am at last enabled TO say that ~
changes in our political affairs has ta>
ken place. This has boon i'm impor-
tn0t day in tho history Of South Car
olina, and, in my opinion, marks the
beginning OF the regeneration an'
permanent redemption Of the State.
On yesterday the Constitutional
House of Representatives adopted II
resolution to count and publish the
vote for Governor and Lieut.. Cover
nor, to~day at 2 o'clock, and q mes
sage was Rent to the Senate Informing
that body of the fact and inviting
their attendance in our Hall. To this
the Radicals, Of course, paid no attcn>
ton, but all the Democratic member
OF that body responded. Precisely at
the hour appointed Speaker Wallace
arose and stated that the hour for the
special order had arrived, which spo-
cnl order was the counting Of the
votes for GOverno: and Lieut. Gov
ernor. He stated that in as much as
tho returns could not DO secured from
tho Secretary OF State, ho would pros
ceed TO mako the count from second
AIRY evidence. uo also read Il certifi>
cate from Secretary Of State, Hnyno,
giving the whole vote in every Coun-
to- ~ I,n