The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12
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ih"u'P'ou Hth"c! out It's lnS0lcncc wiIf'r
be lmpotcn' in its effect OH public feeling,
an attempt is made to put the threat in G
-. Of T,,nn; i"n, Even if it be only an exhibit
:: =: ok ."1 living and bravado it is still vic
disturbances offffie peace "s 70 provo
y, 'e'soh aGaihsta State is an obsolete i'll,
10 DC sure, the States have laws d,f;n;,
and Punlshing treason, but thew bavn
long been dead letter that NOT ono c;t;.,
,u, um thousand is aware of their ,cxiston,
ihey are like sword that has rustcSo
,ohS III Its scabbard that it cannot he AVN.
In inc whole history of ourg coun, there
- mas oech but one trial for treasr. .gainst a
state government, andthatsc.Hry instance
was an egreSious blunder On repentcd of.
In the State of Rhode dhnd Thomas w.
D"rrewas convicted oGteason and sentcnc ID
- 70 lmprisQpp}en.ot life. But when the
A p6biic Sxcitens6t had subsdcd he was nar.
doned, aud the Legislature of the State
passed an act restoring his civil rights and
ordering the record Of his sentence to be
a.. cxpungcd. 1t was felt to be a disgrace to
:the State hat its records should be stained
~ = >scntcnce1 treason. That was the
q treason trial in any State of this Union
it will probably be the last The States
I'D in no need Of a treason law, becaus,
SER Sovcrlmtnts are guaranteed by the
'ates. When public excitement
81. In Louisiana and Arkansas over
o claims to the government, there
Elk or thought of arrests for trea.
use that remedy isfnlien to our in
;, Even the Federal Government
dependence on treason trials for
'ity Not single trial for treason
our great civil war. Jefferson
as arrested and indicted, but the
S"'criiii,o.I~ --t-.--. =. = Ill .I ~
too glad to avoid a trial. The abortive fri.
al cf Aaron Burr is the on y one in our iu.
dicl"l records. MIR. Chamberlain must be rs
IS crazy as he is desperate and malignant to
81 Drahdish the threat OF il treason trial in the
<Sfaces OF the people of South Carolina.
- Even II the courts of the State rccooni>
Zel ms title to the Governorship, even if he
had Judges on the bench as scrvile an 4 hru-
as the infamous .Jcffries, he could not
' brocare the conviction of Wade Uamnton
The idea that South Carolina iurv wnuId |
find verdict of guilty is ridiculous, even
it the judges were tools of Chamberlain
But, fortunately, the courts of South Caro-.
lima have of late acted in very becoming
independence Of party ties Whenever the
claim OF office comes before them for adu-
d!ratlon they arc likely to decide against
hi"f. 't IS prepostcrous for him to think
= Snas ne 6>ses rid of his competitor by
oscc1tion fof ncas5s .>Jlut the threat and
!. am attempt to execute it nS,>St provoke
\ bloody resistance Perhaps thisN.,, what he
wants He would seek refuge in the !. I'D.
fauarters of Gen. Ruger and expect tho
y Federal army to find the excuse which has
not vet been given it for shooting down the
peoplc of the State. The great obstacle
which has thus far stood in the way OF this
ambitious man is the noble self.command oil
the citizens of South Carolina, which has
restrained them from any act of violence.
He, perhaps thinks that turbulent uprls-
/, ing Of the people would make his fortune.